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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1916
Page
1
Britain and Russia move toward a Balkan realignment as Greek troops shrink and Italy poised against Bulgaria. Reports say Romania and Russia plan a joint push from Bessarabia while Saloniki security concerns grow and Esad Pasha may back Balkan operations. Meanwhile Greek fears ease with Castleorizo occupation framed as temporary. British troops reportedly landed near Kavala to deter crossing into Saloniki.
The Peninsula and Oriental Liner Persia was sunk in the Mediterranean likely by a submarine while en route from Bombay to London. Only four boats escaped with passengers and crew, leaving many feared dead, including women and children. U S Consul McNeely aboard is missing and the fate of Consul McNeely uncertain. The incident sparks a major US government submarine dispute.
There is no automobile section in today's Press issue. A special automobile supplement will be issued with Wednesday's edition of the Press.
The Cumberland listings show Maryiard Theatre with Kirk Brown and Company in The Light That Failed. Grande Theatre Liberty and Victoria and Belvedere Picture houses. Florence Reed stars in At Bay at Liberty. Central Y M C A basketball games K O G versus Hollidaysburg and Y M C A versus Mt. Savage. Daisy's Hall hosts New Year's Ball.
London honors list includes William Waldorf Astor joining the British peerage, joining other notable appointments such as barons and baronets. The New Year’s list marks a shift from political rewards to wartime recognitions and notes Crooks’s appointment to the privy council.
Athens January 1 King Constantine will be operated on today or tomorrow. Professor Straus the German specialist who treated the King last summer is expected to arrive tonight to perform the operation. Officials say the procedure is minor and the King will be able to be outdoors soon. Earlier rumors noted illness and withdrawal from public affairs.
Amsterdam dispatch says hand to hand fighting on the Bessarabian front rages with two hundred Russian guns firing on a three mile front. Austrians repulse 27 desperate attacks since Monday midnight. Russian airplanes raid concentration camps.
The Kaiser sent a confidence message to the men of Berlin and Jian urging steadfast duty and unity as tensions rise amid wartime mobilization.
Berlin reports German forces after exploding mines captured an advance British trench near Hulluch, taking two machine guns and several prisoners. Allied aviators attacked Ostend but caused no military damage though some buildings were shattered. In Champagne, a nighttime attack on a small observation post near Hill No. 193 failed.
Rumors in London claim Julius G Lay American consul general at Berlin favors Germany. Reports say he once tried to join the German army but was rejected due to ill health. Mrs Lay faced private denunciation as a German agent abusing English hospitality under American protection.
The Ministry of Marine reports the submarine Monge was sunk in the Adriatic off Cattaro after an encounter with Austrian ships. Some crew members were saved and a French submarine is credited with sinking enemy munitions vessels. an enemy hydro aeroplane was destroyed in the action.
London reports General Townsend states a village opposite Kut was hit by heavy rifle fire on two prior nights. The enemy asked for a four hour armistice to bury dead and move wounded near the fort attacked at Christmas. Casualties total 71 killed including three officers and 109 wounded with one missing. Reinforcements are steadily pushed up the line.
London reports the British government will seize any mailed parcels containing goods restricted by orders in council for shipment to or from Germany or its allies. First class correspondence is inviolable on ships at sea, only governed by British law when ships voluntarily dock at British ports.
A Bureau of Fisheries shipment intended for black bass arrived as rainbow trout fingerlings, 1.5 to 2.5 inches, released into Evitts Creek. Deputy Turner states 12 trout streams in the county will be stocked and closed for two seasons, with over 100,000 fish planned in total.
The funeral for Jacob Robinette will be held tomorrow afternoon at Stein mortuary. Rev. Wilbur Snyder will conduct services and burial is planned at Crevumount cemetery.
London reports say all cabinet members attended a meeting on the draft for compulsory military service with no resignations yet. Speculation centers on Reginald McKenna Walter Runciman Sir John Simon and others as potential changes amid talks of Edward Grey and Earl Kitchener possibly retiring if reorganized.
In Uniontown Pennsylvania the final negotiations to liquidate J W Thompson debt via a creditors committee stalled due to the absence of attorneys J W Johnson and H L Robinson and G R Scrugham from Uniontown. Scrugham urged New York financiers and local bankers to cooperate as the draft agreement returns signed by financiers and awaits approval from the creditors association and Fayette County Bar Association. The Fayette courts plan to postpone civil trials through January February to focus on liquidation.
Houston. Mrs. J. F. Usner died and her husband Dr. J. F. Usner was seriously injured after gasoline exploded on a launch near Green's Bayou. Mrs Usner jumped into the water as her hair caught fire, and he tried to save her but slipped and injured his back while lowering a boat. The wife drowned.
Cumberland Council No. 586 Knights of Columbus held a New Year dance on North Mechanic Street drawing about 100 couples. The event featured a grand march to Schmutz's orchestra, a midnight buffet, and tenor Francis P. Haedel performing for the old year’s departure and new year’s arrival.
Fragmentary report notes Peace Delek Sr. under police guard amid unrest and attacks deterred by escorts. Mentions delegates and a governor, with unclear sequence of events and names obscured in the damaged text.
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