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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
1
German forces and Bavarian troops push toward Warsaw as Russian defenders withdraw to Praga. Reports say the Russian garrison fights near the town hall while Germans gain positions along the Moczydlo line. Containing fronts and potential evacuation plans emerge as allies eye renewed peace efforts.
Fully equipped Studebaker Roadster in perfect running condition, offered due to owner death. Apply at Star Office.
About forty witnesses are summoned to Winchester police court tomorrow at 10 o clock before Justice Frank H Krebs in the Commonwealth against Empire Amusement Company over a one reel installment of The Goddess shown at the Empire Theater. Commonwealth Attorney James P Reardon will prosecute with H S Larrick for the defense. many prominent citizens are listed to appear. Herr Sonneborn's ad notes children’s dresses on sale from 25c to 10c for sizes 1 to 4 years.
Mr. Wm A Graham a 60 year old farmer of Stotler s Cross Roads Rock Gap district near Berkeley Springs West Virginia died by suicide in his barn after rising early to feed stock. He was in poor health and left a widow and several children.
Mr Claude Ryan a first class petty officer in the United States Navy arrived in town on a thirty day furlough to visit his mother Mrs Nettie Ryan of Winchester at his home. He has served twelve years and is attached to the super dreadnought Kansas at League Island Philadelphia. Ryan has traveled widely and once met Pope Pius in Rome. He is known in navy athletic circles as a boxer and wrestler and weighs over 200 pounds.
The twenty seventh annual Virginia State Bar Association session opened at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia with Judge L R Watts of Portsmouth delivering the opening address on the Judicial Department. The bench and bar are well represented and Secretary Treasurer John B Minor reports solid finances. An amendment granting broader power to the executive committee was postponed to this year.
Twilled toweling bleached three yards offered at ten cents per piece from Sonneborns.
The annual Odd Fellows reunion at Pen Mar drew many local members families and friends. One hundred fifty excursion tickets were sold for the Cumberland Valley Railroad voyage this morning. I O O F members from across the Cumberland Valley rode the train to the mountain resort. Fourteen tickets were sold to Niagara Falls over the same line.
The notice lists numerous guests staying at Hotel Evans and Hotel Jack including families from Danville Charlottesville Staunton Martinsburg Berryville Charlestown and Norfolk. It mentions ground limestone limestone for sale and alfalfa seeds at 17 Court House Plaza. Five men—Hottel Forney Hillyard Patton—left for Front Royal to attend a horse show.
In a Winchester police court session before Magister Krebs Roy Robinson Roy Derry George Cook and Mont Lovett faced charges for not complying with the city mosquito prevention ordinance. Each was fined 1.00 for the first offense but the fines were suspended upon promises to install rain barrel spigots and cover water with kerosene by sundown today. Regular 75c night gowns listed from Sonneborn’s follow the courtroom note.
The White Star liner Adriatic sailed from New York for Liverpool carrying an immense cargo of about 18 000 tons, much of it war material and munitions. The ship carried 195 passengers, including about 10 Americans.
Secretary of State Lansing leads a high level conference with Pan American diplomats to find a lasting solution to Mexico’s distress. Attending are the ABC ambassadors and Central American ministers with Paul Fuller, adviser to President Wilson. If a plan is agreed, South and Central American republics will join to implement it. William B. Ryan attends the Front Royal Horse Show.
The War Department, at the State Department's request, ordered a battery from Fort Sill to El Paso to bolster border force. Officers say the move, while framed as a border boost, may foreshadow broader reinforcements along the line after General Funston reported adequate troops on duty.
The Northern Virginia Power Company began laying out its route and poles for electric transmission to Boyce. A charter granted by the Boyce Town Council allows service, and residents are expected to have unlimited light and power shortly.
Special to The Star reports Haitian rebels under General Bobo were shelled by the U S Eagle from Cape Haitien harbor as they tried to enter the city. The rebels withdrew after Admiral Caperton notified the State Department.
Mr J A Hinkle of Stephens City brought a rock specimen to The Star office. The 12 by 12 inch slab from near Danbury North Carolina bends easily and appears a sandstone concrete mix. The material is known as Tacolumite.
Sonnenborn will give five tickets free on August 23. Bring your coupons to the store on that date.
Washington reports approval of six cruiser destroyers under last Congress. Vessels speed up to thirty knots, 1126 tons displacement, 210 feet long, 30 feet 7 inches beam, eight feet draft. Four triple torpedo tubes, four 4 inch guns, two anti aircraft guns. Bids open October 6. Navy League urges rapid build and stronger navy.
Returns from Virginia's districts show T. C. Pilcher ahead in the Eleventh district over A. D. Kelly and Robert A. McIntyre and John B. Watkins leading in the Sixteenth. In the Twenty-second, A. W. Robertson leads W. T. Paxton and H. Price. Richmond renominated Louis C. Wendenburg with James B. Cannon as running mate. Prohibition supporters gain a working majority for November 1, 1916, enactment.
The Winchester Inn baseball squad traveled by auto to Shepherdstown West Virginia this morning to meet the Shepherdstown team in the afternoon tilt. Capt. Donald Weems and Manager H. W. Fisher led the Winchester sluggers with several local fans in tow.
Erie Pennsylvania reports cleanup and sanitation efforts after a flood swept through the city. State health inspectors oversee debris removal and vaccination against typhoid while guarding water supply from contamination. Militiamen assist police amid dark streets and ongoing rescue work.
A severe rain and wind storm damaged the Wiett and Melvin Green orchards on Apple Ridge in Frederick county. The Green property suffered major losses, while Mr Hiett’s adjoining trees were heavily damaged with over fifty trees uprooted and five hundred plus barrels of apples torn from the trees. Other Apple Ridge orchards also felt the impact, though Green and Hiett faced the greatest losses.
Mrs C M Coleman of Washington DC entertained five tables of five handed five hundred last evening at the Winchester Inn. The Inn folks and Winchester residents attended with high scores awarded along with ladies and gentlemen’s prizes. Tex refreshments were served in the card room decorated with cut flowers.
Mr Richards thanks voters in Winchester and Frederick County for support at the polls Tuesday. He expresses gratitude and hopes to be of service to friends in the future.
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