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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
7
Austro German forces gain ground on the west Galician front with heavy losses reported on both sides. Russian prisoners total about 50,000 as Vienna confirms advances along the southern sector.
Vienna May 6 The war office reports the Russians are in full retreat from positions on the Hungarian side of the Beskid mountains and abandoning their west Carpathian front as Austro German forces advance from the west. The Donaijec river victory and activity around Dukla pass prompt retreat with heavy losses on a 93 mile front.
Archbishop James E. Quigley of Chicago was taken to Georgetown University Hospital in Washington on May 6 in critical condition. The report notes he suffers serious illness and state authorities have not released further details about his condition or prognosis.
London May 6 William Watson the poet earns notice for a prose piece in the Evening News urging Britons to abandon apathy toward the war threat. He condemns government and people for sluggish minds and insists Germany is formidable an imminent menace and peril.
Dr J G Hildebrand of Waterloo was installed as president of the Iowa State Dental Society at its fifty third annual convention in Waterloo. He has served as vice president and chairs the oral hygiene committee. The meeting drew 559 visitors, with 451 members, and praised Waterloo hosts and Associated Charities nurses. Closing sessions covered practical extraction, anaesthetics, pyorrhea and cavity prep under city officials except two visiting dentists.
A patient at the university hospital is reported to be suffering from an attack of acute Bright's disease but was much better after a good night and an improvement noted in the morning.
New York May 6 President Johnson of the American League denies a secret pact with the Federal League and says no peace agreement has been made with Gilmore or his organization. He states neither the American nor the National League has proposed terms to restore peace in baseball.
Twelve Christian Chinese students from New York Philadelphia and Chicago delivered an appeal for moral support to the White House and State Department. They urged leading American religious bodies to mobilize public opinion to aid China in its present crisis.
Fort Dadee May 6 Special James Burke 35 a tile ditcher killed himself by cutting both junjiar veins and his windpipe in a lonely country road near Barnum. His brother has no idea why he took his life.
GERMAN troops regain a foothold on hill No 60 southeast of Ypres. French ministry of war claims continued Allied gains are excessive. Berlin reports German success in advancing near Ypres and Pont-a-Mousson with heavy losses to the British retreating.
Ex President William Howard Taft spoke to about 6000 in Madison Wisconsin delivering a lecture on the presidency. He warned Roosevelt’s drift from the constitution and urged greater executive power for initiating legislation. He urged economy and efficiency to reduce taxes and maintain US preeminence.
Chicago plans a hospital unit for service with the British army. Thirty-two doctors and seventy four nurses will form the Red Cross corps under Dr. John B. Murphy with Dr. James Neff as active head. The unit will sail within six weeks, nurses chosen for extensive surgical experience.
Former Senator Lafayette Young of Des Moines Iowa and a former American deputy consul were detained in Innsbruck Austria on suspicion of caplonage involving Young's companion. After a brief hotel detention and apologies Young was released while his companion remained in custody until authorities were satisfied. In Vienna he reported no complaint and continued to Berlin, having traveled since late January from London to Belgium Paris and the front in northern France as a war correspondent for the Des Moines Capital.
Mrs Wanna Ma Grath of 1002 Grove Street was found unconscious in a gas filled house yesterday afternoon after Mrs Anna Young, principal of Jefferson school, heard no answer to raps. A physician revived her. she remains weak but stable.
The Danish steamer Cathay of 2596 tons, en route from Copenhagen to Chinese ports, was sunk in the North Sea after a likely mine or torpedo strike. All 43 passengers and crew rescued to Ramsgate. Also reported: trawler Etmitton sunk by a German U-boat and schooner Hariy lost off Kingala with crew saved by a trawler.
W H Pierce an organizer for the Brotherhood of Federated Railroad Employees testifies at the federal industrial relations commission in Washington about the Pennsylvania railroad shopmen’s strike. He claims the company discharged workers in wholesale lots for joining the union and argues vigorous action follows when union strength increases.
A heavy snowstorm sweeps the northwestern region of North Dakota, with two inches in places, aiding spring wheat sowing. Minot reports an inch of snow and a 25 degree rise after a cold night, while Devils Lake notes melting snow supporting crops as seeding nears completion.
Reports from Mukden and Hankow describe Japanese troop positions and a mass exodus as China faces a looming ultimatum. British, American, and Berlin outlets weigh in on the possible war implications and the Anglo Japanese alliance dynamics.
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