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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
1
Vice probers urge passage of a local manufacture act for the state to require police reports on complaints and centralize responsibility. They also call for abolition of saloons stalls and wirerooms and advocate automatic license revocation as part of the reform package.
Fifteen months of study by the legislative anti-vice committee yields radical proposals for law enforcement and social reforms. The report cites liquor as a chief vice driver and urges measures including women police, a permanent state police, higher consent ages, and licensing hotels, cafes, and other venues to curb immorality.
Allied forces report sensible progress against German positions north of the Lys as they claim to have captured two lines of works. The advance highlights continued pressure on German defenses in the sector with no immediate halt in momentum.
Paris dispatch reports Allied lines advancing in Belgium and northern France and in the Argonne. French troops take trenches near Ypres and in the Argonne while the center of battle stays near Ypres. The Germans resist near Dixmude Ypres and Calais remains the German objective as winter weather hinders fighting.
In Santiago on December 5 a Chilean warship Baquedani sent to verify German base rumors at the Juan Fernandez islands has not returned by the November 30 deadline. The cruiser Zentino set sail today to locate the Baquedani amid public anxiety.
Baron Von Schorlemer, Germanys agriculture minister, argues Germany can sustain its people and armies without imports. He cites three million fewer mouths, waste reduction, and detailed grain and potato figures to show ample domestic food, with bans on grain for animals and industry.
An eye witness account from the front describes how German troops burrow under ground from their trenches. They explode adjacent saps to clear lines and press toward Allied positions using hand grenades in close quarters fighting. Civilians are suspected to be employed in digging trenches.
Opera star Anna Hiekisch Howland is unable to perform today due to a severe cold. Burt Miner will replace her on stage in the scheduled production.
The Elks memorial at St. Paul Universalist Church Eighth Cass streets scheduled for 2 20 tomorrow afternoon may proceed with Burt Miner replacing Mrs Anna Hickishe Howland London opera star confined at home with a severe cold. Miner will sing God Shall Wipe Away all Tears. The program includes soloists Burt Miner Grace McLindon Bartl Glen Halik Prof Leland Widrick, male quartet Otto Zielke Emil Niemeyer J L Utermoehl and organist.
Vice President W. E. Hodges announced a 2 million dollar steel rail contract for spring delivery and plans to spend 3 million monthly on supplies and equipment. He said orders for 100 tank cars would double next week to keep steel mills busy as Santa Fe prepares southwest construction. Illinois Steel will roll 12 000 tons at Gary Indiana and Colorado Fuel & Iron will roll the rest at Minnequa Colorado.
Portugal’s ministry, led by Premier Machado, resigns en bloc after a closing parliament session. The premier cites objections to interrogation terms on the mobilization decree as the cause. Reports deny Germany offered any explanation for Angola invasion.
Friends report J. E. Higbee showing marked improvement today while hospital confinement continues for typhoid fever at La Crosse. If the trend persists, an early recovery is anticipated.
Wireless from London reports that British aviators did not bomb the Krupp gun works at Essen. The Berlin dispatch says the claim is unfounded and officials provide no confirmation of such raids.
Elgin IL December 5 butter on the Elgin board stood at 32 cents for the week, unchanged from last week.
Yesterday’s reading shows a high of 38 and a low of 26 with no precipitation. La Crosse and vicinity expect generally fair weather tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Wisconsin parts near clouds may see showers east portion, while Minnesota may have unsettled skies with moderate winds.
Police Captain John J. Halpin former head of the Chicago detective department Lieut John H Tobin and Detective Sergeant Walter O Brien named in grand jury indictments on bribery confidence game charges. Indictments allege collusion with Frank and James Ryan swindling Mrs Hope McEldowney of Wisconsin and Mrs Mary Rapp of Illinois in clairvoyant parlor schemes.
Col Cornelius Wheeler, governor of the Milwaukee National Soldiers' Home, formally tendered his resignation to the board of governors in Washington. Reported to presage a broad shakeup by the new board of managers starting at the top and reaching through clerical posts.
Berlin dispatch notes fighting in Poland at a critical stage with no decisive advantage for Germany or Russia. On the western front, Allied offensives in Flanders are admitted as continuing, with French attacks repulsed. Russian reports claim prisoners taken and a Russian attempt to cross the Vistula as German lines bend near Lowicz and Glovno.
Deputy Sheriff George Ritter pursues a horse thief across La Crosse county after a bay horse and a rig were stolen from Shelby and Fred Kramer. A caller from St Joseph’s Ridge reports the quarry narrowing the trail as Ritter closes in with his trusty gun.
Berlin argues belligerents may seize coal and copper aboard neutral ships as absolute contraband. The claim follows the Sacramento case, a ship that changed registry before sailing to Valparaiso. Officials stated seizures at sea are legal and necessary during war.
The Great Northern, a $3,000,000 steamship built by William Cramp and Sons for the Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company, began its trial voyage after being blown ashore by strong winds off Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia. Rescued by six tugs, the vessel proceeded with its test run.
The La Crosse board of trade will hold its fourth quarterly meeting at the Masonic Temple corner Eighth and Main streets on Tuesday December 8. A 6 o'clock dinner will be served. A large attendance is desired.
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