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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1915
Page
6
A Farm and Fireside essay by Herbert Quick argues civilization is tested by how people clear roads of snow and obstacles. It cites macadam roads, the automobile, and the need for proactive road breakers to aid others, praising communal effort over selfish path clearing.
The piece discusses future cement roads costing $5,000 to $10,000 per mile and the potential for roller skating friendly streets. It argues prairie dirt roads, if properly dragged with sand and clay, are the best and cheapest option for most territories, praising gumbo roads and lamenting its simple drag.
Burlington weekly crop report notes frost holds off Nebraska corn, early planting safe, late corn varying in danger from day to day. If cold does not return by month-end, Nebraska corn crop could be enormous with improved overall condition from hot weather. Late damaged corn may still have value for fodder. Comparisons show better condition versus last week.
Petrograd reports follow up blows after Tarnopol with Trembowla prisoners and limited advance due to artillery shortfalls. French and German claims clash over progress in the Argonne near Marie Therese, while most action remains artillery on the Gallipoli peninsula and in the western front.
Applicants for license to practice chiropractics appeared before the new chiropractic board. About 125 are expected to take exams this week, totaling around 165 who will practice under statutory regulation from the legislature’s enactment.
Berlin reports a major German thrust reaching the Kovno Petrograd railway between Vilna and Dvins with Austro German units pressing toward Slonim and Pinsk. Russians fall back to marshy zones as tides of artillery and counterattacks shape a hard fight along waterlogged ground. The Caucasus and Dardanelles efforts continue with optimism riding reports of a possible allied success. A seed corn advisory urges selecting ears from strong stalks and short shanks in fall to ensure sturdy seed.
Reports confirm a frontier skirmish between Greek and Bulgarian patrols near Fatorna and an official investigation ordered. German aircraft fly over Servian and Bulgarian territory from Orsova to Adrianople, each loaded to full capacity with supplies for the Turks.
A Rome newspaper cites a Bucharest correspondent claiming 800000 Armenians from Asia Minor are interned in Turkey. The dispatch says women are in Turkish harems and children are being sold at auction in Constantinople.
Eight caskets draped with the American flag held the dead of the submarine F-4. They were placed aboard the United States ship Supply at Honolulu to be sent home, and shortly after the steamer weighed anchor sailing for San Francisco.
Private negotiations at J P Morgan's library in New York aim to float a substantial war loan to the Allies. The anticipated credit totals around 500 million dollars. The Anglo French delegation is led by Lord Reading, the lord chief justice of Great Britain.
Mrs. Scott Durand of Chicago faces the slaughter of her $51,000 herd of Guernsey cattle due to foot and mouth infection. She plans to buy another herd immediately and resume dairying, the wealthy dairywoman has announced.
Emperor William dismisses General von Kriege, commander of the Eighth division, held responsible for the Austro-German setback to Russian forces on the Sereth river in East Galicia.
From Mount Carmel in Syria comes a message praising Andrew Carnegie as the greatest worker for international peace. Abdul Baha Abbas, called the servant of God and Bahaism’s prophet, sent the message after visiting this country in 1912 where he spoke against war.
The Manchester Guardian quotes Spectator on Zeppelin raids provoking public fear and cites a recruiting sergeant addressing crowds from debris in ruined districts. The Daily Mirror reports London’s reply as a surge of new recruits.
A blast on the destroyer Decatur at Cavite naval yard in the Philippine Islands killed Joid J. Elkins and seriously injured Edward N. Brashear and C. Delos Santos, with Chief Gunner's Mate William U. Hayden slightly hurt. The navy department said the ship was at anchor off the naval station and the cause was undetermined.
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