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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1915
Page
1
The Russian Black Sea Flotilla bombarded Turkish batteries at Trebizond silencing them and destroyed bridges near Platana. They sunk over fifty Turkish sailing craft at various points as German and Austrian forces advance in Bukowina and snow hampers Carpathian operations.
The Press will publish tomorrow the prize winners from four Presa Educational Missing Word Contests. Judges reviewed hundreds of responses and will finalize ties causing prize splits. top prize reaches $83.33 with others as low as twenty cents.
In Charleston on February 11 the public service commission bill was approved. It lowers the board size to three from four and sets commissioner salaries at 6090 dollars annually. The governor may appoint all three from one party, and the Senate advanced several major measures to third reading while passing six House bills and concurring in House-amended Senate bills.
Three hundred workers at American Agricultural Chemical Company plants in Roosevelt New Jersey resumed work after accepting a $1.80 daily wage for a 10 hour shift. The walkout involved 800 to 900 employees overall following a January 19 shooting of two laborers by deputies and others.
Mandan North Dakota February 11. John Cloud a Standing Rock Sioux Indian predicts continued prosperity for 1915 1916 and 1917 with wet years followed by three dry years. Local residents give credence to his forecast drawing on tribal insight and history.
Baltimore February 11 The State Industrial Accident Commission announced a decision extending the Workmen’s Compensation law to drivers of horse drawn vehicles. Agricultural workers and those not serving a pecuniary employer purpose remain exempt. The ruling could bring many small city and county business drivers under insurance requirements.
Detectives pursue suspects after twelve mules owned by S. H. Fidson of Boyce Virginia die soon after arriving from Tennessee. Authorities report arsenate of lead poisoning, found in water on the Edison farm, with mules valued at 260 to 800 dollars each. livestock moved to Loudoun County for safety.
San Francisco reports a divorce suit over alleged improprieties involving former Illinois governor Richard D. Yates and Eureka art dealer Edward Freeman charges that Yates kissed Mrs. Emma B. Freeman repeatedly during a trip from Eureka to San Francisco. Yates and Mrs. Freeman deny the claims as Freeman details a alleged sequence of travels and embraces through tunnels and crossings ending with a Cliff House celebration.
Baltimore dispatch reports General Felix Agnus, long Time Republican leader, endorsed Mayor Preston for a second term in an afternoon interview. His boost surprised many as rivals Janes McEvoy Charlie Heintzeman and Theodore P Wells consider the nomination. A pro Preston business professional bloc gathers signatures to show support for a return bid.
The Hancock Star reports a man identified as J. E. Wilson, part of the Western Maryland electrical gang, lodged at the Brunswick Hotel. He died by his own action during wiring work. the body remains at Butler undertaking rooms for several days.
Washington notes protest Britain over neutral flag use by merchant ships and asks how German navy will verify ships flying neutral colors in zones around England and Ireland. U S warns that misused neutral flags threaten neutral ships and could provoke serious complications if a U S flagged vessel is attacked without proof of deceit.
Frostburg sends eight poems as Cumberland leads with eleven and Piedmont reports five. Contest closes this evening with about a dozen top selections to be published daily in the Press starting Saturday. The prize winner will be announced Saturday, with a dollar award. The second week opens tomorrow and runs to next Thursday evening with another dollar prize. Contests encouraged with one sided pages signed.
Washington reports Duval West former U S district attorney for San Antonio is selected as the president’s personal representative to confer with Mexican chiefs. The mission mirrors Paul Fuller’s prior talks with officials and aims to advance cross border understanding amid ongoing negotiations and regional matters.
London reports the British government served the Wilhelmina with cargo of foodstuffs at Falmouth under foreign office orders. Port officials will unload at a dock while a price court decides final disposition. Owners may claim seizure.
The Great Council of Maryland Improved Order of Red Men plans an April 21–22 session in this city with Tonkaway and Kiowa hosting. M. E. Diehl, a Tonkaway member, seeks the office of great junior sagamore and is expected to win solid support from Allegany county tribes with about 125 past sachems eligible for seats.
Rome February 11 Rev Father Ledochowski was today elected chief of the Jesuit Order at a conclave in the Vatican. The position is known as The Black Pope due to the order’s black garb. Rev Father Wernz, the late head, died within days after Pope Pius X’s death. he was German.
The article notes a $2,000,000 bond issue last year and a recent issue completing the appropriation. A $60,000 discount on $3,606,000 is recorded. Deputy State Auditor William A. Gillespie Jr. criticized Springfield State Hospital accounting, approved by State Auditor Ray. The report was referred to the hospital board of managers, some criticisms reportedly addressed. The board supports a revised accounting system for the State Comptroller's office after discussions with an expert. Mr Harrington was authorized to proceed with investigations.
Norfolk reported the steamship Dacia departed at ten forty five this morning. The captain remained confident the ship would avoid British warships and forge across the Atlantic. The report notes the voyage began with cautious optimism despite tensions at sea.
An old advertisement urges readers to “Get wise” by reading a war book and paying 10 cents at The Cumberland Press office. It labels the piece as an advertisement and references wartime literacy efforts.
Detroit residents report two human heads two feet and a hand wrapped in a burlap bag discarded in an alley on Besbien street. A boy gathering bottles located the grisly find near a satchel labeled M. F. A. E Baston, whose recent death in Detroit is noted.
Piedmont West Virginia merchant James Thomas Kooken was adjudicated bankrupt at Martinsburg with liabilities of 11000 dollars and assets of 10000 dollars. About 80 creditors are involved. Judge Thomas of Martinsburg will travel to Piedmont soon to meet creditors and elect a trustee.
February 11 report from Mayfield Kentucky says Tinker a white man was taken from the county jail and lynched by about 650 men from the northern county. Constable Richard Taft was shot and killed during the attempted arrest on Melber barge. Tart died later from his wounds.
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