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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1915
Page
1
New York dispatch reports Spain may join the Teutonic alliance to recapture Gibraltar and annex Portugal. Rumors say Spain will equip its army with Remington rifles and fund war purchases, with a Spanish consular commission in the United States ordering arms and machinery.
New Orleans reports Col. Henry Watterson and Mrs Watterson celebrating their golden wedding anniversary with friends and relatives. The colonel sent a message to reporters noting both are in perfect health and very happy.
The Wrees will not be published on Christmas Day Saturday December 24 edition of the paper will include church section and automobile pages in connection with Friday December 24 issue.
Make up your lists at home from the Christmas advertisements in the Press. The Ads in the Press suggest all your wants and tell you where to buy.
The Maryland Theatre presents the Maryland Minstrel Men and Maids in Colonial Days, a period show in Col onial style. The Grande Theatre features The Battle of Przemysl, while the Liberty Theatre stages Lillian Lorraine in Should a Wife Forgive. Victoria Theatre hosts Near of the Navy, and Belvedere Theatre shows Pictures.
Coroner William H Shaw says Thomas Watson Howell of Barton likely died by own action after autopsy at Barton showed a bullet through the forehead into the skull. Two suspects in custody face liquor sale charges while the case awaits further evidence. Howell’s funeral is set for tomorrow from his mother's Barton home.
Petrograd December 21 General Russky has been relieved of command of Russia s Northern army as it advances toward Riga and the Dvinsk Line. Ill health cited as reason. he remains on the War Council. The Czar praised his services, noting his troops captured Lemberg and earned honors defending Riga.
An explosion at the Corn Products Company plant in Edgewater New Jersey rocked the mucilage building for postage stamps. Police rushed to the scene. One man is reported killed with several injured and total damage estimated at one hundred thousand dollars. Police suspect spontaneous combustion caused the blast.
Berlin reports the German admiralty said last week part of the German fleet hunted the North Sea coast but found no British ships or other enemy forces despite British blockade claims.
London reports a Russian cruiser and two destroyers escorting sixteen tempert laden troops bombarded Varna in a bold naval action. The action involved vigorous shelling as forces pressed a coastal bombardment amid wartime hostilities.
Count Stephen Tisza of Hungary says Washington should keep cool to avoid conflict with the United States over the Ancona note. He insists Austria does not intend trouble and notes Vienna is naming a successor to Ambassador Dumba after a conference with Emperor Franz Josef. The military situation is described as very satisfactory.
Wilhelm Garbe purser of the American steamer Borinquen was removed by the French cruiser Descartes at San Juan Porto Rico after the Descartes fired a blank and ordered him to board. Captain Dow reported the incident occurred around 1 am December 15.
J Philip Roman, elected state’s attorney, asks Allegany County saloonkeepers to aid in enforcing liquor laws. He notes funds exist to hire detectives and cites long running selling in the George's Creek region. Roman urges cooperation to abate illicit activity and reports interest from the Liquor Dealers' Association in strict enforcement.
Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimore expresses joy from giving rather than receiving this Christmas while noting peace is valued. He laments the Mexican crisis, reports from Archbishop of Oaxaca on Carranza’s worsening regime, and says he may end monthly Cathedral sermons due to age and effort, though will still speak briefly at events.
From the French front, December 21, reports state the sound of shells and roaring artillery erase any Christmas spirit. Officers and soldiers agree on skipping Yuletide, hoping for victory to justify celebrations next year. Military mail has sent many gifts to the front, with officers to distribute them as Santa Claus at Christmas.
Ballots on eight hour day and overtime compensation will be sent to members of the four railway brotherhoods for a referendum vote in January. The current agreement expires April 30.
Attorney General A. A. Lilly declared his bid for the Republican nomination for governor in the June primary. He outlined a personal platform stressing taxation reform, economy, and ruling out wasteful expenditures.
Washington reports the United States sent a second note to Austria regarding the torpedoing of the steamship Ancona. The note, likely a reiteration of prior demands, is viewed as the last word on the matter and will be published in newspapers tomorrow. The State Department listed twelve Americans aboard Ancona, including Cecile Greil and Joseph Torrisi family, plus others with varied cabin statuses and naturalized connections.
Dispatches report Greek and Bulgarian detachments exchanging heavy fire at Epirus border and near Korsitie with several Greek officers and soldiers killed or wounded. Bulgarian troops halted on the Greek frontier while allied forces mass around Saloniki and Greece considers evacuation and Turkish participation in further actions.
In Annapolis on December 21 Albert C Ritchie was sworn in as Attorney General before Governor Goldsborough. The oath was witnessed by three close friends and executive staff. John M Beckford and John A Hinds accompanied him.
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