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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1914
Page
9
A Berlin embassy statement, echoed by priests, reports German prisoners mutilated by French forces near Orchies in northern France. It cites a field hospital’s destruction, punitive expeditions, and a call to butcher Germans in enemy hands, while noting Antwerp siege and Verdun/Tour operations.
The ongoing bombardment near Antwerp features German siege guns and heavy artillery. Refugees flood roads out of villages while Belgian aviators report repulsed crossings at the Scheldt. Reports of fires, shelling of Malines, and evacuations accompany the tense frontline stand.
The American hospital ship arrived at Pauillac with Red Cross units and medical supplies. Six physicians and 24 nurses will serve in Bordeaux and Mont-de-Marsan as Bordeaux central depot distributes aid to wounded in France. Admiral Ward met with French leaders and hoped cargo would be unloaded by tomorrow night before sailing to Rotterdam.
London Oct 2 The official information bureau said the government will lay mines in certain areas as a counter to German submarine activity. The admiralty warns ships to avoid the danger area between 51 15 N and 51 40 N and 1 E to 3 E, though navigation remains unsafe in southern North Sea waters. Instructions have been issued to warn eastbound vessels of the new mine field.
French artillery unleashed a devastating barrage on a German force of about 500 near Nes left wing. The correspondent reports a secretly positioned battery blasting with shells that explode just above ground, killing entrenched squads and leaving no German survivors among those involved in the action.
Former American consul Deedmeyer and his wife faced abuse after arriving in Chemnitz Germany from the United States. Vendors and restaurant workers refused service and taunted them in English. Authorities offered a guard after he threatened to close the consulate and then resigned with his family leaving the country.
French Red Cross establishes special guards in military hospitals in southwest France to shield wounded German prisoners from African troops. Reports say guard action limited by captivity, yet incidents persist with wounded Germans found strangled at night as nurses struggle to explain deaths.
Paris reports a survivor’s account of Verdun fighting where an African battalion halted the German imperial guard. One monocled lieutenant led a lone company against multiple assaults, refusing surrender until bayonets of the Zouaves fell him.
Rome reports Emperor William traveling in a special ten car Pullman train painted to blend with ordinary locomotives to deter French air attacks. He moves between fronts, using automobiles when out of rail reach, flanked by aides, bodyguards, and a dedicated secret field police presence.
Atlanta Oct 2 Leo M Frank sentenced to death for the Mary Phagan murder is called innocent by William Smith once James Conley’s attorney and now a convic ted accessory. Frank’s motion for a new trial lies before the state supreme court. Conley testified Frank forced him to aid in disposing of Phagan’s body. Smith would not identify his own guilt. Solicitor Hugh M Dorney declined to comment.
Special Cable to The Washington Post Rotterdam October 3 The thirty third list of killed issued by German authorities tallies a heavy toll with no wounded noted The Berliner Tageblatt shows only regiment names and the count of officers and men killed One regiment alone is recorded as having 400 killed presumably in a single action
German banks in New York announce that they have honored London credit letters for Americans stranded in Germany and expect immediate reimbursement. The notice explains that German banks honored checks drawn on London banks to assist traveling Americans since the war began and asks for prompt settlement to avoid delays.
A report from Rome dated October 3 claims Vienna urges Emperor Francis Joseph to transfer the court and seat of government to Prague or Salzburg. The emperor reportedly dislikes the idea due to its potential impact on the empire, amid current tensions.
Detectives at 610 West 178th Street recovered a small fortune in jewelry from a Fern dish hiding place, including a five and a half carat diamond ring alleged stolen from Mrs Pike Eaton. The suspect, J I McDonald, confessed to pawnings and implicated Miss Kohn in an earlier 1913 hotel theft. Eaton, mortally wounded, was not expected to survive.
Paris reports Petrograd newspapers say Germany proposed via the United States an exchange of prisoners with Russia, which the Czarist government declined. The exchange offer aimed to swap prisoners between Germany and Russia, but was rejected by Russia.
A Venice dispatch to the Daily Mail reports the allied fleet has begun operations against Pola Austria Hungary's chief naval station. The action signals intensified pressure from London news lines on the Austro Hungarian theater as of October 2.
Special Cable reports Paris plans to name four marshals. Gens Jotre Gallleni Pau and de Castelnau would receive the honors as part of an expected government decision announced in Paris on October 2.
Fragmentary report from a wartime source describes a nephew of the Kaiser captured by Belgian forces after a German uhlan detachment faced a Belgian troop. The surrounding action led to three men surrendering. one was shot by a companion, then returned fire, and the third surrendered. The tale names the Kaiser’s nephew as among the captured.
New York October 2 aboard the British steamer Cedric a German diplomatic messenger named Bernard Goldsmith passed through England unseen He carried messages from the German government to the embassy in Washington The Cedric carried 1 800 passengers Count von Bernstorff German Ambassador to Washington who had just returned from New York said he knew nothing of the messenger and had not heard of any arrival in the country
London dispatch reports Count Zeppelin has passed through Essen en route to the front to oversee the management of the Zeppelin dirigibles. The news comes via Reuters from Amsterdam citing German information and confirms movement toward the front.
The report cites German occupation of Marines, with Belgians placing machine guns in churches as Antwerp faces a siege. The cathedral is to be spared, bombardment avoided per Vienna officials. Russian prisoners at Crossen attempted escape amid a thunderstorm. sentries fired, three killed and others injured.
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