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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1914
Page
8
Reported German airship raid on Warsaw results in numerous fatalities and injuries. British cruisers guard Atlantic ports while ships face U S libel actions tied to their wartime sale prospects. Government debates purchase terms and neutrality implications as measures unfold.
The casualty report lists Major General Pochhammer of Germany killed in action while commanding troops in the Forest of Argonne near the Meuse last week. The loss follows heavy fighting as German forces pressed defenses and local reports confirm his leadership role in the operation.
London reports that German air raids on Warsaw have been deadly with 44 casualties on one day and 62 on another, many children drawn into the streets. Each bomber carried five bombs and raids were launched late in the campaign. German prisoners say London raids are anticipated.
British foreign minister Sir Edward Grey confirmed through Ambassador Page that England will not seize American cotton and contraband, ensuring safe movement to markets including Germany. The Camperdown was detained in Scotland not for manifest issues but due to a dispute between owners and charter party. others destined for neutral countries have generally been allowed to proceed, with cargoes checked to ensure neutral destinies.
Grim humor and pathos mark letters from English soldiers home from the front. Seaforth Highlander Sergeant recounts a tragic moment when a horse warned of approaching danger. Trooper Stanley of the Royal Scots Grays relates a post on outpost duty and a German ambush thwarted by a faithful horse. A tale of bets, bravado, and loss under fire closes with a sergeant reflecting on fate and faith.
Petrograd reports Russian forces defeated German rear guards along Ravka Shernevka and Rylka rivers on October 23 and 3. Austrian and German units retreated near Random with reinforcements. Russians captured prisoners, cannon, and rapid-firers as fighting raged along the San and near Przemysl. Serbians and Montenegrins repelled Balkan attacks and captured rifles and a mountain gun. Three Austrian planes bombed Antivari without effect.
The British steamer Myra Fell reported three warships off New York and Nantucket on its way to port. Captain Fornquist said one was near Nantucket, another near Fire Island, and a third near the Ambrose Channel lightship as it arrived from Fowey.
London reports the Duke of Roxburghe was severely wounded in a recent engagement not slightly hurt as earlier news indicated. Recovery described as slow though initial outlook favorable. The duke, notable in the United States, married May Goelet of New York.
A Berlin dispatch reported by wireless to London says the King of Saxony awarded Emperor William the Ritter cross and the grand cross of the Military Order of St Heinrich. In return William awarded the King the Iron Cross first and second class.
An American in Berlin notes the city appears calmer than London, with electric lights bright at night and many men still at work. Benevolence dominates social life as women knit for wounded soldiers, feed the poor, and visit hospitals. Theatres stay open with lighter attendance. charity concerts aid singers, while children mock battles on vacant lots and boys study military gear at the Zeughaus.
Paris reports Kaiser Wilhelm, seen in a white motor car through Coblentz, wearing blue gray cloak with collar up. An eyewitness describes his wrinkled gray face, pale blue eyes, stern frown, and noted impatience as guards saluted amid a hushed crowd.
Atlanta chamber of commerce announced a plan for cotton relief with Southern bankers and business leaders pledging aid. The program seeks a one half reduction in 1915 crop acreage, elimination of the surplus within a year, and a shift to diversified farming across the South. Bank presidents from cotton states, numbering over 3,000, pledged financial backing to farmers who cut cotton by half and plant food crops instead.
Henry of Texas leads a House special committee on cotton legislation as Congress winds down. Mann, Austin, Langley, Lever, Hetlin, and Bell join. discussions of a November extra session and administration plans to avoid a return are noted, with some southern representatives seeking relief measures for cotton states.
A Times dispatch from northern France lauds the Belgian army for delaying two German corps near Dixmude. It explains how a few thousand Belgians at Mullem held back pursuers, enabling the main force to retreat to the Dutch frontier. Casualties were heavy, but morale remains high.
Dispatches report continued fighting between government forces and rebels at multiple fronts with insurgents described as well armed. Berlin and Brussels sources note Belgian consular payments suspended, and Field Marshal van der Goltz meeting Cardinal Mercier to urge order. Sugar exports to be regulated to favor domestic supply as agriculturists advise against free export. German wireless: advances in the Argonne with machine guns captured and prisoners taken. French planes shot down near Toul. French refused a burial truce for their dead.
Dover reports British naval bombardment along the Belgian coast began on Trafalgar Day October 21 at 6 am and lasted twelve hours. Ships shelled German trenches three miles inland, destroyed a German Itela battery, scattered a bridging train, and disrupted German positions west of Westere, forcing evacuation from Nieuport to Westende. German losses reportedly reached 4000.
Berlin reports that German submarine U-9 sank British cruiser Hawke in the North Sea on October 15 and then returned safely to base. Commander Weddigen earns the Order Pour Le Merite for a daring series of attacks, adding to his prior sinkings of Hogue Aboukir and Cressy.
London reports Turkey will remain neutral despite continued military mobilization. Ambassadors are assured of neutrality, yet Turkey is gathering transport animals and strengthening forces for possible action on the Egyptian frontier. Russian border deployments are said to influence cautious Turkish policy.
London reports the Highlanders lack adequate leg coverings as knee protection. Lord Kitchener appealed via the Marchioness of Tulll rdine for 15000 hose tops to keep the regiment warm at the front. Scots pride in bare knees persists despite harsh trench weather.
Special to The Washington Post. New York Oct 2. Herman Roth, a New York lawyer, alleges the British consulate tried to enlist his 17 year old son Myron Roth, a De Witt Clinton High pupil, on a cattle ship bound for England. Roth will meet U S District Attorney Marshall to present all facts and claims three other local youths were warned and sent home.
Paris reports Mrs Richard Derby daughter of Theodore Roosevelt aided refugees at the Northern railway station. She gave her cloak to a needy Lille girl and distributed gold pieces to the refugees. Her husband donated cigarettes to soldiers and left a sum for continued aid. The rector thanked them.
London Oct 25 Gen Sir Charles Wittingham Horsley Douglas chief of the imperial general staff and first military member of the army council died today He was appointed chief of staff on April 11 after Sir John French resigned Born in 1960 he served in all British wars since the Afghan campaign of 1879 and had been Inspector General of the Home Forces since 1912 when made chief of the general staff
The Leipziger Volkszeitung reports German losses total at least 73 000 with a Berlin critic estimating Germany's standing army at 290 000 first line landwehr 4 900 000 landsturm 800 000 plus reserves. The Cologne Zeitung notes British losses in the expeditionary force are enormous, percentage higher than German losses.
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