Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-25
European War News


After conferences with Crown
Princes Frederick William and Rup-
recht Of Bavaria, Emperor William Is
reported to have arrived at Journal,
the German headquarters near Lille'
for a council of war. 1t is believed
battle of tremendous importance will
be launched after this war council.
The general staff at Berlin admits
that fighting is in progress between
Germans and Russians upon Prussian
soil, the Russians having been able
to cross Che boundary again. 1t is an
nounced that for every village upon
German soil burned by the Russians
the Germans will destroy three Rus
sian villages.
The first seizure made by Great
Britain under the provisions of its
recently announced blockade of the
German coast was made when the
Swedish steamer Geheland bacon,
carrying cargo of provisions intend
ed for German port, was held up
and brought into Lee in the custody
of British patrol boat
The Glasgow steamer Glenartley
was torpedoed and sunk in the Eng
lish channel off Beachy Head. The
crew was saved.
A French submarine was sunk in an
attempt to run through the Darda-
nelles. Crew persisted.
A German merchant who has re-
turned to Berlin from Egypt is author
ity for the declaration that the whole
OF the Sudan, including Khartum and
also parts of Nubia. is In possession
of the dervishes. General Hawley OF
the British army and number Of 9TH
er officers, with nearly 1000 men.
lost their lives.
Information given out by the Over
sea News Agency at Berlin and at
tributed to the London Daily Citizen
enumerates S4S officers and 1880 pri-
Yates in partial list of British dead.
German submarines have torpedoed
three more British steamers. They
were: The British steamer Atlanta.
torpedoed off Inishturk, Ireland. crew
was landed. vessel is now in the har.
Dor; British steamer Finsal, torpe-
: sdaueds aond. .sualx off. the -Northunaher-
land coast. six lives lost and the
British steamer Leeuwarden. torpe-
decd and sunk.
In notes OF similar tenor made pub
lie by the state department at Wash
ington. Great Britain and France
make the definite assertion to the
United States that they have estab-
lished and are enforcing a blockade
of the ports Of Germany. but that the
allied governments will refrain from
enforcing the usual penalties of a
blockade"
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
company at London from Copenhagen
says Denmark, Norway and Sweden
have made an identical representation
to the allied governments against the
Anglo-French policy Of reprisals on
German commerce.
Officers OF the German cruiser Dres-
den who arrived at Valparaiso charge
that the British opened fire while the
Dresden was in neutral waters at the
Island Of Juan Fernandez and that the
British commander said he would sink
the Dresden unless the Germans them
selves sank her, so the commander
sent his crew ashore and blew up his
ship.
Domestic
Governor Spry of Utah vetoed the
statewide prohibition bill which
passed the recent legislature. AS the
legislature has adjourned the gov
ernor's veto Of the measure is final.
B. C. Mil, thirty-flve, receiving tell
er OF the Federal Reserve bank at
Cleveland. o.. shot and killed him
self.
Retaining the present strict gam
bling law, excepting only pari mutuel
betting on horse races. the Nevada
senate defeated bill to legalize pool
room betting and the playing Of poker
and other games. The bill failed to
receive constitutional majority.
The operators and miners of the
New River and Winding Gulf coal dis
tricts of West Virginia came to an
agreement at Cincinnati, which will
cover the wage rates for miners In
these two districts for the next four
years
Railroads of this country have been
driven ito the last ditch and are no
longer able to compete with each 9TH
or or anyone else" James J. Hill told
the railroads committee OF the Min.
nesota legislature.
The Donges theater was totally de-
stroyed and 15 residences were bad
ly damaged in fire that threatened
to wipe out the town Of Meyersdale.
Pa. The loss is estimated at about
100000.
Funeral services over the body Of
Lincoln Beachey, the aviator, who was