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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1915
Page
12
Officials report US demand for documentary proof in the Ancona case remains strict while Austria Hungary signals readiness to press for prompt compliance. Berlin and Washington discuss the note and potential shifts in diplomatic stance amid ongoing notes and alleged mistranslations.
Washington reports Vienna rejects US blame on the Ancona sinking and denies fault by the submarine commander or Austro-Hungarian government. The note questions US evidence, asserts sovereign legal views, and signals readiness for further discussions while deploring civilian victims.
Christiania hotels refuse to reserve 148 beds as the Oscar II docks with the Ford peace party. Banked by illness and crowds, organizers plan a prayer meeting while British and Norwegian officials offer polite welcome. Ford and Schwimmer discuss nonlandings and peaceful aims amid controversy.
J J Kelly of near Toccoa traveled to Atlanta and, after entering a Christmas greeting with two men who claimed to be Charlie Chaplin and Roscoe Arbuckle, was attacked by thieves in an alley near Fair and Forsyth. He reported money and 355 in his possession missing, and described the assailants as posing as entertainers. Police pursued the pair based on descriptions, but did not visit theaters to aid the case.
In federal court Montgomery and co defendants Tyrgsher Howard and S ard were found guilty of using the mails to defraud in promoting the Bankers Bond and Finance company. The venture aimed to organize country banks and sold stock, later entering bankruptcy with minimal assets.
New York December 18 The New York Times received an authorized statement from Berlin denying any German government endorsement of acts by individuals or groups in the United States aimed at promoting Germany. It asserts Germany cannot verify or repudiate acts by unconnected individuals and stresses limited direct control over private movements. The note highlights communication gaps with the United States and cautions against misinterpretation of President Wilson’s message on German sympathizers.
Special dispatch reports Georgia congressman Howard backing a $1,000,000 federal post office and four two story buildings to rise on a south side city square near rail lines. Treasury supervising architects drafted plans for prime site. Fen Exch Brown of Atlanta backed for treasury supervising architect. Treasury secretary McAdoo had intended to visit Atlanta to study the project.
A Berlin daily has abruptly published a single sheet announcing the prohibition of its regular morning edition. In Nashville Tennessee, the Republican state committee convenes on December 30 to plan a state convention for selecting delegates to the national convention and nominating candidates for U S senator governor and railroad commissioner.
A fragment urges unity in condemning any act linking the German cause with lawlessness in the United States. It frames such individuals as enemies of the cause and as sources of embarrassment to the German government, regardless of their beliefs.
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