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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1915
Page
1
Austro German forces push on Przemysl with heavy bombardment as lines extend from the San to Kolomea. Reported gains north and south of the fortress. Vienna hopes to finish the campaign before Italy joins, or face German Italian coordination.
Petrograd reports heavy fighting along a 200 mile front in Galicia from the San River to Kolomea. German and Austrian corps totaling about 1.36 million men are opposed by Flussians as they push patrols, with strongest German effort in the third section near the San to seize the right bank. Russian critics warn that heavy fortifications at Praemyel, Jarosian, and Steniawa enable river crossings to cut off German advances.
Special to the Washington Post reports a pearl necklace gathered from many regions by Rear Admiral Nathaniel Roster was stolen during a break in at the Ushers residence in the New York navy yard Brooklyn on Monday. The guard Herbert Le Sage, an orderly at the admiral’s home, was arrested tonight. The thief also took a diamond ring a bracelet and a diamond pendant. Usher notes the pearls were collected over years of cruises. Le Sage denies knowledge of the robbery.
President Wilson is aboard the Mayflower, anchored below Washington in the Potomac. Wireless reports say the yacht passed Virginia Capes yesterday and may reach Washington by evening. The president rested aboard and did not disembark. secretary arrived at the White House after traveling from New York.
London May 19 Austria and Germany pressed assaults on Russia in southern Poland while Italy readies for war with the Allies. Germanic forces reportedly crossed the San river north of Przemysl and seized Sieniawa, with Czernowitz again in Russian hands in Bukowina. Fighting resumed in France after a weather break, with allied attacks near Arras and the coast fading.
Bethlehem Steel Company received an order for 8,000 cannon from Lord Kitchener of the British war office. A $16,150,000 payment accompanies the order, aimed at 5,000 new field pieces. Shrapnel production hits 12,000 daily, and small shells above 50,000 daily. Facilities are expanding to meet demand.
President Wilson intends to await Germanys reply to the American note before outlining further protests to the allies over wartime embargoes. Officials say data on detentions are incomplete and no immediate reply is expected, while clarifying the note seeks limits on submarine warfare rather than an outright ban.
Amsterdam may 18 the Dutch war minister told parliament a bill is being prepared for universal compulsory military training. In Geneva may 20 father Ledochewski the so called Black Pope arrived at Einstedin monastery from Rome and will stay there until the war ends.
Geneva May 19 report says the German emperor and staff narrowly escaped a shell blast near a village by the River San in Galicia. A heavy shell burst 500 yards away, fragments damaged cars including the emperor's, killing his chauffeur. The emperor had left his car minutes before and evacuated with staff as more shells fell.
British press dispatches report Turkish fortifications at the Dardanelles silenced and Greek, Turkish, and German positions fighting with heavy casualties. Allied air and artillery actions destroy Turkish guns as Gallipoli operations intensify amid food shortages and reinforcements.
Mrs Polly Anne Wood Strodes aged 70, famed for thirteen marriages, announces she will seek divorce from Harrison Strodes 82 and plans to wed a fourteenth husband once the action is finalized. She paid a $500 bond after he was charged with assault and battery with intent and left the state. she claims threats of death forced her to sign. Strodes quips that men love flattery while she notes most husbands died or were divorced.
A European cable reports May 19 from The Hague that several leading German newspapers publish a united, sharp attack on the United States. They insist neutrals entering the area risk danger and accuse American ships of shielding contraband. Berliner Tageblatt rejects Washington's note, calls its tone only a cover for U.S. guilt.
London report on May 19 describes a proposed nonpartisan wartime cabinet to replace the ministry. Premier Asquith and Andrew Bonar Law announce no final plans yet but confirm continued war policy and cabinet reshuffle to pursue victory. Allies face pressure from Russia reverses and Turkish campaigns whileHome friction at the admiralty and war office prompts change. Parliament adjourns to June 3 as ministers and party councils weigh the impact and retirements.
Daily index summary notes key items across pages. Kitchener orders 2000 cannons and accusations of failure surface. Berlin demands counter moves while Italy backs total war posture. Also coverage includes Riggs Bank plot, Hull or Riggs case updates, and society, sports, finance, and domestic science graduates on today’s agenda.
Justice McCoy declares Comptroller Williams had no right to impose the $5,000 fine on Riggs National Bank. He states fines apply at $100 per day only for failing to file five yearly reports and annual dividend data, while other reports required by the comptroller must be provided but not fined on timing. The ruling undermines Treasury officials' position in the bank injunction case.
In San Francisco on May 19 Judge Shortall questioned where the exhibits were in the King versus Path Finder Pacific Motor Sales Company case. Counselor Pringle said he took the exhibits home to inspect them and his puppy ate them.
Paris reports Prince Joachim, Kaiser’s only unmarried son famed for wartime actions, flooded with offers of marriage from German society leaders and many widows of officers killed in action.
London reports say the British steamer Dumfries was torpedoed at 11:20 am, with 52 crewmen landed at Maracombe and two Lascars drowned. The Norwegian steamer Drumcree was torpedoed off the English coast after rescue efforts. its crew and passengers were saved thanks to the Norwegian ship.
Samuel Untermyer led the defense for Secretary McAdoo and Comptroller Williams in a Riggs National Bank injunction case. He denounced the bank's counsel for dragging McAdoo into the conspiracy charge, reviewed Treasury reforms, and attacked court process. The argument touched on stock collateral, loan guarantees, and disputed fund flows under Vanderlip and Ailes rules as Bailey prepared to sum up the bank’s position.
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