British Break German Line On Long Front
London April 13 British forces attacked between St. Quent in and Cambria and after sharp fighting captured enemy positions on a wide front from north of Hari court to Metzen Coutre. They seized Gouzencourt Gauche Wood and the Sart Farm and advanced several miles from Haricourt to Metzen Coutre. The move follows German retirement on the St. Quentin front.
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London
St. Quentin
Cambria
Haricourt
Metzen Coutre
Gouzencourt
Gauche Wood
Sart Farm
War Finance Bill Opens in House Debate
The House opened a debate on wartime financing authorizing $5 billion in bonds and $2 billion in treasury notes. Speaker Kitchin led the measure as leaders seek swift passage before adjournment, with a vote scheduled for 2 PM tomorrow after a 7 PM closing of debate.
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Washington
Congress
House
Treasury
Kitchin
Senate
British hospital ships Gloucester Castle Salta sunk in English Channel
London reports two British hospital ships were sunk in the English Channel. Gloucester Castle was sunk without warning on March 30 and Salta by a mine on April 10, with 52 persons drowned according to the War Office.
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London
English Channel
Salta
War Office
Canal Builder to Take Charge of Shipbuilding
Washington April 13 Colonel George Geethals who built the Panama canal has agreed to take general charge of constructing 1 000 wooden ships for the government following President Wilsons request.
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Geethals
Washington
George Geethals
Yanama Canal
Wilson
Defensive Sea Areas Outlined by Executive Order
An executive order declares defensive sea areas on US coasts and in insular possessions. It sets that only public US vessels may cross after sunset and warns vessels crossing will be fired upon. The date of the order is April 5 with locations listed from Kennebec River to Honolulu.
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Washington
United States
Insular
Kenebec River
Maine
Portsmouth
N. H
Boston
Mass
New Bedford
Newport
A. L
New York
East New York
Delaware River
Chesapeake
Baltimore
Potomac
Hampton Roads
Willmington
Cape Fear
Savanah
Key West
Tampa
Pensacola
Mobile
Missippi River
Galveston
San Diego
San Francisco
Columbia River
Port Orchard
Honolulu
Minula
Nevada Governor Returns From San Francisco Trip
Governor Doyle came back after a week in San Francisco. He met with Major-General J. Franklin Bell regarding military matters and with Governor Stephene of California, but no details could be released due to wartime censorship. He indicated possible appointments for tax and highway commissions and noted delays for other posts. He planned an Arbor Day address in Sparks after departure.
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Vernor Doyle
San Francisco
Bay
Elty
J. Franklin Bell
United States Army
Nevada
Stephene
California
War Department
Bell
Washington
National Guard
Congress
Tax Commission
Highway Commission
Bureau of Mines
Sparks
President 10 Has Control of Railroads
Washington April 13 A bill introduced by Adamson in the house commerce committee would grant the president power to order railroad officials to operate portions of rolling stock during war with or without taking over the railroads It permits control of railroads telegraph and telephone lines and drafts workers into military service The president would use the military to protect and operate the railroad and would expand the interstate commerce commission from seven to eleven members.
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Washington
Adamson
House Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
German Raider Reported Entering Gulf of Mexico
Galveston April 13 reports say a German commerce raider in the guise of a sailing vessel has entered the Gulf of Mexico. The news came via radio from an unnamed British warship to a vessel that arrived in Galveston. Officials in Washington have not confirmed the presence of raiders or submarines near American ports.
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Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Gulf
Yuctan
Navy Department
Washington
Tunnel Guard Shot By Unknown Assailant
A tunnel guard at a western tunnel was shot three times by an unknown assailant using a small calibre rifle. The corporal was treated at Bowling hospital in Elko after being transported from the tunnel. Authorities investigate a dynamite discovery near the portal and pursue a possible suspect.
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Here
Elko
Bowling Hospital
Hood
Lagan
East Portal
Red Cross Leader Heads Nevada Organization Boost
Carson Appeal notes the executive head of the Red Cross Society in Nevada strengthens organizational efforts and coordinates relief operations across the state.
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Organization of the Red Cross Society
Nevada
Carson Appeal
Brazilians Ordered to Leave Germany Within 24 Hours
Rio Janeiro April 13 Foreign Minister Muller cabled the Brazilian minister at Berlin to evacuate all Brazilians in Germany within the next twenty four hours.
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Rio Janiero
Muller
Berlin
Germany
Denial of Treveal Sinking by Cuban Authorities
New York dispatch reports Cuban authorities denying that the British steamer Treveal was sunk off Clenfuegos by a German submarine. The denial follows published rumors and London press coverage.
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New York
Treveal
Clenfugeos
Captain Realizes U S War Strength
Berlin April 13 Captain Persus writing in the Berlin Tageblat criticizes those who treat America's entry into the war lightly He warns that America's economic strength is not the only important factor and that military strength must be matched not by shrugging but by sober acknowledgment of US power.
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Berlin
Persus
Limited Interest Shown in May 1 Incorporation Vote
Little interest is seen in the upcoming May 1 election on the incorporation question. A number are mentioned as possible candidates for mayor and councilmen.
European Ports Open to All American Ships Plan
Washington reports that European ports will open to American ships as needed and an American naval station may be built on the Irish coast. Secretary Daniels meets with English and French admirals to plan patrols along the Atlantic coast and possibly into Canada.
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Washington
Ias
Daniels
Atlantic
Canada
Diamond Jim Brady Dies in Atlantic City After Long Illness
James B. Brady known as Diamond Jim on Broadway died at the Beach Front hotel in Atlantic City this morning after a long illness. He was a noted figure on New York City’s theater scene.
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Atlantic City
James B. Brady
Insurance coverage against bombardment noted in Boston
Boston April 13 Insurance men said today that bombardment insurance policies to the extent of about four million dollars had been written in this city since domestic companies were advised the first of the week that they could accept such risks.
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Boston
Burial of Edystone ammunition plant blast victims
Thousands gathered in Chester P a under rain to witness the burial of about two score unidentified victims of last Tuesday’s Edystone ammunition plant explosion. The services were held over a long trench where unclaimed bodies lay in oaken coffins.
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Chester
Edystone
Big business men seek way to help payrolls wartime
April 13 report notes U S leading manufacturers plan to push for government provisions for enlisted soldiers dependents. They urge subsistence allowances modeled on Britain and Canada and propose a national patriotic fund coordinated by the American Red Cross.
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New York
United States
Great Britain
Canada
National Patriotic Fund
American Red Cross Organization
Proclamation Seeks Planting Month to Boost Food Production
Washington April 13. Representative Taylor of Colorado introduces a measure to designate planting month and to appropriate 5 million dollars for public and private land farming within reclamation projects. The bill has support from the reclamation service. The American defense society urges governors to proclaim April 15 to May 15 as planting month to activate cultivation of available spaces.
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Washington
Representative Taylor
Colorado
House Irrigation Committee
Bil
Reclamation Service
American Defense Society
Objects of Sunday in New York
New York April 13 following Billy Sunday campaign goals in New York City were adopted at the dedication of the gospel tabernacle. The text calls for rebuilding homes, restoring faiths, mending hearts, uplifting youth, aiding the middle aged, and destroying evil, with a nod to Jehovah God and Redeemer. E V Black and Tony Monks of Death left the city on No. 10.
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New York
Billy Sunday
New York City
Our Mile City
City of God
E. V. Black
Tony Monks
Death
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