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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1915
Page
1
Treasury reports reveal a large deficit amid mounting debts and forecasts. Officials warn that budget gaps threaten services and require urgent action, with analysts noting implications for markets and fiscal policy.
Washington July 1 The second business year of the present administration closed with a deficit of 35 868 981 while receipts fell due to war induced customs reductions and greater outlays. The treasury shows a net balance of 82 025 716 though bonds won’t be issued soon. Personal income and emergency taxes surprised by higher yields, but internal revenue rose only about 27 million. whiskey nonpayment and post office advances widened the deficit.
Paris reports a sharp drop in France birth rates since the war began. Daily births fell from about 1,181 to 850, with the week of June 6 to 12 recording only 356 births nationwide.
Treasure shows a big deficit as fiscal pressures mount in Washington. Mexico City faces famine and potential chaos. Reports note the sinking of the Armenian and thousands of prisoners taken, with other local items on sports, clubs, estate matters, and public notices.
London July 1 Captain Trickey of the Armenian recounts his crew’s battle with a German submarine. With steering gear hit and engines out, shrapnel killed several, a shell disabled the Marconi, and the ship sank after forced surrender at seven minutes past eight. The submarine commander reportedly treated survivors with fairness.
Washington reports an investigation into cases where British vessels used the stars and stripes to avoid submarine attacks. Affidavits and consular evidence suggest British admiralty agents advised masters to display the American flag. Officials say enough proof exists to contemplate new representations to Great Britain on the issue.
Dispatch from Antivari Montenegro reports two Greek bands moving toward Berat Albania after occupying villages along the route. The advance is noted near July 2 at 9 90 a m local time.
The Associated Press notes Austro Hungarian forces captured 194 621 officers and men in June and seized vast munitions. The Armenian liner sinking details remain unclear with the U S secretary of state stating the American position is not yet determined.
Berlin reports that after conferences the German reply to the American note is with Emperor William for decision. Officials seek a friendly settlement with the United States and expect a proposal by July 5 or 6. Public opinion opposes any surrender to American demands, making a compromise difficult yet possible.
The July report from London notes the Austro German northward drive from Galleia Into Poland growing more formidable. England doubts a major eastern push to expel Russians from the south while fronts from the Gaila Lipa area northward advance. Flertin confirms progress along the Lem area and between the Vistula and Bug rivers with 2,000,000 Austro German troops active. The enemy has crossed near the Tanew forest and nears Zamose forts, 25 miles north of the Galician frontier, with Brest Litovsk 00 miles to the north and Warsaw linked by rail. Continued on Page 11, Column 6.
Reports from Paris indicate large German reinforcements moving through southern Germany toward the French front. Swiss rail service is halted in the area, and travel restrictions are tightened. The German frontier along the Swiss Baden line has been closed since Sunday, with wartime border controls affecting travelers between Entaerland and Friedrichshafen and forcing immediate return or extended stay in Germany.
El Paso Texas July 12 1914 Gen Victoriano Huerta and five co defendants saw a preliminary hearing postponed on government request to allow more time for evidence and subpoenas over charges of conspiracy to spark a Mexican revolutionary movement. Huerta and the other defendants remained under bond as officials and supporters gathered outside and the general visited his daughter’s home after the court adjourned.
New York July 1 Alfonso Chrastowsky a Polish editor was arrested at his home on a charge of sending annoying letters to President Wilson in Washington. The warrant was sworn by Secret Service agents. Chrastowsky 48 a Morning Star contributor and founder in Cleveland 24 years ago was locked up at police headquarters. Flynn said he addressed four abusive letters claiming officials sought to do him harm and that he believed the man was harmless.
London July 1 The torpedo boat destroyer Lightning was damaged last night off the east coast by a mine or torpedo explosion. She is now in harbor. Fourteen crew are missing. The damage announcement was issued by the British admiralty tonight. The Lightning was built in 1895 and carried about 59 men.
In San Francisco on July 1 George Carneste a local contractor received his final naturalization papers. Asked about kinship to Andrew Carnegie he said he was his nephew but can provide for himself and family. Carnegie has a wife and seven children and came to America from Montrose Scotland in 1906.
Fragmented OCR text shows alarm over famine in Mexico City with scattered references to government reaction and unidentified officials. The readable portions hint at scarcity and governance concerns amid distress, but details and names are unclear.
Washington July 1 official word on the Armenian sinking shows US officials cautious. Dispatches from Mexico City and London indicate Carranza authorities blocked messages while Zapata forces resist Carranza troops in the capital. Secretary Lansing says US position cannot be determined until fuller reports arrive.
Washington July formal extradition request for General Huerta on charges of violating American neutrality and involvement in Madero’s murder was forwarded to the Texas governor by Chihuahua’s Villa governor. Secretary Lansing sent the matter to Solicitor Johnson for action as federal charges take precedence.
Fragmentary wartime dispatches report 38,000 casualties in the Dardanelles including killed, wounded and missing. The figures appear from reports of officers and men, with references to units and the ongoing naval and land operations near the strait.
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