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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1915
Page
4
Report analyzes the Transylvania’s voyage through the war zone and potential reactions from Germany and the United States. President Wilson travels to New York to review the fleet as diplomacy intensifies and Berlin weighs the American note amid submarine warfare fears.
London editors praise President Wilson's note as courteous yet firm and demanding. Papers argue Germany must change naval warfare methods or risk a diplomatic rupture, and speculate Count von Bernstorff may be recalled. The note directly addresses Berlin and criticizes indiscretions at the U S embassy.
Former President Taft commends President Wilson's note for its tone moderation and judicial spirit. He praises its dignified stance on international obligations and accurate statements of international law, stating the United States case may earn earnest concurrence.
Alexander Gorky son of Maxim Gorky was wounded while serving in the French army and has had his right arm amputated at the American hospital in Neuilly Paris.
Washington May 14 The Russian embassy in Petrograd reported that in the battle between the Black Sea fleet and the Turkish cruiser Selim the Selim was hit several times but escaped into the Bosphorus due to superior speed. The Selim fired 200 shells and none struck Russian ships.
London May 14 public condemnation targets the German Emperor and his advisers for wartime outrages. The call urges Britain to publicly declare personal responsibility of German government members for actions by German officers or agents during the war.
The Times notes the US note to Germany expresses firm policy and moral resolve regarding submarine warfare. A Hudson River report claims the U S S Jupiter was fired on by a British cruiser outside New York harbor during fleet operations, though officials dismiss the tale as unlikely.
The American note to Germany was delayed in transmission and not telegraphed from Rome until 3 40 p m today. Ambassador Gerard will likely present it to the German foreign office tomorrow. State Department confirmed the Rome dispatch reached Berlin, but deciphering time may push the presentation to tomorrow.
Diplomatic officials expect Germany to respond within a week. The German note will be prepared in English for consideration, with translations handled at the American embassy. Count von Bernstorff and Ambassador Gerard oversee multilingual exchanges as standard practice in treaties and diplomatic notes.
A public Chelsea session saw Lord Charles Beresford move a resolution urging confiscation of German property in the British Empire and internment of wealthy Germans until Allied prisoners are treated as POWs. Lord Robert Cecil seconded, both urging punitive peace terms. Lord Beresford and Lord Cecil condemned Emperor William's stance, while Lewis Harcourt denounced Germany as a naked barbaric power at the world’s bar.
The bodies of 28 Lusitania disaster victims arrived at Queenstown aboard a British torpedo boat and the tug Stormcock. Included are 18 men 8 women and 2 boys with identifications such as A L Hopkins president of Newport News Shipbuilding G L P Vernon an oil man and Mrs Crichton of New York. Three crew members appear among the recovered.
The Cymric departed New York for Liverpool under the British flag with 965 people aboard including 400 crew. Captain Beadsell said daily boat drills would be conducted and passengers instructed in life preservers. Four hundred passengers were in steerage, many of them children and nearly all Canadians.
The text describes a telegraph route from Berlin via Vienna to Rome, then the Mediterranean cable to New York, outlining the historic cross continental signaling path. It highlights the chain of transmission over European capitals to reach transatlantic communication.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra 100 strong under Dr Karl Muck opened a 12 concert series at Festival Hall San Francisco May 14 during the Panama Pacific Exposition. The hall capacity rose from 2500 to 4000 with a remodeled interior. The audience filled all seats and scenes of fashionable society and professionals attended. Dr Muck received hearty applause at entrance and after each number.
Ottawa dispatch lists six Canadians killed in action in tonight's casualty report. It also names Holyoke resident Thomas Luke Shannon and Washington, D. C. native Michael Dubich among the wounded.
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