Ultimatum to Berlin Prompts US Diplomatic Break
German blockade plan sparks fears across Spain Denmark Sweden and Norway and draws neutral powers into a potential defence of Atlantic trade. Washington weighs swift action including seizing ships and coordinating with Britain France and other allies as Count von Bernstorff eyes passported exit.
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Spain
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Washington
League of Neutrals
Wilson
Germany
United States
Gerard
Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
Europe
Stone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
St. Louis
White House
Sussex
Atlantic
Charleston
Germany warns of broad naval blockade in war zone
A German memorandum, released by the State Department, states that Germany will sink all ships entering a defined zone around Great Britain, France, Italy, and the eastern Mediterranean after February 1, 1917. It accuses the Entente of violating international law and seeks U.S. understanding of Berlin’s measures to end the war.
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Berlin
United States
Entente
Atlantic
English
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Falmouth
Southampton
Queenstown
Great Britain
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
France
Italy
Mediterranean
Lansing
State Department
White House
Nna
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Count von Bernstorff
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
England
War News in Brief from Front Clashes and Captures
Reports from multiple fronts detail Saxon regiments taking 60 prisoners and one machine gun near Lipnicadolna, with Russian counterattacks repelled east of Jacobeni. Russian forces reclaim trenches despite gas and frost, while over 1000 prisoners and several weapons are captured near Jacobenn. Artillery skirmishes occur around Hartmansweiler Kopf Metzeral and along the Rheims Altkirch axis. Austrian and Italian artillery target Garda region and Po Valley areas.
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Berlin
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Adige
Pasubio
Pasina
Astico
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Rheims
Altkirch
Paris
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Styre
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York State
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Glenlivet
Jameson's
Leeds
Tarragona
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Union St. Sisiin
Summer St.senes
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Syger
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