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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1914
Page
1
London reports Italy demands reparation after the British consul was dragged from the Italian consulate in Hodeida. Germany supports Italy, planning a forceful explanation from Turkey, while an Italian cruiser heads to the Arabian port to back the protest and deter Turkey from joining the Allies.
The Turkish battleship Messudiyeh, built in 1874 and rebuilt in Genoa in 1805, was torpedoed and sunk in the Dardanelles by the British submarine B-11 yesterday after diving under mines. The vessel displaced about 16 000 tons, had 17 5 knots speed, and carried multiple gun turrets and armor.
A Dan Patch line runaway train crashed through Minneapolis yards into an electric locomotive killing brakeman T. J. Fleming and injuring several others.
On Wall Street the stock market session was busy and optimistic. Brokers cheered as a flood of small lots moved, with many orders from smaller traders signaling strong activity and a bullish outlook for the near term.
An investigator reports the heat is adequate in the area despite a fault due to poor plumbing in residences. William Shapiro is cited in related claims.
A Nish statement indicates Serbian forces are attempting to retake Belgrade cameras hover. The report notes renewed offensive activity behind lines and potential civilian disruptions as troops press toward the capital.
Reports from Vienna and Paris describe Servians pushing forward and Austrian retreats denied by Vienna as operations merge to drive Austrians from Belgrade. French gains in Woevre push German lines back while trench destruction and important ground capture are noted.
Petrograd dispatches report Russian forces checking a German advance in northern Poland and pursuing General Francois’ retreat toward the East Prussian frontier. Heavy fighting in the Lowicz area has inflicted severe losses on the German attack, with Germans massed along a thirty mile front.
The German cruiser Dresden, a sister ship of the Emden, reportedly escaped the British fleet uninjured near Punta Arenas and sent a brief account of the engagement. The Dresden may head for the Pacific via the Straits of Magellan, about 400 miles from the Falklands where the British fleet defeated German forces.
After a three day secret probe William Shapiro of the Wisconsin railroad commission declares Wisconsin Minnesota Light and Power heat service adequate for a 600 BTU minimum monthly average. He notes improved arming service since Kelsey Brewer era and explains 60 degree outdoor temps yield 120 degree water. He clarifies water gas is not being sold and gas quality is not poor.
In Eau Claire Wisconsin today the first safe blowing in two decades occurred at the Independ ent five and ten cent store. Yeggs gained 490 dollars and overlooked 150 dollars in currency.
A wild canary named Dickie, rescued by RE Kosbab after a fall from a boy with an air rifle, stayed in the Kosbab home at 1713 Market Street. Despite attempts to release him, Dickie refused to leave, enjoys indoor life, acts as an alarm clock, and daily sings for the family and neighbors. He prefers The Great Outdoors but returns nightly to the Kosbab house.
Western Pennsylvania shows signs of revival with active steel districts in Newcastle McKeesport Sharon and Farrell. Miners return in the Monongahela Valley while National Tube mills in McKeesport resume and American Sheet and Tin Plate mills resume in Newcastle and Farrell. Sharon steel hoop mill and Carnegie Steel reopen open hearth furnace at Farrell signaling renewed production.
Allied forces report serious pressure against German positions from Metz to St Mihiel near Woëvre in early actions. Japanese-leaning wording suppressed. casualties cited as heavy.
In a bold shift during the occupation, France extends control across twenty one districts of Alsace, incorporating them into the French province. The move redraws administrative lines as German authority cedes governance to Paris.
Berlin reports light French attacks on our lines between the Meuse and Vosges repulsed. Our operations in northern Poland proceed normally. The war office denies Russian and French claims of gains around Cracow, stating no losses occurred in that region.
President Carranza says United States military action on the border would be direct aid to Villa and could provoke hostility from NATO forces. He urges restraint and warns of repercussions if tensions rise.
Gov Goethals asks the War Department for two torpedo boat destroyers to enforce neutrality in the Panama canal zone. A conference among State, War, and Navy secretaries will decide on sending vessels, with Goethals’ full explanation awaited.
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