England and France declare war on trade with Germany
London reports Premier Asquith unveils a rigid policy to seize ships with presumed German ownership or destination to starve Germany of goods. He says neutrals may suffer, but the allies act in self defense, avoiding the word blockade while warning of escalating costs of modern warfare.
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Asquith
England
London
Great Britain
France
Germany
House of Commons
Allied naval order blocks German imports and exports
Britain and France have ordered warships to block all cargoes reaching or leaving Germany. Only ships already at sea are exempt. Vessels with presumed German origin or destination may be detained, not confiscated unless liable to confiscation. Germany may not receive food cotton medicine or other essentials, nor export dyestuffs or manufactures.
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Great Britain
France
Germany
U.S. Plans Vigorous Protest Over Allied Sea Ban
Britain and France declared all commercial sea intercourse with Germany prohibited. The United States prepared a strong protest, arguing reprisals ignore peacetime international rules with nations at peace. Britain sought to assure the measure is not a reply to U.S. proposals, hinting it may be temporary as diplomatic notes were delivered.
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Germany
Great Britain
France
United States
DiMdale
England
State Department
Germany and China Call for Wider Boycott Against Japan
Germany replies to the American note on the naval war zone and food imports, accepting with few modifications while urging permission for essential raw materials for civilians. In San Francisco, Chinese merchants form a nationwide boycott movement to pressure Japan over its demands on China, planning a broad campaign across major U.S. cities and into China, led by M. Fong.
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Berlin
Germany
Gerard
Ako
San Francisco
Japan
United States
M. @. Fong
University of California
America
China
Austria Faces Bank Bankruptcy Amid Currency Crisis
A well informed Austrian financier says Austria Hungary cannot face a worse financial situation. The imperial bank issues billions in extra bank notes as the gold reserve for ordinary notes is exhausted. No official statement can be published but the issue is an open secret in Austria Hungary.
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Boe
Chilean steamer Ranoagua seized by French warships
Berlin reports that the Chilean steamer Ranoagua of 3,802 tons bound for Venice with a cargo of saltpeter was seized by French warships. The Overseas News Agency relay notes the seizure occurred while en route, highlighting growing tensions at sea.
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Ranoagua
Berlin
Sayville
Today
Venice
Viera Elected President of Uruguay Leads New Cabinet
Montevideo reports Dr. Feliciano Viera elected president of Uruguay. In the new cabinet Pedro Cosio remains finance minister and Dr. Juan Carlos Blanco remains public works minister. Manuel Otero to become foreign affairs minister.
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Montevideo
Feliciano Viera
Uruguay
Pedro Cosio
Juan Carlos Blanco
Manuel Otero
Indict German Line in U S Debt Plot in New York
Hamburg American Line and five men including ex German consul general at New York face federal indictments for conspiring to defraud the United States. Charges allege false clearances and cargo manifests to aid German warships, with sailors testifying of ill treatment. Indictments name Buenz Kotter Seffner Pappinghaus and Hachmeister. arraignments set for tomorrow.
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New York
Hamburg- American Line
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Thera
Hamburg-American Ling
Carl Buenz
George Kotter
Hero
Felix Seffner
Lorenzo
Karlsruhe
J. Pappinghaus
Walter Poppenhouse
Berwind
Buenos Aires
Nio Janeiro
Adolph Hachmeister
Grand Jury
United States District Court
Tomorron
Buenz
Courtenay Walter Bennett
United States District Attorney
Lorenao
Fram and Sommerstad
Wessella, Kulenkamff & Co
Rio Janeiro
Turks Rush to Dardanelles Defense under Essad Pasha
A Daily News dispatch from Athens says Turkish forces are concentrating on the Asia Minor side of the Dardanelles under Essad Pasha the defender of Janiana.
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Sprefal
Washington Post
London
Athens
Dardanelles
Essad Pasha
Janiana
Robbers Lock Directors in Williamsville Bank Vault
Two masked men held up the Williamsville State Bank during a board meeting, locking the president, cashier, and three directors including a woman in the vault and fleeing with about $1,500. Bloodhounds and a posse pursued. one robber was reportedly killed, the other wounded, and prisoners were released shortly after.
