Britain promises to avoid injuring neutral trade in note
Britain replies to the American protest over the trading with the enemy act calling it domestic and pledging to avoid harming neutral commerce. It says it will frame enforcement with proper regard for rights of persons under British jurisdiction and notes the act approved last December targets British subjects trading with firms connected to enemies. The United States reserved right to challenge any hampering of American trade and the full text of the British memorandum to Ambassador Page is released by the State Department.
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Britain
United States
Great Britain
Haitiah
Page
United Ontates
Ambassador Page
State Department
Soe i
His Majesty
His
Sussex
London
Berlin
Westminster Gazette
SBS
Obituary notices from April 1916 and 1918 sightings
A compilation of obituaries and funeral notices from multiple families in Washington area and Maryland. Entries name the deceased, their residence, relatives, and funeral details including dates, times, and interment locations. Names include Annie Beaupre, Frank Betorest, Clara Chase, Franklin H Feast, Mary Lieb, Anne VonQuilian, Parsons, George Ef, Wallace, and others with places such as Mount Olivet Cemetery, Mount Olivet, Parkwood, and St. Matthew's Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imermeney Hospital
Vstonta & Aglirre
Habana
Bray Peer
Mts
Sibley
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Frank
Josephine Hoawe
William Lee & Seng Chapel
Pennsylvania
Thirteenth — Street
Bookland
William H Isband
Emily Berbardion
Orme
Vreash
Parsons
Mendota
Twentiath Street
Kalorama Road
Mafourla
Nis Casidence
K Street
George EF
Teaudenzio
Mary Blant Baneral
Holy Name Church
Wallace
On Om
Wm B MacGregor
Hivattsville
Richard
St Mars'a Church
Laurel
War News at a Glance From Battle Fronts in Europe and Asia Minor
Paris French artillery repulsed a German assault on Hill 304 near Verdun and a German submarine that torpedoed Sussex was sunk. Washington will offer Germany a chance to rephrase pledges to observe international law at sea. Berlin reports weather hampering western front operations. French attack northeast of Compiègne repulsed. London notes three more British steamers sunk and Britain denies trading with them. Petrograd says Russia finds Turkish forces unexpectedly strong in Armenia.
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Europe
Asia Minor
Paris
Verdun
Sussex
Berlin
Compeigne
British War Powers Note on United States Trade and Neutral Rights
The note discusses the trading with the enemy extension act of 1915 and aims to align British regulations with French practice while avoiding undue harm to neutral commerce. It states Britain’s intent to limit enemy restrictions to necessary cases, preserve neutral rights, and apply domestic measures to protect national interests. It acknowledges American rights to conduct legitimate trade and seeks careful use of powers to avoid harming neutral parties.
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United States
Sussex and Verdun Battles Told in Allied Reports
London reports deny German claims about the Sussex attack and note no other ship was torpedoed in the channel at that time. Paris dispatches say Verdun casualties and prisoners are exaggerated with German figures around 35,000 claimed by Berlin, German losses at Verdun estimated near 150,000.
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Washington
Berlin
Sayville
Verdun
Saya
Chasseurs
Details on Sussex torpedoing commander named in documents
Paris reports the French government has fragments of the Sussex torpedo and the captain and crew of the attacking German submarine. Officials say prisoners from a captured German submarine confirm the commander's name and submarine number. French and British warships reportedly sank a German submarine on April 5 after taking prisoners. No location given.
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Paris
Preas Bureau
United States
Seyi
Sussex
Ministry of Marine
Serbs Threaten Revolt Over Next War Service
Athens report says Serbian troops in Greece angered by allied conduct threaten revolt if sent again to battlefields. During Albania retreat they cursed King Peter as they passed, found no food promised by the French, and endured cholera at Corfu.
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Berlin
Vila
Sayville
Greece
Athens
Vossische Zeitung
Albania
Peter
Gurvivor
Canat
Corfu
Germany says Sussex affair settled with possible fresh inquiry
Berlin reports official Germany considers the Sussex case settled unless the United States provides new evidence. Germany asserts submarine officers acted within rights and regulations and that no German submarine was involved in the Sussex incident. If new facts emerge a mixed commission of inquiry may be used under the 1907 Hague convention.
