Strong protest to Germany over sinking ship and reparations
German captain frees American prisoners then releases other crews and insists the wheat cargo on the vessel W. P. Frye was contraband. The Prinz Eitel Friedrich will be allowed to make repairs and go into dry dock. One victim was nearly destroyed as the incident unfolded.
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Prinz Eitel Friedrich
W. P. Frye
Newport News
Thierichens
Prinz Elitel Friedrich
Hamilton
South Atlantic
William P. Frye
Queenstown
Shipowner asks U S piracy charges against German cruiser
Samuel I. W. Sewall of Bath Maine, owner of the William P. Frye, said he appealed to the United States government to treat the German auxiliary cruiser as a sea rover and its crew as pirates after the Frye was sunk. He noted the wheat cargo had no contraband markings and valued the ship at 175000 dollars with cargo worth 300000 dollars.
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Long Beach
Cal
Samuel I. W. Sewall
Bath
William P. Frye
Prieg Kitel Friedrich
United States
Germany
United States Government Marine Insurance Bureau
Germany May Admit Error Over Frye Sinking
United States officials pressed for a formal apology and reparations after the destroyer Prinz Witel Friedrich sank the American ship William P Frye in the South Atlantic. The White House said a thorough inquiry would guide any action, with a court martial possible for German officers.
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Free
Prinz Witel Friedrich
South Atlantic
United States
Wilson
White Trouse
Mactaceen
Ex-Sultan's Son Burhaneddin Found Strangled in Sofia
Dispatch from Sofia reports Mohammed Burhaneddin, favorite son of former Sultan Abdul Hamid, 29, a Turkish navy lieutenant and fourteenth in line, was killed by political enemies. Abdul Hamid allegedly planned to elevate him above seniors before his overthrow in 1909.
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Abdul Hamid
Paris
Sofia
Bulgaria
Onst
Tineple
Mohemmed Burhan- Badin Tffendi
Abdul Iamid
Burhan-tddin
Abuul Hamid
Burhan-Eddin
Pree William of Wied
Albania
Turkey
Urse Burhan-Woldin
U S Note Sparks British Beef Over Food Treaty Terms
London officials deem the American proposal to allow all foodstuffs into Germany in exchange for halting submarine warfare inadequate. They insist Britain would require a broader change, notably German conduct in Belgium, and doubt any pledge can be trusted.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
High Seas
Tao
Riddiard Rey
Downing Street
Foreign Office
United States
Belgium
France frees Garibaldians from Foreign Legion
Pari March 1 The Italian government has released certain reservists and France has granted liberty to the fourth regiment of the Foreign Legion to which the Garibaldians belong.
Twelve U boats missing as Kaiser weighs halt to raids
A secret dispatch from The Hague to Berlin reports twelve submarines failed to report to base, eight of which are among Germany s newest boats. The naval council will meet to decide whether to abandon the submarine war.
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Germany
Five Thousand Dollar Jewel Robbery Grips New York
Two young bandits smashed the French glass of an eighth avenue jewelry store using a brick wrapped in newspaper and fled with about $5 000 in jewels while 2 000 bystanders watched. A passerby was wounded as police later arrested two youths, William Grist and Edgar Francis, amid the hectic scene near Forty fifth Street.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
Wills Grist
Edgar Francis
George T. Ryan
Forty-fifth Street
William Nelson
Nelson
O'CONNOR FLAYS GERMANS AT LONDON RECEPTION
Prominent Anglo American society women gathered at Mrs Anthony Drexel's residence as T Prionner M T delivered a forceful attack on German war methods. He alleged brutality to women and children and German attempts to sway Irish Americans in the United States. Mrs Drexel was confined by a severe influenza attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
London
W. Wi. Fage
Reginald Owen
W. J. Bryan
Anthony Drexel
T. Pr “Onner
M. T
United States
Atlantic liner Lapland escapes after Mersey bar chase
The Red Star liner Lapland left Liverpool for New York with many Americans aboard including women. Reports suggested a German submarine chased the steamer after crossing the Mersey bar, but this has not been officially confirmed.
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Washington Port
Liverpool
Red Star
Lapland
New York
Mersey Bar
U S Warns Carranza over Mexico City rail link to Vera Cruz
Ambassador Bryan warns Carranza and Obregon that the United States will hold them personally responsible for foreigners' safety in Mexico City and demands uninterrupted railway passage to Vera Cruz. The note presses trains to freight the capital and publicizes inquiries into deaths of five foreigners as U S diplomatic pressure escalates.
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United States
Carranza
Obregon
Yesterda
Carrany
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Monteo City
Bryan
Mexico
Panic in Constantinople Amid Food Shortage and Mutinies
Dispatches describe panic as food shortages bite in Constantinople with hamals unpaid and shops shuttered in Galata and Pera. Turkish forces fortify Haidar Pacha as two German-officer regiments mutiny. artillery and mine warfare loom in the Dardanelles with ongoing bombardments and landing attempts by allied fleets.
