LA Touraine safe after fire threat on voyage
The steamer LA Touraine is proceeding to Havre under its own steam after a fire scare. Passengers and crew are reported safe and accounted for.
08 Mar 1915
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1915
Page
1
The steamer LA Touraine is proceeding to Havre under its own steam after a fire scare. Passengers and crew are reported safe and accounted for.
Paris report says the French steamship La Touraine's fire is under control and all passengers remain aboard. The ship resumes its voyage to Havre under its own steam, escorted by the Rotterdam as a precaution while awaiting arrival Monday night. No cause has been released and fears of transfer were abandoned.
Wireless dispatch from Captain Caussin reports a fire in a hold on the La Touraine during a voyage to Havre. The ship continues toward Havre escorted by the Hotterdam with no immediate danger. Docking hoped for Monday evening if the situation remains under control.
Berlin reports Otto von Goattberg details the submarine U-21 exploits. The account recalls the August 9 1914 sinking of the English cruiser Pathfinder, the escape from a pursuing destroyer, and actions in the Irish Sea including the Ben Cruachan and Linda sinkings. Hersing and U-21 move through Liverpool vicinity and Irish Sea engagements amid British countermeasures.
Greek army officers in Switzerland were recalled Saturday and all Greeks of military age must report to the commissary general in Geneva by March 11. Many here fear a general mobilization of the Greek army.
London reports Lady Raphael, wealthy wife of Sir Herbert Raphael, draws a sixteen shilling weekly government allowance for wives of enlisted men. Herbert Raphael, now Private Raphael of the 2ith battalion Relay Fusiliers, serves while continuing duties as a trustee and MP. He quotes that soldiering is fine life and plans to train in Essex as huts rise nearby. Lady Raphael contributes the same government funds to her charity fund.
Two men Benjamin Stifter and Charles Williams are in custody in connection with an alleged attempt to rob employees of a Brooklyn paint company. They deny knowledge of the act and say they were not chauffeurs as reported. They will be taken to New York.
San Francisco leaders fix April 18 as the start of a world wide appeal for peace on the ninth anniversary of the San Francisco destruction. Ministers worldwide are urged to preach that Sunday on the subject The Victory of the Pursuits of Peace.
General Villa leaves Guadalajara with Duval West and George Carothers en route to Aguas Calientes as diplomacy shifts. Reported plans place Villa to strike Carranza forces along the east coast while Zapata urges diplomats to Cuernavaca. A shell hit a golf course, and a Villa garrison mutinied at Mosque Ronite with their commander killed.
General Calles forces sent from Agua Prieta last night to engage Villistas threatening Douglas returned to camp today. They report Villistas retreating toward Caballona after a skirmish with slight casualties. United States cavalry troops are patrolling the border.
New York March 7 General Obregon does not intend to desert Mexico City but to stay and establish peace and order, Francisco Elias Carranza's consul general in New York said. The statement denies reports of disorders and famine.
A Paris bulletin from Dr Deniece attending Madame Sarah Bernhardt reports the actress’s condition remains very satisfactory following her recent right leg amputation.
A major conspiracy trial opens in New York today for Harry K Thaw and two others. A formidable array of counsel appears on both sides to argue for and against the defense of the man linked to the Stanford White slaying.
Harry K Thaw the Stanford White slayer will stand trial in supreme court on a conspiracy charge arising from his August 1913 escape from Matteawan As Thaw seeks liberty after two prior trials and multiple habeas petitions his defense argues insanity bars conviction while the state counters that conspiracy may be proved despite mental status The case includes co defendants Richard Butler Thomas Flood Michael O Keefe Roger Thompson and Eugene Duffy facing similar charges and potential penalties of up to one year in prison and 500 fine
Berlin reports quote Baron von Skoda stating the Austrian twelve inch automobile gun would require twelve to fifteen months to manufacture even a few units under favorable conditions. He notes its siege origin but value in entrenched positions and recalls a near breach with British disclosure of mortar details.
Copenhagen reports via London that Germany is constructing Geil based a fifteen small submarines of a new type. Each submarine would carry eight crew members for reconnaissance along the home Baltic coast.
