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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1914
Page
8
Disjointed wartime report details vast refugee flows into Holland and dire conditions. It cites 1,000,000 refugees, 300,000 penniless in camps, and debates over American aid while authorities discuss rationing and control. Integrates confusing figures and references to authorities and events on the European battlefield.
An Austrian widow named Wueller who died in Petrograd had her body sent to Vienna for interment in the family vault. On arrival a Russian general in full uniform was found at the funeral, prompting a telegram to Petrograd. The reply ordered the Russian general buried with reverence and noted Aunt Mueller was laid to rest two days earlier in Petrograd with grand military honors.
London reports that Germany demanded Sweden curb anti German articles and threatened reprisals. Wood declared contraband of war has sparked Swedish Norwegian and Russian opposition and could cost Sweden about 15 million dollars annually. Some Swedes discuss routing wood via the Baltic to England guarded by warships to defend against German attacks. A Sweden Norway Russia commercial pact could benefit the Allies and hurt Germany.
Captain McLean urges abolishing all but two naval prisons in the continental United States and moving detention facilities aboard ships or to shore. The report praises the deterrent and rehabilitative value of the detention system, noting better outcomes when prisoners work and are supervised by chaplains, with eight hours of labor for those whose pay is remitted to families.
The military governor of Antwerp in American and English papers states that American aid feeding Belgians is very desirable, while noting maintenance will be paid by the Berwial government under internal law. This remark follows assurances of continued relief efforts.
The London Lancet reports on survival techniques learned from Japanese practices in the war with Russia. It discusses buoyant hammocks and air collars as life-saving gear, recommending buoyant hammocks for keeping a conscious float for hours, with rescue procedures including drying robes, warm blankets, and hot drinks.
The Rockefeller Foundation reports urgent need for more aid to Belgium before year end. War relief commission says 30,000 tons must ship in December, with 25 million pounds of food to reach Belgians ahead of year’s end. Planned cargoes include the Massapequa returning for a second voyage and ships Agamemnon Neches Ferrana and others loaded with Belgian relief and Foundation cargos. Additional steamers including the Baptican Hannah John Hardie Lynorta Kentigern and crews from San Francisco and Puget Sound are slated to depart, via the Panama Canal.
A South American republic calls for withdrawal of belligerent warships to unimpede commerce, gaining sympathy from European neutrals, notably Scandinavia and the Netherlands. It predicts U S leadership could spur a new international law to shield neutral trade from wartime losses and reimbursements, arguing losses to industry and manufacturers outweigh any compensation.
Special to The Wahasten Past Rew Haven Conn Spy reports a single firm has received a 700 airship order of a special design led by Vereinius I Mayo president. Oscar Worth and Stephen McGordon aided the project, with improved wartime features and propulsion by two motors, capable of over 100 miles per hour.
A young girl recounts a diary entry describing British troops entering Armentieres. She recalls flowers offered by locals, German soldiers leaving, and a sergeant she kissed after rushing to greet him. The scene ends with revelry before the diary fragment ends mid description.
The article describes a sea invasion threat along the Franco British coast with German forces massing from Middiekirke to St George and Dunkirk. It notes German ships potentially engaging the British Channel Fleet and signals a naval engagement near the Dunkirk area. French advances target the coastal region while German forces hold at Ypres and along the line toward Nieuport.
A Greek earthquake Friday caused 23 deaths and injuries on the island of Santa Maura and nearby western Greece. The Pefkouha mountain collapsed, crumbling for nearly two miles, while Ionian Sea waters flooded about 123 acres in the valley, with strange ground distortions reported.
A Petrograd dispatch reports that trophies seized by the Russians at Lodz, along with cannons, have reached Warsaw. German airmen dropped 13 bombs in Lodz’s main street, destroying the Golrechter factory, killing and wounding many, and causing heavy property damage. Fires from shells near Zgierz, north of Lodz, burned a large portion of the town.
The Cunard Line will not call on Sundays at Queenstown for American bound steamers leaving Liverpool. White Star Line follows a similar policy for their weekly boats. Consequently all mails from Great Britain and Ireland to the United States must be mailed in Liverpool.
A Berlin correspondent serving as a first lieutenant in a Kaiser's regiment writes home praising the British as skilled defenders. He notes their use of cover, night fighting, and artillery, detailing effective trenchwork and deceptive dummy trenches. He observes British discipline, resourcefulness, and initiative in resisting German assaults near Ypres.
Royal couple Albert and Elizabeth endure in a besieged corner of Belgium as Germans press. Queen Elizabeth moves children to England to spare them from Zeppelins, then returns to Antwerp to stay with wounded after army evacuation. Germans reach Ostend after her departure.
Washington Post reports Diaz, with Gutierrez and Za pata, preparing a march into Mexico City as U.S. fears many Americans may be stranded at Vera Cruz. Consulate appeals to Washington for guidance, noting lack of rail links and uncertain repatriation funds.
A dispatch from Berlin claims an internal explosion sank the British battleship Bulwark, while German observers dispute the evidence and suggest a submarine attack may be involved. The conflicting reports leave the cause of the sinking unresolved amid wartime confusion.
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