13 May 1915
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
1
Giant Cunarder Lusitania sinks off the Irish coast after being struck by 18 torpedoes from a German submarine. The disaster reports indicate heavy loss of life with passengers and crew among the drowned.
The Cunard liner Lusitania was torpedoed off the southeast coast of Ireland near Old Head Kinsale shortly after 2 PM on May 7 and sank in 18 minutes. Official lists show 1,291 dead, 1254 passengers and 665 crew aboard, with 64 of 188 Americans accounted for. Notable identified victims include Charles Frohman, Mrs. Amelia McDonald, and Patrick Gallon.
Copenhagen dispatch reports Berlin papers hail the Lusitania sinking as a new triumph for Germany's naval policy and say England got what she deserved. Insurance on the liner stood at about 7.53 million dollars, vessel value 19 million, cargo around 735 thousand, including ammo cases.
A jury freed Mra Carman on the first ballot after a June 20 session. The brief report notes the decision reached quickly.
Kaiser at front reported by DSM as arriving, with details unclear. The note records the arrival without further context or dates.
News reports describe the torpedoing of the British liner Lusitania with many American aboard, sparking a national crisis. President Wilson suspends routine duties as he weighs policy, while officials defer to deliberation and cabinet planning before state actions.
Crew member John Davis recalls near Irish coast fog and a torpedo strike on the Lusitania. He details the explosion on the port side, bunkers split into sections, boats lowered amid danger, and 64 survivors with 14 children aboard. The ship listed badly as it began to settle toward port.
The sinking of the Lusitania deeply unsettles Italy with many Italians in Rome expressing indignation at neutral firing. Calls for action to halt such acts grow across political lines.
Allied forces report heavy German bombardment east of Ypres followed by infantry assaults. British and French troops resist, regain and hold trenches east of Ypres, with significant shelling near La Vante to the Scarpe and gains along the Arras-Lens road.
London reports a massive German offensive with Australian allies across the eastern front against Russia. Western actions include attacks around Ypres and Bergans as Germany claims 40,000 Russian prisoners since the offensive began last Saturday night. News notes relief in Japan and among Western nations.
President Wilson addresses about 4 000 naturalized citizens in Philadelphia, arguing the United States should avoid war while pursuing peace as a higher duty. He warns against excessive pride in fighting and stresses humane aims to benefit humanity even amid the Laritania crisis debates.
report from the front lines in Belgium France Russia and the Carpathians shows conflicting claims of gains and repulses by the Triple Entente and their Teutonic opponents. Sir John French says Germany’s attacks were repulsed while reports credit German gains near Nieuwpoort and near Carency and advance of trenches over broad fronts.
The Temps Rome dispatch says Italy nears a decisive verdict as negotiations with Austria reach a critical phase. German circles feel a deep mood of pessimism while Rome anticipates a breakthrough and the expected arrival of Paris.
Leo M. Frank in Atlanta was resentenced to be hanged on Tuesday June 22 for the murder of factory girl Mary Phagan. Judge Ben H Hill passed the sentence.
Fragments show a declaration that their bases remain strong and that final victory is assured. A warning is issued to those who oppose by drawing the sword, implying a pledge of continued success and strength.
A Temps dispatch reports Austrians and Germans fleeing into Switzerland from Italy. Special trains brought around 1,000 Germans from Rome Floresce and Boulogne and Lugano shelters refugees. Telephones across the frontier suspended and many passenger trains halted.
Paris reports General Syswax, the military governor of Dunkirk, issued a statement to reassure residents that there is no longer danger of another German bombardment. He said measures are in place to prevent any further attacks.
German air raid hit England at 2 40 am as Zeppelins and aeroplanes attacked South End and nearby towns. Fire destroyed eight buildings and several residences while a timber yard and an electric works suffered damage. No casualties reported at Westcliffe or Thundersley. a bomb failed to explode near a prison ship with 1 200 Germans.
Berlin reports Italy has called to colors all infantry classes from 1874 and troops move toward the front. Rome waits on Austria's final reply with government decrees withheld. if no answer or unfavorable terms arrive by midnight May 10, Italy may end negotiations.
