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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1916
Page
1
The Reuters report from Jassy notes the occupation of Bucharest by German forces is imminent. Provisional Romanian authorities appoint figures with German sympathies to key civic posts while the premier Bratiano stays in office and other ministers resign.
A Daily Telegraph dispatch from Galatz and Jassy reports Romanian conservatives and Germanophile factions plotting to depose King Ferdinand and crown Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern. Wilhelm, with the invading army, proclaims rightful succession. A later note quotes Ferdinand's brother denouncing the disturbances and urging Romanians to continue with business as usual. The report also notes Russia fears the Romanian setback aids the German advance and questions a possible defense in Wallachia and Moldova.
AP reports limited combat on most fronts with notable activity in Romania. Berlin broadcasts carry the Teutonic allies claim of continued pressure, with the note that further details appear on page 4.
In Greek affairs the cabinet faces a looming crisis with no mediation offered as tensions rise. Deutschland sails to a German port amid global unrest and reports of night trench raids and a commerce raider activity in the Atlantic surface.
Washington reports that the United States has not offered mediation to the European nations and Ambassador Gerard is not bearing peace proposals from President Wilson. Officials warn rumors undermine peace chances and stress the president’s restraint to stay out of mediation. German sources claim mediation motives but officials dispute those claims and caution against misreading belligerent lines.
Berlin reports a rise in artillery fire in the Somme region with minor activities elsewhere along the Franco Belgian front in today's operations bulletin from army headquarters.
Berlin reports the British passenger ship Caledonia tried to ram a German submarine on December 4. The submarine fired a torpedo and sank the vessel, with Captain Blaikie captured. Lloyds London noted the Caledonia had been in service for the British government.
London bulletin reports reliable authority that an entente ultimatum will be presented to Greece on Sunday. British and Russian ministers met the Greek king, American minister invited in, and entente diplomats journeyed to Piraeus. Athens tense as orders for Greeks to prepare for blockade circulate. Greek army said well supplied.
A wireless warning to Entente merchant vessels reported a heavily fined steamship about 600 miles north of the Azores in the central lane. The Italian or French cruiser off Sandy Hook relayed details: a 4000 ton, high speed steamer with torpedo tubes, one funnel, two masts, 360 feet long, 48 feet beam. Take precautions.
The Rumanians retreating in Wallachia have made a stand east of Ploești and attacked along the road to Buzeu and Aroye, pushing Austro German forces westward. On the Moldavian frontier the Russian advance continues amid strong resistance.
Berlin reports Emperor William awarded Field Marshal von Hindenburg the grand cross of the Iron Cross with an autograph letter praising his Romanian campaign and strategic leadership. In St Paul, 15 patients were moved from Midway General Hospital after an attic fire caused about 2000 dollars in damage.
The German commercial submarine Deutschland, on a voyage from the United States, arrived off the Weser mouth at noon. Paul Hilken, vice president of Forwarding Ocean Agents, said the sub would make regular trips while the war lasts and noted cargo valued at about 10000. Several carloads of tin have arrived and crude rubber shipments are expected. stevedores are to report early in January.
Military bulletin notes a Bulgarians crossing the Danube between Tehernayoda and Silistria and updates on Romanian front operations. It records Teutonic advances in Eastern Wallachia and Russian actions at the Trotus valley near Dorna Vatra. A clothing workers strike in New York and Philadelphia is planned, with demands for a $2 weekly raise and an eight hour day. An explosion at Fort Pitt killed two at the Aetna Chemical storage house near Carnegie.
London notes the new government announced with a war cabinet led by Premier Lloyd George. Key posts include Lord Milner, Andrew Bonar Law, Arthur Balfour, Austen Chamberlain, Walter Long, Sir Albert Stanley, David Lloyd George as director, plus other ministers for war, India, labor, agriculture, and creditors. Proposals include liquor trade control and possible prohibition measures. The cabinet blends Liberals, Unionists, and Labor affiliates with plans for wartime leadership and forthcoming legislation.
Dec 10 report outlines a reshaped wartime leadership with Lloyd George Lord Curzon Andrew Bonar Law and Arthur Henderson heading new ministries. The war cabinet gains expanded authority centralizing decision making under the premier, who shifts toward a dictatorship style. daily sessions direct war prosecution.
The cabinet comprises mainly well qualified men with practical experience. Sir Robert Bannatyne Finlay, lord high chancellor, has served as solicitor general and attorney general and is a Unionist MP. Sir George Cave, a famed lawyer, is also a Unionist MP.
A 1916 report notes the nightly trench raids by British forces reveal a personal side of warfare. Raiders operate with specialized trench knives and hammers, often capturing German soldiers for information, with service strictly voluntary and limited by commanders to manage volunteers.
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