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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1916
Page
2
Austria-Hungary asserts humane wartime conduct and says the Ancona commander punished for not aiding panicked passengers. It details a long pursuit, multiple lifeboats launched, and argues crew failure caused most deaths while disputing American claims and promising indemnity for American losses.
Greece protests over the arrest of consuls in Saloniki by allied officers after air raids. The British cruiser Natal sunk by internal explosion with most crew saved. The French submarine Monge sunk by Austrian flotilla. Turkish attacks and armistice request near Kut el Amara. British losses total 71 killed, 309 wounded. German troops seize a British trench near Hulluch after mine. Allied air raids injure Ostend and kill a civilian. German reports discuss the Ancona sinking and indemnity discussions with the United States.
London dispatch notes the cabinet met for two hours with all ministers present. While the session suggests stability, uncertainty remains about resignations as the government navigates troubled waters, with conditions easing slightly from prior days.
The anti conscriptionists remain influential and oppose compulsion. Premier Asquith faces strain as senior ministers McKenna Runkman and Simon may withdraw. Sir Edward Grey continues to threaten resignation rather than support conscription.
The war office says after mines exploded German troops seized an advance British trench near Hulluch taking two machine guns and several prisoners. Allied aviators attacked Ostend with no military damage but many buildings damaged including the convent of the Secret Heart. nineteen Belgian civilians were wounded and one killed.
December 31 reports from South Batiling say the southern front battle continues with little official detail and many conflicting rumors from various sources.
The general staff notes ongoing battles from Pripet southward and in Galicia. German reports claim initiative at Zale Szczyky with advances in close formation. Possible German concentration at Tarnopol and Novo Alexiniec cited as strategically key for railways and wagon routes.
At Cardiff Wales on December 31 David A Thomas known as The British Coal King has been raised to the peerage for his services in organizing war munitions facilities in the United States and Canada.
Greece condemns the arrest of central powers consuls at Saloniki as a violation of sovereign rights after a German air raid. Entente forces seized consular staff and archives following a Taube raid. a later report notes bombs on British lines and crowd reactions.
The New Year honors announce William Waldorf Astor as a Baron of the United Kingdom. Also named are Sir Thomas Shaughnessy and David Thomas, with Crooks joining the Privy Council. The Astor case startles Americans while confirming social and political ties postwar.
William Waldorf Astor renounced American nativity to become a British subject on July 11, 1899. He faced backlash in the United States over taxes and residence as he sought aristocratic recognition while maintaining New York real estate income. He arrived in New York in March 1899 to challenge a 2 million dollar assessment before accepting English status.
Los Angeles man Mathew A. Schmidt, condemned for the murder tied to the Los Angeles Times explosion five years ago, says the case may reach the highest courts if needed. His lawyers prepare a motion for a new trial to be filed Monday, with argument set for January 12.
Wentworth Institute officers and teachers held a New Year party in Williston Hall. Faculty entertainment featured and Secretary Frederick W. Seavey spoke on Our Wonderful West. Refreshments and dancing followed until midnight with an electric pictorial of the old year ending and the new year beginning.
The board of directors abolished the offices of first and second vice-president of the Boston Elevated Railway Company in an official notice. One or more vice-presidents were authorized. Charles S. Sergeant elected vice-president in charge of elevated and subway construction. Matthew C. Brush elected vice-president in charge of the bureau of transportation.
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