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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1914
Page
10
A Washington poet discusses global fears predicting a perilous year with war in Mexico and Europe, earthquakes, and potential U S intervention. He foresees political scandal, royal divorce in England, railroad strikes, and a buildup of dreadnoughts as a likely outcome. The piece riffs on public mood and speculative prophecy amid wartime tension.
Due to the outbreak of fugt and mouth disease horses belonging to Cornelius Vander and Miss Fanny L John Bon are held here. Transport companies are forbidden to move any animals within Rhode Island, even between towns, hindering shipments and trade.
Obituary notices list multiple deaths with details of residence, dates, and funeral arrangements. Entries include Mrs Jiblie Arvo of 26 North Street, Dante Beach Beach, Brooks, and Anna Powers, Margaret Iwan, and Daniel Watts among others. Funeral times span November 12 to 14, with interments at local cemeteries and private services noted.
Telegraph reports from France describe heavy fighting along the Yser and Aisne fronts with German casualties cited at about 90 000 and a marine regiment of 1 800 reduced to 80 survivors. The Times correspondent notes renewed vigor near Rheims and in the Argonne as Allied positions gain the upper hand.
London November 13 an official telegram reports Austrian reinforcements attacked the Serb front at Gengherva Timor and Ktlebouk in three days of heavy fighting. The Serbs, though outnumbered, repulsed the assaults and maintained their positions amid fierce combat.
Reports from the front praise the Harjes hospital unit led by Dr Worcester and Archibald Strong, with six assistants and six trained nurses, for rapid care near the firing line. American ambulances move up to 300 wounded daily to a nearby chateau base six inches from the trenches as French Algerian troops recapture Ramacapelle and press German positions.
Bernard Shaw, in a London dispatch, argues Europe and America will shape the postwar treaty and criticizes British and German leaders. He blames Austria and Germany for starting the war, warns against naive victimage rhetoric, and envisions a peaceful settlement with Germany as a shared future partner.
London reports the Emden torpedoed and sank the Russian cruiser Jemtschug near Penang after challenging it at anchor. The engagement lasted about twenty minutes, with the Jemtschug exploding as fire reached its magazines and most crewmen failed to escape.
Petrograd reports two Russian columns advancing toward the Turks. The northern column seized Akta recently while the southern column penetrated Turkish territory about 80 miles south of Khanoseur pass. Turkish troops abandoned their killed and wounded after a sharp engagement as Russians push toward Erzerum through Hoprikos and the Davebomu heights creating a difficult obstacle to the final approach.
Special Cable reports in The Hague that German officers in Belgium showed marked lack of discipline. At Thielt 180 officers refused to obey orders, accusing generals of deception. The Kaiser, angered by the incident, reportedly ordered 160 rebels shot to restore order.
A Petrograd dispatch reports a revolt among garrisons at Constantinople and Adrianople after a bomb exploded at Enver Beys palace in Bucharest. Five German officers were killed, Enver Bey survived, and a letter blamed the attack on the man who sold Turkey to Germany.
Richard Harrison a Tombs prisoner, aged 31, was taken to Bellevue Hospital with three stab wounds to the back after a riot among inmates led by a gangster held in the Tombs. Harrison, who faced grand larceny charges, was to be arraigned today. Detectives and keepers intensified interrogations to identify the assailant and weapon.
A laboratory explosion at the W. Becker Airline and Chemical Works in Brooklyn killed Walter H. Haaren, 24, and injured 27 others. The two story building was demolished after four blasts. Adolph Welters, a chemist, remained in serious condition with doctors fearing another death. The cause of the disaster was not yet known.
Three Robertson children, Donald J 6 Frank B 6 and Clement P Jr 3, were killed when a Surrey driven by Antoinette Robertson wife of Clemente Robertson of the United States Bureau of Mines was struck by the New York and St. Louis express at Brentwood crossing on the Baltimore and Ohio line. Mrs Robertson aided by a passerby carried the bodies home then collapsed in dangerous condition. Coroner's jury to hear evidence. train crew to be summoned.
Special to The Washington Post from New Orleans reports former Louisiana governor Henry Clay Warmoth declaring Idaho Senator William Howard Taft would be the Republican nominee for president in 1916 and likely win easily. Warmoth criticizes Roosevelt as selfish and notes Roosevelts failure to influence the current national return for the GOP.
London notes separately warned of possible complications if South American neutrality is not observed. The Pall Mall Gazette says the United States has a paramount interest in Campa gos Islands neutrality and will guard against setting a precedent.
The War Department announced Germany has agreed to allow American army officers to observe German military operations. Six officers will observe, with others sent to Austria and France on invitation. Capt Wilson Hurtt and Capt Samuel D. Rockenbach named as observers, stationed at Fort Riley and Fort Willamette, with Maj Dwight E. Aultman also designated.
Copenhagen dispatch says the Socialist Peace Congress opening December 6 will explore peace overtures. Delegates from neutral nations are invited and Copenhagen is seen as the site where talks may begin.
A Athens dispatch reports that American and Italian ambassadors at Constantinople protested Turkish authorities breaking into and searching the British, French, and Russian embassies.
A Daily Mail telegraph reports that Dixmude has been retaken and lines hold along the Yser as French marines face heavy German gunfire near La Bassée. The coast battle shows no decisive issue yet with both fronts pressing and retreats ongoing.
British official correspondent Prof Bernard Pares describes Russian troops in Hissian Poland and Galicia as displaying remarkable endurance in trenches under heavy rain. He credits artil lery confidence and a unified spirit driving soldiers forward despite loss and hardship. The Cavalry’s role is noted as limited, with Ruthenian troops in a difficult position and Cossacks sometimes restrained in dealing with locals.
Pretoria dispatch reports ten Louis Botha forces clashed with General De Wet 24 miles east of Winburg Orange River Colony after a forced night march. Rebels severely defeated with 250 captured. An additional report from Lieut Col Dirk Vandeventer notes a November 8 clash at Zandfontain near the southern border of German Southwest Africa, with 120 killed or wounded and 25 captured.
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