08 Dec 1914
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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1914
Page
1
Berlin reports a turning point as over 100000 Russians were captured at Lodz and Warsaw becomes the next objective for German forces. An official review says decisive actions in the east may come any day as battles grow bloodier than any before.
A dispatch from Petrograd reports a statement issued there claiming the German offensive at Lodz and Lowicy failed and that the defense of Lodz has lost its urgency. The agency comments this suggests Lodz has fallen.
Petrograd reports in Warsaw dispatch that Russian forces advancing from Gombin are attempting a flanking move to sever German rear communications with Bern in East Prussia. The target is Wloclawek and Plock lies 27 miles southeast, with anticipated harsher fighting than on the Lodz Lowicz front.
Boston reported twenty one of thirty five Massachusetts cities voting today with Revere and Attleboro making their first city elections. Arthur B Curtis and James P Dolan lead mayoral races in the state’s varied contests as wet and dry outcomes shift across communities.
Berlin reports that German troops have captured the first positions around Malancourt in the western theater. In the east, Russian retreat is being closely followed by German forces as the pursuit continues.
Paris reports a German counter offensive to blunt Allied advances in West Flanders. Official dispatches say German forces drive a fierce offensive along the center while French artillery fights to gain in several sectors.
German forces, amid a furious North Sea storm, push along the Nieuport Furness road and shell Oosterdykkerk as Belgian troops retreat. British and French ships pause coast bombardment. Vermelles falls after weeks of fighting while German wedge lines from the Meuse to Soissons hold. A German aviator drops a bomb over Hazebrouck, killing 10.
Reports of shipping disasters and property losses run into hundreds of thousands of dollars as the northeast gale lashes the Atlantic coast. In Rhode Island Point Judith lifesavers rescued two men from the oyster boat Luella Nickerson amid breaking surf. About a dozen ocean liners are overdue and coastwise vessels seek shelter awaiting calmer seas.
The liner Momus, battered by a storm after leaving New Orleans, anchored off Sandy Hook New Jersey and sent a wireless distress call. Two tugs were dispatched to assist the vessel today.
A severe Atlantic coastal storm since Saturday has killed five and caused damage estimated between $1,000,000 and $1,500,000 from Cape Hatteras to Faustport Me. The disturbance is waning but a gale persists. A wireless report from Delaware Capes says Arthur Tomlinson of Brooklyn was washed overboard and William Sharlow, a New York municipal employee, fell from a ferry between Miami Island and City Island.
The coast storm is easing this afternoon in Atlantic City. Absiton Island suffered about 250000 dollars in damage. One woman is reported drowned and several other persons remain missing.
New York on December 8 reports a violent gale sweeping the harbor and bay. Vessels broke from decks and were driven against piers while a Staten Island fire boat sank. Surf avenue and Brighton Beach flooded and boardwalks washed away. A $25,000 J M Meyer cottage at Sea Gate toppled. Rockaway Beach cottages undermined. Hudson River surging into Hoboken and Jersey City terminal.
The German embassy filed multiple complaints with the state department. It protested Winchester Arms of New Haven supplying a large arms order to the allies and opposed Union Cartridge of Bridgeport selling a large batch of mushroom bullets.
A severe storm inundated New Jersey and Long Island coastal zones. Ferries were halted across the Hudson river funds. the West Union Telegraph and Postal Telegraph reported extensive damage and limited service. Brighton Beach saw a demolished boardwalk and damaged breakwater. waves breached high tide lines at Rockaway Beach and near Advene. Riverhead and River towns faced flooding two feet deep. Alpine weather caused rail disruptions and widespread communication outages, with several ships damaged offshore.
President Wilson directed the state department to probe charges raised by the New York World against James M. Sullivan American minister to San Domingo The World alleged his appointment was influenced by corrupt politicians seeking graft and that he allowed political agents to operate on San Domingo after contracts and that his exoneration by Secretary Bryan was a sham probe.
President Wilson urges peace while opposing a large standing army in his message to the 63rd Congress. He calls for expanded merchant marine, rural credits, conservation, self-government for the Philippines, and national economy reforms, pledging no haste yet firm policy.
A fire started in the paint shop at Elmira Reformatory threatened the main building housing 1,800 inmates. The blaze, which caused about $150,000 in damage, was extinguished after a tense period.
Naco Aviz Dec 8 Another United States soldier Private Patterson of the machine gun platoon was wounded by a Mexican bullet last night during fighting between Villa and Carranza followers just over the line at Naco Sonora He is in a military hospital Patterson the forty ninth victim of the cross border fighting Villaista troops under General Maytorena bombarded General Hills posts throughout the night.
The brokerage firm of A. H. Cooms and company, located at 25 Broadway, collapsed today ending a 34 year run in the market. The failure marks a significant event in New York finance as creditors assess losses and employees face uncertainty.
A velocity of 68 miles an hour driven in record-breaking tide hindered pilots from boarding vessels. The high tide, the strongest in 13 years, washed New Jersey ferries from their routes and left Staten Island lee shore strewn with wrecks. In New York City wind reached 48 miles per hour, falling to 26 overnight, with rain or snow forecast. Coney Island suffered the greatest damages with an estimated $200,000 loss in 24 hours, while Sea Gate lost several houses amid sandbag defenses, and fifteen buildings including bathing pavilions and cottages were damaged.
The message previews a farewell to a congress famed for its constructive work in wartime and peacetime tasks. It notes time for future challenges, reflects on achievements, and urges facing new duties with sober enthusiasm and confidence in guiding principles.
The speaker warns that the United States lacks ships and readiness to mobilize resources immediately. He argues the nation erred in stunting merchant marine development and now faces a shortage of ships needed to support production and distribution for mankind.
The speaker argues that war disrupts trade and production, threatening European nations with difficulty in meeting basic needs. He warns Europe may soon rely on aid from the United States, urging renewed preparation and willingness to provide manifold services as never before.
The nation faces expanding opportunities as Europe rich in manufactured goods looks elsewhere for markets. American neighbors in Central and South America have long traded across the seas with Britain and Europe, but now seek goods from the United States. The piece calls attention to duty and opportunity amid shifting trade lines.
Washington reports more than 50 million dollars is estimated for improvements and maintenance of U S waterways and harbors for the fiscal year 1916. The Mississippi river is set at 10 5 million, the Ohio 9 884 million, the Hudson 3 670 million, the Tennessee over 8 million, and the Delaware 4 5 million with Connecticut items including New Haven 10 thousand and the Connecticut river 80 thousand.
Philadelphia agent Conniea Myreck announced the sale of Second Baseman Keaward AL Collings from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Chicago White Sox today. The move shifts infield strength as Chicago adds veteran experience to its lineup.
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