Submarine F-4 Located Outside Honolulu Harbor
Honolulu March 28 The submarine F-4 has been located outside the harbor with portions of its superstructure brought to the surface A dredge will shift moorings and tugs will assist in lifting the craft Three days of searching yielded only an old anchor believed to be the one lost by the Oregon Divers Agraz and Evans dived the cables to the bottom with Agraz setting a world depth record of 215 feet and nine and a half minutes ascent Naval authorities say locating and lifting the submarine will be difficult without deeper diving gear Edwin S Hill a crew member and grandson of Charles C Hill of Kentucky is among those aboard the F-4
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California
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United States
Agraz
Evans
Oregon
Naval
Julius A. Furer
Navy
Edwin S. Hill
Charles C. Hill
Coyvington, Ky
L. & N. Railway Company
Alpine Troops Summoned for Frontline Duty
Crack mountain fighters to be sent as advance guard to the Austrian frontlines.
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Austria
Stormy Rally in Rome Demands Italian Frontiers by Arms
In Rome a large assembly of patriots urged Italy to seize Trent Trieste and Dalmatia. Frontline Alpine troops born in 1883 were drafted for 45 days, engineers for 60 days from April 16, and honored leaders Garibaldi and Barzilai among supporters. The crowd clashed briefly outside the Austrian Embassy. several riots occurred.
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Commercial Tribune
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Italy
Italian War Department
Trent
Trieste
Dalmatia
Othtates
Istria
Signor Barseilai
Adriatic
Riccioti Garibaldi
Peppino
Garibaldi
France
Austria
Yuan Shi Kai Faces Japanese Demands Over Customs and Salt
Pekin March 28 President Yuan Shi Kai and aides weigh Japan’s push for a strong role in Chinese customs and salt administration tied to loan terms. Tokyo seeks larger representation while Britain still controls key posts. Japanese hopes ride on influence in Tsin Tau and amid wartime revenue schemes. Electoral news from Japan shows government party leading with 231 seats in the 381 member House of Representatives.
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China
Yuan Shi-Kai
Japan
Customs’ Administration
Great Britain
Hongkong
Tsin-Tau
Francis A. Agien
Waritime Customs
Salt Administration
Rinehard Orris Dane
Legation
House of Representatives
Dashkin Kai
Chusei-Kai Party
Okuma
Seiyu-Kai
Special Dispatch to the Commercial Tribune
Special Dispatch from Washington reports returns on a current political matter, outlining early results and reactions from officials and observers. The brief notes preliminary tallies and expected developments as ballots are tallied and committees respond.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Goltz Sees Turkish Land Victory On Land
Field Marshal Von Der Goltz arrived in Bucharest and said the Turkish army was in excellent spirits with ample ammunition and eager to oppose the Allies on land, confident of success. He planned to return to Constantinople, then Berlin.
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London
Bucharest
Roumania
von der Goltz
Berlin
Berliner Tageblatt
Constantinople
Baron von der Goltz
New U S Submarine Schley Aims To World Beater
Government reveals details of the submarine Schley with a length of 265 feet and displacement around 1100 tons. It can travel 7000 miles on a supply, surface speed 20 knots and submerged speed from 11 to 146 knots, signaling a new era in submarine design.
Mexican Leaders Warned As Border Tensions Escalate
Fears of grave border complications rise after 200 Mexican combatants wounded in Villa siege at Matamoros cross into Brownsville. Reports of American injuries spark War Department orders to border patrol to deter cross fire. Heavy artillery exchanges threaten Brownsville and nearby Ciudad Juarez area pace continues.
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Washington
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Matamoros
International Bridge
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Tex
War Department
A. P. Blockson
Commercial Tribune Bureau
Religious Revival Urged to End Slaughter of War
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America urged a worldwide revival through its Evangelism Commission. Signed by Dr. William H. Roberts and Dr. W. E. Biederwolf, the call pleads for renewed prayer, broad spiritual reform, and peaceable action amid global conflict.
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the Commercial Tribune
New York
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Commission On Evangelism
William H. Roberts
W. E. Biederwolf
One Evelyn Crewman Dies After Sinking
News of the Evelyn disaster confirms that only one crew member died from exposure after the North Sea mine strike on February 19. Thirteen survivors arrived in New York aboard the Elida on March 28, detailing the sinking and rescue of the remaining twenty seven crew members.
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Evelyn
North Sea
Elida
Bremen
Allies Clear Straits to Dardanelles City Report
Athens dispatch says mine dragging continued then the mine zone reached Dardanelles city. Weather cleared and reports from Asia Minor note long range German officers sent from Constantinople to Smyrna. Constantinople news denies allied landings at Saros Bay and reports Turkish batteries frustrated torpedo boats. Governor of Smyrna rejects bribery offer to surrender fortifications.
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Commercial Tribune
London
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Dardanelles
Vouriah
Asia Minor
Constantinople
Smyrna
Berlin
Saros Bay
Neutrality enforcement eyed as Prinz Eitel Friedrich nears end of refuge
Navy and Treasury officials track possible internment or sea sortie for the German cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich at Newport News as the Alabama sails for neutrality duty. A tug with wireless connected to the shipyard pier signals heightened vigilance for violations of the three mile limit.
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Newport News
New York
Washington
Prinz Sitel Friedrich
Max Thierichens
United States
Thierichens
Alabama
Hampton Roads
Navy Department
Virginia Capes
Eitel Friedrich
Alabama Sails Today to Hampton Roads
The battleship Alabama will sail from the Philadelphia Navy Yard tomorrow for neutrality duty at Hampton Roads. Carrying Rear Admiral J. L. Helm and 665 crew, the ship is manned by sailors from Kentucky Kearsarge Illinois Missouri Ohio and Wisconsin. Coal provisions and ammunition were loaded, the 347 foot long vessel with 72 foot beam displaces 11,000 tons.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
J. L. Helm
Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Kentucky
Kearsarge
Illinois
Missouri
Ohio
Wisconsin
Alabama
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Hampton Roads
Scott To Project Plans For War Preparedness
General Hugh L. Scott returns to Washington from Utah where he has been handling Piute uprising duties. He will launch an exhaustive study of army preparedness for war, ordered by Secretary Garrison, to plan increases in regular forces and establish an army reserve system.
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Utah
Isit
Hugh L. Scott
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United States
Panama Canal Zone
Hawaiian Islands
Russian Fleet Bombards Forts on the Bosphorus
Petrograd reports a Black Sea fleet bombardment of the Bosphorus fortifications on both sides of the straits. Torpedo boats were driven back, and a large hostile ship attempting to enter the strait was struck and heeled over.
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Petrograd
General Staff
Black Sea
Bosphorous
Bosphorus
Strait of
Constantinople
Sea of Marmora
Eleven Thousand German Dead in Thirty Days at Cham pagne Front
In Cham pagne country near Chalon s Sur Marne French authorities report eleven thousand German dead and fifty thousand total losses from killed, prisoners, and wounded over March. They credit French artillery and morale with steady gains, as German counterattacks fail to reclaim ground on a fifteen mile sector.
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France
Champagne
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