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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1914
Page
1
Allied forces push to the coast while German troops seize Bruges and Ostend. The British suffer seven cruisers lost with the Hawke sunk as lines reach the sea. Fighting along Roye to Arras and northward continues as French forces near Metz and a large German attack looms.
French officer reports two motor cars carrying seven children under one year and two adults entering a combat zone near Compiegne. An American embassy attaché Eric Wood traveled with Hungarian Count Teadsky sky’s children rescued from a northern French chateau under fire. The party faced shelling, misdirections, and suspicion from locals while navigating through Amiens and Boulogne. London notes end of Anglo German dynastic marriages as a war consequence, citing Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein and connections to Queen Victoria’s family. Schedule change for Southern Railway arrivals at Washington listed.
Ostend is occupied by German forces while reports say Russians were defeated at Lyck. The brief item notes military developments with emphasis on territorial control and recent combat results. Sources indicate ongoing battles in northern Europe and shifting front lines.
Reports from London via The Hague outline Austro German attempts to push toward Warsaw as Russian defenses regroup. Sieges on Przemysl and Ostend are noted with exchanges about surrender proposals and continued fighting along the San River and Vistula fronts.
Representative A P Gardner of Massachusetts urged passage of his resolution demanding a full war readiness inquiry and warned against relying on state militia and naval reserve. He spoke as Congress plans a brief recess and a pending war tax bill moves toward final action with speeches limited to fifteen minutes. Senators from Southern states signaled continued influence on the bill on the second page.
Sir Valentine Chirol reports in the Quarterly Review that Germany sought to trap England into an offensive alliance during the late South African war. The plan aimed to pull England into backing Germany against U S interests, using falsified documents from the German foreign office and promises from Prince von Bülow.
Kalamazoo Mich Oct 16 Floyd Trayer 19 was sentenced to from one to five years in the Michigan State penitentiary for a crime against his aunt. He stole her false teeth then cast them into the Kalamazoo River. The aunt says the penalty was too mild.
Comptroller Williams announces $250 million in Federal reserve notes ready for issue on November 2. Deliveries will run between November 2 and 15 in $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 denominations with new back designs. A conference with bank representatives and state officials will discuss methods for organizing the system. The public awaits the impact of the new notes on business as banks prepare to begin operations under the discount system.
Advert seeks patrons to a diner offering meals at a dollar and promoting a hotel lounge with solid lith and EF. It touts good food and good music as key draws.
London reports the British cruiser Hawke was sunk by a German submarine in northern waters. Only a fraction of the crew survived, with 3 petty officers and 49 men rescued by a trawler and 1 officer with 20 men saved on rafts. The Theseus and other ships faced similar attacks as cautionary actions followed.
Former President William Howard Taft arrives in Washington for six active days including his son Robert Taft's wedding at St John’s Church. He will preside at the American Bar Association convention, discuss neutrality and the Clayton act, and host Sir Charles Fitzpatrick at the Willard.
Captain J B Drury and one convict were killed during a prison outbreak at Folsom State Prison in California. The incident was reported from Sacramento with warnings that others were injured and the clash described as the most daring story of the October. The fragment notes a purchase or ad line about a New York story and a Baltimore paper insertion, but the core fact is the deadly revolt at Folsom with the deaths of a captain and a convict.
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