Big Guns Open Battle in West
From Belgium to the Vosges the big guns of both sides exchange shells and engage in grenade fighting. British artillery bombards German trenches between the Somme and Ancre while German troops countermined near Hulluch. Austrians push into Albania with Kurya captured and Ishni river reached. Zeppelins and air operations noted with L-19 loss confirmed.
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Belgium
Vosges
Albania
London
Vosges Mountains
Somme
Ancre
Hulluch
Germany Refuses to Make Any Disavowal
Berlin stands by previous pledge on sinking merchant ships and argues that including such a clause in the Lusitania agreement would be unlawful and humiliating to the imperial government. US officials say the position remains unchanged and negotiations may continue for days as President Wilson and Secretary Lansing review Germany's reply.
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Lusitania
United States
Berlin
Jusitania
Zimmerman
Lansing
Ferlin Foreign Office
State Department
Wilson
Germany
Taisitania
Count von Bernstorff
Secretary Lansing
Supreme Court
White House
Fears Break With U S German Editorial
The Frankfurter Zeitung argues Germany must decide if fighting the world is possible for a principle. It warns a breach with America could prolong the war by undermining Britain’s economic collapse assumptions and notes Lansing’s proposals as a potential basis for negotiations.
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Amsterdam
London
Frankfurter Zeitung
Germany
United States
Lusitania
America
Great Britain
Lansing
Clan McKinley Ball at Horticultural Hall Hosts Red Coated Guests
Officers of the Order of Scottish Clans welcomed the Clan McKinley known as the Red Coated Kitties at a ball in Horticultural Hall. Highland songs and Scotch reels led the programme with R. Murray Finlayson in charge, assisted by Robert M. Hamilton and Donald MacDonald. J. Ernest Kerr headed the reception committee.
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Clan McKinley
Horticultural Hall
Order of Scottish Clana
Highland Schoettisches
R. Murray Finlayson
Robert M. Hamilton
Donald MacDonald
J. Ernest Kerr
Zeppelins and Frontline Actions Reported War Briefing
Germany confirms loss of the Zeppelin L-19 and wreck off the North Sea. Curzon and Haig sent on a mission to the Belgian king. French artillery targets Roye and Champagne sectors including Tahure and Argonne. British trenches near Ypres endure German shelling. Austrian aerial raids hit Gorge Island in the Adriatic. Italians respond with artillery along the Isonzo and repulse a Col di Lana assault. German activity on the western front continues with Loos and Neuville fighting and Saloniki depots set alight. A German biplane falls in German lines near Marle.
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West Africa
Spanish New Guinea
North Sea
Germany
Berlin
Earl Curzon
Sir Douglas Haig
London
Roye
France
Paris
Champagne
Tahure
Mount Tetu
Argonne
la Harazee
Lorraine
Elverdinghe
Ypres
Gorge
Adriatic
Rome
Isonzo
Tofama
Col di Lana
Hulluch
Britain Demands Appam Transfer Under Hague Convention
The British ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, representing British owners of the steamship Appam, lodged a formal request with the U S State Department for the ship to be turned over to the British consul under The Hague Convention.
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Washington
Appam
Cecil Spring- Rice
State Department
Appam Prize Dispute Ties To International Law View
The notice warns that allowing the German prize commander to boost Appam’s efficiency or crew would breach international law. Lieutenant Berge’s 22-man prize crew is too small to sail the ship, while Britain argues any offense enabling Appam to prey on British commerce violates law. The State Department maintains the 1828 Prussian treaty and Hague principles backing Germany’s prize, seeking clarity on how long Appam can stay in an American port.
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United States
Appam
Berge
Newport News
Alabama
Seward
State Department
Germany
Lansing
Baltic
Kiel Canal
Davy Jones
Volunters
Ponsa
Sweden
Berg
England
Curzon and Haig to Meet Belgian King on Secret Mission
An official communication says Earl Curzon and General Haig will undertake a special mission to the King of the Belgians. Curzon has already departed England for the purpose.
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London
Earl Curzon
Privy Seal
Douglas Haig
England
Raider Ponga Deep Sea Raider Off Jersey Coast
A British captain recounts the German built Ponga commerce raider off the Jersey coast. He details its 1915 completion, dummy fruit freighter disguise, high speed underwater hull and the sinking of the Farringford before Ponga boarded the Corbridge crew. Seven aliens pressed into German service are noted aboard the Corbridge.
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Jersey
Barton
Merrie
England
Hartlepool
Cape Finnestre
Bay of Biscay
Gunwall
Mediterranean
Tre
German War Update Reports Increased Allied Artillery on Western Front
German army headquarters reports intensified British mine actions north of Hulluch and near Loos and Neuville. Hand grenade fighting continues, enemy artillery rises along the Ar gonne, and a downed French biplane is captured intact. Eastern theater quiet. fires observed in the Vardar valley and at Saloniki depots.
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Argonne
Berlin
Loos
Neuville
France
Vardar
Saloniki
Marle
Bprlin
London
Hulluch
Turks Evacuate Erzerum Report From Caucasian Front
The Novoe Vremya, via London, says a trustworthy source reports Turkish forces have evacuated Erzerum, a major stronghold on the Caucasian front, with Pehtrograd reporting February 4.
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Pehtrograd
London
Novoe Vremya
Erzerum
British Artillery Active On Front Between Ancre And Somme
British official statement from London reports artillery activity against hostile trenches between the Ancre and Somme rivers. It notes heavy shelling of trenches near Elverdinghe northwest of Ypres.
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London
Ancre
Somme
Elverdinghe
Ypres
Zeppelins L-19 Sunk Likely With All On Board
Berlin reports admit Zeppelins L-19 did not return from a recon flight and return inquiries yield no results. London notes no trace of the North Sea wreck after naval searches, with witnesses like George Denny saying there is little chance of saving the airship as gale conditions drag the submerged envelope.
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Berlin
London
North Sea
Eorge Denny
Ing Stephen
Zeppelin L-19 Said to Be Known Off West Coast
Copenhagen dispatch to Reuters notes the wrecked airship L-19 was well known along the west coast. It patrolled Horn Reef area, relieved L-18 at Pondern, and earlier stopped a Swedish steamer in mid North Sea with L-7 and L-3, sending officers to inspect papers.
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Mate Denny
Reuter
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Pondern
Horn Reef
North Sea
Italian Statement on Col di Lana and Isonzo Front Losses
Rome reports heavy Austrian losses after repulsed Col di Lana attack. Recon detachments found enemy casualties and the Italian artillery dispersed enemy groups in the To foma zone. Isonzo artillery duels targeted inhabited areas. two Austrian aviators dropped bombs on Gorge Island with limited damage.
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Col di Lana
Isonzo
Rome
London
Tofama
Gorge Island
Lagune di Grado
Adriatic Sea
Austro-Hungarian and French fronts report fires and advances
Austro-Hungarian communication says air raid east of Krementz and Shumsk, Duino Castle partly destroyed, Kurya occupied, and guards on the Ishni River. French statement notes Roye column bombardment and shelling in Champagne, Argonne, Lorraine with minor Vosges activity.
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Duino
Gorizia
Kurya
Albania
Ishni River
Berlin
Sayville
Krementz
Tolmino
Ciginy Flo
Ishni
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Farringford
Western Front
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War Office
Mt. Tetu
Nemeny Morville
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Fecht
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