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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1915
Page
1
Headlines report Serbians in renewed conflict as Greece resists Allied demands. Kitchener holds talks with the Greek king and premier, suggesting terms were presented. Allies may use force, risking uprisings among Hellenes while Ottoman decline looms told by war correspondents.
Athens reports on a British led economic blockade of Greece while Greek cabinet met long into the night. London and Berlin dispatches note Allied demands for disbanding or restricting Greek troops as tension rises across the region. Kitchener visits Athens amid hopes to secure passage for Allied troops through Greek territory. Egyptian officials refuse Greek treasury payments as Greek ships face port delays. Serbian forces fight near Kopaonik as Austro Hungarian pressure escalates at Raska and beyond.
Representative William Kent underwent an appendectomy tonight in San channel. Doctors report his condition is satisfactory after the operation.
Berlin reports large caliber German guns reach Constantinople and Gallipoli efforts near. Central powers expect quick end to Dardanelles campaign with Anglo French defeat as Serbian forces near collapse. Italy likely stays out while Bulgarians threaten Serbian positions and Saloniki troops face pressures. Western front offensive planned as Paris threat looms.
Bucharest reports former premier M. Filipesco says Roumania will permit Russian forces to cross its territory if they are sufficient to cope with Bulgarian troops and save the Serbians. He adds Russians are due at the frontier in a fortnight and will seek permission to cross.
Rome and Madrid reports confirm Italian steamer Verona sister to Ancona was chased by a submarine in the Mediterranean and, despite two periscopes and a pursuing steamer, eluded destruction in fog and headed toward New York.
Captain C B Bean reports Lance Corporal Keyzer of the First Battalion Australian Division was praised as one of the best bomb throwers in ANZAC forces. During fierce Lone Pine attacks he threw bombs for fifty hours almost continuously, moving across trenches and fending off enemy explosives with his coat and sand bags. He also caught and hurled back exploding bombs as fuse times shortened.
Christiania nov 20 The Norwegian American Line is forced to stop transporting freight from America to Sweden because Sweden will not guarantee to Britain that goods entering will not be sent to Germany. The Kristianiafjord arrived at Bergen with 6000 cases of pork and 1800 bags of coffee. The cargo must be returned to England due to British orders when the liner was detained at Kirkwall where two American passengers were removed for observation.
An earthquake shock rocked the Southwest with tremors felt to San Diego and the Imperial valley. A volcanic eruption near Andrade, Mexico, sparked activity across the border, damaging the Coronado electric plant and cracking walls in Calexico and Mexicali while shocking pedestrians. The five minute quake affected Coronado, El Centro, Calexico, Mexicali, San Diego and Yuma as scientists note the volcano’s unexpected awakening and native legends remain silent.
Representative James R. Mann voices a warpath for Republicans to dictate a larger defense program. He argues Democrats lack competence to craft preparedness policies and says Republican brains are needed, while not taking orders from the White House. He sees a GOP-led path to political gain and stresses nonpartisan support for national defense.
London reports the sinking of the French troopship Calvados in the Mediterranean on November 6 with 800 troops aboard. Fifty three survivors were rescued by the Lady Falmouth. an officer described a submarine attack and a brutal submarine officer driving survivors from a raft. Paris confirms no Calvados loss news in their maritime report.
Porter Charlton was discharged this morning and left for Milan. He had been sentenced in October to six years and five months for the slaying of his wife, having spent five years and one month in jail. A royal decree reduced his sentence by one year.
The White House denied last night that Mrs Norman Galt ordered gowns from Paris for her trousseau. It stated all gowns would be made in the United States. Paris reports that a New York dealer was blacklisted for allegedly sourcing gowns for Mrs Galt.
President Wilson Mrs Norman Galt and Mrs W H Bolling rode 200 miles from Washington to Point Lookout Maryland yesterday with a large Secret Service guard. They passed Ridge where a farmer band and townfolk waved the American flag. A flag was run up over the post office at Ridge. The party lunched roadside and toured the beach near the Potomac joining Chesapeake Bay, then viewed a Confederate graves monument.
Berlin dispatch reported Persian forces of about 4000 attacked Anglo Indian troops at Bulvar near Bushire, killing 550 and seizing English offices at Tapahan Shiras and Kazerum. Russians had occupied Karnat provoking Teheran to demand evacuation. Persian religious leaders and tribal chieftains mobilized a national army to expel both British and Russians, with thousands pledging to fight.
The White House released a season plan replacing the New Year reception with two diplomatic dinners to accommodate wartime guests. The president and his wife may skip the New Year’s event for a honeymoon, with new social figures replacing familiar hosts. Diplomats from allied and neutral powers will attend separate dinners, while Greece Spain and other neutrals pose seating questions for the two-event arrangement.
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