Wilson Seeks Facts Before Action on Persia Crisis
President Wilson returns to the White House to steer a cautious push for a prompt response after gathering full facts on the Persia disaster. State Department officials hope for an amicable settlement, with affidavits from survivors and ambassadorial reports guiding any move. Spain
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Persia
State Department
Congress
Terday
Wilson
Alessandria
Malta
Cairo
Persia Sinks With 222 Lost as Survivors Reach London
A cable from Calrox reports 222 dead on the Persia after being torpedoed. Only 13 of 80 saloon passengers were saved, with 15 women among 86 aboard and 10 officers among survivors. Notable losses include Col. Swinsy and Maj. Burch’s daughter among others. Dr. Lillian Cook, a medical missionary, was saved en route to Bombay despite early fears.
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Washington Post
London
Preas
Calrox
Parsta
Peninaglar and Oriental Company
Hfe
Robert Ney McNealy
Aden
Admiralty
H. R. Swinsy
Howell
Nethersole
J. T. Lodwick
Vv. Gouch
A. C. Grant
Hombsay
E. Dek. Coddington
Col. Coddington
H. T. Treshgm
Maj. Burch
Lillian Cook
New York
Persia
Miss Cook
Scotland
Bombay
John W. Warnshuis
Arcot Mission
India
Holland
Mich
Miners Threaten to Tie Up British Navy
London January 4 South Wales miners oppose conscription and threaten disruption. James Winstone president of the South Wales Miners Federation said the executive committee unanimously passed a resolution against conscription and warned politicians that coal fields could be halted, affecting the navy.
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London
South Wales
James Winstone
South Wales Miners’ Federation
Pontypool
Admiral Von Tirpitz and Kaiser Discuss Persia Sink
Berlin dispatch reports Grand Admiral von Tirpitz met with the Kaiser to discuss the sinking of the Persia liner in the Mediterranean. The German press has been forbidden to print comment on the event. Ambassador Gerard seeks from Berlin the submarine’s nationality for the United States government.
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Germany
Austria
Turkey
Bulgaria
Admiral von Tirpitz
Kaiser
Persia
Washington Post
Berlin
Amsterdam
Mediterranean
4& News Agency
Dispatch
Gerard
Foreign Office
Britain to Regulate Food for Neutrals Policy
London reports a government memorandum detailing blockade measures to ration neutral imports at normal times levels. The white paper says Germany’s export trade is largely destroyed, with cotton wool and rubber excluded and fats oils and dairy scarce, fueling famine prices and unrest.
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London
Germany
Foreign Office
Central Powers Armies Take About 2.49 Million Prisoners
Berlin reports that the Central Powers have taken roughly 2,490,600 prisoners since the war began, based on estimates issued today. The figure reflects cumulative captures across campaigns as authorities tally enemy personnel over the conflict.
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Berlin
British offer to submit Baralong case to tribunal
London January 4. British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey proposes impartial tribunal of US officers to review the Baralong incident and other German outrages. The note to Parliament includes German affidavits from six Americans aboard Nicosia who witnessed Baralong disguising as an American flag and sinking a submarine off Lundy with crew killed while drowning.
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Edward Gray
Ireland
Baralong
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Foreign Office
House of Commons
Ambassador Page
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Germany
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Kiln
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Crystal City
Tex
Bud Emerson Palen
Detroit
Mich
Edward Clark
R. H. Cosby
James J. Curren
Chicago
New Orleans
Lundy
Women’s solidarity urged at Pan American congress
Miss C E Mason calls for global women’s unity as children’s bureaus spread across republics and Pan American clubs grow in major cities. Papers from Mabel Boardman and Jeremiah Jenka stress Red Cross ties, balanced trade, and dollar standard amid wartime shifts. Carnegie guests host reception for Latin American delegates at Sixteenth and P streets.
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Republic
Pan-American Women’s Clubs
pan-American Scientific Dingress
Mabel Boardman
The
America Red Cronn
Woman's Auxiliary
Red Cross
Aho
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Red Cross Societies
Latin America
Misa C. E. Mason
Tarrytown
Americas
Ala
Chtizen
Jeremiah W. Jenka
New York
South America
Carnegie Institution
Sixteenth
P Streets
R. S.S. Woodward
Airs
Woodward
Henry White
Germany
W W Campbell
Mn Campbell
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Turkey to Implement Gregorian Calendar Bill
Constantinople dispatch says the Turkish government plans to adopt the Gregorian calendar for civil year and set the financial year to begin March 14 while the ecclesiastical year remains lunar.
