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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1915
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR note reports Russian actions against church leaders, with unclear agency and dates. It mentions charges and orders in a tense political context, citing bishops and possible seizures. Names and locations are garbled, but the core event suggests religious figures facing coercion.
Unclear fragmented report notes the Jockey Club opting not to exclude major meetings. The piece mentions social features trimmed and a six month old decision tied to horse breeding interests. A wounded man is referenced without graphic detail amid racing sport context.
London reports about 100000 soldiers buried in a small triangle between Warsaw and Skierniewice. A correspondent's auto tour through the combat zone notes brutal fighting across three assaults on Warsaw, with German and Russian casualties, Rokitvoe Church ruins, and the vanished VErbetsky estate amid shelling.
A Russian official said the government controls most export wheat and will grant England and France the final option for military and civilian use. Transportation will rely on state means, as Russia dominates available supplies.
French history notes British and German losses with figures around 18 000 dead or wounded and 1700 prisoners taken during March 10 to 15. It praises Royal Elving Corps while detailing a failed Mulhouse operation and critiques French center leadership and prudence in the August actions near Neuve Chapelle, Givet, and Brussels with emphasis on command errors and retreats.
Internal reorganizations at Morse Shipping reveal new board appointments and leadership shifts. The company’s North River Highway facility and Panuity unit see changes as RB Favien steps in, with Forbe Tanaten named to steering roles amid industry scrutiny.
Kaiser’s throat ailment has led doctors to consider drastic treatment with speculation of an urgent operation. He has not appeared in public since returning to Berlin from a recent eastern front trip, fueling rumors of a serious, secret health condition.
The London Chronicle reports German papers describe Britain’s blockade as failing to halt morale and naval power. It cites Rundschau and others claiming German subs, ships, and airpower encircle England, cutting food shipments and choking the isle while Britain’s fleet sits idle.
News reports describe the Dardanelles operations with British forces attempting to force the narrows amid mine sweeping and bombardments. Amethyst suffered shell hits with casualties. Amethyst's fighting ability remains, while Russian cruiser Ashod delivered a decisive broadside blowing a Turkish battery near Vudala.
Paris wareh 16 Joseph Caillaux former premier released a letter in which he rejects all attacks while abroad in South America He says he did not visit Vienna nor negotiate peace with Germany after Charleroi and denies responsibility for France lack of artillery He contends his finance tenure was not to blame and many named associates were unknown or unseen for months.
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Evening News reports 33 142 men listed as killed wounded or missing in Prussia in official lists Nos 166 through 173. The total since the war began reaches 1 050 029 men with eleven aviators killed four wounded and two taken prisoner in the latest four lists. Other German states are not included in these figures.
Cologne Gazette telegraph from Amsterdam cites Hambourg prize court decision denying compensation for neutral goods on a British ship sunk by a German submarine. Germany’s prize law reportedly holds no liability for innocent neutrals aboard enemy vessels, given legal and geographic constraints in naval warfare.
Dresden March 1 the American club of Dresden urges the United States to halt shipment of arms and munitions to nations at war in a prepared appeal to be distributed nationwide The plea argues neutrality and warns that arming belligerents prolongs the war and causes human suffering appealing to Americans as humane beings to end the killings.
Amsterdam reports Berlin learned the American Ambassador was urged to lodge a protest in London over British treatment of German submarine U 612 crew. The U 612 was sunk March 19 by HMS Amiel. ten crew were saved. Germany argues such actions defy international law and could invite reprisal, given submarine warfare.
Mrs Angle testified about June 3 events in which Ballou was found dying in 1910 after visiting her in the Rippowam building. She described meetings since 1911, declined marriage due to age and children, wine and whisky drinking with Ballou, his death on the stairs, and her actions afterward including moving him, discarding a wine bottle, and cleaning up before fleeing to bed. The cross examination focused on timing, blood, and her awareness of Ballou’s bleeding as witnesses adjourned.
A Washington dispatch reports US sentiment turning against England as the prospect of 70 million Germans facing hunger sparks sympathy for Germany among neutrals. German authorities expect a long war, drilling civilians and urging endurance, while criticism of Britain grows.
Berlin world cable reports former German interior minister Rudolph Martin foresees a reshaped Europe after a victory. Germany to gain Austria Hungary Caucasus and Suez control while Britain loses Egypt and India with immense indemnities and new state boundaries proposed across Russia Poland Sweden Finland and Turkey in a planned postwar settlement.
Scattered text shows fragmentary references to battles, racers, and banners in a dated style. Names, places, and events are unclear due to damage, but hints of a historical conflict and associated figures appear throughout the garbled lines. The text remains unreadable in critical details.
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