Our Answer to Germany And The War Zone
Germany has declared a war area around Britain and its waters, allowing torpedoing at sight. Submarines operate outside prize courts, endangering neutral ships. Britain cites international law and humane duties, warning of detaining enemy vessels while protecting neutrals, as Asquith praises allied resolve and rejects peace pitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Remler
Agguith
France
British Isles
Lagrs
Ltig
Nore
Gord Unarles Beresford
Aruuith
Louis
Belgium
Serbia
Dardanelles
Flanders
Asquith
United States
International
Eyrals
Prem Asquith
Bern
London
Gerard
Foreign Office
United States Protest on Allied Seizures and Blockade Rules
The United States weighs its protest over British and Allied actions detaining cargoes bound to neutral ports. Officials fear rights to send non contraband items to Germany may be constrained, with debates on blockade effectiveness and the scope of continuous voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
French
United States
Germany
State Department
Great Britain
Great Briain
United States Naval Wars College
Rumanians to Aid Allies Amid Political Strife
Paris reports quote Romanian interior minister Tako Ionescu saying conservative democrats seek united action with Triple Entente. Bucharest notes claim army reserves called, senior military students drafted, and a London loan of 23 million dollars arranged to finance operations as Romania leans toward the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tako Ionescu
Bucharest
Bratiano
Great Britain
France
Ionescu
London
England
Russia
Bac Humania
Mafin
Nicholas Mira
Meer Jer
Neutrals grapple with enforcing protests amid wartime blockades
Officials noted neutrals face delicate positions as diplomatic protests prove hard to enforce without breaching neutrality. Historical parallels showed embargoes and non intercourse during Napoleonic wars, with Britain and France declaring blockades and countermeasures. The discussion, citing John Bassett Moore, suggested ongoing uncertainty and possible cabinet review by President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Rose
Great Britain
Hine
Brest
France
Napoleon
Beriin
England
Europe
John Bassett Moore
State Department
Dacia Flag Hauled Down After French Detention
The Dacia, former Hamburg American liner, seized by a French cruiser and brought to Brest, had its American flag hauled down. Owner and consul dispute legality while crews are sent to New York. future actions await prize tribunal decision in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hamburg-American Line
Brest
New York City
McDonald
Edward N. Breitung
Breitiing
Breitung
England
Paris
Brest Naval Haror
Foreign Office
Marine Department
Cis
Fimile Magniere
Council of State
Admiral Lefevre
Payon
Rena Worms and
Fulsers
Senate Repeals Washington Capital Punishment Law
Olympia March 1 The senate repealed the anti capital punishment law of 1913. The repeal bill moves to the house leaving to the court's discretion whether to impose the death penalty or life imprisonment on first degree murderers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
Senate
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eald
Rumania
Hughey
Whitehall Fees
Penn
Hughey’s
Whitehall
Shredded Wheat Company
Niagara Falls
Dacia
Charleston
Savannah
John S. Turnbull
Charleston Hotel
Charleston, S. C
Ares
HAMS
Majestic
Atlanta
Heart OF the Vielling
Gardner's
Florida
New York State
California
Heinz
Telley
DR. Chapman
Alexander HE
Imost
Chapman
Alexander
Mr. Alexander
Lord Kitchener
Grood
Tabernacle
Peachtree Street
Termnessée
Royal ‘Albert Hall
Supen
Chapman Anit
Alexander Fem
Fereyth
Ort
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!