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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
1
Washington faces a crisis as lawmakers discuss an extra session to address a potential war emergency. President Wilson and officials weigh policy after the Lusitania disaster with 488 American passengers aboard and calls for unified action.
London May 10. The siteata of the twentymlath vessel to the suns as damaged in the first week of May in the German war zone about the British pies. Most of these vessels were torpedoed by German submarines though in some cases it had not been established whether the damage had been inflicted by mines or underwater boats.
London reports show 1487 aboard Lusitania are unaccounted for while officials retreat from hopes of rescue. Charles Frohman among those confirmed dead as Queenstown and U S dispatches detail survivors, casualties, and disputed death tolls amid German warship claims.
Cincinnati May 10 William B McCombs chairman of the Democratic national committee said the U S is powerless and cannot aid in the war against Germany He deplored the sinking of the Lusitania but declared the country would do nothing decisive including declaring war He called the U S absolutely neutral in the conflict.
Dublin reports the Lusitania was sunk without warning after a German submarine fired three torpedoes. The liner sank within twenty minutes with most first class passengers drowned. survivors describe the surface sighting of the submarine and chaotic evacuation. Alfred Vanderbilt and Elizabeth were among those drowned, with about 274 saloon passengers aboard and only around 12 saved.
International report states British forces repulsed a German attack near St Julien and northeast of Ypres with heavy losses. British units also recaptured trenches at Hill No 64 and part of trenches at Hill No 60 southeast of Ypres. No further developments reported on the rear of the front.
The trawler Don was sunk after an encounter with three German submarines off the Northumberland coast. Its crew landed at Coquet Island seeking safety.
Amsterdam dispatch reports de Nienna Van Den Tag, a leading Dutch newspaper, says the United States may be compelled into war by the sinking of the Lusitania. It doubts the U S will persist in neutrality amid current circumstances, despite desire for peace.
Rome reports the Lusitania sinking created an unfavorable impression as the Italian government denounces the act as a prem Meditated crime. Italy claims Mali plans to annex Aegean islands, risking war with Turkey and prompting Austrian and German intervention.
Secretary of War Garrison could not arrive in Alabama for a waterway celebration due to delays caused by the sinking of the Lusitania. He wired that he could not leave Washington.
Lawrence Elston reports on the Lusitania disaster through the eyes of David A. Thomas, claiming the liner was torpedoed off the British coast, went down in twelve minutes, and that Lady Mackworth survived unconscious after plunging into the sea. The account details panic, lifeboat failures, and Captain Turner's brave actions as passengers scrambled for life boats.
An Iowa report outlines a nationwide wave of construction from Jan to Apr 1915. It lists planned work in Des Moines, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and Sioux City including roads, bridges, water mains, new homes, churches, and commercial blocks with totals reaching hundreds of thousands.
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