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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1914
Page
1
London reports three major naval losses as Russia sinks the Fliba after a mine strike with conflicting casualty figures, while the British battleship Bulwark blows up at Sheerness. The Fliba and Bulwark losses follow earlier Russian ship sinkings, stirring wartime confusion over naval casualties.
Russian Army Messenger reports the seizure of a 50 000 strong German corps in Poland and surrounding forces, with another corps surrounded. Berlin cites heavy German losses in Poland as a crisis, while Turkish forces are routed and submarine escape attempts continue. Belgian railways and tunnels damaged in wartime.
Mr and Mrs William Corfield of Lonaconing marked their golden wedding anniversary after marrying in 1864 at St Phillips Church Birmingham England and immigrating to the United States in 1870. They raised 12 children and have 23 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. A dining celebration followed a three o clock bell ceremony with speeches from J Milton Patterson and many relatives in attendance.
Kansas City Missouri November 28. T Chambers president of the Chambers Land Company and four alleged agents were found guilty of misusing the mails in the Everglades land sale in Florida. Defendants include Rev A K Gammage F W Harper E L Russell and Charles H Hubbard. Gammage and Hubbard faces one count. others multiple counts. Sentences to be set after appeal window. bond released.
The Peruvian cruiser Colonel Bolognesi will patrol the coast to preserve neutrality and a second cruiser sails to scout the southern coast. Both are ordered to protect British steamers by force if needed, enabling steamship voyages to resume immediately.
In a House of Lords address Field Marshal Kitchener reports Russian victory over Germany with heavier losses for the foe. He notes no German advance since his last report, British-Turkish linkage near Suez, Belgian resolve, strong allied spirits, and continued recruitment with about 30 000 new recruits weekly.
German press bureau releases photographs of documents said to confirm an Anglo-Belgian military convention. One 1906 report cites troop numbers landing sites and allied coordination. a 1912 note claims England would land troops without Belgian consent and notes British attache visits to Zeebrugge.
French dispatches report Indian troops captured a minenwurfer from the Germans. The trench destroyer, also called a mine thrower, fires short range explosives into earthworks and lacks metal shrapnel. The German term baffled officials seeking a French equivalent.
A Reuters dispatch, via Berlin Tageblatt, claims 2,000 Russians were massacred at Tabriz by Persians but the British press bureau says the report is likely a fake spread under German instruction. The Amsterdam telegraph note sources Constantinople.
An official estimate from Berlin lists Allied losses totaling about 1.99 million, broken down by Russia 1,100,000 and other forces including Mranece 700,000 and Singland 90,000, with Belgium not estimated. The figures cover killed, wounded and missing.
Four Cumberland youths were badly injured when their car left a road near Meyersdale, ran off a bridge into Flaugherty Creek, and overturned. They were found pinned beneath the wreckage and later treated by Dr. Large in Meyersdale.
A Galicia committee reports wholesale atrocities during the war including 1000 executions and 258 men struck or died in related incidents across seven counties. Nearly 10,000 arrests and 4,050 burned homesteads are noted along with mass distress among Russians, Hungarians, priests, and refugees near Przemyśl and Jasło. Count Bobrinsky led the inquiry.
John C. Shoupe of Romney West Virginia, an orchardist and retired merchant, was accidentally shot in both legs near Wappocomo while rabbit hunting by Malcolm Nlarmison. The bullet glanced off tissue with no bone or major vessel damage. He was rushed to Western Maryland Hospital for treatment and is expected to recover.
A mixed race group brawl occurred in Shantytown last night leaving two women badly cut. Carrie Russell appeared in police court and was unhurt. Sarah Lewis and Stella Johnson forfeited bonds of 10 dollars each for non appearance, Carrie Russell fined 10 dollars, and a 30 day sentence was imposed.
Petrograd dispatch reports a major German defeat in Poland as the Russian forces overwhelm the German second army at Koljuschki. Russians surround and drive the retreating invaders, inflicting heavy losses despite German numerical superiority.
News reports that tax officials rejected John D Rockefeller's request to abate a $1.2 million county tax assessment on an involuntary rest. The federal route remains uncertain as Rockefeller’s lawyers plan to challenge the board of tax complaints ruling that upheld county actions. The board reduced the value of Rockefeller’s “Boundary” painting to $5,000 and abated $100,600 of “ores.”
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