War News From London Reports German Submarine Stand and Italian Crisis
London dispatch notes American notes to Germany, Italy’s cabinet resignation, and expects Germany to refuse to reverse submarine blockade. It cites battles on multiple fronts, French gains north of Arras, British repulses at Ypres, and Austro German advances toward Przmysl with Russian retreats in Galicia and Courland actions.
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London
Germany
Salandra
United States
Arras
Ypres
Albert
Yser Canal
Woevre
Te Pretre
St. Mihiel
Galicia
Fprszmysl
Carpathians
Poland
Petrograd
Bukowina
Baltic
Courland
Shavli
Dardanelles
Krithia
Killid Bahr
Maidos
Cincinnati Bride Weds Philadelphia Man in New York Hotel
Miss Alverda Mae Holland daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Wesley Holland of New York married Mr John Flavel Fisk III of Philadelphia at the St Reg is Hotel. Attendants included Mrs Thomas G Melish Cincinnati and bridesmaids Sylvia Curtiss Julia Bates and Margaret Kelly. Best man Thomas G Melish. ushers Rogers M Cox James Carll Jr and T V Stillwell. Rev Franklin Miller officiated. couple to reside in Waynewood Philadelphia suburb after a wedding trip.
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Alverda Mae Holland
Charles Wesley Holland
Park Avenue
New York
St. Regis Hotel
John Flavel Fisk
ITI
Philadelphia
John F. Fisk
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Thomas G. Melish
Sylvia Curtiss
Plainfield, N. J
Julia Bates
Margaret Kelly
Mr. Fisk
Rogers M. Cox
James Carll, Jr
T. V. Stillwell
Franklin Miller
Hartford
Bodies of Lusitania Victims Reach Queenstown
The Lusitania disaster toll grows as twenty eight bodies arrive in Queenstown aboard a British torpedo boat and the tug Storm Cock. Identifications include A L Hopkins Newport News Shipbuilding president, a Crompton son of Philadelphia, Mrs Crompton of New York, Surgeon J F McDermott, and Greek passenger George Tiberg hien among others.
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Queenstown
Fastnet
A. L. Hopkins
Newport News
New York
J. F. McDermott
Lusitania
George Tiberghien
Storm Cock
Robert Edward Dearbergh
West Fifty-eighth Street
G. L. P. Vernon
London
Crews Ordered to Guaymas to Aid Yaqui Valley Colonists
Secretary Daniels ordered the cruiser New Orleans to join the Raleigh off Guaymas to aid Americans in the Yaqui Valley raids by Mexican forces. Governor Maytorena reportedly dispatched troops, and Admiral Howard will investigate conditions before land actions.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Daniels
New Orleans
Manzanillo
Guaymas
Mexico
Raleigh
Indiana
Yaqui Valley
Maytorena
Sonora
Howard
Pacific
Department
Germans in Hurry to Win Citizenship
Preliminary reports from American Consul Simpich at Nogales describe Yaqui Indian attacks near Guaymas with many casualties among Mexicans and missing Americans. Governor Maytorena promises refugee protection as 500 defenders prepare to drive off raiders from Guaymas to Corral. The unrest stems from disputed land promises including the Yaqui River Valley under American control.
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Simpich
Nogales
William Stocker
Guaymas
John Wilson
W. A. Fay
J. J. Donavan
Maytorena
San Jose de Gracia
Yaqui River
Germans Jump in Naturalization Applications in City
Naturalization Commissioner Weiser reports a near 300 percent rise in applicants, with Germans climbing from the bottom to be on par with Russians. He notes Russians lead in numbers overall, and Germans now stand alongside them in recent totals.
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Tania
Weiser
Harcourt Attacks Germany at London Water Front Meeting
Lewis Harcourt calls Germany a naked unashamed monster and advocates public personal responsibility of German leaders for wartime outrages. Chelsea meeting backs a resolution demanding confiscation of German property in the British Empire and internment of wealthy Germans until British prisoners are treated as honorable POWs.
