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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1915
Page
3
Local brief items urge cleanup efforts in Laredo to improve sanitation. Notices report a residence move by Vita Olivares and a Gulf fishing and oyster trade feature at Shorty’s. Other items advertise services from Applewhite Transfer Co, cement work by M Mas, and hotel rates at Hotel St Paul with a fire department meeting and moving services mentioned.
Professors Calderon Gorjux and Macias perform at Teatro Principal on Market Plaza tonight at eight. The program includes Danza delle Ore, Anitra's Dance, Träumerei, Nocturne, and other works with Violin Cello and Piano solos, plus orchestral numbers by Polichinelli and Grech.
In Chicago on March 4 the major Western railroads opened their case at the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking rate increases across the West citing higher operating costs. hearings run about a month with lawyers from the region presenting data on grain, meat, coal, hay and other freight, plus new charges for returning tank car empties and loading in transit.
The account notes the bulk of western traffic and forecasts the policy debate moving from grain to livestock meats and fertilizers then to hay straw coal cotton goods salt fruit and vegetables. The public is expected to gain time about a month when shippers and state commissions will speak.
An old retail advertisement promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as an antiseptic health tonic from Piney Forests. It claims to clear throat and head mucous and restore vigor, urging readers to buy a bottle at drugstores for 25 cents.
A veteran editor recalls a turkey left at a small town newspaper. The editor claimed and cooked the bird for dinner. The next day a letter asks what caused the turkey to die, settling a bet among readers.
Several residents return from brief visits to San Antonio. Individuals include F Wager Oscar Perron Emeterio Flores W H Gilmore and Sam W Brown. Also listed are numerous names linked to Bender Hamilton trells and Trellis and wife in Mexico with various city connections.
Agricultural agent ROK Claridge explains that in arid zones commercial fertilizer under drought yields little and may burn crops. He advocates plowing in manure and nitrogen fixing crops to build humus for moisture retention and fertilization, noting slower decomposition in drier areas.
Representative Harvey Helm criticizes how powers shape events for their gain. He cites foreign commentary and recalls Hellyon describing an employer with an unusually lenient schedule, stating workers can take 16 hours to complete a day’s task.
Winnipeg March 4 Farmers in northwest Canada begin seeding with a mild winter and early sowing anticipated. About 60 000 acres of grain land will be sown as a gift to the Canadian Patriotic Fund, with 40 000 farmers pledging at least one acre. A large flour export order to South Africa and the West Indies is under way, while stored wheat is half its usual level and a strong U S corn influx crosses the border duty free.
The International League will adjust its troubles on March 15. Each club agrees to post a $10,000 guarantee. The schedule will be announced after the meeting.
Congress adjourned sine die after postal and Indian appropriation bills failed. President Wilson signed the seaman's bill and a neutrality resolution authorizing him to block ships from leaving the United States with supplies for belligerent warships.
Washington March 4 Col Goethals is nominated for promotion to major general in recognition of his Panama Canal services.
Gov Ferguson told the insurance committee that companies pulled from Texas will invest 85 million dollars in the state over five years and pay last year's taxes about 150 thousand dollars if the Robertson law is amended He added the pledge is not binding but he will stake his reputation on their compliance.
A 270 mile pipeline will drain Sum mer and Albert Lakes near Portland to pan minerals from the water. The project costs about 2 million dollars for construction and is funded by New Yorkers investing 7 million dollars. The Oregon legislature has ratified the lease of the waters.
The Kronprinzessin Cecilie, interned in Boston harbor, faces delayed sale as US courts untangle foreign entanglements in libel actions totaling about two million dollars. Claims include Guaranty Trust Co. over gold shipped to England and a passenger Maurice Hanssens seeking redress for lost possessions. Trial likely in April.
Waco dispatch notes a campaign aimed at stopping gambling profanity and alcohol among African Americans in the South. It argues whites should counter gun carrying with similar education.
The allied fleet resumed bombardment of the Dardanelles this morning with ten big warships. A British naval officer said only two Turkish forts remained intact. Allied landing parties found charred remains in damaged forts, indicating Turks burned dead before evacuating.
Berlin dispatch says the Turkish embassy is not worried, claiming the outer forts cited by the allies were old and their early reduction was expected, and noting the allied fleet has not yet reached the true line of defense.
London reports the only ship forced from the Dardanelles is the British torpedo boat Zephyr. Krupp guns sent there reportedly remain unmounted, and aerial reconnaissance last night appears to confirm this condition.
A state of siege has been proclaimed in the larger part of Cyrenaica held by Italy as a military division from Tripoli. Rebellion is cited as the cause.
Geneva reports indicate Austria lost much of its artillery in recent fighting in East Prussia and Northern Poland. Reliable sources claim thirty two batteries of sizable guns were destroyed or captured.
An unofficial Roumanian report claims Russian forces have reoccupied Stanislau Galiela. Petrograd said Russia notched a notable victory saving Przemysl from Austrian relief efforts, while Vienna described a repulse of Russian attacks in the Carpathians.
London March 4. The collier Thordis reportedly rammed and sank a German submarine off Beachy Head. Substantial evidence supports the claim and her crew may receive a $6000 reward for the first merchant vessel to sink a submarine. The dry dock shows the Thordis with a torn propeller blade and a damaged keel from the collision.
From Petrograd dated March 4 the German forces position their two great 16 inch siege guns before the Ossowetz fortifications. They intensify effort to pierce Russian lines as fighting grows more violent in the area.
Official report says near Arras yesterday German forces seized almost a mile of French trenches and took 600 prisoners. French artillery hit a column of French prisoners near Souaine, killing and wounding about forty. Russian attack near Lomza failed with no other front changes.
Paris reports that a French aviator blew up a German powder magazine at Rottweil yesterday. The French advance in Champagne is two miles wide and nearly a mile deep. London states Premier Asquith will unveil blockade rules later clarifying how German trade will be cut off.
American cotton interests seek exemption for cotton already bound for Europe or contracted for from the British blockade. It is announced authoritatively that the United States will insist on the right to import dyestuffs from Germany if England persists with the embargo.
Austin march 4 agreements reached to amend the race horse bill prohibiting minors from betting and allowing any county to vote out racing. The measure aims to curb underage wagering and empower local option on racing decisions.
Walter Basham accidentally shot and killed his father while cleaning a gun in Grand View Texas. Basham’s wedding, planned for today, has been postponed indefinitely.
The naval collier Vulcan sails for Turkish waters carrying fuel and supplies for the battleships North Carolina and Tennessee and a cargo of food and medicines for the sick and starving in Palestine.
Roosevelt New Jersey March 4 hearings into the strike that left 19 strikers shot by deputy sheriffs reveal housing and living conditions as “in describably vile” per Dr Max Jacoby. Twenty six deputy sheriffs face murder indictments with trial planned later this month. Possibility of separate trials and motions to quash indictments due to alleged juror bias are also on the docket.
Generals Fortunato Zuazua and Flores join General Ricaut in Nuevo Laredo as guests of the military commander. Zuazua arrived from San Antonio for a family visit, Flores came from the south. They may depart soon to rejoin their commands.
Farmers and distant residents are advised to keep a bottle of Bal lard's Snow Liniment for cuts wounds sores sprains or rheumatism. A powerful healing and penetrating remedy offered in 25¢ 50¢ and 1.00 per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
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