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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
1
Report from the front notes Pas suffer heavy losses as violent attacks unfold across Galician fronts. German and allied forces brace for a supreme effort to capture a key hill dominating the Dardanelles while French plans aim to reclaim initiative.
Premier Asquith cites British naval losses up to May 31 totaling 38 635 men and ships. Gallipoli reports note stirring actions with Turkish positions and attempts to expand control while submarines attack, and a torpedo boat is sunk as the fleet withdraws.
Fremonth England July 7 Eleven Americans were among the nineteen crew members killed when the freighter Armenian was torpedoed by German submarine U 88 off Trevose head Cornwall. The ship carried 1422 mules from Newport to Avonmouth for French armies. The sinking left seventy survivors.
Fragmentary OCR text describes wireless telegrams and submarine activity near Avon Tonta and Plymouth England with ambiguous references to ships and signals. The passage mentions German submarine actions and British responders, but lacks coherent events or dates to form a full report.
In Tucsan on July 1 a verdict found George Joseph Smith guilty of murdering his wives. The crown alleged he killed them in a bid to gain insurance proceeds. Smith received a death sentence.
Governor Vultman granted Pearlon Beek a reprieve until July 26 delaying execution. If the U S Supreme Court does not interfere, Beek faces death. the governor said further action would be considered. The case involves a former New York patrol sergeant convicted of murder.
Washington July 11 the Interstate Commerce Commission ruled carload rates on transcontinental transport to the Willamette valley and points south of Portland were unreasonable and set new ceiling rates. A Nebraska rate challenge against Union Pacific was dismissed for lack of proof that those charges were unreasonable. San Francisco July 15 California fruit shipments to Colorado were tied to cross state rail rates announced by the South Pacific Company representing all California lines.
Fragmentary wartime note reports a British bark torpedoing by German forces near the coast, with references to shipping lanes, dates, and locations obscured by OCR errors. The text mentions naval actions, crews, and a maritime incident affecting trade routes during hostilities.
Washington reports the Leyland Tone Steaman Armenian was attacked off Cornwall while on admiralty business. The loss includes a crew of Americans and Armenians with no confirmed ages. Ambassadors in London and Bristol relay limited details as the U S seeks full reports on charter status, warnings given, and survivor status amid tensions over submarine warfare and neutrality. The White House and State Department monitor developments and await further dispatches to determine next actions.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw refuses to appear in New York to testify in her husband Harry Thaw’s trial. She cites poor health and fear for her life, proposing a doctor’s certificate if required, while officials prepare further court action.
Margaret Geddes of Platt City faced a Mormon bishop court ruling in 1904 over revealing the father of her child. Intercession by Albert Eccles altered the outcome, but the board ordered excommunication unless she discloses paternity or later actions changed the order. The case has spanned testimonies about stock arrangements and threats by Eccles, with Geddes denying certain claims and asserting truth to President Smith.
Ambassadors and naval officials discuss whether a damaged unarmed freighter carrying arms for a belligerent nation violated American neutrality. Officials say it remains unclear if charter rules or government control apply and whether wartime flags define its status as merchant or warship. Captain Lowen and Captain Tickey recount the ship’s surrender, fires, and crew losses, most of whom were Americans.
More than forty mines in Webb City and Joplin area are closed following a strike action. The stoppage affects production at zinc operations with about three thousand workers out of employment. An independent union initiative emerged at a Joplin meeting as miners plan to expand to other mines and resist federation with the Western Federation of Miners.
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