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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1914
Page
7
German forces in the Russian Polish theater suffer freezing deaths as trenches flood. Teuton ships claim 400 hits before Monmouth sinks. German vessels near Coronet reportedly escape damage while Glasgow reportedly goes down with all hands, altering South Pacific strategy.
Early war reports describe the German cruiser Yorck being struck by a mine in Jade Bay and sinking. Allied fleets pursue, with Japanese and British forces engaged near Chilean waters. Casualty figures vary as baffling wartime dispatches circulate from London and Santiago.
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Berlin and Vienna reports say Allied attacks at Ypres and Verdun shift slowly, with French and British counteractions. A London-Wire dispatch notes a U.S. proposal for a neutral commission to investigate German prisoners’ treatment in Russia, Germany, France, England, and colonial areas, citing harsh conditions in Troyon Bresland and Clermont.
Report notes England has lost twenty warships to Germany since hostilities began. Vessels are described as on fire or believed lost, with one tanker reportedly bottled up in a Chilean harbor awaiting clearance.
Washington cable reports German army reorganization under von Kluck and von Buelow with portions of the right wing reassigned as an army detachment. Crown Prince leads Fifth Army near Stenay Meuse. Moltke's retirement deemed permanent. Capt Krause fatally wounded at Antwerp. wife and family details, German club ties, and Berlin factory work noted.
Readable fragments report a duel off the Chilean coast between British and German warships. British tonnage cited at 23,720 versus German 52,636. German vessels allegedly wielded 82 guns against British ships including Good Hope. Unclear whether torpedoes were deployed. Brisance may have joined, though prior damage to Brisk is noted. Overall, unnamed observers question whether torpedoes influenced the engagement.
Front dispatches say German gains near Vailly and Chavonne were small as Allied reinforcements blunted their onslaught. French forces retook positions on the Yaer left bank and advanced to high ground near Craonne, while other actions yielded mixed progress between the Lys, Arras, and the Aisne fronts with sporadic artillery duels and counterattacks.
Reports from Tringa in Shantung say German defenses at Kiauchau near Tsingtau face heavy bombardment by Japanese and British forces by sea and land for days. Tokyo dispatches claim 800 Japanese prisoners taken and German guns and trenches attacked. Navy notes possible sinking of the Austrian cruiser Kaiserin Elizabeth and destruction of floating docks amid the assault.
Robert Bacon former Secretary of State released a statement before sailing to England declaring Germany violated Belgium’s neutrality and breached the Hague agreements that protected neutral powers. He questioned the U S reaction and warned against silent protests, calling it a moral duty to oppose breaches of treaties.
A Petrograd dispatch reports German retreat hardships as winter bites trenches. Soldiers frozen to death in marsh-digged pits, water-logged soil turning to ice. Russians adapt to cold, advance guard penetrates 12 miles from Warsaw, signaling a potential war turning point.
London November 4. A casualty list dated October 30 lists 10 officers killed and 45 wounded. Among the dead are Captain Lord Richard Wellesley, Grenadier Guards, second son of the fourth Duke of Wellington, and Lieut Col H T Anderson, Ninth Bhopal Infantry. Wounded include Lieut Col Maxwell Earle, Grenadier Guards, and Lieut Col F W B Gray, Fifty-seventh Wilde’s Rifles, with other named officers from the Grenadier Guards and Coldstream Guards.
King George and Queen Mary arrived in England and visited Salisbury Plain. They reviewed Canadian troops encamped there and expressed pleasure at meeting the soldiers and welcoming the body of troops to the country.
London reports the general moratorium for relief of pre August debt liabilities expired today after three months. Protection remains for debtors through appeals in specified cases under the emergency act, which will continue until six months after the war ends.
Berlin reports that American hospitals at Gleiwitz and Cassel have performed admirably, prompting Germany to request three more American surgeons. If approved, another large hospital in Gleiwitz would be placed under American supervision. German surgeons praise the American team and assign them severe and difficult cases.
Constantinople dispatch reports Dijavid Bey, Turkey's finance minister, resigning today. Ta laat Bey, minister of the interior, acts as temporary replacement. The move aligns with Dijavid Bey's long standing disapproval of war. Railway traffic between Smyrna and Constantinople is suspended due to military movements.
London reports failed applications for the government sixth issue of six months treasury bills amounting to 45,006,006 pounds and 75,060,000 dollars. Strong demand drove tender prices to about 98 pounds and 10 pence per hundred, lifting total bills issued to 89,000,900 pounds for war financing.
Hered via Paris reports about 5,000 Syriem families assisting Belgian orphans for adoption in Switzerland. Roughly 500 Belgian widows and orphans have already arrived, with more expected as aid continues from Switzerland.
Reports from Constantinople describe Turkish efforts to extinguish lighthouses along the Mediterranean coast and a diplomatic shift as the American embassy assumes Turkish interests. Meanwhile in the Red Sea region, Jiddah is highlighted as a key seaport with fortress walls and naval traffic, and British actions against Turkish targets near Akabah and Jaffa are noted amid a broader clash with Russian forces in the Black Sea.
Three Japanese are being held by naval authorities at Pearl Harbor where a large government dry dock is under construction. Details of charges are withheld. Federal civil military and naval authorities met in conference last night, but deliberations remain private.
In a clash over naval power and colonial governance, Karlsruhe refuses to launch a coal powered cruiser amid masking disputes and denied access to wireless systems. The government moves provoke protests and new restrictions on mariners and steamship routes.
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