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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1915
Page
7
Reports from El Paso and Vera Cruz indicate Villa forces moving toward Torreon after defeats at Aguascalientes and Morelia. Carranza allies push to secure Michoacan as silver and gold payments gain legal tender status.
Duval West, former U S district attorney, returned from Mexico with his in person report on the Lusitania disaster aftermath and Mexican political unrest. He met Generals Villas, Angeles, and Garza, visited Vera Cruz and Mexico City, and noted the death of General Estrada and fighting around Garza. Reports say Panuco has been recaptured and a potential famine danger averted.
London May 10 reports the Belgian steamer Queen Wilhelmina of Taetpool torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. Men were seen to be in motion near the bow before the attack, and survivors were picked up by a patrol boat and landed at Shields.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung reports the Lusitania sinking as a notable naval success and vows it will not be the last. It claims the English seek to starve Germans and defends the act as humane, saying passengers entered the naval zone at their own risk.
In Georgetown Texas on March 19 Senator Morris Sheppard called for general disarmament, arguing the Lusitania disaster proves the need for limits on modern warfare. He urged patience and trust in President Wilson amid a cemetery unveiling at the Odd Fellows grounds.
May 10 1921 Abilene Texas report says the cotton association directors passed a resolution barring naturalized German or Austrian entrants to the cotton exchange. Major T J Bend 40 0 veteran of the Mexican and wars died in Abilene and is survived by a daughter and two sons. body to be sent to Waco for interment.
Tourists receive home weather notes from multiple U S cities with temperatures ranging from 34 in Louis to 48 in St Paul and Milwaukee at night. Clear skies prevail with southerly winds, Tuesday shows the lowest readings in 24 hours across several locales from Kansas City to New York and Washington.
Reports from the Essex coast claim air raids hit South End Went Cliff on Sea and Leigh, with possible bomb damage and lives lost. Conflicting cables say raiders dropped bombs and that four Zepplin airships participated, while others say aircraft were present but not confirmed as Zeppelins. The British and French forces are alleged to attack along a 26 mile front as the war continues.
London May 10 The Exchange Telegraph Company reports from Copenhagen that German forces encountered a check and near Mitau the tension eased as dispatches arrived. The Copenhagen correspondent notes the situation remains fluid with ongoing exchanges and partial redeployments affecting nearby coordinates.
London May 10 Miss Rita Jélivet an American actress recounts Charles Frohman and Miss Frohman were aboard the Lusitania when it sank He spoke calmly as the liner listed then reportedly said he had no fear of death and urged others to trust themselves in the doomed shipmates recalled Frohman on deck as the Lusitania heeled amid the disaster
Mrs Murray of New York, survivor of the Lusitania, describes sighting a German submarine near the doomed liner. She and her brother attempted a rescue dive as the ship sank, detailing panic on deck and passengers rushing to lifeboats while a submarine surfaced briefly with flag raised.
London May 10 It was learned today Father Basil William Maturin of Holywell Oxford perished on the Lusitania Father Martin born in Trelasd j in 1947 educated at Trinity College Dublin sent to Philadelphia in 1876 became a Roman Catholic in 1897 He was the author of several religious works Yorka
In Sacramento on May 10 the Forty first Legislature advanced four bills to purge party lines from elections leaving party labels only to congressional candidates and U S senators. Delegates to the state party conventions would be chosen by congressional district committees and would stand with party nominees at the state convention. A referendum on non partisan arrangements was planned.
AQISTIN Texas May 0 The Texas Senate adopted a resolution pledging support to President Wilson and his cabinet in response to the Lusitania sinking. It expresses sympathy for the United States and affirms Texas readiness to back any course chosen to uphold national dignity and honor during the current European crisis.
American dead honored as flag draped bodies are borne along streets in Queenstown. Survivors describe hours in the water and rescue, with Dr Howard Fisher prominent among recovering injured. Families of notable victims, including Mrs. Spillman and Mr. Frohman, await further identifications as morgues fill and preparations for interment proceed.
Richard Bartholdt told the St Louis Neutrality League that American passengers on the British ship faced risk and blamed Germany for the sinking. He argued the president should warn Americans away from belligerent ships and noted Americans assume risk when boarding any foreign vessel. called for explanation from Britain on lack of protection.
Cork May 10 Lady Mackworth told of her ordeal after escaping the wreck with a lifeboat and later being rescued by the trawler Bluebell. She praised the crew of the Lusitania for their bravery but noted confusion aboard and questions over the ship’s final hours.
In London on May 19 Mrs Rose Loki and her La Ponte daughter recount two Budgish women rescued from the Lusitania disaster. One mother buried her baby at sea after placing the infant close to her breast. the other offered to bear the child before placing the body back in the water.
Cunard offices report Anchor Liner Tuscania sailed from Glasgow Saturday and Liverpool Sunday for New York with 41, passengers. It is the first large British Isles passenger steamer to sail to the United States since the Lusitania sinking. Passenger list totals 36 first class 139 second 176 steerage.
Returns from precincts during the general municipal election will be flashed at the office of The Eight Tuesday night. Arrangements are made to issue an extra edition as soon as returns are tabulated. The extra will carry the first general tabulation of results in the election.
A Genoa dispatch cites Munich reporting that German submarine U-39 was responsible for the sinking of the Lusitania. The telegram confirms the event and assigns blame to the U-boat raid amid ongoing wartime coverage.
The state department will pursue swift steps in the Lusitania affair with a halt to speculation. A half hour call by the secretary sought clarity and coordination though no single incident details were disclosed.
In Sale Ireland May 10 the coroner's jury investigating the Lusitania deaths finds the crime contrary to international law and the conventions of civilized nations. It charges the submarine officers the German emperor and the German government with willful and wholesale murder.
Washington May 26 Count Bernstorff the German ambassador told Secretary Bryan he deeply regrets the loss of American lives in the war. The statement may be personal and no official Berlin transmission was received. President Wilson’s day involved solitary study and planning for a Philadelphia speech to naturalized Americans. Diplomatic options favor severing relations only with a formal apology and reparations for Lusitania victims.
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