Sussex Disaster renews crisis and US stance
Washington reports officials will seek full facts on the Sussex sinking before decisive action. President Wilson will present evidence to Congress and seek their sanction to any policy, amid debates on German submarine warfare and potential disavowals.
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British troops smash German St Eloi salient near Ypres
British and German lines clash as mine explosions and heavy artillery shake the Verdun and Somme sectors. British forces claim success at St Eloi near Ypres, taking first and second trench lines over 600 yards with 168 prisoners and heavy enemy casualties.
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Turkey at Last Denies Sinking the Persia
Secretary Lansing announced that Turkey disclaims responsibility for the Persia sinking on Dec 30 about 300 miles northwest of Alexandria. The Ottoman reply says Turkish submarines flew the flag and denied any knowledge or involvement. Three Americans were aboard. Consul Robert N. McNeely and Reverend Homer Salisbury lost, Charles H. Grant was rescued. A body found Feb 15 on the Egyptian coast is believed to be McNeely.
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Alexandria
Egypt
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Turkey
United States
Sussex
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Germany
Austria
Robert N. McNeely
Aden
Charles H. Grant
Vacuum Oil Company
Calcutta
India
Homer Salisbury
Seventh Day Adventists
Consul McNeely
Dr. Salisbury
Mr. Grant
Allied Leaders Confer in Paris Amid Secret Talks
In Paris today the Entente held its most significant wartime session at the Foreign Ministry. The first day focused on military and economic questions with generals such as Joffre and Cadorna present. Delegates from France, Britain, Italy, Serbia, Russia, Belgium and Japan sat in aligned groups as Briand presided.
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Karl Kitchener
Douglas Haig
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Castelnau
Roques
Leon Bourgeois
Briand
Lacaze
Marine
Sir William Robertson
Salandra
Italy
Tomasso Tittoni
Baron Sonnino
Rachitch
L. Youvanovitch
M. R. Vesnitch
Pachitch
Serbia
Gilinsky
Nicholas
M. Iswolsky
France
J. Chagas
K. Matsui
Dallolio
Albert Thomas
M. Bourgeois
Jules Cambon
Ministry of
Charles de Broqueville
Baron Beyens
Wielemans
Asquith
Francis Bertie
Edward Grey
David Lloyd George
Field
Earl Kitchener
Finland Sighting Near Fire Island Reported
The steamer Finland from Liverpool was 10 miles east of Fire Island at 10 55 p m last night after departing March 18.
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New U Boat Cruising in the North Sea
A German submarine, larger and faster than any seen before, appeared off Utsire on Norway's southwest coast. It reported torpedoing the Lindfield on March 17 and took its crew of thirty aboard, later transferring them to the Silas. The Lindfield, a 2276 ton bark from Portland, Oregon, had left Nov. 7 for British ports.
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Frred Geraterner
Thompson report targets service board power curtailment
Thompson Legislative Committee pressed to name the man who allegedly proposed a $500000 bribe to sway the Brooklyn Rapid Transit board. Colonel Timothy Williams refused to identify the dead city official, citing no public benefit. The panel adjourned to Friday as Albany work looms and a proposed Rapid Transit Commission overhaul gains momentum.
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Deadly Bacilli Plot Ties Waite to Poison Deaths
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite faced links to multiple poisonings including his father in law John E. Peck after arsenic and lethal bacilli were obtained from Cornell Medical College labs. Mrs. Margaret Horton, a hotel studio partner, aided Waite in purchases and acknowledged germ experiments as prosecutors prepare further indictments and statements.
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Cornell University Medical College
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Hotel Plaza
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Grand Rapids
Mich
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Hannah Peck
District Attorney's Office
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Mrs. Horton
Mr. Webber
Harry Mack Morten
Mr. Spielberg
Bellevue Hospital
Swann
Ward
Aviators' peril in Villa pursuit report from border
Washington dispatch notes Republican caucus delaying radical action as Pershing advances on Villa near El Valle. Reports say Regulars and National Guard to bolster border defenses while Carranza aides push protocol talks on railroads. Aerial squadron suffers cold, altitude, and wind as it scouts Villa.
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Wilson
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Rio Grande
Galinger
New Hampshire
Mexico
Columbus
National Guard
Villa
Villa back north. Mexican officials expect Villa capture
A Chihuahua City message to the War Ministry reports Villa forces in Namiquipa were defeated with many killed or wounded and more than 100 horses seized. Villistas reportedly moved north toward Casas Grandes as Obregon expects Villa to be surrounded soon. Gavira's dispatches claim a severe defeat near Namiquipa with 13 bandits killed and arms seized.
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Chihuahua City
Namiquipa
Casas Grandes
Obregon
Villa
War Office
Gavira
Rush supplies advance as troops close on Villa trail
Field headquarters report wagons and trucks rushing supplies to a new southward base. General Pershing remains at Colonia Dublan while U S cavalry trails Villa by about half a day. The pursuit continues with forces eager to push forward toward the mountains.
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