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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1917
Page
1
Frank A. Simonds reports from London that Britain braces for a submarine threat seen as the empire’s greatest peril since Trafalgar. He notes Navy claims of success against subs, public rationing, and a grim home front drive toward possible famine as England readies for siege while the war with Germany intensifies.
Upstate Public Service Commission ruled against Morse M Frankel secretary of Mediator Publishing for abusive telephone conduct. The decision notes profane language hanging up and prank calls endangered operators and justified discontinuing service. Frankel failed to appear at hearings. company had evidence of two years of abusive calls from pay phones.
Peking reports an Entente bid to keep China out of the war while offering remission of Boxer indemnity and tariff revisions. A cabinet crisis unfolds as the Vice-President and Premier press for joining the Entente, with the President wavering on immediate action. A new Foreign Minister takes portfolio amid political turmoil.
Washington March 1 Admiral De Gouey of the French navy says Germany has a fleet of 190 battleship submarines ready to bombard seacoast cities and fortifications. Experts say it is possible these subs could be used along the American coast. The U boat program is described as divided into two classes with tonnage from 109 to 5 000 tons. De Goury previously predicted German submarine warfare would begin in January, aiming to counter Western Allies and the effects of new laws.
A report claims Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad may resign to join President Wilson in a new cabinet role directing wartime transportation for the government. The piece notes Willard’s Republican independence and says Tate denied the report, calling it unfounded.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt warned that Germany may renew efforts to ally with Japan and Mexico against the United States even if current plans fail. He urged instant full mobilization under Connecticut census war plans, stressing a united, maximum expeditionary effort to shorten any future conflict.
Wireless reports indicate Gerard out of danger after a German danger zone incident. London dispatches note a March Friday weather was delightful with varied German activity but no incidents, and mention James W. Gerard, the former American ambassador, amid sparse details from the Infante Sanbel steamer.
Washington reports indicate a high likelihood that Count von Bernstorff’s Zimmermann dispatch exists in U.S. archives in handwritten form. Secretary Lansing avoided confirming its origin while noting the dispatch’s arrival, delivery to Carranza, and the role of German, British, and neutral intermediaries amid ongoing inquiry.
Washington observers condemn the administration for a passive stance as Congress debates powers to protect ships and citizens. The piece argues that leaders fear public reaction more than German provocations, framing arming as a step toward war and criticizing both sides for avoiding decisive action.
Fragmented references show Count von Bern sterit facing expulsion as German moves to lure Japan into a peace deal stumbles. Messen through Tokio signals a rejected scheme, while Mexico pivots away from aid to Britain, and Arranza hints at cutting wartime exports.
Berlin February 28 by wireless to Saxville March 1 Two American ship doctors surgeons and tho veterina brought to Germany on the steamship Yarrowdale left Berlin this morning for Denmark These officers had been confined in a camp apart from other Americans captured by the German raider in the South Atlantic and brought in on the Yarrowdale The others are still in quarantine near Berlin near Bundel lines and weather notes appear garbled
President Wilson secures Senate confirmation of his note on a German proposal to incite Mexico and Japan to war. Secretary Lansing reports the note’s authenticity but withhold details, while denials of a Zimmermann plot come from Japan and Mexico. The Senate debates the matter as the House passes a flood bill granting the President authority to arm ships.
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