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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1916
Page
1
Pere Marquette Illinois January 18 Ferry Boat No 19 is breaking up in a heavy gale four miles north of here on Lake Michigan. Life savers have been unable to remove the twenty men aboard. The vessel stranded early last night.
In Annapolis on January 18 the Anti-Baloon League announced Delegate Smith of Allegany and Senator Spiecher of Garrett as its color bearers for the wet vs dry political fight. They are hailed as fathers of the state prohibition bill and will back the party nominees for state treasurer. The caucus lineup centers on Robert F. Dyer for the treasurer post amid Democratic support. a joint caucus is set for 4 pm, with Vandiver facing internal opposition. A noon House session saw a bill to consolidate post offices, with the Senate to name a postmaster and the House an assistant.
Emanuel Valles, a Villa bandit, was executed at daylight in El Paso. The body will be exhibited beside General Roderiguez to show Carranza officials will wipe out banditry. Hundreds of Americans watched, including many women, as a manhunt for other bandits continued.
Charles Ek Champlin and Company present The Ninety and Nine at the Champlin along with Nedra starring George Probert and Fania Marinoff at the Grande. The Warning with Henry Kolker shows at the Liberty while the Victoria and Belvedere offer pictures. Emmanuel Parish House hosts a Juve nile Minstrel Show and the Central Y M C A features a basketball game Y M C A vs Lonaconing.
London and Berlin reports confirm Anglo-French troops landing on the Greek coast to reinforce General Sarrail and deter a German offensive. Troops, including Gallipoli veterans, reach the Gulf of Kavalla near Saloniki and Phaleron near Athens as Greece contemplates martial law and archives move to Larissa.
The East Youngstown steel plants faced brutal wages and hours for foreign workers, triggering rioting. Judge Gary ordered a 10 percent wage increase to head off a broader strike, while Sheet and Tube Company guards were blamed for hasty firings. The report criticizes the steel industry’s stance against unions and cites horrible living conditions.
The Bergen blaze that burned for days near the city center has been largely controlled. Officials estimate the total damage at thirty million dollars as authorities assess the site and determine fire origin and extent of destruction.
A court of inquiry was named to determine the cause and assign responsibility for the E-2 submarine explosion at New York navy yard that killed four and injured ten. Court members, led by Capt. Bullard, left for New York to begin hearings and expected a week-end report. The inquiry follows a push for a naval laboratory for battery and propulsion tests and a $1,000,000 appropriation. Civilian workers injured aboard E-2 were reported improving, though three remained seriously hurt. Officials maintain the incident resulted from natural causes with no outside interference suspected.
In Los Angeles on January 18, a cloudburst caused floods, killing three people and causing one million dollars in property damage. The city faced isolation as rains continued since Saturday, leaving many homeless and railroads crippled. Hundreds of oil derricks were leveled in Taft oil fields as boats ferried families to safety.
British and Russian forces press the Ottoman front from Kut el Amara toward relief for Townshend at Kut. In the Caucasus, Russian advances threaten Turkish positions around Arausa and Inid valleys with heavy fighting reported. Berlin notes Turkish withdrawals while New York reports Navy tensions between Fletcher and the Naval War College over war-game strategy.
In Rio de Janeiro on January 18 authorities announced a well developed plan to start a revolution against President Braz was thwarted by the arrest of more than 1000 petty army officers. Confessions indicate the Sergeant's Revolution was financed by wealthy revolutionists and leaders were captured before their intended seizure of arsenals and other key points.
Washington reports say Montenegro has requested peace talks after agreeing to unconditional surrender of arms. Austria offered separate terms and Montenegro denies pursuing any separate armistice. Carranza era turmoil deepens as fresh reports of Americans killed by Villistas surface and state department debates protection of mining properties.
London reports say the military service bill saw no changes after committee work. Attempts to include married men and Ireland's Treland were rejected. Only the provision that men married before November 2 would be regarded as married passed. In Ottawa, Canada vowed continued aid to Britain with no conscription, as Laurier and Borden praised Canadiens’ sacrifice and resolve.
Petrogradskiy 18 reports the Russian press stressing artful homage to Grand Duke George V Michaelovitch by Japan as a sign of friendship. Novoe Vremya notes gratitude from the Humejan government toward Japan for wartime services. The Horse Gazette mentions new grounds for a Russo Japanese rapprochement and growing support for an alliance idea.
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