Carranza's Consul Under Arrest Here in New York
Juan T. Burns Carranza Consul General in New York faced three federal indictments accusing conspiracy to violate and actual violation of the embargo on arms to Mexico. Other defendants, including principals in the Adic Company, were also arrested and bailed. Evidence tied shipments worth thousands to Hoboken and Galveston intercepts and to the Oceanic Hardware and Steel Products Company.
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Juan T. Burns
Carranza
Mexico
Consul Burns
Burns
United States
Atorney
John C
West Thirty-first Street
Broadway
J Hand
Royal Bank of
Chase National Bank of City
Ely Neumann
Burns Es Coumeel
Neuman Guid
Ely Ted Gene Nat
Villa
Washington
Galveston
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Western Cartridge Company
East Alton
Hoboken
Adic Company
Nassau Street
St Ann Street
Oceic Hardware and Steel Products Company
Pittsburgh Hardware Company
Jose Merla
Jose de la Paz
Adic Comny
Louis Getting
Wenceslau Mont
Ann Street
Reuben Mier
New York
Houston
Galv
Produce Exchange Bank
Oceanic Hardware and Steel Producta Company
War drift over Wilson note stirs Allied fears in London
London dispatch analyzes The Morning Post reports on President Wilson's note and neutral demarches. It cites Spain's cautious reply, warns of neutral interference risking a shift toward Germany, and notes strong pro peace sentiment while cautioning against actions that could widen the war.
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Wilson
Morning Post
Germany
Spain
Washington
Europe
London
Reuter Telegram Company
Colonel Attacks Wilson Over Note and Alleged Leak
Roosevelt accuses Wilson of agitating for another fight after the peace note. He denounces interpretations of Lansing's note and warns that conflicting readings harmed small investors and stock markets. Senator Lodge and Representative Gardner are praised for action in Congress.
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Wilson
Lansing
Woman of Power Framed a Navy Major in British War Office
London reports detail an army scandal involving Mrs. Cornwallis-West wielding influence at the War Office to secure a lieutenant’s transfer. General Cowans and General Mackinnon face censure or scrutiny while Barrett, a Welsh Fusilier, is transferred amid family and political pressure. The Court of Inquiry condemns her conduct and notes her public boasting.
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London
Tured
Arthur Basil Markhar
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
House of Commons
Patrick Barrett
Welsh Fusiliers
Barrett
Col. Delme-Radcliffe
Sir John Cowans
Owen Thames
Delme-Radcliffe
Cornwallis- West
Cowans
Cornwallis- Wests
W. H. Mackinnon
Western Command
William Nicholson
Lord Cheylesmore
James Richard Atkin
Maclean
Peebies
Selkirk
Cornwallis-West
War Office
John Cowans
Denbighshire
Owen Thomas
Wales
Lord French
tUme
Brix
Thomas
William Cornwallis-West
Randolph Spencer Churchill
Jen Jerome
New York
George Cornwallis- West
George Cornwallis-West
Patrick Campbell
Wiliam Cornwallis-West
Norway's coal supply cut off by Britain crisis
Norway faces a coal shortage as Britain bans coal exports except to the British Legation and Norwegian fishing steamers. Dissatisfaction over Norway's ore and fish exports and other provisions prompts the action, with fear of a coal famine and calls for a nonpartisan replacement for the Radical Cabinet.
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Christiania
London
England
Norway
Great Britain
Danes Report Zeppelin Losses in Fire at Tondern
London dispatch quotes The Stifts Tidende of Ribe that two Zeppelins were destroyed at Tondern Schleswig by a fire caused by defective electric wiring in a newly built double shed.
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London
Tondern
Schleswig
Reuter
Copenhagen
Stifts Tidende
Ribe
Jutland
Belleair Route Adverts Save Taen-11 Broadway Line
Ad fragmented notes show continued page item about Belleair route advertising and a line saving Taen to Broadway. Readable names appear as Petro, Pete G, and mis- tag in title. No clear event or outcome is documented.
Burns not immune as consul faces arrest and trial
Juan T. Burns, Carranza consul general in New York, is subject to arrest and trial. Officials say consular officers lack diplomatic immunity and Burns’ alleged acts in a conspiracy to violate U S law, including arms exports to Mexico, were not during the Mexican Embassy’s knowledge.
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New York Times
Washington
Juan T. Burns
Carranza
New York City
Mexico
Burns
Entente to Wilson Peace Terms Said to Be Deliberate
Budapest dispatch quotes Count Andrassy saying Central Powers will convey peace conditions to President Wilson. He argues Entente if they reject, will learn terms from Wilson. Berlin reports US Ambassador Gerard discussed Entente reply with Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg.
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Entente
Andrassy
Teuton
Wilson
Budapest
Reuter
Amsterdam
Count Andrassy
Hungary
Central Powers
Berlin
London
United States
Gerard
Germany
von Bethmann Hollweg
Germans Call for Peace as War Deadlock Persists
Berlin reports the Vorwärts argues for peace by compromise as neither side can gain a decisive victory. The article notes President Wilson’s efforts to broker peace, urging neutrality to press for a favorable moment for settlement and to influence the Allies rather than the Central Powers.
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Berlin
London
Vorwirts
Wilson
Vorwiris
Temple of Peace
Peace terms Germany will not accept warned by Frankfurter Zeitung
The Frankfurter Zeitung argues that if peace is signed today the Entente must renounce conquest plans and Russia must abandon ambitions in the Balkans Galicia and Prussia. France would give up Alsace Lorraine Serbia would surrender southeastern Austria Hungary. Entente powers would offer guarantees and frontiers revisions. Great Britain could seek freedom of the seas.
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Amsterdam
London
Frankfurter Zeitung
Germany
Russia
Balkans
Galicia
Prussia
France
Ritalia
Berlin Entente Peace Note Bolsters German Resolve to Win
A staff correspondent reports that the Entente peace note strengthens German willingness to endure a longer war and harsher sacrifices. The note’s disappointment is overshadowed by a call to rally to defend the Fatherland, with Tagliche Rundschau noting the peace dream is over.
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New York Times
Berlin
London
Tagliche Rundschau
Wilson Confers With Col House On Peace Efforts
President Wilsons adviser Colonel E M House arrived at the White House amid confidential reports on the Entente reply to his peace terms proposal. Officials say no new move will occur until that reply is received as secrecy surrounds the delicate negotiations.
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Washington
Wilson
E. M. House
White House
London
Julius Andrassy
Hungary
Germany
State Department
Entente
House
Europe
Lodge Attacks Bernstorff as Wilson Note Angers Senate
Senator Lodge accused German Ambassador Count von Bernstorff of subtly influencing opinion over Wilson's December note. He argued the note was misread abroad and questioned administrative neutrality while seeking to avoid choosing sides in the war. He cited past diplomacy to justify caution and urged careful handling of the note's reception.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Henry Cavot Lodge
Committee On Foreign Relations
Wilson
Count von Bernstorff
Ane Ee Ic
Hitchecock
Vorker Staats-Zeitung
Star of Bethlehem
Europe
Germany
Lodge
United States
Wrington
Ma Cleveland
Cleveland
Bayard
Tim
Ledge
Aiken Augusta Asheville Rail Ad Exhibit
Brief railroad notice describes travel options on the Augusta Special with dining and sleeping car service. Mention of a New York office at 264 Fifth Ave for advisory information.
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Gétan
New Orleans
Charms Gulf Coast
Noaah Tho York & Now
Jesus Lim Information
New Creerica
Fifth Ave
Aiken
Augusta
Asheville
Crawforce
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Mr. Gardner
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