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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1915
Page
1
The Treasury intends to court to contest injunctions against Comptroller Williams and Secretary McAdoo amid Riggs Bank actions. Brandeis, chief government counsel, prepares for a pivotal case may define Treasury powers over national banks.
Turtle Bay dispatch reports Japan seizing a base near Mexico with a held fleet and 4060 men awaiting further orders. Huerta indicates intention to return to Mexico, and the former dictator’s stance is noted.
News dispatches report Japanese marines and sailors, 4000 strong, backed by five warships and six colliers, occupying Turtle Bay Lower California Mexico near San Diego. Harbor mined, a shore wireless plant, camp, and guns set to defend, with patrols at sea. A correspondent said the Asama cruiser lay aground, with preparations to land guns and mine defenses. Ex President Huerta denies exile claims, predicts return to Mexico and potential presidency. A separate note details con artists bilking Louis Holzfurter in a stock exchange game, leading to police action.
Berlin on April 14 reports Dr Froedenthal admits straw bread is tasty but questions its nutri tional value. He says straw bread offers limited nourishment though some admissible elements exist. Experiments continue as he seeks a straw based substitute for potato meal.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt is a patient at Roosevelt Hospital in New York after arriving with Dol Roosevelt from Oyster Bay. An operation was reported for the following day as details were not released. She remained at the hospital for several hours before departing late.
Rumors from Constantinople and Sofia claim Turkish forts near the Dardanelles repelled allied ships with limited damage to a cruiser and destroyer. Fog, rain, and heavy seas hinder operations while reports from Athens and Berlin add confusion to the bombardment amid ongoing naval activity and aerial reconnaissance delays.
Field Marshal French faulted English officers for delays and reserve handling while praising Indian troops and Gen Haig. He cited 2,527 killed and 8,533 wounded across three days, and noted Canadians and aviators aided the effort. He called the operation a victory and detailed enemy losses and captures.
Special cable reports a Zeppelin raid over the Tyneside district at nightfall dropping eight bombs near Blyth and multiple bombs at Chippington Wallsend Seatonburn Bedlington and near Uramington. One man wounded by shrapnel. a woman ill in Wallsend escaped injury. One incendiary fire struck a house. no major damage reported.
Britain defends keeping the American cargo ship Wilhelmina at Falmouth for demurrage while allowing cargo unloading disputes to be settled in prize court. Sir Edward Grey’s communication to the American embassy outlines that compensation would cover cargo losses, not the ship, and that the case could guide future food shipments to Germany. In London, Parliament reconvenes as H. J. Tennant signals no current plan to ban beer in army canteens, with colonies to have a voice in peace terms.
The gross estate of the late F. L. Augustus Heinze, copper mine owner who died last spring in Saratoga, is valued at 1 478 666 by appraisers who filed their report today with Surrogate Ostrander. Continued on third page.
Today’s issue highlights Japan seizing a base in Mexico and awaits further action from Huerta. Other items cover wiretapper allegations, political rifts with T. R. May burying the hatchet, English officers criticism, Wilhelmina funding, and regional updates from Russia through to China. A four page sporting section follows.
Amid heavy fighting in the Carpathians near Uzsok pass and in eastern Galicia, Austrian and German forces press Russian advances while Russians claim gains south of Dukla. In France Allied troops consolidate for a fresh push at St Mihiel as Austrians withdraw north toward Rostoka and Bartfeld under pressure from Russian offensives.
In Paris on April 4 a concert by noted artists was held at the Trocadero for 6,000 wounded. The general public was barred. Ambulances ferried the injured to the venue and the audience struggled to stand as Marthe Chenu performed the "Marseillaise" and Anna Held received strong applause for "Tipperary."
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