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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
3
Mexico's ambassador design ate delivers a blunt note to the State Department accusing U S authorities of undermining peace efforts. The document calls for immediate withdrawal of Pershing forces and warns Mexico will defend its territory if forced to arms while seeking a frank explanation of U S intentions toward Mexico.
Mexico protests US troop incursions across the border citing violation of sovereignty after the Columbus Villa raid and Glenn Springs incident. A 12,000 word note urges Washington to clearly state future intentions and withdraw forces at once.
Berlin reports German forces cleared the southern outskirts of Cumieres village in the Verdun region west of the Meuse capturing nearly 100 French prisoners. On May 29 a naval gun and eighteen machine guns were seized in Courettes wood.
The United States forest service reports 1915 lumber production at 27,013,294,000 board feet, a five percent drop from 1914. The estimate uses data from 17,000 of about 27,000 sawmills nationwide.
The Senate met at noon and resumed debate on the postoffice appropriation bill. A recess was taken at 5 25 p m until noon Thursday. At 11 a m the naval appropriation bill discussion resumed and the senate adjourned at 5 30 p m to 11 a m Thursday.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt spoke in St. Louis urging universal military service and denouncing the German American Alliance as guilty of moral treason and anti Americanism. He criticized President Wilson for vague phrasing and warned neutrality that tramples American rights cannot stand. Roosevelt noted private respect for Bryan and Lord and planned to speak in Newark Thursday night.
Washington May 1 The House as a committee of the whole adopted amendments to the naval appropriation bill including an $11 million armor plate plant and $3.5 million worth of planes. 23 Republicans and two Progressives joined Democrats for armor plates. 13 Democrats backed the extra planes. final votes 165 to 91 and 129 to 103. Debate centered on Bethlehem Steel’s treatment of government contracts.
Washington May 31 Democrats in the house ways and means committee opened earnest work on general revenue bills. Representative Hull proposed three drafts: a surtax increase for about 100 million dollars, a 50 million inheritance tax, and a 40 million revenue from munitions plant taxes. No conclusions reached. tariff commission plan and anti dumping clause already adopted.
A forecast for West Virginia and Virginia calls for fair and warmer Thursday with Friday showers. Temperatures rise across the region as a brief wet spell arrives Friday, with lingering showers possible into the weekend.
Reports from London May 1 describe French forces northwest of Verdun capturing a fortified slope on Le Mort Homme with seven machine guns and 225 prisoners. Verdun area bombardments continue to ring Avecourt and Hill 304 while large caliber shells fall near Fort Vaux and the Vosges. Austrians claim gains against Italians on the Asiago front with 31,082 Italians and 298 guns reported captured. Heavy bombardments occur south of Dvinsk in the lake region, and activity increases on the Volynian front and Albanian Vogna river as Austrians push Italian patrols. British forces push deeper into German East Africa toward entrenched positions between the Egyptian hills and Panagni river.
In a violent night clash on the Verdun front the German army compelled France to evacuate a first line trench near the Caurettes wood south of Cumieres. The French resisted and repulsed German attacks except near Courettes wood. The evacuated trench had been leveled by German shell fire. Under fog German detachments moved toward Chattancourt but were annihilated by French fire. East of the Meuse artillery exchanges continued.
Washington May 31 The district supreme court ruled Comptroller Williams cannot retain a $5 000 fine against Riggs National Bank and may not impose further penalties The decision settles undecided points in the civil suit the bank filed against Secretary McAdoo and Williams alleging a conspiracy to destroy it
Jack Lecain, injured in a 30 mile race at Indianapolis, is in critical condition at Methodist hospital. Doctors fear he may not recover from a fractured skull, broken jaw and internal injuries. Teammates Tom Rooney and Jim McAllister were reported to be in little danger.
London May 31 Lieutenant Gerald Spring-Rice youngest brother of British ambassador Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice was killed in action. He was fifty two years old.
Frank H. Hitchcock in Chicago denies saying Justice Hughes would accept the Republican nomination if offered. The denial comes amid speculation about party strategy and potential nominees.
In Chicago on May 31 the Republican National Committee will convene at 10:30 AM to hear forty contests involving sixty two delegates seated at the convention. The committee expects to finish by Saturday and prepare the temporary roll of delegates. Antoinette Funk opened headquarters for the American Woman Suffrage Association advocating a bank endorsement for national woman suffrage in the Republican platform.
London reports May casualties for Britain total 1 767 officers and 28 470 men across all fields. This follows 20 424 and 20 511 casualties in March and April respectively.
In St Louis on May 31 Theodore Roosevelt denounced German American political influence as moral treason to the United States. He urged all citizens to unite under America for Americans and shun those who divide people by creed birth or origin, insisting true immigrants must honor one flag.
The West Virginia Coal Mining Institute convenes in Bluefield with J C McKinley of Wheeling delivering The Coal Industry and National Preparedness. Sessions cover mine ventilation construction power and related topics as delegates arrive for the two day event ending with a Bluestone excursion and N and W power plant inspection.
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