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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1916
Page
1
A historical note indicates the King of Greece shifts stance on joining the Entente alliance as diplomatic alignments reshape regional alliances. Officials in Athens signal reconsideration of the country’s position amid ongoing wartime diplomacy.
From Athens via Nome on June 4 1 18 a m the Greek king appears to have altered his stance during the past month speaking to an Associated Press correspondent. Reports say he contemplates not abandoning employment but may refrain from full alignment with Entente terms. Royal circles speculate Greece could join the Entente sooner or later, though officials hope to delay action. The equivocal stance persists as allied army pressures influence political debate.
Maj Henry Base comb Smith key figure in Civil War federal secret service. As chief under Gen Lew Wallace from 1861 to 1865 he helped expose the Lincoln assassination conspiracy and the Baltimore election frauds. He died at 71 in New York. After war he left the service for a paper manufacturing career.
Steubenville Ohio voters approved liquor by a 271 vote margin at a special election. Wet 2462 dry 2191, ending two years of prohibition in the city amid claims of fraudulent registration and illegal voting. four arrests reported.
New York dispatch reports Dr. Lillian Cook a medical missionary passenger aboard the steamship Persia has been saved. The news early caused fear that she might be Miss Cook of Holland Michigan who planned to marry Rev. Warnshulls a missionary now at his home in Holland Mich.
In Minneapolis on January 4, the widow of the late Thomas L. Shevlin, former Yale football player, filed for probate. The estate is valued at 3.5 million dollars and will go to the widow and two children.
War news and cabinet talks on grave situation. Sinking of the Pers Emperor William reported with throat cancer, Czarnowicz evacuated by Austrians. Anaconda British cabinet crisis. Mining and divorce notices. Butte crime arrests and disease banished in town. Winter wheat prospects and state news. English actor associated with war era.
Telegraph dispatches from Petrograd and London report Czernowitz in Bukowina evacuated by German and Austrian forces. Russian lines claim ground gained northwest of the city and heights dominating Czernowitz were seized by Russian troops.
London reports a British statement that Sir Edward Grey will refer the Baralong and other German outrages to an impartial tribunal of US Navy officers. Copies of correspondence between Ambassador Page and Grey were released. Six Americans aboard the Nicosia and Baralong crew members provide affidavits alleging the Baralong flew the American flag during the destruction of a German submarine.
HW Van Kootbergen also known as Van Montford, serving one year for forgery in Calgary, has asked the minister of justice for parole. He states willingness to testify against C. C. Crowley and Baron W. F. Von Brincken, who are under arrest in San Francisco on two conspiracy charges.
Charles Grant of Boston, aboard the British steamer Persia when she sank near the Mediterranean, recounts the explosion, chaos, and rescue. He describes clinging to a railing, using a life belt, drifting on wreckage, and being picked up after hours, while boats and survivors were ferried to a cruiser by English sailors.
Paris reports that despite denials the German emperor suffers from throat cancer and cannot speak. In 1911 doctors debated removing the entire larynx to halt progression. an artificial device and tracheal opening were discussed to restore speech. Recent minor surgery improved his condition but a new procedure may be needed, with options including total larynx removal.
Phoenix leaders push to annex land from Mexico to reach the Gulf of California. Gov. George W. H. Johnson of California has been asked to cooperate. The plan offers U.S. indemnity settlement in exchange for the boundary change, granting Arizona a Gulf port and control of the Colorado River mouth and Imperial Valley irrigation areas.
New York January 4 Exchang rates fal lto 7 percent the lowest quotation since the outbreak of war. The sale of marks stood around 18 percent cents versus the normal value about 2 percent. Remittances to London reached their highest rates in months with demand for sterling quoted at higher levels.
El Paso dispatch reports General Huerta declared out of immediate danger after a noon tapping operation to relieve abdominal jaundice. Doctor Schuster notes precarious condition though attorney Lea, former El Paso mayor, says Huerta was cheerful prior to the procedure. Washington brief notes Admiral Capentier reports improved conditions in the Seiana republics and related disturbances.
A British steamer Gordon Castle from Bombay and Cape Town arrived with 250 cases of gold and silver bullion and valuable diamonds aboard. The express shipment to Cadadian city was noted amid heightened security. Separately, the National Prohibition Convention moves to June 1 at the Auditorium in St Paul due to lack of a suitable Minneapolis hall.
In Binghamton New York January 4 the Rev Benjamin P Ripley D D secretary of the Wyoming conference of the Methodist Episcopal church and pastor of the Johnson City church died after a paralysis shock aged 63 He had pastored several New York towns and Hawley Pa Birmingham Alabama January Eire night destroyed the Texas Oil company plant at North Birmingham with estimated loss of 250000 Fourteen tanks of oil and gasoline 29000 gallons each were consumed
Washington January 14 Mrs Woodrow Wilson began duties as mistress of the White House after returning from their honeymoon at Hot Springs The social season opens with the Pan American reception in the blue room Invitations for two dinners were issued The State Department list of neutral diplomats will be split between the dinners to balance Teutonic and Entente representatives One dinner will be held January 11 and the other January 21.
Portland Jan 4 lumber firms on the Columbia river and Puget Sound were invited to bid on 200 million feet of fir for delivery to the French government. Contracts valued at 10 to 50 million feet per mill are expected from major river mills with rail or canal transport arrangements. The French government will furnish transport. if Panama Canal is not open, shipments may go by rail to the Atlantic seaboard. British orders from last year still await transportation.
Reports say the Greek steamer is spiraling toward a critical stage as disputes over Isaiye take center stage. Observers note ongoing yearlong controversy, with factions citing rising tensions and phased developments affecting the vessel’s fate.
Fragments of wireless reports place the Greek liner Thessaloniki in distress with 900 passengers aboard and crew on deck. The United States may have aided nearby vessels like the Patris, while officials seek exact location and potential sinking details amid a broader diplomatic crisis with Austria Germany and Turkey over the Persia incident and submarine actions.
Sharon Pennsylvania January 4 Shenango Furnace company says all employees will receive a wage increase. The boost will be general for furnace workers across the Mahoning and Shenango valleys, about 20000 men. The exact amount remains to be determined. In Waterville Maine January 4 Lockwood Cotton initial wage hike about 5 percent will begin January 17 notices posted today. More than 1000 employees affected.
A Foreign Office White Paper presented in Parliament outlines policy to enforce the blockade of Germany. It notes that imports have fallen sharply with essential staples like cotton wool rubber fats and dairy limited or priced at famine levels. Reports from major towns show discontent and food fate among the population.
Alameda Cal Jan 4 The late William H Scott retired Army chaplain delivered the prayer for his funeral services at the Masonic temple A phonographic record of his own Masonic prayer from 12 years ago was played during the service marking the moment an unusual tribute based on his own words.
Dispatches report Petrograd and Vienna confirm unchanged fronts while Czernowitz evacuates and Russians capture prisoners including Germans. Austrians seize an Italian trench near Tolkino. Montenegro recaptures Bogievac. Bulgarians in Albania hinder Italian outposts near Dufaxio as mass enlistment and rejections unfold. President Wilson returns to Washington amid Persia sinking fallout with limited government action expected.
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