Sinking of La Provence Triggers Troop Losses in Med
Paris La Provence, a French auxiliary cruiser and former trans Atlantic liner, sank in the eastern Mediterranean with about 1,800 aboard and nearly 1,000 lives lost. About 870 were saved, including 296 at Malta and roughly 400 at Melos. Submarine torpedo or mine likely. U boats operate mid Mediterranean. Survivors landed at Malta and Melos, Malta about 600 miles from Melos.
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Victi
Paris
Mediterranean
Ministry of Marine
Malta
Melos
mid-Mediterranean
Fastnet
Provence
Saloniki
Wilson Gauntlet to Congress
President asks House Rules Committee to report out a rule for floor discussion and a vote on a resolution warning citizens not to travel on belligerent merchantmen carrying defensive arms. He says foreign press misleads on a split between him and Congress and seeks a formal expression of public sentiment.
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Washington
Poul
House Committee On Rules
Congress
British liner Maloja blown up by mine near Dover
The Peninsular and Oriental Line steamer Maloja struck a mine in the Strait of Dover at 10 30 a m and sank two miles off Dover with 319 aboard. One other ship, the Empress of Fort William, hit a mine nearby and sank in under 30 minutes with one dead. Eighteen men eleven women and four children were recovered or washed ashore. Among the dead is Mrs. McLeod wife of General McLeod. Dover residents witnessed the rescue and explosion as both ships went down.
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London
Peninsular and Oriental Line
Tilbury
Bombay
Strait of Dover
Dover
Lascars
Fort William
McLeod
Wendel Left 12 Million Estate Says Appraiser
White Plains NY State Transfer Tax Appraiser William C. Clark of Mount Vernon challenged figures claiming John G Wendel the Millionaire Hermit of Fifth Avenue left 50 million. Clark said records show about 12 million in assets.
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Fifth Avenue
White Plains
N. Y
William C. Clark
Mount Vernon
John G. Wendel
Manhattan
Unanimous House Panel Backs Sugar Duty Retention
The Ways and Means Committee, with Democrats and Republicans united, reported the repeal bill for the free sugar clause of the Underwood tariff. The measure would keep the sugar duty at about one cent per pound.
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House Committee
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
German Submarine Policy Says Armament Proof Required
Berlin informs Washington that German submarine commanders must warn before sinking enemy merchant ships unless armament on board is proven. The policy, echoed by Austria, was outlined in a memorandum presented to Secretary Lansing by Count von Bernstorff.
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Washington
Lansing
Count von Bernstorf
Austria
Baron Zwiedinek
Million-Dollar Mail Thiefes Strike on Jersey Ferry
Secret Service agents and local police hunt for suspects after four registered mail pouches are rifled on a Jersey Central ferryboat. Close to 1,000,000 dollars in cash stolen from an auto mail truck. drivers and two postal messengers allegedly unaware until pouches opened in New York Post Office.
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New York
Secret Service
Washington
Jersey Central
New Postoffice
Berlin Upholds U boats and Legal War
Berlin officials state Germany will pursue a submarine war against England as a legal naval arm. They insist Germany will conduct a legal war and use U boats as one means to reach a decisive outcome.
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Berlin
Germany
England
Lansing
Clery Poison Food Victims At Washington Birthday Banquet
In San Francisco officials report an imitator poisoned food at a Washington birthday banquet. Forty victims were Methodist clergymen and their wives. Investigation began in secret and ministers provided facts to police. arrests expected soon.
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San Francisco
Cal
Jean Crones
Six Die as Mine No 42 Explosion Yields Casualties
In Kempton West Virginia six men died and nine were reported missing after an explosion at Mine No 42 of the Davis Coal and Coke Company. Fifty two workers survived the blast and were rescued from near the scene.
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Kempton
W. Va
Davis Coal & Coke Company
Baltimore
New York
EL Paso
Villa
Durango
Grover C. Varn
Ed. Harris
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Kitchin
House
Senate
United States
Republic of Hayti London
Henry James
Felix Olaz
Mexico
French Guns Check Kaiser Left German Right Presses Verdun
German forces push in the Verdun area gaining trenches and two towns while French artillery disrupts preparations east of Verdun. In Champagne German assaults seize initial trenches and a crater mine is occupied by French forces near Hill 193. Berlin claims large prisoner numbers. Dutch, British, and Paris reports vary on gains. Verdun battle remains undecided with heavy fighting around Fort Douaumont and allied counterattacks ongoing.
