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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1915
Page
1
Associated Press reports in El Paso that Villa representatives in Washington ask Carranza agents to outline the basis of a Carranza Villa understanding as a result of the Wilson note. The note hints at possible terms guiding U S policy and Mexican cooperation.
Associated Press report from Gaxe Oklahoma dated June 5 describes farmer John Bupp his wife and two young children drowned when a creek overflowed submerging their home nearby. The incident highlights sudden flood danger in rural areas.
Heavy rains across West Texas and the Panhandle, reaching western Oklahoma, damage oats and wheat crops. Crops lie wind tangled and beaten down as washouts cause widespread train delays and late schedules.
Florence Mississippi June 5 the youngest minister of the gospel in the state Eamett Jackson Rutledge of this town will celebrate his 19th birthday tomorrow He was licensed to preach last month at the district conference of the Methodist church and then put on long trousers for the first time He is the son of a traveling preacher and moved with his parents from place to place gathering education He won numerous oratory medals and graduated from Port Gibson College last month before entering the ministry.
Anonymous calls in London warned several American residents to evacuate immediately. M. K. Shaler of the American Belgian Relief Commission was told to stay indoors and fill bathtubs with water. Rumors said American women were urged to leave London. In Berlin, Ambassador Gerard noted reports of a warning to Americans to leave Germany were based on the embassy’s general guidance that the European War zone is unsafe for Americans.
Secretary of War approves Major General Carter’s advocacy as perfectly proper, expressed before the Hawaiian legislature. A complaint about the general’s remarks had been filed with the War Department, per Associated Press report from Washington dated June 5.
Washington June 5 President Wilson after a morning car trip returned to the White House and completed the note to Germany Secretary Bryan said when the note goes to Germany that fact will be announced Bryan added he did not know when publication would occur Wilson and Secretary Daniels agreed it would be unwise to send the Atlantic fleet through the Panama Canal in July due to canal slide conditions
Vienna June 5 Count Leopold von Berchtold former Austrian foreign minister offers services in the Italian campaign as a volunteer autobolist He is learning to be a chauffeur and hopes to accompany his son to the front.
A Vienna dispatch reported by the xchange Telegraph Company states that Austria Hungary will likely form a coalition government. It notes that opposition ministers are expected to receive leading positions.
New York June 5 District Attorney Perkins plans to try Rocks Cornell and rank Fennimore two political lieutenants of Deputy Street Cleaning Commissioner Ruffano for the murder of Michael Gaimari a worker for a rival of Ruffano Thomas Foley of Tammany. Prosecutors say a conspiracy will unfold rivaling Rosenthal case with evidence that Cornell told Montimagno Ruffano would pay 300 for Gaimari death.
The official statement says the French last night repulsed German attacks on the Souchez sugar refinery and captured a German position south of Souchez, continuing the slow northeast France advance.
Oklahoma City June 5 The corporation commission ordered that no person or company shall take from the potential production of the Healdton field more than his fair portion of oil. This is the first attempt to prevent crude oil waste.
Annapolis midshipmen prepare to board battleships Missouri Ohio and Wisconsin for a summer cruise. The voyage, covering about 10,000 miles, will take them through the Panama Canal to the San Francisco Exposition, with arrival back at Annapolis slated for August 30.
Fully 25 000 Sunday School children will take part in the Essex County Sunday School Association annual June walk today. Church bells call them to sixteen meeting points for singing exercises and feasts as part of the event.
London reports that German submarines have sunk five British trawlers without any loss of life.
King Constantine of Greece deteriorated further as doctors announced another operation is needed. One or more ribs may be removed as he battles pleurisy and his health remains precarious in Athens.
Rome reports fifty wild cattle broke through barbed wire entanglements aiding Italian troops in storming a strong Austrian position on Montegordo a few days ago. The incident freed paths and disrupted defenses as part of the ongoing front actions.
American Ambassador Morgenthau reports in a cable from Washington that a large influx of wounded Turks has reached Constantinople. He notes the city’s authorities cannot provide full treatment yet. He praises the Turks as brave, bearing their pain without complaint.
London reports hostile airships struck the east and southeast coasts last night. Little damage occurred and casualties were few, with authorities noting sparse effects from the raid.
London reports Robert Rosenthal a German spy was arrested and confessed after detention. The disclosure notes his capture and admission of espionage activities amid wartime tension.
In San Francisco on June 5 Luther Burbank Day was proclaimed at the Exposition. Dr David Starr Jordan will be principal speaker at formal ceremonies and Burbank will host a reception in the Palace of Horticulture following the events.
New London Conn June 6 The Coast Guard Academy cadets begin a training cruise as the cutter Itasca sails for the West Indies and the Panama Canal. The voyage includes a tour along the Maine coast. The service emphasizes rescue work and ocean emergency readiness.
Samuel Ferguson, 74, a Civil War veteran pardoned two weeks ago by Governor Willis from a life sentence in the Ohio Penitentiary, marks his golden wedding anniversary in Lima. Guests include old friends and Civil War comrades. Ferguson once ran a local grocery and faced a fatal dispute over an account.
Boston leaders attend the 250th celebration of the First Baptist Church founded in 1665. The church faced Puritan opposition with fines imprisonments and whippings. Notables like Harvard’s initial president Dunster were linked to early Baptists amid disciplinary actions. The public celebration will feature many denominations.
Statement of the Laredo National Bank at the close of business May 1 1915 as rendered to the Comptroller of the Currency. Condensed resources include loans furniture and fixtures real estate United States bonds.
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