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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
1
Lusitania sinking rocks U S mood as crisis deepens
Washington May 8 The President played golf today as the administration awaited full reports on the Lusitania sinking. Government officials privately termed the crisis grave and the U S directed Ambassador Gerard at Berlin to obtain Germanys version. Senator Stone said the affair raises a delicate question despite warnings given to Germans aboard the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Shington
Gon
United States
Ambass Gerard
Berlin
Fairman Stone
Senate For Relations Committee
Stone
Thom
Lusitania Disaster Toll Rises as Survivors Plight Grows
By Associated Press May 8 reports indicate about 1,200 dead and 700 survivors with many missing. Charles Frohmar’s body recovered. Alfred Vanderbilt and other famous names listed as missing or feared dead. Some 40 children aboard. initial lifeboat chaos described as the Lusitania sank after torpedoes. Rescue boats arrive hours later with few afloat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lusi Wis
Tibbers
Charles Frohmar
Alfred Vanderbilt
Hubbard
Miles Foreman
Cunard Line
Lusitania Survivors Reported. British Denies Armed Ship Claim
The Associated Press reports additional Lusitania survivors found as London releases a government statement dated May 8 denying newspapers’ claims that the Lusitania carried arms.
Lusitania News Sinks in German Press Praise and Survivors
London dispatch from Copenhagen reports Berlin papers praise the Lusitania sinking and torpedoing as a triumph. An Associated Press note lists survivors including Mr and Mrs S Lewis of Oklahoma City and R J Timmins of Gainesville Texas among the Lusitania passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Exchange Telegram Company Today
Copenhagen
Berlin
Germany
England
S. Lewis
Oklahoma City
Lusitania
R. J. Timmins
Gainesville
Texas
Germans Capture Libau. Rome Talks of Ambassador Family Leaving
Berlin reports Libau in Courland Province, near the Baltic, captured by German forces. A Matin dispatch from Rome says the German Ambassador to the Vatican has a family leaving Rome for Germany.
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Berlin
Libau
Courland Province
Russia
Baltic
Associated Press
Paris
Rome
Vatican
Germany
Trawler Bennington Sunk by Submarine Fire Off Aberdeen
London May 8 The Associated Press reports a submarine shell fire sank the trawler Bennington Friday off Aberdeen. Crew details are not provided in the dispatch.
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Associated Preas
London
Bennington
Aberdeen
British Repel German Attack Near St Julien
Paris reports British forces repulsed a violent German assault on the Verdun front near St Julien. They also recovered part of the trenches on Hill Sixty, which had been lost three days earlier.
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Hill Sixty
Russians claim 70000 captured in Western Galicia
Berlin reports the Western Galicia battle has produced 70,000 captured and the pursuit continues as Soviet forces push advance amid ongoing clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Galicia
Italy Abrogation of Lausanne Treaty Threatens War with Turkey
Geneva dispatch reports Italy plans to notify Turkey of abrogating the Lausanne Treaty. Such an action would be viewed as a declaration of war on Turkey. A New York AP note says Germany warns neutrals again against sailing on enemy ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Italy
Turkey
Germany
New York
German Ambassador Bernstorff in Seclusion Guarded Home
Associated Press reports in New York on May 8 that German Ambassador Bernstorff is in seclusion with his residence guarded by authorities as the situation in the city unfolds.
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Associated Press
New York
Bernstorff
Allied forts silenced at Dardanelles toward Nagara
Report from Paris dated May 8 states that all Turkish forts at the Dardanelles have been silenced up to Nagara, marking a major naval development in the campaign.
Wilson says Philadelphia speech not Lusitania policy
President Wilson told reporters in Washington on May 11 that his Philadelphia remarks were not a Lusitania policy declaration. He said the speech aimed at newly naturalized citizens and addressing “the some people” he implied were trying to raise tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Philadelphia
Lusitania
Ain
Japan recalls military plans amid China talks
The Japanese government announced that military and naval movements tied to the Chinese situation were cancelled. Japan altered its demands on China, and the modified demands were accepted in full, averting hostilities that would have begun at the ultimatum deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
China
Rumored German Austrian Move Against Italy
Associated Press reports rumors in Paris on May 11 that Germany and Austria may declare war on Italy before Italy acts, with no confirmation. Another dispatch notes Italy’s possible alliance with the Allies to join the war by May 26, and Giolitti’s alleged shift toward supporting war. In Queenstown, testimony on May 11 says American men aboard the Lusitania did not reach lifeboats until after being thrown overboard.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Austria
Italy
Giolitti
Queenstown
War likely with Austria as tense Italy tightens forces
Reports from Rome on May 11 indicate military preparations against Austria are thorough and vigorous, suggesting war may be inevitable. The Associated Press notes authorities anticipate a potential conflict amid heightened mobilization and regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rome
Austria
Italy Urges All Men in Switzerland to Enlist
In Geneva on May 11 the Associated Press reports Italy orders all Italian men and officers in Switzerland aged up to 34 to join their regiments immediately while Austrian troops concentrate in Tyrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Geneva
Switzerland
Tyrol
Italy May Enter War Soon Per Frontline Reports
AP correspondent on the Italian frontier notes locals believe Italy will join the war within hours while other regions expect days. In London on April 11 the Allies capture three Dardanelles positions amid Turkish resistance with about 45,000 Turkish casualties and crowded Constantinople hospitals.
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Associated Press
Italy
London
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Bombs Hit Paris Suburb St Denis Wounding Five
A German airplane dropped two bombs over the Paris suburb of St Denis today. One blast wounded five people and the other damaged several buildings.
