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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
6
The Senate removed the seed distribution allocation from the agricultural appropriation bill. Senator Reed of Missouri led the fight to keep the seed item and rejected claims it was a device for members to secure reelection.
German naval critic Capt. Persius writes in the Berlin Tageblatt that Germany plans a new submarine policy to force England to respect international law. He says Germany has enough submarines to disrupt British trade and block munitions shipments to France.
President urges patience candor and cooperation to solve all difficulties. He links rising fighting spirit to unity and vows not to favor any one class, dedicating the new AFL home in Washington to shared understanding among owner and worker classes.
Mayor Beall of Alton Illinois issues a dress code enforcement order telling police to arrest women who appear in public in transparent clothing. The move follows an incident when the mayor saw a young woman on the street with outlines clearly visible and directed her to go home and dress properly.
Mrs Marguerite Burtt Proctor accuses Mrs John L. Gardner of interfering in her marriage to George W. Proctor, Boston pianist and Gardner protégé. She says she and her husband relied on Gardner for subsistence and that the arrangement ruined their romance.
Agents of the Japanese Government have let or are letting orders for machinery and steel mill equipment totaling over 28.6 million dollars to Pittsburgh firms. Much of the iron and steel is for the Imperial Iron Works at Yawata, part of a government program that has appropriated over 20 million dollars for these mills, the largest in the Far East.
Willie Given, a Tenth Cavalry deserter held as a prisoner at Carrizal, testified that an American deserter commanded a Carranza company at Cuerrizal and led the American prisoners. The deserter admitted serving with the Twentieth Infantry at Columbus and claimed to be a captain in the de facto army. He said prisoners pledged to kill the American on first chance.
A squadron of French aircraft attacked Sofia the capital of Bulgaria, dropping bombs on military installations and railways as announced by allied military headquarters.
Passengers aboard the steamer Florida arriving from Halifax reported two German spies with explosives found on the British troopship Olympic as she prepared to sail for England with about 5000 Canadian troops. The men were jailed. The Olympic, owned by White Star Line, has served the British Government since the war began.
Lady Sybil Grey daughter of Earl Grey formerly governor general of Canada was seriously wounded at the Russian front while with the British Red Cross. A hand grenade shattered a window shelter near her seat and a splinter pierced her left cheek and jaw.
Part of Scranton Pennsylvania experiences a second major ground collapse as mine-related subsidence destroys a 12 foot drop across Main Avenue in West Scranton. The event damages homes and disrupts a key city thoroughfare as authorities assess the cause and scope.
A severe quake leaves blocks wrecked across Scranton with cracked water mains and flooded streets. Public School No 16 is wrecked for the second time while gas lines, damaged walls, and twisted business facades disrupt daily life. The National Guard Armory sustains about 40000 in damage as officials cite coal mining under city property as the probable cause.
The Mexican Government will establish three new legations in Central America. One legation will handle Mexican interests in Costa Rica and Honduras, a second will cover El Salvador and Nicaragua, and a third will be in Guatemala.
Prices of the Journal and the Georgian rose from 2 to 3 cents amid higher production costs.
Glen Carson aged 14 shot his 11 year old sister with a blank cartridge pistol during a premature Fourth of July celebration in Huntsville Maryland. The blast blinded one eye and endangered the other, prompting concern from their father A Carson a wealthy coal operator in the town.
In Hudsonville Michigan a 16 year old boy Forrest Winchester accidentally discharged a loaded revolver while celebrating the Fourth of July. Maud Winchester aged 6 was killed when she stood in front of him.
Congress will be asked within a week to authorize war bonds to fund military actions tied to the Mexican crisis. House Majority Leader Kitchen said fifteen days would suffice to resolve the Mexican situation.
Ignatius T. Lincoln a former British Parliament member and self confessed German spy was found guilty of forgery and obtaining money under false pretenses and sentenced to three years in prison.
A joint labor committee in Washington issues an appeal to the governments and peoples of the United States and Mexico to avoid war. It proposes a mixed commission of Mexicans and Americans to settle differences stemming from misinformation. Signers include Samuel Gompers and other AFL leaders, with Mexican organizers Loviera, Pages, Morones, and Garcia.
