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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1915
Page
6
Allied French forces advance within thirty miles of the Rhine with the right wing near Steinbach and eastern hill positions while weather halts operations elsewhere on the Western Front and prevents any major shifts in Poland as entrenched lines hold.
London dispatch notes the right wing of the French near Steinbach and southeast heights, with a push toward Cernay and Milhausen. Heavy fighting and harsh weather mark the campaign as Allied plans focus on Alsace and Vosges positions amid broader war reports from Poland Caucasus and Hungary fronts.
Washington Jan 5 Brig Gen Hugh L Scott said to Naco no agreement had been reached between the conceding Mexican factions to prevent entering American territory and negotiations were continuing He did not expect any vet neyering for several days at least
Berlin reports that Emperor William and his entourage will eat the wartime bread known as K bread. The loaf contains 55 percent rye flour and 15 percent potato flakes, issued to extend food supplies under wartime proclamation. Public uptake remains limited, but the emperor’s example is hoped to influence others.
The Supreme Court affirmed a $252,000 judgment for D. E. Loewe & Company of Danbury against 186 United Hatters' union members under the Sherman act. The award stems from damages due to a boycott by the union.
Las Palmas reports the German auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm has captured and sunk four merchant ships. Otayi delivered about a hundred sailors to German hands from Mount Agel Bellevue Annie Marie and Union, all previously sunk in late 1915 and 1916, with dates shown as December and November actions.
Chicago and St Louis reports show cash wheat at 1.364 a bushel, the highest in over four decades, with May delivery rising to 1.375 3 4 and markets unsettled but near peak. May futures opened around 1.27 with night and Saturday closes noted, while Liverpool quotes and dwindling European supply drive gains. Kansas City also records a new May wheat high at 1.291 2.
In Cleveland Ohio on January 5 miners in eastern Ohio who have been on strike since April first were offered a chance to resume work under an open shop policy and a wage contract of 44.61 cents per ton. The offer, rejected by the miners association after an adjourned meeting of coal operators, may lead to the organization ignoring negotiations with the union.
Fort Dodge dispatch reports a society girl nearly severed her big toe while chopping kindling. She regained consciousness and quipped about dancing the Maxixe again. The incident mocks the belief that big toes are ornamental, noting their newfound role in the Maxixe dance.
German high command reports French forces driven back two miles east of Steinbach after trench blows and repulsed attacks near Argonne and Arras. No change in east, but attacks east of the Hzu ra border and near Bolimow advance amid poor roads and bad weather.
London dispatch reports from two neutral sources that Germany accepts it cannot win the war. A Danish banker’s letter cites Berlin financiers acknowledging impossibility of victory, while a neutral official notes German authorities foresee a stalemate, abandoning hopes to take Warsaw and predicting costly Allied gains with little impact on ultimate outcome. The view from Berlin is that the war may continue without a decisive victory.
The French war office reports progress in Belgium among sand dunes in front of Newport and gains near St Georges, with six artillery points active. In Alsace near Col Bonhomme Creux d Argent and Creux d Argent, French forces push positions while maintaining gains along the Cernay road and engaging enemy artillery.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered equal freight rates between New York and upper Mississippi river crossings, including Dubuque and Iowa, and those to St Louis and lower Mississippi crossings. Des Moines reports a likely supplemental order making Mississippi river cities in the Central Freight area equal to eastern rates, a four year fight ending with a victory for river cities as railroads revise schedules.
At a House hearing Representative Bartholdt argued against arms exports, while Chairman Flood cited state department findings that Humdlin bullets shipped to allies are unusable in modern rifles. Bartholdt claimed U S neutrality violated by Canada troop movements. Flood noted long-standing right to arm belligerents and warned against shifting neutrality during wartime.
In Chicago early today a policeman and a burglar were killed in revolver battles as four robbers tried to rob a local store. Officer John Sausman died after being shot while attempting to arrest suspects. robber Geo Hennessy was killed. detective Axel Jensen wounded a second criminal. Dutton, wounded, escaped with an unidentified companion after shooting Sausman.
The steamship Hannah sailed for Rotterdam with a $500000 cargo of food and clothing from Kansas for destitute Belgians. The Kansas flag flew on one mast as a Kansas Society of New York delegation watched and cheered. Charles F. Scott will follow on the St Paul to aid distribution of the relief consignments.
London notes Washington move to require exact contents of cargo manifests before sailing to Europe. U S Treasury offers supervising officers and certificates of completeness to prevent delays and hardships for shippers. Ambassador Page to relay Bryan note as Britain urged cargo inspections.
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