Germany debates submarine warfare and US stance
Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg convenes a secret Reichstag cabinet meeting to weigh resuming subs warfare. Admiral von Capelle notes Germany has few large subs and current campaigns would strain resources while Austria Hungary and Turkey warn of separate peace if warfare resumes.
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Paris
United States
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Reichstag
Navy League
Mexico
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
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Helfferich
Herr von Jagow
America
Spain
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Bwiss
France
Emigration curb proposed by Austro Hungarian government
The Austro Hungarian government fears a mass emigration of workers once peace returns. To prevent this, bills to prohibit emigration for fifteen to twenty years have been drafted and will be submitted to Austria and Hungary parliaments when they reconvene.
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Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Americans Seek Trade
London report notes British firms urged to heed warnings from Australia Canada and South Africa about American push in trade. American travelers visit towns in Australia while W G Wickham NZ trade commissioner cites shipping shortages allowing American and Japanese firms to supplant British exports. South Africa also reports busier American commercial agents.
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London
Australia
South Africa
Canada
W. G. Wickham
New Zealand
United States Acquires Danish West Indies for Panama Canal Security
The United States buys St Thomas St John and St Croix from Denmark for 25 million dollars. St Thomas, touted as the Gibraltar of America, fortifiable to protect warships and guard the Panama Canal. The trio lie east of Puerto Rico in the Lesser Antilles with varied ports and prospects.
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Gibraltar
Uncle Sam
Denmark
St. Thomas
St. John
St. Croix
Santa Cruz
Danish West Indies
United States
Panama Canal
Porto Rico
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South America
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Cuba
Florida Keys
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Charlotte Amalie
America
Christiansend
Frederiksted
Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Virgin Islands
Bus Island
Dead Man's Chest
Broken Jerusalem
San Tomas
San Juan
Holy Cross
Emerald Isle
Flanagan’s Pass
Hunger and Hardship in Syria's Plain and Mountain Farms
A National Geographic report by John D. Whiting describes Near Eastern farming methods in Syria where 50,000 have perished, detailing village land use, harvest practices, plowing with oxen, rudimentary tools, and the family roles in crops from wheat to olives and grapes amid drought and scarce fertilizers.
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Syria
Holy Land
Near East
America
John D. Whiting
National Geographic Society
Whiting
Mediterranean
Gerard Defends Berlin Kitchen Access in Ruhleben Protest
American ambassador James W. Gerard denounces a Morning Post statement by Charles J. King about Ruhleben camp kitchens. He says he was present at kitchens at least four times and that his staff, especially Mr. Minot, visited weekly. He notes ongoing British captain contact and embassy reporting to London.
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London
James W. Gerard
Berlin
Morning Post
Charles J. King
Ruhleben
Gerard
Mr. Minot
Thirteen-Year-Old Wins War Design Reward
A Hastin schoolboy, age thirteen, received 125 dollars after his design for a war appliance was accepted by military authorities. He created the design while ill and the nature of the device is kept secret for military reasons.
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London
St. Cecilia Academy Promotes Benefits for Prospective Parents
A Nashville school page extols St. Cecilia Academy describing a 150 acre campus with gardens dairy and poultry farms, stately buildings and up-to-date equipment. It highlights affiliation with Catholic University and Peabody College, strong arts and sciences programs, music and domestic science offerings, and urges parents to request the prospectus.
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Nashville
Tenn
St. Cecilia
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
Th George Peabody College For
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