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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1915
Page
7
London reports the German submarine U-20 was rammed and sunk by the British torpedo boat destroyer Arial. The crew surrendered and were saved, with location undisclosed. The U-20, built in 1913, displaced 40 tons and featured four torpedo tubes. This loss marks the eleventh German submarine destroyed since the war began.
In New York on March 10 Harry Thaw appeared in court with a gray sweater and a stiff neck. The defense sought Bellevue Hospital transfer, but Justice Page ruled the Tombs could provide needed care. Gatekeeper Howard Barnum testified he opened the gate to admit a milkman and described Thaw fleeing in a dusting car.
Miss Helen Keller, taken to an infirmary in Austin after a collision feared to turn to pneumonia, showed marked improvement today and recovery was expected within a few days. The report comes from Austin dated March 10.
An official British report notes three steamships sunk by German submarines in separate locales in one day. Tangistan lost near Scarborough with one survivor, Blackwood near Hastings with all but one saved, and Princess Royal of Disyow near Liverpool with all crew saved. Clan MacRae evaded torpedoes off the Mersey bar.
Petrograd reports German forces renew heavy attacks at Ossowetz while retreating toward the Russian border. Along the Augustowo to Drobin front they mount desultory operations to distract from Ossowetz and cover a Russian retreat toward Przasnysz and the Mlawa district.
Chicago March 10. Hamilton Holt editor of the Independent warned at a University of Chicago peace meeting that Europe will see 2,500,000 widows and 6,700,000 fatherless children. He said wars target women and urged harsher measures, reflecting stark wartime pessimism.
The Mexican Red Cross appealed to the American Red Cross for food for starving Mexico City residents. Secretary Bryan said the state department would cooperate with the Red Cross as far as possible.
Paris reports a Turkish shell fragment fell at Rear Admiral Guepratte’s feet as he directed the French division near the Dardanelles aboard the battleship Suffren. The Gaulois was praised by Vice Admiral Carden for aiding the reduction of the Dardanus redoubt despite minor damage from two 6 inch shells. French ships paused briefly to coal and resupply after the engagement.
Cardinal Gibbons in New Orleans received a personal report on Mexican church conditions from Archbishop Moray del Rio who said clergy were imprisoned and the situation deplorable. The cardinal noted he is in correspondence with President Wilson and Secretary Breau over the matter.
The British admiralty reported that German submarines sank fifteen steamers from Jan 21 to March 3, among 8,734 vessels of 300 tons or more that reached or left British ports. Twenty-nine crew members died. Through ports saw 4,619 arrivals and 4,115 departures.
The Prinz Eitel Friedrich sails into Newport News needing repairs coal and provisions with more than 300 prisoners aboard. The ship docks after passing Cape Henry and requests shipyard work while officials weigh neutrality and possible internment. The Frye and Mrs Schulz are among listed aboard and agents monitor the vessel’s entry.
Report from Cieneva via Paris notes several Warships have put to sea likely bound for the Dardanelles. The item attributes the tip to Viewing and mentions Havana advertising notices.
Washington reports mixed dispatches on Mexico City control as General Obregon may have evacuated. Villa and ZaPatistas shift positions. Navy reinforcement ships Georgia and Washington head to Vera Cruz while Carranza restricts ship calls at Progreso and clearance for Pathfinder. Secretary notes unprecedented Atlantic fleet maneuvers from Guantanamo with nineteen battleships and twenty destroyers in Caribbean waters.
Des Moines report details the Iowa building dedication in San Francisco with six commissioners present. Furniture and exhibits from Iowa arrive, including livestock and agricultural displays. A bill to reimburse building fund contributors is expected, and publicity efforts for Iowa are under way. John P. Irish will speak for Iowa, with W. W. Marsh delivering the dedication address.
Governor Dunne urges abolition of capital punishment in Illinois and backs a $17,000 appropriation for the state unemployment commission work. He cites statistics claiming abolition lowers homicide rates and argues imprisonment is a safer deterrent.
London reports contend the Allied cause is improving on land and sea as fleets move toward Constantinople and von Hindenburg’s army withdraws north Poland. Britain cites Greek Roumanian shifts toward intervention while a Bulgarian cabinet crisis unfolds after the Greek premier’s retirement.
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