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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
7
Telegraph and wireless reports say Bucharest evacuated, Rumanian troops south of the capital retreat under pressure while Teutons push toward Moldavia. Wallachia abandonment discussed as German observers note strategic withdrawal to shorten front and aid German operations.
Berlin states that the British steamer Arabia sunk in the Mediterranean on November 7 was a troop transport for the British government and should be treated as a warship under international law. The note to Charge Grew says the submarine commander attacked the ship, believing it a military vessel, after encountering a transport in wartime conditions.
William J. Bryan testified before a congressional committee on transportation, opposing centralization of rail regulation and favoring stronger state railroad commissions. He warned against militarism and universal military service, proposed a government bulletin for voters, and urged reform of electoral mechanisms to allow direct presidential voting and easier constitutional amendments.
London reports claim Romanian forces were not destroyed. Analysis blames faulty organization and rail logistics for defeat. notes Romanian civilians captured with prisoners. Discussion covers Orsova rear guard, oil-field damage, and German aims around Bucharest.
San Francisco reports the government rests its case on evidence tying Francis Bopp German consul general to a bomb plot aimed at war material shipments. Key witness J. Smith, a co-defendant, is linked to dynamite plans while telegraphs show Smith’s northwest travel. The defense notes Smith’s duties differed, and prosecutors seek to prove neutrality violations with Smith’s purported bomb plotting at Seattle and Tacoma.
California pioneer and associate of Alexander Graham Bell dies at home. William Matteghoth, born in Germany about 72 years ago, helped early telephone experiments and forest telegraph line work. His passing follows decades of service in pioneering communications.
Telegrams from Parra l Chihuahua and Torreon describe American mining men killed or mutilated by Villa bandits. Accounts claim Howard Gray was hanged and shot near Parral after capture on November fifth. Refugees report Edgar Koch and Theodore Hoemuller executed, with several Germans and Chinese killed in the district.
Railway and front reports from Trerlin dated December 7 say Romanian forces retreat along the entire line. Teutonic troops capture Campino on the Kronstadt to Ploechil road, and Bucharest and Rinala are listed among recent gains. Russian attacks north of Dorn Watra are repulsed as Archduke Joseph’s forces push in the Moldavian mountains.
Berlin February 2. German troops entered Russian positions west of Sutak in Volhynia, forcing a Russian garrison of 40 to surrender. Five Russian counterattacks failed to retake the ground as German detachments held the outpost through the night. Prisoners and small-scale captures were reported along the front.
London reports reveal uncertainty over Lloyd George cabinet formation as the crisis worsens. Predicted outcomes vary with warnings from the Times and Chronicle about lack of party support. Labor participation and key appointments hinted amid a cloud of speculation.
About 17 000 of the 25 000 copper mine employees in the Lake Superior district will share a 25 cent daily bonus, added to their regular wages for work from July 1 to December 11, paid on the first payday of 1917. A stray line notes a detective fearful of his shadow.
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