Drowning Proof Sought in Thresher Case for Germany Talks
Washington officials received official reports via Ambassador and Consul General in London that an American miner Leon Thresher may have drowned aboard the Thresher in the British war zone. The case prompts investigations and may lead to representations to Germany under a demand for strict accountability for losses of American lives or property from sabotage actions near British waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falaba
Germany
British Isles
Washington
Lge
Skinner
London
Leon UC
Thresher
Jiner Ubaly
Takke
Thresher Sheath Ok Beer
Fatibalave
Whch
Aink Anmiersadar Tage
Sr Bhanoer
State Department
Saboacine
British Seize Dutch Ship in Torpedo Boat Chase
Reports say British forces captured the Dutch vessel Nassau after a torpedo boat pursuit near New Phivet. The target ship carried an unknown cargo and showed German markings on its hull. Aid from the Nassau crew remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eo Noek
Fran
Pert
Phivet
Panqyentia de Nee
Bernie Brighten
Ermans
Ste
Bevn
Suum Lhemiotle
New Thatern
Sam Nassau
Envoy to Attend Bazaar Opens Russian War Sufferers Benefit
The Russian Ambassador Bakhmeteff and embassy staff will attend the opening of a Russian American bazaar in New York to support Russian war sufferers. The event runs from April 1 for five days at the Twenty-First Regiment Armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spetal
Washington Pree
New York
Bakhmeteff
Wassurgtom
Theo
Girl Drives Jitney Bus Debut in Baltimore
A young girl made her debut by driving a jitney bus in Baltimore this morning. She operated her own car from City Hall near Musette Street and Ellayenne, collecting fares as she went.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaLake
Washington
Baltimore
Klima
City Hall
Musettetreet and
Ellayenne
Obituaries and Burial Notices Collected in One Row
Obituary notices list Mary Atza Beth Mauneral wife of William T Chaswell with funeral on Saturday at 27 p m and interment at Rockcreek Cemetery. Other notices include FlahaWhan on April 6 at 1 30 pm, Eliza Wheatparkitan at 2 pm with private interment, Mpelgs widow of Hermun de Meigs aged 82, funeral PEAL on March Blats at 1 30 pm with private interment. Flowers omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Atzabeth
William T. Chaswell Mauneral
Rockreek Cemetery
Flahawhan
Northweast
Nlizawtaarpeavitan
Willard
Quenton Street
Helmont
Atweed
Isl
Agetit Hb J
Herurn de Meigs
Austria Seeks Peace Talks With Russia Amid Rumors
Despatch from Petrograd April 1 reports Austrian officers now prisoners say orders require soldiers to die at posts and not retreat. Desperate conditions. rumors say Austria opens separate peace talks, willing to barter territory. Swiss channels rumored for proposals with Russia asking identical terms in London and Paris before considering any settlement. Elite circles view peace with Austria apart from Germany with some favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Fetrograd
Carpathian Front
Ter
Austria
Russia
London
Pares
Germany
Peace mediation efforts urged by American ambassador in Rome
Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page pressed for Italian government support of Wilson mediation to end the European war. Former premier Luzzatti urged U S intervention but remained skeptical on success. Page called any action toward peace one of the greatest American government achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enuvoy
Luzzatti
Washington Post
Rome
Wilson
Europe
Thomas Nelson Page
Genera
Oor conBrm
New lien law urged at Washington auto trade meeting
The April meeting of the Washington Automobile Trade Association urged passage of a mechanic lien on automobiles to rank above other claims. The proposal was postponed to a later meeting. Charratain W M Stoddard presided with several members present and plans to use Chicago Auto Trade Association used car reports to set prices for second hand cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Automobile Trade Association
Charratain W. M. Stoddard
Cook & Stoddard Companiys
Claude Miller
Miller Bros
Tautfred
Guttrell Company
Washington
Chicago Automoblic Trade Association
J. MM. Stoddard
R. Ff Machin
George Howard
RTM
Starper
William P. Those
S.A Luttrell
Paul Warper
TL Donohoe
I. Bartram
Clarry Ward
Menardisk
M. T. Pollock
OB Hendrich
Tioo A. Jenks
W. B. Leary
War's End Seen By October Says Hill in City
Special to New York James J. Hill, railroad magnate, predicts the European war will end by October 1. He says belligerents' physical financial and industrial exhaustion will decide the outcome, and notes no sign of a looming business boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James J. Hill
Wit
Tovan
28 foot sea serpent ashore in Indian Rocks Florida
A reported sea serpent washed ashore near Indian Rocks in Florida. Sightseers measured a length of about 28 feet from head to tail. The creature displayed a wide mouth with saw like teeth and fan like gills on each side. A long continuous fin ran along the back with spines several inches long. Naturalists and the public have since visited the site to glimpse the mystery creature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Indian Books
Fla
L—Tebbtagarda
