Field Marshal Goltz Dies After Turkish Campaigns At Kut Amara
Veteran German commander Feldmarschall Coltz, long a central figure in Turkish military efforts, dies in Baghdad aged 72. He led forces in the Gallipoli and Mesopotamian theaters, advised the Ottoman sultan, and shaped campaigns against the Allies, including the siege of Kut and the Dardanelles episode.
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Bagdad
Sooren the Armenian Hero of Zeftoun and Vengeful Triumph
Sooren of Zeftoun, famed Armenian defender, led a fierce mountain campaign against Turks. Amid brutal battles he suffered the loss of his seven sons, including Levon who endured shocking torture before his death. Sooren, grieving, withdrew from combat but spared Ali Bey, the Circassian prisoner, after learning his father survived.
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British Lose Heavily In April Front Engagements
Reports detail heavy British losses as two enemy brigades fail to hold captured positions on April 17. Russian forces counterattack with bayonet charges, capturing machine guns and inflicting about 4000 enemy casualties. Melange of trench-front maneuvers, retreats, and localized breakthroughs across multiple sectors, with continued pressure on pursuing enemy columns.
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Regret Over Portugal Hospital Ship Sinking
Prince Charles of Avellen in London telegraphs Russian Red Cross expressing regret by Austria and Germany over the sinking of the Portugal by a Turkish submarine and the deaths aboard. Reuters from Petrograd notes Russia will sever direct relations with Austrian and German Red Cross bodies if protests do not arise. Russian Red Cross seeks Prince Charles as intermediary to gauge German and Austrian views on the incident.
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Essad Pasha Says Albania Won’t Be Ruled by Wied Prince
Essad Pasha the crowned Albanian king said in Temdon on April 22 that Albania will not accept Wied Prince rule. He predicted Germany and its allies will be beaten, US entry could hasten victory, and Turkey is playing its last card. He denied being freed by Prince Wied and supported an autonomous Albanian principality. Former Greek premier Venizelos plans to run from Mitylene on May 7, with his party contesting by-elections.
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German Press Weighs U S Note On War Policy
German papers publish mixed reactions to President Wilson’s note on submarine warfare and the Sussex affair. Commentators urge calm, caution, and measured government action while emphasizing duty to avoid a broader conflict and to judge the American position with justice.
Young Russian Giants Form Army Sent by the Czar to Aid France
Special Paris cable describes a contingent of all carefully picked Russian volunteers arriving in Marseille and heading to the Western Front. The expedition arrived to cheering crowds with guards of honor, bands, and French and Russian dignitaries present. The general leading the force vowed, We come to fight, as young giants from 20 to 25 march toward battle.
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Boer Forces in East Africa Capture Two German Towns
British forces under General Smuts report captures at Umbugwe and Salanga in German East Africa after mounting troops won small garrisons at Lol Kissale and advanced toward Kondoa Irangi. Fighting continued as railway work progresses toward Moshi amid heavy rains.
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Russians Press Advance Along Black Sea Coast
Russian forces occupying Trebizond push northwest along the coast as the war office reports wheat shipments from the port. The Russian center fights Turks near Askala forty miles west of Erzerum, with continued clashes in the Mamarhtun area.
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