Teutons Renew Peace Talk With Lloyd George Reply
Berlin reports show German Chancellor Dr George Michaelis and Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister spoke to correspondents on aims for ending the war. They said the Central Powers would accept peace without conquest but fight to the end otherwise. Michaelis cited Lloyd George's Queen's Hall speech as proof Britain seeks victory not terms.
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Berlin
George Michaelis
David Lloyd George
Queen's Hal
London
House of Commons
Great Britain
Germany
Parley Could Start Peace Talks Says Erzberger
Zurich dispatch quotes Mathias Erzberger, leader at the Cle Acal Centre in the Reichstag, stating that a talk with Lloyd George or Arthur Balfour could in a few hours lead to an understanding allowing official peace negotiations. He credits Dr. Michaelis as peace chancellor and emphasizes his role in recent months.
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London
Reuter
Zurich
Mathias Erzberger
Cle Acal
Zuricher Nachrichten
Lloyd George
Balfour
Herr Erzberger
Dr. Michaelis
I i
Peace
Peace talks loom as Washington eyes new prodding
Washington observers see renewed drive for peace discussions among warring nations. German demands for softer terms seem unlikely to succeed as officials warn against punishing outrages while Austria Hungary signals a willingness to end the war on any Entente terms.
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Washington
Germany
Count Czernin
Charles
Austria-Hungary
Diplomacy not for slackers says Senator Chamberlain
Senator Chamberlain told the Senate that diplomacy is too slow for rallying alien slackers under our banner. He warned negotiations can drag on for six months or six years or never conclude.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Senate
Army Calls For 24000 Doctors In War Service
The War Department announced that fully 24000 of the 90000 physicians and surgeons in the United States will be required for the U S Army, in addition to 120000 enlisted men for the Medical Corps. About one of every four doctors of military age will be needed for war service.
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Washington
United States
United States Army
War Department
Orders Round-Up of Slackers by Attorney General
Attorney General Gregory issued instructions to federal prosecutors to arrest register and prosecute draft evaders. When captured these men will be assigned any vacant serial number by the adjutant general to fill slackers districts.
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Iseual
Washington
Gregory
United States
Adjutant-General of the
Peace Only When Germany Is Beaten
Washington officials dismiss German peace talk as propaganda and insist only a victory of the world’s democracies can end the war. They view Berlin’s calls for peace terms as a tactic to quiet the German public and to sow discord among the Entente, particularly Russia.
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Germany
Russians Check Retreats as Austro Germans Push Across Galicia
Russian forces in East Galicia halt scattered along several sectors and resist the numerically superior Austro German armies. Austro German troops cross the Zhrocz River and Galician frontier invading Bukowina toward Seletyn, while other units advance east of the upper Moldova Valley. Romanian and Russian forces in Casin and Putna valleys capture villages and prisoners as German spies are caught and shot. Paris conference ends with a united pledge to continue the war and withdraw troops from ancient Greece Thessaly and Epirus while maintaining a Corfu base under Greece's sovereignty.
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London
Galicia
Korniloff
Zhrocz
Russia
Bukowina
Suchawa
Seletyn
Kirlibaba
Moldova
Rumania
Casin
Putna
Paris
Ancient
Greece
Thessaly
Epirus
France
Great Britain
Italy
Santi Quaranta
Eprus
Corfu
British cruiser Ariadne torpedoed and sunk
The British cruiser Ariadne of 11 000 tons was torpedoed and sunk. Thirty eight crew members died in the explosion while the remaining sailors were saved. The Ariadne, built in 1898, measured 450 feet long, 69 feet beam, and had a maximum draft of 27 1/2 feet with a complement of 677 officers and men.
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London
Admiralty
War Summary Highlights in Berlin Tageblatt Coverage
The Berlin Tageblatt reviews three years of war noting 214,106 square miles gained but omits 1,027,820 square miles of lost colonies. Romanians seize six villages near Moldavia around Bukowina, while French troops along the Aisne repel attacks and push forward. Russians halt their retreat and fend off Prussian assaults as British and French troops face heavy German artillery and fresh units.
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Berlin
Cerny
Poisoned Soap Peddled as German Propaganda
Washington reports German agents are selling soap impregnated with typhus tetanus and other germs as part of propaganda. DOJ agents keep watch on several suspects including a noted German-born chemist, with major arrests expected soon. Six arrests in an Illinois town linked to court plaster sales. all detainees are Germans.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Illinois
Frost Hits Northwest Gardens In War Emergency Plan
In the Colville district about fifty miles from Spokane frost damaged cucumbers and tomatoes early Sunday morning. Reports from Ritzville also noted frost harm to vegetables in back yard gardens planted this year under the president's war emergency crop appeal.
