German Note Replies to US Note Prompt Disappointment
Washington reports profound disappointment official circles over Germany’s reply to the American note on submarine policy. Berlin says it sought to protect soldiers by using all means to stop munitions from reaching hostile soil and denies intent to sink neutral ships. Berlin outlines that the Lusitania issue may wait until status is fixed, cites Lusitania as an auxiliary cruiser and munitions carrier, admits Gulflight torpedoing, and notes US protests with an unsatisfactory response.
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Germany
Berlin
America
United States
Gerard
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Cabinet
Wilson
Lusitania
Bryan
Gregory
Lansing
Bernstorff
London
Count Renentlow
Meyer Gerard
Red Cross
President Wilson urges Mexican factions to disarm
Wilson sends a note to Carranza Zapata Villa and Garza calling for disarmament and warning that fifteen thousand armed men must not starve fifteen million noncombatants. He favors coalition rule to avert U S intervention, with agents notified nationwide. Public reaction calm but cautious in Vera Cruz El Paso and Laredo report leaders may ignore the note. A Mexican gunboat incident and postwar looting fears accompany evacuees from Monterey as refugees describe hunger and chaos.
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Wilson
Mexico
United States
Carranza
Zapata
Villa
Garza
Vera Cruz
EL Paso
Houston
Tex
Pernambuco
Monterey Laredo
Monterey
National consciousness awakened by Civil War
Washington June 1. In a Memorial day address at Arlington cemetery President Wilson said the Civil War did more than save the Union. It created a national consciousness in the rebirth of the Union, enabling the American nation to realize its united destiny.
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Washington
Arlington Cemetery
Wilson
Rockefeller responsible for Colorado outrages
June reports from multiple cities note the U S industrial commission's finding that John D Rockefeller Jr was directly responsible for events during the Colorado strike. Other items include steamships Sen ator and Victoria sailing for Nome and St Michael, a fire destroying Pacific Coast coal bunkers, United States Steel stock rising on a Supreme Court decision, and a tremor felt along the coast originating near Alaska.
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Walsh
United States Industrial Commission
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado
Seattle
Pacific Coast Company
New York
United States Steel
Supreme Court
Eccentric Seattle Judge Dies of Uremic Poisoning
Superior Judge John E. Humphries died this morning from uremic poisoning. Known for eccentricities, he jailed hundreds for contempt during LW. W. troubles in Seattle and faced impeachment bids. He delivered daily bench lectures to amuse reporters who profited from his antics. A rumor from York says Mrs. Madeleine Force Astor may wed Clarence Mackay. London reports government pursuing the Times over a Germany siding publication.
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Seattle
Madeline Force Astor
Clarence MacKay
John E. Humphries
LW. W
York
England
John Jacob Astor
Mackay-Bennett Cable and Telegraph
Zeppelin raids over London and Essex towns claim fires
London reports indicate Zeppelin raiders flew over the city last night with several fires attributed to them. Ramsgate and Brentwood were also seen raided. Ninety incendiary bombs fell in the East End on June 1, killing four people and injuring one.
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London
Admiralty
Ramsgate
Brentwood
East End
Canadian War Losses Rise to About Nine Thousand
Berlin reports plentiful flour and lower white bread prices. German soldiers are barred from visiting bars. A Canadian loss tally is officially set at about nine thousand through the present war period.
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Cially
Berlin
Mighty explosion rocks Seattle harbor area
Fifteen tons of 80 per cent dynamite on a scow moored in Seattle harbor exploded early yesterday. Five mile radius felt the blast with broken windows and panicked residents, then police and fire units identified the source. Dynamite had been landed from a San Francisco steamer bound for Vladivostok. authorities suspect German sympathizers or agents were behind the act.
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Seattle
San Francisco
Vladivostok
Where's the New Strike Rumor Triggers Alaska Stampede
A wave of excitement grips the city as rumors of a Tolovana strike spur a stampede. Flat City men outfitting for a voyage on the Les Wolf depart with a Peterborough canoe and motor, followed by other parties including Ray Langdon and Marcel Brochu. Details of the strike’s location remain unclear with theories ranging from Russian Mission to the Kuskokwim.
