15 Jan 1915
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1915
Page
1
London dispatch notes French reverses near Soissons over two days. German forces captured the heights of Vregny before the Kaiser, while French officials cite Aisne river floods forcing a five mile withdrawal and loss of several bridges. Berlin reports 3150 prisoners and eight heavy guns captured.
Paris dispatch reports the Journal des Debats predicting a shift from sieges to intense, narrow-front battles as German reinforcements counter French advances. The piece forecasts prolonged heavy fighting, with Allied superiority aided by Russian successes and new British forces, signaling war’s end is approaching.
Paris reports rising objections to wartime censorship as criticism is increasingly restricted. The Socialist Party rejects Deputy Alexandre Varenne becoming head censor, arguing limits should target military information only and that the government must share public opinion within defenses. Georges Clemenceau pushes a resolution deeming political restraint beyond prior law.
German papers unite on food crisis as mobilizing housewives moves per wartime. Berlin hosts ten large meetings urging economy in kitchens with professors and society ladies offering meatless recipes and warnings of coming shortages. Officials stress sacrifice and careful pork stockpiling to sustain war effort.
In Paris on January 14 M Delahaye a Socialist senator called for postponing war talks claiming speeches must yield to cannon. The remark sparked protests as Premier Viviani expressed regret and the motion to delay was defeated after a brief debate.
Paris Jan. 14 A dispatch from Tiflis reports the fleeing Armenians who crossed the Russian frontier already total about 8 000. The correspondent says they are in a pitiable state and in distress.
Swiss banks report heavy deposits from the Hapsburg family Austrian aristocracy and Vienna financiers. They also note large orders to buy American securities. An Austrian Archduke recently sold a Tyrol estate at about half its value for cash.
News from London reports comedian Lionel Mackinder killed at the front. He had delighted London audiences with performances at the Gaiety Theatre and was a favorite with theatergoers.
A yet unidentified English coal ship collided with or forced a warship to take action off Havana on January 14. The warship’s name is not disclosed and the collier remains unnamed.
Special to The New York Times reports Governor Cole L Blease steps down five days before term ends. Lieutenant Governor Charles A Smith takes oath. Richard I Manning will succeed next Tuesday. Blease cites no reason though pardons and petitions flood his office. He had granted clemency in 2704 cases and reduced a life sentence for Clyde C Clement.
Republican State Chairman Frederick C. Tanner declined an offer to serve as special counsel to Controller Travis in the Wel estate matter, a role that could have produced 50 000 to 70 000 in fees. Francis Winslow won the appointment after Tanner refused. George J. Gillespie was named special counsel for Morgan estate appraisal. John W. Hutchinson received the Morgan appointment. The notice then advertises an Albany to Augusta-Atlantic Coast Line rail schedule.
Graphic pen picture outlines ex baseball star Billy Sunday now evangelizing in Philadelphia. The piece previews his methods and approach, noting his public appeals and energetic style as he seeks to reach local crowds.
At Aero Club of America dinner Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart outlined using 2000 postal aviators to carry light mail on preselected routes, with Congress likely to pass a bill next session. He said aircraft would serve as a first line of reserves and urged training for National Guardsmen and civilians, noting Army Navy plans for four aerial squadrons and new landing stations.
An old advertisement touts Deerfoot Farm Sausages made from tender pork and chosen spices. It mentions a York store at 178 Cham Street with telephone Cortlandt for orders.
The Republican machine seized the State Senate in Albany on January 14, sidelining Lieutenant Governor Schoeneck and stripping him of committee appointments. Senator Thompson’s resolution moved power to party leadership, triggering clashes with Old Guard figures like Senator Emerson who protested loss of seniority. Committee heads were announced, with Senator Sage and others named to key posts, while no action occurred on the Public Service Commission probe.
The report notes heavy casualties with relief efforts hampered by the rush to aid survivors, and predicts the final death and injury toll could reach into the thousands as figures accumulate.
A delegation from the National American Woman Suffrage Association met with President Wilson to discuss state level efforts for woman suffrage, focusing on New Jersey where vote timing and party positions loom. The group reports Wilson showed interest but offered no firm stance. Doris Stevens plans mass meetings in New York to pressure Senators Root and O Gorman.
A blaze at 495 Ninth Avenue near Thirty seventh Street killed Antonio Pucculo and his four and a half year old son Tony. Catherine McKinney two and a half, daughter of John McKinney, died after running to the Pucculo flat. Firemen confined the flames to the rear as residents and police rescued others from front fire escapes. Policeman Campbell and steeplejack Frederick Walker played key roles in evacuations and raisings.
Secretary of the Navy refuses a Corvallis petition to move 187000 Oregon school pupils aboard the historic battleship Oregon for a Panama Canal procession. He notes the ship’s capacity limits and compares to a coal carrier’s humanitarian cargo to Europe, calling the idea impractical yet praising the sentiment.
A Rome dispatch reports Pope Pius XI accompanied by Cardinal Gasparri and Cardinal Merry del Val visited Santa Marta hospital near the Vatican to see patients harmed in the earthquake. The Pontiff spoke with survivors and distributed gifts. The report claims he traveled through interior passages from the Vatican to Santa Marta, a first since 1870.
The American steamship Matanzas arrived last night with dyestuffs valued at about one million dollars. She departed Rotterdam on Christmas Eve and faced rough seas en route. Unloading is scheduled to begin at her pier early today.
In central Italy a powerful quake collapsed Avezzano and surrounding towns, killing about 20,000 with thousands more injured. King Victor Emmanuel and the Duke of Aosta led relief tours as rescue teams freed entombed victims amid ruined cathedrals and shattered towns across Latium Campania and Abruzzi.
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