British Hold German Line From Loos to St Quentin
London April 14 The British under Haig have broken sections of the Hindenburg line from Loos to north of St Quentin. Fierce bombardment and infantry assaults have shaken the front protecting French industry. Lens and the Cambria region near St Quentin show German pressure weakening while British advances threaten Cambrai and Arras.
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London
Loos
St. Quentin
France
Lens
England
Lille
Sinking of Monte Protegido Sparks National Condemnation
Buenos Aires reports the torpedoing of the Argentine sailing ship Monte Protegido by a German submarine. The Nacion urges calm amid grave events while the government pledges a strong response and the nation condemns the act as criminal.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Nacion
Pass War Bills Before Night
Washington reports the House moved to pass a seven billion dollar war revenue bill before night by an almost unanimous vote. The bill was taken up at 11 o'clock under a five minute rule with amendments under debate. an income tax amendment and a loan elimination proposal were ruled out of order.
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Washington
House
O'Elock
Shackleford
Kitchin
Tanner
Iowa
John G. Johnson Dies in Philadelphia at heart disease
Philadelphia reports the death today of prominent lawyer John G. Johnson from heart disease.
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Philadelphia
John G. Johnson
Lutherans Support Loyalty to Wilson in War Effort
Washington April 14 government steps to boost wartime production continue with talks on price regulation and licensing large distributors. Wilson may issue a proclamation urging production and economy. Lutheran church bodies draft resolutions urging loyalty to the president and Congress and urging Red Cross chapters.
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High Point Lutheran Church
United States
General Lutheran Bodies
America
General Synod of the Luthern Church In America
General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In North
Theodore & Schmaur
J. A. Singmaster
National defense council seeks state defense councils
The council of national defense urged governors to appoint state defense councils to cooperate on preparedness. It also asked delaying the military census until uniform measures are set by the War Department and the Census Bureau, likely within a week. Director Gif ford said state councils can aid in organizing for effective war prosecution and should have broad powers and broad state representation.
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Washington
Council of National Defense
National Council
War Department
Census Bureau
State Defense Council
Gifford
Hospital Ship Salta Destroyed by Mine in English Channel
London reports the British hospital ship Salta was sunk by a mine in the English Channel on April 10 with fifty two lives lost. The Gloucester Castle was torpedoed on March 30. all wounded aboard were saved. A German wireless despatch claimed the Gloucester Castle was torpedoed.
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London
Salta
English Channel
War Office
Gloucester Castle
Five-Day Work Week Urged by State Commission
Raleigh April 14. The new state food conservation commission will consider urging towns and cities to enact ordinances requiring five full days of labor weekly from all able bodied men. The push comes from agricultural interests facing farm labor shortages.
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Raleigh
State Food Conservation Commission
Captain Kenny Says No Reply From Jess Willard on Enlistment
In Chicago on April 14 Captain F R Kenny in charge of army recruitment said he had received no reply from Jess Willard regarding enlistment. A telegram to the president offering Willard service was publicized a week earlier and Willard later left for Norfolk. Kenny stated he has authority to waive height and weight restrictions and would accept Willard by wire if he wishes to join.
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Chicago
F. R. Kenny
Jess Willard
Willard
Norfolk
Kenny
Jess
Crown Prince Commands Center Army on Western Front
The German crown prince now commands the center army groups on the western front with Crown Prince Rupprecht to his right and Grand Duke Albrecht to his left. The entente press reports the crown had been sent home to Berlin in disgrace.
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Amsterdam
Londor
Frankfurter Zeitung
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Albrecht
Wurttemberg
Berlin
Taft in Charlotte for Day Amid Civil Defense Appeals
Former President and Mrs. Taft spend the day in Charlotte on a return trip to Washington. He addressed the Parent-Teachers Association urging support for the President and compulsory military training with volunteers. He urged united backing for the American Red Cross and will depart for Washington later today.
