28 Feb 1915
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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1915
Page
1
The Carranza government nullified Obregon’s war tax decree affecting American and other foreign merchants in Mexico City. Also reported is a Carrancista currency report of a Villista Zapata defeat near Mexico City yesterday.
Washington Feb 27 President Wilson has virtually decided not to call an extra session. The Associated Press reports the decision hinges on the Colombian Nicaraguan treaties and U.S. diplomacy remains on track without additional Congressional action.
Washington February 27 department of agriculture issues bulletin urging Americans to eat more potatoes and less wheat due to rising wheat prices.
The annual National Motor Boat Show opens in Chicago showcasing the latest speed and convenience innovations. The event highlights improvements introduced over the past year and presents a wide range of motor boats for enthusiasts and industry professionals.
W J Fairbairn a civil engineer from Ohio will take office on Monday as city manager of Big Rapids Mich He will head city business and oversee all departments and will be accountable to the elected municipal government.
San Francisco Feb 27 Henderson Martin vice-governor of the Philippine Islands sails with the Manchuria from San Francisco after a stay in Washington for hearings on a bill to expand self government for the islands.
The Boston A A indoor meet proceeds with the relay team and Harvard runners in contention. Six Exeter athletes over the age limit were barred from interscholastic events, including Capt Radford of Houston and shot putter Wilbur Kirkpatrick from Seattle.
By Associated Press Athens reports forty allied warships forced the Dardanelles and attacked Wortlatepe and Turkish encampments while bombarding Fort Dardanos. The Trench squadron patrolled near the now-destroyed forts as a French warship reportedly sailed through to the Sea of Marmora. Paris notes Athens dispatches claim forts at the entrance destroyed and shells directed 14 miles inside the strait.
A Paris dispatch via Le Matin from Athens reports the sultan of Turkey has a steam up train waiting. In Rome Premier Salandra speaking before the senate admitted uncertainty about Italy’s path, saying he did not know whether their nation is destined to march to war.
Rennes France February 27 a German soldier Carl Vogelsang was sentenced by a French court martial to military degradation and death for pillaging arson and killing French wounded He denied the killings but his diary conviction established the other charges
Berlin reports that among 12,000 German high school teachers, 4,000 are serving in the army. It notes that about half of boys over 17 are volunteers for military service, reflecting wartime mobilization.
London reports that several units of the Russian Twentieth corps remain engaged in battle in West Prussia. Officers believe the troops aim to cut their way out, prolonging a stubborn engagement as they are surrounded.
Paris reports a burning spray used by the Germans in the Argonne captured a French trench with occupants badly burned before escape. At Verdun French artillery destroyed twenty ammunition wagons, annihilated a German detachment and wrecked one camp.
The Texas House approved a resolution letting traveling and railroad men vote in any county on election days and another allowing any county subdivision to vote on a special road tax. The governor proclaimed March 10 as Clean up Day.
In Wheeling on February 27 the Yost prohibition law becomes effective. It bans bringing more than a half gallon of liquor into the state unless the package is clearly labeled with quantity and quality in large black letters. It also prohibits liquor in public and amusement places.
Juneau Feb 27 A special election is held today in the Nome district to select a successor to Elwood Bruner late Alaska Territorial Senate member. Governor John K. A. Strong called the election Bruner died in January at Byron Springs California where he spent the winter after being elected in 1912 when Alaska won home rule.
The World Champion Braves depart Boston for a southern training camp in Macon, Ga. A limited number of regulars travel. most stars join on the journey. Training starts Monday with the first exhibition game slated for April 5.
A brief note describes forces shifting the East Prussian army southward along a strategic railway to threaten a position in front of Warsaw. The maneuver signals a widening frontline and potential pressure on German lines near the Polish capital.
Paris reports German aeroplanes bombarded allied positions near Nieuport killing a woman and an old man. A French aviator dropped three bombs on the barracks at the fortress of Metz.
Two German aviators were landed at Lowestoft today by a trawler after clinging to their seaplane for two days in the North Sea. They had fallen Sunday while attempting to fly from Belgium to England.
The article notes the German army’s machine like efficiency as it already has constructed two permanent railroads in the portion of Russian Poland it occupies, underscoring rapid infrastructural gains during the occupation.
Petrograd reports German infantry is forced back across the Niemen in Northern Poland. Russian general staff assess another Warsaw offensive plan failed, with indications that German units are in retreat or redeploying.
London dispatches report Roumanian sources stating Russian forces checked the Austrian push in eastern Galicia, recapturing Stanislance and Kolomea.
Official reports from Washington dated February 27 state that the sunken American steamer Evelyn was not off her proper course. The brief bulletin confirms navigational error as a factor in the incident and notes no further detail on casualties or rescue.
Dieppe France February 27 A French destroyer rushed to aid British merchant ships torpedoed in the English Channel amid heightened naval danger.
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