Great Armies Clash Across Long War Front
Allied forces push in France and Turkey as German and Austrian drives fail. Russian front suffers a setback in Galicia as Teutons gain on the eastern line.
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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
6
War Fronts Chronicle Great Battles Across Europe and Asia
Allied gains are reported in France Gallipoli and Asiatic Turkey while Austro German positions are contested in Galicia and the Adriatic. Italian naval actions disrupt the Adriatic coast as Russian fronts hold and oppose German advances. Western fronts see trench warfare with captured lines and heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Gallipoli
Turkey
London
Paris
Adriatic
Italy
Berlin
Neuville St. Vangt
Souchez
Galicia
San
Leng
Lemberg
Arras
Neuville
Aisne
Germany
Lorette
Amara
Tigris
Asiatic
Middle
Dalmatian
Monfalcone
Cattaro
Ragusa
Dalmatia
Baltic
Gulf of Riga
Roumania
Bucharest
Bulgaria
Greece
United States
Wilson urges Southern leaders to recognize government
President Wilson calls on Southern republic leaders to work toward recognition by world powers. The appeal seeks broader diplomatic acknowledgment and stability across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Southern Republic
United States Pressures Mexican Leaders for Quick Peace
President Wilson publicly urged all Mexican factions to unite and form a recognized government in Mexico City within a short time. If they fail to reconcile, the United States will decide how to assist Mexico and save its people from continuous famine, war, and ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
United States
Washington
Wilson
Villa
Carranza
Zapata
City of
Foreigners to be expelled from Mexico City says report
Washington orders renewed efforts by John R. Silliman special agent to remove foreigners from the City of Mexico. British charge d'affaires reports about 300 Americans and possibly more seeking immediate departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Mex
State Department
Washington
John R. Silliman
Wilson
Mr. Silliman
Reunion picks Birmingham as 1916 Confederate gathering city
Richmond hosts United Confederate Veterans at its 25th annual reunion as General Bennett H. Young of Louisville is re elected commander in chief. W. N. Brandon becomes United Sons of Confederate Veterans commander. A unanimous Wilson greeting is sent to the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett H. Young
Birmingham
Ala
Reunion City
Richmond
Louisville
United Confederate Veterans
W. N. Brandon
Little Rock
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
Ernest G. Baldwin
Roanoke
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Washington
Heflin
Alabama
South
Southland
Young
Felix H. Robertson
Crawford
Texas
De Palma Wins Fifth 500 Mile Auto Race at Indianapolis
Ralph de Palma won the fifth annual 500 mile inter national sweepstakes at Indianapolis in 5 hours 33 minutes 55.4 seconds with an average speed of 89.84 mph a track record. Dario Resta finished second four minutes back with Gil Anderson third as ten of twenty three starters earned prize money. Ten drivers shared a $50 000 purse with De Palma receiving $20 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Ralph de Palma
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Rene Thomas
Dario Resta
Resta
de Palma
Gil Anderson
Earl Cooper
Tom O'Donnell
Bob Burman
Howard Wilcox
Tom Alley
Hughie Hughes
Billy Carson
Noel van Raalte
Stutz
Wilcox
Mercedes
Peugeot
Anderson
Sunbeam
Porporatto
van Raalte
Burman
Kleinart
Klein
Duesenberg
Alley
Grant
O'Donnell
Babcock
Delage
John de Palma
Sebring
Joe Cooper
Maxwell
Carlson
Orr
Mulford
Rickenbacker
Mass
Purcell
Cox
Bugatti
Hill
Cornelian
Chevrolet
Emden
Haupt
Louisiana Oil Bill Defeated in House Judiciary Committee
The bill by Frank B. Powell of De Ridder to declare pipelines common carriers and bring them under the state railroad commission was reported unanimously "without action" by the house judiciary committee. Oil interests from Shreveport Mansfield Chretien Natchitoches Webster Oil City and other northwestern fields opposed the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Mansfield
Chreiten
Natchitoches
Webster
Oil City
Northwestern
House Judiciary Committee
Frank B. Powell
de Ridder
State Railroad Commission
Memorial Day Exercises at Arlington Honor Fallen Soldiers
President Wilson Secre tary Bryan Secretary Daniels and Governor Willis of Ohio voiced eulogies at Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery. Wilson urged the nation to strive for greater days ahead and to embody noble conduct in office and action.
