New American Note To Austria On Sinkings Expected In Ten Days
Dispatches from Vienna indicate the ultimatum regarding the sinking of the Ancona is prepared. Secretary Lansing drafted the note in code with President Wilson's ideas, and it is to be delivered in Vienna within ten days. The note demands disavowal, punishment of the submarine commander, and indemnity for Americans killed or injured.
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United States
Austria-Hungary
Canal Blocked Again Near Gallard Cut
In Panama on December 19 a slight movement of material at Gallard cut prevented canal passage today. Transit is expected to resume tomorrow or Tuesday. A National Academy of Sciences committee investigating Canal Zone geology and landslides arrived this afternoon and will begin inspections tomorrow, remaining until January 1.
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Gallard Cut
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Villa Won’t Seize Horses At Juarez Track
Special to The Washington Pret reports Juarez Mexico December 13 that no truth exists in claims Villa will seize American thoroughbreds quartered there. Juarez race track remains quiet since racing opened. Gen Villa may arrive on the border next week. horsemen and track management express no fear about the horses or racing.
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March On Egypt Report From Amsterdam Dispatch
A London exchange telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam reports Field Marshal von Der Goltz establishing headquarters at Aleppo Syria. Turkish and German troops under his command are being equipped for operations against Egypt. Emperor William and the Sultan of Turkey send goodwill messages hoping his campaign ends with victory for Germany and its allies.
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Belgium
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Schelat
Howard seeks probe into banks over usurious rates
Representative Howard of Georgia moves to investigate Comptroller Williams charges that many national banks charged usurious interest. The resolution asks banking and currency committee to verify the claims, name offending banks, and report findings to the House for action after the holidays.
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Refugees in Serbia Starve and Flee to Mountains
A Times correspondent reports that up to half a million Serbian refugees fled toward Albania and Montenegro to escape German forces. Many perish from cold and starvation, or are said to be eaten by wolves, as mountains lack wood for fires. Austrian prisoners and Albanian inhabitants suffer with no shelter or food, per Dr Edward Stuart of the American sanitary commission in Saloniki.
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American Sanitary Commission
Welcome to Hot Springs Bridal Visit of President and Mrs Wilson
President Wilson and the former Mrs Norman Galt arrived at Hot Springs Virginia to begin a secluded two week honeymoon. A crowd greeted them at the station as photographers and newsmen arrived with orders to avoid public photos. The couple occupy a four room suite at the hotel with private meals and will golf and walk the mountains while staying out of sight.
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German distillers fined for excise frauds in Bonn
News from Bonn via London reports fines totaling over 26,000,000 marks on three German distillers for excise frauds. The chief offender received 13,383 marks. All three were sentenced to prison terms.
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Prussia
London
States Flip Moose Vote in 1912 Election
New York Dec 19 Don Martin notes that with conventions fixed and Congress in recess the 1916 presidential race has begun. Democrats expect Wilson. Republicans waver with several possible nominees including Hughes. Some old guard leaders fear machines but believe a Hughes nomination could unify the party. Roosevelt’s fate remains uncertain as reforms and regional loyalties shape the race.
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Allies Use Dumdum Bullets, Says Sofia
Sofia protests to Allied and neutral powers about Anglo French troops using dumdum bullets with double covers that explode on impact. Bulgarian government cites terrible wounds and limb amputation to save lives. Macedonian hospitals are filled. Bulgaria vows reprisals to force respect for international law.
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German Drive Feared Invasion Plan Stirs War Talk
London December 19 reports say Entente powers prepare for a spring war while Central Powers seek a decisive win now. German attacks near Ypres with gas bombardment test Allied lines as Britain considers Turkish invasion plans and German troop movements.
Wilsons second note to Austria expected this week
Reporters describe guarded wire between State Department and Hot Springs hotel to prevent taps as Vienna’s reply to President Wilson’s demand for immediate disavowal of the Ancona attack remains uncertain. Diplomatic circles split on whether Austria will yield or resist severing relations, with some expecting acceptance and others predicting no action.
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State Department
United States
Villa making for U S as Villa rumor spreads
In El Paso reports claim General Francisco Villa has retired from command opposing the Carranza government, with rumors of crossings toward the Mexican border. Chihuahua officials deny retirement and say Villa will lead forces near Chihuahua City. A secret US meeting discussed allowing Villa and his brother to cross the border unharassed by legal action.
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Vienna Dispatch Reports Anti American Feeling Rises
A Vienna dispatch to the Washington Post notes Baron Burian the Austrian foreign minister had a prolonged audience with Emperor Francis Joseph and reports that popular anti American sentiment is at fever heat. The London special cable dated December 18 highlights mounting hostility toward the United States in Austria.
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Sir John French Arrives in Paris to Meet President Poincare
Field Marshal Sir John French arrived in Paris from the front and will be received tomorrow afternoon by President Poincare. The Perth report places the deposed commander in the French capital today.
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New Note Sent to Vienna
1916 Campaign in Full Swing as notes reach Vienna amid Allied planning and German stops. Also reports on a Bridal Pair at Hot Springs and Allied fears of a new German drive. Sweden halts British mails. denial of Old Guard coup. suffrage rally in Washington.
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Fire in Sugar Cargo on Steamer Lord Renonde
Fire broke out today in the hold of the steamer Lord Renonde arriving from New York with a general cargo and horses. The fire started in the sugar hold and horses were already removed. Cause unknown, but by evening the blaze appeared under control.
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Sweden halts parcel post to Britain amid protest over mail seizure
Stockholm protests British seizure of sealed parcel sacks from the Hellig Olav and orders halt of outgoing Swedish parcels via England. Sweden will notify the United States of measures to compel Britain to resume Anglo-Russian parcel post, halting service until the protest is addressed. The British foreign office says most mail will be forwarded, with 109 bags out of 800 found to contain rubber for a Swedish forwarding agent.
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Potsdam
Swedish-American Steamship Company
Gothenburg
British Foreign Office
Ford Peace Expedition Arrives in Christiania Europe
Henry Ford declared the peace mission a historic initiative as the Oscar I docked at Christiania after a 14 day New York voyage. Delegates voiced displeasure at three day British delay, while Ford predicted action to end trench warfare by spring and a broad European program after Copenhagen and The Hague visits. Meetings begin with receptions by clergy and professors aboard the Oscar II.
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Trade denials dispute British blockade claims
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador, released a long letter to Secretary Lansing arguing that US trade has not suffered due to British actions in World War I. He cites Treasury data showing a firm industrial base and claims US exports to neutrals rose sharply while British trade grew only marginally in some sectors. The envoy urges review of official US figures and notes no discrimination against Spanish trade. CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
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