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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1914
Page
1
Warrior monarch of a small realm proclaims Belgrade retaken by King Peters forces as Austrian troops retreat from the Servian capital. He vows invaders will be driven from native soil and asserts ongoing campaign momentum.
Pythian officials led by Fred R. Wheaton L G Waltroth Rev J M Danelley P A Taylor and Graham Perdue are in Decatur for state meetings marking the Bible jubilee year the fiftieth anniversary of the order. Meetings will be held in Birmingham Mobile Montgomery An niston and the Decatur locale urging all Pythians to attend tonight's sessions. Belgrade’s capture by Servian troops announced King Peter leads battles hopes to drive invaders from Servian soil after evacuations and reverses earlier in the war.
Paris reports Allied advances along the Yser canal and near Bray with progress in the Argonne while German activity increases in Alsace. London confirms a renewed Allied offensive in northern France with attacks on the Hollebeke Wytschetake line and several German trenches taken.
Preparations are complete for the next annual conference of the Northern Alabama Methodist Episcopal church to be held in Cullman Alabama December 17 to 19. Bishop Lester will preside over the sessions at the courthouse with about 100 ministers and laymen expected to attend.
The Turkish minister of marine announced that an Ottoman cruiser bombarded Sebastopol, the Russian fortress on the Black Sea, today.
French forces bear the brunt on a 309 mile battle front with progress at several points and many German prisoners taken. Dispatches indicate British attacks east of Ypres, redeployment of German artillery to the Meuse, and a fierce Alsace artillery duel with French moving guns through mountain passes to avoid winter blocks.
A staff member for Field Marshal Sir John French notes preparations for a winter campaign in London. Trenches have been fortified, heating installed, and living conditions improved to keep troops warm and comfortable.
Vienna reports Russian forces trying to reach Cracow from the southeast were driven back about 60 miles to the plains of Allenthal. Austrian units take prisoners and inflict heavy losses. Rumors of a separate peace with Serbia denied. London reports wreckage of the Saturian and a Dutch Royal Mail steamer near Oporto with 54 Dutch crew drowned.
Rome reports the Turkish chargé d affaires assured the foreign office that Ankara would explain the assault on the Italian consulate at Hodeida. Officials believe the incident will blow over without serious consequences.
A. L. Lamb of Nashville was bound over to the grand jury by Justice T. J. Newsome after a preliminary hearing in Fayetteville on a $75 theft from Will Nix, a Decatur county farmer. Lamb, arrested last week in Nashville, faced a $2,000 bond and extradition difficulties as witnesses reside in Tennessee and Alabama authorities pressed the case.
Sheriff McCulloch plans to return all unserved indictments to the circuit clerk and issue new papers after the oath of Sheriff-elect Foreman on January 18. The office is being cleaned up in preparation for Foreman’s start.
Washington December 15 Denial issued by President Wilson of reports that he opposed Representative Kitchen of North Carolina for House majority leader to succeed Representative Underwood He said it was none of his business and declined to comment further on the matter.
President Wilson today opposed the literacy test in the Smith Burnett immigration measure. He declined to say whether he would veto the bill, noting the legislation has many features, good, bad and indifferent, and he would not commit himself.
Dr W F Glage a Decatur physician now in Moulton was acquitted in law and equity court on a charge of practicing without a license. The jury found no wrongdoing. His vindication was welcomed by friends and supporters.
Birmingham reports 10 degrees above zero the coldest of the year. Other cities show severe cold with Atlanta at 12 above and northern points as low as 20 below. Devil's Lake North Dakota records 20 below as the nation's coldest point.
Atlanta reports a 53 year old lawyer Chas Reynolds was killed in a pistol duel at his residence on Ponce De Leon Place. The burglar, described as 15 years old, escaped uninjured after the confrontation.
The German cruiser Cormorant with 325 sailors and 22 officers has been interned at Guam after arriving for coal. Captain Maxwell reports to Secretary Daniels that Guam, a U S possession in the Pacific, now holds the vessel and crew.
A man claiming to be P F Stevenson or Stephenson was arrested in Henderson Kentucky on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. He pretended to be a representative of Byster & Byster seeking Pearl Billings daughter of W N Billings of Decatur, alleged missing heiress who had $11000. The local firm denied any representation and noted Pearl Billings was not missing.
The City of New Deca reports assets of 584 607.91, with 165 890.78 more than the Mobilities per C J Curry audit. The audit commends City Clerk Hartung and others for thorough books. A protest by Judge JnC Eyster for Riverview land assessment is received for action. Mayors of finance and public property to oversee jail cell removal and Hartung office upgrades at an estimated 300 dollars.
Washington announces completion of a 135 million cotton loan fund to finance the southern cotton crop. Officials plan immediate distribution efforts with Jan 1 loan applications expected. estimates suggest 10 to 70 million dollars cash drawn from the fund. About 4 to 5 million bales may be carried over next year and roughly 150 million dollars may be needed to cover this surplus.
A morning fire caused slight damage to the home of Mr Y L Carter on Fifth Avenue West New Decatur. The blaze originated in the chimney and was confined with minimal injuries reported.
Years after leaving home a daughter is traced by her father who recently died leaving her $17000. Stephenson asserts the Billings girl visited Henderson recently to push a wholesale millinery business from Cincinnati.
President Wilson addressed the University Committee of the South on the race question saying he shares sympathy with efforts to aid the negro. He spoke as a southern man and urged candor and good feeling while noting the aim to know the negro and help him.
A Birmingham conference of prohibition leaders plans to push a state-wide law to take effect six months after the legislative session opens. The bill would be introduced on opening day to allow convenience for honor dealers to wind down without heavy financial loss.
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