31 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1916
Page
1
In a New Years message to the Primrose club Earl Curzon of the war council says the third year of war may extend further. He notes exhaustion, peace talks exist but no decisive preponderance, and warns an inconclusive outcome would mean humiliation and destruction.
Washington reports growing signs that Carranza’s government is endangered by insurgent groups as Villa Diaz and other rebel figures gain strength. Joint commission talks over Atlantic City amendments stall ratification, prompting calls to move troops to the border. Officials warn Carranza may face intensified pressure as Villa advances in northern Mexico and smaller bands operate near Saltillo and along the east coast.
Washington officials and congressional leaders study revamping duties on wool rubber coffee and possibly sugar to raise revenue. The plan favors nominal rates rather than protectionist levels and relies on canal bonds for funding while avoiding a return of the stamp tax.
Eighteen aviators started from Hempstead L I for Philadelphia in a government pilot license test. Eight reached the navy yard in under two hours covering 165 miles. Some failed due to motor trouble near Monmouth Junction and Deans N J. One plane crashed into a fence at Deans with no injuries. Flights tested stabilizers and devices. return to Hempstead set for 9 a m.
The entente allies in a collective note to the German proposals say the effort is empty and insincere and not a peace offer but a war maneuver. Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Russia and Serbia insist no peace without reparations and guarantees for small states. Publicized in London Paris, the note asserts Germany and Austria-Hungary provoked the war and rejects any terms that concede German aims.
LONDON a dispatch from Rossendale reports the British citizen party has decided to run a peace by negotiations candidate. The move signals a push for negotiation over conflict, reflecting party aims in the current political climate.
Paris reports the French armored cruiser Gaulois was torpedoed in the Mediterranean on December 27 and sank within half an hour. Official word cites crew composure and patrol arrivals as factors in limited casualties, with only four dead, two from the explosion. The Gaulois, listed at 11,260 tons with 631 men and 42 guns, had served at the Dardanelles before being sent to Toulon for repairs in 1915.
Chicago enjoyed a year of unusual commercial prosperity in 1916. Bank clearings totaled 21,941,913,195 rather than 16,198,985,174 in 1915, grain cars inspected reached 203,991, flour and grain received 420,779,000 bushels, shipped 293,190,000, hogs cattle and sheep received 16,550,478 head, shipped 2,083,850, and flour and grain receipts set a city record in history as a grain center.
Details reach Presidio Texas of a clash at Polvorilla sixty miles below Ojinaga between about 100 Villa rebels led by Luis Montoya and a Carranza detachment. The battle ended when the last twenty Carranza soldiers joined the rebels to save their lives. Villa officer Col. Pimatela reported killed.
Laredo Texas dispatch reports machine guns mounted on motor cars and a motorcycle squadron sent down the Rio Grande around 10 PM Saturday as authorities deny details. Officials indicate a possible new attempt to enter Mexico by a filibustering expedition with military ties declining to confirm.
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