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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1916
Page
1
Prime Minister Asquith acknowledges misjudgment in severe measures against Ireland and pledges review of policy. Officials report pressure from Dublin and London advisors prompting reevaluation of enforcement.
Dublin reports show mixed Irish reactions as martial law relaxations begin, easing movement from four in the morning to midnight, with Premier Asquith bearing responsibility for the relaxation. German and American Irish tensions surface as British policy study continues and efforts to resolve compensation and rebel prisoner issues proceed.
Reports detail Asquith visiting Dublin and Belfast to weigh Irish governance, rebel prisoners, and compensation while nationalist and unionist factions discuss a new Irish executive council and integration into imperial forces. In Washington, Jeremiah O Leary hails Ireland’s uprising as a turning point, urging unity with Britain’s foe and signaling broad sympathy for Ireland’s cause.
Two Washington society couples reportedly wed in a staged runaway ceremony at Upper Marlboro Maryland. Thomas P Morgan Jr and Helen Woodruff tied the knot with Newton Brewer and Alva Blackburn, both brides educated locally. The marriages were solemnized by Trinity Episcopal and St Marys Catholic churches with quick plans for honeymoons in Morgan’s touring car.
John George Parry appears on Canadian casualty list along with others reported wounded while serving with Canadian overseas forces. Washington resident and Champlain connections linked, with militia department releasing the casualties tonight.
Congress presses defense measures amid a push to complete the naval building program and pass the army reorganization bill. House and Senate committees plan revenue measures to cover defense costs, with votes expected this week and a focus after June conventions. Kenyon and Sherman concede slim chances in rivers fight as rural credits face scrutiny.
American aviator Arth Smith, famed for exhibitions in Japan, was seriously hurt when a delayed arrival sparked a mob to stone him and wreck air sheds. He later flew again, heading to Naruo, and had previously drawn huge crowds in Tokyo and other cities. He is 23, began flying in 1912 with a homebuilt plane.
Berlin papers quote Irish situation and American attitude as British hypocrisy. Officials in government and private circles discuss English court-martial and summary killings, noting violence abroad would provoke global horror if Germany did similarly.
London reports Petrograd admits a severe Turkish repulse in Asia Minor. Von Mackensen concentrates about 200000 troops to halt Nicholas army at the Kope Mountains, east of Erzerum. Russians retreat after a day of desperate fighting while new pressure builds toward Bagdad from the Persian border and Mesopotamia.
Marathon Texas May 14 Another raid into American territory by Mexican bandits was made Friday night at McKinney Springs ranch 67 miles south of Marathon and 23 miles north of Boquillas along the Marathon Boquillag road H E Stafford an attorney of El Paso said he learned of the raid from ranchmen in the McKinney Springs district There was no shooting.
Tokyo May 15. Japanese police report Japan has sent a protest to China regarding alleged mistreatment of Japanese military peace in connection with revolutionary disorders in Tsinanfu and Tainantu.
Military specialists in London and Berlin foresee a major German offensive toward Calais from Belgium. Reinforcements said to include Turkish and Bulgarian troops are believed sent to offset the influx of Russian soldiers to France. The report notes repeated German trench advances and heavy bombardments, with a predicted large battle to break Allied lines toward the coast.
Fires last night at Fort Bliss destroyed a storehouse three cavalry stables three horses and tents near El Paso. Ammunition house escaped. Two other recent fires viewed as suspicious. Funston orders inquiry. Columbus New Mexico hay loss and nearby club fire noted.
The Leipzig federal court confirmed the conviction of distiller Boettcher for tax fraud. He was fined 13,000,000 marks and sentenced to eighteen months in prison.
British and Allied topics fill the page with diverse notes including Irish relief effort, German hints at British pact, and military bills. Readers see references to arctic patrols, fleet maneuvers, and local society events alongside church news and editorial commentary.
A Latin American diplomat stated that Brazil and Chile opposed recognizing Carranza but were outvoted by the United States and four other nations at the pan American Mexican conference. He said no formal assurances were given about intervention and that communications with the State Department had ceased after adjournment.
El Paso reports Mexican raiders near Sierra Blanca with 500 crossers, townspeople arming for defense as Maj Gen Funston reorganizes border patrol to 60,000 men. Three districts to be led by senior generals while Col Sibley continues limited cavalry actions near Boquillas.
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