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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1915
Page
1
In a tense development another act in Mexican drama unfolds with an accident and warnings issued by high military chiefs. Officials report a risky incident prompting heightened alert and a call for restraint as authorities assess potential repercussions.
Washington May 28 president Wilson plans to serve notice to all warring Mexican factions that conditions are intolerable and that outside means may be used to restore order. The White House released the appeal by the Red Cross head urging relief aid as several years of internal disturbances push parts of Mexico toward starvation. The administration warned relief supplies should not be diverted by military factions and indicated a forthcoming statement on policy within days.
British shipping again suffers as German submarines threaten trade. Defiance to United States noted amid reports of a new maneuver. The page also notes sport news, joint services by Odd Fellows, city damage tallies, and local notices including theater, church, and naturalization items.
Berlin reports Dr von Bethmann-Hollweg condemned Italy for joining the war and violating faith. He argued no threat from Austria Hungary or Germany and questioned Triple Entente blandishments. Rome announces an Austrian submarine sunk by Italian torpedo boats.
Reports warn Germany may bolster its submarine fleet threatening British ports and routes. Sinking of battleships Triumph and Majestic cited while ships Cadebo Spennymoor and M Tossvall are noted as losses. Clashing accounts of Rhodes landings and Turkish German operations touch Dardanelles and Minor coast. No major shifts on eastern or western fronts yet.
British shipping news reports multiple wartime incidents. Spennymoor sunk off Start Point Orkney Islands with the captain and five crew drowned. 23 survivors landed. Cadebo sunk off Scilly Islands by gunfire from a German submarine. all on board saved. Argyllshire attacked by a submarine near Sydney. damaged but reached Havre. Details from Penzance and Liverpool dispatches.
Rome via Paris May 28 A Teurian ministry communication reports naval losses by Austria and Italy through May 24. Austrian torpedo boat 8-20 was badly damaged near Re Porto Corsini and convoyed to Pola. The destroyer Turbine was sunk after a chase and boiler hits as enemy forces arrived.
London May 28 The German Turkish alliance plans a submarine war against ships leaving the Suez canal. A Constantinople note to neutral powers says Britain fails to keep warships from the canal per 1868 obligations and France has landed troops in Egypt, justifying measures to protect Ottoman territory and extend to the Suez canal.
Reporters in Berlin say Germany will furnish its answer to the American note on submarine warfare to the American ambassador tomorrow and publish the text in German papers on Sunday. The reply reportedly argues about opportunity to evacuate, disavows intent to harm neutral ships, and offers compensation for accidents while seeking a broader agreement with the United States.
May 28 dispatch reports Germany plans to offer the United States a proposal to defer definitive consideration of its submarine policy until both sides can verify the nature of the Lusitania sinking. The note seeks to clarify whether the vessel was a peaceful liner or an armed auxiliary cruiser with cannons and cargo.
The Sunday Standard outlines a mix of features including Ferrero on world life and simplicity, Edison interview on defense, Arlington services, a Whitaker Wright swindle note, sermons, cartoons by Bridges and Goldberg, Cory’s Kids, fashion, social events, clubs, sports, theater and cinema news.
Washington reports two weeks pass without a German reply to the American note on rights violations at sea fueling diplomatic speculation. Officials weigh if Germany will propose a facts agreement before a counter offer from President Wilson on suspending submarine warfare. Nebraskan and Lusitania cases loom, with Lusitania’s arming and munitions issue debated. Nebraskan affidavits awaited. mine or torpedo cause still unclear. Glasgow faces beef shortages as cattle limits push prices high.
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