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Fragmentary wartime note recounts improvised armor and armament with a Bren gun left behind. Ambiguous context suggests logistics or supply mishap. No clear names, dates, or places available from the readable text.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
1
Fragmentary wartime note recounts improvised armor and armament with a Bren gun left behind. Ambiguous context suggests logistics or supply mishap. No clear names, dates, or places available from the readable text.
Officials weigh whether the Armenian cargo ship chartered by Leyland for the Dominion line carried British officers and what control the British government had. The case hinges on whether warnings to stop were given and if the vessel attempted to escape after orders, with two shots fired at the Armenian observed as the submarine surfaced. Authorities cite past notes on warship engagement and the duty of an unarmed captain to resist only if halted.
Cornish New Hampshire June 0 1915 President Wilson was informed tonight that Americans were reported lost in a German submarine attack on the Armenian. He would await full information before deciding a course, promising a thorough investigation. He indicated no official comment, maintaining his policy of awaiting data. The note also notes a favorable reply from Germany to a US note protesting submarine warfare. The June 30 dispatch references the sinking of the Scottish Monarch and the Norwegian Wark Kotka, with lifeboat evacuations and crew losses near Ireland.
An Armenian ship is reported sunk by a German torpedo as part of ongoing hostilities. The report notes related strikes in Chicago and deteriorating conditions overseas, with commentary on Mexico trade balance and wartime aid requests.
Washington reports the United States weighs government control of the Sayville wireless station, a key link with Germany, amid neutrality violations and navy censorship. Secretary discussions reached a decision expected in days, with navy support citing potential use by submarines. Private ownership remains, but law supports possible seizure in emergency.
Washington reports the British flag freighter Armenian was torpedoed off Cornwall by U-38 with about twenty nine Americans lost and ten injured. Officials debate whether Armenian was a British war transport or unarmed merchantman before applying policy. Consul Armstrong’s dispatches list missing muleteers and rescued survivors, with names and towns across Missouri Alabama New York and Virginia.
In Chicago on June 30 striking carpenters offered to return at 65 cents an hour if contractors buy only Chicago materials, a proposal rejected by Building Contractors Association president L A Ashbeck. Failure to arbitrate likely triggers a materials shutdown threatening 200000 workers, on top of 16000 carpenters already on strike. Union leaders call the materials men’s threat a bluff, while officials say no law violation is evident. Mayor Thompson pursues a settlement.
Los Angeles June 30 The superior court ordered Mayor Dudley the city council and other Santa Monica officers to appear in court to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed. A W McPherson argues the commission form left the city without governing officials for six months after charter amendments. The officers are serving while no provision exists for filling the three commissioners before next December elections.
Washington reports a record annual trade surplus of about 985 million dollars for the 11 months ending May 21, with June exports near 900 million. Commerce officials note the gain is not driven by munition orders, as most manufacturing, except food, trails pre-war levels.
News from London reports two Norwegian ships, Kennet and Cambus Kenneth, sunk by U-39 off the Cork coast. Crew details include Germans aboard the attacked ships, with eight Germans transferred to the submarine and others landed at Galley Head.
An evening announcement from Miguel Diaz Lomba, foreign affairs minister, reported that Villa received word of victory. The message said Villa attacked Carranza forces led by General Hinfeof near San Felipe and Otildaly, with Lombardo noting the success.
June 20 reports in El Paso say three additional arrests were made on conspiracy to relate the United States neutrality act. Gen Caraveo and Alderete brothers detained. Huerta and Orozco cases set for preliminary hearing. Sal Rosa’s fate tied to the evolving Villa Carranza negotiations amid broader military actions in the region.
A lengthy World War I battle summary describes Sir Ian Hamilton's June plan to push the left from Krithia, deploying Australian corps and Royal Scots along a frontline near the sea. Bombardments and wire cutting attempts accompany trench advances and counterattacks with heavy losses. night actions and penetrations are noted, while portions of the line hold firm along key cliffs and knolls as fighting continues along the coast.
Cincinnati reports Henry Hardenberg was arrested after a federal witness affidavit tied to the Lusitania disappearance case. He was summoned to the New York grand jury weeks earlier and faced charges of being a material witness. The arrest followed his flight from New York while not appearing before the grand jury.
London dispatch reports Austro Germans pressing toward Warsaw as Allied forces, aided by France, push in Gallipoli and Galicia. Russians defend Lemberg region while Austro German efforts center near Tomaszow, threatening a split behind Warsaw and prompting renewed munitions drives in Britain.
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