United States Rejects British Seizure Tactics In Note
Washington asserts it will not submit to British Orders in Council and prize courts arguing that the blockade of neutral ports is illegal and ineffective. Secretary Lansing defends freedom of the seas, condemns detentions, and urges enforcement of neutral rights against ongoing British practices.
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Great Britain
Europe
London
State Department
Foreign Office
Walter Hines Page
Robert Lansing
Germany
Lusitania
Lansing
Mr. Lansing
Gideon Welles
Secretary of the Navy
Vesels
United State
North Sea
Baltic
Washington note reshapes tone on British blockade
London papers discuss the Washington note protesting Britain's blockade and enforcement methods. Some comment on its firmness compared with prior communications, noting the note is voluminous, technical, and vigorous, with remarks seldom seen in past exchanges. The Daily News calls it grave and uncompromising.
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Washington
Great Britain
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Daily News
Lansing
Germany
Ancona Liner Sunk Bound for New York
The Italian liner Ancona, from Naples to New York, carrying 422 passengers and 160 crew, was sunk by a large submarine flying Austrian colors. Two hundred seventy survivors, some wounded, landed at Bizerta amid a flurry of allied diplomatic and military updates from Paris and London.
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Havas
Rome
Harvard Descendant Joins British Army in World War I
Lionel de Jersey Harvard, descendant of John Harvard, sails from the United States to London and joins the Inns of Court Officers' training corps. The unit, mainly composed of university men, has been encamped at Berkhamstead ahead of Christmas 1914 mobilization.
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London
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British Net Traps U Boat submarine caught off base
The Daily Post reports the capture of a modern German submarine 250 feet long with torpedo tubes and four large calibre guns. It was seized within hours of leaving its base in a British naval trap in the German Ocean.
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Germany
Allies Drive Offensive in Balkans and Western Front
Energetic allied operations against Bulgarians develop favorably as Anglo French forces grow stronger toward Serbia. A Bucharest report says 60 000 Albanians plan to attack the Serbians. Greece holds firm while Bulgaria protests Salonika hospitality. Russians press Courland Volhynia Galicia with mixed results. British submarine sinks German cruiser Undine off Sweden and two German subs sink Tara in the eastern Mediterranean. Western front artillery duels continue with a close quarters clash near Chapelotts in the Vosges.
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U S Diplomats in Mexico to Go
Washington reports indicate a broader shake up of the U S consular staff in Mexico as Carranza is recognized. George C Carothers the acting State Department agent with Villa's forces may be removed along with Consul W W Canada at Vera Cruz both angering the de facto government.
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Vera Cruz
Bryan Attacks Wilson Over Preparedness Policy
William J. Bryan publicly opposes President Wilson on national defense, denouncing the Manhattan Club address as a false philosophy. He argues the plan reverses American policy and endangers peace, casting the issue as a clash with democratic traditions and Christian influence.
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New York
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Manhattan Club
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Democratic Party
Wins Without Nomination in Herkimer County
Firman Ouderkirk was elected supervisor of Russia town by a thirty three vote margin due to write in ballots from his friends. He had not been officially nominated and defeated both Republican and Democratic candidates.
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Democrats Secure Narrow House Majority After Elections
Complete 1920s results show Democrats 229 seats, Republicans 196, Progressives 6, Independents 1, Socialists 1, with one contested seat unfilled. Republicans gained a seat while Democrats lost one, trimming the Democratic majority to 25.
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German Denies Spies Were Furnished False Passports
Washington reports the German government denies that German officers provided false American passports or the paraphernalia for forging them to spies tried in London. The U S note had cited sworn statements by Rosenthal and Breckow and notes Berlin's response to American inquiries dated July 31. Rosenthal alleged Admiralty officers involved and showed samples marked W J Bryan.
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England
State Department
United States
Berlin
London
Ambassador Page
Robert Rosenthal
George T. Breckow
Great Britain
Rosenthal
Admiralty
W. J. Bryan
Yoshihito Crowned Emperor of Japan in Public Ceremony
Emperor Yoshihito becomes the 122nd ruler as foreign diplomats attend a public coronation in Kyoto. United States representatives, including Ambassador Guthrie, participate. the rite features ancestral offerings, Shinto rites, and the new emperor's display in a milk white silk kimono and orange robe as he accepts the throne.
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Japan
Yoshihito
United States
George W. Guthrie
Guthrie
Post Wheeler
Wheeler
James A. Irons
Irons
Frederick J. Horne
Horne
World News in Condensed Form Highlights 1916 Events
Pekin confirms no change in imperial government this year. Philadelphia officials doubt winning 1916 Republican convention. Taft named chairman of the American Red Cross Central Committee. Navy eyes citizen training camps after army proposal last summer. Berlin dispatches report Vorwaerts suppression over food price criticism. Jewelry theft of about 37000 from Thomas W Lawson's Scituate residence suspected robbery.
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Republican State Committee
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Boston
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Scituate
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