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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1915
Page
1
A crisis development prompts Kaiser authorities to mobilize without finalizing plans to answer the U S note. Berlin reports intensified efforts to lead submarine forces and counter possible Allied moves as talks continue.
Washington reports state department says Germany will not send its reply to President Wilson’s Lusitania note until late next week. The U-29 sinking mystery grows as Germany claims the British steamer rammed the submarine and fears rise over a policy of firing first and investigating later. Authorities in Washington watch the German political struggle between the military faction and conservatives for influence over Emperor William.
In Montgomery the judiciary, finance and probe committees announce a joint meeting next Thursday to review their recess investigations and shape reports for the legislature.
Henry Siegel, once a New York merchant prince, turned himself in at Geneseo to begin a 10 month sentence for insolvent private banking. He had been ordered to raise funds to repay up to 2.5 million dollars to depositors, and recently offered 150 thousand dollars in settlement, which was rejected.
Atlanta reports Governor Slaton commuted Leo Frank's death sentence to life and had him spirited from Fulton jail to Milledgeville state prison. A midnight train to Macon then on to Milledgeville was used amid tense crowds and warnings of potential unrest. Sheriff Mangum led the transfer with deputies and a sparse Marietta Street crowd dispersed after arrests.
Atlanta June 21 Governor John Slaton said his decision to commute Frank’s sentence was a duty not a popularity choice. He argued the higher courts ruled on technical points and that there was doubt about Frank’s guilt tied to the Mary Phagan murder at the pencil factory.
William Harvey aged 75 died at his Sherman Street home after a long illness. A Civil War veteran, he served in the 67th Illinois Infantry and fought at Corinth. He worked as a merchant, mail agent, druggist, and railroad employee in Decatur and Bradford, Illinois, later living in Jackson, Michigan, and St. Louis. He leaves wife Mary Anthony and two sons Joseph and William. Funeral at St John’s Episcopal Church Wednesday at 9:30.
The Ministers Union of the Decaturs and vicinity adopted unanimous resolutions at the Y M C A building expressing regret over N B Peake leaving the Decaturs for other work. They praise him as a Christian gentleman and secretary and bid him God speed in his new field.
Vienna reports Russian forces withdrawing along the line in Galicia. The Teutons claim another victory west of Lemberg and say capture of Lemberg is approaching. Italian forces in the southern theatre are claimed defeated. A second item from Detroit notes 27 sticks of dynamite found under Windsor armory fuse set for 3:15 am. A blast damaged the Peabody Manufacturing- Company plant, with $10,000 in damages. Bombs believed placed by German agents from the U S side of the border.
Petrograd reports a great battle contending for Lemberg as German and Austrian forces push to seize the city and the Russians struggle with ammunition shortages. The fight stretches 35 miles with heavy resource use on both sides.
Local authorities enforce a new Deatur ordinance requiring all dogs to wear muzzles and identification tags or face shooting. Police patrols will seize and neutralize untagged canines, urging owners to obtain tags and muzzles immediately.
Atlanta on June 21 reports a large police deployment after Governor Slaton commuted Frank's sentence. One hundred extra officers sworn in, near beer saloons closed, and firarm ammo supplies halted to curb unrest as crowds gathered on Marietta street and at the state capitol. No disorder had occurred as of noon.
Two unidentified men were seen at the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank with $7,600,000 on deposit. A guard fired, police responded, but the intruders escaped over neighboring roofs in the early hours.
Chronology of the Mary Phagan murder case against Frank, detailing the 1913 incident at the National Pencil Factory, the trials, appeals, and eventual commutation to life imprisonment by Governor Slaton after a prolonged legal fight involving James Conley and multiple U.S. Supreme Court actions.
Five men were arraigned this morning before Mayor Nelson and fined for engaging in a crap game on Saturday night.
The county exam for teachers seeking certificates will be held at Falkville July 19 20 21. The annual education institute will be at Hartselle starting July 12 at 10 am. All teachers are urged to attend and life certificate holders are urged to participate. A big educational rally is planned for Friday July 16 with trustees especially invited.
Paris reports renewed hard fighting in the Wavre district as French troops repulse German counter attacks and retain two trenches captured at Calonne on the Meuse heights. French positions in Lorraine are described as heavily manned with enemy dead in the trenches.
Charles W Bethany applies for a marriage license to wed Miss Maise Nelson in the local county records.
A new home for Fred Hurston and family at Cullman was almost finished when it burned on Thursday. Children playing with matches are blamed for the fire. The structure was partly insured.
A bloodstained collar found in the Joliet Penitentiary closet near Mrs. Odett Allen's room provides the first real clue in the murder of the warden's wife. The collar bears the initials of "Chicken Joe" Campbell, a new convict, as authorities seek leads amid a riot when Campbell faced possible lynching.
Berlin report from International News Service states the German war office captured several lines of French trenches about a mile and a quarter long. The announcement comes as German forces push deeper into enemy lines.
The Decatur Daily carriers are described as transformed boys eager to win prizes and build routes. Subscriptions profit them weekly and monthly payments are urged to subscribers, with emphasis on prompt payment and cooperation to grow the carrier system.
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