Russian advances in Carpathians threaten Austria
Reports from London and Petrograd dispute Austrian claims of checks as Russians push through the Carpathians toward Ustok and Uzsok while Austrians retreat from Mezolaborez. British debate liquor policy as war runtimes continue. Three German airships attacks yield civilians killed and prisoners captured.
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Lemberg
GaliciaIn
Mezolaborez
Beskid
Przemysl
Rostoka
Uzsok
Veretzkim
Archduke Joseph Ferdiand
Bartfeld
Gummino
London
England
Carpathians
Petrograd
Ustok Pass
Ustok
St. Mihiel
Paris
France
Bailens
Nord
Braine
Luneville
Ornes
Idea Nazionale
Vienna
Austria
Franc
Joseph
Italy
Fiume
Germany
Rome
Russians Hold Key Passes in Hungary Drive
London reports two gateways into Hungary remain barred as Russian forces hammer toward Uszok pass where stubborn Teutonic resistance slows the advance. A recently captured position gave the Russians control of the rear road to Uszok, but German allies have checked progress since. The Carpathian campaign shows limited activity elsewhere along the eastern front with a counter offensive in East Galicia appearing muted.
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London
England
Hungary
Beskid Pass
Ustok Pass
Uszok Pass
Galicia
Cotton Not Declared Contraband by British Order
London reports the British government will not place cotton on the contraband list after a House of Commons question. Under-secretary Neil Primrose said military advantages did not justify the move, preserving open U S cotton markets. Separately, shipments of German dr Vesturts funded by American importers before March Island move to Rotterdam, easing dye shortages for American factories.
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London
England
House of Commons
Neil Primrose
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Office
United States
Washington, D. C
America
March Island
Rotterdam
Government backs McAdoo and Williams in Riggs case
Washington reports the government will defend Secretary McAdoo and Controller Williams in the Riggs National Bank equity case. Attorney General Gregory confirms Justice Department aid with Louis Brandeis as counsel. Atkins also retained. Possible DC Supreme Court appearance Friday. extension likely if not ready.
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Washington, D. C
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Williams
Riggs National Bank
Equity
Gregory
Department of Justice
Louis G. Brandeis
Boston
Intrstate Commerce Commission
McAddo
Department
Treasury
Wess D. Atkins
New Haven
Bureau of Investigation
Riggs Bank
Jong
Columbia Supreme Court
McAdoo and Williams
Fatally Shot by Falling Revolver in South Dakota Ranch
In Deadwood South Dakota Harvey Sheffer a well known Englewood rancher was fatally injured when a 45 caliber revolver dropped from its holster struck a rock and discharged while he attempted to mount his horse Shelter was reported at the scene and the cause of the accident under investigation
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Deadwood
S. D
Harvey Sheffer
Englewood
U S to Build Railroad in Alaska to Tap Resources
A government plan outlines a railroad in Alaska with a deep water terminus at Resurrection Bay and an inland end at Fairbanks. A spur would reach the Matanuska coal fields while forts and routes are shown on a map. W. E. Eads serves as the construction engineer in charge.
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Alaska
United States
Sondon Resurrection Bay
Fairbanks
Tanana River
Matanuska
Matanuskka
W. E. Eads
Longtime local resident dies after gunshot injury
A 45 year old man died hours after being shot and taken to a hospital. The bullet penetrated a lung. He leaves a wife and two children. He had served in this section for 30 years.
Germany Plans Ban on Saloon Alcohol Sales
Berlin reports the imperial government will issue a decree to prohibit sale of distilled liquors in saloons, effectively making Schnaps unavailable until after the war. The order aims to conserve alcohol supply amid fears of potato shortages, and is expected to pass Reichstag approval at the next session.
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Berlin
Germany
Sun
Imperial
Reichstag
Blast at illicit distillery kills fifteen in Volkhovo
Fifteen people died in a blast at an illegal alcohol distillery in Volkhovo, a suburb of Petrograd, Russia. A fire after the explosion caused further extensive damage.
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Petrograd
Russia
London
Volkhovo
A Heroic Figure From the Fatherlands Recognized
A man commander named Gun von Eichorn earned many medals for heroic action in battle, shown as a face from the fatherlands.
