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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1916
Page
1
Following a State Department decision all aboard the German prize liner Appam except the prize officer and crew must be allowed to land. An exodus moved hundreds from the ship as Lieutenant Berg agreed to comply, releasing over 260 persons.
A German Zeppelin was reported sinking in the North Sea with most of its crew believed drowned. The trawler King Stephen's skipper William Martin said L-19 tows and part of the envelope remained submerged with 17 to 20 crewmen clinging to it before rescue was refused.
Maryland Theater shows The Only Son featuring Joseph W Payton Stock Co. at the marquee. Grande Theatre presents The Song of Hate with Betty Nansen Arthur Hoops and Dorothy Bernard in cast. Liberty Theatre screens The Reform Candidate starring Maclyn Arbuckle.
Washington reports show Rear Admiral Strauss revealing to the House naval affairs committee that Secretary Daniels cut ordnance estimates by 11.8 million dollars, including 1.27 million for antiaircraft guns, with further reductions for torpedoes, ammunition, and ship armor. Admiral Stanford’s assignment at Mare Island was affected, and Admiral Blue is set to testify.
The Ho tel Overbrook in Atlantic City burned with five dead and a woman injured in $200,000 property loss. In New York a $50,000 home owned by Mrs Casimir Tag burned, six women died, two injured, among the victims Miss Caroline Tag. Waynesboro saw a fire destroy half a business block with about $133,000 loss. East Toledo’s Craig Oil Company refinery burned after multiple explosions, with six missing, one firefighter harmed and losses around $190,000. a 5,000 barrel benzine tank burned as crews battled the blaze.
State bank inspectors raided 12 bucketshops in 11 Ohio cities, closing every bucketshop in the state. Proprietors face prosecution, according to the state bank superintendent.
The Koenig Albert a steamer flying Italian flag with 300 Serbian refugees aboard was captured by Austro Hungarian forces in the Adriatic. The vessel previously British held was towed to Booche di Cattaro after being stopped by a submarine. The ship built in 1899 at Stettin is 10 484 tons and 499 feet long.
A severe storm across the Pacific Northwest halts rail traffic and disrupts cities from Seattle to Portland. Snow overloads roofs causing $75,000 cathedral damage while streetcars, schools, and businesses shut down.
Judge William J. Lee in Fayette circuit grants an injunction on the application of Hred Blue prohibiting Virginia Railway Co from allowing passengers to carry labeled intoxicants as personal baggage. Similar restraints apply to Hanawha & Michigan and Chesapeake lines.
Berlin officials warn that only America waiving disavowal or accepting The Hague arbitration can avert an impasse in the Lusitania dispute. Washington reports deep pessimism as President Wilson is not yielding on the German demand and warns a crisis may arise.
Washington reports Colonel Goethals, governor of the Canal Zone, asks Congress for 19.3 million dollars to complete the canal and 8.23 million for further fortifications. He discussed the prospects of clearing slides and reopening canal traffic before the House appropriations committee.
Annapolis February report shows Delegate Shartzer's bill to close Miller's distillery at Accident Garrett county nearly killed in committee clash. The temperance panel reported against it, with dissent, but action was reconsidered and set as special order for Monday night.
Ottawa reports six dead with four more likely among the dead after a massive blaze that gutted the $5,000,000 Parliament Building. The fire, starting in the reading room, sent a 20 foot diameter flame column skyward as investigators doubt incendiary origin. Sir Robert Borden escaped. several MPs remain missing amid dense smoke and hospital evacuations.
Paris reports Yussef Izzedin assassinated by his suite under orders of the Committee of Union and Progress. Cherif Pasha says the prince revolted against the young Turks and was removed. his cousin Vahid Edin is hostile to the movement. British, Berlin dispatches note uncertainty and possible self-inflicted death theories, with Enver Pasha linked to prior opposition removal.
The President's preparedness program will be adopted before the end of March, according to those close to Wilson. Observers tie the timing to the international situation and his enthusiastic reception in the West.
In Washington on February 4 senator Thomas of Colorado denounced the destruction of Ottawa's capitol as barbarous arson. Thomas refused to answer questions about his knowledge of the matter.
Washington reports alarm over the disappearance of the battle signal book from the destroyer Hull of the Pacific fleet. Admiral Winslow says replacement is planned to prevent foreign access. Lieut. H. A. Jones and Ensign Fitzpatrick were court-martialed at Mare Island navy yard.
A strange aeroplane was reported hovering above Du Pont powder works at Carney's Point New Jersey last Monday night. Du Pont officials could not identify its origin or purpose. Workers at Deep Water Point observed a circular flight ending southeast.
In Providence on February 4, William H. Lewis urged the jury to doubt circumstantial evidence in the Elizabeth F. Mohr murder trial. He claimed Cecil Brown and another defendant did not commit the crime, pointing to George W. Healis as the key figure and alleging coercion in a police confession. Trial progress and court crowds noted as arguments neared end.
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