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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
1
Berlin reports two destroyers lost in a raid by German raiding vessels with a third heavily damaged and missing. British sea defenses at Hartlepool fired on the raiders. damage blamed on gunfire and batteries.
Milwaukee youths boost inmate count at the Wisconsin state reformatory to full capacity for the first time in eight years. Six boys from Milwaukee arrived recently, causing courts and sheriffs statewide to be notified no more transfers can be accepted. Courts in Sheboygan Superior and other cities have sentenced boys to the reformatory, with five held locally until releases free space.
War moves in Belgium and northwest France with trenches captured. Brest line near Blangy reported. Civilian deaths from British coast bombardment may total 125 with many wounded. Russia fights near Warsaw as Friedrich Karl sinks in Baltic. Berlin touts Polish victory. Kaiser to front. Budapest alarm and Vienna refugees from Galicia surge.
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General Bliss reports calmer conditions at the border after talks with Maytorena. The Chief of Staff says Scott will travel to the border to urge Mexican forces to withdraw and prevent further hostilities.
Kaiser Wilhelm is said to be well enough to resume field duties within a few days and may rejoin either the eastern or western fronts. Minister Von Treutler reports improved health and that the Kaiser has been receiving daily updates from government heads.
Paris reports a massed assault by British forces has breached two miles of the Crermans line. The declaration notes the attack achieved significant gains with heavy fighting continuing in the sector.
A war office communique reports Allied advances from La Bassée to Arras and along the Somme with the capture of many German trenches. Casualties include about 1800 killed and 2200 prisoners for the Germans, while Allied gains widen along the front near Arras.
The Wisconsin Retail Implement and Vehicle Dealers' Association adopted a resolution condemning manufacturers who sell to mail order houses and then solicit retailers' trade. L. H. Waite of Seymour was reelected president. William Victoria of Muscoda was elected vice president. R. W. Lebenthal of Eau Claire became secretary-treasurer. Speakers included A. J. Brosseau of Albion Michigan, C. M. Johnson of Rush City Michigan, and W. S. Thomas of Springfield Ohio.
Probate court records reveal Eliza beth Bussell of 914 State street leaving the proceeds from the sale of her homestead to the Home for the Friendless and Christ Episcopal church. The property is mortgaged and valued around 4000 dollars. Other named beneficiaries include Mrs. G. M. Sill Miss Julia Hoffman Mrs. Cora Snow of La Crosse and Mrs. Augusta Dalton of Onalaska.
General Hugh L. Scott chief of staff of the US army says he will not replace Brig. Gen. tasker H Bliss and will visit Mexican authorities to keep the Naco incident from becoming an international dispute. He plans to urge both sides to move military activity away from the border.
Advices from the border report rapid improvement at Naco after a pause in firing by Gov. Maytorena’s forces following a staff conference with General Bliss. The administration vows no more violations of American territory and hopes General Scott’s arrival will calm tensions. Maytorena appears to have abandoned plans for a wide assault on Carranzista forces, with several sources noting Unionist successes.
In Milwaukee area a family of four escaped serious harm when a coal stove with coke fumes filled their Winnebago street home. Mrs Prizywojski and two younger children revived after pulmotor aid. Lucy, 10, remained weak. Police and Captain Lawrence Dugan investigated no leak found.
A brief item notes George Smith, who was passing a house, retained enough strength to raise a window and sum what occurred.
London December 18 report says fighting near Warsaw peaks as German forces exceed 800,000 with Russian reinforcements. Sochaczew, crucial rail town, has already suffered damage as Russians and Germans prepare for a decisive clash. The campaign shows German defensive gains while threats to Warsaw intensify.
The report today notes the commission has granted an advance with limited exceptions. Details indicate a measured approval aligning with prior guidance and outlining small carve outs for specific cases.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a four year effort by eastern railroads for a general five per cent increase in freight rates with limited exceptions. The move aimed to relieve the wartime commercial crisis triggered by the European war. Official reports varied on who authored the commission's opinion.
Fred W. Clark of 506 North Seventh Street crosses the Mississippi near Gund's brewery on ice this morning. He is one of thirteen candidates for sheriff in the recent primary. Clark claims the ice is thick after buying hay in Minnesota, hoping to save time by crossing on the river.
Unsettled and colder tonight with fair Saturday across Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa. The railroad commission approves a flat five percent rise affecting most U S lines, citing wartime finance and carrier needs while confirming exceptions for coal iron ore and certain interregional rates.
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