Paris War Ministry alleges German gas methods threaten Hague protocol
A Paris dispatch cites a French document claiming Germany pressed stifling grenades and gas cartridges. It describes two types of grenades and notes purported German plans to use gas at sea and on land. The report links alleged German gas use to allied reprisals and cites American reactions tied to the Lusitania claims.
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Paris
War Ministry
Berlin
Brench
Aml
Hague
Teermany
Bern
Nieuport
Armored cruiser sails for Haïti with relief cargo
Nov 25 The armored cruiser Washington plus Thear Ad mont ¢gerton on board sailed for Haïti. The gunboat Sacramento has crossed from Pimple Reach coast and obtained permission from Carranza to carry a cargo of medical supplies to Moraco City for the start of the shipment.
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Crussune
Washington
Thear Admont ¢Gerton
Sacramento
Pimplehe Rech Coas
Teen Carranza
Moarco City
Su Ud
Death notices from a 1915 obituary column fragment
Fragmentary death notices list several individuals with kinship and burial details. Entries mention Henry Browning and relations to Mrs Mary Browning, Maud McCrane, Wilbert Carr, and others. The text references funeral times, addresses, and church and cemetery locations with scattered dates such as June 24 to June 29 1915.
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Browning
Ab Gait Sebr
Henry MM
Mary MM Browning
Eivingston Browning
Wis
Crane
Mary J
John Forrane
Maud Wmccrane
Meas Wilbert Carr Fuiertl
Pune
Theds Island Avenue
Freity Te Clack
Tole of
Yaimi
Fowell Rosecroft
Oxon
Matilda Coxe Sthar
Bureau of Shertim Ethnology
Tol
James Stevenson Berstees
St Paul's Croreck Creek
Ibib
Roumania Seeks Transylvania and Balkan Alignment
Rumored diplomatic signals say Roumania will demand Transylvania or join the Allies if Vienna refuses, with Bulgaria and Greece likely to follow. Reports note Greece’s delay due to the king’s illness and a possible regent. Balkan tensions rise as central powers press Galicia gains and Berlin signals pacific posture amid looming regional crisis.
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Roumania
Transylvania
Vienna
Rome
Balkans
Galicia
Bulgaria
Greece
Austria-Hungary
Balkan
Berlin
Ill Treated in France Prison Camps Listed by Doctors
Overseas News items note reports by Drs Engeler and Demarval on French prison camps with unsatisfactory sanitary conditions and harsh discipline. Prisoners faced long workdays in heat without head protection and many needed hospital care. A few ships at Bordeaux showed less complaint. Serbia refused removal of captives to neutral country. a neutral commission declined Austria’s proposal to move all prisoners at Austria’s expense. Challenges cited include provisions, medical needs, and disciplinary severity.
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Berlin
Bayville
W Y
Overseas Newal Agency
Berne
Switzerland
Engeter
Demarval
The
Sun
Bordeaux
Vienna
Baron Snigelfeld
Red Cross
Col Subotisch
Tifla
Serbia
Bucharest
Nish
Austria
Austrian loan a success in new war funding drive
New York reports from Vienna say the second Austro Hungarian war loan has 4.5 billion crowns subscribed, enough to fund ten more months of war. Alex von Nuber notes subscriptions keep rising and may exceed one billion dollars. Fleet loan adds $600 million, total population contributions reach $1.6 billion.
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New York
Vienna
Alex von Nuber
Austria-Hungary
British Recruiting Agent Arrested In San Francisco
Harry G. Lane, alleged to have recruited for the Allies in the European war, was arrested on a federal warrant and held as a witness in a grand jury probe into neutral law violations. Subpoenas for four men claiming British status were issued, and a second grand jury session was set for Monday. Lane denied the charges and said he had no connection with the consulate.
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Harry G. Lane
San Francisco
John W. Preston
United States
Lane
Preston
New York City
Jas
Blair
Ralph K. Blair
Dardanelles
Middle East
London Times
Lord Morthcliffe
Coalition
David Lloyd George
Germans Seek Peace Seen Amid War Talk and Protests
P W Massingham argues there are real prospects for peace as German sentiment shifts toward conciliation with England. He cites neutral travelers and inside Germany voices showing less appetite for conquest, with social democrats urging arms limits and repudiation of annexations. The piece notes two German thoughts: mob psychology in cities and quiet reform in the countryside.
