30 Nov 1914
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1914
Page
1
Arbitrators in Colorado handle a strike in a disturbed district as labor authorities seek mediation. The dispute involves local workers and management amid ongoing protests and demand for a fair contract. No party specifics were provided in readable text.
President Wilson announced the appointment of Seth Low Charles W Mille and Patrick Gilday to a commission to settle future differences between operators and miners in Colorado. The move follows a long strike with violence. Hywel Davies and W R Fairley will continue mediation and the plan aims for a three year temporary settlement and peaceful resolution.
In the era’s chatter, reports touch arbitration for Colorado, a new president in Mexico, and hopefuls from France. Berlin disputes attack claims as Sweden warned to halt actions. Various regional notes mention gunman feuds, a former miner charged with murder, and local arts and theater items amid a breadth of telegraphic and state news.
Washington reports from Aguas Calientes say Gen Pablo Gonzales has declared himself provisional president from Pachuca with about 1000 troops. He was a top Constitutional Army figure against Huerta but left the campaign years ago. Analysts doubt he can halt Villa Gutierrez aims for Mexico City. Meanwhile Vera Cruz reports Carranza disavows Villa era currency notes, adding currency turmoil to the Mexican crisis as Villa delays entry with Gutierrez and Zapata. Dieter claims victory near Guadalajara against Villa forces, with Angeles defeated and 29 cannons captured.
Denver November 2 Gov E M Ammons and Gov elect George A Carlson will testify as first witnesses before the federal industrial relations commission in its inquiry into the Colorado strike. They will appear without subpoenas and limit testimony to statements made in cooperation with the son, per Frank P Walsh, chairman, who arrived and conferred with the governor. Sessions are deferred to December 2 to allow Commissioner Harris Weinstock of California to attend.
Vienna via Amsterdam and London November 29 an official announcement says on the southern front the enemy resists and counterattacks slow the advance while on the Kolubara the eastern bank our troops gain ground. Our forces advance beyond Velyevo reaching heights east of the Lik river and the line from Suvotor to Uzica.
London, Nov 29 Field Marshal John French reports an optimistic view of Allied positions from Oct 11 to Nov 20. He notes the battle in the west may be entering a final stage as German attacks lessen, with French Belgian and English forces holding a defensive line while Russian forces resist on the eastern front. He credits Royal Artillery and engineers, praises generals Foch Dubail and Maud Huy, and outlines withdrawal and coordination with French plans to outflank German forces near Be thune and Lille.
Berlin reports there was nothing significant to report from the western army. Attacks southeast of Ypres and in other areas failed. in the east, the Vistula flank remains unchanged as Russian advances near Lodz were checked and counterattacks followed. No important developments in Southern Poland. Paris reports quiet along the front except in the Argonne where German assaults have not been successful.
London reports Germany demands Sweden suppress unfriendly German press content or face reprisals. Danish and Swedish reaction shows revulsion as ships may be sent to England under Swedish warship escort to avert German attacks.
Special dispatch says Erik Staizer aged 20 was shot and killed in a Tacoma street hotel by Edward Keyes a miner recently from Butte. Keyes surrendered after firing four shots, two of which struck the victim in the breast. He said the woman cursed him and he lost reason. he kissed her before being taken to jail.
A German army under General Mackensen is said to be cut into three segments near Lodz as Russian forces press from the north and west. The right wing fights to break Lodz, the left wing is partly isolated by the Vistula, and the central section sits isolated, moving back before Russian advances. Observers call the arrangement unprecedented and say German aims near Warsaw are frustrated. The report notes damage limited to a power plant and suburban station, with broader implications for the western front.
Telegraph summaries report exaggerated Russian gains and contested German losses in Northern Poland and Cracow. Petrograd claims victory but Berlin counters repulsed Russian attacks. Reports note Austrian and German prisoner numbers, Carpathian and Balkan activity, and a speech urging Romanian parliamentary support amid ongoing war strains.
New York Nov 28 The Rockefeller foundation reports to night that its war Relief commission which has already coached Rotterdam communicates a favorable assessment of the food and clothing distribution for Belgian needy Wyckliffe Rose chairman notes that further supplies are urgently needed and that dio tons of additional contributions are required beyond cargoes issued on Page 3 Column 5.
Following the killing of William Doyle known as Little Patsy by five gunmen, police and detectives began a citywide roundup of gang members. Doyle lay dead in the street as arrests mounted at various stations. Officials link the Doyle slaying to the earlier killing of poultry dealer Barnett Batt, suggesting possible gang connections.
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