Lusitania Sunk by German Submarine Off Irish Coast
The Cunard liner Lusitania was torpedoed Friday near the Irish coast and sank within twenty minutes. About 1,200 died, including 120 Americans, with 90 first class and 75 second class survivors reported. Prominent Americans aboard included Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Elbert Hubbard.
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New York
Lusitania
Charles Frohman
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Charles Klein
Justin M. Forman
Elbert Hubbard
Queenstown
Queens Town
Bhut
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Merning Eleamers
SPH
G Service Marine
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Ank
Elute Department
Washington Insurance
Old Bread
No Panic On Lusi tania Crew After Submarine Attacks
Toronto writer Ernest Cowper, a survivor, says the Lusi tania showed calm and efficiency after the torpedoes. He recalls spotting a submarine near Ireland, an explosion, and rapid boat readiness while many women and children boarded before the vessel sank.
Roosevelts condemnation of Lusitania sinking piracy
Theodore Roosevelt denounces the Lusitania sinking as piracy on a vast scale. He says the warfare destroyed Louvain and Dinant, killed hundreds, and harms innocent people at sea and at home, urging action for humanity and national self respect.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Louvain
Dinant
Belgium
British Editorials On Lusitania Sinking Debate US Action
London papers publish editorials condemning the Lusitania disaster and urging the United States to consider its response. The Times and others note the Wilson administration bears heavy responsibility to act with national honor while avoiding speculation on future steps.
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London
Lusitania
Vines
Fireat Hrntain
United States
Britain
Wilson
Times
Travelers Undamaged The Tressylvenia Sailed For Liverpool
In New York the British steamer Tressylvenia of the Anchor Line sailed for Liverpool. A few hours after news of the Lusitania's sinking had been received the Transylvenia's status remains unclear.
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Tressylvenia
Liverpool
Transylvenia
Germans Break Russian Front in West Galicia Advance
Vienna dispatches report Austro German forces rolling up the Russian front in west Galicia with over 50 000 prisoners taken. Cavalry and infantry reach the Wisłoka river while artillery shells the Zmigrod Jaslo line as Russian retreat widens. Field Marshal von Hoetzendorf coordinates a steady advance against Radko Dimitrieff in the Carpathians.
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Zmigrad
Jaslo
Dukla
Galicia
von Hoetzendorf
Radko Dimitrieff
Carpathians
Lupkow
China Agrees to Japan Demands on Shantung and Manchuria
Japanese plenipotentiaries secure rights in Shantung including German ceded privileges and treaty ports, while South Manchuria allows Japanese land leases and trading access. China to build a railway to connect to Kai Chow Chin anfu line and allow joint Chinese Japanese jurisdiction on disputed cases under Chinese law.
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Germany
Shantung
Chifa
Lungkow
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Manchuria
Fukien
General Sarail Command Update in Joffre's Forces
General Sarail, a noted commander under Joffre, has been reassigned to take command of a new sector amid ongoing reorganization. The move follows his long service at the front and signals shifting duties within the French command structure.
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Sarai
Joffre
Reasons for Attacking Ship Spark German and British Debate
A New York World quotation attributed to Captain Frans von Papen condemns the Cunard line for carrying passengers during wartime while asserting the ship allegedly transported large quantities of explosive materials. The remark notes surprised and tragic American casualties and questions the ethics of wartime maritime transport.
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Frans von Papen
Lipscal
Lund
Cunard
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Voc
Blame for Lusitania Sinking Leans on Ship Owners
German official statement says Cunard liner Lusitania carried war materiel and was warned repeatedly. It asserts ship owners knew the danger to passengers and bore responsibility, while Germany claims warnings to protect Atlantic traffic were ignored by the British.
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Berlin
Cunard
Lusitana
Ey Marine
Germany
Washington
Lusitania Captain Turner Survives Sinking By Lifeboat Rescue
In Queenstown Captain Turner commander of the Lusitania refused comment on landing and faced the sinking with calm irony. He clung to a chair after surfacing, supported by a crew member who witnessed the ordeal as the ship went down and the commander was saved.
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Ardfield
Ireland
Queenstown
Edast
Ernest Cowper
Toronto
Turner
Lusitania
Lusitania torpedoing sparks war talk and market mood
Admiral Beresford warned on Saturday that the Lusitania torpedoing was a deliberate move to force U S entry into the war. In London investors showed anger at Germany with German-origin members and clerks leaving the stock exchange amid the tension.
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United States
Charles Beresford
Germany
America
Lusitania
Ft!) Stock Exchange
Pope Benedict Shocked by Destruction of liner and Hope for Future
The Pope expressed horror at the liner's destruction and was impressed by the activity. He urged the American governor to prevent future dives of the kind and to ensure safety measures are strengthened.
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Benedict
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