German Press Aims to Prepare Public for Defeat News
Across Berlin and Zurich reports describe efforts to shape German opinion after recent setbacks at Ypres and in the Austro-Hungarian arena. Dispatches note heavy Allied pressure on the Ypres front with intensified bombardments and infantry assaults. Individual German leaders face calls to respond while American troop movements to France swell expectations for May activity.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Deutsches Tages Zeitung
Zurich
Switzerland
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Vienna
Baron Burian
Count Tisca
von Seiderer
Washington
France
Reste Hs
No Dishonor The Holland Motto Amid Grave Situation
Amsterdam April 28Klolland says if it must be our motto will be They shall not pas We want peace but fear dishonor more than war The situation is extremely grave.
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Amsterdam
Klolland
Pope Benedict to Try Again for Peace Offer
The Pope plans a new peace offer on Whitsunday with pressing terms and possible neutral cooperation. Berlin has received similar information. Dutch reports note Kaiser’s interest and battlefield mapping remarks during Kemmel.
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Hague
Whitsunday
Cologne
Berlin
Amsterdam
Karl Rosener
Lokal Anzeiger
Kemmel
German attacks near Reims broken up as front battles rage
War office reports artillery duels ongoing from Villers Bretonneaux to Hangard with intense activity north and south of the Yser. Belgians report a downed German plane southeast of Belgians. Paris notes April advances near Hy and heavy night fighting around Avre and Noyon. Moscow dispatches claim Russia mobilization and refugee protests as German forces allegedly refuse entry of starving refugees. Viborg captured by White Guards amid Finnish upheaval and Red Guard losses reported.
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Somme
Bretonneaus
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Moscow
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Viborg
Vasa
Copenhagen
New Freighter Sinks a U Boat Off Irish Coast
A British freighter fresh from the yards arrived at an Atlantic port and, on her maiden transatlantic voyage, engaged and sunk a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland. The vessel, equipped with the latest anti submarine devices, proved highly effective in the action.
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Ireland
Teddy at the Bat Speech Urges Liberty Bands Purchase
In New York on April 29 Col. Theodore Roosevelt spoke at the Brooklyn Academy of Music urging listeners to buy Liberty Bands to support the war with Germany. He said no American may sleep tonight without having acted during the day to aid the war effort.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
Germany
Italian Earthquake Shakes Northern Italy and Stromboli Erupts
Rome reports northern Italy shaken by a strong earthquake yesterday while Stromboli erupts violently. The Lincoln Red Cross Club invites participation in relief efforts.
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Italy
Lincoln Red Cross Club
Chicago Herald Sold to Hearst in Major Paper Merger
May 1 report: William R. H buys Chicago Herald to merge with Examiner forming Chicago Herald-Examiner. London dispatch notes German intrigue in Mexico seeking intervention, signaling growing tension and potential crisis.
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Hearst
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William R. H
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London
Joan of Arc Parade Draws 500 Bond Buyers in Seattle
Miss Cecile Baron led a Joan of Arc pageant as 500 select-service men boarded trains for Tampa Lewis. A government mail contract from Chitina to Fairbanks for four years was awarded to John Brower of Nome with a low bid of 65 000 dollars, replacing the Northern Commercial Co. May 31. Harry Hogan and John Sullivan, longtime Ruby area residents, returned via Nixon Fork last Monday.
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Cecile Baron
Joan of Arc
Tamp Lewis
Chitina
Fairbanks
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Nome
Brower
Northern Commercial Company
Harry Hogan
John Sullivan
Ruby Country
Nixon Fork
Kaiser as inspector at Zeebrugge raid damage
Copenhagen reports a British plane bombed Zeebrugge yesterday while the German Kaiser inspected air raid results. Amsterdam confirms the Kaiser visited Zeebrugge’s German submarine base to personally view damage from the cent British raid.
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Gabe Principe Dead Ends War Scandal Link
Gabriel Principe, blamed for the assassination of Duke Ferdinand, died of tuberculosis at Fortress Theresienstadt near Prague. Axel Rude returned from Nixon Fork earlier this week.
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Pais elected Portugal president by direct vote
Lisbon April 29 Major Sidonio Pais has been elected president of Portugal by direct vote.
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Sidonio Pais
Portugal
Secretary Baker seeks blanket authority to raise troops
Washington May 2 The Secretary of War asks Congress for blanket power to raise any number of men as training and transport facilities permit. A March 15 letter from Sgt E M Stanton notes a 10 day furlough in Washington and jokes about a dentist. The 61st Infantry regt is due to depart for France soon. The mosquito fleet gains two new ships named 5:15 and ued, built at Smith shipyards.
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United
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France
Baker
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Norman Hall
Colfax
Iowa
Edward V. Backer
Columbus
Toul
House Military Affairs
Sergt. E. M. Stanton
Washington, D. C
61St Infantry
Jesse H. Rogers
Smith Shipbuilding Yards
Alaska Steamship seeks higher Seattle to Alaska fares
Washington May 1 The Alaska Steamship Co applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for rate hikes on the Seattle to Alaska route. One way passenger fares could rise from 50 cents to 8 dollars, and excess baggage charges from 5 cents to 3 dollars per 100 pounds.
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Alaska Steamship Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Seattle
Alaska
Mooney seeks new trial and death-sentence removal
In San Francisco on April 27 the defense moves to set aside all proceedings, grant an absolutely new trial for Thomas F Mooney on grounds of willful fraud by prosecutors. Formal notice via his counsel is announced. Al Walsh returns from a writer’s trip with three nephews Stephen Thomas and Emmett Walsh to the mining summer on Flat Creek.
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