Lusitania Note Tries to Justify Ship Sinking
German reply to the United States on Lusitania asserts the ship carried Canadian troops and munitions. It accuses Britain of disguising vessels and notes German forces followed rules of capture previously. The document promises indemnity where justified and cites the need for full American understanding of the events.
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United States
Lusitania
White House
Wilson
New York
Great Britain
United Sates
Germany
Cushing
Gulfight
Falaba
International Commission of Inquiry
British Admiralty
Admiralty
Imperial German Navy
American Physician Becomes Brigadier General in Russian Army
Dr E H Egbert, an American physician, has achieved the rank of brigadier general in the Russian army. The appointment highlights cross national military collaboration and Egbert's medical and leadership credentials.
Gulflight Attack Mistake Sparks Flag Misread By Submarine
The German submarine commander attacked the American steamship Gulflight believing it to be British after failing to spot the American flag. Ambassador Gerard in Berlin reports that Admiral Behnke informed him the attack resulted from mistaken identity due to two trawlers nearby, one with wireless gear.
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Gerard
Berlin
State Department
Admiralty Staff
Admiral Behnke
Wife Beater to Be Whipped at Post
Charles C. Neal was sentenced by Justice Doub to receive seven lashes on his bare back at the Hagerstown jail whipping post for wife beating.
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Charles C. Neal
Justice Doub
Hagerstown
Fire Destroys Lycoming Opera House and Office
Fire engulfed the Lycoming Opera House and office building in Williamsport Pennsylvania, owned by the Fred M lamade estate, causing an estimated loss exceeding $190000. Fire crews fought the blaze as dawn broke, with authorities listing preliminary causes under investigation.
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Opera House
Lycoming Open House
Williamsport
Fred M. Lamade
Russians Strike For Big Blow In Sieniawa Region
Official dispatches report a Russian victory against Austro German forces along the San River north of Jaroslaw Galicia. Fourteen guns and 7000 prisoners were captured. German artillery used about 1500 guns and 700,000 projectiles in a four hour bombardment. Austrians driven back on Trent. Italian forces press through Carnia and Gail valleys threatening Caporetto. Austro German casualties reported around 1800 killed and 1000 prisoners locally.
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Sieniawa
San River
Jaroslau
Galicia
Gorlice
Dunajec
Trent
Carnia
Gail Valley
Valentina
Malborghetto
Fella
Baccolana
Praedis
Caporetto
Austria
Tyrol
Italia
French Force Germans Back in Pilhelm Region Front
French troops claim to have captured a group of German trenches in the Pilhelm region of Flanders and report progress north of Arras with British aid. They also state slight progress north of La Bassee and that German efforts to retake Ypres have paused for the time being after costly repulses. Germans show only small gains near the Ypres salient over the past week.
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Pilhelm
Flanders
Arras
la Bassee
Ypres
Rumanians Seek U.S. War Material Bids
Borcea, a Romanian government representative visiting Pittsburgh, asks local steel makers to bid on several million dollars of shells and shrapnel. He says Romania is ready to enter war at a moment’s notice. Reports indicate an ammunition plant is being built in Hartford and an order for 70 000 trench shoes is being placed in the United States.
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BE. Borcea
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Steel Makers
Borcea
Rumania
Hartford
Conn
City hero dies stopping runaway team at Atlantic City
William Sharpe, 32, was fatally injured when he leaped to halt a runaway horse and cart, saving three children playing in the street. He died at City Hospital.
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William Sharp
Atlantic City
Sharpe
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