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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1915
Page
1
Colonel Jasper Tucker Darling urges mobilization and arms production for national defense as he condemns the Wilson Lancing policy. The Illinois G A R instructor voices strong opposition to current wartime diplomacy and calls for decisive action.
In Jacksonville Illinois Colonel Jasper Tucker Darling district patriotic instructor of Illinois for the Grand Army of the Republic denounces Wilson Lansing policy in a speech on Our Patriotic Duties. He attacks the Lansing note saying it risks war and calls for a million man standing army and a navy to match England. He invokes Washington and Monroe Doctrine warnings and questions the nation’s neutrality amid war.
Imperial forces push forward as Olita Fortress nears its ninth fall with three weeks remaining in the campaign. Commanders report heavy bombardment and dwindling resistance while supply lines tighten around the fortress.
General Poli vanoff announces Russia will raise two million more troops and that campaign timing will push into next year. German forces push along Brest-Litovsk and toward Vilna and Dvinsk while Russians retreat. strategic moves, fortifications, and Allied diplomacy shape the war's near-term outlook.
The United States leads global exports for the year ended June 30, posting 2.7686 billion dollars, with the United Kingdom second at 2.1701 billion. American domestic goods totaled 2.7162 billion, plus 52.4 million in foreign products, while UK exports show 1.7441 billion in domestic goods and 426 million in foreign and colonial goods.
The Rt Rev Patrick R Heffron bishop of the Winona Diocese was shot once through the right lung and once in the hip and seriously wounded. The Rev Father Al Lesches a former priest is in custody after sheriff deputies forced entry at St Marys College. Lesches said he shot the bishop after a refusal to assign him to work.
A group of state leaders meeting in conference pressed for stronger national defense by expanding both the army and navy. They urged swift funding, manpower, and equipment to ensure military readiness amid rising global tensions.
Governors concluded their annual conference in Boston after debating U S military and naval readiness. They urged Congress to strengthen defense programs and prepared to press for support. Salt Lake City will host next year’s meeting with William Spry as chair.
Columbus Aug 27 Fifty six inmates from Ohio Penitentiary will be sent to the Lima State Hospital for the Criminal Insane after insanity inquests by physicians and alienists under the Probate Court. Among them are long-serving prisoners including Ira Marlatt the so called prison demon and John Tracy who murdered a brother in 1883.
The article reports Kaiser prevailing in a dispute over American warfare policy. Details emphasize official positions, legal proceedings, and the implications for national security and defense strategy.
Administration officials note Germany moving to patch differences with the United States after a stubborn stance. The Kaiser’s peace with America party gains, and German press adopts a conciliatory tone urging an amicable settlement. Ambassador Bernstorff delivered a positive message to Secretary Lansing.
Washington Aug 27 General Carranza will move his capital to Mexico City Sunday All departments except Foreign Affairs and Interior have been moved from Vera Cruz to Mexico City and the remaining offices will join Carranza there The move is seen as a step toward U S recognition amid Wilsons peace appeal and Pan American conference notes from the State Department say no further meeting was arranged
King Gustave of Sweden had a narrow escape at Jerna when a train jerked as he approached his car. His foot was jammed between car and platform and he fell heavily but was quickly assisted, with only slight lameness reported.
Secretary Garrison's public reply to Wood's telegram cites Roosevelt’s speech at Plattsburg and says the incident would not be repeated. Wood says the policy will be rigidly followed. Garrison comments that Roosevelt blames him for indiscreet remarks and questions the duty to head off the President.
Walter K. Greenebaum, manager of the Indiana Transportation Company, indicted by Cook County Grand Jury for manslaughter in the Eastland disaster. The firm leased the steamer for the excursion and faces claims of an unseaworthy, overloaded vessel that capsized in the Chicago River, causing nearly a thousand deaths.
Special dispatch from Lexington Kentucky reports Mrs Burt Hamlin daughter in law of a former Illinois Attorney General is charged with murder and forgery in the death of Mrs Polly Davis 80 who left a 40000 estate. Hamlin claims innocence and cites long distance alibi from Arkansas with her husband Burt Hamlin dead four years. The case also ties to a forged will and alleged conspiracy in Shelbyville and Jackson.
Reports from South Wales say 25000 miners have joined the new strike threatening England's coal supply. Discontent centers on Walter Runciman's award in the recent stoppage and his refusal to meet a miners' deputation. The Admiralty fears fuel shortages will disrupt forthcoming fleet operations.
Paris reports a French War Office statement detailing a German reconnaissance repulsed in Champaign near Auberive-sur-Suippe, front straightened north of Sondernach in the Vosges, and a counterattack beaten back. French airmen bombarded two Argonne stations, while German aviators attacked ahead.
Amsterdam reports a story that German Zeppelins are used to relieve the Turkish shell shortage. About one hundred tons of shell-making machinery were carried from the Austrian frontier across Serbia and Bulgaria to Turkey by night. Nearly a dozen Count Zeppelin’s largest airships were said to fly the 280 miles to the Turkish border.
Paris reports a new rule requiring all travelers leaving France to declare coins in their possession. Any traveler carrying more than fifty francs in coin must declare the amount.
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