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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1914
Page
6
President Taft defended the Monroe doctrine amid European war tensions and U S interventions in Mexico and Central America. He warned against Britain or other powers seizing Canadian or Latin American territory, urged consistency, and argued the doctrine promotes peace while avoiding entanglement in local revolutions.
Norfolk Va November 27 The battleship Michigan which ran aground near Cape Henry early yesterday was freed today by tugs in high tide and no injuries were reported. The vessel will steam to Old Point tomorrow after drifting from Jamestown Roads in heavy fog that forced it to move away from the Virginia capes.
Representatives of state banks and trust companies from the country travel to Washington on Wednesday to discuss entrance into the federal reserve system. About 100 applications have been filed with the board as regulators consider the new entrance and hundreds of orders are expected to follow. Officials note that participation by these banks will strengthen the system even if not essential to its success.
Francesco Carey, master of the steamship Hana, faced federal charges of negligence and improper navigation after the vessel wrecked near Duxbury last Monday with twenty three lives lost. He is to be tried next week.
The W A R will sell round trip tickets from all Georgia stations to Atlanta at reduced rates for the event. Tickets on sale December 1 2 3 4 with final return limit December 1914. Apply any agent. C E Harman general passenger agent.
President Wilson concludes his Thanksgiving trip at Williamstown Massachusetts and heads to Washington by train. He plans to resume work on the Message to Congress and meet congressional leaders on the legislative program. Large crowds in Williams College and along the route cheer him as he travels through North Adams Greenfield Northampton and Springfield with Smith College students serenading and one girl kissing him.
Secretary Bryan said the United States is not ready to opine on South American proposals for cooperation with Washington in negotiations with European powers to exclude warships from the hemisphere. He would discuss the matter with President Wilson on his return.
Washington reports the Smyrna port crisis centered on a Turkish war minister's dispatch to Ambassador Morgenthau. The Turkish account says two warning shots were fired, a sentinel fired third shot to avert a launch from steering into minefields, and the Turkish commander regrets the incident. Secretary Bryan calls the report concluding.
Washington reports the foot and mouth outbreak among cattle is checked and under control. Officials say quarantines on cattle markets will be lifted as infected cattle are destroyed, with Waterford Virginia prompting a targeted quarantine in London County.
The body found burned beneath a car in New Castle near Wilmington on November 27 is identified as Harold Doughty of Franklin City Virginia. The victim was discovered by a trolley car crew and reported to authorities.
Washington reports indicate President Wilson privately urged belligerents to refrain from bombing unfortified cities, citing the Hague 1907 rule requiring 24 hour notices. American diplomats abroad were instructed to handle the matter discreetly to preserve relations while seeking a better understanding of aerial warfare.
Ivy L. Reynolds was cleared of the February murder charge after Judge George L. Gray reversed a prior verdict and ordered acquittal. The judge reviewed the evidence and found no case against Reynolds, despite prior emphasis on his marriage to Dora Gerber soon after his first wife’s death.
An announcement from Mobile reports the Norwegian steamer Cratheus, chartered by Seebers steamship line, will transport 1,600 horses from Mobile to Bordeaux for the French army. The horses originate from St. Lewis and Washington. The Interstate Commerce Commission today ruled that existing freight rates from Houston and Texas to other states are not prejudicial to Texas cities, despite protests from the Houston Chamber of Commerce that current rates favor St. Louis Kansas City and New Orleans.
London reports Winston Churchill stating in the House of Commons that British naval losses since the war began do not justify anxiety about current and future effectiveness. He cited ship losses, reinforcements, and submarine limits, noting Britain’s superiority remains, while subs and mines are managed and commercial tonnage faces only modest damage.
Washington November 27 Solicitor General Davis today asked the Supreme Court to review the record in the government case against the Oregon and California Kolread company over 2 809 000 acres of land in Oregon valued at about 75 000 000 The land was granted to the railroad by act of Congress but the government says terms were not carried out and the land forfeited The case has moved through district and circuit courts
Warsaw Ituasia November 27 Organization of a Polish national council is announced in a proclamation published today in Polish newspapers. The proclamation signed by prominent Polish politicians states the council will prepare the people for changes in their national life if Russia fulfills a promise attributed to Grand Duke Nicholas that the dismembered parts of Poland should be united.
London November 27 Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam reports the bundesrat of Germany will provide financial and medical aid to women at childbirth. The measure aims to ease front line husbands anxiety and safeguard the next generation.
A Vienna telegram to The Frankfurter Zeitung reports Count Bobrinski Russian governor general of Solicia died in Leamburg of apoplexy. The death occurred today as the news crosses international wires via London embassies.
Bordeaux, November 27. An official naval bulletin states that in the Mediterranean French and English squadrons blockade the Adriatic and the Dardanelles and protect the coasts of Egypt and the Suez Canal. In the North Sea, British and French ships reconnoiter German batteries on the Belgian coast. German cruisers in the Pacific do not seem to have left Chilean waters since the fight of November 3.
Chicago officials report a BohemianAmerican movement to free Bohemia from dual monarchy. Teachers will urge powers to restore independence and seek a Bohemian representative to plead before postwar European diplomats. Aimed at creating a free confederation for Czechs Moravians Silesians and Slovaks with petitions to Bohemians in London Paris Brussels Petrograd and Tokyo.
Berlin dispatch says observers view Mackensen’s victory near Lodz as boosting German Austrian gains. Russians have many prisoners, reinforcements slow, and attackers may strike before Warsaw forces unite. Critics warn the battle front is long and the decision may still be delayed despite favorable odds. Special prices Red Ash Coal offered at $4.25 ton.
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