Nation Backs Chief Through Flood of Telegrams to White House
A flood of telegrams arrives at the White House in support of the nation’s chief executive as messages express broad backing from the public and officials.
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12 May 1915
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1915
Page
1
President to Send Note Demanding Explanation of War Zone Incidents
Special dispatch reports President Wilson plans to demand explanations from Germany in firm terms for a series of wartime incidents since the British Isles war zone proclamation. The note will address the Falaba sinking, Thresher death, Cushing attack, Gulflight torpedoing, and Lusitania destruction. It seeks adherence to international law and maritime warfare rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Wilson
Kaiser
British Isles
Falaba
Leon C. Thresher
Cushing
Lusitania
United States
Germany
Naval program advocates $500 million bond for navy defense
The Navy League of the United States urged Congress to convene a special session to authorize a $500 million bond issue to strengthen national defense. Prominent members attached their signatures to the resolution as a preventive measure against war. Admirals, politicians, and naval officers highlighted pride in the U S Navy during a New York luncheon and related events honoring the Atlantic fleet's arrival for a naval review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilson
Congress
Navy League of the United States
Horace Porter
League
Robert M. Thompson
Charles A. Fowler
Perry Belmont
John C. O'Loughlin
Frank J. Symes
Commercial Tribune
United States Navy
Admiral Fletcher
Fraunce's Tavern
Sons of the Revolution
New York Yacht Club
James M. Beck
Washington
United States
Mr. Beck
Hese
Hudson River
Fletcher
Wyoming
Hudson
Atlantic
Key West
Netherlands Demands End To Sea Raids After Sinking
Amsterdam reports the Dutch government rejects Germany's reply on April 14 sinking of the Netherlands steamer IXatwyk. The Handelsblad calls the response only partly satisfactory and insists on acknowledgment that the commander lacked justification and that Dutch property and sailors must be protected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Ixatwyk
Handelsblad
Germany
Isutch
Weakness of the President Demands Immediate Action
The piece calls for strong presidential resolve and swift U S action, urging decisive measures now. It stresses the nation's need for vigor and united support to address looming challenges and maintain leadership.
Germans Compared to Pirates in Roosevelt Article
Theodore Roosevelt denounces German submarine warfare as piracy on the high seas citing the Lusitania tragedy and brutal acts against civilians. He argues treaties and neutral conduct were ignored and urges immediate decisive US action to uphold humanity and American interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Republic
Theodore Roosevelt
FLEEING GERMANY AND U S WAR SENTIMENT
Cable reports from Switzerland show many Americans fleeing Germany and seeking refuge in that country. President Wilson believes 10,000,000 Americans oppose war with Germany and favor a vigorous stand for rights, with broad public support backing his crisis policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune Bureau
Munsey Building
Washington
Switzerland
Germany
Philadelphia
United States
Women Scavengers Take Jobs in Newcastle Area
May 11 The recruitment boom reaches municipal staff as women replace street car conductors who enlisted. In Gateshead women are employed as scavengers in an experimental move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Eng
Gateshead
Brye compares German pirates to wild beasts in lecture
Viscount Bryce denounces Germany in London saying international law has been disregarded, ships sunk at sea with crews drowned, and Belgium’s civilians suffer cruelties beyond those of combatants. He calls German pirates enemies of all mankind and warns neutrals face equal risk. He faults the German view that terrorizes nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
Germany
Louvain
Dinant
Belgium
France
Pontius Pilate
Mexico
London
Viscount Bryce
Washington
Germany Issues Orders Anent Neutral Ships
Germany instructs submarine commanders not to harm neutral vessels not engaged in hostilities and to pay damages for accidental harm in the war zone. Berlin justifies submarine warfare by England's blockade of neutral trade in food and necessities, while officials deny British responsibility for Lusitania loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
the Commercial Tribune
London
British Admiralty
England
Washington
Gerard
United States
Shield German Ships in Boston Harbor
Customs guards on the German steamers refugeing in Boston were doubled by order of Radmund Billings, Collector of the Port. He said rumors of retaliation for the Lusitania destruction prompted the security increase at the port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Radmund Billings
Unidentified Steamer Torpedoed off Schiermonnikoog
A Reuter dispatch from Amsterdam reports an unidentified steamer torpedoed off Schiermonnikoog in the North Sea. The vessel is burning and the fate of its crew is not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Schiermonnik-Oog
North Sea
Italy to Declare War Amid Two Fierce Battles
May 11 dispatches report Italy poised for war after rejecting Austrian territorial offers. Italian officers in Switzerland ordered to rejoin. Austrian and Bavarian forces mass in the Tyrol. Rome unrest contrasts with calm ministerial circles as Italy readies military action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Paris
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Tyrol
Horn's Habeas Corpus Petition Denied in War Act Claim
The Federal Court ruled that Werner Horn's attempt to destroy the International Railroad Bridge at Vanceboro Maine last February was not an act of war. The judge also rejected his claim of illegal removal from Maine to this state. Horn awaits trial on charges tied to interstate transportation of explosives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial ‘Tribune
Boston
Werner Horn
Morton
Vanceboro
Maine
Horn
Swiss Yard Turns Out Submarines At Hamburg
Swiss engineer reports from Geneva that Hamburg ship yards produce three finished submarines each month two large and one small type used for coast defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Hamburg
Thought British Craft Sank American Vessel Off Scilly Islands
The U S State Department releases a sworn statement by Ralph E. Smith, former chief officer and now master of the Gulflight, describing the May 1 torpedoing off the Scilly Islands. He says the Gulflight flew a large American ensign and that Captain Alfred Gunter died from shock, believing it was an English submarine. Two British patrol boats, Iago and Filey, ordered the ship toward Bishop Lighthouse as the attack occurred.
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Gulflight
Scilly Islands
Alfred Gunter
Smith
Iago
Filey
Bishop Lighthouse
Oteens
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America
U.S
Fletcher and Fleet OF
Metropolitan Magazine Co
Theodore Isevelt
High Seas
Metropolitan Magazine
Britain
Barbary Coast
Queenstown
Berlin
ORD
BRYGE
The
Admiralty
Cation
Sea of Marmora
Milan
Triest
Istria
Nonha
Verona
Rome
Messagero
Border Bridge
Ralph E. Smith
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