American oil steamer Gulflight sunk by submarine
The American oil tanker Gulflight, built in 1914 in Camden New Jersey and owned by Gulf Refining, sailed April 10 from Port Arthur Texas for Rouen France. She was torpedoed off the Scilly Islands by a German submarine, beached at Crow Sound, with the captain and two sailors dead and others saved by a patrol boat.
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London
Port Arthur
Texas
Rouen
France
Scilly Islands
Central News
Central News Agency
Gulflight
Crow Sound
Camden
N. J
Gulf Refining Company
Japan Concedes on China Demands in Hopeful Talks
Tokyo reports an extraordinary cabinet council reviewed China’s refusal to fully bow to Japanese demands. Japan signals progress by agreeing to return Kiao-Chow to China if China accepts amended terms, with concessions on police administration and munitions, and delaying railway rights in southern China pending broader discussions.
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Tokyo
China
Japan
Repulsed in Asia and Rebels Defeat Italians in Tripoli
Across Asia minor the Turk pushed back Anglo French forces near Gaba Tepeh Ari Burnu while capturing two machine guns and munitions near Seddul Bahr. In Tripoli Colonel Miami's Italian column fought rebels south of Syria but retreated with heavy losses. In Washington both Mexican agencies claim gains as Obregon advances toward Leon and Monterey, with Villa pushing on near Aguas Calientes.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Gaba Tepeh
Ari Burnu
Seddul-Bahr
Tripoli
Miami
Syria
Washington
Aguas Calientes
Secretary Daniels touts 14 inch gun superiority
Secretary Daniels issues a bureau of ordnance statement defending the 14 inch U S Navy gun against critics who favor British 15 inch rifles. The 14 inch weapon is described as capable of longer range tighter accuracy and harder hitting than any current or planned foreign design despite British battleships mounting larger guns.
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Washington
Daniels
Bureau of Ordnance
Elizabeth
Siege of the Dardanelles Opens with Turco Resistance
British and French troops began the Gallipoli operation at the Dardanelles under favorable conditions. They landed on both sides of the strait, took prisoners, and advanced with naval support. French and British forces claim footing and continual disembarkation while the Turks mounted seven counterattacks and fierce defense despite warship gunfire. The Turkish report says landing at Kurt Kaleh met resistance and was driven back to shore with many casualties.
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London
Constantinople
Dardanelles
British War Office
Admiralty
Gallipoli
Paris
Kum-Kaleh
Asiatic
Strait
Ian Hamilton
Kurt-Kaleh
Wilson Renames Culebra Cut Gaillard Cut in Honor of Col Gaillard
President Wilson signs an executive order renaming Culebra cut in the Panama Canal to Gaillard cut to honor the late Col. D. D. Gaillard who died from illness while serving on the isthmian canal commission.
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Washington
Wilson
Culebra Cut
Panama Canal
Gaillard
Col
D. D. Gaillard
Isthmian Canal Commission
Turkish Victory Claims Flooded with Allied Losses
Berlin reports a sensational tally claiming 8 000 Allied troops driven to the sea and 12 000 captured at Gallipoli with Turkish entrenchments and heavy shelling needed for any advance. Left wing forces reportedly surrendered while the center and right wings were said defeated amid jubilee celebrations.
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London
Galipoli
Berlin
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Liman von Sanders
Halil Bey
Constantinople
Fifth Army Corps
Liman von Sanders Pasha
Peace debate at International Congress of Women
The Hague session saw discord as Belgian delegates were invited to the platform by Doctor Augsburg of Munich. Only two of five Belgian representatives joined, welcomed by Miss Jane Adams of Chicago. Mrs Rosika Schwimmer urged a minute of silent prayer for peace while Mlle Eamer insisted Belgium cannot accept peace without justice and denounced mediation without justice.
