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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1916
Page
1
A historic diplomatic rift over submarine warfare was postponed after concessions were made. Prisoners are set for release as negotiated terms ease tensions between Germany and allied powers.
Amid rising tension over the China affair the British government agreed to release the 38 Germans seized from the American steamship China. Washington pressed for their release but faced initial refusals. a second note yielded promise of freedom. The episode echoes the Trent case but with notable differences. The U.S. weighs Germany’s assurances as President Wilson and Congress remain cautious and await Germany’s future submarine conduct.
Berlin reports that the United States seeks to influence Great Britain toward fair merchant ship treatment and restraint of submarine warfare. The cabinet debates Germany's note as Washington weighs responses, with President reviewing the German reply in depth and awaiting national views.
Saratoga Springs New York May CARMEN members who fail to support proposed measures for prohibition and social reform were criticised today by John G Wooley a prohibition candidate for president at a Methodist central conference meeting. He said churches could not win by ornament but by votes money and influence. More than 10 000 000 youths under 20 do not attend a Sunday school according to Sunday school board figures.
The defense for Lieut. Robert Fay of the German army, his brother in law Walter Scholz, and Paul Daeche rested in the U S district court on charges of conspiring to destroy munition camps. Judge Fe named no date for further proceedings, and Mayor Gwhven delayed court until next May. It is expected the case will go to the jury.
Fragmentary OCR view shows scattered items from court notes to school events and church notices. References include juvenile court cases, parish building plans, horoscope mentions, and ad like notices. Names and places are incomplete, rendering only partial hints of the day’s items.
London reports two Zeppelins destroyed after raids as battles continued along the European coast. One Zeppelin was downed near Saloniki amid explosions and gunfire. another was sunk off the Rhytt coast by British cruisers, marking a second loss in two days.
Berlin May 6 A mob in Charlottenburg swarmed streets at night looting two butter shops and damaging several meat shops including the municipal meat shop. Indignation rose over reports of meat being diverted to the city for sale to the poor with meat cards or private sales above official limits. Police investigations continue and several butchers have been arrested for salting smoking or ice sausage from delivered pork to bypass maximum prices.
Leeds Fingland May 6 Albert Bright a 49 year old iron merchant of SheMeld was sentenced to penal servitude for life after pleading guilty to attempting to obtain information from workers at a munition plant about the production of war materials. The judge said if he had pleaded not guilty and been found not guilty on that point, he could have faced the death penalty.
The issue promises a brimful Sunday with vivid illustrations and timely ketches. It highlights Butte real estate, sports pages with news and gossip, theater observations, auto world notes, social events, and the latest fashions.
Paso May 5 telegraphic x changes between General Carranza over the tentative, for American cooperation in the capture Villa bandits completed. Obregon to hold rest conference with Scott tomorrow on the American side of the Rio Grande. Pershing reported Villa elated but few details. troops at a great distance. Villa seen at Santiago Papasquiero in Durango.
Harvey Titcomb a 60 year old Puget Sound Traction employee in Bellingham was struck by 65 000 volts at noon in the power station and survived after doctors warned he may lose limbs. He was conscious briefly tonight and could speak a faint word as physicians treated severe burns to arms legs and body.
Oliver Cline of Seattle, a former cashier for the Pacific Coast company, confessed to embezzling a portion of the firm’s funds. He pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Superior Court and received a prison term from five to twelve years. Prior to sentencing, Cline transferred almost all property and cash to his wife, keeping only a small home.
Berlin May 5 German government issues note to United States on submarine warfare policy. It defends conduct of U boats, rejects U S accusations of indiscriminate destruction, and pledges to limit attacks to enemy commerce while pursuing neutral protections. The note cites prior exchanges, reiterates adherence to international law, and signals potential further communication.
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