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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1914
Page
1
Paris reports that seventy thousand Indian troops have reinforced the Allied army for the critical Aisne fighting. Arriving via Marseilles they bolster the British and French offensive on both flanks as German counterattacks falter.
Judge Ferdinand Williams announced that the Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway will suspend the new ticket book rate of 4.50 until the Public Service Commission holds a hearing. The old 4 book price remains in effect. Secretary J Milton Patterson leads Frostburg protesters awaiting official PSC notice. The commission has not set a hearing date, pending Gas Company inquiries in Baltimore, with a Cumberland venue planned.
The State Board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians elected Rev. Thomas K. Gallagher of Westernport Maryland as state chaplain. The board endorsed the Federation of Catholic Societies and plans to affiliate. John T. Doyle is to appoint committees to widen extension work and form juvenile divisions and more uniformed members. Henry Kelly and Thomas P. Kenny were named to promote Irish history study in parochial schools statewide.
L A jury in Hackensack New Jersey acquitted Mrs Alice L Seaton of murdering her husband Frederick R Seaton an actor who was shot in their Bogota home on August 18 She testified that he forced her to become intoxicated and her counsel argued the death was by his own hand.
Supreme Court Justice Alden Chester denied Theodore Roosevelt's request for a venue change in the libel suit filed by William Barnes. Roosevelt argued a fair trial could not be held in Albany County. the decision followed three days of trial proceedings.
William A. Henderson aged 63 a well known local auctioneer and former constable died at 7 AM at his home near the old paper mill in The Narrows heart trouble listed as the cause. He served 25 years in auctioneering and 18 years as constable. Surviving spouses and numerous children and siblings are named with locations, and the funeral is set for Saturday at 3 PM at Union Grove Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Undertaker J C Wolford in charge.
Edgar Allen Cantrell of Newport Kentucky and his invalid wife rode from Brussels toward Cranmont when a hail of bullets killed their driver. Cantrell described Belgium under German invasion with trenches, wrecked forts, prisoner trains, and scenes of war, noting English forces, food blocks, and cavalry charges with brutal saber swings.
Dr. W. M. Reichard of Washington county was unanimously nominated for United States Senator at the Bull Moose State convention in Baltimore. He pledged a vigorous 1916 campaign and victory for the party, with letters of support from George L. Wellington and George A. Pearce. A Bonaparte nomination movement surfaced briefly but did not develop before Reichard was chosen.
Dispatches from Mexico City indicate General Carranza may resign as first chief as leaders convene, with a convention delay on action and no provisional government until the Zacatecas peace conference. Tension centers on Villa’s revolt and Fernando Iglesias Calderon as provisional president. The State Department notes a decree cancelling Huerta era mining titles with a 60 day window for renewals.
The funeral for John Henry Clay Clayton, noted Stonewall district farmer and former magistrate, road commissioner, and school trustee, occurred Tuesday afternoon at the family home in Cedar Grove near Winchester Virginia. Attendees included David L. Clayton of this city, deputy clerk of the district court, a close brother of the deceased.
The aeroplane America, built in Hammondsport New York, was sent to England aboard the Mauretania for possible British war service. Lieutenant John C. Porte, once slated to pilot the Atlantic crossing, returned to England after war began and may be chosen again if needed. American aviator A. B. Gaines offered his services and those of five others. The shipment occurred under cover of darkness as the craft left New York bound for Britain.
Russian troops press along the Niemen between Kovno and Grodno repelling German attempts to cross the river. Petrograd reports emphasize a wide eastern advance through Galicia, Przemysl and Cracow toward Silesia, with Austrians retreating to Przemysl and Cracow as Russians push toward Budapest.
Edward Blaine Thomas a B and Co car inspector and Miss Helen Trail of Cumberland were married last night at 10 by Rev H Eugene Richardson at the U B Church parsonage. The couple departed for a honeymoon tour to the east.
London reports Antwerp’s fall seen as imminent despite strong fortifications. German bombardment and long range siege threaten the city while King Albert may flee to England. Berlin notes forts bombarded, city invested, and floods hindering sorties as a wider war effort continues in France and the east.
Paris reports detail a French counterattack near a river, likely the Aisne, where German troops were lured into a trap. Bridges and a pontoon crossing were destroyed as shelling raged, and an armistice pause allowed burial and evacuation before a renewed, fatal assault with heavy French artillery leaving German losses mounting.
Town of Ridgeley prepares for a special election to decide incorporation. A series of public meetings are planned with speakers including Sheriff C E Nethken and W C Grimes from Keyser. Local residents will speak and organizers seek large turnout. Rev Curtis B Kuhnestein travels to Clearfield for Allegheny Synod meeting.
The item notes events at Cumberland with Tagg Fellows and Marvel Fivery set for tonight and Thursday O44 Month.
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