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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
4
Dr. Riobert Bridges, poet laureate, denounces professional football during wartime from London. He argues Britons should support national effort, not distract with football, warning players could form a strong battalion and that spectators help breed indifference to duty. He urges players to prove their worth under pressure.
The officer describes a hard week under shell and fire with trenches just 200 yards from the enemy. He details living for days in uniforms, lacking soap and utensils, rough mud, and simple rations, noting tea and chocolate as comforts while matches and tobacco are treasured.
Sheboygan business leaders plan early for Independence Day activities using a surplus from last year’s Star Spangled Banner centennial fund. A foresighted citizen proposed forming a Fourth of July fund and a committee was formed to arrange speakers and program details.
Washington dulls the emphasis on navy and army policy as congress and the administration head toward a confrontation this session. The Gardner resolution for an inquiry gains strong support from many members across parties. President Wilson opposes the Gardner resolution and testimony from officers before the commission. Administration opposition could derail the measure.
A reader recounts a burglary in a room last night and admits feeling not fear but embarrassment. The intruder’s distinguished appearance and condescending manners left the writer ashamed of their own lack of offerings.
Arnold Kruckman returns to San Francisco after touring the world. He had been appointed to arrange an aerial race around the world in 1915 for the Panama Pacific International Exposition. War in Europe and parts of the Orient leads to the abandonment of the race, since most of the course would pass through warring nations.
In Columbia South Carolina convicts await Christmas pardons from Gov Cole Blease who has issued about 1500 clemencies to date and typically requires recipients to abstain from liquor upon release as Christmas nears.
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