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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1915
Page
8
A reflective piece on youth and romance urges women to seize their prime and marry, warning against prolonged flirtation. It contrasts youth and aging, noting how suitors thin as time passes and how domineering or harsh behavior harms marriage prospects and home harmony.
A humorous, clipped critique of wives who blame husbands for fault lines in marriage. The piece sketches endless complaints from wives about sullen moods, early departures, and perceived betrayals, contrasting perceived wifely meekness with loud backbiting and constant scrutiny.
A columnist counsels young men on judging a sweetheart’s character before commitment. He warns that flighty, thrill-seeking women tempt folly, urging vigilance for signs of true devotion. Feigned poverty is proposed as a test, and the piece cites divorce records as cautionary proof.
An essay warns women to choose friends wisely as friendship rivals romance in importance. It contrasts the sedate and the lively, notes how wives seek praise from frugal partners, and cautions that a wrong woman friend can tempt or betray, urging lifelong vigilance from childhood.
H G Hastings announces renewed corn club prizes totaling 1200 dollars in cash and scholarships for Georgia and nine neighboring states. Georgia offers 250 dollar first prize plus 30 and 20 dollar secondary prizes. other states provide 100 dollars in cash or scholarships. Hastings touts corn clubs as a key force in agricultural education and increased corn yields.
Secretary Daniels told the House Naval Affairs Committee that the Pacific coast lacks adequate defense while the Atlantic fleet could be routed through the Panama Canal. He warned enemy fleets would face delays from operations to reduce Manila and Honolulu and urged that the government build its own warships in navy yards, opposing extravagant airship and submarine appropriations. Senate Weeks condemned publicity around military secrets amid wartime discussions.
The Paris cabinet council met at the Elysee Palace, the first since September 3 when the government left for Bordeaux. The meeting opened with cheerfulness, contrasting with prior anxiety, and the war department remains at Bordeaux with no plan to return to Paris. Officials stress keeping national defense machinery from any suspension.
Official announcement records Sir Henry Howard named British minister to the Vatican. Howard, Britain’s first permanent diplomatic agent at the Vatican, is noted in the United States and married Miss Cecilia Riggs of Washington in 1867.
A 1915 seed book from Hastings & Co. Atlanta urges farmers in the Cotton States to grow their own food to offset cotton debt. It argues a well tended garden can half a farmer’s living costs and details vegetables and field crops for real prosperity. Free booklet offered by the seed company.
German air raids on Dunkirk left fifteen dead and thirty two wounded as four aeroplanes bombed the city. Shrapnel filled blasts, dense smoke rose from fires, and shells wrecked fortifications and districts including Rosendaell and Furnes while rifles and bombs cracked through half an hour of bombardment. An exit raid continued as a fifth craft loitered outside the town.
The British prize court in London ruled that the wheat aboard the Miramichi, loaded in the United States and consigned to German firms before the war, remains the property of the American claimants and orders payment to them. The case tested whether goods seized were American shippers’ property or German consignments.
Mexican aviator Pedro Chapa arrived from Europe on the Carpathia claiming France is assembling two large fleets of aircraft armed with cannons darts and bombs for a spring invasion of Germany. He said hundreds of armored biplanes and many monoplanes will be ready to sweep the German frontier after winter ends.
Governor Blease grants clemency to fifty-five state prisoners in Columbia. Of those pardoned or paroled, twenty-eight were convicted of homicide and seventeen were originally sentenced to life imprisonment. The action includes sixteen full pardons, twenty-four paroles, and fifteen commutations, reducing the state prison population to 149 across the penitentiary, farms, and county convict camps.
General Jesus Carranza, Venustiano Carranza’s brother, is a prisoner of General Alfonso Santibanez on the Tehuantepec isthmus. Santibanez’s forces killed most of Carranza’s staff, except Abelardo Carranza and Ignacio Peraldi, after failed terms talks. Venustiano, unable to negotiate, ordered troop movements leading to a clash at Chevesta tion along the Tehuantepec railway.
The immigration bill with a restrictive literacy test passed the Senate 5 to 7 amid signs President Wilson and former President Taft would veto if education requirements were included. The vote suggests Congress could repass the measure with a two third majority if rejected. Seven senators voted against: Brandegee McCumber Martine OGorman Ransdell Reed Walsh. House leaders may seek a conference on Senate amendments while administration expects swift passage to the president.
President Wilson outlines his legislative agenda for the current session including tie up of shipping, Philippine, conservation and appropriation bills and aims to pass them without an extra session. He predicts government income will exceed expenditures and says he is not taking a personal role in the immigration bill fight.
Rep Mann of Illinois and Rep Moss of Indiana introduced bills to create a tariff board. The measures are practically alike. Norman E. B. Mack, former Democratic national committee chairman and Missouri member, urged the Democrats to go further and name a tariff commission to remove tariff politics from the public arena.
Washington reports Britain clarifies shipping rules in its first statement after the American note. It says turpentine and rosin shipped before the contraband list will be paid for, copper before declaration paid or released, and no Italian cargoes blocked unless fraud is shown. Negotiations in London aim to lift the rubber embargo with a pledge not to export similar dyes. delays stem from disguised rubber shipments from the United States.
Dispatches from Athens and Constantinople report Greece Bulgaria Serbia and Romania edging toward potential clashes over Macedonia. Greece forbids cereal and arms exports while preparing defense. Bulgaria denounces a Macedonian claim. Albania sees unrest with Italian naval moves at Durazzo. Turkey expels neutrals from the Dardanelles as tensions rise.
Thomas J. McNamara hinted at conscription possibilities while at Browning settlement, urging the many young men with no dependents to answer the colors. Six open-air Cardiff meetings with wounded soldiers spurred a surge to recruiting offices as officers stayed busy.
Turkish forces seized Ardahan, a Russian fortress northwest of Kars, after a December 29 battle that drove back General Zanchen’s 3,000 infantry and 1,000 Cossacks. In a separate engagement, Turkish and Persian allied troops routed about 4,000 Russians near Saonjbulak, who fielded more than ten cannons.
Acting Secretary of War Breckinridge received an acknowledgment from General Scott, chief of staff, regarding instructions to settle the Naco difficulties between the Maytorena and Hill forces. Officials declined further comment but expected an early agreement declaring Naco neutral and ending firing into American territory, a result welcomed by the War Department.
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