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London
Lewis Harcourt
Germany
Chelsea
Charles Beresford
Robert Cecil
Lord Beresford
British Empire
Lord Cecil
William
Barnes Quizzed Over Roosevelt Ties in Libel Trial
William Barnes endured two hours of cross examination in Syracuse Supreme Court as part of his libel suit against Theodore Roosevelt. He faced questions on meetings with Roosevelt Govenor Platt and appointments, his Albany printing interests, and alleged attempts to influence Republican primaries.
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New York Republican State Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Commercial Tribune
Syracuse
N. Y
William Barnes
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
New York
Albany Evening Journal
United States
Chauncey M. Depew
Albany
Ee. Platt
Barnes
S Than State Committee
W. France
Brooklyn
William Loeb
France
Riff Raff
Loeb
Mr. Murphy
Price
Wilson Besieged With Messages
President Wilson faces a flood of messages opposing submarine warfare that risks noncombatant lives, triggering a political uproar in official Washington. The protest intensifies debates over U boat policy and wartime conduct.
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Kaiser
Official
Washington
Rumors Fly Over Germany's Lusitania Note Response
Washington reports focus on President Wilson's note to Germany and diplomatic maneuvering. Officials, governors, and diplomats weigh Germany's potential reply as Count von Bernstorff seeks to curb false German embassy rumors and maintain dialogue.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Wilson
Germany
House
Gerard
New York
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
Bryan
Himsself
Spain Guarantees Coal Order Credit to Ease Shortage
Madrid reports the Spanish Government will open a New York credit of at least 1 000 000 pesetas to back U S coal orders. The measure aims to help small Spanish firms secure American shipments amid a coal famine. A royal decree cuts import duties and transport taxes on coal while Britain bans exports.
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Madrid
Spain
United States
New York
America
Germany
Texas Suffrage Leader Opposes War Policy Endorsing Peace Party
Texas suffrage leaders debated the Women's Peace Party at the state convention in Galveston. Mrs. Wendell Spence of Dallas voiced opposition to war but pledged to defend the country if insulted, saying she would send her four sons to wipe out the insult.
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Galvibston
Tex
Texas Suffrage Association
Women’s Peace Party
Wendell Spence
Dallas Association
Serious Trouble in Rome Averted by King Emmanuel
Rome reports say King Victor Emmanuel will not accept Salandra resignation and Salandra along with Sonnino will stay in power. Giuseppe Marcora is named to form a new cabinet as Rome braces for possible violence and displays of protest.
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United States
Grea
Salandra
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Victor Emmanuel
Rome
Emmanuel
Paris
Giuseppe Marcora
Baron Sonnino
Constanzi Theater
Gabriele d’Annunzio
Coal Scarce in France to Get Supply from U S
Paris reports coal shortages as France normally uses 60 million tons annually. Britain supplied 10 to 12 million, Belgium 4 million, with French production at about 25 million this year. Imports from the United States are essential despite limited sea transportation capacity.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Belgium
United States
Elusive War Prisoner Returns from Sierra Plunge
Ernest Missland a German sailor who escaped from Liverpool Australia camp with twenty five men two months ago was found in the hold of the steamer Sierra at San Francisco May 14 He had been detained at Angel Island by U S immigration authorities His companions were recaptured Missland slipped to Honolulu aboard the Norwegian steamer Sir Henrik Ibsen and hid aboard the Sierra in a banana shipment He was weak and nearly suffocated when found.
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San
Henry Lane Wilson Named Indiana CRB Chairman
The Commission for Relief in Belgium announced that Henry Lane Wilson of Indianapolis has accepted the chairmanship of the Indiana State committee. The headquarters will be in Indianapolis. Wilson served as Minister to Chile from 1897 to 1905 and as Ambassador to Mexico from 1909 to 1913.
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New York
Commission For Relief In
Belgium
Henry Lane Wilson
Indianapolis
Indiana
Commission
Indiana Committee
Court Lets Thaw Mental Status Be Decided by Jury
The appellate division of the Supreme Court declined to halt the plan to place Harry K. Thaw's mental status before a jury. The prohibitory writ was dismissed, allowing the jury to hear the case next Monday.
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New York
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Harry K. Thaw
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