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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1915
Page
3
Washington dispatches state the administration has sent its final word to Vienna on the Ancona case and awaits Austria's response to determine future relations between the United States and the dual monarchy.
An old fashioned remedy claims quick relief from coughs with Parmint double strength 1 ounce mixed in hot water and sugar 4 ounces, taken as a tablespoonful four times daily. It promises to ease chest pain clear nostrils and ease breathing at low cost.
The administration may credit itself with a diplomatic win if Austria meets Wilson's demands, claiming it would bolster safety for traveling Americans aboard merchant ships of belligerent and neutral nations, reducing submarine risks for passengers.
The administration demands Austria disavow the sinking of the Ancona and punish the submarine commander, with indemnity for nine American lives. If Vienna resists, a break in diplomatic relations is possible, though advisers say war would not be automatic and non-intercourse could follow. The State Department withholds the full text until Wednesday. The President stands firm on accountability and urges prompt Vienna action.
In London on December 2 Premier Asquith proposed extending the current Parliament by eight months as a compromise instead of a full year. The proposal passed in the House of Commons by a vote of 158 to 23.
Fire trapped prisoners on multiple floors as a fourth floor collapsed overhead. Volunteers rushed to rescue as the third floor was searched for inmates. By 5 a.m. efforts remained unsuccessful with Ladderman William Connell injured from a prior fall.
Fire at the four story Glen brook Wine Company building spreads to National Rubber and Massachusetts Sled firms. Three missing men are thought trapped on the third floor. Driver Smith of Engine 10 saves himself and helps search. Fire alarm at 3 21 am. jail inmates alerted as flames rise 30 feet. Ambulances stand by. officers quell panic at Charles Street Jail.
In London on December 2 Premier Asquith declined to be drawn into peace talks in the House of Commons. Sir William Pollard Byles asked if the Reichstag debates suggestedShift of war issues to diplomacy. Asquith said the government’s position remains unchanged and pointed to prior public statements.
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