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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
2
The president vows to act against warring factions in Mexico as instability grows. The appeal from the American Red Cross cites years of internal disturbances driving many Mexicans toward starvation and urges relief contributions.
London dispatches from Athens report Djavid Pasha, former Turkish finance minister, has left Constantinople for Berlin to inform Germany that Turkey cannot continue the war and must seek a separate peace.
Bureau chief Dr. E E told Idaho and Nevada bankers that the U S will close the year with a favorable foreign trade balance of one billion dollars versus a 55 million deficit last year. He predicted the American dollar will supplant the pound sterling as the world exchange unit.
A war era order to saloonkeepers bans serving soldiers and sailors except between seven and eight thirty PM in the London seventh district. The directive, issued by the brigadier general in command, aims to regulate alcohol service amid ongoing conditions.
The North eastern Baptist convention in Los Angeles adopted a program to recruit 1,000,000 converts before 1920 and to expand missionary forces in the United States and abroad to 5,000 with mission funds rising to 6,000,000. In Lincoln a Roy Roberts appeal from a death sentence was filed noting an automatic stay pending supreme court review. Paris reports 900 women enrolled in a new female police unit trained and uniformed. London reports Turks suffered heavier losses at the Dardanelles than previously stated in a Bird report.
Government awaiting news from the scene after the British Majestic was reportedly sunk by a submarine torpedo. No official confirmation yet.
The British battleship Majestic was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine while supporting forces at Gallipoli. Most officers and crew were saved. The loss marks the fifth British battleship sunk in the Dardanelles campaign and follows the Earlier loss of the Triumph. The French and Australian New Zealand forces are also mentioned in the broader operation.
A tornado Tuesday night swept across five or six farms east of town, killing Spalding Nebraska Mrs. Thomas Kelly and injuring her husband, with numerous livestock losses and extensive property damage as buildings were demolished.
Dispatch from Rome via Havas says King Victor Emmanuel has taken supreme command of Italian forces and left incognito at Italian headquarters. Flags of the allied European powers were displayed over Paris public buildings by order of the French government.
Reports from Washington note officials lack definite information on whether the American steamer Nebraskan was torpedoed or struck by a mine after damage off Ireland. Ambassador Page and Consul Skinner relay the British admiralty's claim of torpedoing, while the captain’s report raises doubt about the strike type.
The first half of the current fiscal year ending July 1 shows a deficit near $6.5 million. Postal expenses rose by over $9 million, compared with about $560,000 for the prior period, per the postmaster.
The May 24 neutrality proclamation from the State Department warns American citizens that law and treaties require impartial neutrality during the European conflict. It states neutrality must not hinder free opinion or commerce in arms and munitions.
The American steamer Nebraskan commanded by Captain Green was torpedoed about forty miles southwest of Fastnet near the Irish coast. Although struck forward and taking on water, the crew abandoned to boats but later returned and resumed voyage with no loss of life. The ship carried no passengers.
Congestion in the Port of London, which at one point threatened to halt commerce indefinitely, is being relieved gradually as operations return to normal.
Representatives of the French government in East St Louis began filling an order for 26 000 horses, the largest single purchase in the United States since the European war began. France has already bought 30 000 horses on this market. Washington Italian embassy officials say naturalized Americans would not be called to return and serve.
Official war office statement says Italian troops have penetrated Austrian territory and occupied Caporetto and nearby heights between the Juding and Isonzo, with towns including Cormons Cervignagno and Terre in Austrian hands. Reports place Caporetto Cervignano and Terso within invaded regions.
The German reply to the US note on the Lusitania sinking is published. It insists neutral ships in the war zone face attack only if guilty of hostile acts and accuses Britain of flag abuse. It claims Lusitania carried ammunition and Canadian war materiel and blames the shipowners for the deaths.
The Philadelphia Record notes that many old master paintings lack signatures yet rely on the painter’s technique for authenticity. It explains false signatures are detectable, and signatures fade with time or cleaning, sometimes becoming invisible except in special light.
The piece reflects on human happiness as a destiny shaped by the Almighty and warns against prioritizing personal joy over life’s circumstances. It contrasts emotional longing with practical contentment and ends with sugar consumption statistics across nations, noting tax and trade effects on per capita intake.
A fragmented passage notes a baseball player fined for clashing with an umpire. It questions sympathy for the fined player, suggesting many feel the penalties justify the act, while observations compare poets and unusual men and discuss gendered views.
A fragment notes trouble keeping a branch of ice in every home at Shieh’s loafing manor as gossiping women gather. The text hints that those who seek attention often face uncomplimentary reactions from others.
An advertisement promotes fragrant super creamy emollients claiming to cleanse purify and beautify the skin scalp hair and hands. It offers a free sample by mail via a postcard to Caticura Dept XY Boston and notes availability everywhere.
The article notes a heavy wartime desire for sweets among troops. It cites Capt. Bean as official correspondent, reporting five times the expected demand for chocolates and soft drinks, and one fifth the demand for beer, with Australians in Cairo reportedly nearly consuming all chocolate on troopships.
The dialogue presents Mrs Prebscomb asserting a claim to truth with the line The woman is my word while Mr Prebscomb counters with mild sarcasm. He admits a lack of courage to ask about her whereabouts as he reads her evasive yarns.
A quip about marriage compares couples to a sage and a fool. A woman writes of pity for her sisters but hesitates to forgive. The exchange turns on whether harmony exists between husband and wife and who bears the burden of time and mercy.
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