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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1914
Page
10
English Member of Parliament J H Whitehouse recounts the devastation in Belgium. He describes German use of benzine and hand bombs, burning of buildings, and widespread famine. Women and children witnessed the siege as peasant livelihoods and mills faced disruption.
A Rotterdam dispatch notes German papers in alarm over impending defeat. The article cites British reinforcements, trench developments near Verdun, and German military withdrawals. Civilians suffer famine as German troops curtail food and fuel, leaving peasant families starving across occupied zones.
Funeral directors George F. Zurhorst and W R Sfeare, undertakers and embalmers, listed at 940 F Street NW Frey Sigaw and Thos M Hindle undertaker axl Porya with a phone listing M. 537.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts predicts a long war between Germany and the allies. He warns Britain not to underestimate Germany with 12,000,000 potential fighters. He urges focused effort to defeat the foe while maintaining moral conduct.
Report from Antwerp notes a German proclamation in Liege ordering Belgians aged 20 to 45 to stay inland and avoid crossing borders for military service. Correspondent says authorities are arresting and deporting Belgians found attempting to flee. Some have escaped capture and reached nearby areas.
The Washington Post dispatch describes wartime stress as Paris war correspondents face. Harding Davis is seen sprinting toward the front, exchanging brief farewells before departure. The scene notes arrests and uncertainty as the correspondent prepares to leave England for New York.
A Bally Mass correspondent reports heavy German assault near Albert eight miles from Amiens. French quick firing batteries were brought up to halt the wedge attempt that aimed to split Allied lines. The town endured massive shelling with houses and walls collapsing as fires spread, witnesses describing a terrifying scene of bombardment and evacuation.
Scene shifts from trench fighting where German units stagger under French intervention to a relay of French and American efforts near Serru and Nogent. Reports describe brave but costly German resistance followed by a strategic retreat as Allied forces push to secure forts. Concurrent dispatches note diplomatic strains, Turkish politics, and Italy’s protest over concessions at Constantinople, signaling a broader wartime crisis.
The British steamer Bankfields was sunk by the German cruiser Leipzig off Eten Peru. Only one crew member reached safety. others reportedly aboard. The ship, 2339 tons, sailed from Cardiff on June 10 for Iquique, Peru, and had not been heard from since July. Nearby vessels Good Hope, Wonmouth, and Glasgow were seen in the Strait of Magellan en route to the Pacific.
A Berlin report says the Kaiser reshuffled his general staff and deposed General von Hausen, replacing him with General von Linem. The move follows blamed strategy and tactics as German forces fight to regain French territory around Tendres. The illness of General von Slaasen is cited, though the Kaiser’s dissatisfaction with his front operations is now suggested as the cause.
The Standard and Lokal Anzeiger recount editorial claims that Britain pressed for war, citing the English ambassador in Berlin dismissing his German cook days before the declaration of war. They argue the act proves England’s culpability and that five lost days in negotiations marked the escalation. Maine Progressives plan to organize and nominate party candidates in Augusta.
A historical OCR fragment enumerates many banks and financial institutions in Washington and surrounding areas. It references American National Bank, Trust Co, Central Bank, Farmers and Merchants Bank, Georgetown, Home Savings Bank, Lincoln National Bank, National Bank of Washington, and others with scattered mentions of state and federal banking entities likely in a directory style list.
Gen. Von Auffenburg, afflicted by cholera, resigns from command of the Austrian army. Dispatches state he will retire to lead a smaller defense force with German and Austrian allies in the northern sector, base at Tansy, amid ongoing mobilization and shifting fronts.
A Russian pattern gun by the Putiloff works reportedly matched the German batteries near Suwalki in ten minutes. The German positions were abandoned as the new weapon demonstrated power and effectiveness. Refugees arriving describe growing public unrest and tightened censorship as authorities increase punishment for antiwar talk.
Abdul Aziz the deposed Sultan of Morocco condemns German actions in France and Belgium. He calls reports of murder and brutality horrific and argues German cruelty surpasses traditional wartime excess, while praising Allied forces and trench troops.
A long dispatch from Petrograd notes a major battle near Cracow with Russian forces advancing toward Silesia. It claims 1,000,000 Russians in Galicia and describes German and Austro-Hungarian efforts to block Russian advances, with updates on positions around Suwalki Sejny and Maranpol and ongoing artillery bombardments amid stiff resistance.
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