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Williamsvile
Williamsville
Attempt to assassinate Turkish ministers reported
Sofia dispatch to Paris reports an unsuccessful attempt to kill Turkish War Minister Enver Pasha and Interior Minister Talaat Bey in Constantinople. Talaat Bey was fired upon in Sofia on February 2 but escaped injury.
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Paris
The
Temps
Sofia
Constantinople
Maver Pasha
Talaat Bey
War Upon All German Trade and Global Strife
Page one itemized index shows wartime topics including vigorous U S protest to Germany, German replies to the note, boycotts against Japan, new district debt, German ship line indictment, bank robbery in vault, Fort Dardanus silenced, and continued coverage of Congress actions and related war statements.
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U. S
Germany
Japan
Fort Dardanus
Congress
American Legion
Calla
Jekyll
Saya Hia
President Wilson Refuses to Leave Washington as War Tensions Rise
President Wilson remains at his desk in Washington amid global war tensions and potential U S actions. Congress urged an April Southern Conference address, but he gave no definite engagement and warned against trusting reports of a San Francisco trip. He cautioned visitors not to overestimate reports of leaving the capital.
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Congress
Wilson
United States
Washington
Chattanoooga
San Francisco
State Department
Haiti Names Provisional Leader After Revolt
Gen. Wilbrun Guillaume entered Port au Prince with his army and was proclaimed provisional president by the national assembly. A cabinet was formed and dispatches said the provisional government enjoys business confidence. An assembly session was called to elect a president for the constitutional term. Guillaume led the revolt that toppled President Theodore last week.
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Washington Post
Cane Heytzen
Wilbrun Guillaume
Port Au Prince
Haiti
National Assembly
Davimar Theodore
Gen
Guillaume
Theodore
Austrian Emperor Failing at Rome Amid Powers Decline
March report from Vienna says Emperor Francis Joseph, aged and exhausted, has collapsed under demands of rule. Count Tisza, after an audience, feared the emperor was dying as he closed his eyes and slumped, though physicians ruled out fainting and noted he merely slept due to exhaustion. He signs papers mechanically and remains disengaged from state affairs.
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Rome
Francis Joseph
Vienna
Count Tisza
Republicans win seven Maine mayor posts in ten cities
Elections in ten Maine cities produced seven Republican mayors and three Democrats. Henry R Worter won Auburn with Progressives ousted after three years. Other Republican picks were Rockland Waterville Eastport Ellsworth Saco and South Portland. Democrats won Bath Lewiston and Hallowell.
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Portland
Mec
Maine
Auburn
Henry R& Worter
Rockland
Waterville
Eastport
Elsworth
Saco
South Portland
Bath
Lewiston
Hallowell
Turks Seize Consul's Mail From Italian Ship Agent
In Jeddah Turkish authorities arrested the agent of the Marittima Italiana steamship company and seized mail he carried to the Italian consul. They refused to consign it to the consul at the consul's own request. The consul was blocked from sending or receiving official correspondence on the steamship by which the agent arrived.
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Washington Post
Rome
Jeddah
Marittima Italiana Steamship Company
Fort Dardanus Silent Under Fleet Pressure
Russian forces press Germans after Przasnysz victory. Kaiser’s plan fails as Teutons try to pierce Russian lines but retreat forms a disorderly withdrawal. Petrograd reviews campaign detailing rapid troop concentrations under General von Hindenburg and two army corps in retreat.
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Teuton
Petrograd
von Hindenburg
Dardanelles status and war updates reported March 2
Paris reports an accord among France Great Britain and Russia on Dardanelles status granting Russia free passage. London notes Fort Dardanus silenced by allied fleet and riots suppressed in Constantinople. Western fronts see limited progress as ships face long range fire and challenging operations amid political interest and shifting military aims.
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The
Temps
France
Great Britain
Russia
Dardanelles
London
Daily Mails
Athens
Fort Dardanus
Constantinople
Balkan
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