Descriptions from Mexico City outline severe famine and threats of rioting if Obregon advances. Reports note relief delays and widespread hunger while Carranza declares foreigners safe. Dispatches from Vera Cruz warn against intervention and stress the food and water crisis.
Germans up to age fifty five who two months ago were deemed unfit for military service have been recalled for training with younger recruits. Reports from Schleswig say Germany faces shrinking petroleum supplies and restriction on weekly bottle purchases.
The Layland mines death toll rose to ninety six after eleven more bodies were recovered today in Hinton West Virginia The mine disaster has about twenty more unaccounted for under debris Forty seven miners rescued yesterday remain alive and in good condition and are expected to survive.
The condition of Col William Rockhill Nelson editor of the Kansas City Star was unchanged today. He has been confined to his home for months and yesterday his condition became so serious that family members were summoned to his bedside. Today marked his 71st birthday anniversary.
Paris reports the Allied bombardment of Dardanelles fortifications continued Saturday. The Queen Elizabeth posted in the gulf of Saros bombarded two big works on the Asiatic side near Chanak and defenses Hamidieh and Hamideh Sultanieh. Cruisers inside the strait fired directly at works at Dardanus on the Asiatic side and Sousin Dere on the European side.
Constantinople reports an allied fleet bombardment of Smyrna forts yielded no strategic gain. A Turkish official notes two enemy warships bombarded for three hours with no effect, then French and British ships plus mine sweepers bombarded for another ninety minutes. Casualties: four killed and seven wounded.
Reuters dispatch from Constantinople reports six hostile warships bombarding allied batteries in the Dardanelles this afternoon. Batteries answered the attack, and the general situation remains unchanged according to the Amsterdam correspondent.
Paris reports the ministry of war announces a concentrated expeditionary force to be ready for sea and directed to the point of need in response to the current Dardanelles situation.
Berlin dispatch summarizes progress in multiple sectors. The enemy failed to advance south of Ypres, while French attacks near Lemesnil were repelled. German forces report trench gains and about sixty French prisoners, plus 8,490 Russian prisoners and captured machine guns in the southeast Rawa area. Battles continue in the Vosges and near Munster.
London February 2 The Times prints Sir John French’s extensive list of officers and men recommended for promotion or reward for gallant field service. The list names 445 generals and general staff, 254 Royal Artillery, and 234 Medical Corps members among others, with all ranks treated as equally distinguished. The duke of Wellington
In the dispatches, Sir John French lists officers and privates together with equal prominence, unlike other British commanders who make few distinctions. The long roll of honor includes names from the highest officers to the humblest private, all placed side by side.
Robert Hi. Dunkirk alias Robert H Duke was arrested in Portland on forgery charges from Omaha. Police say a suitcase diary lists numerous forgeries in Chicago Memphis and other cities. Dunkirk allegedly admitted authorship of the diary.
Stow Stopes Hattles reports extremely heavy snow in the Carpathians has stopped military operations even where lines are in contact. Austro Hungarian troops suffer severely with disrupted supply lines as communications are cut by snow.
Secretary Redfield announced the commerce department study on the Montgomery county Pennsylvania industry shows tariff impact negligible. The report by D. M. Barehay found issues stem from injurious trade practices and intelligent competition, with 4629 of 6390 workers still employed versus last year.
Greece faces a royal dispute over neutrality with King Constantine favored by neutrality and Premier Venizelos opposing it. Venizelos and followers vow not to back any cabinet. a new ministry may calm tensions but stubborn divisions persist. Farther afield, reports claim German and Allied forces push gains in Champagne and Vosges, with conflicting accounts from Paris and Berlin.
March 7 reports Venizelos resignations and a possible new Greek premier while King Constantine contemplates a neutral coalition as the Dardanelles bombardment continues. Allied fleet uses indirect fire. Bulgaria watches the Balkan crisis and a big battle develops in Poland near Pilicia river with German forces.
Official dispatch from Vienna released in Washington reports quiet fronts in Russian Poland and western Galicia. Fighting in the Carpathians halted in several areas, with the overall situation remaining unchanged.
Rome dispatch notes the Glornal d Italia argues Italy cannot stay neutral much longer after the allied fleet attack on the Dardanelles. It cites three major issues facing Italian interests and Russia's access to the Mediterranean as a key factor shaping policy.
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