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Spokane
Wash
Colville
Ritzville
Ships dump 7000 tons of corn at Baltimore harbor
Eighteen neutral ships lie at anchor near Baltimore with 96000 tons of grain under license delays. Fifteen Dutch and three Norwegian vessels report cargo spoilage fairing under embargo rules. One neutral steamer dumped 7000 tons of corn overboard after spoilage.
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Baltimore
United States
Allies Smash On 20 Mile Front In Flanders Offensive
Entente forces launch a joint French British assault along a twenty mile front from Dixmude to Warneton near Ypres. French hold two lines of German trenches while British gains reach two miles deep with Steenstraete captured and more towns taken. German losses include prisoners and many killed or wounded. Morale in the Allied ranks remains high despite a reported German counterattack.
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London
Belgium
Steenstraete
Fat in Germany Prices Jump Under U S Embargo
Washington reports German newspapers show scarce fats as U S embargo on Germany affects trade via neutrals. Advertisements list fat for frying at 17 marks per pound 4.05 dollars, goose fat 22 14 marks, duck fat 14 pounds for 4.76 marks, salted goose legs 94 cents each, larded goose 2.08 per pound, fowls for soup 1.01 per pound, laying hens 3.32 each, geese live 11.91 to 19.06 per goose, rabbits high priced.
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Washington
U. S
Germany
Wartime Finance Drives Potato Notes and Bank Discounts
Washington doubles food policy aims with negotiable potato notes and federal reserve discount plans while Zurich reports Germany will cover Turkish and Bulgarian campaign costs. New York City Hall marriages hit records as grooms dodge service. Stockholders sue International Paper for officer removal as Sweden protests Stockholm bank seizure. Lansing tells Madison Barracks Prussianism must be crushed.
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Washington
Food Administration
Federal Reserve Banks
Zurich
Switzerland
Germany
Turkey
Bulgaria
New York
City Hall
Stockholm
Sweden
International Paper Company
Sacket Hafbor
N. Y
Robert Lansing
Madison Barracks
Newfield Land Purchase and Local Notices Across Atlantic County
Atlantic county sees 16000 acres bought by a firm likely American Tobacco Company with ground clearing and licorice plant setup. Nearby, Bettsburg faces $500 bail for motorboat robbery. Camden fair dates set. peach and onion crops seek workers. wind and trolley accident fatal in Millville. various civic happenings from repaving to school plans, deer killing petitions, and obituaries across towns.
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Newfield
Atlantic County
American Tobacco Company
Fortescue
Ernest Bettsburg
Justice Lore
Court Gibbshboro
Camden County Fair Association
Jona
Turnersville
Philadelphia
North Penn
Millville
T. C. Wheaton Glass Company
Ralph R. Charlesworth
Fort Oglethorpe
Camden
State Street
Cooper River
River Avenue
Pitman
Walter C. Melloy
Walter Doake
Alcyon Lake
Melloy
Philip Melloy
Russell Richards
Norma
Lovett
Millville Traction Company
Martin Lowa
Trenton
Thomas R. Wooley
Long Branch
Long Branch Trust Co
Goethals
New Jersey
Marlton
Marlton Board of Education
Riverton
Fred B. Hemphill
Palmyra
Palmyra Red Cross
Carney’s Point
Edge
State House Commission
Pleasantville
Daniel Edwards
Rumson
Howard S. Benson
Coast Artillery
Scotts
Ocean City
Woodbury
Ladd
Williamstown
Methodist Hospital
National Park P. 0
Glassboro
Bassett Kirby
Sea Girt crowd fills camp for governor review
Thousands of visitors cheer as Governor Edge reviews the Third Regiment at Sea Girt camp. Soldiers parade amid motorcades and aeroplane demonstrations, with crowds blocking traffic and guardsman detail enforcing order. Captain Herzog praises mobilization speed and cites Canadian forces for contrast. Recruit offices open to swell ranks.
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Trenton
Camden
Edge
Landon
Jersey City
Newark
Peninsylvania
New Jersey Central
Sea Girt
Frank H. Stanton
Earl Southee
Princeton
Russell Barber
Barker
Stanton
Charles W. Barber
Twentyninth Division
Gaither
Maryland
Department of the East
Barber
New Jersey
France
George T. Herzog
Light Field Artillery
Herzog
Battalon
Canadian Field Artillery
Pennington
Stength
Harris W. Watkins
Third Infantry
Joseph Byrne
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