Amithsonkar Institute
N- Jian Rocks
Halts Ship in New York Bay During Neutrality Check
A steamship named Richmond entering New York Bay was stopped by destroyers McDougall and another vessel to guard port neutrality. A drunken shot fired from a destroyer halted the outward bound ship as it reached the Narrows. After papers were examined the Richmond was allowed to proceed to Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McDougall
Tompkinsville
Richmond
Georgetown, & Oc
Court Denies Grant Divorce Appeal in Nevada Case
The Washington Post reports the Nevada Supreme Court denied Jesse Hart Grant’s appeal of a divorce decree against Elizabeth Chapman Grant. The decision upheld a lower court judgment by four district judges in old Held, with the estranged husband and Mrs. Grant’s child testifying. Grant argued the court lacked jurisdiction due to residence duration, claiming one day short of six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Reno
Nev
Anvil
Supreme Court
Jesse Hart Grant
Fron
Mrr
Grant
Elizabeth Chapman Grant
Flo
Erie Railroad President Operated for Appendicitis
Frederick B D Underwood president of the Erie Railroad Company underwent an appendectomy today at a New York hospital. He is reported resting tonight and is expected to require about a month to recover. Mr Underwood had been ill for several weeks at his home in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick BD. Underwood
Erie Railroad Company
New York Uspital
Cuterwood
Allies Air Attacks on Submarines Reported from Channel
London issued official report describes Allied aircraft attacks on German submarines at Zeebrugge and near Antwerp. French by April 1 rescue crews tally losses after submarine torpedoing near Beachy Head. Belgian aviators also attacked German positions near Dixmude and Handzame. Submarines sighted off Hook of Holland by Potsdam.
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London
Faiglizh
Ware
A. M. Longmore
BR. N
Frank Tz Andreae
Tiboken
Nese
Antwerp
Paris
Dixmude
War Office
Handzaeme
Cortemarck
Belgium
New York
Hook of Holland
Potsdam
Liae
Austria Holds Passes Battle Knee Deep in Snow
Dispatches from Austria report bitter fighting in the Carpathians, with Russians reinforcing but failing to break Austrian lines. Snowbound clashes near Lupkean Uzsok and Dukla passes leave many soldiers with frozen limbs as prisoners are sent rearward daily.
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Bertin
Austria
Carpathans
Lupkean
Uzsok
Molnarvargan
Dukla Pass
Russia
Czernowicz
Dalixy Mal's Vevay Reports Turkish Finance Minister in Geneva
London April dispatch says Turkish finance minister Dravid Vey arrived in Geneva from Berlin where his mission failed. Geneva papers quote the envoy seeking terms for allies to conclude peace with Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dalixy Mal
s + Vevay
Switzerland
Djavid Vey
Tinance
Geneva
Berlin
Dravid
Turkey
Sea Raids Begin as German Submarines Increase
Berlin reports a sharp rise in German submarine activity and a blockade success against England. Battles along the Tauroggen front in Russia, engagements near Dixmude and Dixmude area, and a standstill in the Priestwald sector are noted. Belgian positions at Klostechook farm fall, with prisoners taken. French incursions into German trenches near Luneville and in the Vosges yield heavy losses for the French in artillery duels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tauroggen
Russia
Diamade
Flanders
Ganeville
Stafs
Klostechook Farm
Dixmude
Vent-a-Moussor
Priest Wald
Pretra Forest
Luneville
Vosges
Lunesille
Augustewo
Suwalki
Hawka River
Shofermdewlex
Opoomy
Eitel Near Ready As U S Tightens Ports
Washington officials move to prevent disease to the German cruiser Eitel Friedrich while in American waters. Precautions include army tents and a machine gun at the pier as Navy approves coal and provisions for a run to a German port under strict neutrality rules. An explosion at the Equitable Powder plant kills five, including superintendent J A Colburn, shaking the area with 5,000 pounds of black powder blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maine
Habana Harbor
Eifel
Tontgeht
Mr. D
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Amerind
Newport
Navy Department
United States
Alten
Antill
Equitable Pawder Company
J. A. Colburn
Signal Rockets Repulse Aviator Attacks by Staffa Captain
Leith Scotland April 2 Two signal rockets were fired by the Staffa’s captain at an attacking German aviator. The rockets exploded near the air machine and frightened off the attacker. The Staffa had just arrived from Rotterdam. The German pilot reportedly dropped two bombs. one failed to explode, the other detonated beside the ship shaking her and extinguishing lights. One seaman is missing and may have been blown overboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leith
Scotland
Fred
Staffa
Official War Dispatches From Firing Lines Germany France Russia
Berlin and Paris report detail captures and advances across multiple fronts including Belgians prisoners taken, mines exploded near Gompierre and Le Cholera, and Belgian aviators bombing targets. Russian headquar ters claim advances in Artvin, Niemen west bank gains, and Carpathian offensives with substantial enemy casualties and many prisoners.
