17 Jan 1915
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1915
Page
1
Rome reports hunger cold and delay in aid for the Abruzzi earthquake survivors. Lack of medicines and tents prompts protests by The Messaggero and cries of urgency from Rome’s relief staff. King helps coordinate troops amid damaged roads and shifting rescue efforts.
Gov Willis appointed Harry T. Hall of East Liverpool as State Bank Superintendent to replace George Walters of Portsmouth. Hall, 39, brings nineteen years in banking and serves as VP of Dollar Savings Bank. He heads county GOP committees and will likely be confirmed Tuesday to take charge Wednesday.
Mexican President Carranza ends an oil embargo that had risked the British fleet's fuel supply. The move eases tensions and stabilizes energy shipments amid wartime shortages.
Special dispatch reports executions in Rio Bravo by Carranza order, with families notified. Washington discusses oil export embargo relief and tax removal for foreign firms. meetings among British ambassador Arredondo, Carranza reps, and Secretary Bryan. Provisional government plan outlines duties for Gutierrez. Also described is Indian troops in France warming with braziers amid harsh winter trenches.
The Seine continues to rise with lower bridge buttresses underwater and quays submerged to two feet. The river runs swift and navigation has nearly halted as rains continue. The dramatic Kaiser army pressure looms as forces threaten toward the capital.
A Turkish official statement from Constantinople reports the Saphir submarine was sunk by Turkish artillery while attempting to enter the Dardanelles. The craft measured 386 tons, carried about twenty one crew, and was built in 1908 at Toulon.
A German hydroplane discovered on Manoe, a small Danish North Sea island, is badly damaged with no crew found. The aircraft, built in November and loaded with bombs, is presumed to have lost its crew and sunk.
New York January 16 reports that Secretary of War Lindley M. Garrison along with former secretary Henry L. Stimson and ex-assistant William C. Sanger urged preparation for U S defense in case of war. They warned of woeful inadequacy of land defenses and called for stronger coastal and inland measures.
Washington reports that President Wilson and Congress act to curb foodstuff prices. Agencies gather data on exports and stocks as prosecutors trace possible illegal combinations. Exports surge year over year with wheat values rising. December figures await compilation.
A bill filed in the Massachusetts Legislature calls for a joint special committee to investigate military preparedness against invasion or attack. Petitioners include Curtis Guild former Ambassador to Russia George Von L Meyer former Secretary of the Navy and Henry M Whitney seek the committee to report findings and recommend necessary legislation. The panel would study a Swiss style military training system for possible adoption.
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