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Charlotte
Taft
Washington
Parent-Teachers’ Association
United
American Red Cross
Germans and Austrians to Grow Their Own Foodstuffs
New Orleans authorities say a farming community will be established on vacant United States immigration station lands for 49 crew members from five seized steamers. The plan allows them to grow as much of their own food as possible on the farm.
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New Orleans
United States
Rationing Declared in Rhineland Westphalia Bread Cut 25 Percent
The Dusseldorf General Anzeiger explains to workers in the Rhinelands of Westphalia that a new food rationing starts April 15. Bread rations will be reduced by 25 percent.
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Amsterdam
London
Dusseldorf
General Anzeiger
Rhinelands
Westphalia
Postal Orders to Sweden In 1916 Exceed Sweden Received
America sent to Sweden more than 10,000,000 crowns in postal money orders in 1916, while Sweden sent far less to the United States. The excess in America’s favor surpassed 4,000,000 crowns over 1915 and neared 1913 levels. Money orders from America to Sweden totaled about 11,000,000 crowns.
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Stockholm
America
Sweden
States may organize new units under Hay law say War Dept
The War Department will rule soon that nothing in the Hay military law prevents a state from forming new units. Missouri had argued states may organize a military company and the department will likely sustain that view. Communities may organize and be supplied with equipment after notifying the War Department. Officials expect states to recruit existing units to full war strength before creating new ones. Some southern company strengths are near capacity while others in North Carolina lag.
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Pondnnt
War Department
National Guard
Hay
Adjutant General of
Missouri
South
North Carolina
King George and Queen Mary to attend St Pauls service
London reports King George and Queen Mary will attend a commemorative service at St Pauls cathedral marking the United States entry into the war. The ceremony is set for 11 30 am on April 26 with the royal couple expressing a special desire to be present.
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London
George
Mary
St. Paul's Cathedral
United States
Mexico Drops Oil Export Restrictions Indicating Neutrality
Mexico’s minister of commerce Alberto J. Pani announced there will be no restrictions on oil exports from the Tampico fields. The move is interpreted as a signal that Mexico will remain neutral in the current crisis.
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Mexico City
Alberto J. Pani
Commerce and Industry
Tampico
Mexico
Water Service Cut Sunday for Repairs
Water will be off in the city Sunday from 1 o'clock until about 6 o'clock due to repairs. The work is necessary and scheduled on Sunday to minimize inconvenience.
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Tomor
Armenian American bank planned in Russia
A project is under way in Petrograd to form an Armenian American bank in Russia with capital of 150000000 rubles. The plan has been discussed for some time between Armenian capitalists in Russia and Armenian bankers in America.
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Petrograd
Russia
America
Protest Sunday Labor in London by Lord's Day Society
London April 14. A strong protest against Sunday labor has been presented to the heads of the American church by the Lord's Day Observance Society, a body with considerable influence in this country.
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London
Society Women To Follow The Lead Of Mrs Wilson
Washington April 14 A group of prominent Washington society women have responded to the appeal of Mrs Wilson wife of the president and wives of other officials for rigid economy during the war by obtaining signed pledges from their associates to follow this program Simplicity in dress and entertainments no meal to exceed three courses and one meatless day a week.
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Washington
Washington Society
Cotton Consumption and Spindles Report For March
Washington April 14 Census Bureau reports March cotton consumption at 602,230 bales excluding linters. On hand March 31 consuming establishments held 2 048 455 bales, while public storage and compresses held 2 906 435 bales. Active spindles in March totaled 3 233 072, down from 32 628 670 a year earlier.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Edwin R. Hunt Abandoned Under Sea Attack Off Spanish Coast
The American schooner Edwin R. Hunt of New York was abandoned by its crew under shell fire from a submarine in the Mediterranean off the Spanish coast on April 7, per a dispatch to the state department from the American consul at Malaga.
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Washington
Edwin R. Hunt
New York
Mediterranean
State Department
Amalaga
Navy gains 1300 recruits on Friday the thirteenth
Washington reports Friday the thirteenth added about 1300 men to the navy. If recruiting continues at a similar rate for 13 more days, the fleet would reach the authorized strength of 87,000 sailors.
