British Note Defends Blockade On German Coast
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing reviewed a British memorandum on the Blockade of Germany and the effect on neutral shipping. The document argues a virtual blockade of the Dutch coast and justifies policing neutral ports while denying any compromise with the Orders in Council.
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Order In Council
Germany
Holland
Great Britain
Sind
Narca
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Vider da Council
Amercan
Importers to See Lansing in Washington
President Wilson expresses interest in aiding American importers seeking contracts for goods in Germany affected by the British Order in Council. He directs Secretary Lansing to confer with a New York delegation and will consider their representations. A five member committee was formed to present the petition to the President or Secretary Lansing.
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Lansing
Orters
Hallmore
New York City
Conference Plan in Washington With Mr. Lansing
The text notes that committee members or importer representatives will travel to Washington tomorrow to hold a conference with Mr. Lansing, outlining a diplomatic or policy engagement at the capital.
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Washington
Lansing
France questions US delay in pressing Germany
Paris dispatch notes French papers growing wary that Washington has not demanded a swift German reply to the June 10 note. Ex Foreign Minister Pichon criticizes Berlin for stalling as American diplomacy appears to assist German propaganda and prolong the submarine dispute.
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NEW York ‘Times
Paris
America
Germany
Pichon
Petit Journal
Berlin
Bernstorff
Dernburg
Washington
New York
Berlin seeks peace noted by New Yorker Herald
The New Yorker Herald reports German leaders are seeking understanding with the United States on the Lusitania issue. It cites the suppression of Deutsche Tages-Zeitung and the influence of pan German circles tied to high government figures as evidence of a shift in wartime diplomacy.
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New Yorker Herald
Washington
Germany
Engad
Censor Opens More Mail From Neutral Countries
The State Department reports further evidence of interference with neutral mails. an envelope postmarked in a neutral European country was addressed to the United States and stamped Opened by Censor. Sweden has inquired if post office censorship violates treaties, and discussions consider limiting transatlantic mail to ships not stopping at English ports.
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England
State Department
United States
Post Office Department
aKer
Mall
Sweden
Lansing
Enelish
Ahle
Great Britain
Bulgarian Reservists Called Up Amid Balkan Tensions
Paris reports Bulgarian reservists in Switzerland have been mobilized by their leaders to defend their homeland against looming Balkan unrest. Berlin dispatch notes German mediation with Sofia over Quadruple Entente plans, amid fading Balkan alliance hopes and renewed Serbia Greece Albania tensions.
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Balthe
Macedonia
Hungary
Greece
Albania
Columbia Students Prepare Serbia Typhus Aid Expedition
A group of 24 Columbia students, 25 Serbian Americans, and two women depart for Serbia to assist in ridding the country of typhus. The group, led by Elbridge Colby, sails on Themistocles after a farewell at the Hotel Majestic. They will establish a central camp near Neš and handle transport, medical supplies, and food under the American Red Cross.
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Anna Mitchell
Anson Phelps Stokes
L. Regan
Mercy
Serbia
Hotel Majestic
Margaret ©. Gaffney
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
M. S Pupin
United States
American Red Cross Sanitary Ommission
Themistocles
Nésh
Italians Hold Malborghetto as Austrian Reinforcements Arrive
A Geneva dispatch reports Italian forces defending Malborghetto after a fierce assault by Austrian troops. Illegible stretches note Austrians, including Galicia corps, mounting near Caporetto and Goritz as Stelvio Pass endures heavy bombardment and snow.
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Caporetto
Isonzo
Ternova
Goritz
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Canton of
Grisons
Switzerland
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Vallentino
Italy
Italy seeks slow Austrian withdrawal after failed advance
A correspondent reports Italy has proposed to Austria a staged withdrawal from the region once promised as compensation in exchange for Italy suspending military actions save for occupation. The move is conveyed through neutral intermediaries. Italy is ready for a new alliance after the war and fears a revolution at home.
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Italy
Austria
Three Canadians Win Victoria Cross in Ypres Action
London reports a Gazette of military honors listing twenty eight pages. Among eight Victoria Cross recipients three are Canadians Captain Francis Sorimger Color Sergeant Fred Hall and Lance Corporal Fred Fisher for extreme bravery near Ypres. Fifty seven Canadian nurses receive the Royal Red Cross and many others are named CB C MG and DSO in this broad recognition.
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London
Francis Sorimger
Army Medical Service
Fred Hall
Fred Fisher
Ypres
Royal Red Cross
E. Campbell Prowess
Canada
St. Michael and St. George
Italian General Staff reports limited front activity on Italy front
The Italian General Staff says enemy action yesterday was limited to long range artillery at several front points. Alpine troops repulsed an attack by recently arrived enemy forces in Monte Nero, inflicting losses and taking prisoners. Night infantry assaults on Plava were repulsed amid intense rifle fire and grenades. Lower Isonzo area remains fortified with floods hindering movement. an enemy air raid caused no damage. Archduke Eugene reorganizes two army corps for mountain warfare, with mobile mountaineer brigades totalling about 50,000 men and officers.
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Galicia
Plava
Isonzo
Monfalcone Canal
Archduke Eugene of
Austria
Italy
Innsbruck
Italy’s War: Initial Month Gains and Setbacks Across Front
A joint Italian and Austrian summary reports early war results: Italy invaded Austrian soil, captured key positions inclining Tolmino and Goritz, and pushed across Friuli while facing Austrian bombardments on Adriatic towns. Austrian statements claim limited Italian gains and failed offensives along Isonzo, Carinthian ridge, and Tyrol fronts with heavy losses.
