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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1915
Page
4
The scene centers on the post and crowds at the club where Abercrombie & Fitch outfits provide racing glasses, a cane stool, and accessories. Fitch Prism Binoculars cost 70 dollars while aluminum racing glass priced at 50, cane stool at 10, plus watches thermoses money belts lighters flasks and goggles.
A catalog of travel and camping items lists luncheon kits for four people from nine dollars, featherweight Wayside Inn cases, Norfolk suits in tropical fabrics and knits, and country club wear. Hats, helmets, caps, motor trunks, cameras and compasses are highlighted for diverse adventures from city to Yosemite trips.
Hand made tennis rackets strung in own workshops from 8 dollars to 5 dollars and up for rackets. English Riseley tournament balls among approved British choices. A and F hand made drivers brassies and a large assortment of imported irons. Golf apparel for men and women touted as American standard for smartness and serviceability.
The A F Fishing Tackle department showcases every rod type from two and three piece to tournament rods, plus reels from $1.25 to $5, flies, bait, lines, tackle boxes, nets, and creels. After June 10 open weeknights and Saturdays early. request booklets on women's sport clothes for spring and summer.
British and French bulletins report a widening of operations from Arras to La Bassée with intense activity near Neuville Hebuterne and Tracy-le-Mont. Paris says French gains and German losses include 2000 German dead and captured prisoners, while both sides report heavy artillery and trench engagements along the Aisne and Vauquois fronts.
Special cable from Rotterdam reports at Liége frontier seven teen persons shot for espionage including three women. Germany closes frontier for eight days, forbidding movement between towns as troops prepare for large-scale action. The last closing occurred before the second battle for Ypres, with over 100000 men moved to the front.
Gustave Hervé denounces French government secrecy in a Paris published piece titled The Right to the Truth. He argues credulity is not France's fault and criticizes officials for hiding losses during trench warfare, urging frankness to preserve public trust.
Details outline a German proposed peace plan discussed by Vatican observers. The plan favors Holland as neutral lead with President Wilson in a supporting role, and cites German terms including Belgian and French evacuations, Polish state reconstitution, and redrawn colonial holdings.
Chicago Herald reports from Italy that Italian envoy Van Gheel Gildemaister travels to the United States with a telegram signaling holds on peace terms. The dispatch notes potential changes in the German surrender and Allied concessions, highlighting uncertainty in negotiations. Unknown date details accompany the briefing.
Rome June 7 A New York Times dispatch reports the Holy See has no plan to publish a White Book on the war. The Vatican may issue an encyclical if needed, but currently has no such intention.
Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company reports Berlin's Lokal Anzeiger refuting Russian Foreign Minister Sergius Sazonoff’s claim that Germany aims for a secret separate peace with Russia. The paper argues Germany would seek no separate truce until it has conquered its enemies and could sue for cessation of hostilities in Berlin.
The House of Commons approved a second reading of the Establishing a Ministry of Munitions Bill and sent it to committee. David Lloyd George would head the ministry with a salary not exceeding £5000, while Labor and Liberal critics warned against forced labor and dictatorial powers.
London reports favorable press reactions to Winston Churchill following his Dundee address. The Westminster Gazette lauds his war cabinet suitability and willingness to take risks, while The Daily Mail critics shift focus to political maneuvering and cabinet roles. Pall Mall Gazette cites New York Times praise of British naval actions in the Dardanelles.
The Daily Chronicle reports the House of Commons in an angry mood after Premier Asquith’s France visit. Critics pressed the ministry bill’s second reading, showing lingering suspicion toward coalition policies even as the Home Secretary remained conciliatory.
Special cable reports in London that a group of London newspapers sought to hinder army recruitment by refusing to publish Lord Kitchener's call for 400,000 volunteers and by denouncing the terms of the appeal. Frederick G. Kellaway asked the Prime Minister in Parliament if he knew of these coordinated attacks from the same outlets as previous critcisms.
Harold J. Tennant defends war-week press coverage, noting Journals readers urged by Kitchener appeal, predicting rapid enlistment. Kellaway seeks government restraint on hostile press. Tennant deems government action unnecessary. Pringle questions German copying in neutral states.
Berlin’s Tageblatt reports anti Semitic organs plan to bar Jews from army officer ranks after the war. The paper owned by a Jew urges the government to stop the attacks noting German Jews are counted among the fallen on the battlefields.
Italian forces bombarded Gradisca near Oulne Castle with sustained fire that silenced a destroyer and set the castle ablaze, while Italian destroyers remained undamaged. The prior night a dirigible raid on Pola dropped several bombs believed to target military sites.
Venice June 6 Italian military authorities direct ships and airships to spare the remains of the famed Roman amphitheatre at Pola a key Austrian naval base on the Adriatic. Italians say the site is used for military purposes but intend to avoid damage.
Rome observes Constitution Day with intense enthusiasm as all classes join a grand parade. The royal family receives great ovation from a population gathered in the streets, with celebrations continuing after the formal ceremonies.
Detained in front of the Italian Consulate at 226 Lafayette Street, the man identifying himself as Frank Ramoseh, an Austrian, was arrested after repeated attempts to enter and demand a meeting with the Consul General G. Fara Farn. He claimed unemployment and showed receipts for $650 in United States postal money orders to relatives in Austria. He said he had lived in the U S seven years, most of it in Pittsburgh, and wished to join the Italian Army. He appeared deranged and had a loaded revolver and a razor.
A royal procession to the Quirinal features the Italian colors hoisted from a palace balcony where Queen Mother Margherita Crown Prince Humbert and other royals appear amid cheers. The Crown Prince returns to salute sailors and soldiers. Wealthy Italian women organize daytime child care to free mothers for work while men fight at the front.
In the Trentino region the Austrians face relentless Italian pressure as forces hold the Imvarote plateau and approach the Folmarti sector near the Roverto defenses. Italian artillery shows marked superiority in preliminary bombardment of the enemy’s most advanced works.
The Austrians fail to gain ground as Italian artillery keeps them at bay, with the Italian guns delivering effective fire that halts Austrian advances. The clash highlights the Italian defense and Austrian difficulty in breaking through.
Reports state Baron von Hindenbergs, former counselor of the German Embassy, may have returned to Italy after leaving Rome with Prince von Buelow. Several witnesses openly claim to have seen him in Rome and the police and Foreign Office have been notified.
The tiny republic of San Marino declares it has drawn the sword in support of Italy and pledges its forces to the anti Germany and Austria war effort. The manifesto calls for all citizens to sacrifice and unite for the cause.
Practically all classes between 15 and 60 in the New Orleans Consular district are called to the colors by today’s order. An estimated 2,000 Italian residents of wintering in the district are affected by the mobilization.
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