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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1915
Page
7
Reports from the Italian capital say Teuton ambassadors, who called for passports, will leave the country today. Italy receives another offer of concessions from a neighbor. Martial law is declared on all railroads amid riot conditions that have left forty dead.
A Rome dispatch reports Giornale d Italia says German ambassador von Buelow and Austrian ambassador von Macchio demand passports and consular staffs will leave Rome. Washington says Austria and Italy ask U S to protect their interests in Rome and Vienna if relations sever. Germany reportedly asked Switzerland to take its interests. Embassies told to hire extra clerical help. War thought inevitable in Berlin as Bethmann-Holm r's speech sparks fear of conflict with Italy. Italy, Austria, and Germany may see broader war, with Rome seeking U S involvement.
In Scottdale Pennsylvania on May 19 Frank Weiss a tailor sat on a stairway watching a burglar rifle through a dining room. The intruder pockets a pocketbook and transfers its contents. Weiss’s revolver would wake the baby but his wife urged restraint and calmed the fretful infant after a four hour ordeal.
Snow reached three inches in Goodland and northwestern Kansas as a Swiss aid proposal surfaces. Rome reports a revolt at Pola where Italian workers clashed with Austrian troops, killing about fifty and wounding one hundred. Sonnino cites new Austrian concessions offered, including Tyrol areas, Isonzo bank, Gradisca, Trieste, and Albania related terms, with Italian sovereignty and amnesty aspects outlined.
Chicago hosts the convention of the Associated Advertising clubs of the world from June 20 to 24. James M. Dunlap announced Iowa will bring a regiment of 1,000 merchants organized in companies of department store managers, retail clothiers, shoe men, hardware dealers, weekly newspaper publishers, bankers, and others.
New York May 19 Cunard line issued a Glasgow report stating there was absolutely no foundation to claims that Transylvania was chased by a submarine or that any torpedo attack was attempted. The cablegram from Glasgow said no chase or torpedo incident occurred.
Ottawa reports eight of fourteen crew members aboard the small government steamer Christine drowned after being rammed and sunk by a Canadian submarine off Orleans Island. Vessel sank in three minutes. life-saving gear unavailable. six survivors rescued by another vessel. Bodies not recovered. names unknown. Christine was formerly Lord Strathcona’s yacht, chartered as an examination steamer.
Report from Galveston dated May 19 describes growing hunger across Mexico. Passengers say corn distributions create lines of women and children. interior migrants swell Vera Cruz to over 100000. Carranza faces food shortages, sanitation strain, and currency devaluation while trying to push Villa north.
A delivery error notice asks recipients to call 320 for a copy of the paper and to call 2059 after 6 90 if not received by 6 o'clock. The message cites carrier fault and requests contact for replacement copy.
London dispatches report a masterly Russian retreat along the San river and a renewed push on the Vistula left bank. Austrian setbacks in east Galicia prompt cautious British notes that defeat could hinder wider offensives while weather hinders French and British advances. Italy edges toward war as Teuton envoys reportedly depart Rome. Admiral Fisher's resignation rumors circulate amid coalition talks. Dardanelles operations describe repulsed assaults and gradual Anglo-French gains with heavy enemy losses.
Queenstown May 19 reports the Lusitania disaster recovery of two Chicago men and a woman. The two men are believed to be Charles H. Lund of Chicago and Montagne F. Grant of London and Chicago. The woman’s identity remains unconfirmed.
Washington May 13 Germany has forwarded the case of the American sailing ship William P Frye sunk in the south Atlantic by the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich to a prize court but officials say this move does not foreclose diplomatic negotiations in Washington. The State Department notes Germany admitted liability in principle and expects a satisfactory adjustment through direct talks.
Galveston Tex May 1 A reliable statement from Carranza described his military plans given by an American returning from Vera Cruz. He says he may move the capital to Puebla then retake Mexico City to establish the constitutionalist government. He adds no immediate plan to return to Mexico City and argues holding it is an empty honor.
The Walled Hatters of North America from New York call for a War Department or Congress inquiry into U S army hat contracts. They allege government overcharges and fraud, noting the army pays about 22.7 percent more than the $1.25 per hat specified.
In London on May, Premier Asquith stated in the House of Commons that steps are under consideration to reconstruct the government on broader personal and political basis. The plan signals a major reorganization and expansion of governing oversight.
The annual Society of Music Teachers of Iowa convened at First Methodist Church with an 11 o'clock organ recital. Program includes performers from Cedar Falls Dubuque Sioux City and Waterloo. Thursday features 200 room recital and president’s address with papers on standardization and a reeital by soprano Fluelie Tewksbury Stevenson.
The British steamer Drumecree, sailing from Barry yesterday, was torpedoed in the English Channel. Crew members report the sinking and say there will be a lull in submarine activity, with no action likely that would worsen matters. Also notes German stance on neutral ships and U.S. note reaction.
Trinidad Colo May 19 Eleven jurymen acceptable to both prosecution and defense were in the jury box as examination of a special venire began in the murder trial of Robert Uhlich president of the local United Mine Workers union He is charged with killing Mack Powell a cowboy shot during a clash between striking miners and mine guards near Ludlow on December 9 1923.
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