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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1915
Page
1
Paris dispatch reports renewed air and ground assaults along the English coast as Teutons kill and burn. Berlin announces Austrian help and a six week Galician campaign showing gains. German forces threaten a decisive westward strike with fresh troops rushed to the front.
June 7 The Coa Horst Germat Speaking society of Oregon opposes a proposed sale of war materials. The group accuses government leaders of secret influence and denounces the efforts as dangerous to peace, urging action against the plan and condemning perceived political manipulation.
Athens reports the German government has admitted liability for the sinking of a Greek vessel. The government agrees to compensate the ship owners for the loss, with the exact value to be determined by an appropriate authority.
The wedding of Mimeileles Dickson James daughter of University of Texas president George Enfield Fraser will be at 4 pm June 9. The ceremony, private, follows the death of Miss James mother. James is Phi Beta Kappa and a UT alumna. Fraser, a former university law professor, is Acacia national president.
New York June 7 nearly thirty trades with women workers and over one hundred thousand women delegates attended the biennial convention of the National Women's Trade Union League of America. Topics include organizing all workers into trade unions equal pay for equal work an eight hour day and citizenship for women. Some delegates favor an all female working day.
A New York Tribune letter from Daniel MacMillan discusses Crocker land, suggesting it may not exist and noting expedition doubts. The debate centers on Arctic geography and sightings from Cape Thomas Habburt during harsh polar days.
Chicago records seven drownings yesterday as crowds seek relief from the heat by reviving and boating. Police report indicate a high toll amid hot over Sunday conditions.
Udine reports a general Italian advance across the Isonzo from Caporetto toward the sea about forty miles. Hard fighting continues at Gradisca with Italian troops massed on roads from Cormons Palmanova and Cervignano. Austrian resistance grows stronger as Tolmino becomes an objective amid tightened Italian secrecy. Venice notes spare approach to Pots amphitheatre. Italians aim to protect the ancient ruin while denying it military use. Rome says Serbian forces drive in Albania toward Scutari with Starove Galobardo Elbasan and surrounding regions in their hands. Italian and Masserman troops retreat from Scutari as opposition fades.
London reports the British bark Sunlight of Liverpool 1295 net tons sunk by a German submarine. Its captain and crew reached Queenstown after being allowed to abandon ship. Sunlight departed Macoris May 1 for the Clyde. Aberdeen dispatch notes another sinking, the Star of the West, with crew rescued at Peterhead. The trawler Dromio of Hull and the trawler Arctic were also sunk with loss of life. The Casablanca mine layer, 495 tons, 262 feet long, with 125 aboard, struck a mine near the Aegean entrance and survivors were picked up by a British destroyer.
London June 7 reports say the naval clash at the Gulf of Riga led to the sinking of several German transports and one large troopship. The Russians lost one auxiliary ship. Petrograd suggests many Kiel ships moved to the Baltic but battle squadrons were not engaged. It is believed Germany may attempt another landing on the Russian coast. King George Receives Page: The American ambassador was received at Buckingham Palace.
London reports a Zeppelin dropped incendiaries and bombs on England's east coast causing two fires, five killed and 40 injured. British airmen later blew a Zeppelin over Belgium. six bombs destroyed the airship between Ghent and Brussels, with casualties including crew of 25. Additional dispatches note Harwich bombings and a submarine sinking.
Washington June 7 The American note to Germany regarding the sinking of the Lusitania was virtually ready for transmission to Berlin. President Wilson worked until a late hour to complete its phraseology and it is expected to be a vigorous reiteration of prior demands for Germany to observe visit and search rights before attacking unarmed merchant ships. The note will be reviewed by legal officers and the cabinet before sending.
The latest Zeppelin raids on England killed five and wounded 45, with attack sites on the east coast including the Humber mouth and Harwich. Italian forces push 40 miles north of Trieste along the Isonzo, facing Austrian resistance at Gradisca. Turkish claims say Allies were defeated at Gallipoli, while a Baltic clash reportedly involved a Russian attempt to land along the Gulf of Riga. German subs sink British steamers Star of the West and Sunlight with no loss of life as nine New Jersey deputies face manslaughter sentences in Roosevelt killings.
Reports from the Mexican convention turmoil describe food shortages, hunger protests, and Red Cross relief as Obregon gains momentum against Villa. Washington officials weigh how a Carranza victory could shape recognition aims, while Villa asserts balanced forces near Leon and seeks possible peace talks. Neutral Mexican faction now controls Lower California inland areas as refugee aid arrives coastward.
New York report by the Carnegie foundation highlights bad planning and flawed administration in public and private pension systems. It warns that schemes started with small funds often seek growth, risking major damage in coming years if the pension idea becomes a fashion.
In Washington on June 7 the Legion of Loyal Women announced steps toward a national memorial to Clara Barton founder of the American National Red Cross. They asked Grand Army of the Republic posts and patriotic groups to cooperate in erecting a substantial remembrance in the nation’s capital.
The report recasts the weather through 7 P M tomorrow for Rock Island Davenport Moline and vicinity. Fair tonight and Tuesday with rising temperatures on Tuesday. Maximum yesterday 86 minimum last night 51. Wind 10 mph at 7 A M. Precipitation 1.24 inches. Humidity 63 at 7 P M 100 at 7 A M and 94 at 1 P M. Water stage 9.5 up .1 in 48 hours. Astronomical events list Mercury Saturn Mars in evening sky and Jupiter Venus in morning sky with Metecas eight third magnitude stars visible near 9 P M.
Col onel Roosevelt arrived in Pass Christian to visit John M. Parker then join a party to sail the Louisiana conservation commission yacht through vast federal and state game preserves. It is noted he helped prompt the first federal preserve in Louisiana, though he has yet to see it.
Angelo Lunardi, a leper isolated at Highland Park, fled with Italian friends who provided transport to Italy. He has been missing for about a week, and the incident comes as a Pro American financial delegation begins a two day stay in Chicago to boost trade relations with southern countries.
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