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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1914
Page
1
London reports describe Russian forces advancing toward Cracow and Wieliczka with heavy batteries, while Lioutomersk Sezerzow actions and Bartfeld gains mark progress. German and Austrian units retreat near Cracow as 120 officers fall to Russian counterattacks.
Northeastern France December 3. Fierce fighting along the front as German forces attempt a dawn crossing of the Yser using rafted infantry. French and allied artillery repulse the assaults. heavy German losses reported as bombardment continues.
The German official statement from Berlin says battles in northern Poland proceed normally while southern Poland sees repulsed attacks. It denies 23,000 Kutno prisoners are part of 40,000 previously claimed Russian captives. It reports over 80,000 unwounded Russians captured at Wlocawek Kutno Lodz and Lowicz between November 11 and December 1.
London reports Gen Christian De Wet has been captured by Col Conrad Brits on a farm at Waterbury, 100 miles east of Mafeking in Bechuanaland. De Wet, longtime guerrilla leader and Orange Free State commander, opposed the war policies and led a rebellion with Botha allies in late October.
Berlin reports that the German Reichstag, with one dissenting vote from Herr Liebknecht, approved a 5,000,000,000 mark war credit. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg vowed to fight the defensive war to a successful end, blaming Russia but saying Britain bears primary responsibility. The session lauded national unity and noted many deputies at the front.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues Napoleon blamed his downfall on English tenacity and money. It cites rapid British loans to Lloyd George totaling 3 billion dollars in two days, claiming English resources can endure vast drains far beyond those faced by the American Civil War era. The piece touts a 400 million population and global investments as Britain’s wartime edge.
A German flyer recounts bombing English troops at Dunkirk and surviving infantry fire near Poperinghe. He notes his observer Lieutenant Sch was wounded in the leg while he remained unhurt, and praises the bravery of fellow airmen and soldiers amid retreat and frontline duty.
Finnish correspondents report a Russian picket-boat crew sacrificed itself to save a Russian cruiser steering toward a mine. The boat rammed the mine at full speed causing a massive explosion. six of seven crew members died and the lone survivor, badly wounded, received the St. George decoration.
A German spy captured close to Paris was executed. He wore four outfits including a British uniform, a French soldier’s garb, his own clothes, and a woman’s dress over all.
Fugitives from the Macedonian district of New Servia arriving in Vienna report dire conditions in Servia. They claim 75 006 killed and wounded, widespread inadequate medical care, shortages of physicians and supplies, army morale damaged by political discord, and King Peter's illness described as paralysis. Princes Alexander and George hold little influence. A Sofia telegram notes a mutiny in the Seventeenth Servian regiment.
A mortally wounded Belgian soldier in a French hospital left two tiny shoes and a letter for his wife. He had been separated from their three year old baby since Termonde was destroyed. He bought the shoes with pay earned as a scout in King Albert's army, and they were hung above his deathbed.
The city of London reported vagrants averaged over a thousand nightly in the year to March 1913, fell to 600 to 600, then to about 300 the next year. Since then only two nights exceeded 300, with 175 on June 19. Relief is credited to municipal and charitable actions.
Brussels uses a double financial standard where a pompous officer pays with a 100 mark note and receives Belgian and German currency and coins with punched centers. The practice, noted by observers, creates confusion for German officers and Belgian locals alike.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels issued statements rebutting Senator Lodge and Representative Gardner. He notes there are more submarines than most nations, describes ongoing fleet maneuvers, and defends torpedo inventories and aircraft capacity. Gardner’s claim about 58 long range torpedoes is labeled false.
David Lamar known as the wolf of Wall Street was found guilty in a federal court in New York of impersonating Congressman A Mitchell Palmer to defraud J P Morgan Co and United States Steel. The jury deliberated about an hour and he was sentenced to two years imprisonment in the Atlanta penitentiary, with bail set at 10000 pending appeal within 30 days.
Juarez Mexico Dec. 5 Gen Eulalio Gutierrez elected provisional president by Aguas Calientes peace convention arrived in Mexico City and set up in the National palace. Villa's convention army also occupies the capital with soldiers policing the city while Villa himself entered the palace.
Sir John Henry Crichton the fourth Earl of Erne a leading Protestant Tory figure in Ireland died in Dublin aged seventy five He also served as grand master of the Orangemen of the World reflecting his prominent role in Ulster affairs.
Ninety three principal U S steam railroads reported net operating revenues of 49 934 760 for October 1914 according to the interstate commerce commission.
Harl Wright and Will Doyle of Centralia Illinois perished in a Memphis blaze that leveled their home and spread, causing about 100000 dollars in damage to surrounding properties.
Philadelphia December 6 1900 The last hangings in Pennsylvania occurred when William Abel and John Chemielewski were executed on Thursday. Going forward all convicted murderers will be electrocuted in the state.
Edward E Pratt head of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce estimates that one year of wartime Europe will raise U S foreign commerce by about 500 million dollars and potentially reach half a billion if current orders continue. He bases the figure on consul reports and factory data including machine tool firms with 10 to 15 million dollars in new orders from Europe, noting that payments are typically cash on delivery.
Chicago reports David Vollrath longtime treasurer of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran church vanished a week after accountants disclosed a 25000 to 30000 dollar shortage backed by five to six years of false entries. The 60 year old, esteemed figure left a distressed wife and three daughters amid fears he may have harmed himself.
Chicago C B Munday of Litchfield and Chicago faces a $55,000 suit in superior court on two notes. Complainant is Conrad H. Mathiessen in the case tied to the Lorimer bank looting. Rotterdam notes report eight new tracks between Berlin and Cologne boosting capacity of a vast rail system. Hammond report covers Louise M Blue suing Joseph Blue for divorce in Benton county circuit court with a 95 year old husband and 75 year old wife after six years of marriage.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston addressed over a thousand Ohio boy corn growers urging them to remain on the farm. He noted U S population rose by 23,000,000 in 15 years with no rise in corn output and urged continued effort to raise yields.
Washington December 3 figures from Dr. J A Holmes director of the bureau of mines show more than 100000 men injured in American mines during the year with 3651 killed outright in mining accidents nationwide according to the annual report.
Atlanta coroner's jury ruled Callaway J P a broker was killed by W B Carhart in what was deemed justifiable homicide Carhart believed Callaway burglarizing his premises The verdict clarifies the fatal shooting occurred December 4 in Atlanta Georgia with the jury reaching the decision after reviewing the incident
Chicago December 4 Richard Raymond Levis secretary treasurer of Elaborated Ready Roofing company was killed when a Monon passenger train struck his automobile at the Eightieth street crossing.
Gary Ind December 4 The Schmidt Ceramic company at Berlin Germany has acquired the old glass factory at Porter east of Gary and will manufacture special chinaware there employing several hundred men
The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, employing 16 000 operatives in its textile mills, announced it would resume operations on a full time basis immediately in Manchester New Hampshire.
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