German U boat Orders Signal New Tactics
Berlin reports new and definite instructions to German submarine commanders as President Wilson’s final demand looms. Wilson remains firm that the issue is negotiable only if the new orders are issued and carried out in good faith. A draft note reply to Washington is being prepared in Berlin with possible minor changes. London reports Berlin May Day unrest with police dispersal and arrests. Dublin notes fire losses from rebellion district and officials tally extensive damage. Augustine Burkell resigns as chief secretary for Ireland amid prosecutions of four signatories to the Irish republic proclamation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Berlin
Rman
Rmany
Wilson
Shebandon
Germany
Dublin
Rebellion
London
Augustine Burkell
Ireland
Patrick H. Pearce
James Connolly
Thomas J. Clark
Thomas MacDonough
Germans Gain Ground in Argonne West Near Verdun
Paris reports a sharp clash in the Argonne west of Verdun with German forces gaining a foothold in advanced French positions after shelling and gas exposure. The French counterattacked and drove the Germans back.
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JY Asso
London
Paris
Argonne
Verdun
Justice to Probe Telegrams Aimed at Congress
The department of justice will likely investigate the sending of thousands of telegrams to Congress urging no action against Germany. The move follows a conference between Kent Wilson and Senator Hastings after they received numerous messages.
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Associated Press
Washington
Departur of Justice
Antigation
Congress
Germany
Kent Wilson
Senator Hasting
Ad praise from Schaffner and Marx to Waldrop Co
Hart Schaffner & Marx express satisfaction with two Bryan Daily Eagle ads from March. They commend the small type and generous white space, and congratulate on good cooperation and a forthcoming big season.
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Bryan Daily Eagle
Garment Workers Strike Expands in New York
New York May 3 union officials estimate sixty five thousand strikers today with thirty thousand joining the sympathy strike for those locked out yesterday affecting about three hundred thousand workers overall.
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Associated Press
New York
Sebesta Building Demolished for New Main Street Structure
The old Higgs corner on Main Street in Bryan was torn down today to make way for a two story brick business building. Contractor Hubbard erects it for Mr. Sebesta on the site once owned by the Higgs family and previously by Dr. J. P. Mitchell.
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Sebesta
Main Street
Higgs
Hubbard
Mr. Sebesta
Bryan
J. P. Mitchell
Claud Mitchell
Thos. W. Higgs
Frank Higgs
John Sebesta
Creek Boys Defeat Leonard 5 to 0 in Diamond Game
The Creek Boys defeated Leonard 5 to 0 on Leonard school diamond last Sunday afternoon. Creek’s Glowsky and Boriskie pitched, while Leonard’s Lather and Blazek nabbed a few outs but could not match Creek’s offense.
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Leonard School
Creek Boys
Leonjard
Glowsky and
Boriskie
Leonard
Lather and
Blazek
Buchanan Willing to Meet Davis in Texas Debate
Washington May 3 Representative Buchanan says a joint debate with Davis would not be important enough to justify a trip from Congress. He favors aiding flood control work on the Brazos and Colorado rivers and would meet Davis in Austin only if he can attend briefly during a Texas tour. He rejects extraneous prober discussions and keeps focus on national issues.
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Washington
Buchanan
Davis
Austin
Cyclon
Congress
House Committee On Flood Control
Texas
Brazos
Colorado
Wilson Holds Firm as Germany Reply Awaits
Washington weighs Kaiser Wilhelm’s response to President Wilson. Officials warn Germany must fully meet demands or end diplomatic ties. Submarine activity shows ten ships attacked since April 10 and one torpedoed in the last 48 hours as the reply nears.
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Germany
Four Men Burned in Plantation Commissary Fire
Early today a fire destroyed the commissary on R. Q. Astin’s Brazos bottom plantation. Overseer Roy Montgomery and three negro workers were badly burned while moving a large oil container that exploded, spreading the flames. Montgomery was taken to Bryan Hospital. others received on site care. Loss estimated at 1500 dollars. insurance details unavailable.
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R. Q. Astin
Brazos Bottom
Roy Montgomery
Tailor Shop Struck by Lightning Near College Campus
John Konecny, a tailor at the entrance to the College campus, was in his shop when a lightning bolt struck during the morning rain. He was badly shocked but not seriously injured. the sewing machine needle melted and a nearby lamp broke, with little other damage.
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John Tauber
Near College
John Konecny
Mr. Konecny
Mr. Keneeny
Asong
German Geddes on Submarine War Abandonment Talks
Dispatches from Berlin indicate Germany will try to meet American demands for immediate abandonment of the present submarine war method. The proposals were not disclosed. Also reports say the British battleship Russell was sunk by a mine with 124 missing, and German admiralty claimed sinking a British guard vessel and a Turkish statement claimed four squadrons of British cavalry wiped out near Quatia on the Suez Canal. A German submarine was reportedly sunk off the east coast of England.
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Associated Press
Washington
Berlin
Germany
Gerard
London
England
Admiral Freemantle
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Dogger Bank
Quatia
Suez Canal
Militia Deploys to Quiet Pittsburg Strike Riots
A cavalry troop from Harrisburg arrived by special train at East Pittsburg to quell the Turtle Creek and Monongahela Valley strike areas. The strike spread to McKees Rocks at the Pressed Steel Car Company where workers walked out yesterday and today, with the plant’s ten thousand employees expected to be idle this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
East Pittsburg
Turtle Creek
Monongahele Valley
McKees Rocks
Pressed Steel Car Company
Tuberculosis Was Chief Death Cause In March Report
Austin reports to the State Health Department for March show 387 smallpox cases, 122 diphtheria, 98 tuberculosis, 87 scarlet fever, and 64 typhoid. There were 25 tuberculosis deaths and 40 from typhoid. smallpox deaths were 17, diphtheria 19, scarlet fever 1.
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Austin
Texas
State Health Department
State Board of Health
German planes bomb Russian battleship Slava
Official admiralty report says three German aero planes dropped thirty two bombs on the Slava with several taking effect and fire observed. A subsequent London dispatch notes a Russian force of about two hundred fifty thousand landed at Marseilles for western fighting and Verdun activity paused as German efforts focus on the British line.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Associated Preas
London
Marseilles
Verdun
France
Belgium
Munitions Sales Are Large
Europe’s purchases of war materials in the United States reached 340 million dollars in the first 20 months of the war. March was the heaviest month with over 50 million dollars in munitions leaving U S ports. High explosive shells and shrapnel move to Europe at about 1 million dollars daily while powder shipments run about 500 thousand dollars daily. Firearms and cartridges valued over 5 million dollars went to Europe in March.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Atlantic
Harvesters Strike Shuts McCormick Plant in Chicago
The McCormick plant of the International Harvester Company shut down today as most of its seven thousand workers joined a strike. With additional walkouts, about ten thousand of the companys twelve thousand employees are on strike.
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McCormick
Chicago
International Harvester Company
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Hart Schaffnder & Marx
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