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Kaiser
Douaumont
Paris
Woevre
Verdun
Champagne
Teutonic J
Theortress
Vosges
Senones
Ban-ie- Sapt
Seppois
Cote du Poivre
Manheulles
Champlon
Dieppe
Champion
Berlin
London
Fort Douaumont
Germans Check Verdun Front as Battle Intensity Surges
The Verdun battle center remains fierce with about half a million troops engaged. German forces under the Kaiser and Crown Prince push forts and positions north and east of Verdun, taking Fort de Douaumont and nearby sites while French counterattacks regain ground. The British extend lines to free General Joffre for reinforcement as German artillery reaches Verdun forts.
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Verdun
London
Fort de Douaumont
Berlin
German War Office
Dounaumont
Nave
Bras
Champneuvillet
Coté de Talou
France
Joffre
German Verdun Offensive Stalled Amid Snowstorm
Paris reports the German drive on Verdun is at a standstill despite heavy assault on the Champeuville ridge. General Joffre arrived to direct Verdun’s defense as Kaiser and Crown Prince plan further blows in a major offensive. A separate report claims Turkish forces were heavily defeated by Russians near Bitlis.
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Paris
Verdun
Champeuville
Joffre
Kaiser
Marne
the Yser
Nicholas
Bitls
Western Front Reports Heavy Fire Near Friedrichstadt
War Office dispatch notes intense artillery and machine gun activity on the western front south of Friedrichstadt at the Lautze mouth and toward Ilukst. The assault on the middle Stripa near Gaheta was repulsed by our fire.
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Petrogrid
War Office
Friedrichstadt
Lautze
Ilukst
Gaheta
Stripa
Two Dutch Dyestuffs Cargoes for U S A
Great Britain will permit two cargoes of dyestuffs valued at 5 million dollars from Rotterdam to the United States. Ambassador Page in London advised the State Department, and officials hope Germany will grant an export exception. The dues have been bought and paid for by Americans.
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Washington
Great Britain
Rotterdam
United States
Page
London
State Department
Germany
Premier Briand Seeks Italy War Declaration in Rome
In Rome Premier Briand reports Italy will declare war on Germany. Turkish forces evacuate Black Sea port Vre... before Russian advance. Russian lines push back Germans along the western front. Portugal seizes German ships at Fayal in Azores, hoisting Portuguese flags. Marschiaro hospital ship sunk near San Giovanni di Medua. Russians press toward Mesopotamian junction with British forces.
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Briand
France
Rtome
Italy
Germany
Black Sea
Vrebizond
Dvinsk
Russia
Portugal
Ifayall
Azores
Sardinia
Mesopotamia
Marschiaro
San Giovannia di Medua
Maloja Death Toll Rises After Dover Mine Sinking
The Peninsular and Oriental Line steamer Maloja sank after striking a mine off Dover. Officials report 301 saved: 72 passengers, 92 European crew, 137 Lascar crew. Missing total 155: 49 passengers, 20 European crew, 86 Lascars.
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London
Peninsular and Oriental Line
Dover
Trenton Truant Officer Alleges Vice Ring In City Saloon
Truant officer Mrs. Adele Vasta accuses police of indifference as she alleges young girls ages 11 to 15 are led into vice in East Trenton. She recounts witnessing a girl dragged into a Berry Street saloon and claims police obstruct proper action. Officials dispute her charges amid a broader debate over public morals. The article also notes gun safety and local legislative actions on hunting and township committee pay.
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Trenton
Rerton
East Trenton
Adele R. Vasta
Police Department
Vasta
Public Safety
la Barre
Clancy
Peach crop ruined by severe winter in Jersey
Jersey farmers face a light peach harvest next summer as W B Duryea and state experts report extensive winter kill of buds across Elberta Hiley Waddell Carmen and Belle of Georgia varieties. Prices may rise as consumers brace for the small crop and potential late frosts threaten remaining buds.
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Country Farm
W. B. Duryes
Central Jersey
Jersey
Duryes
Carmen
Gubernatorial Appointment Faces Senate in NJ
Governor Fielder sends for Michael Dunn reappointment as Prosecutor of the Pleas after a tough county fight with former Senator Peter McGinnis backed by Democrats. Assemblyman Wolverton’s bill to end capital punishment passes the House by one vote and could abolish death in New Jersey if enacted. The measure allows juries in murder trials to recommend life imprisonment instead of death. Wolverton cites five states with abolition and 24 with similar laws.
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Fielder
Senate
Michael Dunn
Peter McGinnis
Assemblyman Wolverton
New Jersey
Wolverton
Union
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Unite For Sugar Repeal
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Warren
New Jersey Supreme Court
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Pennsylvania Railroad
L. Edward Hermann
Hermann
Newark Museum Association
Public Library
Newark
John C. Dana
New Museum
Dana
Museum
New Jersey Federation of Women's Clubs
Museum Association
Helen C. Perry
Neprark
Freyps
Barnegat Inlet
Sea Side Park
North Point Beach
George W. Torrance
North Point Land Company
Island Board Life Saving Station
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