30 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1915
Page
1
German shelling sets Novo Georgievska fortress town aflame as Allied forces seize the city. Thousands are reported as prisoners in a dramatic wartime breakthrough with heavy casualties and widespread destruction observed by reporters.
The fortress of Novo Georgievsk near the Narew and Vistula is described as a burning furnace. Fire rages through barracks and stores with explosions, walls melt, and debris blankets the grounds as German forces advance and prisoners watch from the roads. Nurses and a Russian officer note the peril and missteps amid the blazing fortress.
The forecast notes showers possible Monday with warmer temperatures, followed by fair conditions and continued warmth in the eastern region on Tuesday.
Maximum temperature 86 degrees and minimum 57 degrees. The day ranges from 57 to 86 with a 6 p.m. reading of 75 degrees. Southeast winds, partly cloudy skies, and a trace of rain noted.
The Kaiser surveys scenes near a fortress as 10,000 prisoners are marched and German and Allied observers note wrecked railways, burning trains, shattered viaducts, and the emperor’s tense, radiant moments amid war’s devastation.
A British shipment totaling nearly 20 million in gold and 25 million in securities arrived in New York from London, escorted by armed guards and conveyed from Halifax by warship. The gold and securities were entrusted to J P Morgan & Co for the British government. The August 12 delivery included about 19.5 million in gold and 20 million in securities.
London reports that major English grocers circulated notices urging customers to cut leaf sugar consumption. They recommend substituting brown sugar for many uses as wartime imports from Austria Germany and Belgium are unavailable. Demand exceeds English refiners' capacity to compensate.
Arthur J. Balfour states no British Army or Navy casualties from German air raids. He emphasizes no soldiers or sailors were killed or even wounded. The message underlines protective air superiority and reduces public alarm.
In a letter, Arthur Balfour says 71 civilian adults and 18 children were killed and 189 adults and 31 children injured over the past year from Zeppelin raids. He contrasts these fatalities with the Lusitania sinking, noting such civilians losses provoke questions about any military gain.
Lisbon reports parliament adopted a resolution to use strict measures to restore order after grave events in northern Portugal. Royalist leader Capt Henrique de Paiva Couceiro is cited as the cause of disturbances. The Interior Minister said monarchial activity erupted, with attacks on Guimaraes barracks and numerous injuries.
Captain Robert A. Turner federal boiler inspector was killed when his car crashed on a steep hill near Sultan Washington. Mrs Turner and friends Mrs Hattie Adams and Miss Catherine Fesch were injured with serious to critical injuries. Adams suffered brain concussion and internal injuries Fesch sustained a broken thigh and jaw.
According to Sofia reports Bulgaria has postponed signing the treaty with Turkey for a few days. The quadruple entente warned that action now would be viewed as unfriendly, though Bulgaria and Turkey remain in complete agreement.
Rio Janeiro report says President Wenceslauraz approved a 50 000 centos emission totaling 191 million to pay treasury debt, gold and paper, before 1915, following approval by the chamber of deputies on August 24.
The submarine F-4 was finally raised from the bottom of Honolulu Bay after a long submerged operation. Officers in charge refuse to provide information citing safety and ongoing investigations.
The United States submarine Le4, submerged outside the harbor since March 26, was refloated and towed to the quarantine station in Honolulu bay. A board led by Rear Admiral Boush will investigate possible causes of the disaster once dry docked, with the wreck still six feet underwater awaiting the Tuesday dry docking.
The submarine F-4 commanded by Lieut Alfred L. Ede with 21 crew sank off Honolulu harbor on March 26 1916 during a maneuver. Diver John Agraz descended 215 feet setting a world depth record to aid recovery. Despite hopes the crew survived, rescue failed and the boat lay 270 feet deep awaiting pontoon lifting as divers worked to surface it.
Wireless dispatch from Berlin claims 2,000 Canadians aboard the Trolland Smeriogn line steamer Vendhaam were torpedoed off the Scilly Islands near England. About 1,000 were reported lost with 1,000 saved, though British sources have not confirmed the claim.
