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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1915
Page
1
Gen Huerta denounces his arrest at Paso and criticizes U S neutrality actions toward Mexico. He predicts he will soon be freed from the charge of violating neutrality laws and questions American support for Villa while detaining him as an innocent Mexican visiting his daughter.
President Wilson will stay two weeks longer in Cornish New Hampshire awaiting further official advice from Washington. He has not begun drafting the note to Britain on shipping interference and will likely wait until he returns to the capital to start any formal action.
International News Service reports Crown Prince Frederick William drives assaults into the Argonne as Prussian forces renew heavy attacks. French repulse the offensives and claim all fighting last night was repelled. German gains in the Arras district are challenged as they strike Ablain road positions.
Birmingham officials announce Peary Turner will become head of the police department as inspector on Saturday July 3, ranking alongside Commissioner Lane and above Chief Eagan, who retains the title Chief of Police. David J. Davis to succeed Turner as city recorder.
Decatur councilman Godbey writes at length against a proposed ten year franchise grant to Southern Bell. He outlines his views on rates, service, and city control, urging careful consideration before approval.
In a public letter New Decatur attorney RE W Godbey opposes a proposed 30 year franchise for the Southern Bell Telephone Company. He argues the city should test merits in court, questions rate increases, and warns of ongoing disputes over rents and wire space.
A car load of wheat arrived in Columbia from Morgan County Alabama marking a milestone in local milling. The Columbia Milk and Elevator Co bought from a Hart selle farmer at one dollar per bushel and praised the sample as clean and high quality. The shipment signals diversification by area farmers.
A well founded rumor states the L and N railroad will operate its Teal shops with 2500 employees five days a week during July. The plan reportedly runs all week except Wednesday and the Fifth of July holiday. No official confirmation or details on which departments are affected were learned.
The Alabama Supreme Court denied Fannie Daly's writ of certiorari in a case from Limestone County. Daly was convicted for calling another woman a slimy-faced heifer, with the court ruling that a woman is a person and may be convicted under the insult statute.
Judge Wert today upheld mandamus actions initiated by Attorneys Long and Lynne for F. M. Collins to compel County Treasurer T. R. Ryan to pay state witness certificates. The suit aims to secure guidance from the state supreme court on authority to credit fines to the county road fund rather than the general fund. Ryan asserts he will act only after the high court rules on his authority.
Athens reports no official confirmation of Gallipoli capture rumors. Allies reportedly gained key heights at Krithia and near Trivia, inflicting heavy Turkish losses over ten days. French and Anglo French forces reportedly seized trenches and warships bombarded Turkish forts.
Alabama Supreme Court grants rehearing and reverses a prior ruling in the Fitzpatrick versus Southern Railway case. The suit claimed damages for a cow killed by a train and involved a New Decatur justice of the peace. Several other railroad cases also discussed.
Capt Samuel Blackwell of the local bar will be the orator at the Pleasant Hill Fourth of July celebration tomorrow. A splendid dinner is promised and a large attendance is expected. Blackwell was invited to Scotsboro but had to decline.
Washington officials deem aid to Mexico City essential as famine and unrest mount. The State Department weighs representations to Gen Carranza over diplomatic message interference. A special 12 carload corn train exits Vera Cruz for the interior under Carranza escort.
The Decatur Daily asks subscribers to have the paper boy’s dime ready when he calls Saturday morning. He delivers to homes and expects payment then. Ten cents a week for everyone.
Gulfport Mississippi July 2 habeas corpus action opens over Upton Sinclair custody of son David. Meta Sinclair alleges, deputy served writ reveals boy hidden. Sinclair vows to present the 13 year old in court on July 7.
Petrograd reports that Russian military experts believe the Austro German offensive in Galicia has been halted. They foresee a Russian turning movement to force a German retreat in Russian Poland where heavy fighting continues. Front reports note Teuton artillery slackening as they outpace ammunition, a plan deemed a failure by Russian leaders.
Petrograd July 2 Field Marshal Von Mackensen orders a major move toward Cholm with aim to seize Russian rail lines feeding Ivangorod and advance on Warsaw. The goal is to trap Ivangorod and Warsaw as Russians retreat along the frontier.
Habeas corpus proceedings were started by attorney C. L. Price to secure the release of Will Wilder, a Black man jailed in Morgan County suspected in the murder of Lewis Brown near Priceville last year. Levi Oldaker already sits on death row and allegedly implicates Wilder as an accessory. Wilder has not yet stood trial.
Desperate fighting around the Isonzo and Gorizia with Italian forces trying to break through. Reports say the west bank hills were attacked repeatedly as dawn to dusk assaults left about 12 000 dead on the field.
British troops captured one of the German devices used for throwing hot liquid, described in an official report from London dated July 2. The seizure marks a notable gain for Allied forces in the described operations.
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