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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1915
Page
9
French warship Bouvet sunk by Turkish forts after heavy fire from the Ottoman fleet. Dispatch from Paris reports long artillery duel as Turkish shore batteries silence mine sweepers and allied ships protect minelayers.
Dispatches from Constantinople and Paris report widespread Armenian depopulation in the Armenian plains after Kurdish raids, with 120,000 destitute Armenians in the Caucasus. Parallel notes state the Dardanelles bombardment and the sinking of the French battleship Bouvet by Turkish forces.
London reports unheard war zones as seven months of conflict pass. Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic has had no mail since the outbreak, relying on rare South Africa links 1,500 miles away. Aquitos in eastern Peru also remains cut off as mail steamers route via the Amazon and across the Andes barriers.
Paris March 19 The Austrian government resists German pressure to grant territorial concessions to Italy. Count Andrassy and other dual monarchy officials reportedly went to Berlin to discuss the issue with Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg and Foreign Minister von Jagow. Geneva reports say if talks fail the chancellor may travel to Vienna to urge Emperor Francis Joseph to accept sacrifices. The Geneva Tribune notes pro Germanists in Austria clash with Czech Transylvanian deputies seeking a rupture with Germany and a separate peace.
Paris reports a Zeppelin raid on Calais that killed seven people and damaged no railroad station. Sirens, searchlights, and naval guns failed to stop the airship which dropped several bombs before escaping. Later, N C Schultz, cashier of the Commercial National Bank, was stricken at his Independence Avenue home with erysipelas.
Glasgow reports the British steamer Hyndford torpedoed in the English Channel with one crew member killed. London reports the British steamer Blue Jacket torpedoed off Beachy Head. crew evacuated, ship badly damaged but afloat.
Delhi reports Sir Reginald Craddock states armed emergency powers are needed as the defense of India bill is brought to the governor general. He cites a Pacific coast Arab campaign, Mohammedan holy war effects, and revolts among native troops. Riots in Bengal and Calcutta amid Hindu emigration and a Singapore Indian regiment revolt are noted.
Edwin A. Rugg of Waterloo, minor heir of John B. Rugg, is described as a rich boy in a guardianship petition filed by S. J. Rugg. The document lists real estate up to fifty thousand dollars with annual rent of fifteen hundred dollars and personal property up to six thousand dollars, seeking G. W. Platt as guardian. John B. Rugg held extensive Granny county land. G. J. Rugg is Edwin’s brother.
London dispatch reports that Germany cannot shift major forces from east to west. Despite rumors of reinforcements moved from Poland to France or Belgium, British observers think Germany must keep armies in both theaters and find new forces for east and west. The piece notes failed plans to strike Paris and Calais, and hints at a major western offensive. Government mobilizes women to substitute for men, with over 700 registered in 24 hours.
The American steamer Matacas, sailing from New York February 3 to Rotterdam and Copenhagen with packing house products, has been ordered before a British prize court at Hull. Detained at Kirkwall since March 11, the ship prompts expected U S consular appointment at Kirkwall due to many detentions.
London notes clarify that Mediterranean waters are regarded as European waters and will be blocked just as the North sea. Foreign Office statement follows confusion over Foreign Secretary Grey’s language on the British blockade impact in the region.
The German cruiser Dresden, sister to the Emden, was sunk by British battleships off Juan Fernandez Island in the South Pacific, about 400 miles from Chile and near Coronal where von Spee’s cruisers defeated an English fleet. Dresden, last heard Feb 27 after sinking the Conways Castle, escaped via the Straits of Magellan.
Russian forces advance again into East Prussia and seize Memel, a German seaport, signaling a new phase in the Eastern Theatre. The Germans alter their Warsaw offensive as Czars troops move decisively.
Telegrams from Petrograd report Russian forces penetrate east Prussia to within 12 miles of Memel while German attacks move south of the Vistula toward Warsaw. Archawa, a Turkish Black Sea port, falls to Russian arms triggering Caucasus withdrawals as Tehorak valley populations flee.
Berlin reports the Tageszeitung urges male patriots to abandon boiled shirts. The paper claims heavy starch in laundering the stiff shirt wastes material that could be used for food.
Secretary Bryan marked his fifty fifth birthday by ratifying the peace treaty with Italy through the Italian ambassador Count Bi Cellere. He later hosted a party at his home for all his department's employees and entertained the cabinet at luncheon.
Dallas March 19 large companies entering agriculture on farms of thousands of acres shape conditions among Mexican laborers and tenant farming on the Pagitt ranches central west Texas. The federal commission on industrial relations seeks information through managers on the Taft ranch in southwest Texas as it studies new economies and rural social changes.
New York dispatch reports the steam er Iroquois arriving with news of the assassination of Governor Zayas of San Domingo and his two children at Azua, about 55 miles from Santo Domingo. Zayas had traveled from Santo Domingo to Agua as a passenger to assume governorship. he was in office two days before rivals killed him and his two children.
Evanston butcher Robert Lori explains to the Evanston Woman's club that the high cost of living stems from homemakers not reading cookbooks and preferring prime cuts. He notes people buy cheaper cuts under fancy names at hotels and restaurants and then order by telephone, avoiding seeing meat before purchase.
London reports Emperor William has arrived at Tournai for a war council with Crown Princes Frederick William and Rupprecht, and with Kings of Saxony and Württemberg and General von Falkenhayn. Allies expect a major German strike against Belgian holds on the Yaer front after artillery duels begin. German forces shift from the Danish frontier to the Franco British line and fortifications are strengthened along Alsace Lorraine with new railroads and defenses.
New legal step in Harry K. Thaw's bid to prove sanity delays the hearing for a week. Attorneys seek a writ of habeas corpus to challenge the legality of his Matteawan commitment and may appeal Justice Page's decision to send Thaw back if necessary.
The British public backs a “Tabs for Tommies” drive supplying 30 tabs, 12 stoves, soap and towels. Five baths and two stoves were sent to Soissons by car, and 400 men enjoyed hot baths within seven hours. Medical officers endorse cleanliness to reduce wound infections as a disinfector committee pursues an emergency program using a Vitinfecta system to disinfect clothing daily.
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