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Constantinople
Sea of Marmora
Galata
Pera
Washington Post
London
Daily Chronicle
Constanze
Roumania
Smyrna Faces 24 Hour Ultimatum Before Bombardment
A cablegram from Ambassador Morgenthau in Constantinople reports that the Allied fleet at Smyrna has given the Turkish garrison 24 hours to surrender or be bombarded. The message, dated Wednesday and received by the State Department yesterday, outlines the threat.
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Tenedos
London
Dardanelles
Chanak Kalesi
Geneva
Constantinople
Brindiei
Adrianople
Paris
Smyrna
Bassador Morgenthau
Guard More Rigorous Four Ships Are Rushed to Enforce Neutrality
Dudley Field Malone, collector at New York, met with President Wilson to discuss the department matter as naval units including the Dolphin, Mohawk, Drayton, and McDougall arrive. Navy and coast guard shift patrols to prevent neutral violations, ensure manifests, and tighten harbor safeguards after war tensions.
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New York
Collector
Department
Wilson
Coast Guard
Mohawk
Dolphin
New York Harbor
Naval
Drayton
McDougall
Coast Board
Malone Lees
Dudley Field Malone
United States
Navy
Daniels
Guantanamo
Washington Navy Yard
Vitalia Clears For Rotterdam After Cargo Sent Abroad
The Norwegian steamer Vitalia, loaded with American meat, was released by British authorities at Falmouth after consigning its cargo to the Netherlands Overseas Trust. The ship, seized at sea and brought to Falmouth, departed for Rotterdam following the consignment clearance. London notes uncertain reply date to a U S note on Britain’s planned cut in German trade.
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Vitalia
Netherlands
London
George
Great Britain
Privy Council
Buckingham Palace
Asquith
House of Commons
France
Falmouth
Rotterdam
Typhus Epidemic in Serbia Reported by Americans
Americans arriving from Serbia report a grave epidemic of typhus typhoid and recurrent fever sweeping the country with high death rates. An American physician Dr Cook and a Red Cross doctor have died and nine of twelve American nurses are stricken. Scarcity of physicians worsens the crisis.
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Berlin
Serbia
Cook
Paris
Red Cross
Kaiser retires three German generals over Niemen rout
The Kaiser ordered Von Glasenapp Von Grabow and Von Deehm placed on the retired list in response to the recent German rout on the Niemen. He holds these generals responsible, while the German public remains largely unaware of the defeat.
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Champagne
Wesers
Relch Ackerkopt
Batles
Poland
Niemen
Vistula
Crermann
Augustowoa Forest
Washington Post
The
Hague
March
von Glasenapp
von Grabow
von Deehm
ARE TO IMPROVE VILLA NEAR NARRAGANSETT AVENUE
Mr and Mrs G P Eustis will leave Washington for Newport on May 15 to begin extensive improvements at their Weld place villa on Narragansett Avenue. The home formerly belonged to Miss Helen A Peabody and was purchased through Frederick H Paine.
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G. P. Eustis
Capital
Newport
Washington Post
Roo
George Peabody Eustis
Frederick H. Paine
Weld Place
Narragansett Avenue
Washington
Helen A. Peabody
Wilson to See Only Officials for Three Weeks
The White House announced that President Wilson will not receive callers for the next three weeks due to urgent Mexican and other international matters. Only government officials may seek audience during this period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Wilson
Protest to Germany Sparks Public Outcry
Today’s issue highlights a strong protest to Germany and calls for payment for a U.S. ship. The page notes warnings to Mexico, British actions, riots in Stamboul, and reprisal signs by the king. It lists inquiries about officials and politics, with social notes and sporting events across sections.
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Germany
U. S
Mexico
Stamboul
D. CG
China
McAdoo
T. R
Legion Council
France
Thaw
Li—News of
Alexandria
Pullman
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Sea Rover
Countain
Booth
Foramena
Newnars
Werher
Frabacis
Witliam P. Frye
Prinziter Friedrich
State Department
South
Ran Prins Bret &Ontinell
Frye
Newspaper
Radhiye
Burhan-Eddin Effendi
Britain
Wees
Garibaldians
Foreign Legion
Kaiser
Patch
Daily Express
the Hague
Cuxhaven
Admiralty
Naval Council
William
Sub
Marine War
New York Street
O'Connor
Jerman
la Carolina
NEW Note
Riano
Sea of
Marmara
Bosphorus
Haidar Pacha
Scutari
Malone
President
British Win Town
la Bassee
Neuve Chapelle
Teutons
AEROS
Pizasnysz
Perham
French War Office
Menin
Courtrai
Calais
Boulogne
Ta Basses
Lille
Pon Ta Bassee
Tile
Ynres
Horace L. Smith-Dorrien
Fournes
Lisle
Abuers
Page
Walter Hines Page
American State Department
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