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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
8
Imperial government awaiting Washington response on demands for unrestricted passage of foodstuffs. Diplomats expect a prompt reply and a public communication outlining possible acquiescence, with no set time limit announced for Berlin.
Washington notes U S demand for financial reparations while avoiding explicit steps. If Germany resists or delays, the administration will sever diplomatic relations by recalling Ambassador Gerard and handing over his passport. Public release expected tonight with copies to German officials and press tomorrow.
London telegram reports Windhoek the capital of German Southwest Africa fell yesterday to General Botha’s Union forces without a fight. The town holds about 3,000 Europeans and 12,000 natives. Troops seized railway rolling stock and martial law is proclaimed across the territory.
Former President William Howard Taft spoke at the world court congress outlining a league of peace and an arbitral court to settle disputes by arbitration and prevent future wars. He argued the league would include great nations and defend members attacked prematurely, noting constitutional courts of arbitration prove feasibility. He acknowledged US entanglement risk but said close US relations with other nations could justify joining if the league reduces war risk.
Clinton E. Harris urged unified action among physicians to end cut-throat practices and push health and sanitation laws. He denounced contract labor and cheapskate medical care, warning that lack of cooperation harms the poor and indigent in Poweshiek County.
Rome, May 14. Dowager Queen Margherita, mother of King Emmanuel, ordered that the second floor of her palace be transformed into a hospital for wounded in case of war. The note comes as tensions rise and the nation braces for potential conflict.
Taft cites amicable US Canadian disputes as example and argues a league of peace among eight or nine major powers would restrain war. He contends such a pact would quickly attract smaller nations and advance global harmony.
Within error of the carrier boy or other cause, this paper should not be delivered at your home by 6 o'clock, please phone 3320, and a copy of paper will be rent. After 6 30 o'clock call 2059.
The River Front Improvement Commission reports a lengthy tracing of the original river bed affecting as many as ninety owners and property worth about 1,000,000. Sixty-five witnesses were examined as the panel sought to define the boundary from Mullan Avenue to Sixth Street amid altered banks, retaining walls, and fills.
London May 18 Rita Jolivet recalls Charles Frohman uttering Why fear death it to the most beautiful adventure before the Lusitania sank He and Vanderbilt spoke calmly on deck as the liner listed Jolivet says Vanderbilt gave Jolivet his life belt and searched for another while the end approached
William Barnes took the stand in Syracuse Supreme Court to defend himself in a libel suit against Theodore Roosevelt. Barnes described his role as publisher and editor of the Evening Journal of Albany and outlined his early political career from 1889 onward, including service on the state committee and leadership tasks assigned by General Caldwell, asserting his activities supported the paper’s editorial stance.
San Francisco May 13 Forty fugitives arriving at Ometusco from Mexico City report critical conditions with rioting and assassinations. By orders of Emiliano Zapata the Zapatistas withdraw from the city to the Tula and Ajusta mountains leaving the capital short of troops. Constitutionalist refrain from entering for strategic reasons. President Gonzales Garza reportedly has little authority. Zapata forces between the capital and Ometusco lack ammunition as a large Constitutionalist force readies to clear the country between Apan and Pachuca. Omamsea is fifty miles northeast of Mexico City.
Allied submarine reports go through the Straits, sinking two Turkish gunboats and a transport. Lord of the Admiralty Churchill informs the House of Commons that the British Navy suffered a latest disaster and that the Allied force captured heights at Gallipoli.
London reports the British battleship Goliath was torpedoed in the Dardanelles with fears of about 300 lives lost. Churchill announced the ship's loss and noted that B-14 penetrated the straits, sinking two Turkish gunboats and a transport.
At a German-American alliance meeting in Rochester on May 18, William Otte stated that while the organization did not take definite action, sentiment favored unequivocal support of President Wilson in any action he undertakes. German-Americans of the city show respect and none of their societies will oppose the administration’s policy.
William D Haywood of the Industrial Workers of the World testifies before the Federal Industrial Relations Commission in Washington May 13 stating an ideal era where union labor controls production and calls for an implacable war between labor and capital ending with a general strike and confiscation of production means The working class deserves consideration and any tactics to achieve the aim are just in his view
A formal statement from Berlin on May 18 asserts England should clearly apologize for the loss of American lives on the Tasstawa, echoing Germany's own demand and urging prompt acknowledgment.
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