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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
4
Berlin dispatch reports the German public resolves to continue the war after Lloyd George’s speech. Officials, workers, and socialists speculate on peace terms and the next steps, as the imperial chancellor’s stance remains unclear.
Cornelius B. Hosmer of the Utica school for Negroes spoke to the student body about his education journey as he solicits funds for the school where he teaches. Miss Margaret Keith of Galesville addressed the students and President Cotton visited state normal schools in Moorhead and Aberdeen. Arthur Strum, athletic instructor at Aberdeen, is popular and will coach against South’s alumni team Friday.
Reports describe a dramatic stock market plunge led by Bur ton Castles and Barney Baruch. Baruch reportedly booked a million dollar clean up as he sold United States Steel after Lloyd George news. Castles bought Steel at the bottom, profited briefly, then both dumped large blocks as prices reversed. Baruch allegedly closed with huge gains while Castles saw some profits slip on the late rebound.
Various editors react to President Wilsons note urging belligerents to state peace terms. The New York Tribune calls US influence for real peace ended while the Times sees potential peace, and the Sun notes Wilsons aim for postwar conditions. Other papers warn of political risks and timing.
Extra dividend of two percent on common stock and a bonus equal to one month’s salary for employees earning under 1800 a year. The declaration came on Thursday at New York.
Sofia reports continued Bulgarian troop advances in the Dobrudja region. The official statement says the population of Badadge warmly welcomed our troops. The same dispatch notes four German airplanes shot down on the Somme front with little other fighting activity. Snow and rain were reported on the Salonika front.
Kansas City dispatch reports locomotive engineer A. K. Complin survived a Thursday hold up by two gunmen. They demanded surrender but he resisted, taking hits to his shoe, sleeve and cap as one suspect grazed his head.
Denver now hosts more federal offices bureaus and branches than any city except Washington with a new 2 5 million federal building housing many departments under one roof. Denver serves as headquarters for several agencies and the western pivot for most other government branches, the marine service being the only major division not represented.
E C Erickson of Portland and daughter Bertha return from Ettrick after attending the funeral of Christopher Erickson a North La Crosse pioneer. Leroy Peterson returns home 1618 Berlin after months in North Dakota. Miss Eunice Gibson 1210 Caledonia returns from an extended Chicago Sioux Falls visit.
In El Paso on December 21 investigators reviewed 580 Ohio national guardsmen who signed a protest letter to a local paper over border duty, camp conditions, and rations. Major H E Ely questioned signees and found the protest largely a wish to return home with little justifiable cause uncovered.
General George W. Goethals told the New York Merchants Association that the United States will soon rival Britain in shipping by using the Panama Canal. He noted American ships would face the same tolls as British ships once a congressional bill passes and predicted faster travel as channel slides are halted by widening. He urged transferring canal zone resources to American merchants since American funds financed the development.
New York December twenty first Marion Harland wife of Edward Payson Terhune marked her eighty fifth birthday at home by continuing her writing. The noted author of more than forty books joked that humor and work keep one young and quipped about gas appliance limits as her vice.
The British steamer St Ursula carrying six Americans was torpedoed without warning off Malta. All six Americans survived, according to the American consul at Malta reporting to the U S State Department on Thursday.
London reports that a majority of Irish rebels imprisoned after the Dublin revolt are likely to be released soon. In a House of Commons debate Secretary for Ireland Duke and Irish leader John Dillon indicated leniency, amid rumors of a settlement on home rule.
Illinois suffrage activists led by Mrs Grace Trout push for a constitutional convention to secure a 1920 amendment granting full voting rights to women. They argue a new state constitution could include universal suffrage for Illinois women if citizens organize and educate ahead of the convention.
Chicago banking circles foresee a six month shift as Canada moves from finished munitions to raw materials like copper brass and steel. With the imperial munitions board chair J W Flavelle signaling a main Canadian task shift, U S shipments of finished shells may drop while unfinished materials surge.
Ardmore car collided with a trailer after the trolley jumped a wire in Pittsburgh injuring nearly forty people, with several feared fatally, early Thursday.
Mindoro Wisconsin special report notes Miss Minnie Mansergh hosted a small supper Thursday night for her birthday. The item lists local visitors and residents including Alfred Erickson and son Raymond La Crosse visitors Wayne Havens from Montana Edna Brinker Bert Congdon family Ed Fuller and Gerald Small families plus Lilah Nona Ruland and Billy Underhill. Upcoming events include Friday town hall movies and a Sunday Christmas program by the Sunday school at the Presbyterian church.
Paris announced the French battleship Suffren reported lost on December 8 was torpedoed by a German submarine. The Berlin statement says the ship sank November 26 off the Portuguese coast with the loss of all 718 crew members.
In Santa Fe the Tewa people of five villages observe a New Year on December 21, treating the day as New Year’s Day. They number about 1,200, with beliefs rooted in the six directions and sun worship. The year starts on a Thursday when the sun is believed to stand still to begin a new twelve-month cycle.
In Tampa on Thursday William Jennings Bryan praised President Wilson for his heavy endorsement of peace by appealing to belligerent nations. Bryan said Wilson has rendered a distinct service by throwing the United States influence into the balance on the side of peace.
A December 21 blaze at the Timroth Teaming Co garage in Chicago destroyed 24 large motor trucks valued at $175,000. Case line tanks on the vehicles exploded during the incident.
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