U S Note to Germany Delayed by President
The note prepared by President Wilson to demand adherence to international law in marine warfare was finished but not sent to the State Department for legal revision. Officials gave no reason for the delay, and questions linger about timing and possible factors including German envoy Meyer Gerhardt's movements.
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State Department
Germany
White House
Bryan
Robert Lansing
Lansing
Gerard
Foreign Office
Tendon
Copenhagen
Berlin
Meyer Gerhardt
Count von Bernstorff
Feclin
Alala
Amtrasidor
United States
New York
Padley Filet
Gustav Stahle
Department of Justice
Four Baby Girls Born. President to Send Congratulatory Letter
The article reports four baby girls born at once with well mothers and children. President Wilson plans to send a congratulatory letter to the parents as diplomatic affairs allow. Messages from Harpers Ferry and nearby towns note the event, while travel schedules from Union Station outline a return trip on Sunday, June 13.
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Wison
Mroa
Mex Foom Hess
Helle Kta Oon
Harpers Ferry
Wartinaburg
Berkeley Springs
Cumberland
Philadelphia
Wits
Baltimore & Ohio
Union Station
Gallipoli Offensive Reported With Heavy Turkish Losses
Dispatches from Athens and Petrograd report a combined allied assault on Gallipoli with Turkish losses estimated at 10,000 killed and 8,000 buried by Australians. The fighting, near Krithia heights, follows Churchill’s note of nearing victory as Turkish resistance tightens and reinforcements move to Constantinople and the Dardanelles. The European theatre hints at Turkish resource strains as crews remain under threat from submarines and possible Italian action in Asia Minor.
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Constantinople
Erzerum
Armenia
Pope urged to depart from Vatican amid mediation efforts
London dispatch reports the Pope resisting Austrian and German pressure to leave Italy. Since the break with the Quirinal, the papacy has remained in the Vatican. The exchange telegram notes the Pope's steadfast stance as European powers press for departure.
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Italy
Austria
Germany
Papacy
Quirinal
Vatican
Bank Suit Seeks to Enjoin Act Already Performed
Government lawyers argue equity cannot restrain a completed act and that the $5,000 retained interest money became United States property in the Treasury. Bank officials plan no reply until Judge McCoy rules on dismissal. if beaten, an appeal is expected.
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Treasury Fund
U. S
Riggs
Justice McCoy
District Supreme Court
Treasury
Riggs National Bank
Warren
Willams
United States
Bailey
Frank Hogan
Juatiog McCoy
John Burke
Burke
Zeppelin Attack Targets England In Eighteenth Raid
London in renewed air attack as German Zeppelins strike eastern and southeastern coasts. Six killed in last raid. officials say docks and naval stations were likely targets. U S embassy denies sending panic warnings. Belgian relief committee member reports eerie messages urging departure. London Star notes panics denied. CONTINUED ON FIGHTRENTH PAGE.
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U. S
Germany
London Star
London
England
Admiralty
Fightrenth
German submarines sink ships in English Channel raid
London June 6 German submarines extended attacks in British waters causing eleven vessels sunk yesterday and a dozen more reported in the latest tally. The Penfield, a small French steamer, and English steam trawlers Edna May and others were torpedoed with crews saved and landed at nearby ports. The attacks highlight widespread submarine danger with no lives lost except crew rescues amid the sea war heat.
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New “Bay
London
Hfe
United Kingdom
Chevilette Brothers
Brest
France
English Channel
Brent
Edna May
Peterhead
Scotland
Shetland Islands
Lowestoft
Raid by U S Cowboys Rescue Boys in Mexican Border
A posse of ten American cowboys and miners rode across the border into Santa Cruz Sonora and coerced the Mexican colonel to release two American boys kidnapped earlier in the day. George Vaughn of Duquesne and Henry Chang of Washington Camp were freed without demand. The group returned to the United States with their captives, while authorities and villagers observed.
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Santa Cruz
Sonora
Arizona
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Duquesne
Henry Chang
Washington
United States
Jose Maytorena
Villa
Washington Camp
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W R. McKnight
Russia short of guns risks losing Warsaw and Galicia
Chicago dispatch quotes Petrograd correspondent Johny F Baas describing Russia’s ammunition shortage. Guns and rifles were scarce as regiments fought with clubs, with Front shipments delayed by isolation and poor wartime planning. He warns Russian forces may be driven from Galicia and Warsaw without timely ammunition stores.
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Daily News Tonight
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Johny F Baas
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Russia
Galicia
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Archangel
Vladivostok
Warsaw
Cadets Face Trial and Cruise Postponed at Annapolis
After a conference with President Wilson, Secretary Daniels appointed a court of inquiry to investigate alleged advance examination information at the Naval Academy. Seven midshipmen face dismissal. the annual practice cruise is postponed to allow testimony.
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Navy Department
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R UL Russell
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W C Watt
Ralph McK Nelson, Jr
New York
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Virginia
Stuart Hamilton
Connecticut
Leonard P Wessels
North Carolina
Donald Duncan
Michigan
Thomas W. Harngan Jr
James E Moss
Maryland
Nelson
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Academy
Washington
Russians' Resistance Broken at Medyka Lens Nearby Push
Austro German forces break Russian defense at Medyka and press toward Lemberg, in what Vienna reports as a main action though some say it was a rear guard stand to delay Teutons. Berlin notes Gen Lansingen's troops moved northeast, threatening Russian rear in the lake region.
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Vienna
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Grédek Lakes
Berlin
Lansingen
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French advance near Arras drives toward Neuville St Vaast
Paris reports major gains by French forces north of Arras. Neuville St Vaast over two-thirds captured in fierce house to house fighting while the Labyrinthe, Notre Dame de Lorette and surrounding trenches see heavy artillery pressure. French batteries pour shells into the enemy trenches amid widespread bombardment.
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la Tar- Bette
Neuville
Vimy
la Bassee
Verdun
Flanders
Dunkirk
Explorer's Arctic letter upholds Peary claim site in doubt
Special cable from London reports Donald MacMillan sending a letter from the Arctic disputing Crocker Land in Peary’s 1906 claim. He describes 1200 miles of travel, variable land sightings, and a late return due to mumps and influenza among Eskimos. The account details crossing Smith Sound, Ellesmere land, and a Sverdrup cache, with temperatures to 55 degrees below zero.
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London
Donald B MacMillan
Arctic
New York Tribune
Copenhagen
Crocker
Peary
Cape
Thomas Hubbard
Polar Sea
Etah
Elmer Eitlaw
Fitzhugh Green
Smith Sound
Cook
Sverdrup
Ellesmere Land
Reistadt
Hvitberg
Axel Heiberg Land
London Times Victory Court Dismisses Secrets Case
The London Times and Maj E H Richardson were cleared in a police court today when Sir David Burnett dismissed the government suit over publishing information deemed military secrets. The defense argued the letter by Richardson, published in the Times, merely stated known facts about French reserves and new recruits.
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London Times
E H Richardson
Great Britain
David Burnett
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Times
Porter Charlton Declared Mentally Responsible for Wife's Death
Porter Charlton the American accused of murdering his wife at the villa in Como in June 1910 was ruled mentally responsible at the time of her death. Prof Maggiotto, appointed to examine his condition, presented the opinion in court. Charlton’s trial is set to open early next month as he prepares an autobiography and a defense document. Flood conditions reported in Great Falls, Virginia as 35 feet above normal.
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