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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1915
Page
7
Early data and France’s press reveal massive daily consumption of artillery shells and cartridges. Estimates claim 170000 shells produced daily, with 36000000 rounds used across fronts. French arsenals and private factories race to meet needs as war pushes munitions to unprecedented levels.
Tuesday evening notes tide high at 4 36 and 10 23, weather shows warm, variable winds, scattered thundershowers and rain possible across the East with a cooling trend by Wednesday. Temperatures mid 70s to upper 80s, humidity rising, light showers expected in the Ohio Valley and Atlantic seaboard.
London June 15 Thirteen thousand five hundred forty seven officers and men of the British navy including marines and naval division members have been killed wounded or listed as missing since the war began up to May 31 eight thousand two hundred forty five were killed according to the London announcement.
Compiègne, 45 miles northeast of Paris, was shelled by German long-range guns with a shower of shells. The war office said little damage occurred and there were no casualties after an all-day artillery duel near Quennevieres Farm as French forces repelled a night attack to retake trenches.
Turkish government says it sent an envoy to Berlin to seek a separate peace with the Allies due to famine and munition shortages. Gallipoli trenches have stabilized into a stalemate as both sides dig in. British forces report steady gains and Turkish counterattacks with heavy shell and bomb exchanges.
British envoy argues London raids threaten civilians and noncombatants including Americans. He notes London’s defenses weak, with many embassies hospitals and residents at risk from Zeppelin and aircraft bombardment. The State Department received a factual briefing but no protest was filed.
A neutral observer visiting Germany reports that Belgians fear continued German control. The Times article says Germany has taken about 1.25 billion dollars in Belgian property including raw materials and manufactured goods as war indemnities since occupation.
Five grandsons of Garibaldi the patriot depart for the front from Rome amid cheers. Gen Ricciotti Garibaldi, their father, accompanies them as a large crowd at the station hails their mission with cries of long live Trent long live Triest and long live the Garibaldi brothers.
London anxiously backs rapid arms production. Daily Mail editorial urges government to place unlimited orders for machine guns in England, Canada and the United States. It argues Germans replace old rifles with machine guns and warns against fighting with outdated muskets.
New York reports Mrs August Belmont, who underwent an appendicitis operation at General Memorial Hospital, is in improving condition. Belmont says the operation was a success and she is expected to leave the hospital in ten days to two weeks barring unforeseen complications.
Reports from Honduras and Honduras Atlantic coast describe vast locust swarms blackening the sky over Ceiba and Truxtilo. Citizens flee to churches, prostrate before altars as crops valued in millions of dollars suffer damage across Nicaragua and the region.
New York reports Dr William Magill former director of the State Hygienic Laboratory now a lieutenant general in the Russian army attached to the medical corps. He arrived on the Rochambeau stating he was sent to lead the Russian unit of the American Red Cross and was assigned to Gen Dimitrieff’s Third Army Corps. He wore a Russian uniform with his sword, the only possession saved from German advances. He said German forces swept the front as Russians fell back, casualties among the hospital corps were heavy.
German official efforts to shield reputations fail as Dr Henry Brueckner pastor and Seamen's Home superintendent in Hoboken files an affidavit with the German Ambassador stating he saw several guns on the Lusitania before its final voyage. Brueckner leads St Matthews' German Evangelical Church and commands a large Hudson County following.
The British embassy announced a plan to settle American claims for detained cotton shipments. Americans may submit proof of purchases before March 1 at the embassy and New York consulate to speed settlements and avoid prize court delays. Plans to separate unquestionably exempt goods from doubtful shipments were outlined, while Britain considered declaring cotton absolute contraband but postponed after American protests.
Capt Hecker, new U S delegate, announced that contributions totaling 1,935,000 dollars received in the United States have been sent to the central committee in Berlin. He added that this sum excludes extraordinary assistance from the American National Red Cross and funds sent through other channels for home relief work.
In St Louis County an early morning heist locks the cashier in a teller cage and robs the Gravers Bank of 45000. Thieves disable telephone service and escape. the bank lies outside city limits. No arrests announced.
London reports veteran naval figure Earl Brassey aged 79 is ordered to proceed to the Dardanelles. He plans a recruiting meeting at Eastbourne to aid the new front within a fortnight after years as a hospital ship administrator and Naval Annual founder. Brassey, 78, is noted as a recognized naval authority and former civil lord of the Admiralty.
Berlin reports react to the Cincinnati arrest of Heins Hardenberg a purported German aviation corps member tied to the Lusitania investigation. The papers demand action amid claims witnesses were coerced and testimony misrepresented while others defend submarine warfare. Hardenberg allegedly sought employment with Italian and British consuls claiming wartime roles.
The Rockefeller foundation announced it purchased Union Medical College in Peking for 200000 dollars. Three American physicians Dr Wallace Buttrick Dr Simon Flexner and Dr William H Welch will sail from San Francisco around August 1 to take charge and expand the institution under the China medical board.
London officials denied US circulation claiming the British battleship Agamemnon was sunk in the Dardanelles by a German submarine. The statement said no other fighting ship had been official reported as lost in the strait.
Berlin reports praise for Wilson's mediation offer between Germany and Britain and notes Berlin stock market gains on the American note. It highlights Zimmermann's views favoring German American understanding and signals from Carranza loyalists that Villa’s peace approach could shift Mexican politics toward a provisional president recognized by the United States, with Bonilla backing Villa.
London reports the steam trawler Argyll torpedoed by a German submarine and sunk within two minutes. Seven crewmen died including the captain, four crew members survived with the captain's body. Advices say the Norwegian steamer Diranger, formerly the Ceylon, was torpedoed near the Hebrides with 21 crew arriving at Stornoway.
Sagle Fpies Texas June 15 Raoul Madero announced Villa forces captured Saltillo on Sunday as Caranza troops evacuated without a fight near Piedras Negras. Villa authorities said Monday they were still fighting near Monterey and expected to hear of Monterey’s capture soon.
The Norwegian steamer Alaf Kyrre arriving from Shielda reported being halted by a German submarine that examined documents and allowed onward passage. Captain Onarheim said the sub surfaced beside the ship and he was asked to bring papers aboard. The Kyrre was ordered to Hampton Roads for loading orders.
Albany June 15 Elihu Root denounced Germanys claim that states need not follow morality as individuals. He contrasted ancient theories with the Magna Charta principle that rulers are bound by moral law. Dr Nicholas Murray Butler, William D Guthrie and former judges Alton B Parker and Charles Andrews spoke in the commemorative gathering.
President Wilson stated that the United States did not decline to join neutral countries in seeking peace in Europe. He said Washington has done all legitimate steps to encourage any movement toward peace or accommodation of interests. He added that Col. House, who recently assessed peace prospects, had not been summoned but he expected to meet him soon.
President Wilson declined to comment on Bryan's resignation as Secretary of State or respond to Bryan's notes attacking U.S. policy toward Germany. He said no statement would be issued for publication and that discussing the latest note would be unwise amid delicate conditions.
A cablegram from Gen Carranza reports Gen Obregon is in Lagos with wounds expected to fully heal within ten days according to medical opinion. The message dated June 11 appears in the constitutionalist agency correspondence.
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