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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
1
Reports from Dublin detail a violent uprising with a castle attack and a cordon of troops around the city. Government officials acknowledge casualties and seizure of documents implicating prominent Irishmen, while martial law is proclaimed and efforts to suppress the movement intensify.
German air and naval raids reach Kent Yarmouth and Lowestoft with bomb drops and ship bombardments. Zeppelins attacked Etaples Colchester and London while casualties include four killed and twelve wounded in Lowestoft and deaths and injuries from the Eastern coast bombardment.
New York dispatch says a force of at least 10,000 rebels is in Dublin and nearby counties with John MacNeill reportedly shot. Irish Americans funded Sir Roger Casement’s expedition, $100,000 raised in the U S. Mass meeting planned to indorse the Dublin revolt and Casement’s effort.
News from Mexico City dated April 26 says mainly German officers lead a Guatemalan revolution to oust President Estedra Cabrera. Japanese agents supply arms. Three revolutionary columns, led by Gen Isidoro Valdez and Gen Ignacio Toledo, have made progress. Reports that Gen Felix Dias plans a Mexican uprising are unfounded.
Field dispatch from the Punitive Expedition reports Col. George A. Dodd’s four Troops of Seventh Cavalry engaging a 200-strong Villista force near Tomachic, Chihuahua. Two Americans killed, three wounded. Villistas suffer six dead and nineteen wounded as reinforcements fail to save them. Villista camped in a rocky canyon as Dodd’s column presses pursuit toward Mina.
German and French forces clash in the Vosges and Lorraine with artillery and grenade fighting. Berlin claims northeast Celles and terrain near Height 542 were captured by German troops while repelling English attacks south of the La Bassee Canal. French reports say their positions near Senones held and big gun activity continued at Verdun front.
The American International Corporation, a $50 million group formed with National City Bank ties, has acquired control of the International Mercantile Marine Company once led by J. P. Morgan. It owns stock across IMF and its English and American lines, giving it a dominant position in global shipping with over 100 vessels and several major lines under English and American flags.
World news briefs note a deadly Dublin incident with forty two killed and an air raid over London. Other items report Baker urging joint action, Carranza flight rumors, two Americans killed in battle, and shifts in European and US political dynamics amid the war.
President Wilson’s unqualified endorsement failed to sway House Democrats in a tense caucus on the Philippine independence bill. Speaker Clark adjourned until tonight as rivals clash on voting without amendment and a planned public hearing is urged to address island interests and the Clarke amendment.
President Wilson and Senator Stone conferred about the submarine dispute with Germany, Mexican tensions, and Japan's immigration concerns. No new policies were set, but the talks stressed the gravity of Germany’s reply options and the potential for diplomatic break. Von Bernstorff and Berlin sought to avert a rupture while Lansing mulled Gerard’s Berlin report.
Berlin dispatch dated April 26 reports U S policy criticized for failing to keep American Ambassador Gerard informed during controversies. The author argues European governments routinely issue bulletins to diplomats, and Washington’s distant approach hampers Gerard’s position. Copyright 1916 by The Press Publishing Co.
Fire erupts in military stores depot at Ottawa with multiple explosions echoing across town on April 24. Ongoing efforts by firefighters to contain the blaze as flames threaten nearby facilities and equipment. No further details on casualties or exact cause released from officials.
New York reports a lock out of 76 000 cloak suit and skirt makers will open Saturday with doors barred. The Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Protective Association authorized the action and will trigger a general strike. Manufacturers declined Mayor Mitchel's conference to avert a shutdown.
Hostile aircraft dropped bombs on Port Said but caused no damage or casualties. The attack was announced from London with details unclear, noting the ships and defense measures in place and suggesting the raid targeted strategic facilities without success.
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