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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1915
Page
1
Evangelist Billy Sunday electrified Convention Hall in Washington with frenetic gesture and rapid-fire oratory. Five thousand attendees, including five cabinet members and lawmakers, heard him contrast Christ’s visit with worldly warnings as official Washington crowded the venue.
A sermon figure asks readers to consider how they would live if Jesus Christ appeared in Washington. It questions whether they would alter plans or remove items from their home and urges preachers to move beyond fossilized status.
Detectives tracing a green velour hat sold on Eighth Avenue arrested Michael Volidi and Spiro de Bono in Manhattan after linking movements to Washington in the Clark Station Va double murder. They deny knowledge of the killings and await arraignment as fugitives from justice.
The State Department reported the arrival at Alexandria Egypt of 6060 Jews from Palestine. Some 75 percent were Russian with others British and French. Over 4000 were destitute. An equal number of Jewish refugees were reported arriving in Alexandria.
A London dispatch to Reuters from AP notes Adrianople, second only to Constantinople in European Turkey, has been abandoned by the Turkish garrison, signaling a major shift in Ottoman control.
New York dispatch recaps testimony on Sullivan and Dominican contracts. Engineer Sisson testifies that bank leaders pressed for Sullivan to win public works deals, with hints of a five to ten percent stake for the minister. State Department officials deny improper ties amid White House scrutiny.
The Senate refused to suspend its rules to vote on Sheppard’s District prohibition amendment, killing the measure for now. After the vote, Sheppard said he would not push the amendment with an appropriation bill and planned future action via a separate bill. A committee was appointed to investigate an excise board. debate over punishment and procedure continued as Congress neared adjournment.
New Jersey divorce action centers on Princess Florence Elsworth Hazard Auersperg alleging husband Prince Francis Maria Joseph Auersperg deserted her after her father Edward C. Hazard’s death to shield his name, while she accuses him of extravagance and misused assets. The saga recounts a 1899 Shrewsbury Manor wedding and a long, strained marriage with military service in Austria cited.
In Boston today Mrs Henry Ward Beecher was granted a divorce from Henry Ward Beecher a grandnephew of the Brooklyn divine. She charged cruelty and the couple, both 17 at their Springfield marriage in 1910, had lived in Springfield Worcester Portland Boston.
Villa and his men entered Mexico City amid rioting and political upheaval. Obregon and Carranza forces approach the capital while Zapata withdraws, signaling a split with Villa. Garza is provisional but not seen as presidential material. Angeles or Villa may seize the office. London reports steamers loaded with U.S. cotton reached Brenten after halt by British warships.
Heavy fighting reported from the Argonne region as German forces face a steady Russian advance near Soissons. Belgian front sees stormed infantry clashes while French artillery shoots down two enemy aircraft and captures their aviators. Mosul covites reportedly press Turks in the Caucasus.
London reports say Russian forces are again threatening East Prussia and Pozen as Germans show brief eastern operation notes. Turks retreat in snow bound Kara Urgan actions and Erzerum pressure grows. Adrianople garrison withdraws fully with no explanation. Paris Figaro hints at possible Allies joins by Italy Greece Roumania Bulgaria, but no firm steps. Russians push west of Warsaw after crossing the Skwa, aided by last year’s levy arrivals.
United States Minister Brand Whitlock faced German friction in Brussels over December actions to free seven English nurses held at Mons. despite Whitlock's protection and official credentials. The nurses, led by Angela Manners and Nellie Hosier, endured five days in Mons penitentiary before release, then traveled home via Germany and Scandinavia against hopes of easy passage through Holland.
London reports ongoing clashes across the Western Front with the Argonne remaining intensely active. Both sides claim minor gains as German forces appear more on the offensive near Soissons while weather hampers larger operations. Paris notes recapture of La Boisselle after a counterattack and describes aerial activity, artillery duels, and snow in the Vosges.
A fire in Trenton New Jersey on January 18 destroyed the insulated wire department of John A Roebching's plant. Ferdinand W Reeb-Hing, secretary and treasurer, estimates loss at 310,00600 with insurance around 750,000.
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