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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1914
Page
12
English demand for American products grows daily as 3 million French credits are placed in New York to buy supplies. Cotton shipments remain heavy and factories rush to fill orders to meet rising foreign demand.
Report notes French government grants added 35 million dollars to New York credits for purchasing American goods. Sports coverage from New York spans three days with figures showing 1 19,225,020 and 7,181,071 for the same periods last week and year respectively. Approximate figures appear in the data.
New York bankers approved credits totaling 5,000,000 dollars arranged through Paris and London to fund European purchases of U S exports. In the latest period, exports of grain and wheat soared, with millions in value over the prior year, while European orders for gloves, coats, and woolens accelerated. Ambitious shipments to Bremen, Hamburg, and other ports are reported as Allied demands for food, cotton, and war materials intensify.
MEYER URGES A BIG NAVY as discussions continue about strengthening maritime defense. The fragment references various names and terms like Prost ay e Pg and Bat devine, hinting at a broader wartime or strategic context with projected transfers and secure communications.
The Living Universe lecture by Paul Cooper water lecturer of the Theosophical Society last evening at Nerthneest street outlined a present-day view that matter is Viet Wh life and that God reveals Himself through literarels of personatties grauime up to the most advanced beng of wind. The speaker promised future talks in the New Spiritual next Sunday evenings.
A Staats-Zeitung piece reviews shifting tone in New York papers on the war, noting reduced German bias and evolving sympathy for Germany. It discusses English justification, American demand for truth, and a reprint of Adolph Gumpel’s Times letter as cited by Herman Ridder, arguing for frank German reporting.
The Courrier des Etats-Unis notes a lull in the Flanders fighting as both sides rest and await reinforcements. It questions Kaiser Wilhelm II’s military judgment, argues the German emperor lacks strategic power, and suggests the next phase may be led by Germans toward Calais, Dunkirk, and Paris while cautioning against overestimating German prestige.
Report from St Louis dated December 29 says British French and allied governments plan 20000 horses for Missouri and southern Illinois at a uniform price of 70 per head. Agents inspect and arrange shipments via New Orleans to France while German plans are mentioned. Local industries hold flour and shoe orders in preparation.
Pittsburgh report notes barbed wire central to modern warfare and entrenchment. American Steel and Wire Company and Pittsburgh Steel Company recently split orders totaling 25,000 tons. In ten days French and English agents negotiated further sales, seeking 200 tons. Mills boosted output by eight to six percent in the past fortnight.
New England manufacturers report orders surged as Britain and allied nations ramp up wartime needs. Factories run overtime to fulfill shipments, with several firms expanding output to meet leather footwear demand for war use.
The war effect on Pacific coast staples is shown in a Chamber of Commerce tabulation. Over the last three months exports from this port totaled 332,887 crates against 181 the corresponding period prior. Fruit exports reached 789,003 cases this year versus 2 last year. Canned salmon shipments stood at 396,257 cases this year, up from 263 last year.
Chicago officials report foreign orders for clothing trucks harness tinned meats and related goods in Chicago and nearby markets total between seven and nine million dollars. Purchasing agents of Britain and France operate locally with England holding three point four million in gold for purchases. Meat packers say European orders could sustain full production for a year as agents monitor each other’s buys and ships.
Representative James Aswell of Leousiavia campaigned in Michigan's Second District urging reelection of Samuel W. Beaker. He warned that sending a Republican would place him on the minority side and pay him to vote no while living off garden seeds. Aswell planned to Kansas next.
Franklin National and Corn Exchange National, two major New York banks, publish upbeat reviews. Franklin National says a material improvement in business is already underway despite ongoing European war effects. Corn Exchange National sees a hopeful outlook and a foundation for a trade revival forming now.
Special to The Washington Post. New York reports the California of the French Line cleared October 24 with 14 packages of firearms valued at 778.22 and 9.90 packages of cartridges valued at 34.20, all believed consigned to the French government alongside foodstuffs for the army.
New York Oct 29 authoritative reports say the Balgray freight steamer loading at South Brooklyn will carry two ton motor trucks with armored wheels and mounts for rapid-fire guns. Built by White and Packard firms, part of a large order for Russia France and England. Cargo includes 1 900 hard rubber tires barbed wire saddlery clothing and foodstuffs. The Balgray, about 4000 net tons, will load over 4000 tons and sail for a continental port.
Sir George Paish, the British financial envoy, met New York market leaders to discuss reopening American exchanges and credit conditions with Britain. He predicted light liquidation of U S securities by English holders and urged rapid resumption, with further talks planned in Washington.
Warden McCormick tells how convict David A. Sullivan, jailed as Union Bank of Brooklyn head, was used as a chauffeur. He says Sullivan drove the prison car on trips to New York and Yonkers, including a political polling visit on primary day, under a new system and appropriations. He says Sullivan wore prison uniform, sometimes concealed by an overcoat.
The Department of Agriculture hosts its annual chrysanthemum show with about 1,200 plants and many new varieties. Despite warm weather and foggy nights hurting blooms, several blossoms appear larger and more striking than previous exhibitions, including the Christy Mathewson incurve, Elamingo, Nakota, and Mrs R H Boggs.
Governor opposes settling the Colorado strike by shutting coal mines and placing an industrial burden on the state. Denver dispatch from October reports the stance against closing shafts and preserving ore production.
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