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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
1
Six Lions Leap struck by Raiders. Minor damage to audience reported. Merlin notes bombardment effects on three English coast towns Caers Omen and children. York vaudeville show sparked panic as authorities investigated.
German squadron strikes the east coast causing 82 dead and about 250 wounded at Hartlepool and West Hartlepool. In an inquest, witnesses recounted families killed at home, a postman continuing duties, and a dairyman delivering milk amid the shelling. The attack prompted fears of further bombardments and an American consular official narrowly escaped.
The edition notes Russian forces pulling back in Galicia and Poland as part of broader front line movements. It highlights theater escape reports and various ongoing local and regional items including legal cases, crimes, and political notes. The page also references war dispatches and mining and market updates amid a broad roster of small notices.
Berlin citizens thrilled by a dispatch announcing a great Austro German victory in Poland. Officials and papers confirm the win, streets display bunting in red white and black, and Red Cross events in Berlin mark the moment. Russians reportedly taken prisoner in sizable numbers as reports spread.
New York December 12 William V Cleary formerly town clerk of Hi hen Newsng called July 3 to inform him that he and Miss Cleary had been married a few days before Anna Cleary Newman 20 daughter of the detenannit and widow of the man he is charged with slaying on red the courtroom clad in deep mourn Both state and defense contend she would testify in their behalf has not said whether she would help send her father or seek to have him punished as her husband's slayer Apparent ly the lawyers in the cams did not know her decision Cleary's defense it is believed will be temporary emotional insanity I saw i is his own statement Ih explana thon of hit alleged not
At Naco Arizona on December 11 the peaceful settlement of the Naco trouble, which has killed five and wounded four on the American side, rests on Gen Hugh L Scott persuading the Geo Mexican commanders. Governor Maytorena’s Villa troops have besieged Naco, Sonora for ten weeks, and HUM with Carranza forces remains entrenched. Bombardment of Maytorena’s trenches occurred this morning with no reply, while stray bullets continued crossing into the United States.
Prince von Buelow, the former German chancellor and now Italian ambassador, arrived in Rome to learn of German ships bombarding the English coast. He said the act had been planned before leaving Berlin and called it the prelude to a larger German fleet undertaking that may astonish the world.
London reports a formal notice declaring Egypt under British protection due to war actions by Turkey. His Majesty appoints Lieut. Col. Sir Arthur Henry MacMahon as high commissioner for Egypt as martial law and military control are established.
Cincinnati police report the end of Frank G. Hohl, a famed automobile bandit, after a multi‑bank robbery spree that included stealing $13,100, a pistol duel that wounded officers, and a crash ending in his death at a hospital. Police linked him to prior escapes and a possible confederate, with ongoing searches for missing funds and associates.
London dispatch reports Russian forces retreating along the Galicia and Poland fronts. The move appears aligned with Petrograd dispatches stating Russians seek new positions to meet German and Austro-Hungarian pressure. Westfront updates show limited advances by French forces and continued Allied pressure from the coast to La Kasie with German claims of preserved ground.
Corps reports indicate heavy fighting in Planders today and a forthcoming proclamation. It would end Turkish suzerainty over Egypt and establish a British protectorate, despite the Khedive's limited power. Sir Henry McMahon, India’s foreign secretary since 1911, is noted in the context of the political shifts.
A fragmentary report proclaims a monumental clash described as the most gigantic battle in history yielding a decisive outcome in Poland. The text cites grand rhetoric on centuries and a historic event unnamed beyond the claim.
Atlanta December 7 A new bid to save Leo M Frank from the gallows was filed in federal court seeking habeas corpus relief arguing due process violations in the 1913 murder trial of Mary Phagan. Attorneys claim verdicts were tainted by demonstrations and improper courtroom behavior, with appeals to follow to the U S Supreme Court.
Vienna reports official word of Romanian forces retreating fronts in Galicia while battles rage near Miana and Petrograd. The Romanian vanguard claims energetic pursuit of defeated Germans and several enemy sorties repelled, with hundreds of prisoners and machine guns captured.
The article reviews the Polish battle as a first rank victory likened to Salamis, praising Von Hindenburg and German Austrian troops. It notes Russian forces were diverted to counter the win, with Siberian and Caucasus reinforcements deployed, highlighting broad strategic significance for the Eastern and Balkan theaters.
The Hague dispatch notes newspapers say German forces move through Belgium toward the Dutch border. Most troops are described as young volunteers aged 17 to 19. Reports cite 700 cavalry and 1,600 infantry near Hiruges and 500 to 508 marines at Knack, plus smaller groups at Damme Mostkerke.
A late dispatch from the official Dress bureau notes renewed activity in the western theater may be possible while eastern fronts absorb attention. Reports from North Poland describe normal operations as Lodz falls. Austrian forces press in South Poland and West Galicia with ferocious sallying from Praemyal fortress. Swedish officer claims Germany’s reserves are inexhaustible and production remains strong. Lite seeks Swiss aid for victuals amid general isolation. Buenos Aires reports the German steamer Eleonore Woermann seized for neutrality violation. Oreoma and Corcobada remain at Arica fearing action at sea. Continued on Page 4 Col 4.
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