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Alaska
Rex Beach
Jack London
Tolovana
Iditarod
Tlk
Les Wolf
George Mutehler
Jack Mutchler
Herb Kearney
Louis Seyler
Peterborough
Ray Langdon
Harry Phillips
Albert
Marcel Brochu
Marie F
Mutchler
Russian Mission
Yukon
Marshall City
Kuskokwim
Holy Cross
Dikeman Wireless Plant Now In Working Order
In the cargo of the steamer Washburn, arriving at Dikeman from the upper Yukon last week, was the equipment for the wireless station. The Dikeman plant has been installed and the company is prepared to receive and forward messages.
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Washburn
Dikeman
Yukon
Mails to Iditarod move from Nulato in June
Mails for Iditarod will depart Nulato on the 9th 16th and 23rd this month. Starting June 30 mail for the area will be sent from Holy Cross for the rest of the open season. The next mail is due around June 8 and the outgoing mail closes at the local post office on June 9.
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Iditarod
Nulato
Holy Cross
Dikeman Mysterious Stampeders Reported Near Anchorage
Dikeman dated June 3 notes mysterious stampeders arriving at 11 pm and departing 1 30 am while June 4 entry mentions a long low rakish polling boat at 10 30 pm with four stampeders. They refused questions until offered a drink and were reportedly followed by an one armed man in a green canoe towing a steamboat. Boas the Clothier promotes two stores Flat and Iditarod.
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Dikeman
German Crown Prince in the Danger Zone
Air raid targets the crown prince's headquarters as twenty nine aircraft bombard the area causing damage. Paris reports intensified German bombardment of Rheims and advancing French forces driving Germans back north of Arras with renewed pressure on defenses.
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Germany
Rheims
Arras
FIGHT FOR CONSTANTINOPLE NEARING FINAL STAGES
British sub marines operate in the Sea of Marmara with one sinking a German transport. Turkish losses reach sixty thousand. Mrs. Soutar of First Street confined to home with fever, improved slightly with Dr. Auringer attending. Boas Clothing Store advertises seasonable prices.
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London
Sea of Marmara
Robert Soutar
First Street
Dr. Auringer
Russian defeats blamed on poor equipment
In London on June 4 Chancellor Lloyd George said Russian defeats result from failures in supplies and German superiority in equipment. He urged employers and workers to increase production to keep the British army supplied with munitions of war.
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London
Chequer
Americans flee Germany as life becomes intolerable
June reports from London state Americans in Germany flee homes amid anti American sentiment. Honolulu dispatch notes a sunken submarine hole found, grappling gear blamed and no bodies recovered. A local ad promotes Crosby massage and bath parlors and Turkish bath. Mrs. George Mutchler of the Grand Hotel in Flat was in the city briefly.
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London
Germany
Honolulu
Crosby
George Mutchler
Grand Hotel
Germans Victorious as Berlin Celebrates Przemysl Fall
June 4 reports joyful German and Austrian reaction to Przemysl fall with shops and schools closed. Fronts along 100 miles push toward Lemberg as Russians retreat, while May saw 300000 Russians captured. London notes siege outcomes and German base near Memel cut off by Russians.
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Germany
Austria
Przemys
Lemberg
Cracow
Warsaw
Rawka
Bzura
Petrograd
Przemysl
London
Memel
Roumania and Bulgaria May Enter Paris War
Reports from Rome claim Roumania and Bulgaria are set to enter World War I with Italy mediating between Russia and Roumania to secure their alliance. If realized, Roumania would attack Austria and Bulgaria Turkey, while Italian forces advance toward Trieste and Alpine passes.
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Italy
Russia
Roumania
Rome
Bulgaria
Austria
Turkey
German Submarine Blockade Activities Hit British Ships
May 31 to June 4 reports describe a German submarine campaign near Ireland and Scotland. Liverpool escaped a chase off Ireland’s south coast. Ethiope and Saidie H. were torpedoed and sunk with crew losses. Danish and Dutch vessels Salvador Lapland Seeborg Tulloch Moor also subjected to torpedoing or shelling.
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Liverpool
Montreal
Ireland
London
Ethiope
Saidie H
Alexandria
North Sea
Salvador
Lorick
Lapland
Scotland
Seeborg
Faroe Islands
Tulloch Moor
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