01 Dec 1914
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1914
Page
1
Special to The Star reports on heavy Russian losses at Homonna with thousands killed or captured as Austro-German forces advance. Updates cover Ottoman fronts near Batoum, British and French dispatches from Paris, and continued German activity north of Arras amid ongoing artillery exchanges and infantry movement.
William G Sharp of Ohio presented credentials to President Poincare in Paris as ambassador to France. He succeeds Myron T Ferrick and takes over duties of handling allied embassies during the war. Sharp, a former Ohio manufacturer of charcoal pig iron and chemicals, resides in Elyria Ohio.
A fragmented Duluth dispatch from December 1 notes a midnight closing incident causing deaths and injuries. The garbled text mentions one hundred deaths by accident and multiple injuries, with unclear references to numbers and specifics.
The 1914 fiscal year ending Sept 30 shows total collections of 6 636 319 27 with 3 386 866 20 directed to educational funds. Public schools received 2 408 281 36 and colleges plus miscellaneous institutions 965 939 84 while salaries in the department totaled 9 495.
Washington awaits a busy start with 14 appropriation bills and a major leadership shift. Rep Hitchcock of North Carolina is expected to succeed Underwood as majority leader. Democratic insurgency mounts as lawmakers brace for a session forecast to be the busiest on record. The president signals support for the Jones bill expanding Philippines policy and naval purchases.
Mr Gorerean cites pupil demographics and salary data from White County and other counties, proposing state board oversight, compulsory education law, and constitutional amendment to fund schools by enrollment. He supports consolidating smaller schools and ending certain teacher salaries disparities.
The Supreme Court declares the practice of paying fines and costs in lieu of work for convicts invalid. The ruling cites peonage concerns and cites Monroe and Mobile counties cases where defendants were ordered to work to cover fines. Federal prosecutors urged overturning prior judgments linking punishment to private employment. The decision impacts minor offenses and hard labor sentences across Alabama.
Washington banker J. Borden Ettarrman died today after a long illness. The death had been expected for some time and draws attention in financial circles.
Revival of a movement led by W H Zieem to buy and display Anniston made goods at the Unie passenger stall seeks to raise funds for a display building. Local manufacturers may merge to share leasing costs, boosting home trade in Anniston.
Attorneys seek to determine if the law can be amended after the supreme Court's opinion is digested. The case returns to the Mobile district court for trial pending that ruling.
The text states German actions in Polw Operations and a Mew class remerawists unit of men over forty five. An official afternoon statement says there are no news from the western theatre while the eastern theatre remains generally quiet.
Military experts say the third Praris phase of the war in the western front is forming with Germany likely to stay on the defensive in France and Belgium to shift troops eastward. The German aim to seize Paris and Dunkirk failed in prior offensives. King George visits French troops, marking his first battlefield visit since 1743.
Army dispatch reports fierce fighting around Lewes with severe German losses on the right wing. Reinforcements from Wielum alleged detonated as Russia claims to have inflicted tremendous damage and blocked enemy relief. Von Hindenberg counters with a desperate push to save General Minczenzens army.
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