28 Jul 1915
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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1915
Page
1
Reported clash on the Polish front shows Axis invaders suffering half a million losses as German forces press the line on the threshold of success. Allied observers note stiff defense and mounting casualties amid the fighting in Poland.
London dispatch reports Von Hindenburg’s forces hold a long western arc from the Gulf of Riga to the Galician frontier while failing to capture the Lublin Chelm railway south of Warsaw. Russian resilience around Narew and stalled southern efforts precede a potential crisis near Lublin Chelm and Narew, as Italian frontier fighting continues with no clear result.
An official statement from general staff says Italian forces in the Ajone valley cleared heights on the Mont Ceeemeh crest, driving out entrenched Austrian units. Italians seized machine guns trench mortars and war matériel, while pursuing remaining enemy near Monte Dei.
Text appears garbled with numerous misspellings and broken phrases. Reads as an obscure local notice possibly mentioning Artesia, Beethes, Arras, and Lenetop, but lacks coherent facts to establish a clear event, date, or organization.
Commanders report success in the Fecht valley with heavy captures. They say they made prisoners of several officers and more than 100 men from five regiments along the strategic route from Notre Dame des Trois Epis.
London reports Austro German attempts to envelop Russian forces near Warsaw have stalled with heavy losses. Von Mackensen advances small gains toward the Lublin Chelm railway while Austrians press at Sokal. Berlin claims counterattacks fail and Germans push east toward Vilna Petrograd line.
A Haitian mob dragged President Vilbrun Guillaume from refuge and shot him dead in Port au Prince. The executions continued as ten political prisoners were also killed in prison, with the crowd in an uproar and the president’s death followed by mutilation and public display.
A jitney struck a train near Washington Street in Hudson Massachusetts injuring several including a passenger believed to have a skull fracture and not expected to live. Chief of Police confirmed the incident and named Hiratauhin as the driver. Mary Sweeney and Alice and Margaret Thompson of Medeor were severely injured.
A boating mishap at Kileworth, Maine on July 28 causes heavy losses of fish and damage to boats. Parker's Beh is blamed for a sinking event near Fase Herter, with several fishermen injured or stranded and police aiding in efforts to recover casualties.
An unclear report describes six cutters starting something amid a disturbance as the crowd heard a noise and the operation began before the scene ended.
A German submarine fired on the American steamer Leelanaw, giving the crew time to abandon ship before attempting to sink the vessel. The action occurred as tensions rose in the naval conflict, with the crew safely rescued.
Captain Eugene Delk and the crew of the American steamer Lee lanaw praised the German submarine crew for courtesy after being taken aboard. They described being shelled torpedoed and boarded, then kept aboard for about four and a half hours before the ship sank. They traveled roughly 60 miles on the submarine before reaching Kirkwall in twelve hours.
The captain and crew of the American steamer Teelanaw, sunk by a German submarine in the North Sea, arrived in Aberdeen. They report that shots were fired at the vessel but they were given ample warning before it went down.
London reports increased submarine activity in the North Sea. German submarines reportedly sank the Swedish steamer Emma and three Danish schooners Marta Nep tins and Lema, with crews landed at Myth by day’s end.
Three people died on a roller coaster ride in New York. Mice Rath Cady, 19, from Lang. Mrs. Anse Hartman, 85, of Valley. and Mrs. Clarenne Motes, with her infant, were killed as cars derailed or plunged. Police extracted remaining passengers, including the mother and child, from the wreckage and investigated the incident.
Fragmentary text appears to be garbled notes from a wartime page with no clear events names dates or entities to identify a news item or summary. No discernible individuals organizations places or outcomes are readable for a factual card.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a pursuit involving a submarine and persons named Verk and Joly arriving at a central location. Details are unclear and no firm outcome or date is provided.
Miss Clara Enright driving toward Burlington撞 collided with a horse team driven by Mrs. George Daines on North Avenue near the Barker farm. Enright's car passed between the carriage and another approaching auto, breaking a wheel but causing no injuries. Mrs. G. P. Burns suffered serious injuries when her auto was struck. the Vermont license plate 1007 is linked to Mrs. Josephine N. Wood of North Ferrisburg. State's Attorney Hopkins to investigate.
New York July 28 The fate of former police lieutenant Charles Becker hangs on a Supreme Court judge's decision on a motion for a new trial. Briefs for and against a retrial were filed, totaling 66 pages, as Becker seeks to avoid execution at Sing Sing.
Fragmentary OCR note describes a car incident and a tort case pending in court. The text references Keemer Bl and a department or location unclear, with details about the event and the court’s involvement. Further readable specifics are unavailable in the fragment.
Chicago July 28 Six indictments for responsibility in the Eastland disaster are expected from the state grand jury. It will decide on criminal negligence or manslaughter charges after the coroner's inquest. W K Greenbaum, Eastland lease holder, says he knew nothing of the ship but heard it was unseaworthy. Mayor Thompson declares a day of public mourning.
In Waterbury Vermont on July 28 a missing boy from Charlotte, John Ramsey, prompted a large search of Camel's Hump after he disappeared during a Scout trek led by Rev Frank Place. Reports traced a possible sighting near Richmond and directions toward Huntington and Burlington, guiding authorities to broaden the hunt before traces led toward home. Rescue teams from Waterbury and North Duxbury, including Rev W J Roycourt, scoured the area but later found indications the youth was moving toward his residence, easing the alarm.
Bretileboro residents report a man named Cteve Hordern was arraigned in the morticipe court yesterday after being nabbed at a funeral. He testified about his involvement, providing details to the authorities.
Fragmentary text references a victim and owner with scattered names and places, but most details are unreadable. The article appears to describe an incident with possible injuries and property context, yet concrete facts and outcomes are not recoverable from the legible portions.
Jonas Stubblefield was detained at city hall after attempting to obtain enemy tactics for a local organization amid fog and a staged horse scene. He admitted the farm scene was a ruse to aid a rival baseball team, and police will hold him until Thursday night’s carnival ends.
The Barre granite plants and nearby stores will shut at 3 PM for a playground carnival. Employees may view the parade and festivities on Avila Street. Participants must muster at Ayers Street Park after 2 PM for mobilization with cars, bands, and floats.
Seventeen applicants appeared yesterday afternoon and evening at the naturalization session held beside the federal building to meet Peter. First papers were granted, and several repeated to make application for the next step.
The Barre city council reviewed a water department report finding meters in granite plants overcharged and rates not consistently charged. A tentative rate schedule will be drafted before Friday’s meeting as bids for opera house lease are opened and a free-use request is considered.
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