British Advance Resumes as German Offensives Subside
British forces push along a 10 mile front from the Scarpe to Lens with gains near Gavrelle and two points advancing over a mile. French artillery shells St Quentin to Champagne while German counterattacks abate. German discontent and looming May Day strikes reported, as Vienna notes a dual monarchy strike possibility.
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Scarpe
Lens
Haig
Gavrelle
St. Quentin
Champagne
France
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Trading with the Enemy Law Proposed by Administration
President Wilson studied liberal trading with the enemy legislation and prepared a general law modeled on British policy. The measure would bar trade with enemy governments or individuals, grant the president broad power to define enemy, and aim for wide latitude within national safety.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Alleged German Spy Arrested in New Orleans
Federal agents arrested a man in New Orleans who gave the name Francisisco Schmidt. They found papers linking him to German Minister von Eekhardt at Mexico City, suggesting he acted as an official courier.
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New Orleans
Francisisco Schmidt
Schmidt
von Eekhardt
Mexico City
Americans Free to Leave Austria Switzerland Travel Permit
A Vienna dispatch reports that all Americans may travel to Switzerland without regard to sex or age. They may depart within four weeks from the rupture of relations on April 9. After that window, departure will be restricted but those staying will not be interned.
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Amsterdam
Vienna
Switzerland
Law Society Offers Services to Train Officers
Washington April 28 The American Society of International Law, in session here yesterday, formally offered its members to the government to teach rules of war and international law to reserve army officers in training camps this summer.
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Washington
American Society of International Law
Replay Ordered for April 17 Baseball Game
Philadelphia reports President Tener of the National League has ordered a replay of the April 17 game between Philadelphia and Boston after Manager Moran protested the original decision that Boston won.
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Philadelphia
Tener
National Basebal League
Boston
Moran
Frontier Shut as German Swiss Border Closes
Zurich reports the German Swiss frontier closed to travelers and postal services. No German newspapers have arrived since Wednesday, signaling a possible upcoming military move.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Bavarian Premier to Confer About Peace Prospects
Count Hertling the Bavarian premier plans to travel from Munich via Amsterdam to Vienna to meet cabinet ministers and discuss peace prospects amid ongoing negotiations.
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London
Count Hertling
Bavaria
Munich
Amsterdam
Vienna
Many Poles Flee From Germany To Netherlands
In Haarlem on April 28 reports say a large influx of Russian Poles escaping forced labor and starvation in Germany has left more than 1,000 of them wandering across the Netherlands.
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Haarlem
Netherlands
Germany
Baseball player records from Chicago April 28
Unofficial records show leading hitters in the National and American leagues with Rouse 476 and Speaker 429. Ties occur in stolen bases with four each and runs scored with 11. two National and three American players share these marks, and two American league players have 9.
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Chicago
National
Rouse
Cincinnati
Speaker
Cleveland
U D C Holds Division Meeting in Charlotte
The third district North Carolina division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy met in annual session in Charlotte with members from Charlotte Shelby Kings Mountain Lincolnton. Prominent visitors from outside the district included Mrs Thadais Thrash Tarboro state president Mrs Fannie Ransom Williams Newton former state president and general recording secretary Mrs Eugene Little Wadesboro former state president now treasurer general and Mrs George Pifer Erwin Morganton. A royal banquet followed at a hotel with Confederate and national flags and Mrs E D Heath presiding.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Shelby
Kings Mountain
Lincolnton
Thadais Thrash
Tarboro
Fannie Ransom Williams
Newton
Eugene Little
Wadesboro
George Phifer Erwin
Morganton
E. D. Heath
Stonewall Jackson
Irish Question Discussed at Washington Conference
The Irish home rule issue was discussed at meetings between the British commission visiting the United States and American officials. Washington officials said the US does not seek to influence Britain’s internal matters, but noted broad American belief that a satisfactory Irish settlement would strengthen friendship between the two nations.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
German Navy Captain Rintelen Faces Trial on Conspiracy
New York April 28. Defense counsel seek jurors who can face an alleged alien enemy with proper fairness as Captain Franz Rintelen and six others are charged with conspiring to disrupt the entente munitions trade in the United States by fomenting strikes.
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New York
Council
Franz Rintelen
West Virginia Gov Proclaims Special Session May 14
Governor John J. Cornwell issues a proclamation calling the West Virginia legislature into special session May 14 to consider war measures the Virginia debt suit and legislation for transferring more than 200 acres in Charleston to the federal government for an armor plate plant.
