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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1915
Page
1
London press campaigns for cabinet reorganization amid heavy attacks on Prime Minister Asquith. With Lloyd George’s charge Too late as a rallying cry, papers warn only swift action on the conscription issue can spare Asquith and several ministers from retirement.
At a recent Democratic Club meeting in Allegany County the group decided to incorporate the Democratic Club of Allegany County and open permanent quarters. The Hoffman property on South Liberty Street will be leased and used for club purposes early in January with an option to purchase for a permanent home. Incorporators and directors include Oliver H. Bruce and Col. John Keating among others. officers named are President Fuller Barnard and several vice presidents from Cumberland Mount Savage Frostburg and Western Port.
Mrs Susan Dixon 75 widowed resident of Mount Briar near Rohrersville was shot through a broken window as she lay in bed. The killer fired a shotgun blast entering the face and pillow then out another window before she died. Robbery motive cited. a $20 kept for burial was found. A suspect, John Brown, was held Saturday.
London dispatches report conflicting Greek stances on a Bulgarian invasion with King Constantine signaling possible consent and Gounatis vowing firm action. Turkish forces suffer heavy losses at Kut El Amara as Mesopotamian front fights continue, with 600 to 800 Turkish casualties and about 200 German losses. A Montenegrin statement notes Friday battles with no enemy gains and Austrian forces capturing Raskova Gera after a stiff counterattack. Serbian Crown Prince palace documents reveal 500 letters detailing prewar rule and foreign rulers.
Fire broke out in Hold No 3 of the British steamer Inchmoor at Brooklyn on December 27, injuring sugar cargo estimated between 25 000 and 100 000 dollars. Traces of chlorate of potash prompted investigators to consider chemicals rather than bombs. The 2 214 ton vessel had just arrived December 18 from Gibraltar and Bermuda with 3 400 tons aboard and was due to sail for British ports.
In Muskogee Oklahoma a mob of over 100 tried to storm the jail to lynch two Black men accused of killing Patrolman Sam Neal. National Guard Company M repulsed several charges with fixed bayonets. The mob regrouped and renewed battering at the jail entrance amid tense scenes.
Report says Turkish army led by Field Marshal von der Coltz prepares to clash with a British force near the Suez Canal. A double track railway from Damascus through Jerusalem and Gaza extends toward Egypt while Gaza and Jerusalem host large forces. British defenses ring Ismailia with colonial troops. Emissaries stir Arabia and Africa but several are arrested. fate unknown.
London reports Christmas on the Western Front brought wet morrow and mild sun. Troops in reserve celebrated with football in meadow space while trenches sang, including Tipperary and Adieu la Mort. The mood ranged from quiet resolve to relief that the holiday passed.
About 100 people at the Grafton Bank meeting in the county courthouse pledge to secure new indictments and denounce the high cost of the bank receiver and staff. They argue competent replacements could be hired for half the four thousand dollars yearly and seek removal of Charles R. Durbin from the office of Uk commissioner.
More than 1 000 eminent delegates from 21 American nations fill Continental Hall for the inaugural session of the Pan American Scientific Congress. Secretary Lansing asserts the Monroe Doctrine remains in force as the event spans two weeks of nine science sections with multilingual interpretation. President Wilson to address on January 6 with a White House reception to follow. Latin American visitors tour U S manufacturing centers after adjournment.
A nine coach B&O special train operated between Fairmont and Point Marion to handle heavy passenger traffic as residents crossed into nearby West Virginia for whiskey. The return trip was loaded with Christmas joy and about eight hundred gallons of alcohol were carried on the evening run.
Madame Christitch wife of the Serbian minister to Rome and her daughter in law alleged crimes by Austrians and Bulgars. They described mistreatment of seventeen girls in Kragujevac and said Serbian women and children faced hunger and exposure after the Serbian retreat. They fled Nish as Bulgarian troops entered.
London reports David Lloyd George, then minister of munitions, told Glasgow trade unionists that British workmen held England’s fate in their hands. He urged acceptance of proposals crucial to victory and lives saved, praising French devotion against German forces and warning time was vital.
A historic storm from the northwest brings rain hail and snow with thunder and lightning. It causes four deaths in New York City and widespread damage to telegraph lines shipping and rail traffic. Coast guard rescues and multiple structural damages follow, including church and hospital damage and unroofed buildings.
A Swedish peace mission led by Ford faces internal rifts as dissenting leaders and Inez Milholland Boissevain withdraw. Delegates elected Rev Jenkins Lloyd Jones as chairman while calls for unity clash with charges of undemocratic rule. Boissevain says she will leave for the United States with plans uncertain.
Chicago report notes six western states rushed liquor purchases to extend the water wagon route to Colorado Iowa Washington Oregon and Arkansas on January 1. Six states vote dry the Legislature acts to enforce laws taking effect at midnight December 31. South Carolina and Virginia join dry statuses in 1916 with various dates. A fire endangers munitions in New York as three million rounds and pistols are threatened at a West Houston warehouse.
London dispatch reports alarming but possibly exaggerated rumors about Emperor William’s illness causing concern in Switzerland. Zurich’s Exchange Telegraph correspondent notes the claims may reflect anxiety rather than confirmed fact.
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