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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1914
Page
8
The Washington Post reports a bold German air raid over Paris dropping two bombs. The article also covers U S currency plans, a proposed canal bonds scheme, and Congress debates relief measures for the cotton market as southern lawmakers push for swift action before adjournment.
Reports from Vera Cruz indicate Constitutional officers warn that if American forces leave Mexico by October the town will be attacked. Sentinel troops near Vera Cruz have increased, with fears mirrored by locals though some observers deem the warnings as idle chatter.
A historical notice describes one of the large 20 mm siege howitzers with extra steel arms for stability. The gun carriage rests on two steel-arm sets marked to open outward, providing greater stability when firing. The steel platform, shielded gunner area, and two viewing slits are noted, with ammunition supplied from a central wagon situated between the two howitzers.
The Japanese plan to use women divers from Shinw provinces to clear mines in Nianchan Bay near Aieuchau. Officials oppose women in such warfare roles but the divers are trained to work unseen beneath the surface for extended periods. Their aim is to remove mines without exposing male crews to danger.
Eyewitness account describes German artillery tearing through ranks near Mons and Cambrai. French cavalry and Hussars mounted brutal charges with heavy losses. shells, horses, and bodies litter the field as riders fight through the retreat and signaling by hand.
London Oct The White Star liner Baltic left Liverpool with hundreds of returning Americans aboard Gen McCrosby Butt reports examining wounded in French hospitals and notes dumdum bullets causing wounds He credits Von Kluck as the outstanding figure of the war, ahead of Joffre, and praises British persistence while urging readiness in France England and a long struggle by Russia to come.
Fierce fighting marks the French theater with new German cavalry and infantry attacks against Allied lines. A breach formed briefly in the line but the Germans were ousted with heavy losses as both sides pressed the struggle through the night. A French infantry company rose from 11 to 94 men under a lone sergeant after officers disappeared.
A Bordeaux report notes a wife wrote a letter to a German officer found in a wounded soldier's pocket. The line urged mercy for women and children. The reply stated the letter belonged to the injured husband and he is now being cared for.
A Petrograd dispatch to Reuters states Russia has organized conquered regions around Lemberg into a province with thirteen districts. The report says Russian troops are advancing slowly but irresistibly toward Cracow, whose population has fallen by half.
London dispatch reports the Antwerp bombardment rattling Rosendaal in the Netherlands over 20 miles distant. Civilians injured and refugees surge as Dutch trains are ordered to carry the wounded to safety. Agnes Johnson, 14, falls from a roof at 1802 Wilberger Street NW and is hospitalized in serious condition.
J C Morgans Washington visit centers on a proposed international credit bureau to clear intercountry assets with only balances settled in gold. He meets Treasury officials and Federal Reserve board members as Interior officials seek details on a Maskan railway project. Mrs Morgan's Europe return prompts new scheduling.
Telegraph reports from Antwerp and Belgium describe heavy German attempts to cross the Nethe near Schoonaerde and river defenses along the Scheldt. Belgian artillery halted many crossings as German losses mounted and the Belgian line steadied amid ongoing Krupp artillery bombardment near Antwerp.
Sidney Webb, prominent political economist, told a London audience that the European war costs England 55 dollars per second day and night. He called the conflict an economic earthquake and said the coming changes would be colossal and unpredictable in both good and evil.
A refugee recounts amid heavy bombardment near Antwerp how a cat stayed unfazed as shells burst while a dog dodged about. The narrator notes a butcher’s shop door opened to shelter them and even supplied meat to the animals as the retreat continued.
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