Stop Seizures of Mails Demand full damages from Allies
Washington reports the United States will press for full reparations after accusing Great Britain and France of seizing and delaying neutral mails. The note cites lost patents, legal papers, money orders, and business documents, and demands an end to in port and at sea interferences, warning an ongoing practice may breach international law.
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U. S
Washington
Great Britain
France
State Department
United States
America
High Seas
Japan
Russia
Germany
Floride
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Oosterdyk
Rotterdam
Standard Underground Cable Co
Pittsburgh
Christiania
Greece
Frederik VIII
New York
Medan
Downs
Holland
Meckleburg
Cutom
Text of Protest On Seizures By Allied Governments
The text of the communications delivered on May 24 1916 reports protests by the United States to Britain and France over seizure of mail parcels on transatlantic routes. It outlines assertions from the Feb 15 1916 memorandum about treating mail parcels as merchandise, the inviolability of postal correspondence, and US objections to belligerent rights being used against overseas mail. The note argues Postal Union conventions do not apply to such interferences and asserts US stance on police supervision limits.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Lord Russell
Seward
Peterhoff
Department of State
Washington
London
Europe
Sion
High Seas
Neutral rights and mails demand proper treatment
Robert Lansing asserts that neutrals retain sacred rights equal to belligerents and urges Britain and France to cease denying mail passage to the United States. He calls for restoration of full neutral rights and adherence to international law in wartime mail handling.
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United States
American Concern Lighting Plant for Mongolians
Shanghai April 27 Anderson Meyer Co an American firm has won an order to supply a complete lighting plant for Urga the capital of Outer Mongolia and home of the living Buddha who has defied Chinese authority and aligned with Russia. Urga resembles a hut and tent city with nomadic herdsmen forming most of the population. The plant’s machinery will be transported 300 miles south of the Trans Siberian Railway by camel caravan.
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Shanghai
Anderson, Meyer & Co
Urga
Outer Mongolia
Hutukutu
Urea
German Firms Hold Back Youths Pay in War Effort
In Brandenburg Province a military commandant ordered that all under eighteen receive only eighteen marks per week with one third of any excess wages deposited by the employer in a city savings bank for the owner until after the war. Exceptions possible only if the family proves need.
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Berlin
Brandenburg
Germany
Hsu Shih-Chang May Become New Premier
In Peking, Hsu Shih-chang secretary of state is the probable premier of a compromise cabinet. Tang Shao-yi, ex premier, heads a Shanghai life insurance firm and may stay out of government. Officials expect the re organized national assembly to convene in September after provincial elections.
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Peking
Hsu Shih-chang
Tang Shao-yi
Shanghai
Mayor of Malines Honored by Pope in Belgium
The Mayor of Malines M. Ch. Dessain, condemned to a year in prison for printing Cardinal Mercier's Lenten letter, was named Commander in the Order of St. Gregory by the Pope. The award signals Vatican support for Belgian Catholics and for Cardinal Mercier who sought the honor during his Rome visit.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Malines
Belgium
M. Ch. Dessain
Cardinal Mercier
Holy Father
Rome
Seafood Prices Take Big Drop Amid Meat Price Surge
New York on May 26 reports thousands of tons of fish pouring into the city daily after record catches. Prices for lobster fell from 60 cents per pound two months ago to 25 to 37 cents, with bass and blue fish down to 12 and 15 cents. Dealers hail the flood of fish as price relief while butchers frown at high meat costs. Capt. Charles ONeill of the Rose Standish notes a crewman nearly paralyzed from hauling in fish. fishermen attribute the boom to luck and abundant stocks.
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New York
Charles O'Neill
Rose Standish
O'Neill
Fulton Market
Germany Advocates Push Back on Publicity Efforts
Berlin May 27 German government proposals to raise postal and telegraphic rates to boost revenue drew opposition from papers fearing reduced letters will hinder aims to win neutral world support and from others who warn higher tolls would disadvantage Germany in spreading news abroad. The discourse frames Germany as neglectful of publicizing its news and other nations’ views.
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Berlin
Germany
Resinol Stops Itching At Once
Resinol ointment eases itching on contact and promotes healing for eczema ringworm pimples and similar eruptions. Safe for tender skin and even babies. Doctors widely prescribe Resinol, and Resinol Soap and Ointment are sold by druggists with free samples available from Dept. 29-R Baltimore MD.
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Resinol
Baltimore
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