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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1915
Page
8
German forces press near Riga with a new success storming a bridgehead on the Drina and taking 37 officers and 325 men. Russian attacks on both sides of Vilna fail as heavy casualties mount. Fighting continues around Grodno Fortress and surrounding forts under German control.
World War I dispatches report the capture of Friedrichstadt bridgehead on the Drina near Riga, heavy German gains including 37 officers and 3323 Russian troops, plus 5 machine guns. Reports also note Grodno forts fallen, Russian retreat eastward, and ongoing battles along Vilna and Petrograd fronts with Turkish engagements in the Caucasus and new German submarines hinted.
The News agency denies reports that French and Allied forces broke German lines at Arran. German positions to the west are described as more secure now than months ago. Rumors are attributed to German enemies attempting to sway public sentiment. Polo officers at Forbes Field report strong interest and progress among American cadets, with senior championship details and names of officers and units noted.
In San Francisco on September 4 a fire gutted the St Francis Girls Orphanage, killing five people including Elizabeth O Brien age 4. Nuns and staff helped evacuate fifty two children and several elderly residents while a potential later death count was still uncertain.
Torrington Conn Sept 4 More than 300 Hendey Machine Company workers walked out demanding an eight hour day raises of 15 percent and time and a half for overtime The plant’s refusal to grant the demands sparked the strike with virtually the entire force participating
Review of the week's stock exchange notes a sharp fall in foreign exchange to a new low, with francs marks and fires recorded. London recovered to 4.72, aiding stability. The Arabic incident prompted peaceful sentiment, while tank clearings and steel iron prices rose. Railroads posted steadier outputs, with carriers showing improved earnings. commerce commission decree delaying anthracite rate cuts held.
Ettha Root former senator and cabinet officer and new chairman of the New York constitutional convention argues for a short ballot provision. He says it would curb boRism and the invisible government that he claims has influenced New York for forty years.
Washington reports say Navy Department officials published that a few American built submarines have operated under their own power in the Atlantic and are now with allied fleets. Secretary Daniels assured neutrality would be preserved and that foreign submarines would not be delivered during the war. Officials plan to detail Navy officers on ten subs constructed at Fore River for the Drat government to investigate their moral use and ensure they do not reach belligerents.
Near Admiral Caperton proclaimed martial law at Port Au Prince and nearby districts as American forces seek to maintain order during occupation. No significant disorder reported and navy officials call the move precautionary amid uprisings fears. Two players were sold from Omaha to St Paul as the season ends.
Oswald Garrieon Villard publisher of the New York Evening Moat speaks at Laurel Hill association noting large numbers of German descent Americans denouncing the nation that adopted them. He argues education of immigrants to duties of citizenship, warns against divided loyalty, cites Carl Schurz. He laments German Americans’ stance undermines peace and questions why many did not return to Germany.
Stephen T. Mather, secretary of the interior, with Governor Carleton and other officials, heads to southern Colorado for a formal dedication of a new park. The caravan travels via Fall River boulevard across the continental divide to ceremonies set for 2 o’clock. Speakers include Mather, Carleton, F. C. Stanley, John Dickson Sherman, Congressman T. Taylor and S. B. Chamberlains.
Colorado and a party led by President Wilton Sod stirred plans to chart a permanent road from Rocky Mountain National Park to Yellowstone via Cody Wyoming. The delegation would meet at Cody near the park entrance to set the route. RECORD FOR LONGEVITY News from New York reports Jeanette Schwartz died at 107 in Brooklyn aged home. She was among dwarfs, two and a half feet tall and weighing under 25 pounds. Her birthplace is listed as Bruitgart, Gere, many.
Petrograd notes optimism after General Alesiex is named chief and General Trutsky commands northern armies. Critics say Germans aim to cross the Vilna line, seize key rail routes, and take Vilna and Troyn. Russian forces push near Minsk and Vile as Moscow contemplates autumn defense.
Bermuda was swept by a severe gale last night uprooting trees and damaging property. Electric power and telecommunication services were disrupted as a steamship carrying 200 American tourists was delayed on arrival, causing traveler concerns and port congestion.
Forty pretty girls from Mississippi represented at the Mississippi day celebration at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Lila Howe, president of the Mississippi Society, chaired the event. Governor Earl J. Brewer was represented by W. T. Rakestraw, agriculture commissioner. Speakers included Mayor James J. Molt Jr of San Francisco, GC Moore of the exposition, and Arthur Ariell for Governor Jobson of California.
A published Austrian officer’s letter from the eastern front details a masterful Russian retreat marked by scorched towns and demolished roads. Cossacks burn behind the army while Austro Hungarian troops struggle through ruined villages. Convoys lag, repairs are made under fire, and towns blaze across the Volynkyl plain as they retreat.
Barrington and Bristol officials conceded the case against Mrs Elisabeth Tifteny Blair Mohr is weak thus far. Prosecution seeks stronger evidence beyond confessions from the two black men who admit involvement in the physician’s death. Police hunt two men believed to have overheard the fatal shooting discussion. Two of the defendants rode to the crime scene on motorcycles.
New York health department released figures from the past year showing only 491 of 43,437 city school boys examined had heart trouble before athletic contests. Officials call the result a remarkable proof of health and one of the best records in athletic statistics history.
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