Ottawa officials dismissed a Berlin report that a British troop ship carrying 2 000 Canadians was sunk near the Selby Islands on August 15. They noted only two Canadian troop ships with large crews left between July 31 and August 24, both reaching destinations safely.
Allied artillery fires pound German trenches on the western front as French and British airmen swarm the skies with large squadrons. Teuton positions endure heavy bombardment from above and on the ground.
The article notes intensified actions on the Gallipoli front with heavy artillery and allied air bombardments of German lines. It also mentions a possible mid October major allied push, and Russian retreat pressures in the eastern front as German forces pursue while preparing for broader offensives in western Europe.
Paris August 1910 statement from the war office notes continued artillery bombardments along a wide front. Key actions were reported near Hetsas Steenstrade Chaulnes Aiane Ailles Courecon and between the Meuse and Moselle near Vannes Buvezin and Montmare Wood.
A dated dispatch from London reports that on August 25 enemy defense actions were halted along the Danube and near Mala Strathheva island, with additional pauses on the Save front near Gositchinabare opposite Skela. Similar interruptions occurred near Moldva’s left Save bank.
War office bulletin reports night artillery activity against enemy positions including Ablain Roye Craonne Berry au Bay and between Aisne and Argonne Front. French forces maintain positions and bombard enemy trenches in Lorraine frontier area and Metzeral region. Allied aircraft bombarded railway station and barracks at Grand Pra Argonnes Monchemin Lancon.
Vienna reports a diplomatic statement noting Soviet advances east of Vladimir Volynski and along the Ziota Lipa, breaking enemy resistance across a 200 kilometer front as Russians retreat. The dispatch emphasizes strategic gains and widespread retreats by opposing forces.
The report notes 16 000 prisoners and presses by German Austro-Hungarian forces in pursuit of retreating Russians, with battles around Ruzne z Gyen, Podhajee Zborow and Zloczow. Italian and Austro-Hungarian units clash on the Isenze front and Monte San Michele, while actions continue near Gorisia, Talmino and the Tyrolean frontier with intermittent artillery duels.
Constantinople August 29 war office statement says on August 27 near Anastata Siretech Tepe and Remakdere the enemy launched land and sea assaults after bombardment but were repelled with heavy losses. Our artillery hit a hostile cruiser and a transport. near Art Burne August 27 night attacks damaged a transport and a tug near Seddul Bahr.
United States officials in Douglas Arizona report a thwarted plan attributed to Villa agents to cross the border and seize Agua Prieta defended by a small Carranza garrison. Several prominent Americans and Mexicans were named as having been approached to lead or join the expedition. Authorities say they have evidence to arrest leaders for neutrality violations if the plot proceeds. Most Carranza forces are now concentrated around Nogales, which is being inverted.
John McLennan president of District 15 United Mine Workers denies reports that the union hired detectives to block Colorado National Guard enlistments. He says miners focus on obtaining better conditions and justice, citing the US Commission on Industrial Relations report and urging the public to dismiss false rumors.
In Sulpher Springs Texas on August 29 a mob burned two Black men, King and Joe Richmond, after they resisted arrest and fatally wounded Deputy Sheriff Nathan A. Flippen and possibly Sheriff J B Butler. They were captured by a posse later that afternoon.
Military experts in Berlin assess Austro German advances in East Galicia and the Berezina region as the Russian front cracks. The pursuit from Brest-Litovsk grows, with cavalry and flanking moves feared to carve a path to southern Russia and force a decisive engagement.
Berlin reports from army headquarters state there are no significant changes in the western theater. In the eastern theater Hindenburg’s army group says it has broken enemy resistance near Kovne and is pursuing retreating Russians across the Augostown region toward Dombrova and Grodek, with Mackensen and Leopold groups advancing in their sectors.
Official Russian statement from Petrograd says in Riga region the situation is unchanged with withdrawals toward Frederickstadt and Jacobstadt Dvinsk. No important changes west of the Viliya Niemen front shows stubborn fighting near Vilna and Nodyve Troki. further details unclear.
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