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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1915
Page
6
News from Petrograd indicates the German emperor proposed peace via the king of Denmark. Russia rejected any peace negotiations for now. The report also notes German and Austrian advances in Europe, with battles for Warsaw, Ivangorod, and Brest-Litovsk, and Russian retreat.
Two battles near Norias Texas left six bandits dead while eight Villa troopers were executed in Juarez on orders from General Villa. Carranza forces pressed Mascarras fighting Nogales Sonora as Americans kept border patrol to defend rights amid the upheaval.
Washington solon Menos urges the state department to obtain definite assurances that Haitian sovereignty will not be permanently impaired by the American occupation. Pan American conference adjourns amid an agreement to resume in New York. General Scott travels to El Paso to confer with Villa and other revolutionary leaders. President Wilson plans to stress national defense in a congress message. Germany agrees to compensate for the Frye sinking but rejects US claims of treaty violation. State department data refutes British claims on exports to Holland and Scandinavia feeding Germany and Austria.
Dario Resta drives the Peugeot to victory in the 100 mile race at Speedway Park Chicago with an average speed of 102.8 mph. His time was 58 minutes and 45 seconds. Earl Cooper finishes second and Wild Bob Burman third.
Reports from Geneva say Krupp employees obtained all their demands after German military pressure, preventing a serious strike. Maarten Maartens the Dutch novelist died at Zeist. Born August 15 1858 in Holland. In Cap Haitien Dr Rosalvo Bobo's forces were shelled by the US yacht Eagle aiding peace envoys.
Washington reports say domestic issues will press President Wilson to cut his vacation and return to Washington soon. Key items include the Eastland disaster review led by Secretary Redfield, tariff and treasury deficits, military and naval preparedness, and the British note to please southern cotton interests.
Chicago reports renewed efforts to curb foot and mouth disease after its discovery on Henry Pearson's farm near Wheeling. Dr J S Jenison leads a team from the Bureau of Animal Industry to the site 24 miles from Chicago. Cattle were slaughtered and a five mile quarantine district established around the farm. Four cows on the Pearson property were diseased and 30 of 124 hogs showed infection.
London reports German losses to date total 2,178,683 with Prussia at 1,641,569 and Bavarian Saxon and Wuerttemberg troops 537,114. Petrograd is filled with wounded and unofficial Russian casualties run about 1,500,000 by mid July, though this may be guesswork as authorities lack exact totals.
From Munich palace balcony during Warsaw fall celebration, King Ludwig urged the nation to persevere until the happy end. The speech framed the latest wartime milestone as a turning point and urged unity amid ongoing combat and hardship.
German forces launch a widespread assault along the western front from the North Sea to Alsace. Fighting rages especially north of Souchez Artois with intense artillery and infantry attacks against Belgian British and French positions. The French deny German victories prior to the daily war office bulletin.
The Turkish battleship Kheyr-ed-Barbarossa, ex German Kurfuerst Friedrich Wilhelm, was sunk in the Sea of Marmora by a British submarine that penetrated the Dardanelles. A majority of the crew were rescued. The 9,900 ton vessel carried four 11 inch guns in turrets fore and aft, two 11 inch guns amidships, eight 4 inch guns, eight 3 inch guns, twelve 1 pounders and two 18 inch torpedo tubes with a crew of 579.
Official dispatches say General Bobo the revolutionist leader has resigned as chief executive and dismissed his cabinet. He ordered all northern generals to deposit arms with American authorities in Cape Haitien. Bourand another presidential candidate promised to help preserve good order.
Milan Aug. 10 Roumania continues war preparations calling up three additional reserve classes beyond the Balkan mobilization of 1913, according to a Bucharest dispatch.
Indianapolis August 9. The workmen's compensation act becomes effective September 1 and affects every employee and every employer in Indiana. It provides definite compensation for injuries and avoids court redress, with 30 days notice required to reject the law by the industrial board. A bulletin by Lemuel R. Artman explains the act’s aims to prevent accidents and provide certain indemnity to injured workers and dependents.
The Kosciusko Highway association was organized to promote road improvement and back Dixie and Lincoln highway branches. About five hundred enthusiasts attended in the circuit court room with a Pierceton delegation of thirty five cars. Officers elected include President W D Frazer Warsaw Vice Presidents John Radcliffe Pierceton and E W Gresso Silver Lake Secretary Treasurer C E Baker Warsaw. An executive committee will have one member from each township.
Indianapolis reports a gubernatorial committee with the state board of charities to investigate causes of mental deficiency. The aim is to prevent and cure disability that fills schools for feeble minded and related institutions.
Frank Deam a 42 year old foreman at Bell brothers glass plant and prominent dry worker was stabbed to death by John Craig 19 a former employee. Craig and Earl Hopper had been discharged by Deam for shooting craps during work. Craig did the stabbing and they were captured after a failed escape.
Kirk Barkman of Rochester a brakeman on the Erie railroad says he caught three men robbing a merchandise car in North Judson yards. He forced them into his train caboose with a bluff and then turned them over to police.
A young pastor misquotes a Bible verse in his first sermon. An elderly parishioner jokes he could perform the miracle, then boasts he could do it with leftovers from the previous Sunday. The exchange lightens the service and becomes a notable moment.
A scene unfolds with a famed marrying parson in clerical garb and a spry little man named Lawyer Biggles known as a prominent separator among a gathering of notable locals.
The piece hints at marital strain as a groom frets over domestic plans with his June bride contemplating meals. It captures a lighthearted domestic vignette reflecting lovers in a simple, affectionate mood.
A heart trouble narrative credits coffee withdrawal and Postum as the cure. The speaker describes persistent chest pains and fatigue improved after replacing coffee with Postum Cereal or Instant Postum. The passage cites endorsements from friends and notes two forms with prices and preparation guidance from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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