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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1915
Page
1
Hundreds threaten Georgia governor after sparing Leo Frank. Troops guard his home as the mansion is ringed with barbed wire and missiles fly toward soldiers who disperse the crowd. Rumors of prison farm unrest and an effigy of Slaton hung.
Gov. Slaton declares he could not hang a man without clear guilt and explains his decision to commute Leo Frank's death sentence to life imprisonment. Amid protests he proclaims martial law at his Milledgeville home area as crowds clash with troops. The mass demonstration follows the case's controversy and the governor's lengthy justification.
Special to The Fest reports General Pablo Gonzales and the constitutionalist army began entry to Mexico City. Gonzales halted in the eastern suburbs to let his left wing encircle the city from the south and protect the capital’s water supply at Xochimilco. The Zapata army was expected to withdraw west, avoiding serious fighting.
Ambassador Gerard reports that a new note to Great Britain will include representations on British merchant ships displaying the American flag. The timing depends on Germany negotiations over submarine warfare. Germany claims U-29 was rammed by a Swedish-flagged steamer. U-28 report follows with no clear impact on talks.
Rome reports Austrians rush troops from Pola to block Italian land and sea advances. Civilians evacuate Pola to Fiume as fortifications store gunpowder underground. Authorities brace for aerial raids while Austrians fear joint Anglo French naval support could seal Pola's fate.
Paris dispatch reports Pope Benedict XVI voiced horror at wartime excesses and violations of Belgian neutrality. He cited hostages taken in Belgium and France, destruction at Louvain, and Vatican fears over Italy’s actions while warning against judging amid conflicting claims.
President Wilson weighs Robert Lansing for Secretary of State to replace William Jennings Bryan. Cabinet members consider Lansing viable. Col. House named, though he has declined public office. Wilson plans to discuss with Col. House en route to New York and Cornish before any announcement.
Index to today’s issue lists items including mob threats at Gallaton, flag protest renewals, allied guilty verdicts, Raiber and EK notes, British warnings from Mexico, an unlimited British loan, a Lemberg retreat report, Villa conflict denial, Lackawanna contract upset, Dr Meyer as an American, Mrs. Tower’s divorce, the Grandfather clause Nutt, ad men in session, Western High School addresses, a Kept Hero Supreme Court ruling, Caminetti case review, factorial comment, society notes, sporting world updates, turf results, and a delayed Harvester decision.
State Department brief from Port au Prince reports the French cruiser Descartes landed bluejackets at Cape Haitien as a precaution to protect lives and property after the city fell to government forces. No American troops have landed as yet, according to the dispatch.
London warns British subjects against visiting Mexico amid Yaqui uprising and violence. Villa troops sent to protect foreigners are defeated by Yaqui Indians near Empalme, Sonora, with 40 killed and a machine gun reported lost. Reports say American landing rifles and ammo for expatriates had not reached them.
Constantinople reports an allied armored ship protected by torpedo boats and mine sweepers attacked Seddul Bahr coastal batteries on the Asi coast. The assault was repulsed with losses. enemy columns and transport were bombarded while infantry retired under fire. Asiatic and European batteries claimed bombardment of enemy moves toward a new position.
London June 22 The Daily Mall naval correspondent cites Dutch reports that Germany is rushing new battleships with 17 inch guns and argues that victory now favors the biggest guns. He urges the British admiralty to prevent German ascendency in this arm.
London and Petrograd dispatches report bold German advances around Lemberg, with Mackensen seizing rail links and Russian forces retreating from Grodek. Berlin admits Metzeral loss. French progress in Airas Lorraine and Vosges regions noted, while a cautious tone considers a possible sentimental sacrifice to preserve broader operations.
Berlin reports Austro-German advances near Lemberg threaten to surround Russian forces. Von Mackensen gains rail access between Lemberg and Rawa Ruska as Grand Duke Nicholas orders withdraw from Dniester bank. Military experts warn a major evacuation or perilous defense may follow with costly Russian losses.
Prof James Adolf Israel, a renowned German specialist, is at Sultan Mahommed's bedside in Constantinople. He was sent by the Turkish embassy on June 11 and will stay at Yildiz Kiosk through the end of next week, with details of the ailment not disclosed.
Rudyard Kipling warned at a Southport recruiting meeting that England faces severe punishment if Germany prevails. He warned Belgium and Poland suffering could be England's fate, saying German minds hold reasons for severe retribution if they are not subdued.
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