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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1916
Page
6
Amid secret parliamentary session chatter in London reports flood in from Dublin turmoil, Zeppelin raids, and British naval actions along the Belgian coast. dispatches detail Dunkirk bombs, the Ross sunk near Cardiff with casualties, and German blows against French and Russian positions as tensions surge across Europe.
London dispatch reports serious riots in Dublin following Easter disturbances. Augustine Birrell said troops were sent and several parts of the city were controlled by rebels, with 12 to 15 killed and the post office seized, telegraph lines cut, and multiple districts in rebel hands.
April 2 report notes seventy bombs dropped during the raid on Norfolk and Suffolk coasts. One man injured. four to five Zeppelins involved, only two attempting inland penetration. Official statement says early casualty figures.
London reports the house in secret session with MPs to receive confidential information on enlistments under a ministerial compromise. The crowd outside the closed session shows public interest in wartime recruiting matters and the unfolding political situation.
London reports say Roger Casement was brought to London for trial after involvement in an abortive attempt to land arms in Ireland from a German vessel. The case links Irish anti English efforts with Germany as suspicions grow over arms shipments and an attempted train wreck near Dublin.
An explosion at a large powder factory near Dedeagateh caused multiple deaths including a Bulgarian premier’s grandson. Reports from Salonix note heavy Bulgarian casualties as the war toll rises with 47,000 killed and 39,000 wounded or missing in the Nalgartan army.
Reports from San Antonio and El Paso indicate General Alvaro Obregon of the de facto Mexican government will meet Major General Hugh Scott to discuss border matters. Generals Funston and Krott accompany the talks, with 30,000 to 40,000 troops poised along the frontier and preparations underway for a potential Juarez meeting.
New York April 25 President Wilcog appeals to business men to cooperate with the committee of Industrial preparations of the national consulting board. The confidential industrial inventory supports war and navy departments and aids national defense. Field officers of 29 000 engineers are instructed to keep data confidential and not retain copies.
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