Evidence Confirms Sussex Torpedoed by German Submarine
American officers identify German torpedo parts in the Sussex wreck and conclude the ship was torpedoed without warning by a submerged submarine. The notes align with a German commander’s report and the April 10 government note, citing timing, location, and lack of warning. See page 14 for the President's Address to Congress.
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Sussex
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Dungeness
Western Union
London Graphic
Congress
A New Business America Is Arising
European chambers of commerce visit America to study progress, urging triannual trips to keep pace with rapid growth. The piece warns buyers to scrutinize claims, notes standardization and European construction trends, and touts the Riker Truck by A L Riker for economy, safety, and cheap transportation, with Locomobile support in Boston.
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America
Riker
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Locomobile Company
Split in British Cabinet
London April 19 After ministerial conferences this evening a more hopeful feeling that the break up of the government would be prevented prevailed in lobbies. Yet the nature of Premier Asquith's statement in the House of Commons left the life of the ministry hanging by a thread with no tangible basis for optimism.
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Asquith
House of Commons
Parisians React To Trebizond Fall And Draft Debate
Paris welcomed the fall of Trebizond with enthusiasm and anticipates major political and military consequences. The piece notes Lloyd George's push for universal conscription if 50,000 volunteers per month fail and outlines possible cabinet reshuffles or a general election amid ongoing recruiting disputes.
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David Lloyd-George
Labor Party
Asquith
Andrew Bonar Law
Venizelos to Stand for Election from Mitylene
Athens reports former Premier Venizelos will stand as a Chamber of Deputies candidate from Mitylene on May 7. His party, which sat out the last general election, will contest all subsequent bye-elections.
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Greece
Paris
Venizelos
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Mitylene
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Laws Kaiser's U Boats Must Keep
Washington April 19. The sacred and indisputable rules of international law affecting non combatants are summarized as U boat warfare guidelines. Ships must not be attacked without warning and may not be fired upon unless they resist or escape. Vessels must be searched to prove belligerent status or contraband cargo before capture. Sinking is barred without safe passage for passengers and crew. Lifeboats alone are not enough if rescue is unlikely.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Calls Germanys Conscience Clear
Frankfurter Zeitung Berlin correspondent discusses Britain's Sussex note and Sir Edward Grey. He says Grey rushed to judge with Wilson and Lansing and laments the note's unsatisfactory effect in the United States. German officials await the next American note with confidence and a clear conscience.
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Sussex
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Lansing
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Spanish War Veterans Elect Elected Officers and Policy
Springfield April 19 A resolution in favor of federalization of the State militia was passed at the seventeenth annual encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans of Massachusetts Worcester chosen as convention city for 1917 over Fitchburg Officers elected Department commander John J Linehan Lynn senior vice department commander Oscar Hedder Chelsea department surgeon Edwin Towle Salem department chaplain Rev William F Dusseault Lynn delegates-at-large Colby T Kittredge Lowell William V Munsell Newton J J Harrington South Boston Thomas J Fraser Marblehead alternates Ernest E Turner Chelsea George Nelson Boston William H Pray Charlestown William B Gould Hyde Park Two ballots were needed to elect Jeremiah J Shea Springfield department marshal seven ballots to elect T W Kelley East Boston junior vice department commander
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United Spanish War Veterans of Massachusetts
Worcester
Fitchburg
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Lynn
Oscar Hedder
Chelsea
Edwin Towle
Salem
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Swiss Plan to Import Grain From the U S
The Swiss government directs its commercial department to charter neutral steamers, especially American, for Swiss imports from the United States and Argentina. Names of the steamers and sailing schedule will be shared with belligerents to prevent erroneous attacks. Switzerland relies heavily on America for food supplies.
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