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Chiasso
Paris
Italian War Office
Adriatic
Venice
Friuli
Tolmino
Goritz
Trieste
Trent
Canadians Win Victoria Crosses for Ypres Valor
Montreal in June reports three Canadians awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery around Ypres from April 22 to 25. Captain Scrimger led a dressing station danger zone, saved wounded men, and stayed with a patient under heavy shellfire. Fred Fisher died after aiding retreat of his gun team near St Julien. Color Sergeant Hall was killed near Ypres after aiding a wounded comrade under fire.
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Montreal
Canada Today
Scrimger
Ypres
Montreal Presbyterian College
Fred Fisher
St. Julien
Fisher
Httie
Hall
Mass for Canadian Dead in Paris Service
Funeral services were held at the Madeleine for Canadian soldiers fallen in France and Belgium. President Poincaré was represented by a military officer, with Philippe Ray the Canadian Commissioner and staff, English and Canadian officers, and a uniformed detachment of English women on active service present.
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the Madeleine
France
Helgium
Poincaré
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Montenegrin Push Toward Scutari Near Albanian Port
A Rome dispatch reports Montenegrin forces advancing on Scutari, Albania, with three columns closing on the city. The offensive is described as developing with success as troops move toward the Albanian port.
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Rome
Scutari
Albania
Giornale d'Italia
Italy Offers to Quit Deal Proposed to Austria
Berlin June report from the Over seas Agency notes a Vienna dispatch via Berlin stating that Italy offers to quit a deal proposed to Austria. The special correspondent of the Hundachau at Vienna telegraphs from Vienna with details, indicating progress in diplomatic talks and potential shifts in alliances.
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Berlin
Austria
Seyville
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Htundachau
Thigheche
Miss Addams Seeks Neutrals Council for Peace
Miss Addams arrives in London after meeting officials in Paris Rome and Berlin urging Wilson to organize a council of neutrals to mediate an end to the war within ten days. She reports mixed reactions from Vatican Germany Austria Hungary and Italy while noting Pope Pius X's openness to peace efforts and calls for mediation by American and other leaders.
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London
Ace Addams
Jane
Missa Addams
Miss Addams
uUnat
Mann Houle
Paris
Delcasse
Italy
Gasparri
Hungary
Gasparrtly
Vatican
America
Alice Hamilton
Chicago
Holland
von Beth- Gottlieb von Jagow
Berlin
Austria-Hungary
Auali- Salandra
Ion
Herlin
Herr von Jagow
Germany
Dr. von Hethmann-Hollweg
Addams Plans Peace Mission After European Talks
Miss Addams toured Britain France and Italy urging neutral mediation. She met Premier Salandra and Baron Sonnino and plans to return to New York to press President Wilson for an international council of neutrals with two members from each nation to offer mediation in the war.
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England
Germaany
France
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Salandra
Baron Sonnino
Miss Addams
Zeppelins to Carry Anti Aircraft Guns
German aerial experts discuss adding 5 metre platforms on all future Zeppelins to mount machine guns to deter enemy airplanes. They cite Warneford’s Belgium attack as proof airships can be attacked. Emperor William reportedly called Warneford a brave enemy.
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Basle
Paria
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Count Zeppelin
William
Warneford
Zeppelins Bombard Shields Armament Works Killing Many
A wireless dispatch reports Zeppelins dropped bombs on the Arm strong Works at South Shields near Shields on a Tuesday night, destroying navy yards and arsenal. Seventeen persons were killed and forty injured as fires burned throughout the night. The raid affected the Armstrong shipyard and ordnance works employing about 25,000 men.
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Sayville
S. 1
Today
Christiania
Lotum
Stavanger
Armstrong Works
South Shields
England
Shielda
London
Shields
Tyne
Welswick Yard
Armstrong Company
Speyer and Cassel Denied Privy Council Membership
London June 25. Lord Chief Justice grants order requiring Sir Edgar Speyer and Sir Ernest Cassel to show by what authority they claim Privy Council membership. Questioned due to non British subject status. Speyer resigned his Privy Councilorship and sought revocation of his baronetcy. Premier Asquith denounced the accusations as baseless. Speyer and his family then arrived in New York for travel to America and the Maine coast.
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London
United Kingdom
Edgar Speyer
Asquith
Bedward
Publi Tion
Edgar
Sir Edgar Speyer
Sir Edgar
America
Maine
Relief funds for Lusitania disaster updated in London
At a relief committee meeting in London on June 23 the Lu disaster fundraising shows $20,000 subscribed so far with larger totals in pounds for the Empress of Ireland and other relief efforts. The committee reports £418,000 raised for Empress of Ireland losses and £67,000 for related funds, totaling substantial support commitments.
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London
Titanic
Ono
Britain to Probe Neutral Mail Censorship Question
London reports officials will likely launch an inquiry into censoring neutral mails. Sweden notified Washington on June 17 that US mail pouches for Sweden were broken in England and contents tampered with. Ambassador Page in London may be asked to investigate.
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Washingto
State Department
United States
Sweden
Washington
Ambassador Page
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