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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1915
Page
1
Reported by Meavy forces that have been sent to middle Galicia, reinforcements appear to have halted and shifted momentum in the ongoing conflict. Authorities caution that details remain uncertain and could reflect propaganda.
Allied dispatches report Russian gains on the San river and heavy reinforcements aiding Moscow’s position. In the Dniester region, authorities claim 7 000 prisoners taken and nearly 19 000 captured between the Plíea and upper Vistula from May 12 to 24. Italian Trent invasion advances persist as Zeppelins looms over London.
London reports a fierce battle on the San and in Galicia as Russians claim offensive gains while Austro German forces press toward Przemysl. Western fronts show little progress though French fighting near Arras continues. Italy bombards Pola in reprisal for raids as German U boats stay active.
Fragmented notes from The Standard describe a range of items including European conflict mentions, a body not recovered, water supply concerns, a state convention, a mining update, a memorial day in Butte, and assorted notices. Proper names and places are sporadically referenced amid garbled OCR.
Rome reports Italian dirigible raid on Pola and Monfalcone targets. Bombs hit railroad station naphtha depot and arsenal. Big fire at Pola. flotilla damaged a shipyard, several boats ignited with flour. Flotilla returned unscathed.
Kansas City May 81 Speaker Champ Clark voiced optimism on the transatlantic crisis after the latest German note. He said the ugly situation has been handled with diplomacy and good sense, and believes the troubles can be settled amicably without war or loss of honor.
London reports morning post from Berne that a wave of Americans is leaving Germany for Switzerland. Many long-time residents claim growing local hostility makes staying unsafe or untenable in some areas.
London reported by the Times from Mitylene that an enemy submarine shelter was discovered off the west coast of Asia Minor near Aswail. British warships moved in and sixty shots were heard, with belief that useful work had been accomplished.
London reports Capt A Noel Edwards famed polo player dies at Ypres from gas poisoning. He joined England’s international sides in 1911 and 1913 to contest the polo trophy with Meadowbrook. Balloonist Frederick Rada dies in a failed triple parachute drop in Cleveland at 3% feet. Morning Post Stockholm desk notes sport casualties in a Helsingfors fire.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Missoula Mont Feb 31 Elsie Powrie of Butte was killed instantly when a car driven by Dan Longpre carrying Fred Bedard and Powrie’s sister Mrs Gall Noll crashed 11 miles west of Missoula after the steering gear failed at a slow speed The front wheels dropped into a ditch and the car overturned Dr Bourdeau witnessed the scene stating Powrie died of skull fracture The Powries had come to Missoula for a weekend visit Powries fiancé Dan Longpre was driving The deceased 20 years old was a native of Wickes Montana a member of the Eastern Star and had many Missoula friends The Powries left for Missoula after the accident and the family learned of her death from Miss Nellie Hanault a local milliner
Tacoma officials probe a four man group tied to a Seattle barge explosion. German papers and a diagram were found in a house once shared by Walter and Mrs Brown who spoke English and German. He traveled to Seattle and rented a hotel room receiving coded messages from San Francisco.
London June 1 reports say British papers view Germany seeking to gain time by involving the United States in a diplomatic dispute. They accuse Germany of false defenses and contemptuous rhetoric while noting President Wilson will judge next steps. The Daily Mail, Morning Post and Daily Telegraph editorials emphasize US entry hinges on Germany's actions.
Dallas report says six persons including three children were killed and nineteen injured when a large passenger truck overturned after tumbling over a high embankment about five miles east of Dallas tonight.
President Wilson weighs options as Germany defies American demands over Lusitania. He plans a cabinet meeting to discuss a firm response likely to shape U S policy toward Germany and the future of relations with Mexico amid wartime tensions.
The Italian invasion of Trent province progresses from the Adige and Chiese rivers toward Tonale and Lavaronne routes. Italian forces hold Ampeazo valley and Cortina, with Garibaldi’s earlier line cited in the Storo area. Fortifications secure passes into a vast entrenched camp near Trent.
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