The War Department moves quickly to arm national guard units on the border with a full machine gun supply. Contracts are placed to deliver numerous guns, boosting the reserve stock drawn from the regular army to meet guard needs.
Miss Elizab eth C Huber 23 years old died after being struck by a freight train while attempting to board in St Louis. Her brother B C Huber a rancher at Owensmouth arrived and said she sought material for sociology articles. She graduated from Radcliffe College Cambridge and had been in San Diego nine months studying conditions. She had shaved her head to aid the disguise.
War Department press bulletin says accommodations for troops mobilized to the border are far superior to those supplied by any other nation in similar circumstances, replying to complaints about transportation facilities for national guardsmen.
The Geological Survey reports unprecedented iron production in the first half of 1916. Lake Superior district may total about 60 million gross tons for the year, with Birmingham and other districts around 10 million. Ore shipments in the first five months exceed 10 million gross tons, up 83 percent from the same period in 1915. Coke and anthracite production in iron rose 66 percent over the prior five months.
The report notes price levels in June were 33 and 40 percent higher than June last year. Steel bars and beams show increases ranging from 100 to 130 percent over the prior year.
A Hagenbeck-Wallace circus tent collapsed in a Sunday storm in Detroit after noon July 2 injuring ten. About forty people sought shelter under the canvas as rain fell and wind pulled stakes free. Seven victims were taken to Receiving Hospital while others were treated on the grounds.
A reported Amsterdam story claims a Cologne food riot led troops to fire on civilians after refusing orders. Police then shot into the crowd, killing and wounding several. troops allegedly retaliated, resulting in injuries among police officers.
Military forces surrounded a Mexican home in El Paso for four days in a raid believed to shelter Francisco Villa. Despite a cordon and door raids no trace of the bandit chieftain was found on the premises.
Austria reaches an arrangement where authorities will seize two thirds of church bells for military use in exchange for payment. Bells older than 100 years are exempt, and retained bells must remain harmonized for church use. The move follows a compiled empire bell list showing counts and weights.
The Russian Duma adopted a bill granting peasants the same civil rights as other social classes, aligning their status with the broader citizenry. The decision expands protections and equality under law for peasant communities.
California figure Wilson Francis J. Heney, a Roosevelt delegate leader and Progressive organizer, telegraphed President Wilson pledging active support for re-election. He denounced Hughes’s nomination as cor ruption from the 1908 Republican National Committee, and credited Wilson with enacting major Progressive planks.
Sixty four refugees arrive in Philadelphia aboard the Ardmore oil tanker from Mexico. Many are penniless and report robbery of money and valuables by Carranza soldiers. A. R. Blanship claims losses of 13961 dollars after cattle were stolen at his Puebla ranch. Among passengers are thirty Pennsylvania Mexican Fuel Company workers. They cite war notices posted around Tuxpam ten days before sailing.
The Duma approved a broad prohibition measure but an unpublished clause exempts wines with 12 percent alcohol or less. Sales will be allowed in wine producing districts and in other towns unless local option bans them, preserving South Russian, Crimean, and Caucasian vineyard interests.
The Government Labor Bureau says Kansas requires thirty five thousand harvesters to handle the grain harvest with the greatest need near Great Bend. Wages offered range from three to five dollars a day with board. Causes cited include recent enlistment, lack of immigration, and high wages at Eastern munitions plants.
The Sumner carrying 650 Americans departed Sunday afternoon July 2 for Tampa. About fifty Americans travel on a special car from Mexico City per James Linn Rodgers, and will join the Hancock in port for a few days. Ninety percent favor landing at a Texas port, and Consul Canada seeks Washington consent to change the route by wireless.
A member of the Sheridan troop of the Pennsylvania National Guard used excessive force during a farewell gesture, breaking the girl's ribs and causing injuries. Authorities are reviewing the incident and reporting details from the troop's unit.
A Tyrone woman, unnamed to protect her privacy, reported severe pains in her right side after a trooper passage. Her physician diagnosed two fractured ribs following the separation event, and she was advised medical observation.
A large canning company in Pittsburgh has told salesmen to stop taking orders. The government is buying all beans it can find, likely making canned beans scarce for public use. Canned pork and beans are key army and navy rations.
