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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
3
Berlin rejects main American concerns on submarine warfare and Lusitania, asserting self defense and citing British flag abuse. It says Lusitania carried war material and Canadian troops, and seeks common facts before further discussion while offering indemnification for neutral ship damages.
Berlin papers publish Germany’s response to the Lusitania note with limited commentary. Editors debate tone, urging restraint and noting U S pressure after the sinking. Count von Reventlow critiques expected concessions and warns of harsher demands. West Am Montag recalls the phrase Shirt Sleeved diplomats as a gauge of U S sentiment.
Berlin and Washington spar over submarine warfare and the sinking of the Gulflight. German Foreign Secretary von Jagow outlines reasons for ad interim note, defends policy, says British embargo risks civilian suffering, and argues for a common fact basis before further talks.
American newspapers largely condemn Germany's note to President Wilson as evasive and insufficient. The German press defends Germany’s right to information and argues Berlin met the issue squarely, with responses from The New York Times, World, Tribune, Press, Herald and others cited.
A wartime opined record notes Germany resisting civilian siege methods and cites English science on female employment lowering birth rates. London Sketch mocks wartime housing ads with a jab at leisure amid bombardment, referencing oak-paneled rooms, electric light, and a hunting club.
Five of the Lusitania’s dead, three men and two women, were brought to New York today aboard the Lapland from Liverpool. The bodies identified include Mrs. Catherine Be Willey of Lake Forest Illinois, Miss Elizabeth Secombe of Boston, George R. Copping of Toronto, W. H. Brown, and a man named Lindsay whose address is not given.
Washington May 31. Administration officials say the German reply to the American note increases the likelihood of war if Berlin does not yield. A second note from President Wilson is planned within 48 hours restating American facts, especially on the Lusitania, and pressing immediate action. If relations break, Congress will be summoned and war preparations begun.
Cedar Rapids reports five hundred machinists boilermakers car inspectors blacksmiths and helpers walked out at Rock Island railroad shops The workers demand Oscar Dibble be discharged for accepting monthly pay the company refuses and workers refuse to work The case prompts union business agents to seek settlement in Chicago The men threaten to return only if Dibble is fired
French and British claim gains near Arras and La Bassée as fighting continues on the western front. Russian resistance stiffens in Galicia with 3,000 prisoners reported from a crossing near the San. Turks penetrate the Allies center at Gallipoli as Italian and British forces engage light opposition.
Chicago May 3. A joint commission from the United States reclamation bureau and the appropriations committee of Congress met to prepare for a tour of 35 reclamation projects under federal review. They will depart tomorrow for the West to gain firsthand information on projects covering nearly 6,000,000 acres of arid lands slated for restoration to cultivation through irrigation.
The Reichsinn Zeiger Berlin says all first class landsturm members must report. The order excludes Bavaria. In Germany the call is for June 1 to June 10, and Germans abroad should report as soon as possible.
Cabinet to seek agreement among Mexican factional leaders while urging restraint. United States discusses possible embargo on arms shipments to Mexico as Red Cross warns of worsening famine conditions from Monterey to Vera Cruz. Reports note hunger in Mexico City and across the west, with depictions of distressed crowds and food riots. Carranza agency counters famine feasibility claims.
Washington reports that eight months to March 31 saw imports and exports total 2.797 billion dollars, with 32.64 percent carried on American ships. The department of commerce notes 350.6 million dollars of this period’s trade was aboard US-flag vessels, versus 824 percent of last year’s total 2.96 billion. By May 1, 142 foreign built ships had been admitted to American registry under new law.
Rome reports Crown Prince Humbert, though only 11, showing keen military interest. He visited Bersaglieri barracks, learned with curiosity, and saluted soldiers with precision. A large crowd cheered as he left for the palace, winning public affection.
Nine of ten New Brunswick deputies on trial for first degree murder in the Roosevelt chemical plant strike incident were convicted of manslaughter for firing into a crowd last January. The maximum penalty is ten years in prison. One deputy, John Smith, was acquitted due to lack of evidence.
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