02 Jan 1916
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1916
Page
1
Remaining delegates rush toward The Hague for planned talks as expulsion debates and travel constraints loom. The voyage faces delays though leaders push for committee approval and public discussion of the North Oaxaca expedition.
The ford party plans to meet Ford at Forty fifth Street Brooklyn as the ship Matched Quarantine docks. Mr Ford and his son Entsel may rest in a local hospital before returning home. Amelia Bingham learns Lloyd Bingham’s body will be shipped home from a Norwegian port.
Berlin hears Kaiser Wilhelm’s troops pledge loyalty and victory as they enter the new year. He salutes the fallen, condemns Allied enemies, and vows to persevere with divine aid to secure Germany’s greatness.
In a New Year message, President Poincare urges unity and resolve against Germany. He warns that peace with dubious terms would bring dishonor, ruin, and subjugation, urging continued resistance with faithful allies until victory and the annihilation of German militarism.
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson hosted a New Year reception in Hot Springs hotel lobby marking their honeymoon. About 600 locals lined up to greet the couple as Mrs. Wilson wore Belgian blue Georgette attire with diamonds, orchids, and a black velvet hat.
A prisoner known as Tony or "Sikim" walks out of Sing Sing after changing into an overcoat and guard hat to disguise his jail clothes. Warden Osborne's welfare efforts are mentioned as Tony had aided the organization. Police nationwide are alerted to his exit and disfiguring battle scars are noted.
Richard Hall, a Dartmouth graduate, was killed Christmas morning while driving an American ambulance on a shell-swept road near Hartmaneweiler Kopf in Alsace. General Joffre and Major General Tageray sent condolences to Richard Hall’s family as his grave in Alpine valleys near France was honored with war rewards.
A Caldwell party witnessed a fatal ice slide accident on Hatfield Hill as high speed bobsleds collided with a waiting automobile. Seventeen year olds Winifred Dailey and Helen Van Deventer died, while their companions suffered injuries. Police and coroner investigations follow, with driver Russell Dustin named as the auto operator.
London reports a reluctant yet decisive shift to conscription in Britain as Asquith’s cabinet faces pressure and national unity strengthens. Lloyd George emerges as a pivotal, cautious leader seeking a balanced approach rather than a sweeping law. Married men appear excluded for now, with broader compulsion uncertainty remaining.
Overseas News Agency reports Major Moralet views two global events as pivotal Britain’s conscription and the Russian offensive on the Bessarabian front He doubts British army growth and notes Salonica Egypt and Mesopotamia fare ahead The piece also mentions Professor Easeberg’s planned minor operation on King Constantine in Athens via a Greek destroyer arriving from Kavala
King George awarded Henry James the Order of Merit, making him the eleventh civilian to receive the honor. The list includes Viscount Morley and Thomas Hardy. the order honors art, literature, science, or military service. James, who renounced U.S. citizenship last July, is noted as the author receiving the distinction.
British liner Persia was sunk in the eastern Mediterranean by a submarine likely Austrian, with two or more Americans aboard. Approximately 160 passengers and 250 to 300 crew were on board. most perished with only a few boats saved. Among the dead or missing were Robert McNeely of Monroe North Carolina and Charles Grant of Boston, while American Consul General Skinner sought details from the British Admiralty and Lloyds.
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