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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1915
Page
11
Washingtonians leaving the city are urged to keep THE POST by mail with prompt delivery nationwide. Send amended addresses and desired mailing duration to FOST Phones Main 420. Subscribe in advance to the Washington Post Company. Date noted Friday, June 18, 1915.
The piece praises courts for fair treatment of successful businessmen, rejecting muckraker influence and asserting innocence until proven guilty. It argues that justice applies equally to rich and poor, while warning against tolerating malefactors or monopolies. It celebrates revived trust and mutual respect foundational to business.
Distinguished men gathered in Philadelphia to discuss establishing a world court of justice to settle disputes not resolved by diplomacy. They advocate a world peace framework requiring broad international agreement, pooled interests, and an international police force to prevent wars, while noting the plan faces many unsettled questions and slow progress.
The passage argues that an international court of justice may be years away and a nation that fails to prepare for war invites an attack that could force yielding to injustices. It stresses urgency in readiness and the risk of inaction.
A retrospective on the Waterloo battle, its global impact, and how nations and leaders viewed Napoleonic power. The piece weighs Ney and Grouchy’s roles, Wellington and Blucher’s alliance, and later historians verdicts, noting Thackeray and Hugo, while pondering future hatreds and the unknown dead monument.
Paris rues loss of war art as modern warfare shifts focus away from battlefield romance. Critics note no Salon this year and say bombs and shells erase romance, leaving artists to seek inspiration in civilian sorrow and maimed veterans.
The high cost of living rises monthly and dominates campaign chatter. Critics recall how Democratic leaders promised to cut living costs if in power while praising tariffs as protection for the poor.
The piece argues that high living costs persist under Democratic rule and criticizes tariff revisions. It cites Department of Labor data showing food prices peak in 1914 and compares 1907 to 1914 trends, claiming tariff cuts did not lower prices and questioning promises that ending protective tariffs lowers living costs.
The column argues for a strong navy to deter invasion and protect distant coasts, urging Congress to allocate 600 million dollars to build a capable fleet. It notes Britain’s large force yet deems it insufficient and calls for two fleets, Pacific and Atlantic, beyond reliance on the Panama Canal. It critiques current naval policy and warns against unpreparedness.
The article profiles Gottlieb von Jagow, Germany's foreign minister, his noble lineage dating to the eleventh century, marriage into the Solms family, and his reputed English tastes. It notes his roles, friendships with Sir Rennell Rodd, and contrasts public opinion of his firmness with independence from the Kaiser. It also touches on the Saxe Meiningen family and connections to English and American lineages, including lady Huntingfield.
Radcliffe junior Denis F Halman sets a record by answering every question on a three hour history of education exam in blank verse. She writes more than 300 lines with no errors, delivering correct solutions in verse within the time.
James C. Scott a 70 year old Civil War veteran married 69 year old Lorena Saunders after briefly renewing with Lucretia Meddaugh 87. Meddaugh sues for breach of promise, while Saunders expresses remorse and Scott consults his lawyer to resolve the tangled marriages and licenses.
In Scribner's Magazine Exiles, George T. Merah depicts animals confined behind iron bars. The poem contrasts captive creatures with distant wilds from which they gaze longingly. Each stanza pairs a creature with imagined liberty beyond the bars and concludes with the captors' cruel effect on God's creatures.
A mournful verse from The Harrovian contemplates a British lifelike passage to valour in Flanders. It reflects on a soldier's orderly rise from school triumphs to service, love, and aged duty, ending with a gravebed beneath a yew tree and the question of the hero's true essence.
Claude C. Carter a 42 year old carpenter who had long suffered melancholia died by shooting in his Hast avenue home after a failed rifle attempt and then an antique Civil War revolver. His nephew Hewitt restrained him but Carter finally smiled as he collapsed.
Dispatch to the Indianapolis Star recalls a river tale from Spottsville where a man named Vehee marked a turtle in 1885. The same turtle was found near Green River lives again with initials and date read. A river man later bought it, added his mark, and released it anew. The story notes the value of things beyond money.
A 1816 retrospective recalls the June 18 1815 Waterloo battle. Accounts from Col Sir Augustus Fraser and Gen Mueffling describe Prussian aid delays, Wellington’s cautious stance, and Blucher’s late arrival. The duel between allied forces and Napoleon ends with Napoleon's deathblow.
Atlantic City dispatch reports Reba Tice and John Smith eloped after two suitors arrived at her Northfield home. A taxi chase led the pair to Pleasantville where an electric train to Camden took them toward Elkton Maryland. The ceremony reportedly occurred and the couple planned to return shortly. Wenderhess returned to his ship later.
An unidentified man wearing a coat and wrapped head in a video of self deception stood in the Reading track north of Pleasantville awaiting a Camden train. The train 557 struck him, killing him instantly. Engineer Daniel Short saw the incident and blew the whistle but could not stop in time. The man carried an identification card bearing the name Martin Kennie of Woodbine NJ.
Waycross Georgia dispatch reports turpentine operator Bennett fell headfirst into a vat of boiling resin and was cooked to death. A Black helper pulled him from the vat but could not save him. Upper body coated in resin and facial flesh cooked to bone. Vertigo believed to have caused the fall.
In the Willard the exchange covers cattle prices, meat demand, and the impact of economic policy. Capt Mossman cites high Chicago beef prices last December, argues supply remains normal, and notes workers drive meat consumption. Discussion shifts to Argentina beef and tariffs, then to the Virginia debt decision and political prospects in West Virginia. David Lubin promotes the Landschaft rural credit system as a safe cooperative alternative.
In a 1911 Cleveland case Judge Terrence Reynolds granted Catherine Wilkes a divorce from William G Wilkes after he answered a want ad for a husband and nine days later the pair married in Cleveland. Wilkes claimed he left his Middlefield farm duties and had $4100, but his wife took charge of finances. he owned only interest in the farm. He had previous marriages before the present union.
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