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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1915
Page
1
Rome reports drastic censorship of war news with official briefings only. Italian forces, including three corps, invade Austria from Venetia while Austrians retreat to fortified lines. Roumanian entry hinges on Bulgaria and Greece, and a U S parcel post pause affects mail.
May 25 reports from Rome and Barletta indicate Italy has invaded Austria with King Emanuel's troops advancing amid Austrian retreat. Austrian towns are occupied as bridges are destroyed and houses burned to hinder the Italian advance. A damaged Austrian warship was sighted after bombardment by land batteries.
John Burke, once a Hoosier and later Panama railroad commissary manager, indicted for conspiracy to defraud the government, provides testimony against co-defendants in the same conspiracy charge.
Frank Fippen, a Terre Haute lawyer, was fined 100 dollars and costs after conviction for passing fraudulent checks. He claimed the checks were issued against promised deposits by Terre Hauteans and represented Donn Roberts and others in developments tied to an election conspiracy.
Athens reports King Constantine suffered a sudden sinking spell this afternoon and his condition is described as more critical. The palace medical team is monitoring his vital signs as officials await further updates.
The May 25 proclamation formalizes U S neutrality in the Italy Austria conflict. It bans shipments of arms and ammunition and the organization of belligerent forces by Americans. Contraband may be sold to belligerents but not shipped overseas. violators bear consequences.
Chicago May 25 The Court of Appeals refused reduction of bonds for Donn Roberts and ten other convicted Terre Haute election conspirators in Leavenworth. A speedy hearing of the appeal for a new trial is promised.
Albany May 25 Court of Appeals upholds death penalty for former Police Lieutenant Becker in the Rosenthal murder case. Four gunmen who did the shooting were executed already. Rosenthal was killed July 1912.
The Italian Consul General in Chicago received word of an impending communication from the Washington embassy. It is believed all Italians in the Central West will soon be summoned to military service.
Thomas C Moore a brother of Mrs Thomas L Sullivan and former Indianapolis resident died at his Evanston Illinois home Sunday. Born in Madison Indiana he moved to Indianapolis as a boy and worked as a freight rate adjustor in Chicago. He married Louise Speed of Louisville and is survived by daughters Louiss Moore of Evanston and Miriam Whitehead. He belonged to the Episcopal Church in Evanston. Funeral services will be in Evanston Wednesday then the body will go to Indianapolis for burial at Crown Hill cemetery.
The will of the late Mrs. Clara T. Dittgen admitted yesterday names her son John J. Dittgen of Madisonville Ohio as executor. Various court actions include multiple divorces dismissed, quiet title suit decided in plaintiff’s favor with costs, and a damage case against Hotel Jefferson under advisement. The grand jury remains active and witnesses are being examined.
Before Mayor Crozier this afternoon the State charged Eiza Lewis and Michael Lyonga with intoxication as a third offense. each fined 50 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail to be served 90 days in the penal form. Hayden Reed fined 1 and costs for intoxication. Elza Lewis interfered during Reed's arrest. Earl Glover found guilty of assault and battery on his wife. fined 10 and costs.
The text states the average depth of the sande on the African deserts ranges from thirty to forty feet.
Advices from Honolulu say submarine F-4 lies in eighty feet of water. Secretary Daniele interprets this as a sign it will be raised soon and the bodies of twenty victims are recovered.
Henry Armand aged 66 near Bryanteburg sustained a broken jaw and mid thigh fracture in a Michigan road runaway while transporting a 1 200 pound bull to the Pearl Packing Plant. He was taken to Denny Sanitarium with possible internal injuries and an uncertain outlook as Leslie Chadwell aided his escape.
Mrs Howard Schneider was taken seriously ill this morning and rushed by ambulance to the King's Daughters Hospital in Vail. She is reported to be improving and doing well this afternoon by hospital staff.
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