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Paris
Associated Press
St. Denis
Turks repulse four allied attacks near Seddul Bahr
Constantinople reports on May 11 that Turkish forces with bayonets repelled four Allied assaults and annihilated three enemy battalions near Seddul Bahr, keeping the line from giving way.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Seddul Bahr
German Ambassador Delivers Note On Lusitania Loss
In Washington on May 11 the German Ambassador presented Germany's note of regret over American lives lost in the Lusitania sinking to Secretary of State Bryan. Bryan made some comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Bryan
German shelling hits Burgues Belgium with heavy losses
Twelve people killed and eleven wounded when German Suns shelled Burgues near Dunkirk. French reports say repulses in Belgium and several small successes on the north French front. One British aviator was shot down yesterday while the British claim two German aviators shot down.
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Paris
Belgium
Burgues
Dunkirk
Russian claims of Carpathian victories amid Tarnow offensive
May 11 Petrograd reports official claims of victory in multiple engagements along the Carpathian front. Unofficial reports say Russians launched a strong offensive near Tarnow, a position Austrians had captured last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Carpathian Front
Tarnow
Germans claim gains amid Belgian battles
German reports from Berlin on May 11 say despite some small reverses in Belgian fighting, several important gains were achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Mauretania Sailing Canceled From Liverpool
London reports the Mauretania voyage scheduled for May 2 from Liverpool was canceled today. The sister ship of the Lusitania remains tied to plans for future sailings and further notices are awaited.
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Associated Press
London
Liverpool
British Press Bureau Declares German Story A Fake
The British Official Press Bureau calls the claim that British and German ships in the North Sea fired on each other by mistake and sank the battleship Superb a deliberate fabrication aimed at swaying neutral nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
North Sea Fleet
Superb
Wilson weighs Lusitania sinking policy at White House
In seclusion at the White House President Wilson weighs the Lusitania sinking. A majority of messages urge peace and he may outline policy at the Cabinet meeting. He does not plan an extra session of Congress and U S entry into the war remains unlikely. Some officials favor recalling Ambassador Gerard without breaking diplomatic ties. Others want full cut of relations seeking apology and reparations. The piece notes a Navy praise line and compares to Britain’s blockade. Liverpool reports the Cotton Association barring naturalized Germans and Austrians from the cotton exchange.
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Wilson
Congress
United States
Gerard
Germany
Lusitania sinking details and grim aftermath reported
In Queenstown on May 10 Rev Guvir notes the third torpedo struck as life boats were lowered. The submarine watched from 300 yards as the Lusitania sank. American dead were brought here draped in the Stars and Stripes, with many unidentified infants in morgues, possibly buried in one trench. Frohman uttered Why fear death as escape faded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Mr. Guvir
Church of England
Lusitania
Charlies Frohman
Rita Jolivet
Frohman
German Ambassador and Bryan discuss Lusitania crisis
The German Ambassador spoke with Secretary of State Bryan for half an hour about Lusitania and other wartime incidents. Afterward a joint statement said the German envoy expressed deep regret that the war had caused the loss of many American lives. Bryan greeted the ambassador cordially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. J. Bryan
Lusitania
Bryan
Lusitania Sinking Reported by Cologne Volks Zeitung
The Cologne Volks Zeitung reports on the Lusitania sinking dated May 10 in Amsterdam, noting the disaster and potential implications for maritime safety and international tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Cologne Volks Zeitung
Steep Hollow School Closes 1914 16 Session
Steep Hollow school under Prof. A. R. B. Ford with Grace Morgan and Laura Mims ends its 1914 16 session. County Superintendent Parker and Ford praise pupil progress. A Friday picnic marked the close with no formal exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steep Hollow
A. RB. Ford
Grace Morgan
Laura Mims
Parker
Ford
Lusitania Sinking Ignites Disarmament Debate
Senator Morris Sheppard argued the Lusitania sinking would fuel demands for general disarmament in Georgetown Texas. London reports say the Admiralty warned Lusitania and that Britain lacked enough warships to guard mail ships. Also Geneva notes many American businessmen departing Germany.
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Associated Press
Georgetown
Tex
Morris Sheppard
Lusitania
London
Lord Churchill
Admiralty
Zeppelins Bomb Westcliff and South End in Dawn Raid
Two Zeppelins dropped bombs on Westcliff-on-Sea near South End in Essex. Additional aircraft were reported in the raid heard in low clouds around three this morning. Houses were struck and a man and his wife were badly burned.
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England
Associated Press
London
Westcliff-on-Sea
South End
Essex
Dun kirk Bombarded Again At Daybreak
Paris reports Dun kirk was bombarded at daylight with two large shells from German guns based in Belgium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Dunkirk
Belgium
Great Battle Raging in Belgium Front
French and British troops renew fierce fighting along a twenty six mile front in Belgium as German forces face heavy pressure. British reinforcements arrive in significant numbers in recent days.
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Associated Press
London
Belgium
Russian Victory Reported at Mitaw
London reports on May 10 that Russian forces defeated German troops at Mitaw. The brief dispatch notes a Russian victory reshaping the front lines and signaling improved allied momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Mitaw
Germans Leaving Italy Reported From Berne
It is reported that 10,000 Germans left Italy over Saturday and Sunday, with details provided from Berne Switzerland dated May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Associated Press
Berne
Switzerland
Mrs Victor Todaro Dies in New Orleans Sanitarium
Relatives learned yesterday of the death of Mrs. Victor Todaro in a New Orleans sanitarium where she had received treatment. Formerly of this city she had been living in Highbank for some time. The remains were shipped to her home for burial this afternoon.
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Victor Todaro
New Orleans
Todaro
Highbank
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Liament
Pei
Lusitania Details
Seeventeen Hunsons
The
Firat
Lowing
TEXAN
St. Julien
Nagara
Tion
Bermany
Austri
Mauretania
Story
Spirit OF Country
White House
Cotton Association
Cotton Exchange
Sheppard
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