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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
1
The article reports that Pershing’s orders to seize Villa and press for disarmament faced resistance as the ultimatum expired. Greece stands by its stance and reserve officers are urged to act with caution as Allied forces consider options amid the Athens crisis.
A Greek crisis unfolds as Greece refuses to surrender arms. Athens reports allied disembarkation at Piraeus and Greek defense mobilization. In Petrograd the Carpathian offensive advances with gains around Kirlibaba as Russians press toward Bucharest.
United Press reports Villa began slaughtering Chinese residents after capturing Chihuahua City. Refugees arriving in El Paso say more than fifty Chinese were killed and six Americans in Chihuahua City were feared dead.
Firing near Juarez as Carranza forces rally to retake Chihuahua City. American authorities seek details, while Villa and Villistas threaten northern fronts. Pershing commands 12,000 troops with 160,000 militia on the border. Information remains scarce as refugees flee and U S agents probe for missing Americans.
Foreign shipping reported the regu lar lane deviation near Nantucket shoals as wireless warnings renewed through the night. Two German fight ive submarines were believed to be nearing the Atlantic coast, prompting renewed alerts along the coast.
The body of Emil Robert Muelver died at the naval training station in New York was brought to Waysat Wisconsin for burial. Services are set for Friday afternoon.
Berlin dispatch reports the sepulchers of the Romanian king captured by German forces at Curtea De Arges. The German emperor ordered special troop protection for the tombs and wreaths to be laid as troops march through the city.
Vienna reports say Russian forces exploit large troop concentrations to relieve Romanian armies. Berlin notes heavy fighting along the Uz valley and Tartar pass with hand to hand clashes. Mackensen’s troops push north from the Danube toward Bucharest as Romanians suffer large losses including 2,500 prisoners and dozens of artillery pieces.
Germany signals possible indemnity and apology for the Marina torpedoing and discipline of the submarine commander, likening the case to the Sussex incident. Bernstorff met Lansing to discuss Marina with no link to Lusitania settlements, as affidavits suggest sinking without warning.
Athens dispatches report General Dracos, war minister, resigning from the Lambros government for ill health. General Hatzopoulos takes over. The cabinet marks its fourth lineup in four months after Constantine Anthonopulos quit six days earlier.
In Madison Wisconsin a dairy hall operates a tank supplying free drinking cups for a cent per fill. About 150 people daily insert a penny into a slot and fill paper cups with buttermilk from the corridor tank, drinking as much as they wish.
San Francisco on Friday faced a bread war as large bakeries and manufacturers aligned against grocer John M. Colbert and hundreds of customers. Colbert sold bread at four cents a loaf, two cents below the existing retail price, while most big bakeries cut off his supply.
Waco Texas December 1 T R Watson president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank Teague Texas was convicted Friday and sentenced to nine nine years imprisonment after shooting and killing Banking Commissioner Patterson following a bank closure notice.
Fort Sheridan Illinois December 1 Two percent of Third Wisconsin infantry guardsmen awaiting muster will take the new oats under the Hay Chamberlain national defense act. C M Tomlinson says universal service is needed and the current system is unfair. The bill calls for militia enlistment into a reserve for three years after their present service.
Augusta Georgia December 1 Thomas Watson was found not guilty Friday of sending obscene material through the mails in a criminal trial with the court delivering the verdict and prosecutors declining further action.
Washington officials reaffirm original orders to General Pershing to pursue Villa but say conditions changed and he will await fresh instructions. If opportunity arises he could strike quickly at Villa possibly around Juarez. Carranzista forces worry over Juarez while U S policy leans toward a firm Mexican plan if Carranza fails to curb Villa.
United States District Judge Mayer signed a foreclosure decree in a Bankers' Trust equity suit against the Missouri Pacific railroad. The order allows sale of collateral securities under a mortgage to secure a $9,639,000 bond issue, with any surplus addressing a separate $27,779,000 issue held by Guaranty Trust. Sale set at New York County Courthouse.
Representative Kahn a Republican from California said he would introduce a resolution in the next Congress demanding an investigation into alleged shipments of dum-dum bullets into Mexico by American manufacturers.
A theater burglar entered the La Crosse Theater on Thanksgiving night by slitting the ladies room screen and prying a box office window. He opened the unlocked safe but found it empty except for a lone dollar in a drawer. Police had no clues as dawn revealed the scene.
Wisconsin and Michigan hunters lost 28 lives in a twenty day deer hunting season ending Thursday night. Twenty fatalities occurred in the northern Wisconsin and Michigan Upper Peninsula regions. Carelessness, including mistaking hunters for deer, blamed for most deaths.
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