Work on 91 Mile Federal Post Road in Texas
New Braunfels Texas reports progress on the ninety one mile federal post road from Austin to San Antonio. Hundreds of men are employed along the line in various tasks as work continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Post
New Braunfels
Tex
Austin
San Antonio
Berclair Opens Bid for $5,000 School Building
A contract was awarded for a new five thousand dollar school building in Berclair Texas. Construction will start immediately to have the structure ready for the fall term of school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berclair
Tex
Survey King’s Highway in Texas Louisiana boundary area
In the departmental appropriation bill an item of 5000 dollars funds surveying and establishing the old San Antonio road known as the Kings highway from the Texas Louisiana border crossing to be expended under the governor's direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
San Antonio Road
Texas
Louisiana
Houston Cotton Concentration Point
Houston officials of the Farmers' Union Cotton Company announced Friday that Houston would be the concentration point for the company's cotton business. The move concentrates operations in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Farmers’ Union Cotton Company
Seventeen Year Locusts Expected in East This Summer
Washington officials announce brood 6 cicadas will emerge in May and June across the East. They warn of likely visibility but anticipate little damage from the seventeen year locusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Roumania Orders Half Million Army Shoes
A rush order for 600000 pairs of army shoes has been placed with a Binghamton New York firm by the Roumanian government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
N. Y
South and East Texas Development League Formed in Houston
In Houston on Friday a new regional group, the South and East Texas Development League, was created with over twenty counties represented. John T. Scott was named president and a slate of vice presidents from each county was chosen. The league aims to promote flood prevention drainage of the coastal plain and road improvements. Resolutions from the Good Roads and Drainage Congress were reviewed and approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Harris
H. C. Schuhmacher
Houston
Brazoria
J. W. Munson
Galveston
Mace Stewart
Matagorda
Oscar Barber
Bay City
Wharton
H. A. Cline
Colorado
E. L. Mooney
Eagle Lake
Jackson
F. G. Moffitt
Edna
Angelina
M. W. Glenn
Lufkin
Nacogdoches
John Schmidt
San Jacinto
J. M. Hamsboro
Cold Springs
Polk
W. L. West
Livingston
Trinity
H. H. Thompson
Walker
L. C. Eastham
Huntsville
Brazos
E. J. Fountain
Bryan
Grimes
E. J. Goree
Navasota
J. W. Young
Crockett
Anderson
J. E. Ang
Good Roads and Drainage Congress
Submarine F-4 Salvage Delayed by Hull Breach Near Surface
Salvage crews raised the World War II submarine F-4 from 300 feet to within 24 feet of the surface when operations halted due to a large hole in the hull and risk of the wreck breaking in two. A new lifting method will be tested and a month’s delay is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Texas Veteran Pensions Cut In May Quarter
Texas Confederate pensioners in Austin faced a cut to $13 for the quarter ending May 1, down from $22 in prior quarters, due to funds lacking. Confederate pension amounts are not fixed and have varied each quarter, sometimes as low as $10.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Coast Guard Stations Close for Off Season
Coast Guard Station nine district covering Pensacola to Point Isabel closes at midnight May 31 and remains shut through June and July. Fifty-one personnel granted two months unpaid leave with reopen August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
United States Coast Guard Service
Gulf Coast
Pensacola
Point Isabel
France Seeks 1.12 Billion Dollar Budget Provision
Paris finance minister Alexander F. Ribot submitted a bill in the chamber of deputies to provisionally appropriate 5.6 billion francs for the third quarter of the current year. The amount equals 1.12 billion dollars and aims to cover governmental needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Alexander F. Ribot
Chamber of Deputies
Death Claims Author and Artist Elliot Gregory
New York report states Elliot Gregory a noted author and artist died Tuesday from heart disease at age 61. He received a Paris Salon gold medal for the painting Coqueterie and wrote the Idler Papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elliot Gregory
Houston Bonds for City Projects Approved
