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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1915
Page
1
President Wilson disclosed the note to Germany on submarine warfare remains under careful revision after legal review. Cabinet deliberations and possible transmission to Ambassador Gerard hinge on phrasing being unimpeachably precise and legally sound.
Berlin reports the Greek king's condition and Roumanian stance captivate the public. German officials view the U waiting note as hopeful evidence that President Wilson is impressed by Germany's facts. A softer reply is anticipated as Dr Meyer Gerhard's mission signals potential diplomatic progress toward a modus vivendi.
Today’s issue highlights a revised American note, peace emissary status, and reports that three Mexican generals were shot. Lemberg’s peril is noted with military updates from the monastery. Also covered are labor men warning England, a naval academy inquiry, and a $2,000,000 revenue fraud case.
The first 1 cent street car in the country ran to the lake front docks from Public Square and drew strong crowds. Receipts hit 57 dollars on Sunday and nearly 50 dollars on Monday. Passengers must have exact change or pay a nickel or a bent-ticket. most fares collected were pennies.
El Paso dispatch reports Gen Francisco Villa asking Gen Venustiano Carranza to agree to a neutral conference zone to discuss President Wilsons note. Telegram from Col Enrique Perez Rul says Villa planned to draft both the note to Carranza and his reply to Wilson at Aguascalientes after secretaries arrived from Chihuahua.
Returns from twelve Minnesota counties show ten possibly entering the dry ranks under the new county option law. Blue Earth and Todd counties report 121 saloons with campaigns active. results remain indefinite with both sides confident.
Rotterdam June 1 At the frontier near Liege on Saturday seventeen persons were shot on charges of espionage. Three of the condemned were women.
Reports from multiple sources say Russian reverses in the war largely stemmed from ammunition shortages. Archangel’s harbor opening and limited Siberian rail capacity delayed munitions, with American shipments arriving faster than those from Japan and other ports. Artillery and rifles were scarce, some troops even armed with crowbars and steel rods. As Archangel port facilities expand, experts expect Russian supply lines to improve.
Van Gheel Geldemeester a Dutch envoy, after meetings in Berlin with German officials, travels to promote better Franco American relations and urge neutral mediation. He carries no credentials, met Dr von Jagow and Count von Bernstorff, and aims to rally German American editors to back peace talks amid Lusitania sinking fallout. He suggests Britain also harbors a peace faction and cautions Holland against entanglement if war persists.
Effie Pope Hill Alsop, young wife of Pittsburgh millionaireEdward S Alsop seeks reconveyance of six properties worth several million dollars arguing a deed of trust executed the day before her marriage deprived her marital rights. The suit names Edward B Alsop Reese D Alsop and Edward H Alsop as trustees. Alsop family links span New York and Atlanta. The case follows a prior divorce filing for desertion.
Berlin and Vienna relay Austro German forces crossed the Dniester and push toward Lemberg while Russians retreat from the River San. In Galicia German and Austrian troops claim progress as battles rage along the Baltic front near Libau and Przemysl’s fall is detailed with prisoner and cannon counts. War reports note heavy losses and ongoing trench fighting in the west near Arras.
Constantinople reports that allied troops on the Gallipoli Gal Upoli peninsula have been driven back with heavy losses. The Turkish war office credits stubborn fighting and right wing counterattacks for pushing the enemy into its old position after heavy figures and disorder.
London report details the trawler Arctic sunk by a German submarine in the North Sea. Five crew rescued, four dead, including the Arctic’s skipper whose head was blown off while aiding to launch a lifeboat under fog. Other vessels Sunlight and Dromic attacked. crew saved at Aberdeen and Peterhead.
The Mother Church in Boston elected Edward A. Merritt of Cleveland Ohio as president at today’s annual meeting A war relief fund received contributions totaling 127667.
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