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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1916
Page
7
The notice lists subscription options for a publication delivered by carrier in Washington and Alexandria. It specifies daily and Sunday editions, with prices for one week, one month, six months, and one year, including or excluding Sunday editions. All subscriptions require prepayment by mail.
Public notice invites Washingtonians to subscribe to The Post with home delivery nationwide. Readers are asked to provide both old and new addresses, indicate duration of mail delivery, and mail subscriptions must be prepaid to the Washington Post Company.
The House passed a bill on publicity of campaign expenditures mirroring a prior measure. It sets presidential spending at 50 000 and vice presidential at 26 000, requiring candidates to file itemized receipts and outlays from all sources with consent and knowledge. Critics doubt such limits suffice for a real campaign.
The article discusses Senatorial leaders from both parties opposing a three year naval buildup. It frames the cross party calls for preparedness as patriotic but warns of tax burdens and potential for war. It notes Borah and Lewis as advocates, and stresses public sentiment aligned with restraint and justice.
The article argues for expanding canal defense with new fortifications and extended U S jurisdiction, citing cost efficiency and wartime risks. It notes Panama’s strategic position, current stationing, and the need for remote fortifications, while acknowledging compensation and treaty issues but urging prompt action.
A discussion of cavalry in modern warfare, praising the Cossacks from Ukraine for their renewed impact in battles. The piece notes horsemen returning amid machine guns and trench fighting, recounting historic roles and the enduring romance of cavalry even as mechanized weapons dominate.
Alexander J Hemphill, treasurer of the commission for relief in Belgium, returned after six weeks in England, Germany, and Belgium. He says indications point to a prolonged war, with relief efforts to continue for another year. He notes Germany may face food problems after harvests, having depleted cattle. Bankers, German officials, and financiers see varied perspectives on postwar conditions.
Analysts compare current stock declines to post civil war shifts while discounting peace. Russia seeks 700000 tons steel rails. Europe and Germany expected to import large war-to-peace orders. Farmers urged to boost cattle and hogs as steel and rail reconstruction rises.
Floods sweeping in from the Carolina coast inundate parts of North and South Carolina and nearby Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia. Drowned about twenty, 50 missing, hundreds homeless, with property losses estimated at 10 to 16 million dollars and broader damage to crops mills bridges and railroad lines. Authorities urge flood control surveys and costed prevention efforts, noting even large spendings would reduce life and property losses.
The death of Hon Henry Allen Rolls leaves Llangattock Barony likely extinct as the elder heir appears unlikely to marry. The article recounts family history from the Hendre in Monmouthshire, notable ancestors, and relics, and notes that upon the present lord and his mother’s deaths the estates may pass to Eleanor Lady Shelley. It also traces the Montagu Samuel family lineage and its rise to peerage, highlighting connections to Lloyd George and public offices.
The Boston Transcript links the name sandwich to the fourth Bari Sandwich the first Earl Sandwich and the town of Sandwich Kent. It notes a New England village named Sandwich on Cape Cod echoing the old English name and explains why street sandwich men carry boards as human billboards.
The session details a favorable report on the shipping bill, adoption of conference reports on the Post Office bill, and compromise on the measure for transporting publications by freight. A Philippine self-government bill was sent to conference, and President Wilson urged enactment of child labor laws during a Capitol visit. Adjourned at 4:27 p.m. until 10 a.m.. an infantile paralysis funding bill and Armenian relief resolutions were approved. Judicial efforts seek legalizing export-trade combinations. Ellis Island investigations discussed. other resolutions involve France and Germany war-time treaties and naturalized citizens' military service. Adjourned at 4.15 p.m. until noon Friday.
Mark Sandfort a Wichita orchestra member had flesh from six fingers removed and sewn with horsehair to improve his playing. Dr H Hickok performed the lengthy operation after the season closed. Sandfort hopes to play violin and piano more effectively once bandages come off. This reportedly may be the first such operation of its kind.
Judd Mortimer Lewis presents a reflective verse about aging parents as children become grown, recalling joyful, playful moments once shared. The poem contrasts youthful energy with the sorrow of aging while affirming that love deepens with time.
The essay argues canals shaped European and American history from Roman and Crusader routes to modern conflict. It notes Germany’s Rhine Danube and Kiel canals aiding mobilization, cites Milan's historic locks, and credits South Hadley Massachusetts as America’s first canal site, linking canal work to growth of New York and Philadelphia.
The article recalls Patrick Sarsfield the Earl of Lucan and his Irish brigade in French service. It narrates his early loyalty to James II, campaigns in Ireland including the Boyne and Limerick sieges, his 1692 invasion plans in England, and his mortal wound at Namur in 1692 where he allegedly cried for fatherland as he fell.
Petrograd correspondence to the Kansas City Star profiles Earless Peter as a deaf, ruthless guerrilla leader on the 1000 mile front from the Baltic to Bukovina. His bands raid railways, slaughter troops, and carry captives’ caps. 40,000 guerrillas wage brutal war, with Peter singled out as the fiercest, killing prisoners and boasting of mercy’s absence. His biography notes a 36 year old Smolensk artisan’s son, religious yet ferocious, with brothers killed at Krasnik.
The London Globe notes soldiers and sailors adopting enemy nicknames during conflicts. It cites examples from the American Civil War where Confederates were called Johnny by Union opponents, and mentions Sudanese military terms like Fuze uzzy as slang. The piece observes these sobriquets arise in war and are largely ignored by the army.
Thomas J Ryan premier of Queensland and P J McDermott head secretary visited Willard hotel after returning from Europe. He discussed Verdun and Joffre, German prisoners, Kitchener’s death, and predicted an Allied drive toward October. Ryan also eyed American steamers to Brisbane and reflected on postwar machinery demand and immigration trends.
A Southern paper details a county counselor recounting a New York Globe comment where a young man laments irreparable harm done by temperance supporters. The reporter recalls the temperance platform and a morning coffee episode stirring debate among colleagues about influence and perceptions.
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