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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1915
Page
3
William Philip Simms reports from the French front that Allies expect a long war with limited action this winter. He says Germany grows weaker while Allied strength increases, with fighting likely on the Russian front and a potential decisive strike only when opportunity arises.
District Attorney Martin of the Bronx moves against an alleged network of influential lawyers who sue large corporations for injuries. Dennis Murray, foreman for the New Haven railroad, is jailed on perjury charges and released on 7500 bail. The case ties to a coroner's inquest into James Fletcher's electrocution and a 20000 settlement with the New Haven road.
An official statement reports fierce fighting in Alsace with Steinbach changing hands between French and German forces. The city is nearly wiped out by shelling as the surrounding areas are strewn with dead and wounded. French losses are stated to be higher due to the offensive.
Twelve persons were seriously hurt in a wreck on the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad at Albert Lea Minnesota. The incident occurred today and involved multiple passengers with emergency crews responding to the scene. Authorities investigated the cause as trains collided on the line near the city.
A Washington conference gathered prominent child welfare figures to push for a federal child labor law. Speakers included Jane Addams Julia Lathrop Florence Kelley Edward T. Devine John Mitchell William Howard Taft lawmakers Mann Murdock Palmer and Senator Owen, who had sponsored the bill.
Paris story recounts Rose and Marie Dupont 18 from Wilterupt who poisoned husbands Ulrich and Wilhelm to avert a planned strike on the French garrison. The twins learned of a plot with Uhlans, then acted to prevent crime by serving champagne laced with danger, risking their lives in a dramatic wartime crisis.
Cumberland Press reminds readers who miss an issue to contact the office promptly by telephone. City patrons on carrier routes should report missed deliveries so the paper can be provided without interruption and carrier service issues identified.
Two widows, Marie and Rose, fled their home after a bold plot saved thousands of French lives. They sought help from the chief de gen darmes, confessing they killed their husbands. The official wept and rescued them. Both women were critically ill but recovered and became Red Cross nurses while coping with memory of their past.
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