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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1915
Page
1
The report notes dueling factions among Democrats in St. Louis over suffrage, with suffragists and opponents engaged in heated public discourse. The Democratic committee is described as split on the issue, signaling a broader national contest within the party.
Washington December 7 A public hearing before the Democratic National Committee focused on federal woman suffrage. Suffrage advocates urged action while anti suffrage leaders argued the issue is state governed. The session drew packed attendance and spirited exchanges with notable speakers from the Congressional Union and opposing groups.
The Democratic National Committee selects St Louis as the 1818 convention site and schedules opening to June 14. It endorses renomination of Woodrow Wilson and leadership of national democracy, while Chicago and Dallas contend for Republican gathering with Chicago favored. The committee vows ongoing effort to support party success.
The pane reports Congress hearing President Wilson and discussions on suffrage across factions. It notes regional demonstrations, court actions on a bank sale, and varied items including mining news, ads, and notices. Strong entities include Wilson, suffrage, Mesopotamia, Anaconda, Garfield, and Butte.
Charles D. Etchison testified in Chicago that he aided Frederick T. Price in the alleged murder of Price's wife on November 28, 1914. Etchison, a traveling salesman, described how Mrs. Price fell from a cliff after Price urged the ride, with a dog involved and later a cover story about stepping out for exercise. Price denies murdering his wife, claiming accidental death and later attempted civil action.
News from the front reports German General von der Goltz directing Turkish forces toward Kut while Bulgarians press from the Balkans. Allied forces, possibly five divisions, have landed. Greeks delay to avoid action as Austrians push into Montenegro and Serbia. Cold Albanian roads hinder Serbian retreat with 100000 troops and 2000 refugees, and 400 Austrian prisoners accompany the retreat.
Gov. L H Hanna urges Secretary Lansing to issue passports to Ford peace party members so they may visit other countries. A separate note washed ashore near Moclips in a bottle from the schooner Transit bound from Honolulu to San Francisco in 1898 is found in good condition.
In a secret Consistory adocution Pope Benedict laments curtailment of the Holy See’s inherent rights, blaming civil authorities and Italian changes for limiting governance and hindering Catholic world communication. He notes ambassadors and ministers leaving Vatican to protect dignity and office prerogatives.
Washington reports Secretary Lansing conveyed to Count von Bernstorff the United States reasons for demanding the withdrawal of naval attaché Captain Karl Boy and military attaché Captain Frank von Papen. The note cites their naval and military activities as the principal offenses. Officials await Berlin reaction. some expect a formal recall without delay.
The Cologne Gazette reports a grand entente offensive at the Dardanelles possibly spurred by Earl Kitchener’s visit. Turkish authorities deem it likely bluff. Thirty Entente aircraft attacked Usun Kueprue, a key military and railroad hub on the Constantinople to Aarlanople line, with many bombs, while trade along the line continued.
A strong quake was recorded at 12 45 p m today along both sides of the Mississippi River for about 20 miles and reaching to Paducah Kentucky. No damage reported though houses trembled and one report notes Miss Gale Hughes and two Knight sisters drowned near Host Lake after a rescue attempt by a brother who survived.
Republican candidates captured mayors in Marlboro Waltham Brockton Northampton Pittsfield and Quincy defeating incumbents. Northampton shifted from no license to license altering the wet dry balance.
Buenos Ayres reports a British cruiser captured the steamer Winnebago, which left Newport News August 28 and reached Buenos Aires in October. Also alleged is the seizure of a German officer aboard the steamer Vaban on the high seas. London announces 2025 government controlled munition establishments.
A terse communication reports a ship sinking and an urgent alert to American oil interests. The message 'Miss of Preand occasionally chrp' appears fragmented but indicates heightened wartime shipping danger and attention from oil sector stakeholders.
Reports say the American oil steamer Communipaw was sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean near Tobruk, with no verified details on crew nationality. The vessel, formerly under German registry, left New York Oct 2 for Egypt, and a separate incident notes the tanker Petrolite was shelled near Crete with one injury. President Wilson urged stronger national defense and Pan American unity in his address to Congress, stressing peaceful democracies and joint liberty.
Fondon reports in parliament criticizes inadequate advance on Bagild as misapprehension. Lord Crowe defends Townshend by saying forces were larger than a division and adequate for the task. Baron Syrenham praises the Ctesiphon stand and capture of 160 prisoners.
In Chicago a tariff conference sponsored by the Milinoix Manufacturers association drew over 80 firms from Massachusetts and other states. Former Senator Theodore E. Burton of Ohio urged a new awakening of patriotism to support national industry.
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