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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1915
Page
2
War dispatches detail German troop captures, air raids on Alsace towns, and a French Argonne victory. Also noted are a mine incident near England, U S submarine activity, Prohibition in Alabama, and various local notices including a Tulsa tornado death and railroad labor resumption.
Dispatches from Vera Cruz report desperate conditions in Mexico City with looting and barricades as Zapata forces resist Carranza. Gen Raphael Pacheco is killed and Villa and Carranza armistice tensions rise near Encrancacion.
The Albatross mine-layer ran aground after being chased by Russian cruisers with twenty one crew killed and twenty seven wounded. German warships Wittelbach and another Kaiser class battleship returned to Kiel damaged as gunfire and torpedo actions were reported near Gothland. A German torpedo boat arrived at Katthammersvik with many wounded. reports also claim losses at Windau. A British submarine in the Sea of Marmara sank Turkish transport No 42 with troops aboard.
Paris General Porfirio Diaz former President of Mexico died after a period of failing health. His wife Carmen Romero Rubio Diaz and son Porfirio Diaz Jr and his daughter in law were at his bedside as the end came. Colonel Diaz announced the death attributing it to a complication of diseases due to advanced age.
Mrs. Bohlen und Halbach mother of Lieut. Krupp von BohJen und Halbach head of the Krupp gun works in Essen dies. She formerly was Miss Sophie Bohlen of Philadelphia.
Market listings show wheat prices for No 2 red at 1.25 to 1.26, corn varieties from 0.78 to 0.84, oats around 0.47 to 0.52, hay at 16 to 22 dollars, and meat prices for cattle, hogs, sheep, and lambs with several grade distinctions. Poultry and eggs also listed with varied per pound rates.
Wilson moves to end the anarchy in Mexico and assumes firm policy. Britain reports the Armenian sunk by a German submarine with 21 American lives lost and says it carried no passengers. Eagle ordered to Port au Prince to inspect conditions, while Sayville wireless station in L I faces possible government takeover for neutrality violations. The Tuckerton station remains under control and commerce notes evidence of neutrality breaches at Sayville.
Advice on planting annuals for best effect. Recommend massing single species, selecting top color forms, and avoiding mixed packets. Highlights include carnations, roses, lady's breastpin caliopsis, single dahlias, and chrysanthemum flowered asters for cutting and long-season color.
Work-A-Day Notes advises watering to penetrate soil for gloxinia and other plants, warning against neglect. It stresses saving wash suds for watering, and recommends sturdy four foot high dahlia stakes, set deep with handsome green paint, and tying stalks with broad cloth strips to avoid wind damage.
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