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Hague
Netherlands
International Congress of Women
Doctor Augsburg
Munich
Jane Addams
Chicago
Rosika Schwimmer
Hungarian Women’s Suffrage Association
Mlle. Eamer
Abolition Call and Arbitration News Flash
Wire flash items report Bryan denouncing alcohol and urging total abstinence at a National Abstainers' Union event in New York, with patriotism cited as unable to curb alcohol’s grip. New York politics urged party bosses be dropped and Governor to lead the state. Jacob Gould Schurman spoke in Albany on expanding executive power to shape legislation. In Chicago, an arbitration award raised pay for 64 thousand railway workers on 98 Western lines, though a dissent cited the Newlands act as inadequate. A discussion in the American Critical and Social Science Association addressed postwar foreign trade growth and unemployment relief as the nation eyes prosperity.
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Bryan
National Abstainers’ Union
New York
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Republican Club
Albany
Chicago
Brotherhood of Enginemen
Newlands
United States
K Thane
Jane Addams Presides The Hague Congress
Miss Jane Addams of Chicago was unanimously chosen chairman of the International Congress of Women. Two delegates from each principal nation were named to the international committee. The congress adopted a resolution protesting war and rejecting the idea that women are protected under modern warfare, recognizing women's responsibility in connection with wars.
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Jane Addams
Hague
Chicago
International Congress of Women
International Committee
Thaw Appeal Blocked on Jury for Sanity Test
The appellate division granted the attorney general’s request for an alternative writ restraining Supreme Court Justice Hendrick from empanelling a jury to test the sanity of Hi J Thaw. Argument on who should be made permanent is set for May 7. Thaw had sought aid to prove sanity and to aid his defense.
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Thaw
New York
Supreme Court
Attorney General
Hendrick
Lime use in Georgia soils needs care for legume crops
Tests in southern Georgia show lime applications from 1500 to 3000 pounds per acre offered little benefit with corn, cotton, or oats, yet many soils are acidic and require lime for legumes. One ton per acre of pulverized limestone is recommended for ordinary legumes as a top dressing prior to fertilization to sweeten the land and aid nitrogen fixing organisms.
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Georgia
Sorehead of Chickens Warns of Germ Disease at Ga College
Dr W M Burson veterinary professor warns that sorehead is a germ disease resistant to disinfectants and can persist on premises for years. He outlines symptoms treatment and prevention including sanitation, creolin iodine boric acid and cresol spray. Hastings Seed Catalogue promotes free flower seeds and a cash prize for Corn Club boys with seed varieties for the South.
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W. M. Burson
Veterinary Science
College of Agr
Hastings
Great Southern Seed House
H. G. Hastings & Company
Atlanta
Corn Club Boys
South
Ad-t
County Soil Surveys Progress and Methods
W A Worsham of the Georgia Agricultural College reports completion of Turner county soil surveys and ongoing work in Washington and Laurens counties with Wilkes county fieldwork to begin. The program combines physical soil mapping, soil descriptions, and crop suitability analysis, backed by chemical analyses at the college lab and crop tests by the Department of Agronomy.
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W. A. Worsham
Ayr
Turner County
Washington
Laurens
Wilkes County
College of Agriculture
Department of Agronomy
Parrot Teaches Wordy Patter in Odd Classroom Banter
In a quirky exchange, a speaker compliments a parrot’s large vocabulary while another notes teaching Polly Square names and playful phrases. The dialogue blends humor with a teaching scene, highlighting the pet’s verbal flair and the keeper’s cheeky tone.
How to Kill Bugs That Hurt Truck Crops in Georgia
Georgia farmers face a surge in truck crops as diversification grows. A new bulletin from the State Board of Entomology outlines practical pest controls for red spider, harlequin cabbage bug, aphids, mole crickets, cutworms, pickle worms, melon borers, squash vine borers, cabbage worms, and Colorado potato beetle. Recommendations include lime sulphur sprays, trap crops, kerosene emulsions, Black Leaf 40, soap solutions, arsenate of lead, Paris green, and careful field sanitation.
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Atlanta
Georgia
State Board of Entomology
Witteh
Lee Worsham
Ais
Ialoa
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