Wilson Against War and Stone’s Senate Speech
Senator Stone, chairman of the foreign relations committee, told the Senate he seeks to avoid war and plans to defer a speech on armed merchant ships. He notes misgivings among colleagues and says he will support the President while diplomacy continues, aiming to preserve peace and avoid complicating international relations.
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Caution Ad Promotes Laxative Brom Quin ine
An advertisement urges readers to seek the genuine LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE by calling for the full name and signature of E. W. GROVE. It claims the product cures a cold in one day and is priced at 28 cents.
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Latest War Front Bulletin From Verdun to Mesopotamia
BERLE Giermans captured fro o more villages and two heights in the Verdun campaign with 3 885 prisoners. German advance nears Verdun. French repelled attack in Champagne and shelled troops near gapmans. Germans bombarded Meuse west bank and vacated Corbeaux woods after counter attack. French trench efforts in Alsace. Italians reinforce Vailona to meet Anatolian pressure. British relief expedition at Mesopotamia fails near Amara. Russians seize Riza port near Trebizond and take Seenesh in Persia.
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Britain to disarm Atlantic merchant ships in pledge
Officials in Washington anticipate a British promise within days to arm no Atlantic crossing merchant ships except those in the Mediterranean, pledged only for defense. Germany explains its submarine policy and accepts London Declaration lines, urging Britain to modify its blockade to avert a wider clash.
Germans Avoid Clash Campaign Eight Days In
The central powers new submarine campaign has lasted eight days with no reports of German or Austrian submarines acting under altered orders. State Department officials expect no acts that would harm Americans if avoidable. U.S. officials study translated German and British instructions, considering inquiries to Britain on authenticity and aiming for a fair conclusion acceptable to nations involved. If an American oilman is caught in an attack on an armed merchant ship, findings will guide investigation.
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Germany
Light Raisers Fleet Hunts For British Ships
Britain reports a German fleet of about 50 warships moving westward and then northeast accompanied by a gray armed trawler two big Zeppelins and many submarines. Sightings off Ferschelling Igelang North Holland described by a Dutch trawler. vessels noted with unusual funnel colors and rigging. Reports from Amsterdam and The Hague place the force near the North Sea while British officials warn Parliament of possible clashes as German forces move.
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Italy
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Perils of U boat war left 400000 sea travelers unharmed
The Atlantic crossing last year saw 400000 travelers between American and European ports with 250000 on belligerent ships, 150000 on neutral vessels. Italian ships carried most passengers among belligerents. 270000 traveled steerage, 38000 in first class. On neutral ships Americans numbered 51000, Greeks 28000, Danes 27000, Dutch 23000, Norwegians 15000, Spaniards 4000.
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German fleet threats loom over Kiel Canal and Dutch coast
The Vaderland reports German dreadnoughts encountered by two Dutch luggers near Scheveningen, with escorts sailing north after inquiring about the English fleet. The claim links Germany’s naval pressure to control of Kiel and Dutch waters amid tensions.
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British Defeat on Tigris and Arab Raid Near Euphrates
A Turkish war office release reports British relief efforts near Kut al Amara failing while Turkish batteries score hits on two enemy cruisers in the Dardanelles. London notes a punitive column near Nasiriyah on the Euphrates dispersing a concentration with heavy losses before Under Secretary Tennant’s afternoon communique.
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Italian King to Decide on Cabinet Crisis
Rome reports the cabinet discussed resigning after a stormy session and referred the final decision to the king. Heron Sonning and foreign affairs officials met the monarch, followed by President Marcora of the chamber of deputies. A reorganization and enlargement of the cabinet with Salandra as president is anticipated.
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Royal Legacies for Wieds Die in Roumanian Will
A Bucharest dispatch reports the late Dowager Queen Elizabeth of Roumania in a 1914 will leaves all Roumanian property to Romanian charitable institutions and all German property to the Wied family heirs Prince William of Wied former Albanian ruler and Prince Victor of Wied.
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Albania
Price Vietor
England Reconsiders War Outlook Over U S Germany
London reports show a sharp shift in British view of the German American crisis with war possibilities under serious consideration. Danish and Dutch sources indicate Germany's anti American stance is hardening and Lloyds brokers have been asked for war insurance rates but declined as too low. Headlines in afternoon papers reflect Wilson's House triumph though some still doubt Germany will yield.
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Armed Merchantmen Questioned by International Law Experts
Berlin reports Dr. Teich of Cologne Gazette challenges Britain's claim that arming merchant ships is lawful. He argues international law requires formal treaties, noting 1907 Hague conventions do not mention armed merchantmen and only address altering merchant ships into warships. Scandinavian authorities oppose Britain’s view.
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New Aero to Carry 17 Tons and Remain in Air 9 Days
Glenn Curtiss builds a slant hydroaeroplane for England, testing over Hampton Roads. The craft, built by Row Bearing at the Guruign Company New York works, will carry seventeen tons with twelve 890 horsepower motors and dual propellers. It will crew 26 and include a galley and cabin. claimed to stay aloft for over nine days without refueling.
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