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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1912
Page
7
Paris reports the great powers could not open armistice talks with Turkey, while Vienna notes Bulgaria’s decisive victory over the Ottoman forces. Battles rage from Stranja to Chatalja with massive casualties and refugees. Bulgarian troops push toward Constantinople as calls for mediation falter.
Five hundred Turkish prisoners and four teen heavy guns were captured in a seven hour battle as Greek troops pursued retreating Turks from Yenidje, eighteen miles north of Verris on a branch line from Sajanika thirty miles west of the other city. Fighting continued near Constantinople with Turkey appealing for mediation while main Turkish forces held.
International tensions rise as a Greek warship fires on the British cable and repair ship Levant in the Aegean Sea near Rome. The British vessel, en route to Malta, suffered bombardment with dispatches offering no clear explanation for the attack.
Reports from the front say Greek forces under Crown Prince defeated Turkish troops at Yannitza and Vardar as they maneuvered around Salonika. Greek gains include captured prisoners and artillery, with Turkish ships sunk in combat.
In fair weather across the United States a heavy early vote marked the election day. Reports from many states claimed the largest polls in history with about 100000 of 700000 votes cast in New York City by noon. National Democratic leaders reported sweeping victories, while Republicans and Progressives tempered optimism.
An early morning crash involving a belt line switch engine wrecked on a Chicago street injuring multiple people. Authorities investigated the derailment and expected to release details on the cause and any casualties.
An Archer Avenue street car was lifted off the tracks and hurled against a signal tower, wrecking both. William Seipert, in charge of the tower, was seriously injured, thrown from his perch twenty feet to the ground and believed to be internally hurt.
In Jacksonville, guards around car barns and street cars have been doubled after Sunday lawlessness. Gov Gilchrist, Mayor Jordan, and City Council members held an all night conference with the Board of Trade. settlement seems unlikely as strikers demand full union recognition, which the railway rejects. A sympathy strike in nearby cities may spread to Tampa, with fears of disorder on election day.
At Sagamore Hill Roosevelt praised fraud precautions in New York City as William Burns and William Overome oversaw polling safeguards. The ex president voted at noon after a campaign day ending with a rally at the village opera house and a brief return to Sagamore Hill. He cast his ballot for the Bull Moose ticket, asserting he voted straight party from top to bottom.
Reports from the Ninth Congressional District allege bribery and liquor influence in the forthcoming election. Four men were arrested in Sword Creek for buying votes for Shongo, with whiskey shipments from Bristol reportedly flooding Mussel and nearby counties. Rugers’ supporters claim no liquor usage and predict a weak vote for Graham and the Bull Moose candidate.
Zapataist rebels and bandits surround Cuernavaca the Morelos capital, demanding its surrender. General Blanquet with 800 federals and a machine gun left Tuesday to aid the city. Insurgents reportedly captured Yautepec and Xochitepec, killing town officials.
San Francisco November 4 The Pacific Mail steamship San Juan arrived with seven American seamen and Marines killed during the U S intervention in Nicaragua. Frank L Morse spoke of Captain R G Morgan of the Colorado slain at Leon and mutilated in a house. Also aboard are Ralph F T Robbett Charles Durham Clarence H H Macgill Harry Pollard John Parlet and Rk H Rougers, all named as the other deceased.
Walter Dickinson of Battle Hill in Canaan, Connecticut, was chopping ashwood when a horseshoe hidden on a knot indicated a horse had kicked the sapling. The grape crop, despite early ruin fears, is now one of the best the country has known.
A collection of fragmented quips from various Virginia papers lampoons late 19th and early 20th century politics, society, and humor. Jests on elections, exams, cemeteries, and road work mingle with playful verse and local lore. Names of towns such as Staunton and Farmville appear amid stray opinions.
Senor Ferrera Speaker of the House declared he would seek to annul the election of Mario Menoecal as Cuban president, arguing illegality. Liberal leaders blame President Gomez, accusing General Montengado of aiding Conservatives. liberals threaten revolutionary action and the government plans court actions against radicals.
The Nor- Weglan steamship Noreaga, Captain Hanson, which collided with the Norwegian sailing ship Glenul, reached Newport News with a hole in her starboard bow and only one bullhead to keep her afloat. She was towed by the revenue cutter Onondaga and the wrecking tug Rescue. passengers were on the cutter. Glenal is being slowly towed by the wrecking tug J. J. er rite.
