War News Across the Nation and World War Context
The report surveys air battles and aerial losses as World War I rages, noting U S plans to send physicians and aviators to France, Lloyd George backing submarine campaign limits, Roosevelt urging volunteer divisions, and U S Army expansion with a $2.099 billion war budget. It cites French mission cooperation, American rail and shipbuilding efforts, and Florida liquor advertising policy while naming Ella Root as head of the American mission to Russia.
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American Field Ambulance
Paris
Basil K. Nofter
Plattsburg
Army
Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Chicago
France
Marshal Joffre
Lloyd George
Guildhall
Mr. Lloyd George
United States
Army General Staff
West Front
Council of National Defense
Philippines
Newark
N. J
Florida
Gov. Catts
Rene Vivian
Ella Root
Russia
Washington Debates World War Era Military Funding
United States appropriations of 2.699 billion dollars aim to cover urgent army and navy deficiencies. A bill proposes alien regiments led by Indian cavalry as North American cavalry. World War talks involve France, Britain, Italy, and Russia with US military and loan commitments under discussion. President Wilson to speak on Memorial Day. Joffre signals French hopes for US entry.
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Kahn
France
United States
Wilson
Amington
Joffre
Congress approves Army bill for selective draft in war effort
Both houses pass the Army bill as the Administra tion pushes selective conscription. Senate vote cited as 64 to 16 while the House stands 397 to 24. Viviani commission says France needs money food coal steel oil and transport gear. Governor Cox asks Baker to call another Ohio National Guard regiment to protect industrial sites. Plans form for entertaining French envoys in Chicago after the Washington war council. Secretary Daniels urged to boost navy to 130000 men. Captain Rice reports sightings of a Prussian U boat near the Mongolian in British waters. The shot struck the sub as the Mongolian sped forward. Roosevelt volunteers draw 25000 applicants including 10000 negros.
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Congress
Senate
House
Viviani
France
Cox
Ohio
Baker
Ohio National Guard
Chicago
War Council
Washington
Daniels
House Naval Committee
Rice
Britsh
Asher
Golf Club Drives War Aid With Entry Fees For Red Cross
The Dun woodle Country Club scheme uses unused portions of its golf course and volunteer members to raise funds for national defense. The Montclair Golf Club will donate all entry fees to the American Red Cross. The United States Golf Association backs the effort as a nationwide movement.
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Dunwoodle
United States Golf Association
Montclair Golf Club
American Red Cross
New York Rowing Association
Stallings
Bostons
Bailey
Washington and Lee
Fred Mitchell
Cub
Merkle
Cubs
George Smith
Giants
Christy Mathewson
Tom Needham
Newark
N. J
Government food control bills introduced in Congress
The text notes Roosevelt era measures to curb wholesale price fixing by food dealers and to fund enforcement with a $25 million appropriation. It cites Lever and Gore pushing food control legislation, and mentions loans up to $300 million to states. Other items include a Mexican clerks execution, miner wage rises, brewery fines, ship confiscation for Allied aid, and Boston clubs losing all night liquor licenses.
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eTee
New York Navy Yard
House
Lever
Committee On Agriculture
Senate
Gore
Ae Partee
Roosevelt
Washington
Trinidad Moreno
Douglas
United States Circuit Court
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Knox
Boston
Boston Press Club
Licensing Board
Congress Passes Army Draft Bill Amid Age Dispute
Congress approves the administration plan to raise a war army by selective conscription. Senate votes 81 to 8 for the bill with an age range of 21 to 27 and House at 313 to 109 against volunteers, 397 to 24 for the bill. Amendments set pay raises and allow Roosevelt to recruit a volunteer force for France.
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Senate
Washington
America
Germany
House
Col. Roosevelt
France
National Guard
Foreign happiness of Ireland in hands of Balfour
Lord Northeline says British Foreign secretary can settle conferences between Ireland and Britain at home. Maximilian Harden defends United States against dollar chasing in war. German publicist says peace overtures were a bridge to submarine war. Typhus epidemic grips German industrial centers. Denmark to establish a New York trade bureau. America Day observed in Liverpool. Maura criticizes Romanones policy. Britain should surrender Gibraltar. France should not meddle in Morocco. Constantine denies German influence on Greece. Guatemala orders eight days for German minister and associates to leave.
