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Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1916

Page

2

Verdun Battles Reach Deadlock After Eighty Days

Paris reports a stalemate at Verdun with infantry blocked and artillery duels ongoing. German assaults west of Hill 304 and around Douaumont failed, while Allied and German lines see heavy bombardments along the Meuse and Woevre sectors. Meanwhile Turkish withdraws and Russian fights in Armenia continue with losses.

Paris Verdun Ikskull Armenia Mush Gorizid San Martino Vienna Berlin Egypt Cymric Ireland Fastnet Great Britain Haudremont Wood Douaumont le Mert Homme Haudremort France Belgium Woevre Meuse Bagdad Serinalkerind

Prize Court Frees Consignments From Danish Ship United States

The British prize court released jewelry and garden seed consigned in parcel post from the Danish steamship United States to American importers. The ruling follows the glove case precedent and the consignments’ value was deposited as the price.

London United States

Britain to free men yields to U S in China release

Washington reports Secretary Lansing announced that Great Britain has released thirty eight Germans Austrians and Turks taken from the American steamship China off Shanghai. The United States had argued they were under the protection of the American flag.

U. S S. S. China Washington Lansing United States Great Britain China Shanghai

Woman Held as Poisoner In Windsor Elder Home Scandal

Mrs. Amy E Archer Gilligan, owner of Archer Home for the Elderly in Windsor Connecticut, faces murder charges and habeas corpus appeal. Police say she killed Franklin R Andrews and may be linked to dozens of deaths among residents. Dr H F King defends her and questions the allegations. The case has emptied the home as relatives remove patients and her two late husbands are noted.

Hartford Conn Archer Windsor Amy E. Archer Gilligan Archer Gilligan Robert T. Hurley H. F. King

Irish rebels face death sentences in British crackdown

Dublin reports four more rebels named Cornelius Colbert Edmund Went Michael Mallon and J J Houston were shot bringing total executed Irish leaders to twelve. Others had sentences commuted or reduced in a sweeping set of court martial decisions. Major John McBride was also shot in London as part of the Sinn Fein revolt.

Dublin Cornelius Colbert Edmund Went Michael Mallon J. J. Houston James O'Sullivan Vincent Peale William P. Corrigan Eoin MacNeiil Sinn Fein Volunteers Sir Roger Casement MacNeil John Redmond Ireland House of Commons John McBride London Great Britain Major John McBride Sinn Fein Thomas Sunter William Cosgrave Major McBride Henry O'larraham George John Plunkett James Hughes Philip Cosgrave

Soldiers to return home all English men under forty one

London announces mandatory return of all married Englishmen under 41 living abroad to England for army service. Turkish air attacks on Port Said injure civilians as defenders repel the raid. Bulgaria may join a five year Germany Turkey treaty. Verdun sees renewed German pressure with captured trenches and 1320 French prisoners. Cymric wreck off Irish coast. German counts claim 660000 French and equal German troops in Verdun fighting.

Eee Loe London England United States Port Said Bulgaria Germany Turkey Verdun War Office

Jersey church union and county notices across Cape May area

The Jersey Diocese will unite St. John's and the Advent in Cape May area within weeks into one parish. Reeves & Green Co buy Citizens Local Telephone plant for 500 dollars. Bell Telephone acquires intercity lines. Chickens banished from Trenton streets. dog catcher reassigned to poultry duties. Memorial Day orators include Mayor Whitaker and ex-Assemblyman Buck. Paulsboro High School seniors visit Washington, D. C. Florence enacts sidewalks ordinance. Tent caterpillar outbreak hits Burlington county orchards. Gloucester county women form County Homemaking committee. Glassboro church holds old fashioned love feast. Cadets seek exhibition bridges in Wenonah during commencement. State Prison Camp No. 2 reports inmate Tasvai missing. Haddon township to decide high school transport with Collingswood/Wiaddonieed. Lake Lenape receives three fish plantings. Swedesboro plans Memorial Day events. May's Lending boat owners urge refuse ban on Great Egg Harbor. Wirreson-Maritenike road improvements sought. Prosecutor Kraft hosts staff dinner in Wertville. Henry Bundy, former Linden Borough Recorder, dies age 86. Ocean City installs large fire alarm whistle. Hammonton reports cleanest town ever per inspectors. North Sewell deputy warns suckers may only be caught by hook and line. Montclair church youth raise pennies for Orange Road church edifice. Newton jail meals adjusted. prisoners complain of headaches. Francis Tobin loses bid for release in murder conspiracy case. 1,009 delegates attend Grand Council of Red Men in Newark. Salem county car theft reward set at 100 dollars. Pedricktown farmers advertise 50 cents hourly for tomato planting. no workers respond.

