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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1915
Page
8
Detailing a July 11 action in the Langenfeld kopf region where 137 French soldiers held a summit crest against German counterattacks after seizing trenches. An isolated company formed a hollow square to defend as German patrols and reinforce troops pressed the siege, with casualties and a two hour battle ending at nightfall before relief arrived.
Multiple death notices list names including Rose Sanford Allen Francis Asbury Cran, Mary J Felrer widow, Laura B Gorham, Carrie Korman, Anne Livingston, Maggie Solomon, Charles A Vance, Katherine Walker. Entries state residence addresses in Washington DC area, dates July 9 10 11 12 1915, with funeral times and burial details, prioritizing immediate family references and locations.
The Pope Benediction sends a peace prayer to Cardinal Bettinger and Bavarian bishops hoping God moves prayers toward a craved for peace in Europe. The article shifts to a WWI combat update describing German attacks, Allied defense, isolated camp calls for help, night bombardment, and a heroic defense where Company Sid Toraham earns commendation for bravery.
London July 11 Field Marshal Sir John French reports that German use of asphyxiating gas violates civilized warfare and The Hague convention. He says the gas causes paralysis and lingering death and that Germans planned this method long ago, expressing deep regret that a chivalrous army would employ such devices against brave foes.
London July 12. The Red Cross Society Iparna reports from Petrograd that the gases used by Germany on the Russian front are denser, deadlier and quicker in action than before. Numerous deaths from gases are reported and respirators are generally ineffective.
The Hague June 25 correspondence The Dutch parliament weighs a law to call to the colors all men exempt from service in the last twenty years. Supporters say younger men would be drafted immediately and older men by year end as the war ends. Mandatory service faces unpopularity and may create difficulty.
Special to The Washington Post from Baltimore reports that a German rights dispute on the high seas halted what appeared an invasion plan into Mexico. Authorities say the clash with European tensions briefly diverted focus from Mexico, with War and State leaders predicting a temporary avert. Premised on Bryan peace policies, the crisis is tied to European aggressions and Mexican sentiment toward interference.
Ottawa Canadians and major manufacturing firms met to plan a national program for ammunition manufacture to be submitted to the British munitions committee representative, expected from England this week. The aim is to organize Canadian firms to efficiently produce gun ammunition, with parts and ready-made rounds to be assembled in Canada for frontline use.
In Rome a portion of the Drago palace has been converted into a Red Cross hospital by Princess del Drago and her daughters Donna Maria Christine and Donna Ortensia. Prince del Drago, 55, has offered his sword to the King of Italy and left the palace to his stepmother and step-sisters while his son is injured in a car crash at Cassyills where the machine struck a pole and overturned, trapping several from the Serou family and guests.
Ramon Esserou of Santiago Cuba, a wealthy planter, was killed and his wife seriously hurt in a car crash near Utica on July 11. Authorities described the elevated risk due to tragedy and injuries to the spouse.
Berlin July 1 a German mining engineer who traveled to Turkey before the war began reports three rich coal deposits. The Turks have begun development, and the German government now believes the coal problem for the ally will not cause embarrassment.
French forces after a 120 day campaign hold all eminences around the Flanders plain from Lille to Cambrai. The advance along the Arras Bethune front has reduced German trenches, with heavy artillery and parachute rocket lighting illuminating the combat zone. Correspondents Owen Johnson Arnold Bennett Walter Hale and George H. Mair describe soldiers’ confidence, the deadly shelling of roads, and a captured German youth who had no food for two days.
London reports from the Morning Post Athene correspondent that Christians in Turkey face severe peril. Armenians and Greeks are uprooted and scattered as 6,000 from Dardanelles and 60,000 from Bursa are displaced, with able bodied men drafted and families separated while foreign powers cannot intervene due to military necessity.
The Navy League outlined a vigorous midwestern and southern campaign to win public support for a stronger navy. Col. Robert M Thompson leads this effort, organizing committees and meetings in three districts to mobilize sentiment, citing voting patterns on the two battleships issue and targeting states including Missouri Texas Illinois Indiana Alabama Mississippi Ohio and more for district organization.
Dresden July 1 Lieut Gen von Hauge former chief equerry to the King of Saxony is reported dead in Taschkent Russia due to kidney trouble. He fell into Russian hands last October while transporting gifts for German soldiers. Born Leipzig 1850 he was aid de camp to the King and since 1999 served as equerry.
Commodore G Stenger of the Holland American fleet reports the Rotterdam delayed ten days in British waters before reaching New York. Three passengers were removed to an English detention camp while mails and cargo remained. tenor Vernon Stiles sang to troops aboard the Franconia passing en route to the Dardanelles.
Halifax Nova Scotia July 11 the Minnehaha of the Atlantic Transport Line resumed her voyage to England today with the fire in her holds extinguished and about 60 tons of cargo left at the port. A rumor of a bomb in a typewriter case in hold No 3 was denied by Capt Hall port warden who said the fire was extinguished and no bombs remained aboard. He believed the blaze started by an explosion.
After eleven months of war the Liverpool Journal of Commerce assesses naval losses by vessel type and weapon. Britain and allies tally heavy totals in battleships cruisers and torpedoes with torpedo and gunfire costs revealing Britain’s higher toll from torpedoes and gunfire dominance by the British fleet.
About 5 500 teachers from England and Wales have joined British fighting forces since the war began. London provides the largest share with 1 100 recruits from free public schools, while 250 more are to enlist soon. Enlisting teachers get leave of absence, reinstatement, and salary during service. Many become drill instructors and some take commissions. Substitutes come from women who left teaching to marry and return to fill war service vacancies.
The Russian government announced the purchase of the ice breaking steamer Bruce from the Held Newfoundland Company. Bruce and sister ship Lintrose, bought last winter, will operate in the White Sea to keep the Archangel channel open this fall and winter. Both ships were built years ago for Cabot Strait service between Newfoundland and Cape Breton, and are steamers of 1,663 tons.
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