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Charleston
W. Va
John J. Cornwell
West Virginia
Virginia
Demurrage Charges Doubled by Railroads and Shippers
Washington April 28 railroads and major shippers in the National Industrial Traffic league have agreed to a 100 percent increase in demurrage charges from the rate in effect before December 1 last when emergency rates were set by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
National Industrial Traffic League
Interstate Commerce Commision
Russian Front Shakeup Rates High Officers Replaced
Petrograd reports after War Minister Guchkoff's visit to the southwestern front that 23 generals have been replaced, including some division chiefs. Across all fronts no fewer than 114 officers holding headquarters commands have been removed.
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Petrograd
London
Guchkoff
Munitions Workers Get Raise in England
London reports rise in wages for women and girls in munitions work from 10 to 15 percent under a ministry wage adjustment issued by the Ministry of Munitions dated April 28.
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London
England
Ministry of Munitions
Sensational Break In Wheat This Morning
Wheat prices fell sharply after the Winnipeg exchange announced suspensions for trading without orders. May wheat at Winnipeg dropped 15 cents as British government involvement in futures was denied. Quotations in Chicago slid about 10 cents from early highs.
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Chicago
Winnipeg Exchange
Winnipeg
Mrs Jennie Lambert Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs Jennie Lee Lambert wife of C A Lambert died yesterday afternoon at her home four miles northeast of the city after a illness of three years. She is survived by her husband four children and her father and mother. The funeral will be Friday at 2 from the home of her parents 410 Schenck street Greensboro conducted by Rev J H Hilliard. Interment in Greene Hill cemetery Greensboro.
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Jennie Lee Lambert
C. A. Lambert
R. C. Kellam
Schenck Street
Greensboro
J. H. Hilliard
Forest Avenue Baptist Church
Greene Hill Cemetery
Danville Labor Agents Grow From Two to Six
Labor agents in Danville Virginia have increased from two to six as John Adda more of New York is jailed on labor law violations. He was fined 500 dollars plus costs for the state and 20 dollars for the township, with remand until he can contact friends after admitting labor solicitation and transporting five African-Americans north. City and state authorities battle over licensing, with licenses set at 50 dollars city and 500 dollars state.
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Danville
John Addamore
New York
Chatham
Lynchburg
Corporation Court
Commissioner of Revenue
Would Fight Germans In Their Own Waters
Paris reports Rear Admiral Tyony, retired, urged changing anti submarine tactics. He said preventing submarines from starting operations is essential and fighting them in German waters is the decisive method, noting recent torpedoing figures and the ongoing anti submarine war as still in a passive stage.
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Paris
T Yony
London
Cotton futures reel after rain News in New York
Reports of good rains in the southwest spurred an opening decline of 5 to 11 points as July and October prices fell to 19.86 and 18.85 respectively. Renewed covering and trade buying then pushed active months 21 to 31 points higher, with July at 20.36 and October 19.21 before a mixed close: May 20.34 July 20.20 October 19.30 December 19.32 January 19.32.
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New York
First National Guard pay begins under new law
Pay is issued today to the fourth company coast artillery at Salisbury and the sixth at Hendersonville for six months of drill at home stations. Payments are semi annual and cover the last six months of drilling.
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Raleigh
National Guard
Coast Artillery
Salisbury
Hendersonville
Send Out Commissions by State Food Conservation Board
Raleigh on April 28 reports commissions for sub committees of the state food conservation commission were dispatched to county superintendents and to the chairmen of county commissioners.
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Raleigh
State Food, Conservation Commission
High Point Furniture Market Expands National Reach
The High Point furniture manufacturers association reports a $5,000 campaign to broaden trade with major U S buyers. Letters from Gimbel Brothers and Marshall Field indicate strong interest as 3000 letters were sent this week, and inquiries prompt a catalog with prices. High Point goods now reach all states and rival Grand Rapids in production.
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High Point Furniture Market Association
Organization of
High Point
High
United States
Gimbel Brothers
Marshall Field and Company
Cotton
South
Grand Rapids
Focal
Manufacturers’ Association
Roosevelt urges grain ban and war measures speech
Col. Roosevelt spoke at a National Security league luncheon in Chicago on April 28 urging prohibition of grain use for alcohol during the war. He called for compulsory military training, navy expansion, and sending an expeditionary force to Europe.
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Chicago
Col. Roosevelt
National Security League
Europe
Polish Army Organized in War Office Claim
Warsaw reports that Colonel Leon Berbecki, chief of Staff of the Legion Commando, said a Polish force of 300,000 men had been organized by September 1915.
