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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1915
Page
2
The report details Russian movements near Iwaniska, gains in Galicia, and advances around Przemysl. Gallipoli fighting continues with British battleship Queen Elizabeth shelling Saros Bay and French forces near Sedd El Bahr. German losses include 2,000 dead at the Yser.
Secretary Daniels said recommendations to Congress for strengthening the navy will be held until the last possible minute. President Wilson praised the New York police for their efficiency during his fleet review. Secretary Bryan declined Paterson talks due to Pan American Finance Conference. Census Bureau puts national wealth at 187.739 billion dollars averaging 1965 per person. Army and Navy deny reports of heavy munition orders from mills. Rear Admiral Moore reports slow but satisfactory progress raising submarine F-4 in Honolulu.
General Bil H. Hoeder national past senior vice commander of the United Spanish War Veterans died at his home in St Louis. The report notes his death and honors his service.
Reports detail Anton Kuepferle's death by suicide in a London jail during German spy trial. William Y. Cartright elected president of the Association of Natural Gas Men of America at Cincinnati convention. Sir George Herbert Farrar killed in a railway accident in German Southwest Africa while on active service for Botha. Dr Genzburo Koga claims tuberculosis cure serum after a decade of research in Tokio. Police raid in London arrests Josephine Moffit amid gambling ring. Shinsei Maru and Hazel Dollar loading war cargoes at Seattle for Vladivostok. Italy orders 200000 tons coal for immediate delivery via two Philadelphia firms. Felix Bethmann von Hollweg enlists with Third Uhlan Guard Regiment. Foreign-built vessels admitted to American registry 146 vessels, tonnage 517737. Anonymous donor bequeaths $100000 in bonds to Johns Hopkins University. Hopkins & Allen Arms Co receives Massachusetts charter with $4250000 capital. Gen Antonio Villa reportedly shot in Chihuahua City amid political dispute. U S War Department stockpiles include 732000 Springfield rifles and 335000 Krags. West Virginia mining hampered by miner shortages. conditions worsen. Frigate Constellation to Newport after Norfolk tow. viewed as near last voyage. Doctors conduct house to house vaccination in New Rochelle. American Locomotive Co Pittsburgh plant undergoing overhaul for resumed operations after two-year idle. New York skyscrapers report business suspended as Atlantic Fleet sails past. Illinois Senate approves larger navy resolution urging stronger naval policy. Walter Drew urges labor union incorporation with the National Erector's Association. President Poincare contributes an article to Echo Des Tranches in trenches. New York Municipal Council of United Irish League endorses Wilson's stance toward Germany.
Sporting Joe Birmingham resigns as manager of the Cleveland American League baseball team. Focus ball players of the American League will be asked to autograph some balls which President Johnson will forward to Canadian soldiers in France along with other items. Freddie Welsh recovers from a shoulder injury and trains for his match with Young Saylor. James Savage and Frank Delahanty are released by the Pittsburgh Federal League club to the Springfield Colonial League club.
Foreign members of the London Stock Exchange pass a unanimous resolution expressing complete confidence in Lord Kitchener. Admiral von Essen of the Russian Baltic fleet dies of pneumonia in Reval. Italian Senate approves plenary war powers for Salandra. Detention camps arise for Italian ages 17 to 60 in Austria and 20,000 Italians in Germany. King George and Kitchener review troops at Newcastle. Prof Negro of Turin claims a tetanus cure with electric currents. Falaba inquiry opened in London with Lord Mersey presiding. Prince Joachim receives many marriage proposals from German leaders.
London reports Servia's reconstituted army is ready for another invasion of Austria after driving Austrians from Servia. Italy and Romania are seen as allied in concert. Russian losses total 194,000 captured, with Austro-German efforts costly. Battle details span Ypres Lorette Dardanelles and Adriatic actions with French, British, and Turkish forces, plus Hindenburg moving toward Verona.
Paris reports German capture of Riga on the Baltic as major naval conflict unfolds in the Baltic Sea. Berlin says Przemysl fighting drains Russian losses while Jaroslav and a 190 mile front show German and Austrian pressure. Allied attacks on the Dardanelles intensify with French troops at Seddul Bahr Krithia and British planes over Gallipoli.
Rome announces war on Austria-Hungary after Italian forces clash in the Forcellini di Montazzo pass. The government tightens censorship, seizes draft animals, restricts foreigners, and steps to seize Austrian ships as Italy recalls diplomats and Germany denounces the action.
An unofficial Berlin report claims the Russian battleship Panteleimon was sunk in the Black Sea with about 1,400 killed or missing. Attacks in Bukowina and Galicia intensify as Austrians and Germans try to relieve pressure on the San front. Western battles from Arras to the sea show shifting gains with both sides claiming advantages as Paris says attacks were repulsed.
The Italian Chamber of Deputies approved by 407 to 84 a bill granting the government full power to wage war with no practical limits. Premier Salandra announced the measure as covering future national war expenditures, while the chamber applauded the step amid a scene of national fervor and international diplomatic presence.
The Pan American Financial Conference in Washington features speeches by President Wilson and officers like Frank A. Vanderlip Secretary McAdoo Bryan and Redfield with delegates from Latin American nations. Wilson warns private capital must boost US export transport or the government will enter shipping while Vanderlip foresees a surge in loans abroad due to bank reserves.
London. No candidates for ordination to the clergy of the Church of England in the Diocese of London who are of military age and fit for duty will be ordained during the war. The diocesan council adopted a resolution: no application will be considered unless the candidate proves he is unable to serve for the war.
Bucharest reports indicate Romania negotiating with the Allies over joining the war. Submarine G-4 breaks down and heads to Provincetown for repairs, the fifth such loss. In Innsbruck a Vienna crowd insults the Italian Ambassador near the Italian Embassy. The New Hampshire suffers propeller damage and stays out of maneuvers. Billy Sunday preaches to 12 000 in Paterson. Baron Burian resigns as AustroHungarian Premier after failed efforts to avert war with Italy.
Across New Jersey reports note woodbury fire losses of not less than 16000 dollars and bridges being replaced with concrete due to heavy travel. Municipalities advance library programs school bonds playground openings and sewer work while routes expand including an auto bus line between Port Norris and Millville and a proposed New Jersey ship canal.
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