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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1916
Page
6
A dispatch from Berne reports Emperor William at the front in Berlin front lines praising German resolve. He said British diplomacy provoked the war and urged troops to crush the English offensive, stressing confidence and steadfastness as he met Saxon and Baden plenipotentiaries after a service at headquarters.
Information from the Department of Commerce shows the Chandler Company of Philadelphia arranged a 30 million dollar loan to the government of Chile for railroad development. Commercial Attaché Havens at Santiago reported the arrangement based on per cent guarantees.
Funeral notices for multiple individuals dated 1915 to 1918 appear across Washington area papers. Entries list names such as Elna Hresiau, Loraine Clements, Ros(h) Hay Downs, Fletcher, John Watson, and others, with dates, locations like Seventh Street NW and Capitol Street, services at chapels, and private interments. Details include family relations and funeral times in July 1915 to July 1918.
In New York, Dorothea Spencer credits a former German hotel waiter now serving on a destroyer with securing her release. Lacking a passport, she was nearly detained as a prisoner aboard a German ship bound for Copenhagen, but the officer recalled waiting on her in New York and helped her return to the United States aboard the United States liner.
A wounded officer recalls a brutal house to house battle at Pozieres between German and British forces. Ether fumes fueled savage close quarters fighting as rifles, swords, and improvised weapons danced amid crumbling buildings. An Australian squad exterminated a German unit, while a duel between officers ended with a Bavarian captain mortally stabbed. The British eventually retreated, then counterattacked later in the day as heavy combat raged through the village core.
The Republican convention nominated Judge Tyre H Davidson of Blount County for Congress, with John L Burra as the temporary candidate. The report notes widespread complaints turned over to committees and calls Britain’s blacklist and related discrimination illegal, as American MPs prepare to present resolutions to Wilson and caution on neutral trade.
A proposal suggests converting a wrist watch into a new style quickly and neatly. The cost is 250 euros with a 26 year guaranteed gold bracelet priced at 86 euros for 14 karat gold.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice delivered a formal note to Acting Secretary Polk outlining Britain’s position on the blacklist of American films. The government said the list targets no neutral trade and will consider firms seeking to prove they were unjustly listed. The State Department will delay a public statement while it studies the matter and aids affected firms.
French editors in Paris attack British leadership as censorship rises in the wake of the Somme offensive. Reports say French and semi official statements defend Britain while pressing for stronger lines. Critics argue Verdun remains threatened and fear its fall before two years of war.
Berlin July 26 The prize court决定 that the Elder-Demprter Uner Appam captured by the Moewe is a prize and the gold aboard totaling 739000 marks will go to the reichstag The Appam is still in Newport News with earlier estimates of gold ranging from under 200000 to 2500000 dollars and no official figure yet.
In the House yesterday the District committee gave a favorable report on the community forum bill. The measure, advocated by Margaret Wile and President, seeks education to desegregate and permit approval for a teacher or resident to intervene in neighborhood matters. The amendment mentions a card for residents and allows addressing school buildings as places for colored persons.
Richmond July 2 Capt Sally Louisa Tompkins the only woman ever commissioned as a Confederate officer died this morning at the Home for Confederate Women. She had led cavalry to support her private hospital after other private hospitals were ordered to close near the first Manassas battle. She leaves a nephew Dr Christopher Tompkins and two nieces Mrs Millen Tompking Wise of Richmond and Miss Clementine Tompkina of New York.
The Polish delegation at the congress of nationalities in Lausanne Switzerland sent a cable to President Wilson thanking the United States for aiding Poland in its economic misery and hoping liberty and independence for Poland find a ready echo in America.
Berlin drop reports describe an Allied airman, Lieut Anselm Marchal, 18 or 132 years old in error, who released proclamations over Berlin before being captured by Austrians. He served as a pilot from Parla depot to Mailly Camp, earned the Legion of Honor after 204 flight hours, and his proclamations urged ending German aggression and defending liberty, urging the people to question war and peace while condemning German conduct.
McClure, the American publisher, was detained on board the American liner Philadelphia upon arrival in Liverpool yesterday but released this afternoon after representations by the American embassy to British authorities.
The Greek cabinet decided to dissolve the chamber of deputies in early August. An election will be held 40 days later. A nationwide opposition league, led by former war minister Gen Pangol Danglia, was launched to counteract Venizelist influence among mobilized reservists. Entente circles fear army involvement in the campaign.
Federal and city health authorities tightened controls to stop infantile paralysis spread. An order bans departures of anyone 16 or younger from New York without a federal surgeon certificate. Railroads require the certificate for all tickets. In 24 hours 38 deaths and 190 new cases, across the five boroughs, were recorded by 10 am.
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