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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1916
Page
1
The Tennessee Senate weighs neutrality policy after a loss of steamship Persia sparks caustic confrontations and sharp rhetoric. Debate centers on strategic implications, with lawmakers insisting on clear responses and accountability.
In Washington on Jan 5 senators sparred over neutrality policy and the export of war munitions as Americans traveled on belligerent ships. Senator Jones denounced patriotic citizens who risked the nation by riding belligerent vessels, while Works and O Gorman pressed for arms embargoes and questioned government neutrality amid the Lusitania and Persia incidents.
Fragmented notes reveal debates on neutrality, border conflicts, and political delays. Peruvian tensions and Goodwin nomination stall drive the day while Bessarabia battles rage, roads close, and crime stories surface from Spokane to Butte.
London and Washington dispatches report survivors claim up to six boats may have fled the Persia disaster. Malta arrivals confirm a fifth boat reached port, with speculation a sixth escaped. Officials in Washington weigh actions as details unfold, while an American clergyman aboard the Persia is confirmed to have survived.
New York January 5 plans for a world council to promote church unity were adopted at a Garden City conference. Each communion will appoint one delegate and one traditional delegate per 500000 communicants, not to exceed 500 delegates. The Episcopal Church shall provide the council's governor unless directed otherwise. Prioritizing substantial unanimity, the council will formulate shared declarations of faith and order and select an advisers board representing Christian families.
London reports on the Bessarabia front where fighting remains indecisive. Russians claim gains while Petrograd expects a breakthrough only after more fighting between German and Austrian lines. The broader European front stays quiet as parties weigh spring strategy. Also noted is labor unrest over conscription in Britain and the Baralong case sparking press debate. Germany may retaliate against Grey’s reply.
Monterey Calif Jan 5 an old sweetheart of Gen William T Sherman died here today at age 88. She was Miss Maria Ygnacia Bonefacia whose residence, the Sherman Rose cottage, was a show place in the city. Sherman then a captain met her during the Mexican war and the pair kept a fond correspondence.
The nomination of Phil C. Goodwin as Butte postmaster is held up by the Senate post office committee at the request of Postmaster General Burleson who will dispatch a postal inspector to investigate charges filed against Goodwin. Inspector Paisley already conducted interviews and the delay is expected to last only a few days pending the inspector's report and Burleson’s final recommendation.
A lone bandit boarded the westbound Sunset express after leaving San Antonio at 9 p.m. He bound and gagged mail clerk Luther Banks, rifled the mail car of registered mail, and fled at a crossing two miles west of the city. Authorities pursue leads as the value of stolen contents is being tallied.
Fire in the basement of the State War and Navy building caused minor damage and dense smoke. Officials said the loss was limited to stored odds and ends but risked valuable diplomatic records and historic documents, including early Independence records and the Constitution.
Prime Minister H. H. Asquith and government ministers push compulsory military service as a key issue, facing opposition and heated questions in the House. The discussion centers on mobilizing manpower for national defense and wartime needs.
Former cabinet member Simon responds to the stalled draft policy as Premier Asquith defends compulsory service for unmarried men. The House of Commons, crowded and divided, hears Asquith’s calm, analytic case for the measure tied to wartime needs, not a shift from voluntary service.
Reports indicate Faissians fearfully yielding to Russian control as Austro-Hungarian units withdraw. Czernowitz lies in a deep valley with rail lines minor in strategic value while Russians mass over 200 guns and three infantry divisions along the front after a December attack and heavy fighting.
London dispatches report from Berlin say the German emperor's illness is slight. Few sources provide motion or confirmation, with most statements treated as rumors and no definite authority cited.
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