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Turkey
Amsterdam
Constantinople
Gov
Ernment
Czar Promises Army to Regain Lost Territory Before Peace
London dispatch reports Emperor Nicholas II addressing the Order of St. George on January 2. He praised the army for bravery and sacrifices and pledged to not conclude peace until all territory is expelled and allied blood bonds are honored. He asked officers to convey his gratitude to their regiments.
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London
Nicholas
Order of St. George
Petrograd
Russia
Five Americans Almost Shot in Mexican Violence
A letter from an American mining man in western Chihuahua recounts seven Chinese being shot by Gen. Villa on December 27, with five Americans reportedly lined up for execution but spared. The Americans were imprisoned briefly before release after Villa’s forces departed. the missive notes Villa had about 60 followers at the time.
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el Paad
Tex
Guerrero
Chihuahua
Toli
Viltseen
Ila
Col Roosevelt to skip primaries as party ballots barred
Col Roosevelt declares he will not have his name appear on primary ballots in any state for either Republican or Progressive tickets. He requests Secretary Vaughan to ensure no ballot placement, while remaining “unattached” and possibly attending Chicago on June 7 as an observer at the converging Republican and Progressive conventions. Baron Burnham, Daily Telegraph proprietor, reportedly in critical condition in London.
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Moose
Washington Post
New York
Col. Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Oyater Bay
Stetn Vaughan
Lansing
Mich
Vaughan
Roosevelt
Chicago
London
Cabinet Crisis Deepens Asquith Faces Dismissals
London January 4 reports show Sir John Simon resigning as home secretary over conscription aims, with cabinet crisis deepening. Derby’s canvass reveals 2,829,263 men of military age enlisted or rejected, 2,182,178 did not respond, and only 651,006 single men remain available for potential draft. Leaders debate bill size and army needs while McKenna and Runciman negotiate terms.
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Asquith
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Lewis Harcourt
Herbert Samuel
Duchy of Lancaster
Home Office
Geelong Sunk After Collision With Bonvilleton
London January 4 The Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company reports the steamer Geelong was sunk in a collision with the steamer Bonvilleton. Sinking announced Monday night with no casualties.
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London
Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company
Geelong
Censorship Extends to U. S. Mail to England
London announces that American correspondence to Great Britain will be censored hereafter. The measure, already applied to letters from England to the United States for months, now covers mail from the United States to England.
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Washington Post
London
Great Britain
England
United States
United
Persia Crisis and War News Amid Page One Highlights
Page one covers Persia developments with promised action and Red Cross aid after many deaths. Reports claim consuls to be freed, Kaiser silent, and Czernowitz events. Sherwood defense plan noted, Belmont horses back, navy short of sailors, and Panama slide forecasts. Bryan testimony in libel case and trends in American trade are listed alongside policy, health, and society items.
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Red Cross
Teutons
Czernowitz
Kaiser
Sherwood
Belmont
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Panama
Bryan
America
News of Alexandria
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Supreme Court
Woman Frightened to Death in Suffolk Jail Fire Alarm
Special to The Washington Fol Riverhead January 4 Mrs Leah Edwards wife of former supervisor Charles Edwards, 60, dropped dead of heart disease during a jail fire scare. Fire near Sheriff Henry Brown's home a mile away. flames put out with a garden hose.
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I. 1
Suffolk County
Leah Edwards
Charles 5S. Edwards
Edwards
Henry Brown
Sofia's Ferdinand Aims To Crown Himself Czar In Macedonia
Vienna reports in Sofia that King Ferdinand of Bulgaria plans to proclaim himself Czar of Macedonia after Christmas and be crowned in Ochrida. The move signals a bold assertion of royal claim over the region and could heighten tensions with neighboring states.
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Ochrida
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Bulgaria
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Pope for Church Unity Cardinal Conveys Message
A North American preparatory conference in Garden City opens with 40 delegates from Protestant Episcopal Baptist Lutheran and Presbyterian branches aiming to unite Christian churches worldwide. A letter from Cardinal Gasparri on behalf of Pope Benedict urges sincere study of church unity and harmony.
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Pontiff
New York
Garden City
Epissons
Cardinal Gasparri
Benedict
Jesus Christ
Russians Push Fronts in Bukovina Battle Front
From London to Petrograd reports an expansive World War I clash across the Stripa Volhynian area and Galicia. Russians claim trenches northeast Czernowitz repelling counter attacks and large prisoner captures while advancing 15 to 17 miles near Buczacz and Sokolow. Austrian, Italian, and Serbian actions accompany the broad fighting along rail lines and fronts.
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Buczaca
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Sarny
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Khiiaal
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Kovel-Sarny
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Strypa
Stryps
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Sokolow
Styr
Buczacs
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Czernowicz
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