05 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1917
Page
1
Militia units patrol key river crossings, reinforcing security under new rapid deployment orders. Patrols cover five bridge routes as authorities tighten control along the river front amid rising tensions and coastal defenses by allied forces.
Detachments of the New York naval militia patrol the five East River bridges linking Manhattan and Long Island. Militia tugs warn river traffic to stay 50 feet from piers while guards search pedestrians and vehicles. Destruction of bridges would hinder warship departure from the New York navy yard. militiamen manned guns and anchorages, with police to take over. Naval training groups offer resources, and Yale students volunteer for aerial coast patrol.
London February 4 reports from the Exchange Telegraph Copenhagen correspondent that negotiations are underway among Denmark Sweden and Norway over the submarine situation.
Fragmentary text recalls a maritime incident with German crews aboard a vessel. The report mentions engines damaged and a port isolation shortly before a doubling event. The piece notes Captain Malone and ongoing actions, with continuation referenced on another page.
The German Correspondent editorial in Baltimore argues Americans of German descent face a difficult future and urges full loyalty to the United States. It stresses that oath and integration outweigh ties to Germany, declaring the United States as the homeland for their children and future generations.
Consul Stephen reports Housatonic crew escaped in small boats after a German submarine towed them toward the British coast and fired a call to rescue them. The Geier, interned at Honolulu, was on fire. Authorities seized 17 German steamers at Hoboken after a sailor claimed their machinery was disabled. Philippine German ships attempted engine disablement. East river bridges to be protected. Red Cross to prepare hospital camps. Taft urged conscription. President Watson and Simmons discussed funding hostilities. Governors warned to safeguard German consulates. Belgian relief ships halted. State Dept to seek Bonn through Ambassador Bernstorff via Diego messages. Pacific coast patrol ordered.
Washington reports continuous U S Austro Hungarian relations rest on a thin thread after eleventh hour diplomacy. Officials warn that breaking with Germany risks U S relief operations for prisoners and civil detainees while Austria teeters on endorsing Germany's submarine policy. A Penfield Vienna dispatch prompted inquiries as state department weighs next moves.
Genova via Paris February 5 dispatch says all Americans in Germany and Austria told to quit at once. It notes Ambassador James W. Gerard may be taken to Basel on a special train, per an unconfirmed Berlin Zurich report.
Former President Taft urged conscription as necessary for current and future national defense in a Brooklyn Institute talk. He argued a compulsory program would discipline youth, foster loyalty, and balance the burden beyond a pure volunteer system, proposing service from ages 18 to 34. Governor Lister said no anti German sentiment exists in Washington and federal help to protect German consulates is unnecessary.
The Standard reports guards around New York bridges and German releases of American prisoners, citing tight precautions aboard submarines. Taft urges Austrians to take the first step as conscription discussions proceed.
Washington reports President Wilson pressuring neutrals to follow the United States in breaking diplomatic relations with Germany. He instructs American diplomats to announce the move to accredited governments and recalls the ambassador while offering potential support to protect neutrals. The note signals a shift toward war preparedness amid ongoing submarine warfare threats.
Berlin reports the release of eight Americans taken from a vessel sunk by a raider in the Atlantic and brought to a German port aboard the steamer Yarrow. U.S. actions to observance of international law are noted amid war scare as officials prepare defenses and consider submarine dangers. President Wilson attends church as officials discuss potential long tension and peace prospects.
London dispatch reports the submarine torpedoed the American steamer Housatonic after warning and taking aboard the crew. The vessel carried contraband and the captain claimed acts were within international law. Washington notes indicate the incident may not escalate the crisis with Germany, given German pledges to observe rules in earlier and future attacks.
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