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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1915
Page
1
Situation in the Balkans nears crisis as the War Department orders measures to check border raids. An A B C appeal calls for infantry aeroplane and heavy guns to Brownsville.
Nogales Arizona reports riot by Americans and Mexicans after gun seizure rumors. Ten Mexicans attacked before police restored order. One American allegedly reappears across the border in Nogales, Mexico, amid tensions and fear of bandit violence.
A U S destroyer fires a torpedo as it calls on leaders and naval chiefs to pursue peace away from the clash of guns. The move signals restraint amid rising hostilities and aims to avert further bloodshed.
War developments report German forces seizing three new strongholds in the czar’s domain as fronts shift east. The dispatch notes advances, with Allied and American officials tracking the widening conflict and strategic gains.
Ohio Republican leaders face a watchful wait as Governor Frank B. Willis mulls a 1916 presidential bid or re election. Theodore E. Burton and Myron T. Herrick also weigh options while Bracing for a single favored son to unite the state delegation.
Troops stream toward the frontiers as Central Powers mobilize in a drive to deliver relief to Turkey amid ongoing conflict. Officials stress swift deployment and coordinated support across occupied regions and allied lines.
London reports Balkans near crisis as central powers mass troops on frontiers to force path to Turkey. Roumania mobilizes four new divisions while Bulgaria seeks Macedonia in return for support. King Constantine offers Venizelos the premiership only if neutrality is kept. Should Bulgaria attack Serbia Greece would be bound to help.
The Times reports a plotted strain to push the United States into war with Mexico, citing President Wilson and possible conspirators. War Department orders strengthen Brownsville defense with troops, aircraft, and 4.7 inch weapons as Mexican raids intensify along the Texas border. Dispatches from Nogales and Laredo describe raiders crossing the border, cattle drives, and armed citizen mobilization, while regional leaders in Sinaloa Tepic Chiapas Oaxaca Guerrero and Durango dispute recognition of Villa or Carranza.
Mrs. Sherbourne Hopkins faces a quixotic quest for enduring romance. The headline frames her as bound to pursue love regardless of repeated marriages.
Mrs. Marguerite Upton Hopkins says she left her husband Sherbourne Hopkins Jr to seek a career on the stage leading a ten woman fashion review in New York. She criticizes American men as lacking chivalry while vowing to pursue true love and marriages if needed. Her husband is reportedly in Central America and she hints at divorce pursuit.
August 14 report from the Ministry of Marine says a planned attack on the Suez Canal was detected and thwarted. A French cruiser bombarded Jaffa after warning, destroying Wagner Bros shops making arms and boats for the attack while nearby houses remained unharmed.
Attorney General Gregory plans to employ about 3,000 convicts in three federal penitentiaries to manufacture articles for government departments. Machinery expansion is underway and living quarters are under design, with completion expected in a year. Army tents and uniforms are among items considered for direct government purchase.
Mme Catherine Breshkovskaya once called grandmother of the Russian revolution has been moved from Irkutsk to Yakoutsk at age 71. She suffers cataracts preventing reading, and endured eighteen months in solitary confinement plus two months more for escape attempts. The exile follows her ten year earlier visit to America and associations with Jane Addams and Julia Ward Howe.
Three bushels of jewels purses and personal belongings of Hastland disaster victims were recovered as the ship was restored to level afloat today. Items were found on the upper decks with hull exploration to follow.
Ernst Lissauer, author of the Chant of Hate, writes to The Berlin Tageblatt apologizing for his poem. He agrees it should not be taught in German schools and says the work arose from a wartime surge of anti Britain feeling.
Berlin dispatch reports Baron Burian, Austro-Hungarian Premier, in Berlin. It also says Imperial Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg will state German peace terms when the Reichstag opens on Monday.
In The Army and Navy Journal David Chauncey Brewer argues the British order in council is invalid and supports U S neutrality. He cites Openheim defining blockade as coast investment and notes London 1912 publication aligning with the London declaration.
The British steamers Cairo and Princess Carolyn and the fishing smack Amethyst were sunk by submarines. All but four crew members from the Princess Carolyn were saved or reached land. The Cairo, 1671 tons gross, is owned by Glasgow Navigation. Amethyst is Hull owned. Princess Carolyn, 830 tons gross, is Glasgow owned.
In South Bend Indiana Silas N Ebersole a former Dunkard minister is accused of murdering 15 year old Hazel Macklin last August He proclaims innocence and vows to fight the charge Meanwhile his son Newton 20 is released after authorities warned of habeas corpus actions Arraignment is postponed until September term with Ebersole to stay jailed unless released by habeas corpus
The official report notes a second, less violent attack today was repelled and that German forces near Martinswerk in the Argonne region indicate progress.
Miss Jane Addams told the Chautauqua audience that European soldiers were stimulated by alcohol and drugs before bayonet charges. She cited informants in England France and Germany and described instances from a Paris War Office official a German lieutenant and an Oxford professor. She urged neutral intervention and said America must lead.
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