Dayton society notes announce Booth Tarrington engaged to Mrs Susanna Robinson in Dayton Ohio. Reports indicate the match could become public within days as society watchers discuss the betrothal with interest.
British Admiralty press notes Great Britain ready with every available ship of war as global conflict escalates. In Belgrade, Turkish assault by Serbian forces advances toward Salonika with no Turkish resistance yet reported. Montegrin civilians suffer from shelling while Turkish commander asks to spare noncombatants. France leads peace talks, but proposals risk upsetting Austria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro. Entente tensions threaten Balkan stability and a broader alliance split.
Bulangian ldlers under General Paprikoff captured the last helzhigs guarding Adrianople. bombardment from all quarters begins, city works weaken hourly from the heights north and east. a Turkish sortie failed before Paprikoff’s troops seized the last belches as heavy siege guns turn on advancing forces.
Paris reports growing danger of a broad adjustment of European power and a breakdown of international agreements as the Balkan war strains the Triple Entente and Triple Alliance. Germany may become isolated if Turkey leans toward it, while Constantinople signals a fresh urgent appeal to the powers for intervention in the Balkans.
In Constantinople the dowry of the Young Turk regime debates its four years in power. Abdul Harmid and allies move against Mohammed V, troops are dispirited and heavy costs of war press the army. Food and famine fears rise as civilians face shortages and uncertain supply lines.
Dispatched reports claim Turkish military secrets were sold by treacherous officials to Bulgaria. The leak allegedly altered mobilization plans and exposed Turkish posts, allowing Bulgarian forces to strike precisely near Adrianople and shift Ottoman defense.
The Turkish government admits it cannot quell disorder in Constantinople and asks powers to send two warships to the Golden Horn. Anarchy and chaos spread across the empire amid a crest national anti foreign uprising threat.
Mayor Gaynor officiated the marriage of Benjamin Samuel Cutts, a lawyer of 142 West Forty-ninth Street, to Miss Ethel Savage Conklin of 44 Pinehurst Avenue. The couple entered the Mayor’s office after obtaining a license at the Marriage License Bureau and requested an immediate ceremony.
Jacksonville FL Special report: The strike of local street railway employees ended in a debt to a finish with the company. The firm promised wage rise and union recognition but declined to recognize the national union. Workers rejected the terms. The Governor called for city and county statements on handling the situation without troop aid.
Rev. Dr. W. W. Smith chancellor of Randolph-Macon System of Schools and Colleges is critically ill in his home county of Lynchburg Virginia. Once president of Randolph-Macon College in Ashland he founded the Woman's College and had long been a leading Virginia educator. His health has declined recently despite a trip to California and is now slightly improved but he remains in frail condition.
A man claiming to be Lewid Wale forced his way toward the Taft residence in Cincinnati. He insisted he served through the war and demanded muster out, but a maid blocked the door and he fled. The incident occurred as President Taft awaited the verdict on the nation's questions.
In New Brighton, detective George A. Miller faced a special session bail of 2100 on an assault charge by Israel Aberlin, a newsdealer. The case arose after Miller arrested the Aberlin brothers for blocking a subway platform and allegedly knocked Aberlin unconscious during a subsequent arrest.
Governor Wilson cast ballot No. 412 in a Chambers Street firehouse booth from 10:50 to 10:54 AM. He voted the straight Democratic ticket, accompanied by bodyguard Captain Bi McDonald and secretary Walter Menanday. He walked from home at 10:30, singing “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp.” Photographers swarmed as inspectors greeted him.
Eight related couples celebrated Halloween wedding anniversaries at the home of Arthur S. Somers in Brooklyn. The Lawrence family dominated the list with anniversaries ranging from fifty eight to five. The event featured dinner, music, and dancing as the clan marked the feasts.
Roanoke Virginia special judge Walter R Staples of the Corporation Court has convened a special grand jury to probe tax dodging brought to court by Auditor C Lee Moore. L B Davis serves as jury foreman and members received instructions before work begins. The panel met in the evening to begin investigation into taxpayer returns and related forms.
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