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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1916
Page
1
The Church of North and South Methodists may be brought together ahead of the quadrennial meeting. The move aims to unite two historic branches under a single umbrella, potentially reshaping denominational structure and regional governance.
American troops press into the desert eighty miles as Sibley’s force resumes its march. The advance resumes despite weather and supply concerns as officers report progress toward the objective.
At Saratoga Springs the 1918 Methodist Episcopal general conference voted against abolishing the missionary episcopacy and debated plans for unifying the church. The body postponed decisions on Singapore and Africa bishop elections while naming candidates and entrusting the bishops with power to resolve whether the next quadrennial session would meet in 1919 or 1920.
Paris reports President Poincare awarded Queen Elizabeth of Belgium a war cross in recognition of her courage and steadfast devotion during bombardment at the front. The decoration signals French admiration for Belgian resistance under enemy fire.
From today’s Standard, events unfold with Dr. Waites trial beginning and Colonel Sibley’s forces returning. Delegates arrive for the Methodist Women’s clubs union meeting and state news including Anaconda editorials. Northern Pacific budget and county matron demands surface as other items span crime, sports, and classifieds.
The Munich Neueste Nachrichten cites a Madrid wireless dispatch stating King Alfonso, the pope, and President Wilson are negotiating an armistice among belligerents to discuss peace terms. Amsterdam reporting via Longon notes the proposal aims to pause hostilities and open negotiations on terms.
Mexico City May 22 The department of the interior announced that General Carranza will soon issue a decree calling for municipal elections throughout the republic.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Helena reports that two Chinese women in Helena, Lillian Lee Fong and Jennie Lee Fong, appear to be the only eligible voters in Montana for the coming general election. Both are under 25, were raised in Keena, attended local public schools, and their late father ran a Chinese restaurant with a sizable estate left to his widow and daughters. The sisters recently applied at the county clerk and recorder’s office to be registered voters.
Paris, May 23. Reports that Le Mort Homme in the Verdun district had fallen to German forces caused a brief alarm before an official statement reassured the public. Hill 265 and adjacent slopes saw exchanges as trenches were won and lost, with French forces later recapturing key positions. The struggle remained defensive and may have aimed to lure French reserves from across the river.
Atlantic City May 22. Despite administration efforts, the Presbyterian General Assembly committee on bills and overtures has reached a plan to bring the charges against the New York presbytery to the floor. The compromise would reprimand the New York body and warn it to exercise caution in the future. A spirited floor fight is expected tomorrow as delegates threaten protests for harsher punishment.
New York May 22 Joseph C Grew secretary of the American embassy to Berlin is aboard the Danish steamer Frederick Vile which reached quarantine from Copenhagen and Christiana The vessel will dock tomorrow Grew refused to discuss his mission in this country noting dispatches from Europe about a peace move and a note from Emperor William to President Wilson carried as diplomatic documents
London May 22 Francis Dyke Acland financial secretary to the treasury told the house of commons the agricultural situation requires farmers to drop prejudice against female labor. A breakdown in home supplies could be avoided only if the labor situation improves and more men are not drafted from farms. He warned the country might divert ships to import food and munitions unless farming relief is found.
May 22 reports say James J Hill railroad builder and capitalist remains away from the Railroad building offices and resting at Summit avenue estate. Initial word described a minor indisposition with a quick return expected, but later reports suggest complications and slower recovery.
A fragmented report notes a county official’s ruling on whether certain women were legally qualified to vote and hold rights equal to other women. The text hints at partisan inquiry into each woman’s political preference and suitability for voting.
Washington May 22 President Wilson completed a vigorous note renewing the United States protest to Great Britain over interference with American mails. The document drafted with Lansing and state department experts argues that British policy of seizing neutral mail vessels and censoring mails harms American interests. The note cites the Hague 1907 treaty on postal inviolability and presents evidence of economic losses from British actions.
Washington May 22 The House as a committee of the whole passed an amendment to the Porto Rico government reorganization bill allowing women on the island to vote. The measure was adopted 60 to 37 but Democrats plan to strike it out in a toll call vote in the House proper. Debate on the bill was completed tonight.
London May 23 The underwriters declare peace prospects improving with a 50 percent rate to insure against duration of peace between Great Britain and Germany before Jan 1. The higher rate signals belief in a quicker settlement than two months ago when the rate stood at 30 percent.
A chaotic Rome report notes a prosecutor’s description of Pace’s death drawing intense media reaction. The city’s papers debate the pace of investigations and the role of timing in the official account.
Dr Arthur Warren Waite, a young dentist, stands trial before Justice Clarence J Shearn with a jury for the murder of his father in law John E Peck of Grand Rapids. Prosecution alleges arsenic and chloroform administered to fatal effect aided by wife Mrs Waite and companion Mrs Horton. Defense signals insanity plea. witnesses including Dr Albertus Adair Moore testify Waite admitted wishing his father in law dead for money.
Telegrams describe Austrian and Italian forces clashing near Mandriole and the Trent region as discussions of strategical importance unfold. Reports state Italian operatives near the northeastern frontier, with Austrian troops repositioning toward the Tyrol and ahead of potential advances toward the Adriatic.
Wartime digest reports continued Austrian offensives in Southern Tyrol against Italy as Austrians push Italians back toward their territory. Vienna and Rome dispatchers note breakthroughs southeast of Trem, with Austrians said to have captured key positions and reinforced units, as fighting persists across the Drogas front.
New York May 22 The thirteenth biennial General Federation of Women’s Clubs convention opens tomorrow with about twenty thousand delegates alternates and visitors arriving from across the United States Alaska Hawaii the Philippines and Puerto Rico. Delegates from many states travel by trains and river steamers as hotel space vanishes and many lodge in boarding houses. Campaigning for federation officers unfolds with Mrs Cowles of Los Angeles and Mrs Sneath among the leading contenders.
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