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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1914
Page
7
Brief dispatch notes Servians have reoccupied the fortified capital Belgrade after Austrians bombarded it for two weeks. Austrian arms have drawn recent attention from military observers as the siege concludes and forces shift in the region.
In December reports from London and Petrograd discuss allied and Russian positions in Poland and along the Vistula. Belgrade is retaken by Servians, Austria admits Belgrade evacuation, and German railways are cited as aiding rapid troop movements, with critics urging Russia to improve transportation to counter German advantage.
London reports a major Allied attack aimed at the German line south of Ypres with fighting in northern France and Belgium, suggesting a broad offensive. British observers expect eastward expansion as Belgrade’s fall could affect eastern operations. Congress plans a holiday recess from December 23 to 29.
Washington December 15 department of agriculture reports the year's principal farm crops total value 4 945 852 000. Major crops listed include corn winter wheat spring wheat all wheat oats cotton and other grains with specific city and farm totals detailed in the release.
Berlin reports from headquarters deny French and Russian war bulletins. They say German positions between the Meuse and Vosges held firm with no major west front events. They claim success in North Poland and Cracow area, while dismissing Paris bulletins as pure invention.
Washington December 15 President Wilson described his stance toward the negro to a university commission on southern race questions. The panel of 11 southern colleges aims to impartially study the race issue from the negro's economic hygienic civic and moral betterment with deep investigations guided by his good and public welfare.
Tokio reports an explosion at a coal mine in Pukuoka trapping 800 workers underground. The coastal town lies 65 miles north of Nagasaki, with rescue efforts under way as authorities assess casualties and conditions.
Weather reports show a sharp cold wave across the eastern United States with many states east of the Mississippi under subfreezing temperatures. In contrast the southwest and western regions rise in temperature as Kansas City and Dallas record higher readings and New York endures a sudden deep freeze.
Open trading in all shares resumed on the New York Stock Exchange after closure since July. Initial gains soon gave way to heavy selling, especially in Union Pacific, Baltimore & Ohio, and steel, amid reports of foreign liquidation. Trading opened briskly with several leading issues rising but quickly faded as the day progressed.
Wisconsin Governor McGovern concedes U S senate election to Democrat Paul G. Husting after state canvassing board certifies results. Attorney H C Umbreit says contesting would be useless since recount ends with the certificate and limits proof of inaccuracy. The notice appears in a Madison publishment with period coverage of the decisive vote.
A reader's appeal leads to starting the Pet Hen Fund to aid the Good Fellows club. Mrs W S Mead and Mrs Geo Johnson send $1 each to purchase a pet hen to represent Willie Richmond in the fundraising drive. The effort, aided by F C Fish sign art, aims to grow with community contributions and a distributing depot at the Courier and Reporter Good Fellows club. Ticket girls will sell Majectic Theatre benefit tickets Friday night with Courier office reservations for those not served promptly.
Boston December 15 United States trade with the 20 Latin American republics exceeded all other nations in 1913 in value for both exports and imports, according to Pan American Union director general John Barrett. He noted the US led the UK Germany and France in exports to Latin America and in imports from the region, citing 1913 totals of 1.53 billion in exports and 1.33 billion in imports for the Latin American bloc. He urged American exporters to pursue Latin American markets amid European competition.
The German converted cruiser Cormorant, at Guam Harbor, was ordered to depart or intern within 24 hours. Lacking coal, provisions, and water, she was offered 100 tons of coal and fresh water, with Captain Maxwell deciding the vessel’s fate under Secretary Daniels approval.
The war bulletin reports a Mohammedan uprising in the Caucasus with 60,000 armed Moslems switching sides to oppose the Russians. It also notes bombardments by Turkish cruisers Midirll and Sultanselim, and a mutiny in the Przemysl siege effort amid sporadic Allied gains.
Paris December 15 The French war office says Allied forces hold the Ypres canal sector west of Hollebeke and advance in the Argonne while repelling German efforts. Artillery fights continue from the Somme to the Argonne with footholds near Steinbach and gains noted in the Argonne.
London reports the official information bureau states that after a period of quiet fighting in northern France has recommenced. An allied combined attack yesterday along the Hollebeke Wytschaete line in Belgium captured trenches and prisoners and gained substantial progress. Wytschaete lies five miles south of Ypres and Hollebeke about three miles northeast of Wytschaete, making the front line roughly three miles long.
President Wilson declared his opposition to the literacy test in the immigration bill now before the Senate. He questioned the tested quality of the measure and said he had not decided whether this objection would defeat the bill or if other provisions might offset it. The remarks signal potential hurdles for the proposal.
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