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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1915
Page
6
Ray Taylor sits with his wife and children as Police Chief Webber and investigators debate charges for the railroad policeman who confessed stealing hundreds of dollars of goods from box cars. More loot is recovered including furs and cameras sold to dealers. The motive remains unclear despite no financial trouble found.
The two buildings spared from the fire were sold out last night as doors closed. Workers began removing debris this morning and plans are underway to rebuild the ruined district.
Senator Chamberlain predicts a citizen army of five million within two years with compulsory service. He estimates 2,318,882 recruits aged 18 to 23 in the first year and a doubling in the second year from cadet class inflow, then growth linked to population.
Fire discovered in the bunkers of the steamer Au Sable before sailing from Galveston on Sunday. By this afternoon the vessel had been renamed Renown. Damage limited to two casing plates, origin undetermined.
Northwestern Hotel hosted the La Crosse County Hunting and Fishing Association’s fourth venison dinner with about 200 attendees. Conservation Commissioner W. E. Barber urged hunters to support the buck law, defend wildlife and aid park and fish propagation efforts as wardens report few dead does this year.
The political scene grows intricate as Constantine III faces a Balkan gas issue amid king’s disability. Officials scramble for policy direction while factions jockey for advantage ahead of approaching elections.
A dispatch from London reports King Constantine ill with influenza and fever keeping him from state affairs amid Greece Bulgars border tension. Athens confirms frontier lull with no large Bulgarian crossing and outlines policy is stance while Salonika natives fear invasion, as Anglo French troops hold trenches near the border.
Myron D. Savage and Alex L. Moll announce changes in Moll Savage Motor Co. Moll buys Savage interest in the agency branch and will run that segment alone. Savage takes Moll’s share of the machine and repair shop. The policy and name remain, and the partnership endures.
General Townshend reports Turkish forces shelled the British base at Kut El Amara in Mesopotamia for three days and then launched two attacks, both repulsed, with London confirming the engagements on December 15.
In Ashland sixty one voters cast ballots with seven dissenting on the new buck law. A key figure, Attorney Ray Graves of Sparta, urges hunters and fishermen to cooperate with nature and criticizes past Wisconsin wildlife legislation as insufficient. He supports stronger measures to curb overhunting and protect game populations.
Madison reports 160000 licenses to be issued this year as 5000 applications pile up on the first day. The new red and white 1915 plates will be seen on Wisconsin cars. Senator La Follette retains No 2, a Madison dealer takes No 1.
William S Hart stars as a frontier missionary turned outlaw in The Disciple an Ince production opening tomorrow at the Majestic Hale Hamilton co stars in the Sennett comedy Her Painted Hero with Polly Moran and Slim Summerville in a lively burlesque of stage life
The Sieber children express thanks to friends neighbors and the La Crosse Rubber Mills employer for kind assistance and floral offerings after the death of their father.
The Northern Navigation steamer Maestic burned at her dock at Point Edward Ont opposite Port Huron Mich. The wooden vessel carried train, freight and passengers between Fort William and lower lake points. Fire origin is unknown.
Madison health column advises personal hygiene and proper living to prevent illness during cold weather. It stresses balanced feeding, regular exercise, and thorough bathing, plus breathable clothing, fresh air, and controlled indoor temperatures to reduce catching cold and serious diseases.
Paris reports that France is spending an estimated 16 million dollars daily on the war, rising from earlier estimates of more than 35 million daily and climbing as the conflict continues. The figures were presented to the chamber of deputies this afternoon.
Chicago dispatch reports the weather bureau forecasts ongoing snow and rainstorms across the central states for the next few days. A Rockies center storm follows a recent blizzard that hit New York, threatening continued winter weather through tonight and tomorrow.
The four railway brotherhoods launch a united push for an eight hour day with no pay cut. Delegates from engineers firemen conductors and trainmen meet in Chicago to set demands and plan presentation to railroads. A strike possibility exists once the current agreement expires April 30, with federal mediation on a Chicago belt line dispute.
Walter Farwell of Chicago reports all Americans remaining in Monastir are unharmed after the Bulgarian occupation. Farwell tried to reach his wife, a newspaper correspondent, while G F Laughlin of Boise Idaho and the American sanitary commission member accompanied Farwell into Serbia. Greek authorities escorted them to the border and aided them.
Beloit business leaders testified at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Madison against interstate freight rates. A W Chesebrough Alvin Snider F W Thompson and W A Smith said Beloit is discriminated against Rockford and faces unfair competition on Class rates from eastern points. The examiner adjourned the hearing to January 4.
The Four Mile House on the Salem road operated by CG H Nack will stay open while Linley law action to close it for one year proceeds. Judge ONeill of Neillsville granted attorney Hood's petition to delay enforcement. Nellie Schnick awarded $2 weekly alimony after testifying she previously received $1 and washed clothes to support children.
Madison Wisconsin December 15. George B Harris a member of the state board of control was sent to Wales to take charge of the Wales Sanatorium to avoid legal actions over the ouster order against Pr Nordman Hoffman. Hoffman resigned was asked to take effect today but he refused. The board designated a member to assume control with a successor to be elected later.
In this city Dr. Hoffman claimed that criticism aimed at high authorities by Dr. Edward Evans was directed at him personally and threatened to sue for libel seeking $25,000 in damages.
A H Rogers 50 under mental treatment leapt to his death from the fifth floor of an office building in St Paul Minnesota. He jumped while waiting in a doctor's office just before the fatal act.
The body of Gordon Bigelow, a member of the Chicago and Milwaukee boards of trade, who died Monday night of pneumonia in Evanston, will be taken to Milwaukee this afternoon for burial.
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