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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1915
Page
7
Green Mountain. Dennis Milan is fired upon as he goes to meet a night intruder in the home. A second shot nearly severs his head. his wife dies from blood loss. Before dying she writes No No in sign language. An employee describes the scene and the robber a target of blame.
Green Mountain Iowa April 1 Special. Dennis Milan and his wife both deaf and dumb were shot in their Evans farm home. Hired man John Confer 25 confessed to the killings after being accused by Mrs Milan who died en route to Marshalltown hospital. Confer from Portage Wisconsin had escaped a Green Bay reformatory and worked for the Milans for nearly a year. The motive remains unclear as neighbors report no enmity with the couple.
London reports that a French steamer was sunk by a German submarine in the English Channel last Tuesday. Two crew members were saved, while seventeen are feared drowned. The vessel’s name remains unknown.
Berlin reports northeast of the Tilsit Heydekruge road in east Prussia as fighting continues under cold clear skies. Russian prisoners taken at Tauroggen are said to be elderly and footsore. Tauroggen and nearby villages suffer shellfire and burning hamlets mark the frontier. Berlin papers highlight London criticisms of recruiting and ammunition shortages. German submarine successes are seen as a prelude to increased naval activity.
Sofia reports a concentration of Turkish troops at Adriatople near the Bulgarian frontier seen as a precautionary measure for possible war. Turkey also strengthens artillery at the Adrianople fortifications as tensions rise.
Des Moines April 1 debate opened in the Iowa senate on a bill to abolish the state highway commission. The measure had passed the house and was among the major items on the present general assembly’s agenda. A long‑founded daughter arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs D Scott at 337 Ko the avenue.
Berlin April 1. Col EH M. House of New York, President Wilsons personal emissary, has met with high officers in war ring countries and concludes the times not ripe for peace talks. He met Sir Edward Grey in London Rene Vivian in Paris and Herr Von Jagow here. He planned to go to Petrograd but will do nothing further for now. Washington denies Gold House is on a peace mission.
New York April 1 Raymond Rolfe Swoboda an American citizen reported arrested in Paris for setting fire to the steamship La Touraine is said by four associates to have acted for a French syndicate buying supplies for the French government and civilians. They claim the arrest was erroneous and Swoboda’s Paris mission was to submit samples of American goods.
Chicago April 1 three thousand union painters and decorators walked out after failure to reach agreement on contract terms. About 16,000 painters are affiliated with the unions but only about one third have been employed recently.
Rifle fire resumed between Villa scouting parties and Carranza trenches at Matamoros early today. Brownsville reports 200 bombs being made for a Carranza aviator and possible defense if an airplane arrives. Villa artillery movements near Matamoros are delayed. cannons awaited and secrecy surrounds timing. Carranza seeks neutralization of trains. Mexico City food situation remains tense but evacuation fears ease. The Olympia is ordered to Vera Cruz to join Caperton’s forces.
London April 1 a dispatch from Exchange Telegraph New Haven says the Dutch cargo boat Lodewijk Van Nassau was captured near Brighton by two British torpedo boats under suspicion of fueling German submarines. The vessel with oils on board resisted and then halted. crew members appear German.
Browngville, Tex April 1 Believed fifteen Carranza army officers who reached New Orleans last night are en route to Vera Cruz as part of the force that left Matamoros about two weeks ago. Their departure had not been fully explained though it was stated they were headed for Matamoros.
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General Simon Von Sanders, once top military authority in Constantinople and near head of the sultan’s army, has returned to Berlin. No formal port withdrawal announcement, but private dispatches claim she has left Turkey.
The United States dispatched a note to Berlin protesting the sinking of the American sailing ship Frye by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich. The note asserts no justification for the attack on a neutral wheat cargo vessel and argues that releasing the Frye would have avoided any vital consequences. Reports indicate Ambassador Count Bernstorff had advised reimbursement of Frye's full value.
Tax collections in the county treasurer’s office set a record with 84000 taken yesterday. Treasurer W J Burbank announced the mulet tax for the April quarter totaled 5775 with most paid yesterday. Retail saloons paid 575 quarterly each and 26 opened this morning. Weekly totals topped 80000 Monday and 66000 Tuesday as authorities note nearly all general taxes due paid.
A weather note lists yesterday's high and low as 34 and 24 with references to 1911 data. The garbled text mentions times, ad lines, and advertising fragments, including prices like 5¢ and scattered names, but the readable core records temperatures and source.
A damaged early 20th century telegram reveals King George proposing a ban on alcohol for officials and possibly royal households. The letter cites severe wartime shortages and asserts that drink hampers securing war materiel and troop transport. Private secretary Lord Stammordstamp signs as the King's secretary.
Newport News Va April 1 activity continued on board and about the converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich as a three week dock stay nears completion. The shipyard remained guarded and moves were prepared only for possible escape or internment as US Navy crews finished bunkers and fueling while a naval launch patrolled the river.
At an interstate commerce hearing, 41 western railroads were cited as accumulating surplus profits totaling more than 407 million dollars over 76 years. Testimony by U G Powell of the Nebraska railroad commission named lines including Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and Chicago Northwestern among those controlling vast surpluses.
Des Moines report notes the state senate and executive council discuss capitol extension funding. They report $446000 more needed to complete property purchases in the capitol zone. A bill to hire a state document visitor at 2000 dollars a year passed the house.
Reports from Montana copper districts and steel regions around Chicago indicate revived mining, smelting, and manufacturing activity after months of slow operation. Wage gains for miners and workers accompany a broader rebound in trade and finance as bankers note rising stock activity and optimism for wartime demand to drive future prosperity.
Turbulent fighting resumes between Russian and Turkish forces in Persia with a March 25 battle near Arkutur north of Dilnun. Turkish casualties are listed as heavy with thousands killed wounded or captured and many guns lost.
Berlin reports to London that in March the German eastern army captured 35810 enemy troops including officers and soldiers. They also seized nine cannon and sixty one machine guns in the month of hostilities.
Expert divers from the New York navy guard will depart for San Francisco today to join the recovery of the submarine Fed in Honolulu harbor. Rear Admiral Moore at Pearl Harbor coordinates the operation as the Maryland awaits the divers.
Royal plea joins shipowners and labor groups seeking drastic steps to curb drunkenness as a wartime necessity. King George offers to quit alcohol in the royal household and backs measures potentially ending public liquor sales, with Parliament needed for total prohibition. War Secretary Kitchener bans alcohol in his household for the war’s duration.
M J Hinkel of Cleveland was named alternate referee for the Johnson Willard fight with Jack Welsh as possible official. Bob Vernon of New York appointed official time keeper with Ben Harris as alternate. Sam Leonard of Toronto serves as time keeper for Johnson. Willard's time keeper to be named tomorrow. Touring in Doll camps opened early to avoid heat as fighters train. Willard faction predicts victory with a Humphant entry into the United States after the bout.
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