Saturday, December 12, 1914
Correspondence (0)
Gap in Correspondence
No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
Official Register
1914-12-12Top News
The New York Stock Exchange re-opens for general trading [23]. In the North, Russian forces temporarily abandon the advance on Cracow after heavy fighting [25]. A young German lieutenant, Otto Koehn, is discovered in a packing case at Tilbury, attempting to escape to Rotterdam [26].
Cabinet Council
Parliament
Witness Observations
"The King [of the Belgians] was extremely bitter about the French... We motored straight to Ypres and saw what must have been a beautiful little town... The Ypres cemetery will haunt me till I die."
"Long talk with L. G. and Masterman. L. G. complaining of the difficulty of getting things done at the War Office. He said he had arranged for a committee to deal with the supply of munitions..."