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Gun
von Eichorn
Gorgas Considered for Rockefeller Sanitation Post
Maj. Gen. William C. Gorgas surgeon general of the U S Army has been invited by the Rockefeller Foundation to join its staff as general adviser on public sanitation and epidemics He would help combat Servia typhus and will decide in a few days after consulting War Secretary Garrison and possibly President Wilson.
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Washington, DC
William C. Gorgas
United States Army
Rockefeller Foundation
Gorgas
Foundation
Servia
Garrison
President Wilson
Panama Canal Zone
Havana
South Africa
Mobile
Ala
Marie Cooke Doughty
Cincinnati
Retail Merchants Preview South Dakota Convention in Sioux Falls
Plans for the South Dakota Retail Merchants association annual convention in Sioux Falls May 11 12 and 14 are rapidly being completed. Officers anticipate the largest attendance yet for a South Dakota retail merchants convention. New ideas have been added to the program.
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Sioux City
University of M Wnesta
Tyler
Sioux Falls
Association
Bruy
Jess
South Dakota
S. 1
Man Runs Dangerous Rescue as Switch Engine Strikes Pair
William Abbott a Brooklyn man 49 rushed to free his dying friend Daniel McCarthy 82 after McCarthy's foot tangled in a rail frog. Both men were struck by a locomotive in the Hiie railroad yards near Jersey City McCarthy died Abbott gravely injured with crushed ribs and mangled legs. Abbott said I leave ahead, son as he urged his pal to flee.
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New York City
William Abbott
Graham Avenue
Brooklyn
St. Francis Hospital
Jersey City
Hiie
Daniel McCarthy
Bar- Clay Street
Rochester
N. Y
Abbott
San Francisco
MccCarthy
Abbot
McCarthy
Allies Resolve 10 Block Efforts for Peace End Predicted
Paris dispatch reports Allied leaders intend to push Germany from military dominance while seeking a peace that leaves Europe as it was last July. France England and Russia reject a draw and expect to gain strength as Austria Hungary may quit, with talks of a long but near end to the war by year’s end.
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C.F. Bertelli
Paris
France
Germany
United States
England
Europe
Ngland
Russia
Soissons
Marshal von Hindenburg
Austria
Austria- Hungary
Galicia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia
Trentino
Trieste
Istria
Dalmatia
Great Britain
Pau
Joffre
Pour Parlers
Big Leagues Open Today
New York City reports the start of the major league baseball season with optimism despite World War II era tensions. League magnates foresee a successful campaign, believing war effects have waned and fan patronage will rebound.
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New York City
Funston Heads to Brownsville as Border Tensions Rise
Major General Frederick Funston moves from San Antonio to Brownsville to assume direct command amid renewed border fire from Mexican positions. Reports note no American casualties so far. Carranza forces reportedly killed 350 Villa combatants after a surrender near Hui sachito, with women among the casualties and several executions referenced by Carranza officers.
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Washington, D. C
Frederick Funston
San Antonio
Brownsville
Texas
War Department
Funston
Carranza
Matamoros
Carranza Agency
Villa
Vila
Laredo
Huisachito
Penalty Charged for Labor Law Violations Aboard Liner
Immigr ation officers arrested seventy seven stewards and stewardesses aboard the American liner Kroonland and served a warrant on the captain. Red Star line owners face violation of the alien contract labor law for transporting sixty nine men and eight women from England to be assigned to the Kroonland after arrival aboard the Finland. Conviction carries a $1000 fine per alien employed.
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New York City
Kroonland
Lockout Affects 2,000 Metal Workers In Chicago
A lockout of 2,000 union sheet metal workers began today after an order from the Building Construction Employers Association. The action follows protests by sheet metal contractors whose contract expired on April 1.
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Chicago
Building Construction Employers Association
Dawgunnit Weather Pup Forecast For South Dakota
Increasing cloudiness tonight spreads across South Dakota with unsettled weather likely Thursday. Cooler conditions expected Thursday, especially in the western portion tonight.
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Dawgunnit
South Dakota
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Mt.drum
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