State Medigs in Session at Grace Church
Brilliant Conclave of Iowa's Best medical talent honors Waterloo by visit as the Iowa State Medical Society holds its sixty fourth annual meeting at Grace Methodist church Waterloo registered over 200 by noon. President Eschbach introduced speakers with a five minute limit urging concise papers and discussion focused on prostatic diseases and non malingnant conditions.
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Iowa State Medical Society
H. C. Eschbach
Albia
Ben C. Everall
Everall
Westley
Des Moines
Germany Promises Compensation for Destruction of Neutral Ships
Washington May 12 Germany issued an imperial circular through its foreign office in Berlin and transmitted by Ambassador Gerard. It asserts no intention to attack neutral merchant ships in the naval warfare zone and promises to recognize responsibilities and pay damages if a neutral vessel is harmed due to force of the conflict, even without prize court action.
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Mobs in Rome Demand Down With Austria and Giolitti
Crowds in Rome and other Italian cities shouted Down with Austria and Down with Giolitti as soldiers dispersed demonstrators. Diplomats protected. protests across the country mirrored the capital. King Victor Emmanuel’s stance on declaring war or neutrality remains unsettled amid rival political blocs seeking concessions and guidance from the cabinet. Pope Benedict raised spirits appear low as reports cut off.
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Ridder Says Germans Are With Wilson
New York May 12 German Americans back the president in all matters affecting national honor or prestige says Herman Ridder editor of the New York Staats-Zeitung in the English column. He endorses Carl Schurzs sentiment county right or wrong and pledges support to keep it right or set it right.
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New York Staats-Zeitung
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Ridder
Carl Schurz
Efforts Underway to Recover Lusitania Dead
Queenstown on May 12 reports final efforts on a large scale to recover Lusitania dead. Admiralty patrol boats and tugs scour the area while beach patrols extend from Queenstown to southern Ireland. American dead identified will be transported to New York. a lifeboat carrying three women and two boys ashore near Baltimore is reported. No American first cabin passengers among the seventeen bodies brought in.
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German Official Denounces Roosevelt Piracy Charge
Berlin replies to ex president Roosevelt over the Lusitania sinking. Baron Mumm von Schwarzenstein says Roosevelt insulted the German people and defends Germanys right to declare war zones. He notes Germany warned Americans and questions Roosevelts pirate claim while defending maritime wartime actions.
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Neutral ships spared by Germany in war zone
Germany told the United States via Ambassador Gerard that submarine commanders are ordered not to harm neutral vessels not engaged in hostilities and will pay damages for any such ships damaged in the war zone. Neutral ships carrying contraband may be seized under naval warfare rules.
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Gerard
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England
Teutong Win in West Galicia by Forge of Numbers
Petrograd reports Austro German forces advance from Cracow with overwhelming numbers reaching toward Stryzszow and Brzozow near Przemysl. Russian authorities say further advance is unlikely and troops have been regrouped to halt the drive.
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Panic on Italian border unsets Lugano dispatch
London dispatch from Lugano reports indescribable panic on the Italian border as several thousand Italians await trains to return home. In Udine, northeastern Italy, the mayor arranges temporary accommodations for the swollen population.
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New Allied Offensive Begun in North France
London reports a fresh Allied push in Flanders and northern France raises hopes that a decisive war turning point is near. Berlin and Petrograd give divergent official accounts as German reinforcements fail to halt the sweeping Allied advance, while an unsettled eastern front and Italian involvement loom. The Vatican and Quirinal are described as anxious over potential broader impacts of the war.
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Next Step by U S Depends on German Move
Washington May 12 Officials outlined a vigorous U S plan to press Germany toward ending submarine warfare on noncombatants and reparations offenses. The United States would step up to protect neutral rights and seek understandings through talks with other neutrals while fixing responsibility on Germany for any hostile act. A notice from Waterton names Herbert R. Addington and Painte F. Perkins as attendees of yesterday’s dispatch.
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Wilson
Berlin asks for account of damage to U3 by submarines
Officials respond to the request describing the incident as harming national dignity. The text calls for strict accountability and payment to families of victims, with a communication to Ambassador Gerard to be transmitted tonight showing United approval.
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United States demands Germany account for Lusitania losses
Washington May 12 The United States government formally demands strict accounting for Lusitania losses and violations of American rights in the war zone. It seeks guarantees against repetition and reparation to families of victims, with the note to Berlin expected soon.
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