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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1915
Page
5
An incident at Calais near the railway station caused no serious material damage though some employees were killed. The report notes the event and investigations are ongoing.
The report notes Allied and Belgian operations near Verdun and Beausejour with gains east into a ravine near ridge 198, and heavy enemy losses in trenches. It describes artillery actions from Dixmude to Lessen, and bombardments around Notre Dame de Lorette, Carnoy, and Maricourt. A separate dispatch says Russian drives gain strength in Poland between the rivers Skwa and Orzy following Galician front activity.
The article details clashes along the Niemen and Vistula banks with captures of guns machine guns ammunition and prisoners. It notes fierce street fighting on the Narew fronts with rapid village changes and heavy artillery. It reports German and French actions at Lorretta Cham pagne and Argonne with casualties and aerial bombardments plus retaliatory measures on Memel and surrounding towns.
New Orleans authorities appealed to Surgeon General Blue by telegraph on March 18 to permit use of the marine hospital here for drug addicts. Since March 1, after the federal drug act, crowds of users have asked Coroner O Hara for relief in every ward of charity hospitals. An emergency hospital has been set up in the parish prison with cot beds from the fire department. Coroner O Hara told Acting Mayor Ricka the situation overwhelmed city facilities and urged Dr Blue’s response.
President Wilson plans to review the Atlantic fleet during May maneuvers at New Port pending official business. No definite arrangements yet, but it is stated he would likely attend the review.
An eye witness reports Neuve Chapelle bombarded into ruins with German casualties piling up to 18,000. He notes 2,000 bodies south of the village and 399 more before one British battalion, while prisoners describe harsh bombardment and a dummy mine device. Princes Leopold, and Frederick Leonard von Hohenzollern are mentioned among German officers.
Thousands in Vienna unable to buy bread as a government decree cuts bread production by one quarter causing shop disruptions. Authorities say shortage temporary while bread and flour tickets start April 4 for cities over 6000 population. 2000 Galfelan refugees receive permission to move to Denmark to work on farms.
President Wilson accepted an invitation to attend a Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, but will not speak. He also considers Speaker Glass's invitation to speak at a Richmond, Virginia observance next Thursday.
Unofficial reports from Longon on March 18 indicate Italy and Austria drift toward conflict as Paris dispatches claim Germans at Italian Riviera resorts are ordered to depart. Geneva reports say Berlin Vienna talks end abruptly with Emperor Francis Joseph deemed inflexible. German nationals in Italian Riviera told to leave immediately.
London reports Rear Admiral Guerratte described a French submarine attempt to pass the Dardanelles aimed at sinking the Turkish cruiser Sultan Selim. The submerged boat hit a rocky shore near the Asiatic coast and surfaced. Fleet waters are clear to Mephez Bernu, but main minefields and coast defenses lie between Chaonak Kalesh and Kid Dubr.
London reports the British steamer Glenartney of Glasgow was torpedoed this morning by a German submarine off Bay Head with no warning. In the scramble for boats one crew member died while about forty others, some injured, were rescued by a steamer and landed at New Haven. The 2,505 ton vessel was sailing from Bangkok to London loaded with 8,000 tons of five.
Grayson Ga March 18 Mrs Genie Brownlea Patty wife of Russ Petty dies at home funeral and interment set for Saturday 11 at Chestnut Grove Baptist church. Survived by husband three daughters one son four brothers and two sisters. Also listed are Mrs Lula P Landers 56 who died at 276 Simpson street with survivors husband one son two sisters four brothers. Additional notices include John R McWhirter aged 48. Marvin N Elliott aged 42. Glenn W Carney aged 6. and Elias Travis Douglas infant son.
A fragmented passage discusses General Tonic and General Conte Secmuee II, noting quinine and iron content. It suggests the tonic drives malaria, enriches blood, and builds the immune system, though phrasing is unclear and garbled. The text cites well known tent properties and broad health benefits without concrete evidence.
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