Wilson Confirms Zimmerman Note Details Stir Senate Debates
Washington reports that Germany proposed alliance with Mexico and Japan to attack the United States. Senator Lodge urged presidential disclosure on authenticity while Swanson said Wilson authorized statements aligning with the Associated Press account. The note’s factual basis remains debated as the Foreign committee sets its agenda.
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Mexico
Japan
United States
Senate
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Wilson
Zimmerman
Swanson
White House
State Department
Washington Officials Readied To Explain Zimmermann Plot
Washington March 1 Officials disclose secretary Lansing says Japan and Mexico were not informed of any plot and the United States had no knowledge of a direct transmission. He notes Zimmermann's instructions reached Bernstorff in Germany and then Mexico City, with a German minister involved. Officials anticipate Japan renewing loyalty to the entente and strengthening US Japan ties.
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Count von Bernstorff
von Bernstorff
Mexico City
Lansing
United States
Japan
Japan Not a Party to Any German Plot Against U S
The Japanese embassy stated it has no information supporting a German plan to involve Japan and Mexico in war against the United States. It said such an invitation would not be entertained, citing Japan’s entente relations, shared cause with other powers, and strong friendship with the United States.
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U.S
Washington
Mexico
United States
Smith to Stand Trial for Beach Dynamite Murder
Mandan North Carolina March 1 George Smith accused of killing Hor ace Ball at Beach last summer by placing dynamite under Ball’s house to blow him to death. Trial scheduled at Morton county circuit court this month.
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Horace Ball
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Ball
Two Bandits Captured After Arkansas Penitentiary Escape
Two armed escapees from the Arkansas State Penitentiary were intercepted and detained after a manhunt. Authorities report the incident ended without further injury and security measures are being reviewed.
Two Bandits Captured After Colinston Bank Heist and Mayor Slaying
Both gunmen in the Colinston bank robbery and the murder of Mayor H W Vaughan were captured. One surrendered after a firebombed church standoff. the other was wounded and taken to Bastrop then Monroe. Authorities identified one as Lee Blount alias Shorty Williams, with a prior Arkansas penitentiary record.
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Beaumont
Texas
Defts
Lee Blount
Fort Worth
Charlies Johnson
Assassor John Morris
Morehouse Parish
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Bastrop
Fiven
Arkansas & Louisiadia Midland Railway
Bandit Kidnaps Prisoner From Train At North Fourth
A large crowd at the depot witnessed a prisoner being taken off a train on North Fourth street and hidden in a grocery wagon and an automobile. Officers pursued with Sheriff T A Grant and Police Inspector R E Heap, but the man remains at large and the crowd had no violent intent. Burglary and hold-up insurance ads follow.
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President to Sign Flood Control Bill Today
Washington report says the president will sign the flood control bill this afternoon. The measure aims to bolster river and coastal protection and funding for dam and levee projects nationwide.
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Japan and Mexico Join Germany in War on United States
Washington plans dry prohibition after a double victory in Congress as Japan and Mexico align with Germany in war against the United States, suggesting a dramatic shift in wartime policy and international relations.
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Mexico
Germany
United States
Prohibition
Congress
Reed Bone Dry Amendment Gains Quick Path Through Congress
Congress sealed a double victory as the House passed the District of Columbia dry bill 273 to 187 and Senate conferees backed the Reed bone dry amendment. President Wilson expected to sign both measures while filibusterers tried to block final passage with amendments.
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Harrison
German plot to ally with Mexico and Japan against U S
The Associated Press reports Germany planned unrestricted submarine warfare and proposed a Mexico Japan alliance to attack the United States. Mexico would gain Texas New Mexico and Arizona, plus financial support, under German terms directed through von Eckhardt in Mexico City. Details came via Zimmerman and Berlin instructions dated January 19 1917.
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Associated Press
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Japan
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Mexico City
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Berlin
Carranuza
Count von Bernstein
British pursue Turks on the Tigris river Tuesday
London reports British forces pressing the Turks along the Tigris on Tuesday as aerial activity continues with a hostile aircraft dropping bombs on Broadstairs.
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London
Tigris River
Broadstairs
Germans retreat as Paris reports near capture of Bapaume
Paris dispatch says German forces have fallen back behind Bapaume and its capture is imminent. French troops reportedly captured prisoners in actions with Germans last night in the Argonne district and east of Metzeral.
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Bapaume
Argonne
Metzeral
Parties United In Support Of President And His Principles
Associated Press reports on March 1 1917 amid Germany's plot against the United States Congress rallies behind President Wilson Republican senators drop filibuster and back Wilson The House debates Flood's bill authorizing presidential protection of American lives and rights The Japanese embassy reiterates friendship to the United States and loyalty to the Entente alliance
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Japan
United States
Germany
Senate Foreign Committee
Stone
Congress
House
Associated Press
Washington
Representative Flood
American citizen calls for war after Laconia sinking
Washington reports a cable from Austin Hoy of Sullivan Machinery Company Chicago stating he is of military age and ready to serve. He condemns the German submarine attack that killed his mother and sister aboard the Laconia and urges U.S. action to confront the aggressors.
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Washington
Wilson
Austin
Hoy
Sullivan Machinery Company
Chicago
German note to Mexico 1917 hints at alliance plan
The document reproduces Zimmermanns telegram to Von Eckhardt via Von Bernstorff, indicating Berlin's January 19 1917 message that submarines would be used without limits from February. It outlines a proposed alliance with Mexico and a pledge to wage war and seek peace together if the neutral United States is drawn in.
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