Senate passes anew army bill with conscription clause
Washington May 1 The administrations army bill with the conscription provision retained passes the senate without roll call. The measure is virtually the same as last Saturday and now goes to conference with the house. Senators Chamberlain Hitchcock and Warren are the conferees. Officials say there is a shift toward sending American troops as soon as possible.
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Steamer Ballarat Sunk by Submarine Off London
The Ballarat, a 11000 ton passenger and troop transport stricken by a submarine while sailing to England, was sunk near London. British torpedo destroyers rescued all troops aboard, praised for exemplary conduct, recalling earlier heroism at the 1852 Brinkinkenhead sinking off Africa.
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Flag Raising Program for Loyalty Day Observance
The committee announced the Loyalty Day flag raising program featuring an assembly song America by school children, welcome address by Hon. B J Taber, speech The Spirit of Lincoln by Prof. G C Jensen, flag presentation by Hon. B H J Taber, acceptance by Ranking Officer of 6th Cal Int Flag Raising, salute, and the 6th Cal Int chorus with Star Spangled Banner by Mrs Keyssest and male choir. The event substitutes for May Day with a March feel.
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Viviani Delivers Stirring Address to Senate
Rene Viviani the French statesman addressing the United States Senate delivered a heartfelt French memorial thanking America for aiding the allies. He praised French women and predicted American women would show equal bravery as senators and galleries rose with applause and cries of Joffre.
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Wall Street Plot Exposed in Wilson Era Case
Wolf Hirsch and George Mayringer confessed to plans to blow up J P Morgan offices and disrupt telegraph lines to trigger stock market reversals. They admitted making a bomb in a Roosevelt Hospital lab and sought to profit from market turmoil. They are held on $10,000 bail.
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Kilbane Aims at Lightweight Title Tonight
New York May 1 Johnnie Kilbane already holds the featherweight crown and seeks the world lightweight title in a bout with Freddie Welsh tonight. Kilbane can win only by knockout due to rules prohibiting a referee's decision.
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Bakers Walk Out in Connecticut
Mindel, Conn May 1 Virtually all the union bakers here have struck over the arbitration agreement in the new wage contract
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Survivors Of Vacuum To Land Tonight After Ship Sinking
London dispatches confirm the loss of Lieutenant Thomas and part of his crew aboard the American Tanker Vacuum. Survivors Robert Williams Oscar Gailes W Lundgren A Byl and Raymond Nantes will land at Liverpool at midnight. In Rhine provinces munitions workers strike, Krupp works isolated. North Dakota Governor Frazier backs federal minimum price fixing for food products.
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Carranza Takes Office as Mexico's Constitutional President
Venustiano Carranza assumes the presidency in Mexico City as the country forms its first constitutional government since Madero's assassination. The new constitutional congress meets to draft what may be the world’s most radical constitution.
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Censorship Ordered on Overseas Cables and Mexico Traffic
Washington May 1 The committee on public information has issued president ordered censorship on cables from the United States and on telephony and telegraph lines into Mexico. The navy will oversee overseas messages and the army will control lines into Mexico. Commander D W Todd directs naval cable censorship and Commander Arthur B Hoff will supervise allied lines.
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West reserves near exhaustion warns wartime bulletin
The Twelfth Federal Reserve district reports tightening food supplies with reserves nearly exhausted. Copper and other metals rise to meet war needs while onions beans and potatoes face shortages. Canned goods are sold out and shipments to allies continue as the coming pack faces constraints.
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American Receives Legion of Honor First U S Recipient
Richard Norton was awarded France's Legion of Honor becoming the first American recipient. Norton helped originate the American Volunteer Ambulance Corps during World War I.
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Millionaire Enlists as Private in City News Item
San Francisco May 1 Niles E Mills son of Easton Mills heir to millions enlisted today as a private and will be sent to aviation school
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Border Censorship Extended to Telephones and Telegraphs
The New York division will place supervision on border censorship of telephones and telegraphs. Censorship measures will apply only to lines on the Mexican border under Brigadier General McIntyre.
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Entente Supplied With Vessels Reported by British Expert
Lord Eustace Percy of the British mission says the United States has placed considerable ship tonnage at the disposal of the entente allies. He notes vessels were supplied to be used according to allied needs but refused to specify what ships or if they were seized German merchant vessels interned in Austrian ports.
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Air Bombing Devastates Zierikee Village in Zeeland
The Amsterdam telgraf reports that bombs dropped by aircraft on Zierikee ruined the village in Zeeland. More than a hundred houses were smashed or damaged, and terror spread as searchlights pierced the night.
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Russian Baltic fleet officers killed in Helsingfors revolt
G S Westman, ship builder from Helsingfors, reports that Admiral Nepenin and four hundred officers were slain during the revolution that toppled the government at Helsingfors, the capital of Finland, as higher officers of the Russian Baltic fleet were attacked in their lines.
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Russians Swear Allegiance to Provisional Government on Saloniki Front
On a Saloniki parade ground Russian troops sworn to the provisional government after the emperor abdicated. A general read the proclamation and explained the new oath, abolishing courtesy titles. Soldiers kissed Bible and cross and pledged loyalty, then adopted the form of address “Yes General.”
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More Young Men Volunteer for the Armed Forces
Attorney Tmas Agee departs to take the exam for the reserve training corps. Peter Seler leaves for Fort McDowell on Angel Island. Chick Steninger volunteers for infantry and may go to the Philippines. Thomas McWade and Peter Jacobi enlist in the engineers corps. Last month Biko furnished thirty eight, this month rolls five. Patriotism praised as the community awaits potential calls.
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