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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1915
Page
7
In a congress issue Ford offers free service with a hitch in the act. Secretary Daniels asserts he has right to all advice available. Experts named include Alexander Graham Bell Hudson Maxim and Simon Lake among others whose counsel is suggested.
At the Edison home in East Orange New Jersey Mrs Edison told a Post reporter she would do all in her power to keep Thomas Edison from accepting Daniels advisory board. She said if Edison has not yet written his letter of acceptance he will not accept. She believes he already bears heavy burdens.
Secretary Daniels outlines plans to form a national advisory board led by Thomas A. Edison to accelerate naval innovation. He names potential members from Ford to Bell, discusses a bureau of invention, and notes Army trials in rifles, artillery, trench warfare, and aircraft research while the Navy pursues submarine and aircraft improvements.
The Post lists major feats of Thomas A Edison Henry Ford and Orville Wright as leaders of a new navy advisory board. Edison born Milan Ohio 1847 with 12000 inventions including the electrographic vote recorder and talking pictures. Ford born Dearborn Michigan 1863 created the world’s largest auto plant and introduced profit sharing. Wright born Dayton Ohio 1871 patented the first heavier-than-air machine and made the first powered flight.
New York July 13 General Victoriano Huerta now in charge of military authorities at Fort Elias Texas telegraphed his family in Forest Hills Long Island to come to El Paso. Mrs Huerta and eleven others prepare to leave their leased home and depart for the border city Friday. The Huerta office body says he plans El Paso as his future home. Fifty-one Well Laid Gut Routes On hundreds of miles of good road in The Washington Port Auto Touring Route Book now on sale. Price 25c.
London July 13 British and French officials reject any plan between Germany and the United States to allow interned German liners to resume service under an American flag with contraband use. London Declaration voids transfers to neutral flags after hostilities begin unless not aimed at evading consequences. Authority suggests a temporary transfer would still be void, as repurchase rights favor the vendor and involve warship consequences.
Special to The Washington Post reports Galveston and Savannah warn of financial ruin for cotton men due to British embargo on cotton to neutral ports, while New Orleans and Dallas see varied responses. Memphis shows indifference as traders note war hampers exports but not collapse, and Savannah emphasizes immediate US action to lift embargo.
Special Gable to The Washington Pont reports from Turin dated July 13 that the German military attache has left Constantinople with over two tons of baggage and the German embassy archives have been removed. German patrons are withdrawing deposits from Constantinople banks as Il Secolo quotes a Roumanten central envoy noting the Turko German defense at the Dardanelles seems to be collapsing.
Reports from Peking July 13 say floods in Kwantung and Kwangi devastate fields and ruin crops. Estimated losses reach 16,000 with about 60,000 more homeless and near starvation. Southeastern China faces the worst disaster ever with hundreds of square miles underwater and rivers over banks. Hongkong’s European quarter flooded three feet deep as residents flee epidemic fears.
The Sun and Tide table lists am and pm tide times and weather notes. A U S Department Weather Bureau forecast covers the District of Columbia and coastal states, predicting warm but near normal temperatures with possible showers mainly east of the Mississippi, and cooler conditions in the Northwest by midweek. Local report shows temperatures from midnight to 10 p.m. with highs around the upper 80s and lows near 68, plus scattered thunderstorms in the mid-Atlantic region and upper lakes.
London July 14 The Times reports the German emperor told bankers that the war would end in October after listening to concerns about a further winter campaign and the financial strain. He warned prolonged fighting could bankrupt Germany, but implied an end to hostilities by October, per the deputation’s account.
A Tageblatt dispatch from Czernowitz reports Russian forces fortifying the Roumanian frontier with trenches and barbed wire. Moscow reportedly pledged Bessarabia to Austria-Hungary in exchange for Roumania’s active war support, while Russia seeks Roumanian backing by promising Transylvania.
Reports from Cologne indicate western and central Germany are harvesting rye oats wheat and barley with unusually large crops. Sugar beets are reported to be more plentiful than usual and the overall fruit harvest is expected to be satisfactory.
A Washington dispatch reports President Wilson seeks mediation of maritime warfare with German help. Ambassador Von Bernstorff backs talks to avert U S Germany strain and push Britain to halt blockade and Germany to curb submarine warfare. Officials question Berlin note language and translation obscuring intent.
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