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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1915
Page
8
Dec 14 via London Dec 16 The Falkish war office reports progress as Turkish forces say artillery activity near Kut el Amara is decreasing due to counter fire. They claim gains toward enemy positions on the Gallipoli front while London reports bombardments near Anafarta and near Kemble Liman.
Washington December 14 The Republican national committee on call and committee on arrangement reported in favor of holding the national convention June 7 1915 but did not name any of the four cities seeking to host the event.
An address before the Southern Commercial Congress argues that peace cannot be kept by past methods. Oscar Straus and another speaker contend that balance of power, ententes, and group alliances fail, calling for a unified, morally anchored international system led by a stronger peace-focused power and League to Enforce Peace.
Little Rock Ark December 14 1 Dr English longtime clerk of the Arkansas Supreme Court since 1860 retires today In accepting the release Belton Chet Justice WA McCulloch recall words In losing English it almost general dissolution of the court Yet during the Civil War he carried supreme court records to Washington Ark and later to safety before returning them to state government Read the Classified Ads for further notices.
A city meeting ordered gambling houses on Grant Avenue and Twenty Fifth Street closed after over two years of operation. A Sunday raid yielded no arrests. proprietors were warned to shut down as authorities prepared further action. The Japanese gambling house on Grant Avenue, once reported to have netted about 70 000 in two years, reportedly reopened amid street gossip.
London correspondence reports a Royal Sanitary Institute meeting on the lower birthrate. Speakers ranged from urging government action to boost maternity with tax relief to predicting continued birthrate decline and higher death poverty. Sir John Cockburn urged incentives and tax cuts for each child. Dr. Dunlop favored further birthrate reduction and parental prudence among the poor.
Six hundred Belt Railway of Chicago workers strike amid halted shipments of Christmas goods, Pacific coast food, and European war supplies. The stoppage stems from a dispute over passenger service to Clearing terminal yards beyond the city edge, affecting nearly all Chicago rail routes and five thousand cars already switched to Clearing.
George C McLaughlin was killed near Malad Idaho last Thursday with a back wound. Ray M Thompson claims self defense but autopsy by Dr L Shields and Dr J N Harrison shows the bullet traveled from back to front through the chest piercing lungs and shoulder blade. Thompson faces a preliminary hearing at Malad on December 34 as friends seek evidence against him.
Surgeons agree bullet entered the body from the rear and exited the front after autopsy requested by McLaughlin. Dr Openshaw described the back wound as small enough to admit a fingertip, while the front chest wound measured about two inches in diameter.
London reports Reginald McKenna chancellor of the exchequer presented a mobilization of American securities plan. The press largely approves though many call for clearer details on securities disposal by purchase. Parliament will scrutinize the scheme before final approval of a measure granting treasury broad powers.
Reports from Topolobampo describe Yaqui Indian raids across the Yaqui valley causing widespread destruction. Mexican troops largely inactive, while Indians seized crops, destroyed equipment, and killed laborers. American properties including an experimental station and Cajomo ranch were looted. rice and corn carried off, plus cyanide and poisons removed from warehouses.
The text notes inadequate protection for American settlers in Los Mochis and the Yaqui Valley. It asserts assurances that American interests would be safe, yet confirms that Los Mochis and the Yaqui Valley have recently seen Indian violence.
Washington dispatch reports Cuba plans a ten percent army increase and asks the United States to sell arms and ammunition for a training ship and cadets. The request was referred to the naval committee for action.
Washington, Feb. 14. The new Baltimore yard transport building will be named Henderson, honoring Brigadier General Archibald Henderson, early Marine Corps commandant who led the Constitution boarders in the Revolutionary War era. Secretary Daniels said he considered it appropriate to assign names to distinguished marine officers.
Young girls from Pont a Mouroux Berboritiers Nomeny and Lorraine towns study domestic economy in a Nancy building once used by Germans for soup. They learn to live on 15 cents a board, starting at the market, understanding value, and how to stretch their purchases.
A garbled excerpt cites Prefect Mirman praising wartime training and education for children left during soldiers absence. It mentions cutting and sewing work, design, and duties in workrooms, with remarks on courage and future readiness amid destruction.
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