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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
2
French and British forces push along a twenty mile front from the Belgian coast toward Verdun in a major early offensive. The action yields 12 000 German prisoners and hundreds of guns, with gains expanding French territory and threatening Verdun as pressure tightens in Champagne.
A street caving in on Broadway near 28th street after subway construction left one unidentified woman dead in hospital and three others injured. Police and fire crews hunted for missing workers as a 60 foot long, 80 foot deep collapse swallowed beams and planking and pulled a car into the hole amid heavy crowds.
Toledo officials arrested Mike Tonoff on charges linked to a ring that allegedly smuggled 800 or more Bulgarians from Windsor Ontario to Detroit and then Toledo. Affidavits from several men before the border-crossing prompted the government action.
The Anglo-Prench financial commission and eastern bankers near agreement on a Dillon dollar credit loan to Great Britain and France. Amount about 500 million dollars, securities joint Anglo-reach notes, interest rate 6 1/2 percent, notes offered slightly under par to yield investors.
General Funston reports U S troops repelled a raiding party near Progreso Texas. One American trooper was killed and an officer wounded while claims of Carranza command fail to draw support from Funston. The raiders fled back across the border under cover of soldiers in uniforms dug in on the opposite side.
Greece orders naval and military mobilization as Bulgaria and Turkey temper longstanding enmity. Romania prepares for possible emergency, while Russia gains ground in Galicia and Volhynia. German and Austrian forces retreat on several fronts as naval warfare and submarine activity resume near the Irish coast.
Hundreds of Mexicans sheltered under riverbank trenches retreat after attacking Progreso Texas, while U S forces fire across the Rio Grande. Major Anderson reports four or more bandits killed, two Mexican lives lost on the American side, and Private Stubblefield killed at the store during the confusion.
A German group offering to buy 1,000,000 bales of U S cotton at 16 cents a pound reports delivery in Bremen is contingent on British contraband orders being altered. The firms have deposited securities with the American Consulate in Berlin to cover the price and to guarantee the cotton will not be used for military or naval purposes.
Bulgarian authorities seize control of railways and suspend traffic amid rising tensions with the Entente over Macedonia. Enthusiastic demonstrations reported as King Ferdinand defends policy while Bulgaria leans toward the Central Powers. Diplomatic notes indicate fear of hostilities and strategic maneuvering continues.
Federal charges allege conspiracy and criminal carelessness in operating an unseaworthy Eastland. Indicted are St. Joseph-Chicago Steamship Co officials George T. Arnold William T. Trull Roy M. Davis captain Starry Pedersen and chief engineer Joseph Erickson plus inspectors Robert Reed Charles C Wellkiff and Indiana Transportation leaders W C Steele and others. Some names had been indicted weeks earlier by a state grand jury.
President Wilson weighs a special session within the next month to revise Senate rules and curb debate. A decision is expected within 10 days as Majority Leader Kern surveys senators on the issue.
London introduces the greatest war budget in history as Reginald McKenna outlines drastic new taxes to fund World War I. Daily war costs reach nearly 25 million dollars with extended duties on vehicles, bicycles, films, clocks, watches, instruments, glass, and hats.
Overseas News Agency dispatch reports the foreign office plans to detail Kajetan Mercy von Kapos Mere as ambassador pro tempore at Washington once Dr. Dumba arrives from the United States. The move signals a key shift in Berlin diplomacy amid ongoing negotiations.
John Hays Hammond Jr., inventor of the wireless controlled torpedo, discussed with Secretary Daniels a plan for a similar device to guide torpedoes fired from submarines. He claimed a method to ensure missiles reach their target, addressing a problem where many torpedoes miss.
New York report shows National Foreign Trade Council considering a resolution to establish a tariff study commission. James A. Ferrell of U.S. Steel presided as 35 members from transportation, manufacturing and banking debated ensuring reciprocal foreign tariff treatment and removal of undue discrimination to boost export trade.
Washington reports from Ambassador Morgenthau in Constantinople will form the basis of a nationwide appeal by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to aid Armenians banished to isolated towns. The drive will proceed without U S government participation as Turkey will not tolerate foreign interference.
Reports from Nish indicate 800,000 German troops are available for an attempt to force a passage through Serbia via Paris. The timing remains unknown but the movement is believed likely to be undertaken.
News from Romanshorn Switzerland says the right wing of the Royal Palace at Stuttgart suffered heavy damage in an Allied air raid. One bomb hit the saloon and several royal family members were known to be in residence.
Washington officials predict an early satisfactory release of American owned goods from German and Austrian origin held at Rotterdam due to British restrictions. Further talks with the British embassy were held and Fleming stated the matter should be brought to a head soon and satisfy American importers.
The southeastern section of the National Electric Light Association held its convention in Asheville focusing on regular business and papers. A A Wilbur of Columbus Power Company spoke on an accounting subject followed by HH Dewey of General Electric Birmingham on High Tension Systems and Their Operation.
William Jennings Bryan spoke at the Columbia theatre urging universal and permanent peace through arbitration treaties and non intervention. He criticized jingo journalism and warned against entering World War I, outlining three objections: financial loss, human life, and surrendering neutrality.
Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce considers a North Carolina Day in October inviting residents from nearby NC towns. A 100 citizen auto tour visited Rutherfordton Henboro Mooresboro Shelby and King's Mountain to inspect roads and hospitality and extend an invitation.
Information shows the defense's request for a venue change granted with York chosen for trial. Fairfield grand jury indicted Ernest Isenhower Jesse Morrison and James Rawls for the murders of Sheriff A D Hood Raleigh Boulware and Jules Smith. Trials set to begin November 15 in general sessions court.
John L. McLaurin, state warehouse commissioner, announced in Spartanburg that Col. T. B. Thackston of Cedar Springs is commissioned as marketing agent for the state cotton warehouse system. Thackston will oversee direct sales of cotton from warehouses once staple price is set by the owner as fair.
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