London reports Lord Charles Beresford claiming the Lusitania was deliberately torpedoed to force the United States into war. He says he foresaw the move in February and warned Germany meant to draw America into the conflict.
In view of the grave situation caused by the torpe doing of the Lasttania and the potential need for an additional session, discussions intensify among lawmakers on possible measures and timing.
Geneva dispatch says an Italian force of 00,400 fully equipped is concentrated at Verona a fortified city at the base of the Tyrolese Alps about 55 miles from the Austrian frontier.
Geneva dispatch notes 164 300 man Austro German army fails to pierce the Russian center at Gorlice. London reports the House of Commons approves Lloyd George defense bill second reading with a heavy wine and liquor surtax provisions altered to permit government control in munitions districts. The chamber rises as the minister of finance is loudly acclaimed and credits are granted.
A high official source says the far eastern crisis has been averted with a favorable Japan China settlement in prospect. Secretary Bryan on May 6 announced Japan’s ultimatum to China and its important modifications. China’s reply to Japan was delivered May 9.
A May 6 tornado killed fifteen and injured many in Arcadia Parish Louisiana while a cyclone near Jones and Jamestown in Mississippi caused several deaths and heavy property loss. Widespread damage and downed wires hampered reports as crops were ruined and frost and snow hit Texas and Nebraska regions.
Theodore Roosevelt comments on the Lusitania sinking as piracy of vast scale. Memphis reports the U S engineers announce levee work under the new appropriation for First and Second districts and Upper and Lower St Francis and White River districts totaling 1,386,200 cubic yards with allocations of 1,930,000, 1,235,300, and 633,000 cubic yards respectively.
Announcement May 10 at Cunard offices notes the Anchor Line Tuscania with 431 passengers sailing from Liverpool to New York. It is the first large Cunard passenger steamer to sail to the United States since the Lusitania sinking, with 14 in first class, 139 in second, and 175 in steerage.
A Saloniki dispatch to the Gazette di Torino reports the formation of an alliance designed to support member states in case of war. The accord aims to provide mutual aid and coordinated action among the signatories.
Heavy rainfall sweeps Jackson as Prof W H Smith opens the seventh annual Mothers Congress Ot ter Capital News Jackson May 6 winds caused damage and opened the session with talks on modern education in Mississippi and home life for future citizens. Postmasters convene in Jackson with organizers from Liberty Mississippi League of Postmasters arranging the program May 35 and 24. A collegiate oratorical contest featured Millsaps College University of Mississippi Mississippi College and Mississippi A and M College with W A Sullivan first Lake Hayes second K M Broom and J Hurst among speakers. governors and bank and funeral group meetings were noted along with passenger officials marketing Mississippi goodwill and a Millsaps Mississipp i College game result.
A cyclone on the Glaresdale plantation cuts a mile wide swath through forests and plantations killing 14 tenants and destroying houses barns and outbuildings. The Coldwater postoffice is robbed of stamps money and money orders. three suspects are arrested, two released as painters, one jailed awaiting investigation. A big track event brings 1000 students from A M College Starkville to Tuscaloosa for a college track meet and baseball games against Alabama.
Columbus reports that Will Swoope a planter from the prairie section east of the city met with a serious accident recently.
Greenville chamber of commerce meets in May to urge the Mississippi State National Guard to make the August encampment in Greenville. A separate item notes Grenada suing Grenada city for $10 damages over paving work by New Orleans Cree Scoted Wood Block Paving Co. A fatal accident on the steamer Caroline Perse near Port shows 18 year old Malcolm Ladsier from this city killed after being struck by a heavy object. General orders from Gen E T Spkes of the Army of Tennessee instruct staff to attend the Richmead rearing event.
Raiders broke into the Marshall Bowden general merchandise store at Ashland and took $16 in small change from the cash drawer. Federal officers report drug law charges tied to Meridian arrests of Dr. W J Anderson and Dr. W B Card, alleged Harrison anti narcotic violations with $900 figure referenced.
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