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Washington
Government arbiter averts dock strike with wage award
In Liverpool on April 14 a government arbiter secured a settlement for dock laborers before a strike could disrupt war work. The award grants one shilling extra per day and per night, time and a half for holidays, double time on Sundays, and an extra two cents per hour for overtime, totaling an increase of seven shillings.
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Liverpool
Germans to Treat Americans in Germany as Wilson Proclaims
Berlin reports no interment of Americans in Germany and states after a conference between political and military authorities the German government will treat Americans here on the same lines as in Wilson's proclamation regarding Germans in the United States.
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Berlin
London
Germany
Wilson
United States
Exempt Sweets Makers From New Sugar Order
London notes exempt jam marmalade and condensed milk makers from the food controller’s new limit restricting production to 40 percent of 1915 sugar usage for this year. The exemption applies to those industries amid wartime controls.
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London
Food Controller
Bolivian Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Germany
Bolivia severs relations with the German Empire over submarine attacks on neutrals, labeling such acts violations of international law and Hague conventions. The note recalls the sinking of the Tubantia, grants passports to the German minister and entourage, and promises German subjects rights so long as no delinquent acts occur.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Berlin
Military Activity in Brazil Sparks Defense Focus
Rio Janeiro reports great activity in military circles as the army studies national defense including munition production and port protection. A possible breach of relations with Austria is expected soon, with telegrams from across Brazil noting patriotic demonstrations.
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Rio Janeiro
Army Star
Austria
Brazil
Turks Defeated by British in Mesopotamia
London April 14 The Turks have sustained another defeat in Mesopotamia. The war office says the Turks are in retreat after a battle in which they suffered heavy losses.
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Mesopotamia
London
Mespotamia
War Office
Miners and steel workers form wards for war orphans in Firminy
In Firminy Department of the Loire France April 14 the miners and steel workers organize to care for war orphans. The municipal council officially approves the plan and allocates funds for about sixty orphans designated as the town's official wards.
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Virminy
Department of the Loire
France
Firminy
Brazilian government arms merchant ships for defense
Rio Janeiro April 14 11 official announcement that the government will arm Brazilian merchantmen to sail into the German submarine zone. The ships will receive only defensive instructions and German ships in Brazilian ports may be seized for protection from damage.
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Rio Janeiro
Boynton Named Receiver for Royal Arcanum Council
Boston on April 14 reports Thomas J. Boynton former Massachusetts attorney general was appointed receiver of the supreme council of the Royal Arcanum by Federal Judge Aldrich.
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Boston
Thomas J. Boynton
Massachusetts
Supreme Council of the Royal
Germans Lose Strong Points Near Arras In British Offensive
British forces break four miles of German front near Arras as Hindenburg Line erodes. Vimy gains link with earlier Loos fighting, Lens area tightens, St Quentin framed for fall. German nerves fray amid reverses. peaceful talks between Russian and German socialists said to be under way.
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Arras
Hindenberg
Lens
Leos
Vimy
Haig
Rras
Loos
Weather forecast for southeastern states warms early week
Washington April 14 forecast generally fair and warmer weather for the southeastern states in the first half of the week from Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms are probable Tuesday and Wednesday. Cool weather is predicted for the latter part of the week.
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Washington
Ee S Wall Resigns to Join Slane Hosiery Mills
Ee S Wall resigns after serving as assistant at the Commercial National Bank for several months. He will become associated with Slane Hosiery Mills, a newly formed corporation. Wall is well known with many friends in the city.
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Ir. S. Wall
Commercial National Bank
Slane Hosiery Mills
Mr. Wall
Cotton futures open steady as market shows volatility
New York price activity features nervousness and irregular bids with July selling and May opening higher. Early gains fade into mixed orders as light offerings press prices. July nears 1997 while October rises to 14.92. Closing figures show steady tones across contracts, with July around 20.05 and October near 16.96.
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New York
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