Churches of the Advent St. John’s At Cape New Jersey St. John’s Church of the Advent Reeves & Green Co Citizens’ Local Telephone Company Cape May County Bell Telephone Company Nes Trenton Soubenazy Millville Thomas Whitaker B. Frank Buck Glassboro, M. P Wenonah Miliary Academy Borough Park State Prison Camp No. 2 Rocky Hill Tasvai Union County Board of Education Haddon Township Albertson Collingswood May Tver Wirreson Highway Mariten Mike Kraft Camden Wertville Henry Bundy Linden John North Sewell South Presbyterian Chruch Montclair Orange Road Thgh Street Newton Francis Tracey Tobin Phiadelphia Arthur Phillips Edbar C. Murphy Grand Council Improved Order of Red Men Newark Salem County Sherif Fox Pedricktown Ieven

Plans for unbiased highway probe take on independent team

Governor Fielder vetoes a legislative highway probe and names a non partisan panel of businessmen and officials to investigate New Jersey road needs at state expense. The group includes Edwin A. Stevens J H Wood John W Herbert Frank B Ridgway and Horace A Bonnell and aims to report to the next Legislature for action.

Trenton Fielder Joint Committee On Gaunt Gloucester Edwin A. Stevens Jersey City J.H. Wood Orange Newark New York Associated Automobile Clans of New Jersey John W. Herbert Helmetta State Chamber of Commerce Frank B. Ridgway Mullica Hid State Grange Horace A. Bonnell East Orange Associated Automobile Clubs of State House Mr. Ridgway

New Jersey State Briefs Roundup Sparks Local Change

Alimony petition for Mrs. Oscar Rishman dismissed in Camden. Public Library Commission reorganized in Trenton with Moses Taylor Pyne as chairman and Dr. Everett T. Tomlinson as vice chairman. Camden liquor dealers group names William H. Bartman president after Leyshon Thomas Jr. retires. Broad Street Bridge rebuilding in Burlington County finally underway after delays. American Smelting raises Perth Amboy plant wages by two cents. Cape May Mayor Thomas W. Miller dies at age 72. long-time city recorder previously. High School contract award review by New Jersey Supreme Court. bids compared between Wilbert Titus and Edward P. Henry. Westville library, Delanco Fire Dept, Gloucester and Salem Junior Mechanics rally, and church canvassing noted. Gloucester High School graduates plan a May trip to New York. Gloucester’s Walter Brown highlighted as longtime local employee. Salem sees robust building activity. Flower Exchange and Boy Scouts fundraising in Grenloch. Drexel Biddle Bible Class hosts large Ocean City banquet. Mantua teachers re-elected. Jersey City promotes safety. Hammon ton post office quarters contract. Millville Interchurch concerned with carnival show. Minnie L. Taylor to retire after 50 years teaching. Summit board approves pension. Gibbstown summer development talks. May 23 trial date set for Wilson Ashbridge, Camden killing case. Vineland Sons of St. George celebrate 16 years with minimal deaths. Washington Common Council to repair sewer plant beds after notice of lawsuit.

Pennsgrove Oscar Rishman Learning Camden New Jersey Public Library Commission Trenton Moses Taylor Pyne Princeton Everett T. Tomlinson Elizabeth Henry C. Buchanan Camden, City and County Retail ‘Liquor Dealers’ Protective Association William H. Bart Leyshon Thomas, Jr Burlington County Board of Freeholders Broad Street Asiscunk Creek Burlington American Smelting and Refining Company Perth Amboy Thomas W. Miller Cape May Mr. Miller Philadelphia Supreme Court Board of Education Paulsboro Gloucester County Wilbert “Titus Edward P. Henry William E. Holt Delanco Fire Department Westville Borough Hall Civic Club W. E. Shreve Gloucester Salem Anderson Tabernacle Bridgeton Palmyra Riverton Gloucester High School New York Walter Brown Government Station William J. Thompson State Fish and Game Commission William JH. Chew Boy Scouts Grenloch Putnam Wadsworth’ Cresse Ocean City Drexel Biddle Bible M. Lk J. B. Kulp Mantua Township Fagan Jersey City Post Office Department William L. Black Hammonton Second Street Bellevue Avenue Millville Interchurch Federation Minnie L. Taylor Public New Jersey Board of Education of Summit Gibbstown Garrison Wilson Ashbridge Elizabeth Dunbar Vineland Lodge of Sons of St. George Common Council Washington John P. Larsson Nisol Pond

U S Accepts German Pledge in Submarine War Note

President Wilson published a note to Germany accepting its pledge to end illegal submarine warfare while rejecting any condition tied to Britain’s blockade. The message emphasizes that U S friendship rests on Germany obeying international naval law, and it aims to clarify the United States position.

Washington Wilson United States Great Britain Germany

United States replies to Germany on submarine policy

The American Government acknowledges Germany’s May 4 note and its pledge to confine war operations to belligerents in line with international law. It urges strict, independent German naval compliance and rejects any condition linking neutral rights to other states or diplomatic outcomes.

United States High Seas

Niagara River Water Use Restricted in Protest Pursuit

Canada will draft a reply within ten days to the U S government protest over the Chippawa Creek division. Attorney General I B Lucas announced that all Niagara River water above the falls for power will be halted temporarily until a decision is made.

Canada United States Toronto I. B. Lucas

Tidal Wave Sweeps Petoskey and Wreaks Water Rise

A severe electrical storm hit Petoskey Michigan with a tidal wave from Lake Michigan sweeping into Little Traverse Bay. Water rose five to six feet damaging docks boat houses boats and buildings. The fishing boat Twill-Do washed from shore into the lake.

Michigan City Petoskey Mich Lake Michigan Little Traverse Bay

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