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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1915
Page
2
The Sunday sermon crusade in Nebraska draws 12,000 at tabernacle and 132000 attendees overall for 100 sermons. A free will offering totals 18425.59 dollars, with 3000 pledged by local business and professional men.
Police and secret service agents stalled a German plot led by Robert Fay and Walter Scholz to destroy American munitions plants and ships. Fay, a lieutenant, confessed to plans to halt munition shipments and received $2000. Papers in his room identified him as a German secret service agent.
The Central Unemployed Body for London has nearly ceased operations as there are virtually no unemployed to place. Brinsley Harper notes fifteen months into the war that distress is absent, wages remain high, and living costs have not driven poverty up. Juvenile labor demand helps families with extra income.
Los Angeles reports that Venustiano Carranza head of the Mexican government endorses baseball as a substitute for bullfights amid border tensions. Adolfo Carillo, Carranza’s consul, states the policy will shut down border inequities in Juarez and other towns and will not recognize race tracks or monte carlos or concessions there.
The Army Engineering Board closed hearings and now holds a mass of facts. Western shippers and businessmen expect a favorable report to Congress on whether the Missouri River should remain muddy and turbid or be developed as a major freight artery.
El Paso reports Felix Diaz has joined the Zapata troops and now leads about 40 000 men threatening Mexico City. The receipt of the message came from two separate sources in Juarez and El Paso.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated Notre Dame 20 to 18 in Lincoln in a storied clash. An estimated 7 500 to 8 000 spectators watched as the Huskers surged past the visitors after Notre Dame opened the scoring. The game's enduring memory lies in its dramatic turnaround and hard fought final minutes.
The British report confirms the Armenian atrocity with only about one-sixth of the 1 200 000 population remaining. King George appeals for more men as the world grapples with mass killings and international responses surge.
King George issues a voluntary appeal urging subjects to enlist and provide more manpower. He stresses that more men are needed to sustain armies in the field and to secure victory and lasting peace.
The Armenian newspaper Mahbak estimates 1.2 million Armenians in Turkey before the war have fallen to about 209,000. It cites church leader reports that 50,000 Armenians have been killed or enslaved, with further losses expected due to Turkish policies.
About seventy five Mexicans attacked fifteen American soldiers at Ojo Del Agua on the river border. Three soldiers fell, eight wounded, and at least five Mexicans were killed in a forty minute clash. Reinf orcements drove some attackers back into Mexico as Mexicans slain wore white hats with Viva Villa.
President Wilson designates Thursday November 26 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer and urges all citizens to observe it accordingly.
London reports that Britain has formally offered Cyprus to Greece. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, sixty miles from Asia Minor, with the condition that Greece intervene in the war on the side of the Allies.
Calexico notes Carranza remains unrecognized as Mexico's head while Estaban Cantu holds Lower California as an independent territory. The U S embargo has little effect and customs report no orders to block arms exports to Santu, underscoring persistent neutrality and unsettled authority.
Washington receives endorsements from large firms and corporations for a continental army defense. Approving letters arrive and at least one company offers full pay leave for service. Enlistment spans six years, but actual active service limited to two months annually for the first three years with intensive field training. Cooperation of employers is viewed as crucial to success.
Washington dispatch notes appeals of Nick Arrigo and Mike Indovina popcorn grinders convicted in Lincoln Nebraska of violating the state pure food law were dismissed at the request of counsel.
Charles H. Sherrill former United States minister to Argentina spoke at the University of Buffalo urging the United States to seek European relinquishment of colonial possessions in the western hemisphere saying the U S may never be in a better position to press such asks.
Major Cervantes and about 200 Villa army soldiers reached Aguas Prieta opposite Douglas, Arizona, surrendered to Gen. P. Elias Calles. Surrender arranged by telephone. Cervantes and troops reportedly escaped Esqueda after a sharp fight with Villa cavalry. Carranza detachments aided deserters. casualties reported on both sides.
Porter Chariton, an American on trial for murdering his wife in 1910, was sentenced to six years and eight months but due to amnesty will serve only twenty-nine days. Judge Baron Schiacci asked for final remarks and Chariton tearfully said he trusted Italian justice. The jury found him only partially responsible with extenuating circumstances.
Ten thousand people have registered in Minot North Dakota hoping to obtain homesteads as the Fort Berthold reservation is opened. Minot leads with 7,692 registrations while Bismarck and Plaza show lighter totals. James McPhaul of the interior department estimated total registration for seven hundred homesteads would not exceed 25,000.
Thirteen people died and eight were injured in a four story building fire on the north side. The two upper floors housed the Union Paper Box company and most victims were young women except two men. Mayor Armstrong ordered a full investigation by police, the city council, and the coroner.
Berlin reports Dr Alfred Zimmermann under secretary for foreign affairs says he reviewed all evidence on Edith Cavell’s execution in Belgium and found the verdict just though regrettable. He issued an official explanation outlining the case and its justification.
Upwards of thirty thousand people marched on Fifth Avenue in the largest US demonstration for woman suffrage. About twenty thousand women from social circles to factory workers and ten thousand men joined, with thirty bands along the line.
Nebraska woman selected as president in a statewide update from the Western Newspaper Union News Service. Readers across the state receive notes on notable leadership among women and local civic activity.
A calendar of regional events includes the State Bankers Association in Omaha on October 27 and 28, Nemaha County Sunday School convention in Peru on October 27 and 28, Stecher-Americas wrestling in Lincoln on October 28, Episcopal Provincial Synod in Omaha from October 28 to November 1, State Teachers Annual Convention in Omaha November 3, 4 and 6, a Nebraska Sunday School Day on November 7, Midwest Bowling in Omaha November 19 to 29, and State Manufacturers Association in Lincoln November 15 and 16.
Beatrice reports Mrs. E. Drake, longtime supreme organizer, elected supreme president of the national P. E. O. organization at its Los Angeles convention. Drake is well known in state and national circles of the society.
Farmers in this region face rotting apples as hogs feed on the fruit while Omaha dealers charge $3.50 per barrel for the same grade. The imbalance between supply and demand drives up retail apple prices locally.
The Nebraska state teachers association annual session will run November 3 to 6 with headquarters at the Rome hotel and meetings at the city auditorium. Omaha Symphony Orchestra will perform a 100-instrument concert Friday evening November 6 under the Omaha Commercial Club. President R. J. Barr of Grand Island leads the association with officers A. P. Hillyer Beatrice vice president John F. Matthews Grand Island treasurer and E. A. Gaff Omaha secretary.
A contest for the Table Rock postmaster position arises as current postmaster Frank H. Taylor’s term ends early in 1916. Three contenders Ralph Cotton C H Carmichael and William Ellis have agreed to a vote by Democratic voters who patronize the office. The election is scheduled for November 2.
Two Omaha Indians named Charles and Phoebe LaFleuche walked the sawdust trail Saturday afternoon. They said they heard Billy Sunday preach on the Twenty third Psalm and wished to be enrolled as Christians. They are members of the La Flesche family of the Omaha reservation.
J O Rohrer harvested several quarts of red ripe flavorful strawberries at Hastings last week and asserts a variety bearing all months of the year.
Miss Estell Mason drove a dog team into Lincoln completing a 32000 mile endurance journey begun at Nome on October 27 1908. The journey covered Siberia Europe and America under a contract with the Northern Commercial Company of Alaska. She earned 12500 on return and planned to ship the dogs to San Francisco.
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