The American steamship Jacob Luckenbach was sunk after a collision with the British steamer Eddystone off Dover. All thirty-one crew members were rescued. The Luckenbach had arrived at Queenstown on June 27 from San Francisco and sailed July 2 for Leith. Built in 1881, the 322 foot vessel was owned in New York.
The Chamber of Deputies votes to send a message to the United States Congress with Brazil's best wishes on the anniversary of North American independence and expresses hope for peace on the North American Continent.
In Spearsville Louisiana Agnes Doster, age 18 or 1% not clear, vowed revenge after her lover Abraham Tubbs 22 learned of her attachment. Tubbs then ambushed and shot the father driving into town. Tubbs is held for murder with Agnes charged as an accessory.
Gen Li Lieh Chun advances along the railway from Shiu chow toward Canton to end Gov Lung Chi Kuang's rule in Kwang Tung. His troops clash with provincial forces at Yingtak after taking Sam Shui on July 2, with Yingtak about midway from Shiuchow to Canton and Sam Shui roughly thirty miles west of Canton.
Revised figures from the Chicago Tribune record 12 deaths and 376 injured nationwide in Fourth of July celebrations, down from 19 dead and 903 hurt in 1915. Worcester Mass reports two deaths while Athol Mass Jacksonville Fla Lee Mass Natrona Pa Portland Ore Scranton Pa Toledo Oh Waverly Ia Wheeling W Va each tally one.
The Marquette prison band led the preparedness parade in Marquette Michigan for the Fourth of July. The 23 member group included eight lifers and was watched by a single deputy warden guarding the prisoners.
Missouri members of Congress pressed at the White House for clemency from President Wilson for iron workers Paul J. Morrin and John Barry convicted in Indianapolis of dynamite conspiracy. Morrin faces sentence expiration next month and Barry in a year. Wilson took the appeal under advisement.
The Philadelphia mint coinage for the year ending June 30 totaled 155,101,312 pieces worth 42,384,876 dollars. Foreign account comprised 46,032,982 pieces valued at 27,642,387 dollars with Cuba issuing over 3,000,000 coins. United States mintage reached 10,063,830 pieces worth 14,742,731 dollars. Demand for small coin spiked late in the year, with nickel five-cent shipments averaging 600,000 daily for about two weeks, mostly for Middle West treasuries.
Berlin announces the British steamship Lestris of 1384 tons gross from Liverpool has been held up by German high sea forces near the English coast and seized as a prize. The Cork owned vessel was taken by a portion of the German fleet.
Baron De Senardens-Graney, naval attaché to the German legation in Athens, Greece, is transferred to Washington to take up a new post. The move signals a reshuffle in German diplomatic naval representation.
Captain Boy-Ed notes Baron Graney directs submarine rehabilitation efforts in the Eastern Mediterranean and oversees their movements. The report highlights Graney's ongoing involvement in revictuating underwater craft and coordinating operations.
In Baltimore Judge John C. Rose refused the government's bid to dissolve the American Can Company. He dismissed the government’s motion to dissolve and denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss. The judge will retain jurisdiction and let the company continue unless its actions threaten the public, prompting a dissolution decree.
Report from The Hague notes weeks of friction between major German city authorities and the Central Purchasing Bureau. Municipalities demand the right to buy food and household items without bureau permission. Hanover council critics accuse the bureau of boycotting the city as butter sausage and ham remain scarce locally. Cologne Dresden Chemnitz and others already buy independently with representatives in Holland.
Judge Kenesaw M. Landis of Chicago has entered a decree dissolving the Associated Bill Posters and Distributors of the United States and Canada. The decree follows his two month old decision ordering disbanding and ceasing to operate as a trust. The decree’s operation is suspended until September 1.
Joseph Sanders of B Battery First Field Artillery New York fell from a Wabash troop train at Iles Station south of Springfield Illinois Friday morning and was killed. He was not missed until the train reached New Berlin fifteen miles away. Capt McClure wired Springfield and a section crew searched. Sanders was on the second section. believed killed by the fall. The body was later run over by the third section.
London advices report David Lloyd George named secretary for war for England. Sir Edward Grey receives an earldom. The Earl of Derby, head of recruiting, is appointed under secretary for war.