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Berlin
America
Washington Post
Germany
Manchester
Eagle Point
United States
The
Hague
Gerard
Engl Iishman
Berwindvale
Italy Defending Verdun Keeps Austrians From Aiding Drive
An Italian general staff statement released by the Italian embassy describes operations to prevent Austrian troops from aiding the Verdun drive. It claims successes from March actions, with about 400 prisoners and weapons captured, Austrian counterattacks repelled, and Italian air and artillery units downing eleven enemy planes in five days. An air raid on Opcina and bombings on Adelsberg and rail junctions are noted as further actions.
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Austria
Verdun
Pal Piccolo
Gorizia
Ancona
Udine
Opcina
Caproni
Adelsberg
Hill 304 Batited Continues on Front Lines
German artillery targeted French positions on Hill No 204 as Verdun struggles widen. French guns opened curtain barrages while German reinforcements moved to Verdun. Russians reportedly redirected troops eastward due to Russia’s floods and poor roads. Meuse flooding damaged dikes and submerged lowlands, with German wounded drowned.
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Verdun
East Front
Russia
Meuse
Cumisres
Roosevelt on Tariff and Americanism in 1916 Poll
Theodore Roosevelt declares support for a protective tariff as a key issue after the European war ends while stressing that Americanism and national soul are primary. He argues tariffs are necessary but frames loyalty to the United States as the overarching goal, with unity across regions to defend coasts and borders. A New York American survey shows Hughes leading for Republican nomination, with Roosevelt, Cummins, and others receiving varying support among House and Senate members.
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Washington Post
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Sisce
Warren G. Harding
Col. Roosevelt
America
International News Service
House
Senate
New York American
Charles B. Hughes
Hughes
Oy Pere
Roosevelt - Cummings
Dutch Assault on English Trade Sparks Editorial Quarrel
Dutch newspapers denounce England for delaying saltpeter shipments to Holland and hindering Dutch commerce. Huisgezin quotes: Britain's policy claims to aid Dutch welfare while blocking essential imports, showing discord between words and actions.
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Berlin
Sayville
England
Overseas
Nava
Huisgezin
Holland
Kaiser Ill Reported From Verdun Woes
Geneva dispatch says Kaiser Wilhelm has returned to Potsdam in ill health, attributed to worry over German failures at Verdun and heavy casualties. The report notes concern shared by Swiss, Rome and other sources about the German war effort and outcomes at Verdun.
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Washington Post
Rome
Geneva
Agenzia Libera
Potsdam Palace
Verdun
Notable Names List From The East to The West
A roster of individuals hailing from diverse states includes Cumming Louisiana Weeks Massachusetts La Follette Wisconsin Brady Idaho Brandegee Connecticut Burleigh Maine Clapp Minnesota Clark Wyoming Dillingham Vermont Gallinger New Hampshire Harding Ohio Jones Washington Nelson Minnesota Norris Nebraska Oliver Pennsylvania Page Vermont Smith Michigan Sterling South Dakota Sutherland Utah Wadsworth New York Works California, reflecting a ceremonial or archival reference to regional figures.
