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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1915
Page
1
Reports from Brownsville and other fronts describe an American consul and naval officer executed in Mexico amid Villista forces. In Europe Italian Bersaglieri cross the Isonzo, pressuring Austrian lines near Gradisca and Tolmino as Austrians reply with heavy artillery along the river.
In Milan reports Vice King Victor Emanuel narrowly escaped death while touring the Italian battle front. An Austrian shell burst within fort yards of the king, showering metal fragments but he remained unperturbed and unharmed.
Nine deputies convicted in May for manslaughter over the Roosevelt New Jersey strike shooting were sentenced today to prison terms ranging from two to ten years.
Olmstead county including Rochester voted wet in a liquor election by 274 votes. Some outlying districts stayed dry, but Rochester city favored the wets with a strong margin.
Arcadia Wisconsin farmer Frank Zeller and his two brothers invested $40 000 with Wallingford Smith in the American Life Insurance Company of Illinois now in liquidation. Zeller, after a trip to Chicago to recover funds, is said to have suffered a mental breakdown and was committed to Mendota Insane Asylum. Smith once posed as a stock salesman and part owner of the company and faces possible prosecution. the Zellers lost their livelihood and mortgage secured farm.
Forecast for La Crosse and vicinity fair tonight and Wednesday. Somewhat warmer Wednesday. Wisconsin unsettled with showers this afternoon and east portion tonight. Wednesday fair with cooler east and warmer west portions. Minnesota fair tonight and Wednesday. cooler southeast and warmer west portions tonight and Wednesday. Frost in lowlands in north tonight. Moderate low mood near St Paul with rain from northern Iowa to Duluth. River forecasts indicate falling levels over the next 36 hours at St Paul, La Crosse, and Pip. Du Chien.
Former La Crosse resident Judge Reid remains a champion of the Mississippi River project. He shares the latest plan to turn the river into dividend opportunities for nearby communities and industry.
Former Wisconsin waterway commissioner Judge Ray S. Reid visits the Tribune to discuss reviving government experimentation to develop a river transport method on the Mississippi. He backs hiring a top engineer and argues to end costly wing-dam programs. Esch and Frear push economy and construction aims with broad support among Wisconsin’s delegation.
A weather shift and southerly winds prompted Prof. D. C. Coote and team to present the Masque of Marsh and River tonight. If conditions worsen, factory whistles will sound at 6 30 PM to postpone until 8 PM tomorrow, per Mayor Bentley’s arrangement.
Athens June 8 Greece faces a June 13 election to decide if it will join the European war or remain neutral. King Constantine lies critically ill as Veniselos, once premier and wartime idol, contends with the ministry advocating participation with Allies for Asia Minor rewards.
The department of agriculture reports a 950 million bushel wheat crop with 11 percent higher acreage than 1914 and a 4 percent oats rise. In Greece King Constantine resists Veniselos offer prompting resignations and renewed push to restore Veniselos by Greek and diaspora supporters. Raymond Duncan campaigns for Veniselos, while prospects of a political reunion between Constantine and Veniselos loom as both claim potential harmony.
Dispatches from London say the Belgian steamer Menapier was torpedoed in the North Sea with Captain Wirth his wife and daughter and fourteen crew members drowned. Only eight crewmen were rescued. In the last 24 hours three Norwegian vessels were sunk in British waters: the Bergen steamer Trudvang 1040 tons the Christiana steamer Glittertind 650 tons and the Christiansand bark Superb.
Berlin reports Gen Von Linsingen's right wing defeats Russian forces and takes the Stanislau Lemberg railway at Bukaczowce. The breakthrough disrupts the main Russian line between Lemberg defenses and southeast Galicia operations near Bukowina.
Miss Mary A. Smith resigned after eleven years as librarian at the public library. The library board reluctantly accepted the resignation at a meeting last night. She had overseen a highly efficient library system since Miss Hanscomb’s departure.
At 2 p m the body of Roy F Brobert fireman on the Milwaukee road remained unrecovered after the Emery creek disaster. Diver Henry Hoffman believes the remains are lodged under the locomotive half submerged near the wrecked bridge awaiting lift later this afternoon. Relatives have kept vigil as water recedes and the locomotive sits partly above water while two coaches atop the culvert remain unmoved.
Raymond W. Fitzsimmons, the lone survivor of the Milwaukee engine wreck near Lake City Minnesota, was brought by his father W. J. Fitzsimmons to St. Francis hospital in La Crosse. He suffers severe injuries including a broken left leg and fifty deep wounds from barbed wire fences encountered during the flood rescue.
The note states the secretary remains opposed yet pressed to finish the matter as the United States signals willingness to arbitrate the German dispute. President Wilson expects a reply by tomorrow, with an attitude surprise marking the moment.
President Wilson announced at 1 15 this afternoon that the German note is complete and may go forward tomorrow. Secretary Bryan urged arbitration and modification, angering the cabinet and prompting a push to place a tougher line on Berlin. The White House sensed tension as Bryan pressed his case while others urged unity.
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