Lincoln Confesses: Dupe of Ambition in British Case
Ignatius Lincoln, a former British MP, testifies in Bow Street that the Admiralty influenced his extradition from the United States. He says his forgery charges stem from ambition and asserts he betrayed Germany, not Britain, while outlining a plan to destroy the German Navy. He pleads for mercy as the magistrate weighs trial by the higher court.
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London Court
Germany
England
London
Ignatius T. Lincoln
Bow Street
British Admiralty
United States
Lincoln
Seebohm Rowntree
Admiralty
Rowntree
Rotterdam
John Dickinson
Britpie
Great Britain
Ceed
Washington
Hungary
Peatedly
Ediate
United
Admiral's Slap at Wilson Defends U Boat Warfare
Admiral von Koester told Flottenvereins meeting in Berlin that Germany must use submarines against enemies using mines and planes and that President Wilson supplies munitions to Germany's foes. He cited changing circumstances forcing earlier restraint and predicted better times ahead for the German fleet.
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Flottenvereins
Berlin
Germany
Wilson
Copenhagen
Exchange Teleh Company
London
June Koester
Russians Expect Austria Collapse and Big Prisoner Haul
War Office dispatches report continued Russian advances across Galicia and Bukovina with heavy enemy losses. In multiple sectors near Lutsk Czernowitz and Czernowitz, Russians claimed thousands of prisoners, dozens of guns, and advances toward the Pruth and Dniester as Austrian resistance collapsed and fortifications fell.
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War Office
Brusiloff
Lemberg
Rogovitch
Lokatchi
Lutsk
Vladimir-Voshynski
Korytynitzky
Swimoukhi
Lo- Katehi
Pointblank
Borohoff
Svinioukhi
Boreff
Hadamloff
Czernowitz
Sereth
Letchitzky
Koutchourn
Storozynetz
Zoutchka
Dvina
Pflanzer's Army in Peril as Czernowitz Falls
Special cable from Petrograd reports Czernowitz captured by General Lechitsky after four days of heavy fighting at the Pruth bridgehead. Pflanzer's army, largely Hungarian regiments, holds a precarious position in Bukowina as the loss shifts the balance in the region.
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Bothmer
Stripa
Okla
Dobrunovice
Kotin
Pruth
Boyan
Czernowitz
Niejkolouc
Balatyn
Dniester
Zaleszcyki
Sorodenka
Zaleszcyki- Kolomea
Bothmers
Vienna
High Carpathians
Dornavatra
Czernowitts
Wilanzer
Kuty
Kolomea
Bukovna
Transylvania
Balkan
Bukowina
Galicia
Jemberg
Podhalev Wina
NEW York Times
Petrograd
London Daily Chronicle
Frontline Shifts Near Galician Capitals
Forces along the main line are pressed toward the Austrian frontier. German aims focus on stalling the Russian advance near Lutsk to avert severing the German Austrian front and isolating Galician capital regions.
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Advar
Brody
Lemberg
Belon Lutsk
Pro Allies in Bucharest press after Czernowitz fall
Paris dispatches on June 19 report pro Allies in Bucharest rallying after the Russian capture of Czernowitz. Headlines question Romania's next move and emphasize diplomatic gains over military value, with Bucharest officials and Bratiano prospects cited as the alliance shifts unfold.
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Paris
Rumania
Czernowitz
Czernowics
Lukowina
Romania
Bukowina
Bucharest
Bratiano
New York Banks Complete 50 Million Dollar Russian Loan
Five New York financial houses led by National City Bank and J P Morgan & Co finalize a 50 million dollar loan to the Russian government in Petrograd. The credit is secured by the Husasian & Jocal bank default to American banks and includes an option to buy 100 million rubles in 53 percent bonds at 4. The deal was announced in New York and confirms the Russian government loan negotiations.
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Petrograd
London
New York
Defaalt
Husasian & Jocal Bank
National City Bank
The
Guaranty Trust Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Lee, Higginson & Co
Kidder, Peabody & Co
ASK AUSTRIA APOLOGY FOR PETROLITE ATTACK
The United States prepared a second note to Austria demanding an apology and reparations for the Austrian submarine attack on the American tanker Petrolite in the Mediterranean. Austria had claimed mistaken identity and said the tanker supplied provisions to the submarine. a captain’s report confirms shell fire and coercion.
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Washington
Austria
State Department
Vienna
Mediterranean
Earl Longford Wounded in Gallipoli Fighting
Earl Longford the fifth holder of the title was wounded during the Gallipoli Peninsula fighting last year. Born in 1864, he is a notable figure linked to the Longford lineage and the military actions on that front.
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Gallipoli Peninsula
Earl Longford
Earl of Longford
Deny Russian Sea Claims: Germans Say No Torpedo Boats Sunk
Berlin reports a Russian claim of sinking two German torpedo boats and an auxiliary cruiser in the Baltic from May 31 to June 1 is denied. The Overseas News Agency says only one auxiliary steamer was destroyed and its crew was rescued. German authorities confirm no German torpedo boats were lost.
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Berlin
Sayville
Hermann
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