10 Jul 1915
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1915
Page
1
A military unit named Official Glam Claws Men advances after a retreating foe. The action underscores ongoing combat operations with a focus on momentum and maneuver against retreating forces.
Russians push forward in Lubin district taking more than 15000 prisoners as they press the retreating German forces. In the northeast of Warsaw German troops again strike, attempting to cross the Bobr river where their bridge was destroyed by Russian artillery.
Rome reports thousands of Russian prisoners are being used by Austria to build trenches in the Austro Italian theatre. The Tribuna correspondent says new forts are rising behind Austrian lines, indicating uncertainty about halting the Italian invasion and the war aims.
An official report from Petrograd states 3,370 Germans surrendered to General Botha’s British army in German Southwest Africa. Among them 204 were officers. Botha’s forces also captured 37 field guns and 22 machine guns.
Chicago reports that 16 000 carpenters end a strike after securing 70 cents hourly wage. The action affects about 100 000 other workers and halts millions of dollars in building operations since last April.
Conductor McRea died of apoplexy after the fear and the New York and New Orleans limited train No 37 was held up by four masked robbers just south of Greenville Alabama. They forced engineer to uncouple mail car and engine and entered the mail car taking a package with a large sum bound for Houston. Passengers were not harmed and authorities with bloodhounds pursued the robbers.
Birmingham July 10 W J McLaney L and N railroad watchman was killed last Thursday with a heavy iron bar. M C Roper held in Birmingham on murder charge and C C Roper still jailed while coroner's report awaits. Suspect believed to have assisted a hobo removal on a freight train near Cullman.
Paris reports the annihilation of an entire Turkish regiment in bloody fighting on the Gallipoli peninsula. The Turkish unit was wiped out by French artillery fire. The statement also claims capture of the first and second Turkish trench lines near Haricot.
The Decatur Daily announces a lead contest with $1 and fifty cents prizes for the top collectors. A busy week is expected as boy interviewers visit homes to boost subscriptions and promote the paper.
Train robbery near Greenville halts a money shipment from New York to Houston. Bandits seized a valuable package after forcing the chief mail clerk to surrender it, as passengers arriving in Mobile confirm the incident.
The L and N Train No. 37 does not pass through the Decaturs. It comes direct from Atlanta over the West Point line to Montgomery and then to New Orleans over L and N tracks. It is a solid Pullman train with an elegant equipment and fast schedule.
Jailed in Morgan County for alleged false pretense to obtain board at Hotel Echols J. C. Chitty filed a habeas corpus petition before Judge Thos Wert late today.
Dinamite bombs concealed in cargo of the British steamer Kirkewald, loading sugar for France in New York on May 2, were found while discharging. Officers report possible involvement by Frank Holt or an accomplice, with one bomb enough to sink the ship.
International News Service reports Villa Guadalupe a 40 000 population town three miles northeast of Mexico City captured by Carranza troops. The agency says the fall of Mexico City is believed imminent.
A Galveston dispatch reports only 35 of 90 000 residents applied for relief. The Red Cross provisions on the transport Buford had been distributed, according to the cable from Vera Cruz dated July 10 A.
Bertha 11 and Flora 7 McCall daughters of Mr and Mrs S D McCall of Austinville died this morning after fever. Flora died first and Bertha followed within about three minutes. Funeral Sunday at 9 at home with interment at Shoal Creek cemetery.
The Decatur Daily notes this issue features The Goddess presented at the Masonic Theatre by Biograph stars. It highlights the beautiful production and urges readers to follow the first number of this highly engaging film serial.
New York reports Harry K. Thaw feeling confident he can achieve permanent freedom as the Thaw divorce case looms. The hearing was adjourned to Monday with Mrs. Thaw out of the case, dampening interest in the proceedings.
Former Governor Cole Blease issued a tentative announcement of his candidacy for the governorship in the campaign to be held next summer at Columbia South Carolina.
J. G. Hayler of Huntsville was arrested by Officer Hill on suspicion of being a Jasper forger. Jasper officials claimed the suspect had swindled residents, with rewards totaling nearly 500 dollars. Hayler was taken to Birmingham where Jasper officers could not confirm his identity, revealing a striking misidentification.
Fire officials report an overnight blaze at the Sam Frank store on Banks Street discovered when doors were opened. Authorities believe the fire burned unseen through the night and rekindled once exposed to air.
A letter from Hon. E. W. Godbey to the New Decatur City Council opposes a 30 year franchise for Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. The analysis cites prior rotten service, lack of legal authority, and attempts by Atlanta interests to secure favorable terms. The piece notes continued operation without proper franchise and mentions Mr. Bibb representing the company.
Secretary Lansing will travel to Cornish New Hampshire to review Germanys reply with President Wilson once the official text arrives. President Wilson read a press translation of the German reply with keen interest but declined to comment without the official document.
Washington reports say the German reply to Wilson’s freedom of the seas note offers limited concessions. It promises not to block legitimate trade and to recognize neutral passenger ships under the American flag, with a handful of hostiles allowed under a similar arrangement. Officials plan to study the note’s text before the White House and cabinet review next Tuesday.
The new Bank Street beach rules prohibit rowdy behavior and demand dark colored bathing suits with trunks not over six inches above the knee. Bathers must remain in dressing rooms until attired and may be barred or arrested for violations with fines from five to twenty five dollars.
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