Germanys U boat threat and aims of neutral states
Berlin officials warn the new German submarine rule will take effect at midnight with warnings for neutrals to avoid armed merchantmen. They expect possible proposals to disarm merchant ships but doubt immediate results from Washington. Germany hopes to stall conflict while Britain replenishes stocks, aiming to show armed ships violated rules if incidents occur.
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Wilson
England
United States
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Wagon
Stone
Bellierenta
CAN'T PASS COLOMBIA TREATY Refusal to ratify Panama partition payment deal
Administration and many senators reject the Colombia treaty proposing payment of 16.9 million dollars for the partition of Panama. Officials say Republicans and several Democrats would oppose ratification, making a two thirds vote unlikely. Chairman Stone indicates sending the measure back to committee is pointless.
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Coombia
Panama
Wilson May Win Republicans by Giving Up Confidential Data
Washington dispatch reports Republican lawmakers in the House wavering between supporting President Wilson and demanding full access to diplomatic correspondence with Germany. Officials sense the President may reveal sensitive papers to uphold the principle of transparency over protecting confidential communications.
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Wilson
Washington Post
New York
Washington Dispatch
The
Herald Sage
House
Wil
Germany
Day's World War Events in Quick Glance for Busy Readers
Paris En Provence the great liner turned auxiliary cruiser sank Saturday in the Mediterranean. Germans captured Manheulles near Verdun and a Lorraine success as well. They repulsed hand to hand at Cousumont and seized five more fortified villages on Verdun front. Verdun prisoners reach 228 officers and 16,575 men. Russian torpedo boats sank four Turkish sailing vessels in the Black Sea as Trebizond supplies are moved out. Greek premier hopes for an attack on Saloniki.
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Verdun
Lorraine
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Petrograd
Black Sea
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Leaders Meet at Capitol to Urge Prompt Action
Speaker Clark and leaders M L Kitchin Flood and Foster of Illinois conferred at the Capitol last night and urged the rules committee to take no stop pending action by the foreign affairs committee. A report for immediate consideration was discussed as a substitute resolution likely to express confidence in the President.
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Kitchin
Flood
Foster
Illinoia
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Foreign Affairs Committee
Wilson
White House
Ruling Expected Today on Appam Case by State Department
The State Department will announce its decision on the British liner Appam now in Norfolk with a German crew. Officials expect the 1799 Prussian treaty may shield prizes from civil proceedings, potentially leading to dismissal of the federal suit filed by British owners.
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Appam
State Department
Atlantic
Norfolk
United States
Maloja Liner Sunk by U Boat Claims At Dover Inquest
Dover February 22 coroner hears that the Maloja was torpedoed off Dover and did not strike a mine. Chief Officer Forbes testifies the ship sank after a slight blast and inquest adjourned. Ralph Foster, a survivor, describes swimming amid lifeboats, capsized craft, and rescuers as the liner went down with over 250 lost.
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England
Forbes
Thia New Phage
State Department Permits Armed Italian Liners to Leave New York
The State Department granted permission for the armed Italian steamers Giuseppi Verdi and San Guelielmo to sail from New York harbor. Assurances from the Italian embassy stated guns aboard would be used only for defense. The Treasury wired Collector Maione to issue clearance papers.
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New York
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San Guelielmo
New York Harbor
Treasury Department
Maione
Crime for America to Take Part in the War Says Hungarian Premier
Budapest February 27 Count Tisza told an Associated Press correspondent that United States entry into the European war would be a crime against humanity and declined to discuss central powers relations with the U S He added there is no use saying anything about Hungarys economic affairs and warned not to misinterpret his words The premier dismissed the military situation saying developments prove the central powers military superiority
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United States
Count Tisza
Associated Press
Count Tiszy
Hungary
French Hospitals Overflow Amid Verdun Battle
French wounded pour south and west from Verdun as eight hours of German bombardment produce over a million projectiles. Troops flood Paris Dijon Troyes and other cities' military hospitals, reflecting ferocious fighting that has continued for more than a week.
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Verdun
Paris
Troyese
Dijon
Juyena
British disrobed Americans searched at sea ports
Mrs Viereck mother of the editor of the Fatherland and New York publication was stripped and searched by British authorities at Falmouth and Downs as the Dutch liner Nieuw Amsterdam stopped at those ports. Several other Americans were reported disrobed for examination. Viereck says his mother is not a spy and carried only copies of the Fatherland.
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Mother of the Fatherland
United Press
the Hague
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Downs
Berlin
George
Sylvester Viereck
Hers Today
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Viereck
Garmenta
Vie~reck
The
Fatherland
French Send Guns to Rear at Verdun
Berlin reports large Verdun forts are being removed to the rear of the French lines. Dispatches from front correspondents corroborate Berlin military experts predicting Verdun’s fall. Evacuation of inner forts on Verdun’s eastern front has begun as Germans advance along the Meuse.
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Neva Service
Berlin
Verdun
Meuse
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