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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
2
Disciplining of Greece amid a Greek port blockade by France. Allied air losses color November fronts while Verdun sees German gains. Sunk ship John Lambert and Bucharest fall signal broader turmoil. Joffre politics discussed as anti suffrage gathers in Washington. Market shifts, milk federation talk, and price drops surface as national scene shifts.
Reuters dispatch from Wellington says Sir Ernest Shackleton plans to sail from Dunedin New Zealand for the Ross Sea to rescue his Antarctic expedition members stranded there. Cardinal Mercier is confined in his palace by German authorities per Amsterdam Telegraaf, over opposition to Belgian deportations. The German emperor creates a civilian decoration akin to the Iron Cross, per Copenhagen to London, Berlin Lokal Anzeiger. Berlin marks Bucharest’s fall with victory celebrations, while David Lloyd George ousts Asquith’s cabinet to form a coalition government.
Illinois faces a looming financial crisis with only $250 000 available under the constitution for emergency borrowing and two days of expenses left, prompting urgent calls for a $3 000 000 relief package to cover state obligations.
State Department releases protest to Germany over Belgian deportations for forced labor and notes on ships sunk by U boats. reports cover naturalization, farm loans, and navy expansion. Illinois financial strain, public utilities ruling in Lincoln, and upcoming inaugural plans under Governor-elect Lowden.
Chicago reports Col. Frank O Lowden announced tentative inauguration plans at Springfield. The governor and a few state officials will be sworn in at noon before the supreme court justice in the hall of representatives. No formal luncheon or inaugural ball. a public reception runs from noon to 5 p.m. at the executive mansion.
London announces a war cabinet led by Premier David Lloyd George with Earl Curzon and Lord Milner among four key directors. The list also names Sir Edward Carson heading the navy and Arthur Balfour as foreign secretary with a broad program including arming merchant ships, mobilizing civilians, enforcing rationing, and boosting home food production.
Tokyo reports the death of Prince Iwao Oyama, Field Marshal and former commander in chief of Japan’s Manchurian army. Renowned for decisive Russo-Japanese War victories in Manchuria, including Liao Yang, he shaped Japan’s land campaign strategy and led the second Japanese army to capture Port Arthur and Wei-Hui-Wei in the war with China.
Paris reports from Rome that the chamber of deputies approved the government’s war declaration after a four day debate. The vote confirmed support for the government’s stance and policy moving forward.
John B. Osborne assistant secretary of state resigned on Saturday and will return to Rawlins Wyoming to devote himself to his private business. His successor has not been named.
Nicaragua advances modernization with road work to link Bluefields to the republic at an estimated cost of 120000 gold. A new tram line is planned for Managua. Ice plants rise in Leon and Matagalpa, Boaco gets a soap factory, four new schools in the capital, a arts and trades school in Granada, and a private girls’ school in Matagalpa.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine highlighting its tonic and laxative effects. It claims the product can be taken by anyone without nervousness or head ringing. The packaging bears B W Grove signature on each box priced 25 cents.
A country school teacher explains compressed air using a bicycle as a prop. Students guess. one sharp student reveals the hidden force by sticking a knife into the tire and noting it releases wind.
The Boston Globe cites Dr Richard H Creel estimating the rat population equals the human population and warns that without preventive measures rats will overwhelm resources. Rats breed rapidly with litters of ten to eighteen and multiply from three to six months old.
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