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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
8
U S destroyer rammed and sunk a German submarine near the English naval base in June after a German born American lookout signaled danger. The incident follows a torpedo attack on a British ship near the same base as American flotilla concentrates in the theater.
Sinn Fein demonstrators attack former soldiers' homes in Dublin, dispatching windows and clashing with police as crowds rally for Countess Georgina Marklevicz on her prison arrival. Five men and five women arrested amid the disorder.
Died notices dated June 21 to 25 1917 list names Cassius F Blackridge Alice Crush Dor an Doran Eva Hoffman Mary Walker Taylor Jane Whitten and others. Details include residences interment locations Glenwood Cemetery Rock Creek Cemetery Appomattoas and private or weekend services with dates June 23 25 and 28 and times around 3 30 am to 5 pm. Multiple remarriages and rel atives noted with several churches and towns in Maryland Virginia and Washington area.
The Provisional Government outlines democratic reforms and wartime aims. It pledges unity across parties, rejects separate peace, and plans to fortify the army while pursuing universal peace with allied democracies. It emphasizes defeating German autocracy and aligning with the United States in the struggle for democracy.
A Roumanian mission to the United States to awaken interest in Roumanian affairs has arrived in Tokyo. Members include Dr Vasile Lucacin Lieut Ton Motza and Lieut Vasil Stoica. Stoica says the Russian situation harms Roumania’s position and that ammunition and supplies are scarce through Archangel. Fighting is limited as Germans pull back and Roumanians are handicapped until Russia’s position improves.
In the House of Lords Earl Curzon announced a high probability that the franchise reform bill would pass. The government will appoint a committee to examine reform of the Lords and act with urgency. Marquis Crewe welcomed Curzon’s statement and hopes for a thorough reconstruction of the upper house’s powers and composition, echoing expectations from recent conference discussions.
A letter from Russian miners Borodna and Sakhnovsky to the Red Cross War Council says hundreds of thousands of Russian prisoners in Germany are dying or starving. They report bread rations under half a pound daily plus small, unwholesome potatoes and bad coffee. They urge Copenhagen aid and note a need to supply about 30 to 60 million pounds of bread at a cost of around 2.4 million dollars for 2,600,000 prisoners. About 40,000 previously raised in the U.S. has been exhausted.
June 21 dispatches report financial circles say Dr Hoffmann heads firms tied to major German banks and warned peace talks. Gen Ulrich Wille’s resignation as Swiss army commander appears likely amid the Grimm Hoffmann affair. parliament to elect Hoffmann successor with Gustav Adorn named as candidate after reflection over Red Cross duties and family concerns.
Amsterdam reports Count Clam-Martinic has been asked by Emperor Charles to form a new cabinet after resigning. Polish leaders demand no minister from the late premier, insist Polish membership, and join with South Slavs and Czechs for common action. Berne notes signs of a revolution with secession movements in Bohemia and southern Austria.
Washington readers are urged to visit Friedlander Bros at 428 9th St NW for big summer clothing values. Palm Beach and Kool Kiloth suits priced around 5.95 draw attention with bold claims of comfort, style, and durable wear as hot weather approaches June 22 or 23, with emphasis on bargains and timely buying.
Plan proposes massive net curtains in the Dover Straits and from the Shetlands to Norway to trap submarines. Expert S Bernard Walker argues surface patrols alone fail, needing thousands of destroyers, and claims a bomb net barrier could force Germany to halt submarine construction once deployed.
Petrograd June 21 The Command of Death a women’s regiment raised by Vera Buttchkareff will be reviewed by War Minister Kerensky and make its first public parade Sunday before heading to the Minsk front. Recruits are mostly educated young women of few children, trained with a Spartan regime, and trained to march in a goose step while carrying light carbines.
Berlin expert Capt Kuechswetter says submarine success may push Britain and Germany toward a general naval battle. He cites May reports and good weather as factors in reduced submarine hits, while storms and seaborne chasers affect patrols. In Albany, James Montgomery Flagg named official military artist for the state for wartime.
London reports Gen Maurice says British hold all vantage points on the Franco Belgian front after recent Mesames captures and that western front casualties have fallen. He notes no large German redeployments from the east to the west, only fresh units and replacements from occupied territories.
Captain John O'Brien known as Dynamite John, famed filibuster and gun runner, died peacefully in a New York hotel at age eighty. The veteran of the Spanish American War had been in failing health for about three years.
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