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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1914
Page
7
The article recounts German forces retreating from Warsaw abandoning artillery and supplies. It also describes a German aviator detailing a sky fight over Paris with a Taube aircraft, a fog escape, and Von Kluck’s headquarters anecdote about English landings at Ostend and Dunkirk.
The Real Estate Brokers Exchange of Washington at its annual meeting in the Hoard of Trade rooms voted to buy one bale of cotton under the buy a bale movement. William H Saunders and W G Went named to oversee the purchase. John L Weaver reelected president for the year, with George Y Worthington as vice president Harry W Boss secretary and H L Rust treasurer. An executive committee includes Rainday FF Haynes Leonard Groomes and John Weedon. A banquet is planned for November when the National Real Estate Association head visits Washington. Discussion covered for sale and for rent signs with law limiting signs to three per house and alleged violations.
Jewelry and family heirlooms valued around 1000 vanished from a dark blue Russian leather jewel case in Mrs Philip Torrey’s boarding house apartment at 389 Keokuk Street Northwest. The theft occurred Wednesday between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. while she was away. unrelated items in the room remained untouched suggesting the thieves knew the location of the case. No suspects named.
The condition of Secretary McAdoo, confined at home for days with nervous indigestion, was reported last night as greatly improved. He is expected to be back at his Treasury Department desk this morning.
The 450 strong garrison at the Fort of Troyon held off a 10,000 German force for five days amid heavy bombardment. After two days of attempts to storm, relief arrived as the fort was nearly destroyed. many defenders were killed or wounded. The Verdun governor praised the effort and officers from various sides visited to pay respects.
The Morning Post editorial argues that American critics misread British presses stance on peace. It notes postwar cotton anxieties mirror today as the United States has cotton but cannot sell it and warns against enemies misleading U S public opinion. The piece asserts the President will not walk into a trap.
London reports nervous shipping circles over new losses as a German cruiser sinks eleven British and French steamers and one Italian. Lloyds notes the Adjutant, a London general cargo ship from Naples, collided with Ocean Prince in the Downs, sinking in minutes with her crew saved.
London dispatch says the submarine E-3 commanded by Lieut. Comdr George F. Cholmley is overdue and feared sunk in the North Sea. Six crew were aboard, and the wireless message notes that it was sunk by German war ships on Sunday October 18.
Special cable from Paris reports measures to safeguard Louvre and other national treasures. About 70 portable pictures left Paris in September for safer locations. Official secrecy governs details, with Bordeaux instructing no disclosure on subject. current whereabouts of major works remain officially unknown.
A private Amsterdam letter reports Lieut. Gen Count Helmuth von Moltke, head of the German general staff, is dying. The message says efforts are made to keep the news secret as he suffers from liver disease. He had left headquarters as German mobilization progressed and von Falkenhayn remained in charge.
Amsterdam dispatch says Wedluyne burgomaster was wired that allies won a great victory between Chalons and Longwy with 7000 men 300 guns and Meelers captured but there is no confirmation. The report origins near Wenduynes in West Flanders on the Belgian coast, with Chalons and Longwy in Marne and Meurthe et Moselle about 200 miles southeast of the Belgian province.
Wholesale arrests of Germans across England force the German benevolent committee to confront a major wartime challenge. A motor-bus procession in London transported detainees to camps, with 3000 aliens awaiting processing. Manchester reports 500 arrests in 94 hours, and officials in Northampton claim a German manager resigned after failure to naturalize before the war. Britain asserts authority to seize ships and detain or inspect American travelers with perceived Teutonic looks, holding them until clearance, as in the Nieuw Amsterdam incident near Plymouth with six Americans detained briefly.
London reports a Russian message via Warsaw says Emperor William and the German headquarters staff have retreated from Czenstochowa in Russian Poland toward Silesia. Rumors of the emperors illness spread from Paris.
New York dispatch reports Tokyo announcing heavy artillery engaged at Tsingtau on the 22nd while part of the Japanese fleet watches enemy warships near Hawaii. A Japanese squadron is said to be seeking German vessels, with Japanese authorities arranging for a German governor’s return to Yokohama. The collier Tattori Maru arrived at Honolulu after patrolling the harbor entrance.
The article reports wartime morale lines and ongoing battles. It notes unity and sacrifices for a just cause, three wartime bills passed unanimously, and updates on German defense and Russian offensives. Maj. Mohrat and Berlin dispatches describe German progress near Lyck, Warsaw, the Vistula, and Lemberg with Krupp cannons repurposed, plus English prisoners and machine guns captured near Lille.
London reports Westminster Abbey has been insured for 750 000 against damage from aircraft. A Daily Mail correspondent recounts a banquet for army airmen where a large map of London highlighted the Bank of England, the War Office, and Parliament. Officers discussed attacks on London before Paris.
London dispatches recount Russian forces driving back German offensives toward Warsaw and Ivangorod, claiming large prisoner and ammunition gains. Austrian commands report ground gained in Galicia with fortress-style fighting, and 1,000,000 German troops redeployed since mid-September across eastern and western theaters.
London reports H J Round, Marconi assistant, claims a wireless telephone instrument could carry human voice across the Atlantic. Round notes the device, adopted by the Italian navy, would reach 40 miles guaranteed and 60 miles in clear conditions. He says power could extend transmissions to New York, but wartime restrictions prevent demonstrations.
Mexico City reports a rumor of former president Porfirio Diaz dying in Bordeaux but offers no confirmation. The item appears as a brief dispatch from Mexico City dated October 22, noting publication in the Washington Post cable.
Bordeaux reports new forces ready to join Gen Joffre with two months training. This year's class of recruits is fit to bear arms and will join the front with reserve sections not yet called, comprising probably half a million fresh troops.
News notes that Germain cruisers have been deployed in the Hawaiian archipelago and that a collier’s arrival signals a thorough search. The report indicates Japan is prepared to sustain a floating base within Hawaiian waters.
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