23 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1915
Page
1
A declaration by Britain and its allies marks a move against contraband with allied support. The statement outlines enforcement and coordination plans across participating nations.
London Aug. 23 The British government proclaims cotton absolute contraband under royal proclamation effective from its London Gazette date. The move aims to stabilize markets amid low mood and potential price measures. The United States will protest and seek arbitration to justify keeping cotton free of seizure while negotiating a plan with Britain.
The article explains that cot ton will be treated as contraband with no payments for seized cargoes. Britain may buy cotton to steady prices if needed and require factors to maintain a minimum price. Open markets should absorb production given current crop conditions, reducing the need for government action.
Geneva reports textile plants along the Rhine and in Pravue Budapest and Vienna operate day and night to produce winter garments for armies. Swiss manufacturers receive large heating appliance orders for the German army. A Berlin car maker develops rain and cold shielding curtain with color-changing options to match foliage. Germany expects a winter campaign with few food concerns, while Austria faces tighter shortages due to less stringent measures.
St Louis county endures its third flood in as many days with twelve deaths and over one million dollars in property destroyed. About two thousand families are homeless and almost one hundred people are missing as the Meramac river flood crests threaten additional drownings downstream. Similar, severe damage spreads across southeastern Missouri and eastern Illinois with damages expected to reach five million dollars.
In Galveston on August 23 relief operations advance well. Few cases require aid so far as rails reach both ends of the causeway and materials ready for a bay trestle. Water works system likely to be in operation tomorrow.
Flood waters from White river inundated about one hundred square miles in Independence County and overran the Rock Island levee at Newport causing town business to halt. Crops in river bottoms face enormous damage as the flood continues. In a separate note, San Francisco reports eleven million visitors to the Panama-Pacific Exposition as of today.
Local trades unions in Monroe have organized an engaging program featuring speakers, demonstrations, and exhibits aimed at informing members about wage standards, apprenticeship opportunities, and labor rights.
Volunteers from local unions organize a September 6 Labor Day in Monroe with a big parade through Court Square and Grand Street, speeches by James Leonard of New Orleans and Judge F. X. Ransdell, baseball games at Forsythe Park, and a Riverside Pavilion dance. Events are free, no public barbecue this year.
Paris reports from Rome detailing Italy's circular to its representatives on Ottoman tensions. The August third ultimatum by Marquis Di Garroni demanded free exit routes for Italians from Beirut Smyrna and other ports and to ease interior travel barriers. a 48 hour deadline followed.
Grand vizier note accepted demands while Italy dispatched two ships to Rhodes awaiting orders. US consulate reports Beirut and Mersin blocked embarkations, Persia ports restricted, and Italy alleging Ottoman delays violating the Laustenna treaty. Turkish forces retook Tripolitana and Cyrensica. Enver Bey and Aziz Bey oversaw Syria hostilities.
Lee Stovall of Bankrupt Sales Company was arrested for violating ordinance 2049 which bans cloth advertising signs on wagons. City Attorney Clarke pressed the case but it was aban doned this afternoon after Adolph Wolff argued the ordinance may be invalid and unconstitutional.
The Ouachita river stands at 22 feet flood stage with rapid increases earlier, causing extensive flood damage across thousands of acres of farm land. The rise, one of the fastest on record, washed away crops and inundated fields, with livestock losses reported and the river widening to several miles.
The Ouachita River six miles from Hot Springs rises to its highest level in four decades and continues to climb. Homes along the river and second bottom territory flood as water blankets fields and drives livestock downstream. At the Williams estate water depths exceed 20 feet while Riverview Park floods toward a restaurant area. bridges sustain damage to approaches. The river is expected to peak tomorrow morning with dead livestock reported.
Allied forces sink eleven Kaiser ships including a dreadnaught in a major naval strike. The loss impacts Germany's battle fleet as authorities report the casualties and strategic implications.
British submarines torpedoed a German dreadnought Moltke and sank ships in the Gulf of Riga and the Baltic. Italy, England, France, and Russia plan joint action against Turkey. Turkey and Bulgaria sign a neutrality accord with rail links. A Turkish collier and a German liner loaded with munitions are sunk. Japan to boost munitions for Russia. The Diomed’s captain and two officers die as the steamer sinks after German submarine shellfire.
Petrograd dispatch reports the Duma president stating Germany lost the Moltke battleship three cruisers and seven torpedo boats in the Riga battle. The German fleet withdrew from Riga bay after a descent near Pernovin was repulsed by Russian troops. The Moltke, sister ship of Goeben, weighed about 23,000 tons and carried 1,073 men, built in 1911 with 28 knot speed.
The text notes the return visit of the U S battleship squadron at Kiel during the world cruise. The Moltke’s cost is listed as 12 million dollars.
Rudolph Gaer telschimied, an Austrian who lost all limbs in 1907, travels Vienna hospitals to show war cripples the use of artificial limbs. Guertelschmied walks 10 to 12 miles daily with artificial legs, climbs stairs, rides a tricycle, and writes with hands. He is married, works as a tobacco handler, and teaches others to maintain income after war injuries.
The Atlantic fleet sails from Newport Rhode Island on August 23 for southern drill grounds. The training season ends with big gun practice showcasing the fleet in peak efficiency.
Minneapolis is hosting the National Fraternal Congress of America for its annual convention. Representatives from nearly every fraternal society in the United States attend as five days of meetings begin.
Secretary Lansing cabled Ambassador Gerard in Berlin asking whether Berlin had received an official report on the Arabic sinking. The ambassador was not instructed to seek one. Washington says facts are fragmentary and the State Department prefers Germany to offer any explanation.
White House announces that once all facts about the Arabic disaster are ascertained the course of action will be determined. Secretary Tumulty relayed the statement after a conference with President Wilson.
Readable fragments reveal the public and legal reactions to the lynching of a noted Georgia inmate. The report outlines dates, involved individuals, location, and subsequent investigations, with emphasis on the event's impact on local order and the authorities' response.
An Associated Press account reports the Georgia lynching of Leo Frank from Milledgeville to Marietta. The narration describes no confession, a voluntary walk to the tree, and orderly execution by a vigilante committee. Relations with Governor Harris note anonymous threats amid investigations.
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