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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 07, 1915
Page
6
A submarine was sunk in the English Channel with its crew surviving and landing at Brest. The incident prompted rescue operations and cross-Channel assessment of safety procedures.
In London on June 6 a submarine fired five 65 millimetre shells at the Penfeld but missed. The submarine then torpedoed and sank the Penfeld. The surviving crew rowed for 30 hours to reach land as 22 crewmen of the Cubano endured the rough sea in small boats.
The Danish collier Cyrus was torpedoed and sunk on June 4 near Copenhagen. The captain saw four spear points of smoke from the torpedo. The crew took to the boats and were rescued by a Norwegian steamer spotted earlier.
London reports nine sailors died when the trawler Vanilla sank after April 1. Rescue efforts found no survivors and the vessel went down in troubled seas. Local authorities investigated the shipwreck and casualty details were released to the press.
Reports say the Peterbend drifter Edna May was torpedoed off the Shetland Islands with the crew landing safely. A Boelian trawler was sunk in the Irish Channel. crews reached Milford Haven. In the North Sea a submarine ordered two Lowestoft trawlers to abandon ship and destroy vessels. crews survived. Three more Aberdeen trawlers were sunk off the Orkneys. their crews were rescued.
Rome reports the Greek steamer Virginia struck a mine off Cape Salvore near Trieste and sank. The crew suffered casualties including the crow.
Amble reports from Amsterdam dated June 5 warn Americans in Germany to prepare for evacuation within 48 hours as U S relations could be broken. Newspapers debate the rupture and identify Germany's alleged real enemies in the tense moment.
Washington dispatch reports Ambassador Gerard stating Germany will pay indemnity for the Gulf Light incident. Advices note preparations to renew bombing near the Cochbig area and an early bombing of a ship near the North Hinder lightship. The ship lacked clear flax or neutral markings but may have been the Cashing.
A German commentary notes Britain’s starvation campaign failing and the US pressing to halt submarine warfare. It suggests America may cut relations rather than seek understanding, yet keeps ties with Wilson and Bryan under debate, as per the Kreuz Beitung.
In London on June 5 Lloyd George urged Manchester crowds to mobilize workshops and private firms for weapon production. He argued conscription critics err while highlighting need to convert industrial power into victory and save lives through intensified munitions output.
A speech urges compulsory powers to mobilize resources for the war effort. The speaker praises a strong voluntary army but notes the delay in mobilizing industrial labor and argues for decisive, immediate action to harness the nation’s capabilities.
Workers at Brunner Mond and Co works shorten time to boost munition output. The firm’s Brunner Mond chemical works are Britain’s largest, with widespread support from other firms reacting to Lloyd George’s calls for war production. Sir John Brunner, once linked to the Little Navy Party, trusted international law to protect raw materials at sea.
Mr Lloyd George addressed Liverpool employers urging all skilled engineers and those who had enlisted to push munitions production to the limit. He warned that even full effort would not meet next months’ needs and stressed that men’s lives on the front depended on material. He cited French women workers and urged suspension of trade union rules hindering such employment during war.
June 6 report from The Press Bureau says German spy Robert Rosenthal was arrested as he left the country after a brief stay. He confessed to being sent by the German Admiralty to obtain naval information.
Magistrate at the Mansion House dismissed the summons against The Times and Major Richardson after finding the prosecution failed to establish a case regarding the publication of a letter about the French Army.
Churchill declares Britain must mobilize all ranks as a single united reserve for the Allied war effort. He stresses that Europe faces agony, but Britain’s might, hurled together, will be irresistible and must march as one man.
Amsterdam June 6 German military authorities estimate the conflict will last another year according to a war duration assessment. The note reflects official German expectations amid ongoing hostilities.
Amsterdam June 6 A major bill is being prepared to extend the Dutch Landsturm service to all who were previously exempt from military service.
The Turkish Consul-General closed the Buenos Aires Consulate and stored the archives after refusing the German Chargé d'Affaires demand to hand them to the German Consul.
The Press Bureau reports General Dobell in the Cameroons says Allied forces captured a strong enemy position at Njok. Allied losses were not heavy.
Fisherman Sam Haldane and a mate boarded a silently sailing three masted barque after a casual hail went unanswered. They found an undamaged vessel worth thousands and towed the Montrosa to Bridlington claiming it as a prize after the crew abandoned ship in a panic following a night collision.
London reports curiously note the German official description of the Xprea battle omits gas usage. Possibilities include public ignorance or government reluctance to admit first gas adoption, with page 7 continuing analysis.
The Duke of Devonshire succeeds the Rt. Hon. G. Lambert MP as Civil Lord of the Admiralty, marking a notable ministerial shift in the naval administration.
In Dundee London June Winston Churchill declares no time for reproach, calls for national solidarity. He praises Admiralty role, warns of Dardanelles losses yet stresses looming victory and need for courageous, unified government action.
Advertises Edison phonographs and records as affordable home instruments. Promotes organs accordions and music rolls for rural households. Highlights Amberol and Blue Amberol records with various model prices and formats.
A. W. Hopkins operates as a bookseller and stationer at East Street Ashburton offering a range of reading materials writing supplies and stationery products for local customers. The notice emphasizes his shop location and trade.
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