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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1915
Page
1
Rome reports crowds awaiting a war declaration as Romania mobilizes nearly its army. Italy and Austria clash on the frontier with heavy security measures and naval suspensions. Paris celebrates Italy's action as Brescia notes Austrian authorities declare war状態 and retreat troops.
Petrograd reports fierce Russian counterattacks have forced Mackensen’s army to retreat on the east bank of the San River about thirty miles north of Przemysl. The line shows renewed Russian gains with fighting near Przemysl easing in intensity over the last day.
Delegate Weiss of Ohio County proposes that Hancock Brooke Ohio and Marshall counties secede from West Virginia to form a new State of Zane. A joint committee would study the idea and report to the next Legislature with plans to assume WV debts and share revenues. House leaders doubt serious consideration will occur.
Mayor Koon and the Lafayette Leasure party sue the city over damages to Leasure property caused by a water line from Evitts Creek along Mason Road. Arbitrators Wilson Dicken and Wolford viewed the site and will hear witnesses next week to determine damages.
Harvard's tennis team is set to meet Princeton on the courts in Princeton New Jersey today May 22. The scheduled match brings together the two storied programs in a key eastern duel and will feature the top singles and doubles players from both schools.
New York reports large orders for military stores and foodstuffs for Italy despite Italian government stockpiling in the United States. Coal and wheat shipments to Italy have been extensive and horse shipments are rising with an order for 50,000 more horses awaiting acceptance.
Washington May 22 John D Rockefeller Jr. faced sharp questioning by Industrial Relations Commission chairman Walsh who pressed him on illegal deportation of miners from Colorado and the aim to expel Mother Jones. Rockefeller acknowledged knowledge of the 14th Amendment, saying he would do the right thing but offered no firm promises.
Workman for Louis Lawcon contractor unloads steam rollers concrete mixers stationary engines and other implements in Western Maryland Railway city yards. Preparatory work progresses rapidly on several streets and brick laying will begin soon.
Carlisle England May 22 Twenty passengers were killed and many injured when a special troop train collided with a passenger train at Gretna on the Caledonian line Both trains caught fire. Reports say up to three hundred injured most of them soldiers. A third train reportedly piled wreckage and many crushed and burned to death details are scarce.
Reports from Northern France describe Kaiser Wilhelm losing his baggage after a British aviation officer captured his luggage during a motor sortie. The Kaiser and aides fled, leaving raiment behind as investigators confirmed its identity. A bloodstained trench letter from France ends with a soldier dead by a bullet. The Akbar-i-Junga war edition remains the popular paper among Indian regiments in Northern France, printed in London in Hindu and Urdu with vivid illustrations of fighting Germans.
Honolulu harbor recovery of submarine F.4 after 19 lives lost ends with the craft raised from the seabed. Naval officers warn remaining cables may part in the first gale and question whether the loss cause can be determined after extended submersion.
Washington hosts a Pan American Financial Congress kickoff with South and Central American finance ministers and U S leaders. Secretary McAdoo opens the session in the Pan American Union building as President Wilson greets delegates and Secretary Bryan outlines conference aims.
Pittsburgh May 22. Howard Camnitz pitcher was unconditionally released by the Pittsburg Federal League club. His contract allowed a 10 days notice release clause.
Denver reports the Pay Up Week campaign began with the Colorado Committee on Unemployment urging those who can to pay as much as possible to circulate more money and revive business. The effort targets mayors councils counties and employers to foster prosperity through collective payment.
Dayton area headlines a national conference of the German Baptist Brethren also known as Old Order Dunkards. Delegates from across the country arrive to discuss church policy on modern issues including automobile use and tobacco farming in a large Taylorsburg tabernacle preparing for the gathering.
Providence R I May 22 Officials of the Colonial League which began play yesterday announced they had notified the National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs that the league had decided to withdraw from Organized Baseball This decision was caused by the leagues acquisition of a number of former Federal League players.
