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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1914
Page
10
Fragmented dispatch from World War I era reporting Capt LeVert Coleman of the American Army returning from Europe. The piece alleges Prussian forces, including German cavalry, used machine guns against wounded soldiers on the battlefield near the Marne. It quotes Coleman and asserts German retreat stemmed from supply and will to advance.
A government proposal would raise the age limit for certain public service roles. Analysts debate the impact on eligibility, with discussion centering on the potential effects across sectors and age groups.
The fragmentary obituary notes a man named Harr e at age 82 with references to a local base and papers in Weunesshiy. It mentions remains being moved and interment planned at Gleuw ERE ASTIVN-1 HLECTRR ATIC, with scant personal details and unclear spellings.
Betting odds show light wagers on final result and game one as Braves backers demand even money while Boston supporters favor two to one. Analysts note skepticism toward Boston and expect brisk betting if odds tighten as the series opens amid uncertain play and public interest.
Rome reports German newspapers via Paris say the war against Great Britain will begin late October after Antwerp falls. Belgium will serve as the base for attacks on Britain, with Admiral von Tirpitz directing naval operations aboard the fleet flagship with Emperor William.
The Belgian government lodged a strong protest with neutral powers alleging Germany seized food in Brussels and its environs, leaving the city at risk of famine. The embassy cites violations of The Hague rules and notes reports from Brussels, Namur, and Luxembourg. In New York, a separate report says Columbia University's $1,000,000 gymnasium burned early today, threatening Havemeyer and Schermerhorn halls as students, many in scant attire, rushed to save trophies.
The Munich Military Museum displays two short iron arrows used by French airmen to stab German troops. Assistant surgeon Johann Volkmann notes wounds from these arrows differ from rifle fire and explosives but resemble ordinary stab injuries.
London recruiting for the sportsman's battalion nears 1900 enrollees. Funded and raised by Sam Owen, the unit may be the first of its kind in a major army, with age limit extended to 45. Notables like Sir Norman Pringle and Sir William Wallace already enlisted. rejection rate under 5 percent.
Petrograd reports Russian forces on the East Prussian border press the enemy. They dislodged groups near Vladislavoff Wirbalten and Hatchka Lake Bakalarzewo, encircling them and capturing positions. Germans retreat as Russians claim steady advances and aim to seize Marggrabowa.
Reports from the front detail a failed invasion around Antwerp with a German push along the inner fort line and airship hall bombardment at Kusseldorf. Eastward, Russian columns reach Lyck in East Prussia while Berlin’s HQ shifts nearer the front. Austria-Hungary claims victories in the Balkans and Galicia, with forces advancing near Praemyst and Sziget.
Hugo foresees a day when Europe unites into a higher unity while preserving national identities. War becomes absurd as Paris and London touch with a European senate. Bullets give way to ballet and universal suffrage across a united Europe.
London reports no overall change in the front yet fierce combat rages from Tausigny to Lens with cavalry near Lille. British and French forces push east while Germans strike to outflank at Roye Lassigny Arras and Cambrai. Allied victory on the Aisne cited with German trenches evacuated and forts at Conde taken after sixteen days.
Premier Sir Richard McBride of British Columbia, in Ottawa for Pacific coast defense talks, left for New York. He had helped obtain two American built submarines bought from Chile and taken from Seattle, freeing them from American waters an hour before Washington ordered Seattle to detain them.
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