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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1916
Page
5
The German ambassador and Secretary Pensing discussed the Lusitania incident in Vienna. They reportedly exchanged views and hinted a settlement is near, with Vienna to receive further information on the American losses.
The note and admiralty statement compare the torpedoing of the Ancona, with no material divergence between Vienna and Washington. It states the submarine aimed to keep the vessel afloat after impact while examining rights to visit and search merchant ships during wartime.
Vienna December 31 note delivered to Ambassador Penfield in reply to US demands regarding the sinking of the Italian steamer Ancona by an Austrian submarine. The imperial government says it agrees with humanitarian wartime standards and has shown humanitarian sentiments toward enemies and neutrals, though the statement cites differences with Washington on a recent question.
A loaded exchange covers Austria Hungary and United States on naval actions after the sinking of the Ancona. The Austro-Hungarian government pledges to discuss indemnities and international law while criticizing American reports. The note summarizes the submarine attack details, rescue failures, and the crew’s conduct, with potential future legal questions.
At midnight ten locomotives and crews on the Nash Ville Chattanooga and St Louis line gathered in the Nashville shops for a New Year sermon. Rev Thomas H Harrison, pastor of Adams Presbyterian Church, spoke of the effect of friendship while an NC & StL engineer on leave led the message. Harrison recalled converting from train pulling to engineering preaching after a reflective moment in Atlanta years ago.
The annual prison report shows 4,458 inmates last year, with 2,888 Black and 2,? whites. 1868 fewer than 1914. It notes discipline by whipping, 459 Black men and 108 Black women punished, escapes numbered, costs to city amount to about 24,757 dollars, farm supplies and charity use, health, sanitation, and value of prison property at about 203,000 dollars. The council committee, chaired by Alderman J R Seawright, prepares the data for next Monday’s meeting.
William J Harris of the federal trade commission predicts a much improved U S business climate in 1916 based on nationwide reports to the commission He says conditions now and during the last year point to a prosperous year ahead and that the vital credits act is certain to pass through Congress during the current session Harris is visiting Atlanta and staying at the Piedmont Hotel
Rome Georgia December 31 a mass meeting of about one hundred citizens at the courthouse endorsed completing the city building and auditorium. The meeting did not decide between bonds or a direct tax for forty thousand dollars. A five member committee was appointed to consult with the first commissioner and plan fund raising.
London reports the armored cruiser Natal exploded and sank in harbor after an internal blast. About 400 survivors are reported. the loss is the British navy’s severest in months. Natal displaced 13 660 tons, 489 feet long, with 29 mm guns and 7.5 inch guns. The ship carried 704 crew and had a notable role delivering Whitelaw Reid’s body to New York in 1912.
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