25 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Elko Independent
Location
Elko, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1915
Page
1
Washington waits on Germany as Count Bernstorf seeks delay for Germany to report on the Arabic incident. Officials are optimistic that Berlin will report and obey the American rule for submarine conduct, promising no break in diplomatic relations.
George Russell Jr returns from Isenhood ranch Batue Mountain to ship cattle to Western Meat in San Francisco. Tin ore samples found on Russell claims near Russell ranch show 75 percent tin with rich stringers 20 miles north of Battle Mountain in Lander County. The 140 locations cover about four square miles and crown a potential major Nevada tin industry once capital and a concentrating plant are secured.
Berlin papers devote columns to Russian defeats Reichstag and Balkan affairs while giving no signs of an American crisis. Brief references appear on the Arabic incident and Bryan’s stance that the matter should not trigger war.
United Press reports that eighteen cars loaded with gold silver and lead totaling about a half million dollars arrived safely in Laredo Texas from Guanajuato. The evacuees say Central Mexico is badly disturbed as they flee the area to seek relief.
Ten thousand Villistas heavily defeated Carrancistas around Monterey according to advices received today. The attackers drove the defenders from Villa Garcia to Monterey. Carrancistas lost about a thousand men.
Ambassador Page cabled from London the text of England s order labeling cotton contraband. It shows an aim to compel shippers to prove consignments to neutral nations are not ultimately bound for Germany.
Abner Ht Wiseman born November 30 1830 in Kentucky died August 22 1915 at Wells and buried yesterday in Clover Valley cemetery. Elko Lodge No 15 A F and A M laid him to rest. Rev McHarness conducted the church service at Wells. Large attendance and many flowers reflected community esteem.
Word from San Francisco reports Harry Newman was rushed after the Halleck wreck. Surgeons at the hospital removed three teeth and part of the jawbone. The patient is reported to be progressing along all right.
Berlin August 25 Twelve civilians were wounded when a French aviator bombarded the town near Karlsruhe. Several people were fatally hurt.
Berlin reports Field Marshal Von Mackensen’s forces pierced the forward Russian positions at Brest Litovsk near Dobbynka as German tactics continue to smash through enemy defenses.
President Wilson issues a proclamation declaring the United States neutral in the war between Italy and Turkey. The note states the nation will abstain from alliances and will not aid either belligerent while seeking to observe neutrality nationwide. The announcement comes from Washington on August 25.
United Press from Cardiff reports about a thousand coal miners striking at Hafod claiming the post‑strike agreement is not being carried out. The move signals potential wider spread of industrial action.
Athens reports two allied cruisers entered the Dardanelles and bombarded Kastanen batteries with noticeable effect. A British submarine reportedly sank four small Turkish troop ships. Heavy fighting continues at Krithia in the Arthorny region as the campaign persists.
Governor Withycombe told about a thousand Southern Pacific workers in Salem that a national Safety First slogan implies preparedness for defense. Sheriff Harris sold Jarbridge properties tied to North Star Mining and Fletcher Clark Mining for $15,353.70, bid in by Otto Williams, attorney for the judgment creditor Lee Clark.
Paris August 25. A French aviator sank an anchored Turkish transport in the Dardanelles. North of Nagara roads the British seized eight hundred yards of trenches in the northern Gallipoli peninsula. The report calls it one of the war’s most important gains.
Senator Newlands and Pittman backed Harry Mayer for the Elko Nevada postmaster role. The nomination requires Senate confirmation before he can take office as Postmaster Doughty’s term ends in December amid expected administration change. Mayer is visiting California with his family while awaiting confirmation.
Secretary Lansing said the United States Senate must approve a Haiti protectorate before it is possible to help Haitians avoid exploitation by professional revolutionists. The plan aims to shield Haitians and prevent upheaval.
State Department confirm report that United States proposes establishing a protectorate over Hayti. The move would place Haitian affairs under U S authority pending further negotiations.
An Athens news agency reports a Russian air squadron bombarded Constantinople on Monday killing or wounding forty one people including eight Greeks.
Edward Schweitzer aged 27 was arrested at Gatland Oregon on August 25 charged with threatening to kill Catherine Herford aged 22 after she spurned him. His sanity was in doubt.
In Gary Indiana on August 25 police hunted a suspected German sympathizer after Rev Edmund Kaiser a Lutheran minister was found shot and hanged near his home with cords around his neck threats had warned Move or dynamite will move you. The attack sparked fear amid anti German sentiment. Meanwhile British Indian Ocean theater updates report intensified Dardanelles activity with Russian Black Sea fleet rumors and renewed bombardments at Sulva Bay.
Washington Aug. 25 The opinion given to the president by Attorney General Gregory is believed to have virtually shown that the life saving equipment clauses are nullified in La Vallette's seaman's act. He is understood to have endorsed the Solicitor Thurman view that the clause conflicts with earlier legislation on the same subject. Robert Hunter returned to his Lone Mountain camp after a brief stop.
Washington reports the administration will not appoint Mitchell Palmer a counselor of the state department. The ex congressman from Pennsylvania had denied being the M P cited in a German propaganda expose. Max Gussaroff begins extensive improvements at his club saloon quarters ahead of a wholesale liquor house opening September first.
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