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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1915
Page
7
The article discusses a religious and cultural awakening in North Africa, portraying Mohammedanism as rapidly expanding and shaping society. It contrasts Christian and Muslim influence, noting slavery, polygamy, and perceived moral decline under long Moslem rule. The piece frames missionary efforts and social reform within a broader colonial-era discourse.
In a curious wartime incident, five society women were recalled from the front due to alleged flirting behavior. The episode sparked chatter among local circles about conduct and duty as authorities handle the misstep.
A labor figure from Raumse Ma. Dosald voices opposition to war with Germany. The fragment hints at volunteers and public support activities, with unclear details about dates, locations, and organizers due to OCR damage.
Rosebery warns that Britain will impose conscription if voluntary enlistment fails to supply sufficient recruits. He argues Germany would aim to subdue Britain otherwise and calls for a compulsory system if needed to bolster the army.
A Turkish transport carrying about 900 soldiers was sunk near Sinope on the northern Asia Minor coast in January. The vessel Mecjidieh escaped, though it is believed badly damaged. News notes heavy naval activity and Turkish losses as Russians press the Red Sea and Aegean fronts.
Rome believes England will maintain a diplomatic envoy at the Vatican after the conflict. The British envoy’s continued presence is seen as strengthening Vatican relations with Britain and aiding postwar alignment with the Holy See.
Jan 9 report states Officer Michael Gibbons was shot dead as robbers forced entry through a window at a Wabash Railroad suburban office. He confronted them at the door, a revolver pointed at him, before they opened the safe. They fled with cash after escaping through a back window.
A hospital in Munich reports a large carload of hospital supplies received with gratitude. Pr Safle Nordhoff-Jung and husband In Frans A Breding oversee the facility. The court chamberlain cites Queen Marie Theree of Bavaria sending sincere thanks for the surgical dressings.
The American embassy notes fewer Americans in Germany than a generation ago. Officials caution those who cannot speak German to avoid risk of being mistaken as alien enemies. Visitors relying on English or French may face unexpected hostility due to language shifts.
The Vienna bulletin describes mudbound campaigns in Russian Poland and Galicia with artillery duels north of the Vistula and Russian troops mounting machine guns in church steeples. A Berlin statement notes a strong Russian attack repulsed in the western Carpathians near the Hungarian border. Separately, Dr Sidney Gulick and Prof Shailer Mathews sail from San Francisco to Yokohama carrying a message of Protestant good will from the Federal Council of Churches to Japan, approved by President Wilson and endorsed by the Japanese ambassador, marking a historic outreach by American churches to Japan.
The report notes former regular army officers in destitute states abroad and claims a decisive Villa victory near Saltillo. Mexico City convention sessions suspended indefinitely with southern Zapata delegates meeting. Saltillo battle deemed indecisive as Carranza forces reinforce. State Department advices cite an agreement among armed groups aiming pacification, with limited public detail.
George C. Carothers, two year special representative of the State Department in Villa territory, resigns to pursue business interests in Mexico. He has worked closely with Villa since the northern Mexican campaign and previously served as consular agent at Torreon. Caneva, another State Department figure, is recalled to Washington.
Fort Worth Texas departs with eight guards transporting 3,000,000 in gold to Villa in Juarez. Passenger conductor J F Bedison says the steel car carried armed men and cash chests marked for Villa and consigned from New York.
In a Chicago case a father elopes with his daughter-in-law, prompting a custody and marriage dispute. Mrs Wood testified she learned her husband had left six months prior and later found him in Chicago with his daughter-in-law. The couple refused to separate, drawing surprise and legal tension.
Boston January 9 Mayor Curley warns that a British embargo on wool to the United States could cost over 20 000 New England mill workers their jobs if not pressed in London as a treaty of 1815 violation. Ship Aryan owner Eugene Carver seeks immediate cargo passage from Sydney to Boston.
The cabinet opened its first session in London to discuss the British reply to the American note protesting interference with United States commerce. A preliminary reply has been sent, but a fuller response is planned. Data gathering by a dozen foreign office, board of trade, and admiralty attaches is under way, with publication expected within a week.
Private and city detectives pursue a thief who stole about 14000 dollars in jewels from Adolphus Busch III and Mrs Busch at their country residence. The gems vanished from Mrs Busch’s dressing table drawer. Mrs Busch, formerly Florence Parker Lambert, was married to Adolphus Busch in 1913. She is 38 and mother of three.
Boston story outlines the Dana Holliday and Hart Brockhausen weddings with self written vows and a focus on social service work. It notes Hart nephew of Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard and Miss Brechhausen as partners, with details of the ceremonies in Cambridge and Milwaukee and mentions their mutual interest in social welfare and the University Settlement movement.
Endurance contest starts from Grand Central Palace New York with Stanley James and Raoul Le Mat racing 3460 miles to San Francisco over Lincoln Highway. James’ companion Miss Margaret Gale joins. prize includes a 2000 dollar Helen Woodruff Smith trophy for first Washington to San Francisco motoring after year start. Race planned 40 days with willful cross country route via Chicago and Santa Fe.
London report says Princess Patricia's regiment part of the Canadian contingent has boarded for Southampton and France. The unit, many with prior service, will join British regiments as the Canadian Units and later the Canadian Contingent, maintaining its identity. Soldiers endured hard training on Salisbury Plain with little grumbling.
The Sluis Telegraaf correspondent says German civilians are evacuating Ostend as Allied forces reach within about 10 miles of the city. The report is dated January 9 from Amsterdam.
The ad touts Parisian Sage as a dainty perfumed liquid that tones and nourishes the scalp, promoting long, soft, fluffy hair. It claims oneRub rub-in application stops itching, removes dandruff, cleanses dust, and stimulates growth, with availability at O Donnell's Drug Store and counters.
Amsterdam dispatch reports the dancing dervishes plan to enroll regiments of volunteers in Constantinople. The sect, part of Islam, blends piety with varying conduct, from benevolent to brutal. A New York musician, Henry Saeher, 26, was bruised in a two car crash at Twenty-first Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW. hospitalized with non serious injuries.
A period advertisement touts The Williams Treatment for rheumatism kidney and bladder ailments. It claims relief from fatigue stiff joints and head pains and offers a free trial plus a 54 cent bottle by mail with 10 cent postage to The Dr P A Williams Company Dept 228 New York Building East Hampton Missouri.
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