Britain and Lloyd George urged to act as munition shortages loom
The British Weekly editor Sir William Robertson Nicoll warns in Luggington’s report that Germany’s munition superiority risks daily raids and gas attacks. He urges Lloyd George to govern with a free hand or risk cabinet attacks and potential resignation, while Britain must mobilize munitions and rally behind the prime minister to avert catastrophe.
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England
Ctndon
Germany
Amamuni
Great Britain
David Llnyd George
William Robertson Nicoll
Warnan Falls
Calais
Al-Iea
Sir Willam
Lloyd George
George
House of Commons
Willem Nicoll Saya
Frerman
Death notices and funeral plans from June 1915
Multiple brief death notices record obituaries and funeral details in Washington area papers. Rond, Ruth Todd El More, Muller, Charles Howard, Neshall Marie A Neuhaus widow, Pollock Hannah Cal Lert, with services scheduled or pending at local churches and cemeteries. Interments and church services noted.
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Georgia Avenue
Bop
Ruth Todd Elmore
Muller
TR Tenths Street
Harles Howard
Tousa K Maller
Reasler
Hurch
Glenwood
Neshall
Marie
Neuhaus
Pollock
Georgetown University Hospital
Hannah Callert
Aitcheson Pollock
James
Washington, Va
St Columba Episcopal Church
United States renews rights of humanity in Lusitania note
In a formal note to Germany Secretary of State Robert Lansing reaffirms U S insistence that civilian lives must be protected and that belligerent actions against neutral ships be reviewed. The note states the U S will not accept wartime proclamations as justification for harming noncombatants and calls for assurances that principles of humanity and international law will guide German actions.
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United States
Germany
Robert Lansing
CU. 5
Great Britain
Diplomatic reply tones from Germany over Cushing note
A May 23 dispatch reports Germany acknowledging US mediation efforts and the open sea principle amid Cushing and Gulfight incidents. The note notes American concerns, disputes over the Cushing attack, and willingness to share full information with Berlin. The piece covers US surprise at Germany defending merchant escape facts and the broader maritime warfare tensions. King Victor Emmanuel tours frontline Italy, wins praise for climbing a perilous Alp, and Italian forces push to secure Monte Croce and Preikofel Pass.
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United States
British Vessels Sunk by German Submarines Near War Zone
London reports extensive losses as German submarines sink several British ships over the last 24 hours. The Erna Boldt, a confiscated collier, was torpedoed in the North Sea with crew of twenty land at Harwich. Seven British trawlers and one French bark were sunk, including Velocity, Notting ham, Cardiff, Tunisian, Cantor, and Edmond, while La Liberte and Susannah also suffered damage or loss with escaped crews. The Velocity crew endured 52 hours adrift before rescue after a five-shell attack by the sub.
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Investipat
England
International Commission of Inquiry
Cushing
London
Steven
Erna Boldt
North Sea
Erne Boldt
Harwich
Grimsby
Isle of Lundy
Liod
Susannah of
Preston
Bristol
Falmouth
Mans Luis
Hdward
Maas Luis
Hartlepool
Kaiser to Lead Army Allies Busy in Balkans
Rome reports that once German forces in Bavaria move to Italy, the Kaiser will travel to Trentino to join the attack while Italy mobilizes. Venizelos and his party are expected to win Greece's general election and push for concessions to Bulgaria, which may lead to Bulgarian intervention. Turkey is said to have offered Kirk Kilisseh to Bulgaria to stay neutral.
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Bulgaria
Turkey
Washington Post
Rome
Bavaria
Italy
Trentino
Caimielan
Bologna
Roumaniana
Greece
Venizelos
Macedonia
Austria
Germany
Constantinople
Kirk Kilisseh
Resignation of William Bryan Shakes Tokyo
Tokyo June 10 reports the resignation of William J Bryan as Secretary of State. The move signals a determined U S posture toward Germany, and papers in Tokyo, viewing Bryan as a friend of Japan, express regret at his departure from the department head role.
