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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1915
Page
1
Italy readies a wartime ultimatum to Austria with war likely within twenty four hours. Salandra retains premiership as parliament grants plenary powers. Troop trains head to the Austrian border while rail lines and passes are guarded.
Planners in Paris reveal a birthday plot against the sultan as hundreds are arrested. In Athens King Constantine's pleurisy worsens, and in Washington reports note Yaqui Indians nearing war with Mexico. Belgium’s Pi th ished from home, and six thousand Aryan victims are claimed in Lod. A Senate anecdote and a courtroom tale follow, filled with dubious recollections and legal jests.
The Sea Wolf a new gas boat under Frank Larson leaves today for Dikeman on her maiden voyage to carry a large consignment of fresh goods for Sail Applebaum’s grocery house. Applebaum bets his freight will be the first to reach this port this summer from the outside with the swift vessel.
The Tokyo Maru under Captain J Wada proved fit during trial runs and will join Idutsrod’s growing commercial fleet. The vessel will be used to support fishing gardening and wood cutting camps on the Upper river.
Alaska river workers embrace the Pioneer's printed Duplicate Expense Bills to save time and cut bookkeeping for steamboats and gasoline boats. Summit Association on Flat Creek employs daylight crews. C Frantzen buys Guy Austin's Iditarod residence on Second Street.
Delegates from the Women's Peace Congress in The Hague will travel to Berlin to intercede with Kaiser Wilhelm and press for an end to the war. The move follows their recent meeting in The Hague as nations continue war efforts.
Syracuse a jury cleared Theodore Roosevelt of libel in a New York case brought by William Barnes. The panel, by unanimous verdict, found no libel was uttered, awarding no damages and leaving costs undecided.
London on May 21 reports the British government will purchase cotton seized in neutral vessels. Payment will be made once owners are identified. A note mentions a German spy cell at Brixton prison and a man named Kup meeting contact person.
Washington reports Germany's reply to the US note nearly finished and due Monday. The administration has no knowledge of a submarine war cessation. The American note was delivered Saturday, and Germany is expected to seek arbitration while demanding England lift the starvation embargo if raids end. Austria and Germany urged a conciliatory reply and extreme concessions to the United States.
May 21 reports say German forces capture Riga and Przemysl falls to Austrians, with battles at Gallipoli and in East Galicia. U S and British actions loom large as submarine warfare and naval engagements unfold amid grim weather and political tensions.
London May 21 reports say a coalition cabinet is forming to be ready before Parliament reconvenes on June 3. The drama centers on Winston Churchill as first lord of the admiralty, with rumors Admiral Lord Fisher has resigned. Expected lineup includes Balfour as first lord and Churchill as secretary of state for India, with Kitchener and Lloyd George to split war duties. Kitchener seeks 300,000 extra recruits.
President Wilson visited New York after a stormy coast voyage and addressed civic clubs praising peace. He later reviewed the port and war vessels preparing for sea maneuvers. Two American submarines were damaged in the war games and sent to Newport News for repairs.
London May 17 thousands of aliens surrender rather than face arrest under the new rule allowing interne ment or banishment of enemy aliens until the war ends. Authorities grapple with how to care for women and children and men not at the front in this difficult policy question.
Geneva May 20 The Kaiser's personal staff escaped death when an exploding Russian shell struck near the automobile watching the Sun battle. The blast wrecked the machine injuring the driver. Kill Joe Woods who has been mining on Donlan Creek with Jack Smeeton roamed the creeks in the early part of the season.
Yukon river navigation now open lower river falling upper river rising. Lake Lebarge open to navigation. Vessels listed include Delta, Nasutlin, Washburn, Circles and more with several boats reporting up and down runs to Nenana Lebarge and Gibbon. Sea Wolf trial trips completed. Sea Wolf expected to meet Washburn. crews and vessels preparing for ongoing transit season.
May reports from Lisbon and Madrid state Jose Chagas, the newly installed Portuguese president, was shot and wounded by Senator Freitas on a train. Freitas died at the scene, a soldier said to have killed him. Chagas is recovering but disorder fears persist as Lisbon stays unsettled.
The article discusses the thyroid gland and goitre as medical topics noting its mystery, potential treatments, and impact on mental powers. It also mentions the launch Comet with Captain Gene Norton carrying an excursion party from Flat City reaching Iditarod, and Jerry Wynne visiting Ruby Creek tavern.
The Advertiser notes Kamiko paper clothing from mulberry bark used in Japan, with thin wadding between sheets and quilted construction. Prices quoted show lower wholesale costs in Yokohama for garments sold to the Russian army, and a key drawback is lack of washability. Additional notes mention a prospector Jerry Baker arriving from down-river, Charley Worden visiting from Flat Creek, and letters sealed with egg white.
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