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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1915
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph notice lists advertising rates and booking details for the paper. It notes the newspaper is published every morning except Sunday and provides contact information for obtaining rate cards and placing adverts.
The article weighs European pledges in the Balkans with Russia and England distant and Italy urged to act. It notes Italy’s slow campaign and asks whether rescuing Serbia could be a master stroke, testing the seriousness of Europe’s promises.
The writer argues against two full weeks of holidays in schools noting the waste of time and cost. It cites Storer College and two other colored schools being limited to two holidays Christmas and New Year. The piece urges greater efficiency and less lost motion in public education and national life.
In England a million puddings steam on as many stoves and two million hands decorate them for troops in the trenches. The cost is about 12000 dollars and the piece mentions possible trouble if production delays persist, suggesting Mr Ford’s influence on stopping fighting is unlikely.
The article recalls Germany marching through the Balkans crushing Serbia despite stubborn resistance. It notes Serbian troops and civilians enduring hunger and danger as German forces advance, while pledges from Russia England and France promise relief in the coming days.
The Missouri Supreme Court rules Sunday newspaper publication is a necessity and not prohibited by law. It holds that publishing major daily papers on Sunday serves the public, especially workers who have more time to read then, and that the press provides greater knowledge on that day.
A playful, nostalgic verse recalls a mother planning a grand stocking for a newborn. The speaker imagines borrowing a grandmother’s long stocking and writing to Santa to fill it with baby’s gifts, noting the baby’s first Christmas and the joy ahead.
Sessions in New Orleans cover cooperative farming, warehouse storage for cotton, scientific marketing, and farm credits. Plans include permanent organization, stand ing committees, and a systematic rollout of initiatives. Tonight leaders Delano and Loeb spoke alongside Wexler Quiley Hardine and Hirsch.
Amsterdam reports via Reuter that on November 12 another Brussels court martial sentenced fifteen persons to terms from two and a half to five years in prison.
A court found three youths guilty of treason by hiding and assisting French airmen and aiding the enemy with men liable to military service. Their sentences included long terms. The wife of one condemned also faced a short term for not denouncing the crimes.
Berlin reports Teutonic columns advancing against Serbian positions near the Montenegro border with detachments defeated south of Sjenica and northeast of Ipek. Western front sees artillery and grenade engagements with two British aeroplanes shot down near Bapaume. Eastern front limited to near Riga as a Russian attack southwest of Lake Baikal fails against German lines.
Ambassador Page in London filed a vigorous protest with the British foreign office over requisitioning vessels of the American Trans Atlantic Company without prize court procedure. The dispatch did not include the protest text, but docking at Halifax and Genesee at St Lucia likely fall under the protest.
Paris reports that former Greek premier M Venizelos has issued a liberal party manifesto calling on the people to abstain from voting in the forthcoming general elections. The document, dated November 21, reached Paris by mail after telegraphic delivery was blocked by the Greek government. It blames the crisis on the wresting of power from those the people elected last time.
Honolulu December 6 United States attorney for Hawaii Jeff McCarn resigns his post and the resignation is accepted by President Wilson. He says he will return to Tennessee his home state. McCarn was once indicted for attempting to shoot attorney Claudius McBride in the courthouse corridor but was not convicted.
Madrid reports the cabinet of Eduardo Capo resigned as opposition leaders announced a motion pressuring parliament to prioritize economic issues over military measures deemed unnecessary. The event signals a major political shift in Spain.
The United Shoe Machinery Company, named as a defendant in the federal anti trust suit, filed a motion in federal district court here asking dismissal of the proceedings.
British army in Mesopotamia has reached Kut El Amara on the Tigris, 105 miles below Baghdad, after retreat following defeat before Baghdad, with no further fighting reported.
Earth shocks were recorded in Latium at 2 o clock Sunday morning with effects felt in Foli Frosinone Senna Caprino and Tivoli. There were no reports of loss of life or property damage.
President Wilson will host the Democratic national committee at a luncheon at the White House next Wednesday in Washington December 6.
Gustav Hollaender, noted German violinist and composer of violin and piano works, died aged 65. The news comes via London from Berlin on December 6.
Mutinous crew of the Chinese cruiser Chao Ho abandoned the vessel early today after it had been bombarded and set on fire following a rebel assault in Shanghai.
At midnight the mutiny was repulsed and authorities claim full command. Three mutineers were killed and five wounded in the confrontation.
In New York reports, Charles S Mellen testifies the federal case against the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad and its eleven directors caused the practical ruin of the line. He recalls pressuring Taft and Wickersham to curb the inquiry into the Grand Trunk New England extension. He says the aim was to limit indictments, but the outcome still led to destruction.
Rome December 6 The secret consistory to name new cardinals began this morning with cardinals from belligerent nations in senior ranks. Notable absences included several foreign cardinals, especially from the United States. The pope looked well and strong and condemned the horrors of war in his allocution.
A petition filed with the Atlanta city council seeks the recall of Mayor James G. Woodward. It lists 3,235 names, more than the 25 percent of registered voters required by Georgia recall law. supporters say many signatures will be checked before any election is ordered.
Governor Whitman fired Edward E. McCall of New York from the state public service commission for official misconduct and neglect of duty after the Thompson investigative committee filed charges. McCall, a longtime downstate leader, faced removal from office and official scrutiny.
A New York Post snippet describes a ta teatral exchange where a young man compliments a haughty blond, who retorts. The passerby notes the blond has not looked into a mirror placed behind her, prompting playful dialogue about beauty and perception.
An exchange on the lake ends with a flirtatious remark. A man asks if a true lover's knot can be tied and is directed to a clergyman for help. The dialogue shifts to a humorous solution as the woman provides an address for courtesy.
Jose Herrara and Manuel Furtado clash over Senorita Inez Madera in a tale set during Weyler’s rule. Furtado schemes to remove rival Herrara, but Herrara defeats him in a moonlit duel, then surrenders after confessing the deed. he later marries Inez and rises as a Cuban legislator.
A Daily Telegraph editorial advocates adopting the quickest and most satisfactory method available. It stresses practicality and efficiency in achieving the desired result, urging decisive action and clear planning.
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