Submarines Attack Atlantic Routes Draw British War Fears
German submarines return to Atlantic trade lanes off Ireland and England sinking two ships Edale and Svorone. Crews saved. patrol boats reach survivors. Allied warnings to American travelers amid Dunkirk bombardment heighten Britain’s anxiety as eastern front actions shift attention to Baltic raids and new German moves.
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North Sea
Ireland
England
Edale
Scilly Islands
Svorone
Blasket Islands
Seans
Lngsh
Admiralty
Eppelin
Dankirk
Jate
South America
Manchester
Bale Steamship Company
Middlesbrough
Ingland
Mdale
Seitls Islands
Thex Sas
Bale
Vahell Fred
Archangel
White Sea
Isna
Sia
Theen
Dunkirk
Trerman
Nieuport
Mrs Clarence Moore Marries Axel Wickfeld in Private Dowry
Mrs Mabelle Swift Moore widow of Titanic victim Clarence Moore, marries Axel Christian Pre heu Wickfeld in a quiet ceremony at 2:90 pm on Massachusetts Avenue. The couple plans a New York honeymoon then Swiftmore, Prides Crossing. Witnesses included the Danish minister and Miss Frances Moore.
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Mabelle Swift Moore
Clarence Moore
Axel Christian Preheu Wickfeld
Massachusetts Avenue
Wickfeld
New York
Roland Cotton Smith
St. John's
Secrety
Thomas K. Laughlin
Henry F. Lippitt
Rhode Island
Denmark
Frances Moore
Woodbury Blair
Moore
Witkfeld
Edwin C. Swift
Washington
Cleveland Tyler
I Street
Commercial Club
Alex Legare
China Defies Mikado Menace in War Babies
Ishina replies to Japanese demands while conceding some points but rejecting key group five. China offers further concessions but Moscow notes 24 demands not met. Yuan Shih Kai discusses the crisis with cabinet members and advisers. talks end without another meeting. If Japan seizes more territory, China may appeal to four powers guarding its independence.
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Ishina
China
Eki Hioki
M. Atoki
Yuan $Hi Kai
Foreign Office
Japan
Tsingten
M. Hicki
Trade balance and war shock outsized by end of year
U S finance experts warn against inflation and a wild boom as Europe’s war reshapes markets. W P G Harding says the U S could see a 2 billion dollar trade surplus by year end while Frank Vanderlip and Thomas Lamont discuss America’s path to financial leadership and the role of New York in a postwar world.
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Vanderlip
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Morgan Partner
Philadelphia
United States
W. P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Harding
Panama Canal Zone
South America
Franka Vanderlip
Naionality Bank
New York
America
T. W. Lamont
Morgan Banking
Mr. Lamont
Money Center
Lamont Lurcher
London
Financial Center
Lamont
Europe
Central
Bernhard Dernburg
Germany
Charles Noble Gregory
Washington
Academy
Jockey Fred Winter Appeals for Bread in German Camp
A London cable reports Fred Winter, once Kaiser’s first jockey, now a prisoner in the Rupelden internment camp, pleading for bread and biscuits. He fears his mental balance is suffering and offers no further details on his imprisonment.
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Washington Post
London
Fred Winter
Ruplebden
Winter
British Miners Hold Out in Wages Dispute
London May 1 The London meetings between mine owners and laborers ended in deadlock. The men rejected a 10 percent wage increase and left the dispute to Premier Asquith who will appoint an arbitrator to settle the stalemate.
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London
Asquith
Carnival of Rare Beauty Raises Charity Funds at Friendship
Society staged a vivid charity fête under trees at Friendship to support infant welfare stations of the Washington Diet Kitchen Association. Ambassadors and debutantes mingled with officers, soldiers, and families enjoying a dog show, marching bands, and booths selling flowers, candles, hats, and dolls as Miss Gwynn led the organizing group.
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Friendship
Washington Diet Kitchen Association
al Amart
Uncle Sam
Fort Myer
Virginia
Potomac
Jean Hinkle
Jerome Bonaparte
William Littauer
Hugh Legare
Miss Hawke
Wol‘cott Tuckerman
Tommy Lester
Fleming Newbold
Arthur Lee
Millionaire Ranch Hand Dies in Paloma Duel
A pistol duel in Chino Canyon near Palm Springs, California, left ranch hand Peter Glennon dead and Catholic priest Rev. Paul Reinfels wounded. Glennon sought to kill nurse Miss Clara Sherer, who had tended him, leading to a struggle in which Reinfels fired the fatal shot. Reinfels was wounded but recovering.
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Palm Springs
Cal
Peter Glennon
Paul Reinfels
Paloma
Reinfels
Chino Canyon
Riverside County
Father Reinfels
Beth
Clara Sherer
Glennon
Miss Sherer
Ching Camp
Oiled Auto Runs Again After Maple Syrup Lubricant
In Brooklyn, Reverend William L. Davidson reports his automobile, previously stuck after Christmas when syrup was mistakenly used as lubricant, ran again after he realized the oil tasted and looked like maple syrup. Two machinists helped tow the car to a garage, where testing confirmed the syrup issue.
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New York
William L. Davidson
Fleetwood Street M. BE
Brooklyn
Hectaea
Dardanelles Fort Silenced by Fleet in Gallipoli Campaign
Athens dispatch reports British and French fleets bombarded Nagara while Turkish forts did not reply. Allied converging forces on Gallipoli press Turkish defenses as Queen Elizabeth leads a 3,000-shell day. Turkish losses cited. Sari Bair and Namazi defenses attacked.
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Killid Bahr
Cham Kalessi
Namazein
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Salanthi
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Maid
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Sir Ian Hamilton
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Bulair
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Gall
Yeni Shehr
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