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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1915
Page
9
British hold Hill Number Sixty against repeated Teton assaults as battle lines stretch along a wide front. The issue remains undecided with traffic between England and Holland halted and questions rising about a new naval station.
London reports say British forces hold firm as German attacks intensify near Ypres. Thre historic city structures suffered shell damage from 17 inch missiles. Holland traffic stops spark rumors of spy actions and naval zone clearances. Russian torpedo boats bombarded Turkish coast between Archava and Artashhin, sinking coastwise vessels. Turkish land forces launched a limited sortie but were silenced. Nearby actions include clashes near Memel and Ossowetz with sporadic rifle and artillery fire.
A Des Moines News notice reports Grace Methodist Episcopal Church using a large baseball sign in Western League Park left field to promote Sunday services. Pastor Rev Elmer Higley, a baseball fan, defends the ad as a modern outreach effort amid park crowds and fan attention.
Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports heavy air activity with Russian airships dropping bombs on Plock and Mlawa. German boats on the Vistula and a German aerodrome at Sannsky were struck, rail stations and trains damaged, and a German army transport near Kopetza hit. Additional Russian bombs destroyed an observation point at Lopatuvatz amid Ossowetz fort patrols.
New York April 23 Harry K Thaw was granted a jury hearing on his sanity by Justice Hendrick of the supreme court. Thaw appeared in court as the judge ruled the court has power to grant a jury trial. The jury would advise the court, not bind it if not in line with evidence and justice. The trial is set for May 17.
A Rock Island switch engine crashed into an automobile owned and driven by C. H. Price at Mutlan Avenue crossing at noon. The car, moving slowly, was struck, the driver escaped injury by jumping from the vehicle, while the car sustained heavy damage from the impact.
Report from Petrograd says Italy sent a note to Austria that ostensibly sets minimum terms for a possible accord. Rome signals hope for agreement but intensifies frontier military preparations as Austrian troops concentrate. Ancona reports an Adriatic coast reconnaissance by an Austrian airplane with searchlights. Russian ambassador de Giers may visit Bucharest and Nish en route to Rome, a sign of cautious Russia Italy ties.
Grimsby reports the trawler St Lawrence torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine. Two crew members killed, seven survivors rescued by the trawler Queenstown. Queenstown’s skipper says the submarine fired on them during rescue.
London report says baboons sea lions alligators and other exotic stock have doubled in price since the war began. Scarcity stems from Germany no longer serving as the central market for Europe’s wildlife. U S customers have become the leading buyers, with thousands of monkeys annually shipped abroad. English dealers plan to capture a larger share of the German trade.
A three story brick building housing the Rimmel store at 114 and 116 Fourth street, east by Kimmel & Co., burned from 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Smoke, water, and gas injuries to firefighters, with several treated on scene. Loss estimated at 45 to 48 thousand dollars. insurance coverage listed across multiple companies. Building owned by Henry Meyers with some insurance. Continued on page sixteen.
Mf through error of the carrier boy or other cause, this paper should not be delivered at your home by 6 o clock. Please phone 3280 for a copy. After 6:30 call 2059.
Testimony in the western rate case shows Iowa farmers earn under 8.5 percent on investments while railroads claim higher earnings. W J Ray of the Farmers Grain Dealers assoc Iowa cites farm cases Frank Parrott Aurelia and J T Handsacker Colorado with low net returns to argue against proposed rates before Interstate Commerce Commissioner W M Daniels.
Kansas City April 22. Western league’s eight clubs start the season with rejuvenated teams and a hot race ahead. Elaborate ceremonies marked openings in multiple cities as Wichita boosts for 2000 advance tickets and Sioux City promotes a strong home slate with Des Moines. Denver meets Lincoln in opening play.
Secretary Daniels stated the Atlantic fleet will transit the Panama Canal to the Pacific in July with no qualification. Despite doubts about dredging and progress, plans are in place to go through on July 4 in good shape.
Colonel Roosevelt testifies on his own behalf in a New York supreme court case in Syracuse where he defends against a $60,000 libel action brought by Willize Barnes Jr. The image captures his determined posture as attorney Mr Ivins argues for the plaintiff.
Syracuse April 23 Roosevelt testifies in supreme court that he saw Barnes as a mix of good and bad politics and that he sought to blend the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde sides. He confirms accepting office guidance from Barnes while denying severing ties with him.
Floods and storms across Texas and Oklahoma cause at least twenty dead in Dallas and Austin totals rising. Waller creek floods sweep homes. oil tanks burn near Taylor and Dallas warehouses burn after lightning. Rail lines damaged. trains marooned. gas mains ruptured cutting Dallas and Fort Worth gas. Seven injured in Shawney tornado. heavy property damage reported.
April 28 report quotes M Augagneur minister of the marine after a talks with Winston Churchill. He says the French navy believes forcing the Dardanelles requires long preparation yet remains feasible and an ardently desired outcome.
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