Lusitania torpedoed off Irish coast sinks with over two thousand aboard
The Lusitania sailed from New York with 2067 souls aboard. A German submarine fired two torpedoes without warning near the Old Head of Kinsale, fronting Ireland. The liner sank in about 18 minutes. Survivors describe chaotic lifeboat evacuations as rescue ships hurried to the scene. Officials report 658 survivors, with 1364 deaths. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Charles Frohman, and others among the casualties. News follows on American reactions and ongoing investigations.
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Ambassador Page
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Wales
Washington
Germany Defends Act in Lusitania Sinking
Berlin reports an official communication about the Lusitania being torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. It notes the liner was armed, as were many English merchant ships, and cites the incident as a war event occurring yesterday.
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London
Europe Not Ready For Peace Says Roy W Howard
Roy W Howard president of United Press returns to New York after a three month tour of Europe. He reports Europe sees the war as an endless siege and warns premature peace talk risks America becoming peace maker. He discusses mood in England France Germany and Russia and the wisdom of possible arms and political strategies amid attrition.
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von Hindenberg
War risk and responsibility cited in _Germany_ ship case
The passage contends that the ship carried large quantities of war munitions and assigns blame to the owners for the danger to passengers. It states Germany warned repeatedly and that the Imperial Ambassador publicly warned in Washington, while the English press derided the warning and trusted the British fleet to guard Atlantic routes.
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Germany
Washington
Atlantic
Notice to Stockmen in Newark Valley Nevada 1915
I Wm H Smith of Newark Valley White Pine County Nevada announces salt and galtpetre for my stock on my range east side of the Diamond range from the summit between Albert May s and my range on the south to Pairy Dell on the north. The area includes 11 canyons and 12 ridges running east and west. South and north lines marked by stakes and flags within 200 yards of the mountain top with stakes and flags on each ridge on the west line for 200 yards. W H Sarrn Newark Valley Nevada April 30 1915.
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White Pine County
Nevada
Diamond Range
Albert May’s
Pairy Dell
Diamond Mountains
W. H. Sarrn
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