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Warsaw
Leon Berbecki
Legion Commando
Brazil Prepares To Decide On War Course
Brazil may declare war on Germany when Congress convenes May 3 after severing relations. The German minister left with his staff for Uruguay and the Dutch minister assumed Germany’s interests. The administration says rupture of relations was fulfilled and congress must decide next steps.
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Brazil
Janeiro
Uruguay
Germany
Congress
Boy Burned By Live Wire In Front Of Home
Jamie Gibson, son of Mr and Mrs P K Gibson of 02 South Main street, was painfully burned Thursday afternoon when touching a live wire while relimbing for flowers in front of George T Penny's home. He was knocked to the pavement and treated by physicians, with improvement reported this morning.
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Jamie Gibson
P. K. Gibson
South Main Street
George T. Penny
Younster
Trucker Sells Lettuce Crop For Noted Price
Wilmington April 27 J E Morris Acron branch section truck farmer sold four acres of lettuce to a Philadelphia middleman for about 1332 83 per acre totaling 5000 f o b Wilmington. About 90 000 plants set with some beds uncovered by protection. A motion picture was filmed and will be shown in local theatres. Planting began February 1.
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Wilmington
J. E. Morris
International Bahai Congress Opens in Boston
Delegates from the United States and other nations gather in Boston for a three to four day International Bahai Congress. The event aims at spiritual unity of mankind and supports plans for the Bahai Temple to be built near Chicago.
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Boston
Mass
International
United States
Abdul Baha
Congress
Chicago
War Hastens Wedding In Washington Society
Miss Dorothy Dana Aleshire daughter of the former quartermaster general and Mrs James B Aleshire wed Ensign Alexander Gitch Hateh U S N in a Washington ceremony. Army and Navy officers attended the wedding at the bride’s home with a large reception at Rauscher s. the date moved up due to the war.
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Washington
Washington Society
Dorothy Dana Aleshire
Nine Bodies Recovered After Hastings Mine Explosion
Nine more bodies, raising the total to fifteen, were recovered today by rescue crews from the Hastings mine of the Victor American Fuel Company where 119 men were entombed by yesterday's explosion.
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Hastings
Col
Victor American Fuel Company
Americans Fund Cyprus Excavations At Arsos Site
Americans connected with the American Mining Company finance archaeological digs begun at Arsos near Tremithousa on Cyprus. The Cyprus Museum directs the work at a site tied to a prominent Adonis myth.
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London
Cyprus
Arsos
Tremithousa
Cool, showery week forecast for southeastern states
Washington April 28 continued cool weather is forecast for the southeastern states during the week beginning tomorrow. Frequent showers are likely during the first half of the week.
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Washington
Guatemala breaks diplomatic ties with Germany
Washington reports Guatemala has broken off diplomatic relations with Germany and the German minister has been handed his passports.
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Washington
Guatemala
Germany
War Bill 10 Pass House Late Today
The administration bill to raise a large army by selective draft moves toward final passage in both houses. The House aims for a vote by 6 o clock this evening, with the Senate planning a vote before adjournment. If signed, War Department preparations to raise troops will begin promptly.
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War Department
Washington
Congress
Eaders
Senate
Wilson
Ason
Representative Kahn
War College
Miss Rankin
Speaker Clark
Padgett
Naval Committee
Mann
Kitchin
United States
Emile Hovasque
Marshall Joffre
Denton High School Closing Exercises May 19
The Denton high school closes with a Saturday program by children, an 11 oclock sermon by Rev N G Bethea on Sunday, senior class exercises Monday, commencement day Tuesday with society contests at 10 and address by Rev A S Beaman of Newton at 1 30, diplomas and medals after, a play The Fruit of His Folly in the auditorium and music from the Southmont Coronet Band at all sessions.
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Denton High School
N. G. Bethea
A. S. Beaman
Newton
Southmont Cornet Band
Wheat Prices Rise Amid Allied Food Rush in Chicago
Openings showed gains with May futures at 2.74 to 3.75, July at 2.29 to 2.36, and stronger activity in May and September. Higher demand for rushing food to the allies pushed prices up, with May and September rising further, the latter first time to 2 dollars.
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Chicago
British Open Attack Front North of the River
London reports a British attack along multiple miles north of the river with heavy German resistance. An official announcement confirms progress and attrition in fighting lines.
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Haig
Scarpe
London
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Holwegg
Talaat Bey
Berlin
Zimmermann
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Close Frontier
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