Sian Mayhem as Lusitania Sinking Triggers Riots in Britain
London reports violent retaliation against Germans after the Lusitania sinking. Shops looted and set afire in Manchester Liverpool and London districts. Authorities deploy troops and constables as mobs attack German shops and residents. Distrust spreading with protests planned in London and tally of German residents outside internment camps.
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World War I Fronts Tally Heavy Losses and Shifting Pulls
Reports from Geneva and Petrograd estimate Austrian German losses since May 1 at about 165000 officers and men with 50000 Russian prisoners. Russians claim to hold main positions in the Carpathians despite Austro German pressure and heavy reinforcements. German and Austrian assaults extend along a 30 mile front from Nowy Sącz to Strziszów and Brzazów as Russians regroup to blunt the advance.
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World court congress launches peace drive with Taft leaders
Opening of the world court congress gathers prominent figures including William H Taft William W Parker Henry Clews Bainbridge Colby and Mayor Baker The plan envisions an international court of justice signed by major powers disputes submitted or face collective pressure Speakers stress reducing war risk not making war impossible Taft notes US war context while Hammond Parker urge Senate action and future signatory unity. excursion ads follow.
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Warned to Avoid London by American Residents
Americans in Berlin were warned by high officials not to travel to England during the coming fortnight as Zeppelin raids are planned. German officials reportedly said recent raids on England were reconnaissance to test British aerial defenses.
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Stolen jewels worth 40000 from New York apartment
In New York on May 12 jewels valued at forty thousand dollars were taken from the bedroom of Raymond McCune, a mining and railroad engineer, and Mrs. McCune at 135 West Seventy ninth Street. The daylight heist on the third floor was described as the most successful robbery in recent West Side crimes. A brief local entertainment ad follows.
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United States Demands End to Submarine Attacks on Merchant Ships
The note to Germany demands a guarantee no future submarine attacks on noncombatant merchant ships and full reparations for the Lusitania disaster and other violations of American maritime rights. It stresses accountability for loss of American lives and calls for humane warfare.
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Germany Defies America Refusal to Discontinue Sub Warfare
New York May 12 A Washington dispatch reports Germany will defy the United States and refuse to discontinue submarine warfare. The German government's polite but firm refusal to desist follows Wilson’s demands, with Germany declaring it will continue to destroy belligerent vessels without warning. The note hints at war if demands are pressed, and Washington will pursue diplomatic and other actions to secure compliance. President, Lansing, and State Department officials revised the note overnight before dispatch. The essential points of the note remained unchanged.
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What the United States Will Demand of Germany
The United States cites German actions in the war zone near the British Isles including the sinking of the Falaba with American Leon C Thresher aboard, the attack on the Cushing, the unannounced torpedoing of the Gulflight, and the Lusitania disaster with over 1,000 dead, including more than 100 Americans.
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London Bishop Praises Vanderbilt Promise to Save Kiddies
London remarks at Waifs and Strays meeting recall Alfred Vanderbilt's dying plea to his valet to save the children. The notes frame the Lusitania sinking as a world memory and recount U.S. demands for legal accountability, reparations, and protection of neutral shipping rights amid German aggression. The report cites American expectations for cessation of attacks on noncombatant ships and warns Berlin of unwavering diplomatic and potential action to secure compliance.
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Rioters Loot Constantinople Shops and European Hotel Sacked
Geneva dispatch reports large riots in Constantinople with thousands involved. Mobs pillaged principal shops and the Pera Palas Hotel, the sultan's guard was called out, and hospitals are crowded as food prices double and the city faces widespread misery among the poor.
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May Attack the Transylvania Berlin Says
Rotterdam reports the Berlin News Agency states the steamship Transylvania, after departing New York, carries contraband. It lists two 40 centimeter cannon from Bethlehem Steel, 11 meters long and 75 tons, plus warship fittings and armament parts on deck and holds, consigned to Harland and Wolff.
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