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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
2
A humorous column riffs on stubborn habits and paradoxes from war to romance. It pokes at censorship in Europe, crowd sentiment, and the oddities of daily life, including Russia jokes, alarm clocks, and aging marriages, all in a wry editorial voice.
Paris residents stay awake fearing Zeppelins over the city though frequent late bedtimes persist amid air raid anxieties and urban bustle.
A grandfather on Long Island attacked a veteran who was winding down his card game. The assault injured the veteran's fingers and halted his plans to wrap up his day. Local police are investigating the altercation and reviewing witness statements.
Amid rising interest in lawn tennis, observers note overlapping schedules and legal disputes involving multiple baseball leagues. The shifts affect players, venues, and local sports fans as the new trend gains momentum.
The passage notes that discussions about a shortage of ammunition are unlikely to lead to the war's end. It suggests that even with limited ammo, the world cannot expect a cessation of fighting due to this issue.
A historical riff urges recalling traditional baseball team names to honor America's sporting lineage and inspire fresh, worthwhile branding rooted in long-standing identity.
A Holland resident asserts he is training pelicans to attack aircraft and suggests teaching swordfish to counter submarines, framing it as a playful idea about unconventional warfare.
Readers who claim to know how the war began should not expect credence for their forecasts on its end. The piece mocks those predicting a quick settlement and stresses uncertainty in the timeline.
A reflective note shows how language shifts with generations when a father tries to play marbles with his sons and discovers the rules and terms differ from his own childhood.
A New York World editorial questions the idea of regulating how nations wage war, mocking the notion as excessive modesty and suggesting real limits are hard to set among European powers. The remark reflects ongoing debates on wartime conduct and international oversight.
A bill in the New York assembly would allow physicians to drive at speeds used by fire chiefs when responding to calls. The measure implies broad driving privileges for medical staff during emergencies and related operations.
A reflective aphorism notes that relying on luck invites less need for comfort. those who expect fortune without effort may find themselves comfort-starved.
Predictions about the war’s end take over the focus once held by talk of an additional congressional session. The remark notes the competing public interest as officials and citizens weigh timelines and political steps amid ongoing conflict.
A German scientist asserts he can produce nutritious human food from straw. He says his invention would be timely for war zones if blockades persist.
Turkish official statement says British battleships Majestic and Triumph damaged and withdrawn. Jeanne d Arc set afire. English destroyer sunk. two transports hit with one beached. Admiralty report cites gains for allies with bombardment of Mados and captures near the narrows and heavy Turkish losses.
The western rail road arbitration board issued its award denying a wage increase for 66 000 engineers and firemen asking for 10 percent rises and working condition changes. Signatories refused to sign, noting no general increases and possible wage cuts where higher rates exist, except slight gains for a few light engines. The board ordered abolition of surprise tests, and President Carter said the workers would accept the decision.
A Reuters dispatch from Rotterdam says the American steamer Cushing from Philadelphia was attacked by German airmen in the North Sea. The bombs caused no damage. The ship flies the American flag and belongs to Standard Oil, carrying 2,491,000 gallons of refined petroleum and 50,000 gallons of lubricating oil.
Paris reports confirm a German bombardment of Dunkirk with 60 large shells. About 150 people, mainly civilians, were killed or injured as shells hit the barracks roof and caused extensive property damage. Authorities suspect new long range artillery.
In Bury St. Edmunds England on May 3 a German Zeppelin pursued a railway train for ten miles dropping five bombs in an attempt to destroy it. None of the bombs hit the train and all fell wide.
Charles L. Stephens twenty five. of Pittsburgh, was instantly killed when his engine two tenders and twelve freight cars left the rails seven miles east of Washington. The freight wreck occurred on the Baltimore and Ohio line.
Paris reports the French cruiser Leon Gambetta was sunk in the Strait of Otranto after collision with Austrian submarine U-5. Of 714 crew aboard, 578 died and 136 were rescued by Italian vessels. the ship carried 22 officers and 12,416 tons displacement. The loss alarms French Navy and marks a naval setback near the Dardanelles guard.
William C. Redfield, secretary of commerce, told the American Academy of Political and Social Science in Philadelphia that the Europe war will boost U S industry. He urged a robust American merchant fleet to transport American goods. El Paso pesos fell to 4 cents in gold, a record low, with Villa leaders valued at 35 cents after Torreon. Emperor Nicholas arrived at Sebastopol via Petrograd on May 1.
The annual meeting of the Christian church district including St. Joseph Laporte Elkhart Starke Marshall Lagrange and Kosciusko counties ended in Mishawaka with speakers J M Alexander Paul Van Winkle Merritt Owen J O Rose Gary L Cox F C Lake and Guy Smith among others. South Bend Rotary leaders met in secret to discuss future policy ahead of the July International Rotary meeting in San Francisco. About 200 members attended with Frank L. Mulholland presiding at a banquet at the Oliver hotel.
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected a 90 cent class rate plan for rail traffic from New York and the East to St. Paul and Minneapolis and kept 83 cents. It also refused a 28 cent differentials plan to Minneapolis and St. Paul and kept 21 cents, meaning East shipments through Duluth to St. Paul and Minneapolis pay 21 cents more. The Twin Cities Case is a major decision affecting western railroads.
Henry W Legleitner, one of the dynamiters convicted in the Indianapolis ironworkers conspiracy case in 1913, was paroled on Tuesday by Attorney General Gregory. He had been serving a three year sentence at Leavenworth penitentiary and the warden was telegraphed to release him immediately.
At Founder's day exercises in Pittsburgh on May 3 the Carnegie Institute announced that Andrew Carnegie added 2,700,000 dollars to the institute and the Carnegie Institute of Technology.
The German supply ship Macedonia, which recently escaped from Las Palmas, Canary Islands, has been recaptured. Official announcement to this effect was made by the British admiralty.
Petersburg inmate James Nolan shot Zeck McNeeley at Winslow on Christmas Eve and fled during a jail break. A sheriff’s daughter unlocked the jail, Nolan knocked her down, then hid in Dr. Demotte’s barn until Special Policeman Masters found him and forced surrender. No other prisoners attempted escape.
Five youths led by a seventeen year old were jailed after being found asleep in a stolen car in Greensburg. They allegedly took the Chicago car through Valparaiso and South Bend to Mooresville and Greensburg while planning to go to Tennessee. The group named Vincent Riley Earl McDonald Walter Duffey Everett McCarty and Jesse McCormack. They confessed to an intended search for an insane man and to taking the marshal at Mooresville a twenty mile ride.
The farm house of Charles Helmich east of Vernon burned to the ground, likely sparked by a passing locomotive. Neighbors saved adjacent buildings after hours of effort. Joseph S. Bailey, former Vernon mayor and Helmich's father in law, was carried from the blaze by his nurse Miss Rayburn as the roof collapsed. Bailey is critically ill. Loss put at $5,000.
The six year old Evansville Prestella Evansville daughter of Mrs James Smith was shot in the left eye by a stray .32 caliber bullet while sitting on her mother's lap. Doctors report the bullet is lodged in the brain and cannot be removed. The death of the girl is stated as a matter of time. Willis Walker, 23, was arrested on charges of the shooting.
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