03 May 1916
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1916
Page
1
Americans hold a pass at Chihuahua amid marking time as more Yankee boys arrive. The brief notes a military buildup and arrivals of personnel without detailing engagement or dates.
May 2 report from Douglas Arizona says a de facto Mexican cavalry advance guard under Colonel Jesus Maria Aguierre was halted by American forces at Pulpito Pass after penetrating eighteen miles. The Mexican force moved toward Chihuahua while Gomez’s troops, about 3,500 strong with 1,800 cavalry and four guns, concentrate along the Bavispe River valley heading toward Colonia Morelos and Colonia Oaxaca. Rumors run on both sides as Aguierre’s camp signals communication with Gomez.
El Paso May 2 General Hugh L Scott Chief of Staff said the situation between the United States and Mexico resembles sitting among powder barrels with sparks flying in all directions He spoke after receiving fresh dispatches from Washington indicating rising tensions in the border region and negotiations with Obregon's forces.
Secretary of War Daniels will, for the first time, issue orders by telephone to a warship far at sea. The system will operate between 4 and 8 o clock on a Saturday afternoon and the following Monday morning, marking a new method of naval command communication.
News notes five hostile air ships attacked the northeast coast of England and southeast Scotland. An official raid report says bombs fell in Yorkshire with casualty details pending. The Navy Department plans a preparedness test linking Atlantic and Pacific stations by wireless and telephone.
Washington May 2 Secretary Baker urged no delay in disposing of the pending Philippine bill and called for new administrative machinery for the islands. Congress developments showed the Jones bill likely to pass in general outline. Clarke independence deadline was unlikely. Senate debated the Hollis Rural Credits amendment and peace resolutions by Phelan and Newlands will be taken up by the Foreign Relations Committee tomorrow.
Mrs. Emily Booker, 70, a former slave, visits Columbus and views an electric elevator, a moving picture show, and a tall building for the first time. She recalls life in Europe and mentions a distant North Middletown area and a stray automobile party in the wilderness near her home.
Rioters retreat after a brief clash and carry away a dead comrade. Police report the confrontation erupted in a crowded area prompting emergency service response and a halted street scene as authorities investigate the incident.
Pittsburgh street car workers approved a compromise wage deal ending the strike. About 3100 carmen voted to resume service with a maximum of 35 cents an hour for most workers and 34 cents for about 116 on specific lines.
May 2 reports from Cuernavaca say General Pablo Gonzales’s troops seized the city after twelve hours of fighting. Other Morelos towns reportedly fell as Constitutionalists moved from Puebla and Mexico. This marks the first occupation of Cuernavaca by forces other than Zapata’s since Madero’s era.
Government officials in Mexico City disclose negotiations with American and Mexican military authorities have reached a critical point. They urge Washington to acknowledge Mexico’s request for U.S. troops to leave Mexican territory. Special dispatch from El Paso notes widespread unofficial opinion and a continuation on page two.
Chicago applications for the June 7 Republican National Convention reached 25 000 with at most 10 000 seats available. Subscriptions to the convention fund may secure preference with Indiana sending a 1000 seat inquiry and marching clubs nationwide also applying.
Miss Sarah E Larkin and Miss Eleanor Lockwood lead the soldierettes at a Washington area Red Cross encampment in Chevy Chase. Each two week session includes physical training, surgical dressing care, lectures and demonstrations, organized by the Navy League women’s section. The group aims to show government usefulness in emergencies.
Dutch shipping council testimony and boat bronze fragment support that a German torpedo sank the Tubantia off Noordhinder. Berlin negotiates compensation as Albert Ballin offers to transfer a Hamburg American liner to replace the Tubantia. Dutch protests prompted Berlin to cooperate in inquiry.
The Methodist Episcopal Church paid 1 225 226 toward retired ministers and widows in 1915, with annual claims near 1 800 000 and a projected additional 600 000 income. Bishops endorsed a union of Methodist branches under protective terms, while Dr. Edwin Locke won the conference secretary post by acclamation after ballots.
An explosion at the Chandler Oilcloth Company plant in Gardville near Trenton killed three workers and seriously injured eight others amid twenty five in the building. The blast, likely sparked by machinery igniting gasoline fumes, destroyed the factory and damaged two more buildings. Victims named Williams Harry Taylor and Edward Forker, all from Yardville.
The bulletin reports rain for Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia with disturbance systems over the Rio Grande Western Arkansas Alberta and the Canadian maritime provinces. It notes unsettled conditions east of the Rockies with rain in the East Gulf States and Ohio Valley and fair weather in the far West. Temperature data and precipitation are given for Cincinnati for May 2 1916.
At the Plattsburg Camp for Women run by the Navy League women section 200 students received tips on national preparedness after a day and a half of drills. Sunburned complexions showed the strain as Assistant Secretary Rooosevelt Madame Slavko and Mrs Wylla Poe Wilson addressed the group about women’s role in national defense.
The Turkish transport Chicken Hairie was sunk off Rodosto by a British submarine with many soldiers believed lost. The Swedish relief ship Fridland and the Brazilian Rio Branco were also sunk, along with the Rochester City. one life was lost on that vessel. An Admiralty notice reports the yacht Erin was sunk by a mine in the Mediterranean with six dead.
Mrs C Sinklewite of Penns Grove New Jersey despondent over desertion killed her three children in a Wilmington Delaware home fire and attempted suicide by slashing her throat. She was not expected to live.
The Senate Naval Affairs Committee backed Senator Tillman’s bill to harshen penalties for disclosing national defense secrets. Maximum ten years for leaks to foreign governments and penalties for attempting to learn secrets without authority. House members secured $13 million for big gun ammunition, trimmed to $10 million by Secretary Daniels.
In California a split Republican delegation emerged after a state wide vote on petition nominated candidates. The old faction led by John D. Fredericks opposed the new faction headed by Guy C. Earl. Governor Hiram W. Johnson endorsed the new Republicans and pledged support for a forward looking national convention candidate.
In Dublin the fighting between rebels and British troops left many dead including twenty women found in shell shattered buildings. Cork reports quiet except for an armed incident in Fermoy District where a head Constable was killed. Sinn Feiners in Cork City surrendered arms as police clear zones. Parliament moves to debate Augustine Birrell's resignation amid Dublin revolt charges.
County and city authorities pursue Adam Haeus, 24, rubber worker, charged with the murder of Susie May, 18, who refused a marriage proposal from Hans. Officials say the act stems from her rejection and a claimed love affair.
Five thousand men and women will act as pickets as 65 000 garment workers strike begins tomorrow in New York. Benjamin Schlessinger, president of the Garment Makers' Union, says the strike has backing from all organized labor including the AFL. About seventy halls have been rented for labor support activities.
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