Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-31
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

| The German undersea fleet at pres
ent comprises So submarines, accord
ing to a neutral authority who has
| just returned to Denmark from Ger
many. Germany's Baltic fleet, accord
ing to the same authority. consists OF
50 warships.
!. A Paris dispatch to the London Star
says confirmation has been received
of the report that Russian subma.
rine sank the German cruiser Augs'
burg in the Baltic, north Of Dantzig.
| 49,
A wireless dispatch to Sebastopol,
Russia, says that ,fotilla OF Russian
torpedo boats overlook Turkish col
lier bound for the Bosporus and sank
1t.
Two allied cruisers penetrated the
Dardanelles and bombarded the Turk
ish batteries at Kestanes, according to
q dispatch from Mitylene.
Bombardment of the outskirts Of
Constantinople by Russian aeroplane
squadron, resulting in the death or in
jury OF Al persons, is announced in a
dispatch from Athens to the London
Central News.
Recent operations on the Gallfpoli
peninsula have enabled the British
troops to extend materially the area
In their possession and to connect
their lines along front Of more than
twelve miles, according to an official
statement issued at London.
Doctor Won Bethmann- Hollweg. i'm
perial chancellor, stated at Berlin that
II the Commander of German sub
marine went beyond his instructions
in the Arabic case, the imperial gov
eminent would not hesitate to give
complete satisfaction to the United
States. Now. we do not even know
whether the sinking Of the ship was
caused by mine or by torpedo fired
from German submarine"
The German admiralty announced
at Berlin that German submarine
had torpedoed and sunk a Russian
auxiliary ship at the entrance to the
Gulf Of Finland
A German destroyer was sunk BY
French torpedo boats in a battle on
Ostend, the ministry Of marine an
nounced at Paris.
The Russian fortress city OF Os-
sowetz has been captured by the Ger
mans. It was oficially announced at
Berlin.
It Is ofncially reported at Berlin
from Sofia and Constantinople that
Turkey and Bulgaria have signed q
new treaty by which Turkey grants
Bulgaria her desired direct rail COM
munication with the sea. and Bulgaria
agrees to observe benevolent neu-
: l:sss (
Domestic
Two men were killed and several
probably fatally injured when . shell
exploded ct the proving grQupdS o.
the Bethlehem Steel plant It Indian
Point. Redington. Pa.
Six million dollars Of gold arrived ct
San Francisco on the steamship Ven
tura from Australia. This IL the first
installment Of s1s.0O0.000 coming
through that source.
The sec,.t service department Of
justice at Was tngton arrested on q
charge Of espionage Gustav Kopsch. .
German reservist. twel. y-seven years
OF age. who had in his possession
many photographs and films q the
Notifications Of Fortress Monroe >nd
pictures Of the proposed Notifications.
at Cape Henry.
William J. Calhoun Of Chicago 49,
mer ambassador to China and =
who won the Illinois delee lar
in 1896, has beco WJn TO-
eral in chief Of the Repr DE the gen
which propose to no. Ablican forces
States Senator Lawr. inmate United
of Illinois as the ence Y. Sherman
president. AS16 candidate To-
Edward Mar
Jacob Balic Tin. Herman Meek ant
'losion Of lost their lives in an ex
4 detir chlorine gas at the plan
dich. 1nins company at Wyandotte
N ...
.fsS Marva Hills, daughter Of tn
IS C. T. Hills. who made millions L
.nber and gave Masonic temple {
dskegon. Mich. ran away from hom
I'm her automobile and was married I
! Harry d. Rood of Grand Rapids.
! University Of Michigan student
!
Coroner John A. Booth conclude
his inquest into the lynching Of LIE
M. Frank at Marietta. Ca The 5ur
in three minutes returned q verde
that Frank came to his death at tn
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