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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1916
Page
2
A sweeping wartime panorama details Russian advances, Austro Hungarian setbacks, and German off ensives across Verdun Trentino and Serbia. It notes British naval blockade impact, US neutrality stakes, Zeppelin raids, and rising Allied unity including a new international war council amid mounting casualties and shifting fronts.
A scrambled 19th century collage notes old currencies, animal behavior, curious tools, and miscellaneous observations. It mentions Britons using rings as money, elephants in Asia, salmon yields, and a Paris exposition piece, interwoven with odd trivia about bears, trees, and quotes from period figures.
British forces pressed the assault on Delville Wood and captured all but an acre of the northern end after an intense bombardment. German defenses yielded to the artillery onslaught as infantry advances secured Longueval and surrounding trenches amid ongoing western front operations.
Washington July 2 President Wilson sent to the Senate the nominations of four members of the fort law board created by the rural credits act. Nominees include Judge Charlee B Lobdell of Great Bend Kansas Republican George W Norris of Philadelphia Democrat Captain W S A Smith of Sioux City Iowa and Herbert Quick of Berkeley Springs West Virginia. Early confirmation is expected.
Twelve men, prisoners of war, were ordered to labor on military rails near El Paso. They had been arrested over the past weeks for minor offenses, mainly failing to report back to camp on time.
Berlin reports an Austrian force near Brody in northeastern Galicia presses forward in pursuit of Russian units. The update comes from Austro-Hungarian army headquarters with a July 26 report.
Ottawa Ont July 27 The war to costing the Dominion of Canada 1 000 000 a day an official announcement said. Tamlden July 27 Sir Roger Case quent convicted of treason for his part in the rebellion in Ireland shall be executed publicly according to the Daily Chronicle. Madrid July 27 A hurricane of unprecedented violence has ravaged several provinces and Torreon is in ruins with three churches swept away.
Washington July 28 More than 12 million dollars was added to army pay appropriations after an amendment to grant foreign pay to all officers and men serving along the Mexican border and to National Guard units. The measure, by Senator Reed, gives 20 percent extra pay to enlisted men and 10 percent to officers on foreign soil, with limits on state camp militiamen. In other news, a gas in a Cleveland water works tunnel caused a disaster leaving at least nine dead and many injured as rescuers, including 11 initial workers, faced toxic fumes and delayed helmeted recovery efforts through the night.
Berlin reports via Sayville wireless that a German submarine downed a British biplane on Monday afternoon. The two officers aboard were captured and, with the aircraft, taken to Zeebrugge aboard a torpedo boat.
Washington reports that an announcement from the White House says negotiations are nearly finished for U S purchase of the Danish West Indies from Denmark for 25 million dollars. Details of the treaty are scarce but United States would gain full possession. Denmark indicates ratification is unlikely.
Reports indicate the German submarine Deutschland faces mechanical difficulties likely delaying its departure from Baltimore. Tests show submerging apparatus parts defective and may require replacement before the perilous Atlantic dash. New York reports also note Steel Corp June earnings at 47 percent on $(803,120,000) common stock after charges and a 1 percent extra Junior dividend.
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission ruled in favor of New England dairymen on milk freight rates. Railroads in New England cannot sharply raise unit rates. only a small increase fixed by the commission is permitted. The decision affects ongoing rate structure for dairy shipments.
El Paso July 23 Maj Gen Tasker H Bilis will recommend to the war department a liberal construction of the policy of releasing guards with dependent relatives. After inspecting militia camps in Pennsylvania Rhode Island and Michigan he said smaller organizations of contented men are better than large ones with dissatisfactions. Elihu Root Jr best shot at Pittsburgh rookie camp scored 282 of 250.
The Senate approved the army appropriation bill pushing national defense near 700 million dollars for 1917, with 314 million in army funds. The measure includes 2 million for dependent families of National Guards and soldiers in the Mexican emergency, but an amendment granting border soldiers the vote on election day was rejected. The navy bill awaits conference action, and the Military Academy funding rose to over 2.24 million.
Chicago reports show a fivefold 100 degree milestone with the thermometer hitting 105 degrees in the city and 104 on the streets. The heat caused five deaths and numerous prostrations as highs spread to nearby Hammond and Gary where readings reached 110 and 111 in exposed areas.
Acting Secretary of State Poliietto said the American protest against the British boycott was approved by President Wilson and compiled by him. It will be made public Monday morning. White House and State Department officials hope Britain will modify its position in light of U S opposition.
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