A fleet of steel barges leaves La Salle for New Orleans signaling the launch of the waterway linking Illinois and San Francisco. Steamship Steel City leads a parade of Chicago La Salle and other Illinois businessmen as the route promises reduced freight rates and boosted trade with the South and Central America.
Yale meets Princeton today at Greenwich Country Club in Greenwich Connecticut for a golf match between the two storied programs. Yale and Princeton bring squads as they compete on the local links in a key intercollegiate showdown.
The annual interscholastic meet will be held in New Haven Connecticut today May 22. Local schools compete for team and individual honors in track and field events.
The Chicago Illinois track meet between the University of Illinois and the Chicago college team is scheduled for today at the local college athletic grounds.
A jury found Theodore Roosevelt did not defame William Barnes by calling him a boss in a libel suit brought for fifty thousand dollars. The verdict surprised Barnes supporters as ballots and rumors circulated about polling versus party lines among jurors.
A mud flood from Lassen Peak crater swept Hat Creek valley in Eastern Shasta County burying farms and destroying bridges. Houses and cattle lost, sewers blocked, and roads became impassable as residents fled to higher ground. Forest ranger Fred Seaborn warned farmers at midnight and spread the alarm as smoke enveloped the crater. The flood began at midnight and diminished by morning.
Jerome Jackman of Minneapolis says he raised three broods of chickens in his room at the YMCA by placing eggs on a hot water bottle and covering them with a feather duster. He claims 100 percent profit and asks to be remembered as a YMCA member and Sunday school teacher. A separate note from Decatur, Alabama mentions a May 22 educational rally at Hartselle to campaign against illiteracy until every white child of seven in the county can read and write.
Born May 10 in San Bernardino California a daughter to Mr and Mrs Wm Easter Ward both former Cumberland residents. Also a daughter born to Mr and Mrs J Wesley P Somerville of 22 Altamont Terrace Mr Somerville is president of the Midland Mining Co and the Moscow Mining Co.
B W Day and Miss Ann A Miller of Somerset Pennsylvania were married this morning in the chapel of the New Olympia Hotel by Rev J J Ward pastor of the First Methodist Protestant Church. The newlyweds left this afternoon for Somerset to reside.
Kermit Gainor aged three months son of Mr. and Mrs. Delvan Gainor of 206 Race street died at 8 o'clock last night. The body will be sent to Elkins West Virginia tomorrow morning for burial.
In New York on May 22 the fourth annual Bulldog Breeder’s Association of America event begins. A number of valuable trophies are set for prizes in this city show.
In Passaic New Jersey on May 22 Glen Ridge tennis club faces Passaic Club in a Jersey Tennis League match. The result will affect standings as teams compete at local club courts.
The Ontario Jockey Club racing meet starts in Toronto on May 22 and runs through May 29 with a full slate of events scheduled for the week long meet.
Late reports from the Protest Home and Infirmary at Baltin indicate Lee French superintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad division is confined with illness. A fusion operation is planned in hopes of arresting the disease from which he has suffered for several weeks.
London May 22 Tired clergy candidates were barred from admission to the Church of England in London unless proven fit for duty during the war. The diocesan council adopted a resolution stating no application would be considered unless the candidate commits to military service.
May 22 Petrograd report states Admiral Essen, commander of the Baltic Fleet, died at the marine hospital after illness. He fought in the Japanese war and served as part of the fleet during the sinking of the ship in December 1914 off Port. He later traveled to the United States while returning from the Far East to St. Petersburg.
Somerset Pa May 22 severe hail storm last evening damaged scores of residences and vegetation. Hail fell for about ten minutes with stones from half to one inch in diameter and up to an inch thick. A solid ice hall formed in the area.
A fragment from Eureka Texas recalls a wedding used as cover by a group described as gentlemen of color to elude law enforcement after a shooting. An alleged leader, claiming sleep and innocence, tries to explain away the crime amid a tense scene at a local gathering.
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