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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
7
Rear Admiral Fiske testifies before the House Naval committee on naval unpreparedness. He cites no battle cruisers, only three usable airplanes, one airship contract, and scarce auxiliaries. He warns the nation faces a formidable assault unless officials act to equip and inform the public.
For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia partly cloudy and warmer with increasing humidity. Coastal observations note a sea calm with elevated swells and a rising Atlantic temperature forecast. Inland areas show showers probable in Missouri valley regions with warm to hot afternoons and cooler mornings.
Paris dispatch reports French airmen bombarded the crown prince’s headquarters, with twenty nine aircraft dropping 178 shells and several thousand darts. The war office issued the official statement tonight confirming the raid and its reported hits.
Former President Taft told Bryn Mawr College graduates that a jingoist White House would threaten war with Germany. He outlined backing for a world peace league and a fixed arbitration court, noting the U S navy needs large reserves, better staff, and broader mobilization to defend the coast and project power internationally. He tied these ideas to a planned conference in Philadelphia June to form a tribunal.
Sir Edgar Speyer, born in Germany but longtime London financier, fled to New York aboard the Philadelphia with his wife Miss Leonora von Stoch of Washington and their three daughters Pamela Leonora and Vivian. The family, tied to Speyer banking houses in Frankfurt London and New York, faced intensified English anti-German sentiment as war loomed.
Italian torpedoboats entered the Gulf of Triest and sank two merchant ships while damaging an Austrian auxiliary cruiser. Reports from Geneva dated June 3 indicate the action occurred early yesterday morning.
President Wilson's call for open seas and equal rights shapes a new era in foreign policy as Senator James Hamilton Lewis asserts America seeks no conflict yet will pursue necessary steps to ensure protection of citizens and trade. He closes with a eulogy of President Wilson, stressing defending civilization and national mission.
Plans nearly complete for a series of strategic maneuvers by the Atlantic fleet near Newport beginning July 10. Most battleships and other vessels from the recent war game are expected to participate in the drills conducted in this vicinity.
London June 3. Parliament met with new coalition ministers delayed by ineligibility rules until reelected. Lords began readings on a suspensory bill while munitions ministry looms. Ginnell attacks Asquith. Chaplin assumes opposition role. nationalist groupings hold firm opposition.
Berlin dispatch from Jane 3 via Wolff bureau says a Zeppelin reached Finchley in north London during the latest raid, implying it crossed much of the city and that damage was greater than announced. The source notes the raid caused substantial destruction, though details remain unconfirmed.
Berlin May 2 An official report compares German money market conditions with those of England and France. It notes Bank of England deposits and gold cover fell from 385 to 216 percent, while Bank of France rose from 14 to 295 percent. Reichsbank gold stock increased, now covering deposits and circulation at 35 percent, up from 2.1 percent. Prof Weyermann of Bern notes France’s note circulation expanded more than Germany’s, with French notes rising by 1.4 billion dollars since July, while Reichsbank notes increased about 1.34 billion dollars, about half as large.
Comalay Cox, a druggist in Artesia, shot and killed Dr. R E Mauldin at the Cox home, then swallowed poison and died. Cox surrendered to police and was released without bond after physicians said he could not live.
Paris officials issue notices in several churches stating women wearing spring fashions such as short skirts and deep V decollotte corsages will be refused communion. Cardinal Amette, archbishop of Paris, condemns the styles and enforces modest dress in worship.
Ambassador and Mrs Page and other notables head to Torquay for the wedding of J H Stabler second secretary of the embassy to Miss Elizabeth Wells daughter of Mrs Frank Allen Boston Mass The ceremony will be attended by embassy staff and many prominent Americans in London on June 4 1930s report notes the wedding is set for Saturday in Torquay
An agency dispatch from Lugano reports San Marino, the small republic surrounded by Italian territory, has declared itself at war with Austria Hungary in support of Italy. The enclave sits on high ground near Rimini and would not serve as neutral air refuge.
Amsterdam reports the Dutch government renewed the prohibition on exporting raw cotton. The move seals Germany off from raw cotton imports, delivering a severe setback to German textile operations and wartime needs.
British forces report driving off Ottoman columns along the Euphrates and Karun lines. By May 31 a joint naval and ground assault captured heights, three field guns, 300 prisoners, and forced the retreat toward Ezra’s tomb, with pursuit extending thirty miles and the Turkish steamer Bulbul sunk.
Berlin authorities announce reduced bread prices across greater Herfin in June due to flour shortages. Beginning on the same date rationing of small loaves from white flour will again be permitted.
Former Ambassador Robert Bacon, returning from Europe, denies a London interview claiming President Wilson should act against Germany over the Lusitania loss. He visited hospitals in France and the western theater, recounting gas warfare's horrors and its slow death by suffocation. He urged the public to recognize the gas threat and its brutal impact on soldiers.
Worth NC June 3 The Hardin Manufacturing Company cotton mill was destroyed by fire today with a long estimated loss of 276000. The blaze caused extensive damage and disrupted local production. No injuries were reported as fire crews battled the flames through the afternoon.
London June 4 The Morning Post naval correspondent reports authoritative confirmation that Germany is completing a new submarine each week. A considerable portion originates at Antwerp yards and is sent to sea beneath the neutral Schelde waters.
Local dealer announces readiness to accept orders for carpets of all descriptions for next fall. Stock includes fine foreign and domestic weavers and imported carpets unavailable elsewhere. They promise lowest city prices with accurate measuring, making up, and laying guarantees.
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