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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
2
Russian forces suffer a retreat with casualties totaling around thirty thousand after a heavy offensive. German armies launch repeated assaults along the Romanian border in the Carpathians, forcing retreat and shifting frontline pressure.
War office notes renewed Russian assaults in the Carpathians and along the Moldavian frontier repulsed. Austro Hungarian forces capture Mizi and another town on the Plocelt and Bazou railway. Entente attacks in Monastir region and Macedonian front stall due to snow. French capture five small posts by the Vardar. Teutonic forces press in Kivelin Volhynia and near Lutsk. Berlin claims sinking two Entente transports.
Washington weighs Germany's peace terms as belligerents accept mediation. United States may transmit the proposal and push for measures to tilt influence toward a lasting peace. Officials see a league of nations as the likely outcome, contingent on U S participation.
Paris, Dec 1. The new French cabinet, per official tat, includes Briand as premier and foreign minister, Ribot as finance minister, Yautey as war minister, Lawase as marine minister, and Albert Thomas as minister of national subsistence and transportation. A five-member council of national defense forms from these ministers, with Painlevé, Clemenceau, Viviani among others named for public instruction interior commerce and more. Washington. Exclusion of liquor ads from the mails is urged by the Methodist Episcopal Church in a resolution citing rising liquor mail order advertising. Behind the request is strong membership sentiment. Peace talk halts cotton drop as German proposals appear to pause declines. New York stock market reacts with sharp moves in response to the news.
Lloyd George leads a reshaped government with Lord Milner Curzon and Henderson in a War Cabinet structure. The rest of the ministry includes Hannatyne Finke, Cave, Balfour, Long, and others, with key posts across Home, Foreign Affairs, War, India, and the Board of Trade, amid broader ministerial changes.
A House appropriation bill appears poised to pass, bringing numerous changes to postal regulations. The measure, linked to ongoing debates on public services, signals a shift affecting Penny Post operations and related mail handling rules.
The annual bill outlines a $327,000,000 appropriation and a zone system for newspapers and magazines, cutting first class mail under 1 cent and creating eight zones with rates from 1 cent to higher amounts. It affects catalogs, increases rural delivery funding, and expands postmaster powers on lotteries and drugs.
The State Department released a note protesting German deportations of Belgians for forced labor as a violation of humanity and international practice. Sent Nov. 29 to Charge Grew in Berlin, the note urged him to read it to the German chancellor after discussions with President Wilson.
An inspection of Maricopa county ballots in the Hunt versus Campbell gubernatorial contest started Tuesday under a Superior Court order. Homer R Wood represents the governor, George Hilzinger the Campbell side, and Thomas W. Nealon serves for the court.
A Reuters report from Amsterdam quotes Vorwaerts, the German Socialists newspaper, saying Germany still desires peace despite its victory in Romania. The dispatch notes Germany’s stance as it pursues a ceasefire or negotiated settlement in the broader war.
Reports from Nuevo Laredo Texas deny Venustiano Carranza was assassinated in Queretaro. Official quarters here state the claim is untrue and disclaimed by authorities.
Secretary McAdoo's proposed fiscal year appropriations include ten thousand dollars for Rocky Mountain National Park, with detailed allocations for trails, maintenance, and fire protection. Mesa Verde gets eighty three thousand five hundred sixty eight dollars, and Colorado public buildings like Denver customs house, Durango, Fort Morgan, Glenwood Springs, and Grand Junction receive varied remodeling and completion sums. Additional items cover Denver mint salaries and wages, Grand Valley and Uncompahgre projects, new mining stations, and a note that Gen Petain is to succeed Gen Joffre in Allied command.
El Paso reports another American death at the hands of Villa bandits Dr Fisher of Santa Rosalia adds to two days of foreign killings Howard Gray Weeks and an American named Foster killed or burned at Torreon also cited Jane Addams tells plan to end war before House foreign affairs committee in Washington the Woman's Peace Party closes its convention pledging 5000 to oppose war
Chicago California Favorite won the grand steer championship at the International Live Stock Exposition and sold to a Detroit packing firm for 1960 dollars, said to be the highest beef price on record. Also reports Francisco Gonzales denying fighting between Gen Oxuna and bandit forces near Fresno Chihuahua.
State Department forwards what it believes to be 18 examples of German violations as part of raids sent to Berlin. The documents outline alleged breaches and seek diplomatic or legal action.
Western front reports ro Romania lines show Austro German troops advancing toward Huzen after swamps near Jalomitza. Verdun and Champagne losses claimed by German war office while Greek revolt rumors grow. Romanian prisoners surge, and Entente forces claim progress at Monastir as Berlin concedes terrain setbacks.
A Los Angeles letter from Mrs Barnett Danis claims Francisco Villa received 1,000,000 pesos after threatening to burn Chihuahua City. It alleges Villa vowed to seize Americans property and loot followed as the Danis store was looted. killings of Chinamen and Mexicans occurred across the city.
Washington reports that American public opinion will determine what actions, if any, the government will take to follow up its protest to Germany regarding the deportation of Belgians.
Major General Funs ton released a partial list of 5,676 national guards men sent home from the border. Departures occur between December 12 and 18. Battery A Utah field artillery at Nogales will entrain for Fort Douglas Utah. Second Idaho infantry at Nogales will proceed to mustering out. First battalion California field artillery at Nogales will go direct to California.
Sir Ernest Shackleton will sail from Dunedin New Zealand on December 16 to Ross Sea to rescue the marooned Antarctic expedition members. In Washington Georgia Congressman Samuel J Tribble Democrat of Athens GA dies at 44 after a stroke ending his third term in Congress.
Berlin and Vienna dispatch notes show Germany and allies proposing immediate peace negotiations with a basis for lasting settlement. The note requests US conveyance to France Britain Russia Belgium Japan Serbia and Romania while Berlin hints at restoring prewar borders and Poland Lithuania independence with contested Balkan status to be decided at a conference. President Wilson’s dinner table discussion centered on the peace offer as Kaiser William orders continued fighting until a peace is reached or further terms are agreed.
Market quotes show cattle prices for steers heifers and cows with hay and grass fed variation. Hog prices good 9.45 to 9.90. Sheep and lamb figures listed, plus feeder stock ranges. Buying prices for livestock feed per ton and per hundredweight, plus grain and produce like wheat corn oats flour and eggs. Regional details include Colorado Nebraska San Luis Valley Gunnison Valley and Denver related rates.
Markets report varied pricing for metals and concentrates, Kansas City butter eggs and poultry, Duluth linseed futures, and Chicago grain and provisions. Hog and cattle quotes in Chicago are listed with ranges, while cotton and rye prices appear alongside wheat and oats figures from Chicago and New York exchanges.
London public sentiment showed strong opposition to the German peace proposal with public figures and the press echoing skepticism. The mood appeared lukewarm among ordinary Londoners and few high authorities indicated government stance, with hotels and public venues reporting little discussion.
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