Britain agrees to limit interference with neutral trade
Washington reports Britain's preliminary reply to the US note on neutral commerce. The British Foreign Office concedes US principles that interference should be necessary, cites practical difficulties, and notes alleged neutral shipper fraud. Secretary Bryan says the reply is preliminary and a fuller answer will follow.
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Great Britain
United States
London
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British Foreign Office
Bryan
Germany
Austria
Striking statements in Grey note on prize court rules
Sir Edward Grey proposes that foodstuffs may not be detained without evidence they serve the enemy. He says Britain cannot promise unconditional concessions as enemies abandon accepted rules. Vessels may be brought to port for examination when contraband is suspected. copper could be hidden in cotton bales.
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Sir Edward Grey
Ambassador Page
Britain’s Reply On Ship Seizures Seen Unsatisfactory
Washington reports the U S government is not wholly satisfied with Sir Edward Grey’s preliminary note replying to President Wilson’s protest over British treatment of American commerce. Officials praise adherence to principle but fault execution not aligning with international law.
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Washington
United States
Edward Grey
Great Britain
Wilson
England
Lonsdale sentence commuted. Dutch war loan oversubscribed
In Amsterdam the sentence of Lonsdale the British private soldier for assaulting a German officer in a prisoners camp was commuted to twenty years. The Dutch war loan of 110 million dollars was oversubscribed by about 10 million. Also reported: a deadly home fire near Ironton Ohio. New Orleans Stock Exchange resumes trading except bank shares. Hall of Aluminum Company of America leaves a 5 million dollar estate to charities. German planes bomb Dunkirk with minimal damage.
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Amsterdam
Lonsdale
Ironton
Ohio
Jennie du
New Orleans
New Orleans Stock Exchange
Lockport
Charles M. Hall
Aluminum Company of America
Daytona
Fla
Paris
Havas
Dunkirk
Wilson hints he’ll run again at Jackson Day rally
President Wilson addressed about 5000 in Indianapolis praising his administration and Democratic Congress. He backed the Federal Reserve law and conservation bills, urged a Federal employment bureau, called for court procedure reform, and defended watchful waiting in Mexico amid signals he may seek renomination.
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Wilson
Democratic Congress
Federal Employment Bureau
Indiana Democratic Club
Mexico
Wilson signals bid for 1916 renomination in Indianapolis speech
Washington observers say President Wilson’s Indianapolis address suggests he will seek another Democratic nomination. They cite the speech’s overall tone as indicating a defiant stance against criticism, rather than any single statement.
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Washington
Wilson
Indianapolis
Walsh Inaugurated Governor Pushes Economy and Reforms
Boston. Hon. David I. Walsh begins his second term as Massachusetts governor delivering a lengthy inaugural address. He urges economy in appropriations and proposes funding for millions in new projects while calling for employment programs to reclaim freshwater swamps. He seeks investigations into telephone rates, the mills situation, cattle declines, compulsory tax returns, railroad aid, and calls for a constitutional convention on initiative recall biennial elections and woman suffrage.
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Boston
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Boston & Maine Railroad
Absinthe Prohibition Final Decree Signed by Poincare
Paris announces a decree prohibiting sale or transport of absinthe at wholesale or retail prices. A forthcoming nationwide decree will apply beyond the war period. Previously prefects banned retail absinthe but allowed wholesale purchases.
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Paris
Poincare
Astor Sells Pall Mall Gazette and Observer
London reports the sale of William Waldorf Astor’s Pall Mall Gazette and Observer closing at about 500000 dollars. The price is believed to be below the sum he recently subscribed to patriotic funds.
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London
William Waldorf Astor
Pall Mall Gazette and Observer
Astor
Pork Barrel In House Exposed By Sparkman
Representative Sparkman of Florida, chairman of the river and harbor committee, unveiled the river and harbor pork barrel in the House. He spotlighted a beggarly $34,600,000 requested this year and predicted lively times before the barrel is emptied.
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Washington
Representative Sparkman
Florida
Sparkman
Kitchener Says War Will Begin In May
London reports Lord Kitchener declares war will begin in May while British observers cite delays as armies regroup. Allies plan to hold positions until strong ring of forces is ready to strike, with mass mobilizations and new levies seen in Germany and Russia.
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Lord Kitchener
London
Bald
Russia
Germany
Alsace
Burnhaupt
Mulhausen
Austria to Remedy Mistake Over Italian Hostages
The Austrian Government informs the Foreign Office it will correct any error about four Italian subjects said to be taken hostage after Belgrade's capture. The Austrian Foreign Office has notified Rome that it is ready to remedy any mis taking if one was made.
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Soissons
Argonne
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Austria
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Albania
Italy
Belgrade
Rome
Havre
Foreign Office
German Offensive Concentrated Near Warsaw
A Times correspondent reports German forces in Poland have concentrated along a ten mile wide front about thirty miles west of Warsaw. Two army corps are engaged with reserves and heavy guns. trenches on the east bank extend to Ravka with lines through villages on both sides.
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Argonne
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Hungary
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Black Sea
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Barbarossa
Wuerttemberg
Koenig
Luise
Kronprinz
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Kiel
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Poland
Ravka
Italy Sends Troops Via Greece to Aegean Islands
London report cites a Reuters dispatch from Athens that Italian troops have landed at Piraeus and will be divided among forts on fortified islands in the Aegean Archipelago, en route to Italian islands.
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London
Piraeus
Aegean
Reuter
Athens
Romania and Italy Prepare to Enter War Jointly
Paris reports Romania and Italy plan to enter the war simultaneously. Greek mobilization begins while Romania orders three reserve classes to report by month end. Reports say Britain numerically strong with 3,000,000 under arms. An Austrian submarine torpedoes the French battleship Courbet off Otranto.
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Caucagua
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Roumania
Dunkirk
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Romania
Governor Elders Annual Message to New Jersey Legislature
Governor Elders urges bipartisan cooperation to complete unfinished business chiefly of a financial nature. He calls for reforming state boards, expert assessor appointments, restrained municipal spending, and discretionary governor powers for special elections. He warns about tax burdens, livestock health, Morris Canal plans, forest fires, and urges a shorter, businesslike session.
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Appropriations Committee
South Jersey
Three Die in Chair At State Prison Record
Three electrocutions in 22 minutes set a new record at the state prison. Richard Sparks aged 17 and George Green aged 26 were executed for the murder of Charles A. Ely a Freahold fish peddler, with intent to rob. Griffin J. Johnson received the death penalty for the murder of Laura Smith near Riverton.
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Charles A. Ely
Freahold
Griffin J. Johnson
Laura Smith
Riverton
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