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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1915
Page
4
The Cumberland Press notes nearly one hundred million dollars of exports left last week, a gain of about twenty five percent. It cites inadequate New York terminal facilities and embargos on munition shipments, asking whether America will foresee the coming disruption or risk blind prosperity.
The No Security league in New York solicits essays on preparedness for national defense with a 500 prize. Judges include Jarry Pratt Judson of Chicago and Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard. Editor J T Spahr notes his own marriage in Cumberland and remarks on exc elsior factories.
The piece discusses international law on war, the definition of just wars, and the status of belligerents and allies. It notes the need for preparedness, cites the National Security League, and lists governors and cities forming citizen committees to support a stronger national defense.
Dr S M Crothers argues Americans should fight for beliefs while criticizing white lifer panic over war. He contrasts European sacrifice with domestic reluctance to risk business disruption and personal loss, urging courage and duty.
McKeesport Times commentary laments the toll of British war aims and the modern aversion to mortal sacrifice. It contrasts English attitudes with continental views on life and duty, arguing war devalues life and condemns killing while noting the Lens battle casualties. A final quip about a princess closes the piece.
A wounded Tommy recalls his first battle at the front described as an all night wait for orders to advance. He speaks of nerves eased by the call to action, the death of his chum, a surge of rage toward the Germans, and a head wound before learning the wound was not serious.
A London hospital bed tells of a young corporal who lost his left arm at Loos and recalls a pre-battle concert and a heroic act. He describes a comrade who fought off six enemy soldiers, then carried a wounded German officer to safety despite sustaining a head wound.
London dispatches report widespread praise for English officers including a young lieutenant who bore shrapnel and saved a platoon after inspiring cheers. The letter recounts 2nd Lieutenant Emanuel of Belsize Park killed September 25 after guiding his men to the front line and entering the trench. He reportedly shouted a final cheerful “Well, cheer-oh, lads.”
A caller jokes about dissolving the last three speakers at every banquet to aid a reform with a tongue in cheek exchange about a president of a society for suppressing useless noises. The page mixes quips, poems, and brief witticisms from various sources.
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