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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1915
Page
1
The report cites a German protest over renewed land attack prospects directed at the Turkish capital. Officials note possible restrictions on mine use in home waters as a probable outcome of diplomatic exchanges.
London reports Premier Asquith will not reveal retaliatory measures against Germany until Privy Council reviews the matter. Washington notes officials expect limits on using mines to defend home waters after Germany’s note. Optimism grows as Washington anticipates Britain may concede, while Germany allows merchant ships to fly fictitious flags. Forces from Egypt are to march on Constantinople.
London reports Great Britain has landed its first troops for the assault on Constantinople. Forces moved from Egypt after the Suez campaign collapse, with Gen. D Amade commanding allied troops. Fleet actions resume despite Turkish forts and mine defenses blocking further naval advance.
Morgan county keeps the same tax rate for this year after the Commissioners Court adjourned. The rate is $1.40 per hundred inside the Decatur corporate limits and $1.60 per hundred outside, to serve as the basis of taxation. The court also reviewed and allowed county accounts during the week.
The Boy Scouts gather at Carnegie Library Saturday at 7 30 p m for a full attendance urging members to attend.
British warships bombarded the Dardanelles today with ten ships firing on inner forts and another shelling from the Gulf of Saros. The bombardment intensified with the Turkish forts at Killar-Bahs and Chanak destroyed and garrisons demoralized, their strongholds leveled.
Paris reports fierce fighting as Allied forces press the Argonne front on March 4. After months of defense the Allies claim ascendency and plan to strike, with heavy artillery duels from the coast to the Aisne and small gains in Champaign and Westdorf Perthes. The Germans suffer heavy losses in these sectors.
Petrograd reports the twenty sixth Austrian division has been routed in the Stanislau region. The official announcement states the division was defeated in the area today.
De Molay Commandery No 14 will meet in regular convocation tonight at 7 30. An election of officers will be held and all members are urged to attend.
Kid Canfield the reformed gambler tied to Rosenthal murder is in Decatur showing moving pictures of gambling dens across the U S at the Delite theatre. He will lecture on the film detailing the Herman Rosenthal case and the four gunmen in the electric chair.
Probate Judge W E B Skeggs received a telegram from Congressman C Harris stating the omnibus Civil War claims bill passed the House this morning as amended by the Senate. The measure includes many Alabama claimants and is expected to benefit North Alabama Morgan County with restitution for destroyed property including the Masonic Temple and First Methodist Church.
A Reo the Fifth driven by J C Skinner and supported by Stockton dealer- winner of a Sacramento Star trophy, completed a mid winter 341 mile Sierra Nevada round trip on kerosene to Lake Tahoe. The feat surpassed snowbound rivals with a Timken equipped machine, reaching 7394 feet altitude and proving kerosene's viability.
End of the Sixty third Congress marks Col Harris’s retirement from the Eighth Alabama district. Judge E B Almon of Tuscumbia will succeed him but won’t be sworn in until December unless an extra session is called. Almon has long public service, including leadership in the Alabama House. The change ends Harris’s brief term after he helped secure a Tennessee River bridge project at Decatur.
Wilkinson Jr., accidentally shot in the leg by a playmate with a target rifle, is improving rapidly and expected to be out in a few days unless complications arise.
Busy merchant R E Chandler drew crowds in Decatur with a breeches only sale. His daily ad promised a bargain plan to move stock of breeches and drew seven pairs sold before breakfast amid a flood of inquiries the next day.
Curtis Almon reading clerk of the State Senate and heir to the Almon political line has been named to a Census bureau position in New York. He plans to depart next week for the eastern metropolis to assume duties. Almon previously aided by Solicitor D Con and Judge B Kitchen, now represents the Highth district in Congress.
The German National Bank, one of the city’s largest and soundest, failed to open today after an order from the Comptroller of the Currency following a directors’ request. The situation was described as a routine action by federal banking authorities.
The Sixty third Congress adjourned from Washington at noon marking a record for major laws and high appropriations. Key acts include the Underwood Simmons tariff with income tax, the Glass Owen currency bill, the Clayton anti trust and federal trade commission bills, railways security, and several others.
President Wilson signed the neutrality resolution in a cabinet and Senate ceremony granting him broader authority to halt American registered ships from leaving ports if risk of grave suspicion exists. He also approved numerous routine measures, marking a wartime power expansion.
Washington March 4 Oscar Underwood bid farewell to the House after a concluding speech in the final hour of the session. The scene was noted as poignant as colleagues listened in tribute.
Heavy timber all around as City League prepares for a meeting with teams ready for a heated exchange. Available material is plentiful, setting the stage for a contentious round of discussions.
McMillin calls a YMCA meeting for 8 pm to discuss this season’s city league. Contracts will be handed to managers and players signed. Teams like the Y M C A Colonial Club Southern Bell L N yard Decaturs Daily contest for a hot race, with new stars and strong nucleus expected.
A caller to Sheriff Foreman reported two of four Morgan County convicts who escaped from the road camp yesterday may have been arrested in Cullman. Foreman planned to travel there this afternoon to identify the men.
Rome reports a sensational disclosure that Germany had built a fort on Capri island near Naples. The letter releasing the fact increased public agitation and war clamor as Italian authorities had known of the fort for weeks, but Socialist officials kept the information private.
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