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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1915
Page
2
A spoken aside from Mr Wobmaat and his wife suggests chocolate could aid soldiers in Europe. They note the need for mobility to reach soda fountains as a constraint. The exchange frames chocolate as a simple morale boost amid wartime conditions.
Ferdie proclaims a grand kiss from Angelina and pleads for originality as she scolds him for using the same standard line used by many before. The exchange centers on romance and a light humorous rebuke about clichés.
The passage ponders how inventors of war technology were honored, noting knighthoods and elevating titles from baron to duke. It satirically questions whether a book proving war as biological necessity warrants further reward, ending with a knightly remark about national pride and invention.
From Tilsit to the Romanian border the front tightens as Russian forces press west of Warsaw along the Vistula toward Thorn. In a six mile gap near Gumine and Wola-Szydlowiecka, 100000 Russians attacked 600 German guns, seized the distillery stronghold near Gumine, and after fierce fighting claimed about 30000 German casualties including many by bayonet.
The Department of Agriculture announced that cattle purchased for slaughter found diseased with foot-and-mouth disease shall not be paid for by the government and may be condemned under federal meat inspection law. Inspectors were warned to prevent sale of stockers and feeders and to slaughter suspicious cattle promptly as stockyards in nine cities faced disruption.
Washington reports Captain Dow of the Lusitania flew the American flag while crossing the Irish Sea to deter a German submarine strike. Experts question legal basis for protest as Germany warns of a war zone around Britain while preserving a neutral shipping lane north of Scotland toward Norway and Holland for neutral vessels.
The Lusitania flag incident discussion continues among seafaring men and politicians with Congress likely to define when the Stars and Stripes may be flown at sea. Ambassador Page has sent the State Department an account, but no diplomatic exchanges between the United States and Great Britain over the case are expected.
London reports a major clash in northern East Prussia as German reinforcements move from the Bzura front to support operations against Warsaw. Russian and German emperors observe as Warsaw defenses hold and trenches shift along a costly Borjimov line.
London reports army estimates show 3,000,000 effective men in the British Army excluding India. The session will review fifteen budget headings each set at £1000 to allow debate, with government able to spend as war needs require.
President Wilson and his Cabinet weigh the impact of Germanys declaration creating a naval war zone around the British Isles. The State Department seeks the official text from Berlin and the Dutch government asks for US attitude. Neutral nations hope Washington will defend neutrals against Berlin decree.
Paris reports official notice that French troops have occupied Bertua a hinterland post in Kamerun after multiple clashes with German defenders Bertua lies 225 miles north of the Kamerun French Equatorial Africa boundary and 275 miles inland from the coast
Western front reports cite German attacks in the Argonne and at La Boisselle, with French advances challenged. Germany holds positions at La Bagnatille. Russia resists in East Prussia as German reinforcements arrive. Austria Hungary shifts border defenses over Italy, while Pope Benedict’s peace prayers spread. Turkish troops entrench near the Suez Canal and Italy luhrs satisfaction over the Hodeida incident.
Passengers arriving from the Lusitania say the ship received a wireless from the Admiralty near Ireland instructing it to hoist the American flag. The vessel then sailed under the U S flag to Liverpool amid broader British replies on neutral flags and capture rules.
In Paterson New Jersey William C Hennion a 45 year old plumber killed his wife 39 and daughter 18 then shot himself. Neighbors reported he came home drunk after learning an life insurance agent would call that evening. Miss Theresa Newmann sister of the wife said she had left moments before.
Wealthy Toronto resident Charles A. Massey was shot and killed as he entered his home by housemaid Carrie Davies who claimed Massey had made advances. Davies, from England, had lived with Massey for two years and used his revolver. Massey was 40 and visiting Hartford, Connecticut.
Berlin reports German naval measures are not a blockade and no hostile act against neutral shipping is planned. Paris notes a Dunkirk air raid was later downed by cannon fire. Rochester surgeons Mayo brothers plan a $1,000,000 medical research foundation at the University of Minnesota. Podgoritza repelled by Montenegrins after Albanians invasion. Spain faces rising unemployment, especially in Huelva and Almeria. Chicago mayor urges a $500,000 drive to provide work for the unemployed.
Advertising copy touts Cascarets as a cure for headache biliousness and sour stomach. It claims a 10 cent box cleanses the stomach removes sour food and bile and promotes bowel action overnight with no sickness to children.
In a New York American item a teacher chides Thomas for snapping fingers then asks what he wished to say. He recalls a man in the entry, who left with the teacher’s new silk umbrella, a detail that perplexes or amuses the scene as reported.
The piece touts Henry Schroeder an immigrant boy turned rich potato figure in the Red River Valley with a sales pitch for Salter's Seed Catalog. It extols planting plenty potatoes in plentiful years and notes Schroeder's Ohio seed stock priced at 15 dollars for ten bushels with planting guidance and order appeal.
For 20 cents, John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin will mail a big catalog and six bundles of early vegetable seeds and ten famous farm seeds including Speltz The Cereal Wonder Rejuvenated White Bonanza Oats The Prize Winner and others. The offer includes a sample package and a full seed catalog by post.
A cartoon caption features a child asking her mother if she loves her and the mother affirming. The little girl asserts she has hidden her pad beneath the table, highlighting a strained domestic moment.
The advertisement touts Cuticura soaps and ointments as superior hand care, claiming they cleanse purify soothe and heal rough chapped hands. It invites readers to sample free by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept XY Boston and notes availability everywhere.
A Penn State Froth item notes a husband telling his wife to dismiss a bill collector at the door and instructing her to take the desk pile to him. The fragment hints at domestic finance and a stalled collection scene involving the couple.
Advertisement for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders claiming relief for feverishness bad stomach teething disorders and worm symptoms in children. Promotes as pleasant to take trusted by mothers with free sample offered and address given in Le Roy New York. Success note about forgetting potential failure and a remark on poetry rhymes.
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