Wilson Denies Interview With French Journalist
Paris dispatch reports Gabriel Alphaud of Temps interviewing President Wilson at the White House. Wilson reportedly cautioned about neutrality, urged no rushed army or navy expansion, and noted a favorable Mexican development while stressing no interview or opinion was given to Alphaud.
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Paris
Gabriel Alphaud
The
Temps
Wilson
White House
Washington
United States
Jance
France
French Republic
M. Alphaud
Mexico
Paris Temps
J. Alphaud
Paria Temps
Poincare
American Academy of Arts and Letters
French Academy
Emile Brieux
Death threat in court from Bresci group member Joseph Negre
In Paterson court, 18-year-old Carbone testifies in his defense and accuses detective Polignano of coercion. He denies involvement in bomb making, admits minor antimony procurement, and recalls being driven along Fifth Avenue while the detective described targets. Defense witnesses describe Polignano urging violence at Bresci meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brescl
Joseph Negre
Joseph Tubing
Cuba
Alta
Carbone
Polignano
Paterson
Volignano
Rich
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick's
Bresci
Italy
Czar Loses Military Genius Retired Russian General
London reports a Petrograd dispatch stating General Russky, famed for guiding the Galician campaign and the victory at Przysnyaze, has retired from active service due to internal cancer. The emperor honors him with a warm rescript and a seat in the upper chamber as his long and storied career ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Petrograd
Russia
Russky
Lemberg
Przagsnyaze
Mingsky
Prussia
Austria Confiscates Metals Widens War Material Drive
Military authorities in Austria extend metal confiscation to all varieties except iron and steel. The defense ministry issues a patriotic appeal urging citizens to hand over broken or unused metal utensils. Vienna schoolchildren are tasked to collect items house to house, as the blockade by Britain and France limits import of war materiel, hampering the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermec
Austria
Ministry of National Defense
Vienna
England
France
Nine Generals in Prison Report from Przemysl
Petrograd reports captured at Przemysl include the commandant General von Kuemanek Field Marshal Treut Arpad Tamasi Field Marshals eats Carl Weizendorff and Wihoalm Nikl Majors Alfred Weber Trudolph Seide Arthur Kaltecker Georg Romma and Frederick Kiober.
Bondholders Meet Over Receiver Appointment for IMMC Debt
New York April 1 The International Mercantile Marine Company defaults on interest due today totaling 52 million in 43 percent collateral bonds. Bondholders' committee chair Otto Bannard says no funds were deposited and reorganization is under consideration. A meeting is planned tomorrow to discuss appointing a receiver with foreign bondholder cooperation sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Mercantile Marine Company
Framn
J.T. Morgan & Co
Otto Bannard
Putech
Foreien
Returns From War Zone In Potsdam Voyage
Mrs Mary Velez of Washington DC arrived today aboard the Potsdam with her 30 year old blind son Haymond. She had been in Switzerland when the war began and faced difficulties securing funds to return home. Mrs Velez is the widow Harrington of Washington and her father was an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln and later US Minister to Switzerland where she married a Swiss citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Velez
Washington, D. C
Potsdam
Haymond
Switzerland
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Mme. Bakhmeteff
Frank Gesier
ST. N. Ww
J. WM. Lee
Commenicus Chapel
Penneyivania
Thos
M. Hindle
Firth
Hoste
Singh
Zurhorst
ST. Cupanness
Lincoln
Bart
Evers
Auto Trade Association
New York Bay
ERIE
F. D. Underwood
Hoboken
Zeebrugee
Mole
Zeeebrugge
Zeebrugge
Jehuff Wileou
Ecolage
Dover
Linglana
Beachy Heal
Sapie Thine
Enly
Newhaven
Seven Seas
Ready Head
Tondon
Livernool
Trever
R. Harris & Co., the Jewelers, Seventh and Data
Manhattan
Brons
Dubonnet
Tokalon Co., Inc
Carpathian
Teutons
Czernowitz
Djavid Bey
Dizmude
T le Pretre Forest
Y Wireless
Ge Man
Eitel
O. K
Rotterdam
Klosterboek
OghilImg
Pont-a-Mousson
la Petre
Paria
Nuonecrous Poinds
Gompierre
Peronne
le Cholera
Berry-au-Bac
Handaseme
Woevre
le Pretre
Rrussia
Caucasus
Artvin
Batum
Taira
Niemen
Kreson
Simno
Carpathians
Voliz
Miehova
Lutoviska
Beskid
Butovinka
Nasiexne
Dvyernikov
Tocaday
Chotin
Srilowey
Ma Vney
Dispatch
Poinenire
Edward M. House
Unon
Gibraltar
Julius Garfinkle &Co
Czar
Gen
Przemysl
International Mercantile Marine Co
Bondholders’ Committee
U. S
Parcel Post
Stete
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