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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1915
Page
1
Fabre Line reports the liner Santa Anna aflame about one thousand miles east of New York with fifteen hundred Italian reservists and forty passengers aboard. Baltic Adriatic Saxonia and Ancona rush to aid as officials fear the fire may have been caused by spies.
Ambrose Wrick, a Baltimore and Ohio engineer living at 21 Virginia avenue, was found wandering in Cleveland yesterday. His wife, at Cumberland, prepares to travel with relatives to consult lawyers. doctors advise against surgery for a suspected brain blood clot from a past accident in Philson, Pa. The Wrick family attends Southminster Church and has two children, Stezil and Florence.
Daniel F McMullen Jr son of Hugh A McMullen outlined his bid for Comptroller with support for his father at a Thirteenth Ward Democratic Club meeting in Horns Hall North Madison avenues. He traveled from Cumberland to Baltimore and spoke of rising from the mines to a Western Maryland banker role.
In Roncerverte West Virginia a 14000 pound 40 60 percent dynamite blast cost 8000 dollars and toppled a 100 foot cliff. Fifteen 120 foot holes were charged and the cliff collapsed into a valley. A film crew recorded the event from 1500 feet away as the rock mass fell without outward rock spray.
Joseph P. Wiesel announces his retirement from the organist and choir reader post at St Patrick's Cathole church after half a century of service since joining in 1865. The long time musician and local music dealer will be succeeded temporarily by a Sister from St Patrick's school as high mass resumes next Sunday.
Tomorrow Tuesday September 14 is primary election day and the law requires all saloons in Allegany County to close.
There was no city council meeting this morning in observance of Old Defenders Day. The Maryland holiday was moved from September 12 due to Sunday. The weekly session will convene tomorrow morning.
London reports another night air raid over the east counties with the admiralty saying only glass was broken and no serious damage occurred.
A mass meeting of former Austria Hungary subjects denounced Ambassador Dumba for prompting U S recall demands. Leaders from the Croatian League Serbian National Club Slovak Guards and Bohemian National Alliance backed loyalty to the United States and condemned the Austrian envoy as insulting to Americans.
Dispatch from Amsterdam reports Emperor William dismissed General von Kluege commander of the Eighth Division who bore responsibility for the Austro German setback against Russians on the Sereth river in East Galicia. The general reportedly retired from service with a pension.
Constantinople, August 4. Three months into the position war at Ali Burnu and Seddul-Bahr minimal gains mark a stalemate. Both sides recap trenches by bombardment and bayonet, sapper mining used, signs marking trenches to guide artillery, and allies hold at Ali Burnu while Turks protect their gains at Sedul-Bahr.
Reports from Brescia indicate Austrian and Italian forces prepare for major battles at Gorizia Tolmino before winter. Up to 600,000 soldiers mobilize across Goriga Monfalcone Luina front with reinforcements arriving from Laibach and Villach. Archduke Eugene commands Austrian forces. Francis Joseph demands holding Gorizia and Tolmino at all costs. Cholera reported behind Austrian lines along the Isonzo and in Trieste.
A political advertisement accuses General W. Bladen Lowndes William Brown Tasker Lowndes and Roberdeau Annan of long running county control and warns that if they seize the State Central Committee Republicans would be endangered. Published under P. G. Cowden authority.
Ambassador von Bernstorff delivered a blunt message to Secretary Lansing signaling Germany would offer only full regrets for the Arabic loss and not full satisfaction. Officials see a possible crisis in German American relations as Berlin pressures the British to curb merchant ships.
Keyser West Virginia September 13 prohibition officers seized two large boxes labeled canned fruit at the home of Janos Vajdo a Hungarian of Grasselli near Clarksburg The boxes contained 50 and 60 gallons of whiskey and alcohol weighing 558 pounds A deputy followed a man who loaded the boxes to Vajdo s house Three other boxes of wet goods labeled canned fruit were left at the Keyser office addressed to Vajdo Valdo and Pietro Casamelo were tied to separate consignments Mineral County authorities held the three boxes for investigation.
Dr J L Sivert who murdered Nettie Poland a 19 year old girl was found dead in his Georgetown West Virginia office from an apparent self inflicted act Sivert had dated the girl for four years and both families were well regarded in their communities Miss Poland was the daughter of a Georgetown hotel keeper
Paris reports a massive shell assault on the Flanders front reaching its fifteenth day with extreme violence. Greek and Bulgarian patrols clash near Fatoma as German aircraft supply Turkish positions from Orsova to Adrianople. Zeppelins raid the east coast with no casualties. Officers to be elected by Allegany County W C T U at 2:30 p m Wednesday at the central Y M C A with full attendance expected.
John B. Macfarlane learns his son in law Dr Thomas E Bess and Mrs Bess welcomed a baby girl in Baltimore. The news makes Mr Macfarlane a grandfather and gratifies James Grant and wife at Bedford Street as their first great grandchild arrives. Macfarlane plans to travel to Baltimore but stays to vote at the primary.
Washington reports three U S soldiers wounded in a battle with Mexicans near Los Indios. Brownsville dispatch adds a claim that General Marbina has been executed by Villa as part of the ongoing conflict.
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