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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1916
Page
10
Report outlines life under martial crisis with Sinn Fein leaders jailed or executed. Nearly 2,000 in detention camps and dozens sentenced to death or prison as violence sweeps Ireland. Accounts from Dublin and Glasnevin describe shootings and military crackdowns targeting suspects and suspected rebels.
Fragmented list of death notices and obituaries with names, dates, residences, and interment details. Mentions include Brumback, McKinley, Franks, and others, with multiple addresses such as 2135 H Street and 925 Rinseat. Interments planned in local cemeteries and private services noted.
Paris reports a French repulse at Dead Man Hill while Berlin claims to hold all French positions between Dead Man Hill and Cuamieres. A German submarine sinks the Kolga without warning. Vienna reports Austrians invading Italy within three miles of Asiago with thirty thousand Italian prisoners. London notes three British ships torpedoed. Athens reports Greeks fortifying near Demir Hissar as the Allies’ front is attacked and MacNeil’s alleged role in the Irish revolution surfaces amid a sensational court martial sentence announcement.
The Tobacco Merchants' Association adopted a resolution protesting interference with trade with Holland and British restrictions on American tobacco commerce. It urged relief from mail delays, bills of lading, price lists, and proposed Simmons bill changes. Jacob Wertheim elected president. next meeting in New York.
A Washington diplomat reports Great Britain will concede on allied mail interference to aid U S policy. Britain may align with France, with terms tied to neutral trade safeguards and assurances against supplies to enemies. The diplomat cites British public pressure and German progress as motives. The change could surface near the Democratic convention.
London May 3. Capt Ernest Pretyman said in the House of Commons that no actual meat shortage exists but high prices stem from wartime demand. The government is reviewing the situation as it considers a possible meat ration for the British Isles.
London reports strong belief that the Irish question is settled. The plan would put the home rule bill into operation for all Ireland including Ulster during the war period with Ulster allowed to withdraw after the war if confirmed. The informant cites Lloyd George Redmond and Carson as key figures backing the agreement.
Vienna reports released by the U S embassy in Petrograd claim that more than 80 percent of Austro Hungarian prisoners in Russia have died in camps like Orenburg due to poor sanitation inadequate food and harsh cold. The investigation describes unsanitary sheds no wood for fuel no blankets and little medical care, and notes potential misappropriation by the camp governor.
Albert Ballin war manager of German railroads and Hamburg America warns at Woermann Shipping meeting that the coming postwar era will be fought on an economic battleground, with Germany to build a merchant fleet and ready to compete fiercely. He urges independence from England as trade tenants and thanks the Reichstag for rebuilding Germany’s mercantile marine. Hugo Stinnes and August Thyssen are named as new Woermann directors amid plans to expand freighters and shipyards across Bremen and Hamburg.
Report from Rome May 3 describes Austro-Hungarian gains across Folgaria plateau and Vand positions. It notes improved Austrian lines near Asiago, with reconnoitering columns on the plateau and renewed bombardment in Ospe daletto and Monte Sen Michele sectors.
London May 20 A British Earl argues President Wilson misreads war aims and urges that peace terms must satisfy Britain and allies. He warns freedom of the seas phrase threatens naval supremacy and says America should not mediate. Confidence in Wilson’s statesmanship is shaken amid strong pro British naval stance.
London May 51 Lieut Gerald Spring-Rice aged 52 younger brother of Sir Cecil Spring-Rice British Ambassador to the United States killed in action. London May 29 Berlin telegram via Copenhagen reports Dutch vessel Holland captured by a German warship and brought to Berkum Inland for suspicion of spying.
Dario Resta in a French car won the sixth annual Indianapolis sweepstakes covering 36 miles in 3 hours 36 minutes. Wilbur d'Aleine and Ralph Mulford finished second and third amid two crashes injuring four. Resta earned 12000 dollars, with D'Aleine 6000 and Mulford 3060 awarded. 83,000 spectators attended. Special to The Washington Post.
Maj Gen Sir Sam Hughes Canadian militia minister testifies before the royal commission, denouncing Sir Courtney Bennett former British consul general in New York as head of a ring of British agents. He says there was a ring of British agents in New York active to defame officials.
In a morning session speakers blamed certain individuals for high fuse prices and criticized Sir Courtenay Bennett's affiliates. Gen Hughes noted a failed effort to cut costs in New York and save the British government about 106 million dollars as ongoing criticism and disputes continued.
In London Sir Edward Grey stated that no diplomatic change toward the United States is planned. He affirmed Ambassador Spring-Rice has the full trust of the government, replying to questions about possible shifts in policy.
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