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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
1
A fragmented report notes repeated failures to heed warnings amid contrasting financial and military pressures. It highlights tensions between domestic rivals and foreign adversaries, with officials warning of growing instability and possible economic impact.
Report on Salonika notes Anglo French troops remain secure and operations continue despite confusion in transmission. No adverse events reported, with unit integrity and supply lines intact.
Berlin reports Dr Karl Helfferich asserts Germany and allies incurred about 120000000000 marks yearly, with long term loans funding most costs and Britain underestimating war costs. He defies enemies to starve Germany, cites empire wealth and fighting resilience as proof of strength. Reichstag next week to resume work.
Mathew A Schmidt, charged with murder in the Los Angeles Times explosion, was identified as the man who bought seven percent pounds of eight percent dynamite in San Francisco on Sept 30. Prosecutors allege part of the explosive was used in the mime building blast on Oct 1, 101.
In today’s Standard Page the report notes Field Marshal Kenen has been relieved of command in Flanders and France. The item appears among other military briefs and state dispatches detailing Allied reactions and strategic adjustments.
The Duke of Manchester was adjudged bankrupt. Liabilities were about £195,589 with assets near £200. A six week adjournment was refused and Salaman named trustee. The case noted reduced income from his mother Consuelo Yanaga of New York, and his marriage to Helen Zimmerman of Cincinnati.
London reports the Austro-Hungarian government defends its submarine commander's actions in sinking the Ancona as proper and condemns disavowal while signaling willingness to discuss the U S note. Vienna asserts Austria-Hungary is sovereign and not bound by German warnings, with the reply to be delivered soon.
The Oscar II with the Henry Ford peace party arrived at Kirkwall in Orkney. British officials confirmed the steamer was taken into Kirkwall for examination while London and the American embassy awaited details. Local naval officials at Kirkwall reportedly initiated any actions regarding the Oscar II.
Vienna reports that the American note on Ancona is not yet published by Austrian papers and indicates U S action hinges on public sentiment. A Vienna source claims the U S has supplied wartime munitions, harried Austrian officers, and allowed American citizens to fight with French and British forces, shaping the crisis.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice told Secretary Lansing that allied naval forces would not molest Captains Boy-Ed and Von Papen on their homeward voyage. Letters from the state department will set forth their status and the French and British instructions. They expect to sail from New York for Holland next week. The question of safe conducts for successors has not been taken up.
Washington witnesses emphasize the gravity of the US Austria Hungary crisis as the Austrian admiralty unqualifiedly approves the submarine commander who sank the Ancona. Officials note Germany defended torpedoing the Lusitania and Berlin shaped the new submarine warfare stance despite Vienna’s input. A reply to the note is awaited, with no timing known.
Washington December 1 Retiring National Woman Suffrage Association president Dr Anni Howard Shaw declares the United States unfit to mediate between warring European nations because it denies justice to its own women and violates constitutional rights by restricting voting.
The Sacramento’s master Captain T A M Anderson testified in San Francisco that Admiral von Spee seized cargo under color of international law after taking freight from the American steamer a year earlier. Anderson and five San Francisco businessmen were summoned by the grand jury for alleged neutrality law violations and Anderson was released on bond after surrendering to the U S marshal.
London December 16 Field Marshal Sir John French is relieved as commander in France and Flanders. General Sir Douglas Haig takes his place and becomes commander in chief of the armies in the United Kingdom Haig had led the first army since the expeditionary force landed. The change was expected and announced in the House of Commons.
Captain Condon, a Fenian and Civil War veteran born in Manchester, dies at age 1. He rose to captain in the Civil War, helped organize the Fenian convention in 1867, and was imprisoned for actions aiding comrades. After release, he returned to America to advocate for Irish welfare.
Washington reports the nations crops set unprecedented records in 1919 with total value at 5 565 773 000 based on December 1 prices and a harvest surpassing all prior years. Corn led with 1 755 859 040 in value. wheat oats and other staples also reached new production highs amid wartime demand.
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