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Ireland
Balfour
Lord Northeline
Maximilian Harden
United States
Germany
Denmark
New York
America
Liverpool
England
Senor Maura
Conde de Romanones
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Spain
France
Morocco
Constantine
Greece
Guatemala
WAR SPIRIT BREEDS BOYS PROPORTION RISES IN WARTIME
The Register-General of England and Wales reports in the first quarter of the war the birth ratio of boys to girls at 1,043 to 1,000, rising in later quarters to 1,044 and for 1916 totals to 1,050 1,051 1,045 and 1,050, the highest in fifty years.
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British Register-General
London
Register-General
England and Wales
Loans to France and Italy and ship support for Allies
The Hamburg American liners Portonia and Clara Mennig, seized in New York, will be used by the Allies with one ship bound for France and the other for Italy. The United States has arranged loans of 100 million dollars each to France and Italy, joining prior Britain support to fund Allied efforts. A new executive order expands censorship of cables and telecommunication lines into Mexico to protect military and national interests.
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Washington
Portonia
Clara Mennig
New York
France
Italy
Germany
United States
Alles
British War Commission
United States Shipping Board
Lord Eustace Percy
Lord Percy
Ne- Adoo
Great Britain
Wilson
Mexico
Committee On Public Information
Allies honor Washington at tomb ceremony with British and French leaders
Representatives of three Allied nations join in a solemn dedication at Washingtons tomb Kneeling British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour lays a palm wreath French leaders Rene Viviani and Marshal Joffre honor George Washington as a pivotal general The simple bronze palm leaf rests on the vault to mark the tribute.
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Washington
George Washington
Arthur J Balfour
Foreign Affairs
Great Britain
France
Rene Viviani
Marshal Joffre
America
Peace terms and unrest dominate war news
Headlines report Germany's internal unrest and Petrograd rioting as key war features, with April 1 Prussian strength estimated at 2,628,000 and Allied air superiority cited. Von Hindenburg’s name used to rally troops amid hopes for final victory.
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Germany
Petrograd
L. W. B. Rees
Flying Corps
Maximilian Harden
Zukunft
Prussia
Four Thousand Cuban Liberals Jailed Under Menocal Regime
Dr John Willis Slaughter reports in The Public that four thousand Cuban liberals are held in solitary confinement by the Menocal government. He credits Menocal with honesty but accuses the Conservatives of stealing the election and describes booths in the woods defended by barbed wire and soldiers.
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John Willis Slaughter
Menocal
New York
Slaughter
Jersey Potato Crop Seen 20 Percent Down
Early white potato planting in south Jersey nears completion with expected yields 4500 to 6000 carloads by late July or early August. Deer ravages, restrictions on hunting, and high potash costs threaten farmers, prompting protests from Beach View Barnegat area farmers and a demand for relief.
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Trentoz
South Jersey
Gaunt
Ezra Parker
Barnegat National Bank
Ocean County
State House
Parker
Beach View
Barnegat
Camden and Gloucester County News Highlights
Camden reports school gardening at Cooper grammar and Grant primary schools. Browning gets another Naval Academy appointment following a prelim exam at the Post Office building. Glassboro builds a glass works boom and forms a Stonemen's League. Gloucester County farmers face weather, labor, and market shifts as asparagus and potatoes move. Red Cross forms in Gloucester. Mayor resignations, farm reform, and local school and council actions appear across towns like Woodbury Bridgeton Paulsboro Swedesboro and Gibbstown.
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Camden
Cooper Grammar
Grant
W. A. Scott
Albion
Cape May
Granges
State Agricultural Society
Woodbury
Browning
Naval Academy
Glassboro
Gloucester
Swedesboro
Gloucester City
Odd Fellows
Gloucester County
Paulsboro
M J. Doolittle
New Jersey
Stone Prox
Clarkshboro
Salem
Cumberland
Army
Navy
Board of Education
The
Red Cross
Lewis Starr
Bridgeton
Third Regiment
National Guard
T Barrington
Carmel
David Hawkins
Nathan D. Blum
Justice Long
Woodstown
Gibbstown
Pennsylvania
Liberty Hook and Ladder Company
Active Chemical Company
Kathen Avenue
Edward F. Kressell
Haddonfield
Joseph T. M. Childrey
First Baptist Church
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