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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1915
Page
16
New England preachers led by Bishop Lawrence condemned Germany for sinking the Lusitania. They urged neutrality and urged America to keep out of war to seek lasting world peace. The sermon referenced the sorrow of mothers and cited three Boston high school girls sent to Florence Crichton Home of Compassion.
Clergy from many churches call for calm and clear guidance for the nation as they mourn the Lusitania victims. Mothers Day observances frame sermons about innocent children lost at sea and the need for unity under President Wilson during this crisis. The Rev William Harman van Allen announces a requiem service for Friday at 10 30 inviting consuls of allied nations.
The Rev Dr Cortland Myers led a contentious demonstration at Tremont Temple last night claiming war harms mothers and urging American restraint before entering World War I. He condemned the sinking of the Lusitania and compared Germans to savages in a fiery plea for peace.
Bishop Lawrence denounces the Lusitania sinking as an awful tragedy of war and urges a clear stand against such warfare. Six men were ordained at Trinity Church Boston with assistants from St. Stephen's Boston and Trinity Newport, including five Cambridge graduates from Episcopal Theological School.
Rev. Austen K. deBlois of First Baptist Church lashes England for apathy in war urging self reliance rather than relying on allies and colonial troops. He condemns Germany and Prussian militarism while lamenting the Lusitania disaster and calling for sobriety and resolve.
Rev Dr Woodman Bradbury of Old Cambridge Baptist Church denounces the Lusitania sinking as wholesale murder. He calls the attack deliberate and planned, and urges Americans to act with courage, conscience, and faith in the face of the tragedy.
The Rev. Christopher Eliot of Bulfinch Place Church urged calm judgment on the Lusitania sinking. He said the President should have time for a full investigation and that while Germany’s act cannot be justified, every per...
The passage notes that a son aboard the Lusitania, except for the children, was warned of the impending danger. It argues travelers chose to sail on a ship laden with munitions of war and that if Cunard failed to warn adequately, the company bears grievous error for the voyage.
The Rev Thomas Van Ness condemns the sinking of the Lusitania as murder and piracy in the name of patriotism. He argues that even with German warnings, Americans aboard believed such a crime could not be committed by a Christian nation.
The Rev Dr Elwood Worcester of Emmanuel Baptist Church called the Lusitania disaster an unparalleled blow in history. He urged silence over horror and indignation while mourning friends lost, and lamenting a world where such events can occur.
The Rev Edward Caldwell Moore of Harvard College preached at the First Church in Cambridge urging calm in response to the Lusitania sinking. He advised reflection on government principles and cooling indignation when judging other nations' methods.
Reverend Edward Cummings denounced the Lusitania disaster at South Congregational Church calling it a made-to-order Titanic disaster and a torpedoing of modern civilization. He urged the United States to uphold noncombatant rights under international law and take a firm stand against killings of citizens.
The Rev. Frederick W. Heath of Warren Avenue Baptist Church condemned the German admiralty for sinking the Lusitania. He called the act totally inexcusable and absolutely unnecessary and said there is no defense for such heartless action.
The Rev. Charles DeNormandie of the First Church in Roxbury called the incident pure murder and said the ship’s destruction was not the main point in his view. He described the event as an egregious act, framing it as intentional harm beyond the act of destroying the vessel.
The speaker condemns a cowardly attack on a civilian ship packed with women and children. He calls for a calm official inquiry by the United States and for a firm stand to enforce citizens' rights, describing the act as murder and demanding accountability.
Yesterday was observed by the people and churches as Mothers Day. Carnations symbolized thoughtful devotion to mothers and their memory and formed a prominent part of church floral decorations and were worn on many coats.
Rome May 9 reports two Germans mobbed in Florence for drinking to the Kaiser in public. One of the arrested is a German officer in disguise. The other, released as a German American, gave the name Charles Strauss of Boston.
Official report from Petrograd notes progress southwest of Mitau after the 7th with enemy forces evacuated Ja niskzki and left booty. German offensive near Libau repulsed by territorial forces. Narew near Wadi repelled a German attack. Nida quiet. In western Galicia enemy attacks persist. a Russian regiment seized four enemy machine guns in counter attack. In the Carpathians repulsed attacks toward Mezolaboriez and upper Lombitza.
London dispatch quotes Field Marshal Sir John French noting continued enemy attacks east of Ypres repulsed with heavy losses. British first army gains ground between Bois Grenier and Festubert toward Fromelles as engagements persist. Bombing also hits Furnes Herlies Illies La Bassee and Marquelles, with rail and canal targets at St Andre and Dyck. No word on the Thompsons and their son Norman who sailed on the Lusitania.
Dispatches note Italian troops moving toward the northern frontier as Austrians and Germans flee Italy. Special trains carry about 3000 Germans from Rome Florence and Bologna toward the fatherland. Lugano reports refugees and Italy suspends frontier telephone service and many passenger trains. A southeastern war zone report claims Russians sunk six Turkish transports at the Bosphorus entrance.
Paris May 9. The German attack at Nieuwport was repulsed with heavy German losses. British troops gained ground near Fromelles and Arras advancing toward Loos and Carency. We captured trenches at seven kilometres front, held La Targette and part of Neuville St Vaast, took over 2000 prisoners and six guns. In Champagne we repelled an attack near St Thomas. Germans suffered losses at Bagatelle. Artillery fought in La Pietre Forest and Sillakerwasser.
The Austrian war office says troops crossed the Carpathian ridge into Galician territory and Hungary is free from the enemy. The enemy is retreating along a front over two hundred kilometers from the Vistula to the Uzsok Pass as Teutonic allies advance through Uzsok Pass area. More violent battles and several Russian positions captured in the Carpathian sector.
Reports from Verona and Ypres describe Italian forces near the Hungarian border and British and French actions in Flanders and Arras. The German briefing notes captured towns, prisoners, and artillery losses while noting Russian movements and advances near Mitau and in the Baltic region.
Front lines report strong reinforcement at the heights northeast of Oaaynia. The bridgehead at Zaleszoyki was stormed yesterday. Russian forces are being pursued across the Dniester, with 3500 captured.
Miss Margaret Waterman age 16 of 159 Main Street Springfield was struck by a car owned and driven by Clarence S. Johnson on the Springfield road near Holyoke and West Springfield line and died soon after at Holyoke City Hospital. Her mother Mrs Josephine Waterman and sister Mary aged 18 were also struck and transported to hospital.
Mrs Waterman and her two daughters were struck by an automobile while boarding a trolley at the Holyoke West Springfield line. Margaret Waterman died from injuries as Mary and their mother were hospitalized with severe bruises and shock. Johnson is jailed on a manslaughter charge. Archie Fairbanks aided the injured before Margaret died.
New York May 9 Dr Bernhard Dernberg former colonial secretary of the German empire reiterates in a press talk that Germany was justified in sinking the Lusitania. He says the act marked the end of Germany’s policy to sink ships carrying munitions and war supplies bound for British ports when preventable.
Dr. Dernburg contends Germany regrets American losses from the Lusitania disaster but says warning was possible only in such cases. He notes submarines cannot guarantee warning and cites prior embassy notices for ships crossing the Atlantic carrying munitions.
Francis R. Bangs may 22 chosen by Boston City Council to fill the place made vacant by the death of Councilor Woods. Bangs is a member of the old Board of Aldermen.
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