Cabinet discusses submarine attacks but defers action
Washington April 7 President Wilson and his cabinet debated recent attacks on American civil shipping and agreed to defer decisive steps while awaiting Germanys reply to Ambassador Gerards inquiry into the Sussex sinking. A preliminary Berlin dispatch was incomplete. Wilson sailed on the Mayflower with full Sussex files, unsure of Berlin word before Sunday night.
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Liendan
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Alfred Flammerman
Foreign Affairs
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Paris
William R. Sayles
Anarchists in U S Plot to Assassinate Rulers
Chicago April 7 A Cook County state’s attorney Maclay Hoyne disclosed an international anarchist plot to assassinate European rulers. He said the plan involved one man from each city, with branches in several U S and European locales, using poison and avoiding bombs unless necessary. The informant’s identity was not revealed.
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Patsoner
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Czar
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Hoyne
Candidate Beaten for Tax Receiver by His Own Vote
Bacon, candidate for tax receiver in the recent primary, was one vote behind winner John M Knight. He asked for a recount, noting he voted for himself and thus defeated his own bid, as Knight’s one vote would have given Bacon a majority.
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Bacon
John M Knight
Knight
Incendiaries Try To Burn Oakbust Schoolhouse
Fire at Decatur Oakbust public school was thwarted by quick discovery and rain. A $100 reward is offered by the mayor and council for arrest and conviction of the incendiaires. Fire Marshal Joyner leads the investigation as officials consider links to a prior town hall fire in Jonkhurat.
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Quakhurst
Jonkhurat
Joyner
Joy and Economy in Marketing in Atlanta Ads
The Constitution presents grocery and market advertising showing essential needs met by regular merchants. It highlights choicest foods, wide varieties, and low prices aiming to make shopping a joy and a source of economy. The paper claims authority for quality and guides households to hunger needs.
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Atlanta
Army Education Plan Adopted by Senate and Nitrogen Plant Debate
Senate approves Senator Hoke Smith amendment to the army bill offering 75 hours monthly vocational education for enlisted men in agriculture or mechanical arts with civilian instructors. Debate continues on a proposed government nitrogen plant to supply fertilizer, with opposition to federal involvement and concerns about cost, constitutionality, and war needs.
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Smith
Chamberlain
South Carolina
War Department
Cardwick
Georgia
Villa is Reported Heading Toward Parral in Mexico
Francisco Villa allegedly moved toward Parral after being seen at La Boquilla and Santa Rosalia. Officials note US and de facto troops cooperate, with reports of clashes near Cleneguilla and Aguas Calientes as Carranza forces pursue Villa across northern Mexico amid escalating border patrol activity.
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Guerrero
Wills
Parral
la Boquilla
Alani
Germans Execute Belgian Woman on Treason Charge
Amsterdam reports via London that The Echo Belge claims Miss Gabrielle Pett of Molenbeek Belgium was executed by Germans after a court martial for treason for running an information bureau aiding Germany's enemies. It also says Louise de Bettignies of Lille was sentenced to death but commuted to life imprisonment. Marie Van Houtte was said to receive fifteen years imprisonment. In Virginia, Joan Edward Lanier fatally shot his wife then killed himself. wife to recover.
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Holland
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Gabrielle Pett
Molenbeek
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Lille
Marie van Houtte
German Losses At Verdun Estimated At 200000
Pans April 7 German losses before Verdun reach 200000 men according to a semi official French summary. The report cites careful inquiry in high quarters with precise details on German and allied losses, noting heavy infantry and artillery casualties across multiple divisions and fronts. The assessment covers February 1 to April 3 and includes retreating corps and front line attrition.
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Verdun Front
Associated Press
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Nts
Vaux
Holt
Bavanan
Matancourt
Avecourt Woods
Lansea
Sscond
Avecourt
Eparges
Barefoot burglars net three after jewelry thefts
Police arrest Ethel Belmont and A P Chandler after a string of burglaries tied to the barefoot trio. Katherine Hodge is held as a witness as detectives recover pawn tickets and over two thousand dollars in stolen jewelry, with Belmont also linked to pawn slips in Birmingham and Macon.
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Daniel Belmont
A P Chandler
Belmonts
Chandler
Guspicion
Katherine Hodge
Atlanta
Drusa Hills
Decatur Street
Starnes
Campbell
Detective ‘Headquarters
Hodgewoman
Millen
Belmont
Bia
Peace Talk Ploy Attacked by Lord Cecil in Reichstag
Lord Hubert Cecil denounces Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg’s Reichstag speech as mere pretense to stall popular demand for ending the war. He says Britain will not abandon the food blockade and cannot trust Germany to keep any promises.
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Reichstag
Germany
England
London
Hubert Cecil
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Foreign Office
Lord Robert
Great Britain
Great Briitain
Orson Bethmann-Hullwee
Robert
von Rethmann- Hallwegs
Weather Prophecy Fair and Cooler Forecast
Weather prophecy notes fair and cooler conditions with north areas fair and cooling in the south. Saturday forecasts show fair weather with cooler temps, while Sunday remains fair across regions.
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