US replies to Austro-Hungarian note on arms trade in WWI
Washington 1915 note insists United States will maintain strict neutrality and continue trade in arms and munitions with all belligerents. It argues that proposed embargo would force militarism, disrupt neutrality, and impair global peace, citing past wars and international law.
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Union News Service
Washington
United States
Secretary of
Ambassador Penfield
Department of State
Royal Foreign Office
Austria-Hungary
Germany
High Seas
Great Britain
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Russia
Turkey
Italy
Austria Hungary
Austria- Hungary
Austro-Hungary
Hague
Paul Binicke
Lansing
Polish question strains German Austrian ties
The Frankfurter Zeitung reports Berlin wants a German prince on the Polish throne while Vienna favors an Austrian archduke. The paper now bluntly says Polish desires must be subservient to Germany’s interests.
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Hague
Germany
Austria
Frankfurter Zeitung
Berlin
Vienna
Hand Grenades In Trenches In Argonne War Report
London reports heavy trench fighting with hand grenades and petards as both sides reform lines before renewed Verdun fighting. Violent but minor clashes allow neither side to gain. Germans rebuild the field fort Martina work seized from the French.
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London
Argonne
Verdun
Courtes Chausses
la Fontaine Aux Charmes
Paris
Martina Work
French Aviators Shine in Recent Aerial Duels
French aviators reportedly distinguished themselves in several combats with German planes. A French recon aircraft above Colmar forced a German machine to retreat into its own lines in Alsace. On the same day two German planes were driven from French positions in Artois, while two French patrols attacked and damaged another German aircraft.
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Parla
Colmar
Alsace
Artois
Mass Italian Reservists Clash With Police Over German Steamer Demonstrations
About 1,400 Italian reservists and supporters paraded at South Boston for the Canopic voyage and clashed with police. Stones and sticks struck German liners America and Cincinnati as officers were injured and three invaders stabbed during disturbances.
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Union News Service
Boston
America
Cincinnati
North Square
New England
Commonwealth
South Boston
Canopic
di Mina
Findings of Court of Inquiry on Annapolis Scandal
Secretary of the Navy Daniels released the court of inquiry findings. Fifteen midshipmen were named as deserving punishment. Two students at the Naval Academy are recommended for dismissal. The remaining midshipmen face milder disciplinary measures.
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Washington
Daniels
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Market Quotations for Grains Livestock and Poultry
Cincinnati market data lists corn wheat hay oats and dairy items with No 1 to No 4 grades and price ranges. Poultry eggs cattle hogs calves and sheep and lambs prices are shown by weight and quality, including specific figures for broilers turkeys ducks and market cattle categories.
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Timothy
Quiet Restored in Haiti as Dartiguenave Forms Cabinet
Washington reports quiet restored across Haiti and a new cabinet under President Dartiguenave. Admiral Caperton says the government is beginning duties and American forces remain on the island for now until the new administration is fully established.
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Washington
Haiti
Navy Department
Admiral Caperton
Dartiguenave
Winter window gardens insights from Eben Rexford
The author advises prepping house plants in summer for winter blooms. Start with mature plants rather than new cuttings, prune and repot as needed, and avoid overfeeding. Emphasizes branching for flowering surface, propagates ferns, and prepares hanging baskets for winter display.
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Eben E. Rexford
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