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Tokyo
William J Bryan
United States
Germany
Bryan
Japan
Department of State
Resignation of Bryan Triggers Edits In German Paper
Berlin reports a conciliatory article in the Lokal Anzeiger suggests U S policy may shift after Secretary of State Bryan's resignation. It argues peaceful solutions should not be abandoned and emphasizes humanity within military and imperial constraints while seeking honorable negotiations.
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Bryan
America
Lokal Anseiger
Ees Am
Wilson
Iking Victor Sees War Visits Alpine Troops On Isonzo
King Victor observes his alpine troops at the Isonzo front as they push a difficult mountain spur. He claims the soil of the unredeemed provinces and notes being among the first to cross the line and salute the land.
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United States
Washington Post
Rome
Victor Eman- Benicar Eer Eteri Uel
Ae Ana teoBes
Friuli
Victor Emanuel
Isonzo
Italy
Carnice Alps
Monte Croce
Preikofel
German Government Offers Mediation To End Sea War
The imperial German Government states it is willing to help and to convey any intimation or suggestion to Britain or Germany to seek a modification of the war at sea. It invites its friends and the world to use its services when convenient.
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United States
Imperial German Admiralty
Great Britain
Berlin
London
Germany
Mba
Harvey B Ferguson Dead in Albuquerque
Harvey B Ferguson aged 67 of Albuquerque New Mexico a former congressional delegate from New Mexico who served in the Fifty fifth Congress and was reelected to the Sixty third Congress died at his home today of apoplexy He later served briefly as private secretary to William J Bryan after leaving Congress
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Albuquerque
N. Mex
Harvey B Ferguson
New Mexico
William J Bryan
Ferguson
Bryan
Gen E L Molineux Dead Loyal Legion Commander Expires
Gen Edward L Molineux 82 former war veteran and Loyal Legion commander died in Roosevelt Hospital after ether anesthesia for a minor operation He had been in poor health for months He had led the Loyal Legion from 1889 to 1902 and faced the murder trials of his son Roland B in 1902 the son was acquitted in the second trial.
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Loyal Legion
New York
Edward L Molineux
Roosevelt Hospital
Brooklyn
Roland B
Katherine J Adams
Lynch lynching shocks Johnston City Illinois
Johnston City Illinois June 10 John Strando arrested in connection with the murder of Edward Chapman wealthy retired farmer was taken from the local jail by a mob and hanged to a rafter of an ice house Several foreigners from the Johnston City mining colony were injured in the rescue attempt Three militia companies were en route to prevent further violence Gov Dunne advised Mayor Barlow that militia had been dispatched from Shelbyville Henton and Cairo Two other men arrested with Strando were taken to Marion fearing renewed lynching Late tonight foreigners massing in their quarter of the city with clashes feared before troops arrive
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Johnston City
John Strando
Edward Chapman
Strandas
Gev. Dunne
Barlow
Shelbyville
Henton
Cairo
Strando
Marion
German Western Front Army Reaches About 500000
Rotterdam correspondent reports from Aix la Chapelle that the new German army for the western front counts roughly 500000 men and includes first class troops.
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London
Daily Mail
Rotterdam
Aix la Chapelle
Western Front
Becker Appeals Again Over Jack Rose Testimony
Charles Becker seeks reargument in New York Court of Appeals arguing the second trial case facts were misread. Martin Manton forwards Becker brief claiming Rose’s motive and Rosenthal’s threats alter juror questions about Becker’s guilt and the gunmen’s actions to murder Rosenthal.
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New York
Charles Becker
Sing Sing
Herman Rosenthal
Wan
Martin T Manton
Court of Appeals
Albany
Manton
Becker
Jack Rose
Thories
Rosenthal
Rose
Gen
Jack Zehig
France to Send Workmen Back From Trenches to Munitions
Paris June 18 The French government ordered workmen recalled from the front to boost war ammunition output. The plan aims to speed production by private manufacturers, keeping essential workers at home for national defense.
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Paris
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