Rear Admiral W B Caperton, current commander of the cruiser squadron in Haiti and Santo Domingo waters, will take over as commander of the Pacific fleet when Admiral Winslow retires July 29. Caperton will be succeeded by Rear Admiral Pond. Secretary Daniels cited Caperton's service and record as reasons for the selection.
Col. Percy Wilfrid Machell of the border regiment has been killed in action in France. His widow is a cousin of the German emperor, being a daughter of the late Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Congressional leaders predict the House will pass within two weeks a resolution by Representative Borland of Missouri authorizing a sweeping investigation of the packing house business. The resolution goes to the House Judiciary Committee next week for speedy approval.
At the Democratic National Committee headquarters an announcement stated Robert W. Woolley will serve as public manager of the Democratic national campaign.
Senators Weeks Smoot Curtis Sterling and Wadsworth were appointed to a special committee to supervise the Republican senatorial campaign. The panel will operate in cooperation with the Republican National Committee.
Joseph Ramsey former president of the Wabash Railroad died at his East Orange New Jersey home Friday after a stroke. He was 56 and at his death led the Lorraine Ashland Southern Railroad.
Report from Amsterdam on Friday says food riots broke out in Liege injuring several people amid shortages. The chaotic scene prompted authorities to deploy troops to restore order and ensure supplies reach markets.
The War Department announced it will call to the colors within days the regular army reserve numbering about four to five thousand veterans to speed the formation of new units under the army reorganization. The action aims to bolster the service as plans for modernization proceed.
The order affects enlisted men furloughed into the reserves since November 1 1915 after three years active service. Reserves may be recalled to active duty under the law in case of war or emergency.
A pacifist resolution opposition to military training in schools was adopted at the National Education Association convention in New York.
A six inch shell near the Richard Norton section of the American automobile ambulance wrecked one ambulance car and wounded two drivers. Harry Howard Hollingshead of Sparta New Jersey suffered a forearm flesh wound while Jacob Wendell of New York was struck in the back. The French wounded in the unit at that time.
The army transport Sumner arrived in Tampa with 655 American refugees from Vera Cruz after a hurricane delayed the voyage by a day. Overcrowded conditions and lacking accommodations marked the trip but officers, including Capt. McCarthy, shared cabins with women. Refugees say war seems inevitable and many plan to write Congress and the Senate urging intervention and detailing losses caused by the State Department action.
The open town of Lure was bombarded by a German air squadron, eleven people including women and children killed and three wounded, the War Office announced Friday. Reprisals were started. French bombarding aircraft dropped shells on the Ham les Noines Railway west of Charlesville, and French planes escorting the bombarding squadron downed two German planes near Meceires and the Lessincourt Woods.
Prohibitionists in Chicago adopt a camel emblem for the 1916 campaign. The gun metal button features a small camel and bears the letters P P for Prohibition party.
The Westinghouse Air Brake Company says it will dismantle its munition making machinery and lay off about 2500 workers after completing an order for 1 250 000 18 pound shrapnel shells for the British Government in less than fifteen months.
Unconfirmed reports reach Buenos Aires from reliable sources alleging Venezuela and Peru secretly formed a warlike alliance against Colombia and Ecuador. Venezuela seeks an eastern Colombia strip. Peru aims at eastern Ecuador and southern Colombia triangles, with invasions planned if war breaks out. Washington is informed and negotiations are said to be under way.
A highwayman on a motorcycle halted five stage coaches carrying tourists in Yosemite Valley at Wawona on Wednesday. He blocked the road with a log, then emerged with a sawed off shotgun and ordered all passengers onto the road. He demanded cash only.
Firemen in Hanover Township near Wilkesbarre refused to answer a fire alarm at an unoccupied dwelling owned by Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company. The company had obtained an injunction restraining the township from buying equipment for the men and Breslau Company also did not respond.
The Aalborg Nordjylland reports that postwar peace celebrations will be held in the Roebild Hills near Aalborg in the first year after the war. Dr. Max Henius of Chicago, president of the Association of Danish-Americans, leads the initiative with broad international invitations. Henry Ford is to provide financial support.
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