The attorney general's department on Monday approved a $1,950,000 bond issue for Houston as part of a $5,000,000 total. Funds cover drainage and sanitary sewers, harbor improvements, schools, and parks with specific allocations of $500,000 for drainage, $500,000 for sanitary sewer, $500,000 for harbor, $200,000 for schools, and $250,000 for parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
Italian Countess Pardoned in Venice Murder Case
Countess Marie Tarnovsky, once sentenced in May 1910 to eight years for complicity in the murder of Count Kamarowsky in November 1907 at Venice, has been pardoned and released from prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Marie Tarnovsky
Count Kamarowsky
Venice
Picnickers Die In Dallas Truck Accident
Six people were killed and multiple others injured when a truck carrying picnickers returning to Dallas pitched into a twenty foot ditch and plunged into a creek, with several drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Judge Yantis Takes Oath as Associate Justice
Austin Texas confirms J E Yantis sworn in as associate justice of the supreme court on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yantis
Austin
Tex
J. E. Yantis
The
Supreme Court
Subjection customs in historical wedding footwear
The article traces old wedding traditions showing footwear used as a token of a bride’s subjection. It cites cases from Jewish and Nestorian practices, Russian customs, and a noted anecdote about Martin Luther placing the groom’s shoe on the bride’s pillow to symbolize lifelong subservience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Martin Luther
Liberal juries in Mississippi and neighboring states
Law Notes cites verdicts from Mississippi juries as evidence money is easy. Illinois Central railroad vs Dacus nets $500 after a ticket agent used a slur. Railroad Company vs Morris in Alabama shows a liberal jury awarded $15,000 to a white woman forced to ride with three black men, later reduced to $2,000 by a frugal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Illinois Central Railroad
Dacus
Alabama
Railroad Company
Morris
Passing of poetry and taste for realities noted
A St. Louis clergyman laments the decline of poetry as readers seek realities. The era's Sassafras tea, once thought to remedy physical conditions behind this mood, is described as a favored tonic of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Sayre Baby Cited Amid Christian Conversion Protest
A Sayre baby cried loudly during a Christian conversion act, prompting remarks about the behavior of modern Christians. The exchange questions whether the child’s protest should reflect on contemporary Christian conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayre
War talk in Gotham and church chatter on engagements
In a satirical exchange, references to American women and foreigners surface. Gotham notes foreigners stay busy with engagements among themselves, while church discourse shifts away from battlefield talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
Flow of Language in Corn Belt Barbs
In a rustic exchange, Farmer Corntessel notes a friend's gift for language yet criticizes its reuse to drown out ideas. The line captures a humorously critical view of rhetoric divorced from substance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Corntessel
Speed King Quip Highlights Mechanician Bond
A witty exchange emphasizes the partnership between a speed king and his mechanician. The remark playfully suggests that the critical support from the mechanic keeps the racer on track.
Buck Kilby Quotes on Leisure and Billiards Finish
Buck Kilby remarks a man of leisure has time to finish a game of three cushion billiards. The comment frames leisure as time for focused, extended play in a favored pastime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Kilby
Woman's rights efforts face missteps in approach
The article notes that in pursuing equality many women adopt ineffective methods. It discusses common missteps and suggests rethinking strategy to achieve lasting progress.
Let out as much truth in as few words as possible
A terse maxim urging concise truth telling. Emphasizes directness and brevity in communication without embellishment or misdirection.
Grape-Nuts Claim Health Benefits In Testimonial Letter
A letter from a Western town woman describes severe stomach trouble until using Grape-Nuts. She reports rapid relief from heartburn and gas, weight gain from 98 to 116 pounds, and renewed ability to work. The ad cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and references The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Teutons
Przemysl
Isonzo
National Cemetery
King’s Highway
South and
Coast Guard
Liberal
Sassafras
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