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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1915

Page

9

Peace League Call Aims To Bind Nations For War End

Committees led by former President Taft issue call for a Philadelphia conference at Independence Hall on June 1 to consider a league of peace. Proposals require signatories to use military force to prevent any member from going to war, with a judicial tribunal for justiciable disputes and a conciliation council for nonjusticiable ties. The plan draws from British and American peace advocates and lists prominent signers from universities courts and finance.

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Counsel for Riggs officers deny false oaths

The article reports that counsel for the Riggs National Bank officers deny making false sworn statements. It covers affidavits by bank officials denying the bank bought or sold stock for its own account through Lewis Johnson & Co and explains interpretations offered by two Washington lawyers about the scope of those assertions. It notes prior examinations by bank examiners and remarks from Samuel Untermyer during the hearing, with a focus on the bank acting as agent for customers rather than as principal.

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Greece faces wartime questions echoing Italy’s leap

The piece compares Greece's possible move to war with Italy's earlier path, noting the king's peace stance versus Premier Salandra's push for conflict, and highlighting Venizelos as a celebrated statesman backed by the people. It questions whether Vox populi equals Vox Dei in a royal pronouncement.

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Views of American Press on Germanys Lusitania note

A collage of editorials from New York and other cities condemns Germanys reply to the U S note on Lusitania. They decry evasiveness and insist Berlin must accept responsibility, stop attacks on civilian ships, and honor international law.

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Rope Ends Secret Elopement Plan In Fatal Fall

Miss Freda Schlothbom, eighteen, defied her uncle Dr M G Schlothbom and attempted elopement by rope from bed sheets. The rope parted as she descended from a window, her screams alerted neighbors, and the youth fled. She was taken to a hospital with injuries.

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Sealing Steamer Beothic Strikes Iceberg Off Trinity Bay

Beothic bound for Labrador with over 200 aboard hit an iceberg near Trinity Bay last night. Bow crushed but vessel stayed afloat and no injuries reported. Passengers, mainly fishing folk, were landed at Grates Cove after the incident. Beothic returned to St Johns this afternoon.

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