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Hughes—Kahn
California
Oakley
Connecticut
Glynn
Madden
Rodenberg
Williams
Denison
Chiperfield
Illinois
Anthony
Campbell
Kansas
Peters
Guernsey
Maine
Mudd
Maryland
Treadway
Gillette
Dallinger
Carter
Massachusetts
Smith
Hamilton
Mapes
Kelley
Fordney
Loud
Michigan
Scott
James
Davis
Minnesota
Reavis
Nebraska
Snell
New York
Britt
North Carolina
Helgeson
Norton
North Dakota
Morgan
Oklahoma
Hawley
McArthur
Oregon
Focht
Rowland
Keister
Miller
Barchferd
Pennsylvania
Siiness
Kennedy
Rhode Island
Sells
Tennessee
Howell
Utah
Wason
New Hampshire
Bacharach
Hutchinson
Gray
Lehrbach
New Jersey
Rowe
Siegel
Husted
Platt
Greene
Vermont
la Follette
Washington
Sutherland
West Virginia
Esch
Stafford
Browne
Wisconsin
Mondell
Wyoming
Free
Roosevelt
Stephens
Copley
Rogers
Gardner
Roberts
Schall
Kiess
Crago
Porter
Burton — Smith
Idaho
Russell
Matthews
Hull
Sweet
Iowa
Haugen
Good
Rameeyer
Dowell
Towner
Green
Woods
Fairbanks
Moore
Wood
Indiana
Weeks—Greene
Walsh
Root
Pratt
Knox
Hopwood
Mann
Cannon
Minots
Hinds
Paige
Lindbergh
Walstead
Steenerson
Sloan
Cumming
Louisiana
Weeks
Brady
Brandegee
Burleigh
Clapp
Clark
Dillingham
Gallinger
Harding
Ohio
Jones
Nelson
Norris
Oliver
Page
Sterling
South Dakota
Wadsworth
Works
Phelan Urges Defense at Jefferson Day Banquet
United States Senator James D. Phelan of California delivered a striking address on preparedness at the National Democratic Club Jefferson Day banquet at the Waldorf Astoria. More than 500 attendees heard him alongside Attorney General Thomas W. Gregory as guests of honor.
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California
Washington Post
New York
Thomas Jefferson
National Democratic Club
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
United States
James D. Phelan
Thomas W. Gregory
Asquith To Speak On Recruiting In Commons
London April 13 Premier Asquith will state in the commons next Tuesday on the recruiting situation and whether conscription will apply to married men. A government statement is expected next week on the resignation of Lord Derby and Lord Montagu from the joint military and naval board of air service.
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London
Asquith
Commons
Lord Derby
Lord Montagu
Joint Military and Naval Board of Air Service
Roosevelt Delays Libel Case Extension Granted
In Syracuse New York Justice Andrews granted Col Theodore Roosevelt an extension to June 1 to prepare the record in the Barnes libel appeal. The case arose from a 25 000 libel suit against Roosevelt, where the verdict favored the defendant. The extension shifts the appeal argument to the October term.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Justice Andrews
Supreme Court
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
William Barnes
Roosevelt
William H. van Benschoten
New York
William M Ivans
Barnes
William L. Barnum
Aldrich Estate Valued At About 6 Million Dollars
Affidavits filed in the New York surrogate court estimate the estate of Nelson W. Aldrich at about six million dollars. The former Rhode Island senator died at his New York residence on April 16, 1915, with tax appraisal focused on the New York portion.
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Washington Post
New York
Nelson W Aldrich
United States
Rhode Island
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Livcolo
Charifs
George F
A. Speare Sons
H Street
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Almus R. Speare
Willis B. Speare
Ota
WM. H. Sardo & CO
Tomortle
Frank Geier’s Sons Co
Seventh St. Chapel
North 520
Thos
M. Hindle
Eva
Hsts
Bone
A Speare
F Street
Ashington
Petrograd
Armenia
da Barry
R. Harris & Co
the Jewelers
D Streets
To-Kalon Sauterne Filla
To-Kalon Co., Inc
St. N. W
Honerataly
J.H. Small & Sons
Florists
Waldorf-Avtoria
Figun
Wooderate
Gase
Foreign Office Today
Associated Press
Admiralty
Teuton
Vaux
Eighteenth
Faris
War Office
Italy
Lee
No. 204
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Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Mexican
Burton and
Cummins
Justice
Borsh
Colt
Curtis
Lippitt
McCumber
Smoot
Warren
Poindexter
Kenyon
Grenna
Sherman
Kaiser
Tal York
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Gopey
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Sunday Post
Phelan
Aldrich Estate
Millbrook
Doz
Pride OF Columbia
Golden Santos Coffee
Greenings
Baldwins
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