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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1916
Page
1
London reports from January 12 that Austrians and Germans drive toward Cetinje Montenegro as Montenegro nears fall. Russia claims advances into Czernowicz with 10,000 Austrian prisoners taken. heavy Austrian losses noted. Western Front outlook upbeat for Allied forces with outnumbering Germans in artillery and troops, signaling preparedness for decisive action.
Alfredo Iraquerizo Moreno has been elected president of Ecuador for 1916 to 1920. The four day election period stirred much excitement across Guayaquil and the nation. Moreno, a former vice president, has also served as foreign minister and president of the senate.
El Paso January 12 reports indicate Victoriano Huerta former provisional president of Mexico nears death with family at bedside after final sacraments at 4 PM and a hemorrhage at 8:25 PM. Meanwhile in San Antonio a federal grand jury indicted Huerta purchasing agent Jose B. Ratner and ten others for conspiracy to violate neutrality laws related to Huerta's earlier movements in New Mexico and El Paso. Orozco fled and was later killed near Van Horn, Texas.
Unconfirmed Swiss reports say the German crown prince was called to Berlin to possibly assume regency due to the Kaiser’s illness. Rumors of the Kaiser’s serious condition revived, with Amsterdam noting circulating death rumors and Geneva mentioning a second throat operation ordered after a prior failure. State authenticity remains unverified.
The State Department will vigorously oppose any British move to bar American firms from trading with British subjects. New York copper exporters allege London demanded lists of stockholders and clients under the Trading with the Enemy Act. Officials say the act cannot be retroactive in the United States and cannot target prewar firms, even if tied to enemies. Further facts will be developed before a protest is issued.
A deputation of women in uniforms tried to enter the chamber of deputies in Paris demanding to be sent to the front. Guards refused, saying that woman's place is in the home, while the protesters insisted they would go to the front anyway. The report notes the bold demonstration and the strong reaction from officials.
El Paso reports Pablo Lopez and Gen Reynas led a Yaqui raid on a mining party near Santo Yandel, resulting in 19 Americans killed and the rest wounded or abducted. Survivors say the attack occurred after a Carranza troop train was derailed, with bodies en route to El Paso. A protest mass meeting was postponed after the tragedy.
A London dispatch reports that a large-scale Allied advance on Saloniki has begun with forces from Germany Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire converging near Doiran and Monastir. French British and other Allied troops are opposing the assault as heavy bombardments strike Doiran and surrounding lines.
Rome reports two Italian steamers the Brindisi and the Citta di Palermo sunk by mines in the Adriatic Sea. Half the Brindisi passengers were lost while the crew saved. Nearly all aboard the armed Citta di Palermo were saved. Brindisi sunk January 6 and Citta di Palermo January 8.
Congress debates possible U S action as violence in Mexico provokes new tensions. President Wilson shows no sign of policy change amid fresh atrocity reports. Senators Borah and Gallin urge patience while Secretary Hull and other officials defend administration stance.
Amid a wave of indignation in Congress over the killing of Meridian citizens by Mexican bandits near Chihuahua, senators and representatives press for action. Some call for U.S. intervention if Carranza fails to protect foreigners. others urge patience while still demanding accountability for the murders.
Secretary Lansing urges Gen. Carranza to order immediate pursuit and punishment of bandits blamed for the January 10 killings near Chihuahua City. The message cites Watson and associates of American mining firms taken from a train and shot by Villa forces. It requests dispatch of troops to mining camps in Chihuahua and reports Americans returning to work with military consent.
Secretary Lansing yesterday defined the difference in the position occupied by American citizens on the high seas and on foreign soil. He said the high seas are common territory to every nation, while territory is under a nation's sovereignty. Noncombatants may travel on the seas without molestation with proper authority, but on foreign territory they must have the consent of authorities. Uncertainty about authorities risks liberty or life.
Secretary Lansing condemned the attack and pledged to pursue the perpetrators while warning that Americans face danger when in territory under uncertain authority. Senate debate touched intervention, with Stone urging action if Carranza proves unable to restore order. officials fear further outrages by Villa and call for immediate U S intervention.
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