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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1915
Page
5
Paris dated reports say German naval forces operated 300 miles from base and bombarded Dunkirk with 20 killed and 50 wounded while airships dropped bombs on Rheims starting fires. Other items note vessels sunk by submarines and Sweden protesting blockades.
Reports from Paris and Athens describe complete Allied occupation of the Gallipoli peninsula with Gallipoli city captured. Bombardment of inner forts continues, air forces strike Smyrna, Turkish airships shot down, and Allied landings extended. France and Britain report moves toward securing bases, while Dutch rumors hint at border closures and troop redeployments in case Italy acts.
Vancouver British Columbia April 29 The Connaught Bridge costing nearly a million dollars was destroyed by fire early this morning in what is believed to be an incendiary act The Granville Street Bridge was also set afire but the flames were checked before causing major damage
Paris reports that the French cruiser Gambetta was torpedoed and sunk by Austrian submarine U-6 in the Straits of Otranto. About half the crew saved. 56 dead buried with full honors by Italian soldiers at Santa Maricleus. Survivors arrived in Syracuse, many suffering from exposure.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels answers critics with a statement published in Washington. He says the fleet is stronger than ever and growing in efficiency each month, asserting improved readiness and capability for naval operations.
The warship Kronprinz Wilhelm, patrolling the Atlantic coast, put in at Newport for repairs and supplies and has been interned until after the war. The cruiser was reported by Western Allied naval sources as a major German vessel, with securing arrangements pending.
A fragmented dispatch mentions an Alaska attorney in San Francisco, a complaint about transfers of deeds to a railroad townsite at Seward, and notes on former Alaska Northern officials. A Washington line cites thousands of bales of cotton held by allies for neutral ports and charter concerns. New York hints at the death of John Bunny.
New York reports that General Villa captured and executed anciseo Obregon, brother of General Obregon, as retaliation for Obregon's defense at Celayo. The dispatch notes Villa's forces increased by recruits and ongoing battles across Sonora. Distress spreads in mining districts as workers are laid off due to Villa and Carranza actions.
In Syracuse on April 25 1911 the libel case against Barnes Roosevelt moved forward with private letters to Senator Platt introduced as evidence. Roosevelt testified that he recognized Platt as the Republican boss and had conferred with him often. The trial continued with Theodore Roosevelt still on the stand.
A report notes a British battleship was severely damaged during a Zeppelin raid over the Tyne. Other items include French Prime Minister Viviani saying no war indemnity, Turkey seeking mediation, Greek vessel sunk by a mine, and a Zeppelin raid on the English coast with fires. The British duty on spirits was doubled in Parliament.
The Gerchu crew, once aboard the famed Emden, sailed again with Allied patrol ships toward the Arabian littoral at Sidd. Their voyage was interrupted by an Arab attack as they journeyed through the region.
Rome reports indicate Italy may join the Triple Entente as Austria-Hungary negotiates frontier aims. London letters cite Italian aims to gain Albania and Trieste while preserving neutrality for promised territorial compensation if the Allies prevail.
Orge Adams will be in Flat City for one week beginning today May 1 offering paperhanging painting decorating and kalfemining. See him for good work and prompt service. Get your orders in early For Working Clothing see Boas Flat.
Apr 30 Havre reports massive German casualties as four thousand soldiers crossing a Steenstraate bridge are mowed down. Survivors taken prisoner by Belgians amid desultory frontier fighting. Reinforcements and heavy action fill the Ypres and Flanders front as German forces attempt to push toward Calais and Dun kirk.
April reports describe a Russian push into Hungarian territory with the entire line advancing in the Carpathians. War office notes Russian forces holding in the Carpathians as German and Austrian losses mount, while aerial combat yields several Austrian and German planes brought down on the front.
Montrose N Y April 26 Frederick W Seward son of the great secretary of state in Lincoln's cabinet is dead at his home. Born Auburn 1880 he studied at Union College and earned LL D in 1878. Admitted to the bar in 1851 he edited Albany Evening Journal and served as assistant secretary of state under his father 1861 69 and 1877 81. He helped warn Lincoln of a Baltimore plot and sat in cabinets of Lincoln Johnson and Hayes. He participated in 1867 West Indian treaties and Alaska and Pazo Pago harbor negotiations. He later served in the New York legislature and wrote The Life and Letters of William H Seward.
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