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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1916
Page
1
The main Mississippi River levee above St. Joseph Missouri failed this morning flooding thousands of acres. The crevasse widened to a mile as floodwaters forced hundreds to higher land. Five parishes and fifty towns were overrun prompting organized relief efforts.
Turkish troops push toward the British port of Aden reported as the Gibraltar of the East. Mills says British forces retreat under Turkish pressure to warship guns. British cavalry routed. Arabs and Turkish detachments push toward Amad and Sheikh Omar. In Mesopotamia weather clears. Townshend’s relief forces and Kut situation unchanged. An aeroplane flew over Kut dropping two bombs without damage.
Waukegan dispatch reports further arrests expected in the Mariana Lambert death case. State's Attorney Cady says evidence is being withheld by those familiar with the circumstances and questions workers at Cyrus H. McCormick's estate where Orpet's father is employed. He suspects knowledge of Orpet's trips to Lake Forest.
Cumberland listings show Maryland Theater featuring Billy Allen and Company in A Night At the Winter Garden. Grande Theatre presents Edwin Arden in The Beloved Vagabond. Liberty Theatre screens Henry Walthall and Blanche Sweet in The Avenging Conscience. Victoria and Belvedere theatres show pictures. Queen City Skating Rink advertises Lem on Party.
Telegraph correspondence and local editorials present briefs on community events. Dramatic notices, sports tidbits, mining notes, and railroad items from Tri-State region fill the page with concise items.
Berlin dispatches report a major German push in Champagne and Artois with a third large movement in upper Alsace. French trenches east of Seppois were leveled after heavy German artillery while Tahure and Massigee saw trench sections and prisoners taken. German losses were claimed heavy as French counterattacks and artillery repelled advances.
Greek reports say Mrs. Walter Marvel Farwell, a Chicago war correspondent, is effectively held in Monastir under Bulgarian control with neutral consuls expelled. Americans press Greek officials to intervene as air raids intensify the danger and Washington weighs Nicaragua canal route considerations.
The State Department considers its stance on Germany’s decree torpedoing armed merchant ships. Wilson and Lansing may avoid a formal announcement to avoid a delicate Central Powers situation and potential Allied protests. Senator Sterling introduces a Senate resolution protesting U.S. recognition of Germany’s order.
Berlin newspaper Lokal Anzeiger reports Ambassador Bernstorff told the Foreign Office the United States will not respond to the remaining Lusitania proposals and Germany plans to close the case with its forthcoming note.
Washington reports the House naval committee pressing ahead with the navy appropriation bill while military committees in both houses plan daily sessions to draft army strengthening measures. Rear Admiral Grant urged building large 800 ton submarines, citing German gains, with further testimony forthcoming from Capt. McKean and Admiral Benson as committee chairmen coordinate positions.
London February 15 unofficial reports say the next vote of credit will be introduced after Parliament assembles. The plan seeks a loan of 250 million pounds, bringing total outstanding credits to 1.912 billion pounds.
Harry J. Backer of New Orleans, held by British authorities for two months after being taken from a liner at Gibraltar, was released following urgent representations by the American state department. His passport was valid, and the case highlights jurisdictional delays and the embassy’s stance that a valid passport proves citizenship without further naturalization papers.
London reports from Hong Kong quote well informed Englishmen asserting China will split into two republics after rebel-led revolution in Yunnan Province. Southern provincial governments reportedly back the rebels if Federal troops are defeated.
Rescue crews with helmets press toward the 1200 foot level of the Anaconda Copper Co. Pennsylvania mine in Butte Montana where 24 miners are believed dead after a fiery blaze. Two bodies have been recovered.
Pittsburgh February 15 Judges Thompson and Orr refused a Brewers association motion to quash subpoenas in the federal probe of campaign donations.
Washington on February 15 outlined the U S hesitation to act before future developments after Teutonic allies said armed merchantmen may be attacked without warning starting March 1. Officials see diplomacy risk in approving or criticizing the memos and consider possible shifts in neutral stance and travel warnings for Americans abroad.
New York Feb 15. John Ellis Roosevelt cousin of Theodore Roosevelt testified in Brooklyn supreme court he sought an annulment from Edith H Roosevelt claiming a marriage mistake He cried he drifted into marriage over her 30 year old wife and professed he still loves her and regrets the split.
Dr Cecile Greil the sole American survivor of the liner Ancona traveled to Washington in February to obtain a White House meeting with President Wilson to press her claim for 120000 dollars as compensation for hardships endured during the disaster.
Chicago February 15 Jess Willard announced he will ask a two week delay of the March 8 championship bout with Frank Moran in New York. Willard is laid up with grip and cannot train for another week.
Washington D C February 16 Roosevelt movement gains nation wide momentum led by A P Gardner Massachusetts with New York backing under George W Perkins. Pennsylvania considered key with Brumbaugh Ware factions potential Roosevelt support and anti Penrose ties shaping a possible state wide contest.
President Wilson has not chosen a new secretary of war. The field includes Houston of the Agriculture Department and several outsiders. Potential names cited are Carter Harrison Judson Harmon and others with Vrooman named as a possible successor to Houston if shifted to the war department. Officials say the decision will not be made on political grounds.
Miss Theressa Doppleman, a pupil nurse at Allegheny Heights Hospital in Davis West Virginia, suffered severe burns when her clothing caught on an open grate at her uncle Jacobs Amann's home in Clarksburg. The burns are confined to her arms and body and doctors expect recovery.
In Annapolis the Garrett County local option struggle intensifies as Shartzer, Hayden, and Fox face questions while Fox and Mayden remain silent. Debates accuse Garrett senators of lukewarm support as Speicher pushes a statewide prohibition bill through the Senate Temperance Committee.
A Reuters dispatch from Milan reports six civilians killed and several injured when bombs dropped from planes hit the city yesterday morning. Anti aircraft batteries fired a heavy barrage as the planes departed after releasing bombs, with substantial material damage noted.
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