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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1915
Page
1
American cotton shipments totaling thousands of bales destined to neutral ports are being held by the Allies, causing concern among exporters. The State Department was asked to intervene for five steamers detained in European ports, some bound for Sweden and others to Switzerland.
London April 24 Germans pour troops into Flinders to press attack near Ypres as Canadians counter with a bold thrust saving ground and recapturing four guns. Germans hold Ypres canal area and threaten Langemarck while reports from Holland note reinforcements and long trains of casualties. Russians resume offensive in Champagne and Uzsok pass, with hill 1001 allegedly captured. Naval actions report several neutral ships sunk or damaged. Italy’s stance unsettled as ministerial talks stall awaiting terms.
Paris story reports German forces near Ypres launching gas attacks on April 24 25 and Saturday But Allied forces repelled the assault On the Yaer left bank the Germans failed to secure their objective and the continued action was noted in the official war office dispatch
Mail advices to the state department from EB Cameron Baker in Chung-King describe widespread famine in Szechuan due to a protracted drought. Thousands starve or attempt suicide, with many forced to eat tree roots and bark as the famine intensifies in Fuchow and Chungchow regions.
A report from Eagle Pass says General Villa has breached with General Angeles and ordered followers to Torreon while Angeles stays at Aguas Calientes to face Obregon’s northward advance. State Department has no confirmation and no knowledge of the split.
Terre Haute Indiana April 24. Mayor Lyon M. Roberts and twenty seven others were impeached by the city council by a 7 to 3 vote. Roberts was absent serving a six year federal prison term at Leavenworth Kansas after a November 1914 corruption trial in Indianapolis.
New York April 2 United States Steel sharply rose two points to anchor a market that ended on an almost buoyant note. Early gains waned as investors rotated into war issues and metals while coppers stayed strong and several investment and railroad stocks edged higher amid broader market fluctuations.
On April 2 in Eavenworth Kan Mayor Don M Roberts said he would not comment after learning Terre Haute city council impeached him. He offered no explanation and referenced the action as unfounded while denying wrongdoing.
Charleston April 24 The public service commission refused to admit the Baltimore and Ohio railroad plea that it lacks jurisdiction to regulate passenger rates in West Virginia and that the two cent rate is confiscatory for the B and O. The order will be entered Monday. Attorneys seek restraining orders against prosecutors and the attorney general. May 3 hearing set for the circuit court. Western Maryland Railway ordered to show cause May 5 for proposed rate hikes without commission consent. If tickets exceed two cents per mile on May 1 the commission will proceed against the railroad in court.
French writers estimate Italy's total military strength at two million with about 100,000 in active field service. Lieutenant General Count Cadorna leads the Italian general staff. Born September 4, 1850, he is praised as a brilliant, cool, tenacious thinker in his prime.
The Hon. W Scott Stuart a prominent Republican lawyer from West Union visited the city. He is considered a possible congressional nominee for the new district at the upcoming election.
A late day cloudburst west of Steubenville halted traffic on the Panhandle railroad for ten hours. Cross Creek flooded and backed into a tunnel to six feet, a 150 foot track section washed away at the tunnel entrance. Richmond reports substantial property damage. The train carrying the Pittsburgh National League team was held up but expected to reach St Louis in time for tomorrow's game.
Theodore Roosevelt spent today resting from four days on the witness stand and preparing for further cross examination in the libel suit brought by William Barnes. The case may not reach a jury for two weeks, as more evidence remains. Roosevelt and Horace Wilkerson, a Progressive leader, rode to the country after conferences with counsel. Syracuse hotels host numerous witnesses arriving for the long trial ahead.
From Vienna via London, April 24 the war office reports heavy artillery actions near Uzsok pass with Russian day attacks repulsed. Night attacks along and west of the Turka Roads failed with heavy losses to the enemy. Otherwise the situation is unchanged.
London April 24 The Sofia correspondent of Teuters Telegram Company reports Yanne Sandausky the Macedonian brigand leader who in 1901 kidnapped and held for ransom American missionary Miss Ellen M Stone has been slain by unknown persons. Sandausky was killed in the district between the mountain of Terun and the towns of Smeyrenikop.
An April 24 incident near Coquille bar in Marshfield Oregon reports the gasoline schooner Randolph capsizing in a huge wave. Captain Charles Anderson perished and crewman Henry Coldin was trapped in a hull hole but later evacuated with rescuers enlarging the hull opening.
April 24. Greek Foreign Minister Christakis Zographos says Greece is ready to unite with the Allies in Dardanelles operations if invited. He notes Greece has not yet been asked to cooperate and aligns cabinet policy with former Premier Venizelos, awaiting a propitious moment.
Charleston officials report that only two of West Virginia’s five political parties are likely to qualify for the direct state wide primary next year under the new election law. A petition of five percent of the 1914 total vote is required for party nomination, making it near impossible for the Socialists, Progressive and Prohibition parties to meet the threshold. leaving Democratic and Republican parties as the primary participants.
The Austrians attacked positions in the Carpathians from April 22 to 23 but were repulsed with enormous losses, while Italian forces gained ground in Telepath and Slanka after fierce fighting. Elsewhere on the front, only fusillades and cannonading occurred. In Rome, ministers postponed a planned meeting to discuss the international situation as Italy demands remain unmet and negotiations with Germany and Austria continue. Great excitement runs through Rome, Vienna, and Berlin over the talks as Italy’s military readiness grows toward near perfection.
A wartime dispatch states that Italy must sever nominal ties with central empires and resume full liberty of action. The piece notes suffering and grave losses as the nation reviews its wartime stance and seeks independent policy moving forward.
April 24 dispatch from Douglas Arizona reports General Iturbe moving from Sinaloa to reinforce General Calles in Sonora has been defeated. Villa troops under General Juan A. Garcia captured Navajo Sonora. Sosa's cavalry of Maytorena pursues. Iturbe retreats and discouraged columns are noted.
Francesco St Elias, consul for Mexico, said a telegram from General Obregon claimed Obregon’s brother Francesco, captured by Villa and sent to Chihuahua, had been shot by Villa’s orders. Obregon’s later message urging release due to the man’s feeble, non combatant status met only with a terse reply: Your brother has been shot.
Chicago April 24. Five thousand more join the unemployed as eighty big lumber yards close down pending settlement of carpenters strikes. The yards have an annual business of about 25 million dollars. The arbitration board of the Carpenters District Council and the Carpenters Contractors Association are expected to meet again Monday. no joint effort toward a settlement until then.
Heavy rains along theColorado river floodwaters threaten homes in Austin. Fourteen bodies recovered and about twenty-one feared missing as the disaster widens, with eighteen lives reported lost and continued concerns for the city.
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