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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1915
Page
1
Austria to indemnify American citizens for damages after submarine commander who sank Ancona is punished. New Allied landings reported as British force sails from Saloniki to Orfano and Greek Veo Siaty miles east.
London reports two Entente landings in the Near East. British troops move from Saloniki to Orfano to deter a hostile push, while French forces land at Catelorisa near Adalia to protect Egypt and lower Tigris lines. Rome notes a possible general Macedonian withdrawal as Russian operations in Bessarabia rise, hinting at Romania joining the Allies.
A jury found Schmidt guilty of aiding in the destruction of a Los Angeles building. The verdict concludes a high profile case, with prosecutors noting combined evidence and witnesses over the trial period.
Mathew A. Schmidt was found guilty of first degree murder as the accomplice of James B. McNamara in the 1910 Times building explosion. The jury, after 46 minutes, sentenced Schmidt to life imprisonment, mirroring McNamara’s punishment. Co-defendant David Caplan awaits trial for murder. Schmidt’s appeal potential discussed.
Paris reports that two Austrian torpedo boat destroyers were sunk outside Cattaro in the Adriatic after an encounter with Allied sea forces while attempting to bombard Durazzo. The remaining Austrian squadron was pursued toward the Austrian base by Allied warships.
Salvation Army barracks dynamite scare and murder trial dominate the page. Schmidt found guilty of murder while new Allied landings reshape wartime expectations. Hoists of shipping, elk shipments, and town hoboes headline a broad state and regional update with local real estate and mining notes.
In Blakely Georgia four negroes were shot and killed and two burned to death in a cabin during pitched battles with white posses. The clashes followed the ambush killing of plantation overseer Henry Villipigue. Grandison Goolsby and an unnamed man were killed in a sheriff's posse encounter. Goolsby’s sons were burned. Early Hightower and James Burton reportedly died in later posse actions.
Cardiff December 30 The executive committee of the Miners Federation of South Wales unanimously adopted a resolution opposing conscription. It denounces efforts by certain party politicians and a section of the press and urges the Miners Federation of Great Britain to call a national conference to protest any form of conscription.
Indianapolis delegates pledge support to Charles W. Fairbanks for president at a large Indiana meeting. Edwin P. Morrow of Kentucky promises Kentucky’s solid delegation. Fairbanks urges preparedness, tariff protection, overseas markets, and a strong merchant marine while opposing government ownership and certain taxes proposed by Democrats.
London dispatch reports an audience between Premier Asquith and the king leading to rumors of cabinet resignations, which authorities deny. The draft cabinet committee, including Sir John Simon, plans a Derby scheme bill to enroll non attested men within weeks, hoping to pass it before Parliament ends.
Chicago December 30 a prohibition party committee proposed a federal tax of 1000 dollars per gallon to attack liquor. With a dry congress majority seen, the idea is to price a whiskey drink at about ten dollars to shrink and end the trade.
Washington reports the United States invites Latin American republics to a Pan-American convention to enforce arbitration of boundary disputes and ban war munitions to revolutionaries. Secretary Lansing presented the plan to Pan-American diplomats, aiming to keep Pan-America peaceful and united against external and internal conflicts. Elihu Root praised equal rights among nations, stressing cooperation with all states from islands to continental republics.
London reports indicate Louis Harcourt first commissioner of works may resign to be named viceroy of India. A Winnipeg dispatch quotes a London cable stating Harcourt was resigned from the cabinet to take the India post, though Harcourt declined comment.
Vienna forwards a note agreeing with Washington on humanity in war and non-destruction of unresisting private vessels. It asserts the Austro-Hungarian government will indemnify American victims, disclaims responsibility for damages from justifiable firing or capsized boats, and seeks to maintain cordial U S relations while detailing actions aboard the Ancona and the rescue failures.
At 4:45 yesterday morning the Salvation Army barracks at 167 East Broadway Butte were dynamited. Upstairs occupants included 35 men women and children sleeping in housekeeping apartments. The blast tore out the front and shattered windows across Broadway. Police and detectives investigated, finding dynamite placed behind a box near the front doors. No injuries reported though alarm spread as nearby hotels were shaken.
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