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London
England
P. W. Massingham
Germany
Mr. Massingham
Tagen Zeitung
Tages Zeitung
East
Karl Lieb- Knecht
Eighteen German Army Corps to Enter Field by July End
Zurich report cites a military source stating Germany will field eighteen additional army corps by the end of July. The units mainly consist of new recruits from the second category of the Jand sturm and inland reserves resting in Germany. They are expected to roughly match the number of exhausted Galicia troops granted partial rest as inland reserves.
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Hore
Zurich
Switzerland
Germany
Galicia
Russians Waste Lives In Four Day Dreadful Dniester Fight
Despatches from Czernowitz describe desperate four day fighting to regain lost ground along the Dniester and in Bessarabia. Russians alleged to waste troops by mass charges into Austrian fire, with many dead before Austrian trenches. Also funeral report from Chambersburg for Lieut Comdr William F Bricker U S N drowned at Constantinople.
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Berlin
Lingingen
Dniester River
Czernowitz
Bukowina
Dniester
Bessarabia
Zale Szczyky
Bricker
U.S.N
Chambersburg
William F. Bricker
U. N
Constantinople
Peace Row in Diet Britain in Sad Plight
Berlin dispatch reports Prussian deputies debating peace views with progressives and socialists urging concessions. Minister of the Interior declares goal to end war in a way that makes repetition impossible, drawing mixed reactions from factions and noting mass desire for peace. London Times calls for truth about the war and predicts protracted campaigning with limited early gains.
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London Times
Dardanelies
London
The
Times
von Mackenzin
Dardanelles
Herr Braun
Herr Delbrueck
Interior
socialHat
Turks Split on Regency
Constantinople reports indicate royal princes favor Yussef Izzedin son of Abdul Hamid to take regency after the sultan’s serious illness. The proposal is stubbornly opposed by the union and progress committee, causing a deadlock with no solution yet found. An operation removed a bladder stone from the sultan by Prof. Israel.
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Paris
Constantinople
Havan
Athens
Yussef Izzedin
Abdul Hamid
Committee On Union and Progress
Israel
Judge Hagner Improves After Ill Health At Home
Judge Alexander Burton Hagner, aged 88, showed marked improvement after being confined to his home at 1818 H street with general indisposition since last Monday. Dr. Henry R. Elliott said the eminent jurist, who turns 89 in July, is receiving careful support to sustain hip strength and is expected to fully recover. Public inquiries continue to be monitored by Dr. Elliott. $1.50 to Baltimore and Return Saturday and Sundays. Penna Road to return until 9:30 p.m. Monday. Adv.
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Alexander Burton Hagner
H Street
Henry R. Elliott
Hagner
Elliott
Italian Advance Slow Through Fella Valley Toward Tarvis
Italian forces press forward from the east along the Fella valley and from the south through Predis Pasa toward Tarvis, with heavy artillery sweeping Javorcek and threatening Predil fort as they aim to cut a path into Austrian territory.
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Fella Valley
Tarvis
Udine
Italy
Fella
Predis Pasa
Austria
Javorcek
Plezzo
Isonzo
Predil
Napoleon
Hermann
Raibl
Cadorna
Laibach
Tolmina-Golgizia-Trieste
Lemberg under Russian rule details bread lines and new order
Berlin dispatch describes hardship in Lemberg after Russian rule begins. Officials unpaid, families beg in streets, wood and bread traded, prices skyrocket. Butter costs 6 crowns per kilo. emergency notes barter at half value. Schools allowed only with military governor consent and Russian language study mandated. Russian authorities confiscate books and restrict Ruthenian communications.
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Berlin
London
Berlin Tageblatt
Lemberg
Russia
M. Gluszkiewicz
Przemysl
Ryck
Sebastopol
Nicholas
Missouri Pacific Refinancing Starts Without Courts
The plan for voluntary readjustment of Missouri Pacific Railway finances is formally begun with Kuhn, Loeb & Co. agreeing to the plan. It aims to secure consent from holders of over 436 million dollars of securities and raise more than 40 million dollars from stockholders. A 50 dollar assessment will be levied on stockholders, and stock fell 2 points to 87 1/2.
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Washington Post
New York
Missouri Pacific Railway
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Wall Street
Mexico City Turmoil Deepens As Relief Restricted
Reported clashes in Mexico City threaten foreign missions and tensions rise as Gen Carranza pledges protection while Red Cross relief faces barriers. American officials seek convoy routes from Vera Cruz and southern rail hubs as Yaqui valley remains tense amid unsettled civil order.
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Hernandez
Monclova
Red Cross
Mexico
United States
Kearas Negras
Shanklin
Vera Cruz
C J O'Connor
Mexico City
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