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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1915
Page
3
The Vienna morning papers report strong public indignation over a note by Frederick C. Penfield. It notes potential severance of diplomatic relations if Austria-Hungary persists with demands. A second note would escalate, demanding compliance without further discussion.
Henry Ford has sent a wireless appeal to rulers of the belligerent nations urging an immediate truce for peace negotiations. The message argues war cannot solve the problem and calls for mediation toward an honorable settlement. Eight members of the delegation later refused to sign resolutions opposing American preparedness.
Allied officials vow to stay near Saloniki until peace is signed. Refugees pour past Saloniki as residents flee. British consul advises civil British subjects to depart. Greeks and Serbians migrate. Haig assumes command amid British army reshuffle. Other dispatches note Ford party landing at Kirkwall, Crane Co. bonus gift, church peace oppose larger defense, extended emergency tax, and US immigration dip with gold reserves rising in France.
Indictments returned by a federal grand jury name Baron George Wilhelm von Brincken C Crawley and Mrs. Margaret Cornell as ringleaders of a pro German plot to wreck ships carrying munitions to the Allies and to undermine foreign commerce. The charges allege conspiracy to destroy commerce and to incite murder arson or assassination with ties to Ambassador von Bernstorff and recalled German attaches von Papen and Boy-Ed.
Berlin reports about 40 000 British and French forces wiped out in the Balkan clash. The German notice claims Allied troops expelled from Serbia and a peace plan in motion. London reports a Volks Zeitung list of 134 socialists criticizing Reichstag peace talks.
A blaze at 57 East Grand Avenue in Chicago killed two men and a woman. Edward Barry a teamster, Jozie Barry his wife, and Aaron Barbaro died in the flames.
President Wilson told Columbus business leaders that the United States must mobilize national resources and preserve self government to act as a reserve force for world peace. He stressed industry statesmanship, noted ties between business and national history, and praised banking and currency laws boosting foreign trade while opposing political meddling in business. The speech highlighted liberty for all peoples and U.S. role in shaping a peaceful world order.
The Bel gian powder factory blast at Havre killed 150 people and wrecked property within a two mile radius. An annex storing 250 tons of powder and boxes of American ammunition was breached as doors and windows at the Schneider gun works nearby were blown in. Investigators weigh German machination theories in the United States.
Tuskegee Institute trustees approved a 2 million dollar Booker T. Washington memorial endowment and announced 450 thousand dollars in pledges. The move aims to support the Tuskegee Institute and honor its famed educator.
Washington dispatches report General Garcia a Villa commander surrendered at El Paso. General Carza capitulated at Durango to Carranza, signaling a shift in control as depictions from El Paso detail the surrender. The moves affect Carranza forces and outline the evolving border situation.
Reports from Lisbon recount a general strike across Portugal with clashes between police and demonstrators. In Kentucky, George Hom Irvine politician is assassinated while walking in Lexington. Austria ships bombard key targets near Ancoun, and a Panama Canal blockage incident in Davenport is linked to jaundice deaths. A Readville test flight claims a twice-maximum plane with torpedo body.\
London dispatch reports December 16 that the Greek government has commandeered all Greek shipping in British and American ports to address shortages of food and coal in Greece. The move aims to secure essential supplies amid mounting hardship.
Paris dispatch reports that Emperor Francis Joseph suffered paralysis of his legs last year and has also lost use of his right arm, per a Rome correspondent for Matin.
Washington reports the United States has cabled Paris demanding the immediate release of six Germans and Austrians removed from the steamers Caro Mina Coame and San Juan by French warships. The note argues the removals violate neutral rights, cites past precedents, and stresses they were not active military personnel.
Mandy Simon, a Creek Indian woman, was fined 1,060,000 and sentenced to 99 years in the Muskogee city jail after repeated appearances in police court. Judge Williams said she had tormenting the city for years by drinking and other acts, and promised she would spend the rest of her days behind bars.
Chicago won the nomination to host the 1916 Republican national convention to be held June 7. The vote totals were Chicago 30, San Francisco 13, St. Louis 7, Philadelphia 2, with a later unanimous result. The convention will have 85,000 members instead of 4,078, following a South representation cut ratified last year. Delegates 600 elected by direct primary. States backing Chicago included District of Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Porto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin. San Francisco backed Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Philadelphia backed Pennsylvania.
A severe storm caused massive rail disruption and property damage across New York and the eastern states. Rail lines such as the New York Central and New Haven routes were nearly ruined, wires were down, and six inches of snow fell in New York City with two to three feet in Connecticut. Frantic efforts sought to move milk trains into town amid fears of a possible famine.
Washington reports Carranza forces may be allowed to pass eastward through the United States toward Juarez and Chihuahua, Villa's last northern strongholds, signaling a push to reinforce those areas.
Morris attorney for C B Munday convicted of conspiracy to defraud LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago files a prove up trial citing 45 reasons for a new trial.
A middle aged, well dressed man with total memory loss is under study by the local medical society. He is registered as D A Haris but recalls nothing of his identity or past. He recalls traveling from Hinlefeld West Virginia to Asheville North Carolina before losing memory. Local doctors will conduct memory tests and provide care hoping to restore him. He fears his relatives may think him dead.
Six schoolchildren at Gak Kun Schoolhouse in Redding chased a bear that wandered onto the grounds during recess. The bear climbed a tree, the children barked, and Miss Vivian Mrauer led students inside. The bear descended into Amos Welch's field and Welch shot it dead. A barbecue followed at Oak Run schoolhouse the next day.
Lorain county records show Mrs. Margaret Clark, 60, telling Common Pleas Court she poisoned two of her husband’s horses at the Elyria fairgrounds to protect her property. She said her husband invested heavily in racing and she offered the horses to rescue their remaining possessions.
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