Destruction by Germans in Picardy and Artois Reported
War correspondents from American and English bureaus describe German scorched earth tactics in Picardy and Artois. They cite burning of relief supplies, poisoning wells, uprooted fruit and shade trees, looting homes, dynamiting workshops, and mass sacking of villages and refugees left without food or water.
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London
France
Picardy
Artois
American Relief Commission
Associated Press
Law
Bapaume
Peronne
Times
Vergnier
Compaignie du Nord
Berlin
Chauny
Noyon
Diplomat’s Arrival Honor Turned To Anthem Mix Up
London reports a Cairo envoy’s credentials ceremony where the imperial band lost the Star-Spangled Banner music. Diplomats propose to use Marching Through Georgia. instead Oh Say Can You See rang out as Consul Jay entered the palace.
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Georgia
London
United States
Peter Augustus Jay
Cairo
Wegypt
Jay
Royal Palace
Palace
Imperial
Palace Gate
Postern
Key
Tell What Clothes Cost
Statistics from Wellesley College show annual non tuition expenditures by class. Juniors average 396.27 dollars for clothes amusements and travel in the first semester with clothes as high as 650 and as low as 20 dollars. Freshmen average 3.67 dollars for outings and some members in both groups spend nothing.
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Boston
Wellesley College
New Citizen Is Patriotic St. Louis Transformation
Lee Tuentes born in Mexico becomes naturalized American and performs a self styled patriotic demonstration at Union Waiters HQ 705 Pine Street. A Dutch observer taunts him and Lee responds with a swift attack sending the man to the ground and forcing him to flee through the doorway.
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St. Louis, Mo
Lee Tuentes
Naturalization Office
Lee
Union Waiters
No. 705
Pine Street
Federal Road Aid Passes Iowa House Amid Split Opposition
The Iowa House approved the Balkema federal aid road bill securing 2.2 million dollars in federal funds over five years for rural post roads, with a parallel equal state match. Seven members opposed final passage, led by Johnston, who sought county control of funds.
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Des Moines
House
Johnston
Epps
Gilmer
Lenecker
Rogers
Tucker
Anderson
Davis
Senate
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Ten virtues for Oregon pupils head moral curriculum
Portland Oregon teachers list the top ten virtues for common schools led by honesty truthfulness and cleanliness with obedience respect courtesy patriotism kindness industry and punctuality among the most voted for moral instruction plans by State Superintendent J A Churchill following input from over 1 000 teachers.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
J. A. Churchill
Talent and Work in Musical Practice
The text argues that natural talent does not remove the need to work. It contrasts a gifted girl who neglects scales with another who lacks talent but perseveres with steady practice, suggesting effort often trumps innate ability.
Well Informed. Billington and Stirlington Exchange Quip
The fragment shows a stylistic exchange where Billington notes his wife has money and Stirlington confirms understanding, indicating a conversational moment about wealth. The snippet offers no clear event, date, or location.
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Billington
Stirlington
Iowa School Children to Plow Polk County Tracts
Polk County mobilizes farm resources under Governor Harding plan to boost food production. Iowa schools may release or deploy 16 and older students to work the land, inspired by Cook County Illinois experiment. Davenport tractor maker offers to plow all garden tracts of one acre or more free of charge.
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State Board of Education
Polk County
Des Moines
Parm Improvement Association
Harding
Iowa
Linn County
Clark
Cedar
Davis
Cook County
Tinois
Attlent
Freea
Souson
Davenport
Quick Action on War Bills in Iowa Senate
Iowa senate committees promptly reported and adopted war bills with unanimous votes. Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 grants the governor authority to hire a secret service force with a $50 000 expenditure cap. An espionage bill requires alien registration and hotel or lodging reporting. A third measure grants broad debt and tax exemptions to soldiers and sailors in service and six months after.
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General Assembly
Holdoegel
House
Senate
National Guard
Des Moines
Iowa
Army
Navy
May Take Over Food Plants In Nation
Dean I. Curtis who returned from the national agricultural conference says the United States is on a low basis of foodstuffs and faces a record labor shortage. He predicts government takeovers of food producing plants and the creation of commissions to distribute and market foods with troops mobilized for farm labor.
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Ames
Austrian Suspect Arrested Over Secret Cipher Bottle
Federal agents arrest Nick Krooes in Des Moines on a Rock Island train. A quart bottle believed to contain nitroglycerin and a notebook with a cipher were seized. The Maid bottle was sent to Drake University for analysis as agents label Krooes a suspected foreign agent.
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Des Moines
Nick Krooes
Krooes
Drake University
Secret Service
Navy recruitment surge reshapes Des Moines train departure
Des Moines sees steady naval enlistment with Ensign Gillam reserving a Pullman sleeper for eight oh five p m nightly. Many recruits hail from the northwest, including recently naturalized Norwegians angry over German submarine attacks.
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Navy
Des Moines
Army
Ensign Gillam
Germany
Des Moines Proclaims Surrender of Firearms by German Citizens
German and Austrian residents in Des Moines are ordered by Police Chief Jackson to surrender all firearms and weapons at once. Any material for explosives, signal devices, wireless gear, and code books in their possession must be brought to the police station or face arrest.
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Senator Rule
Des Moines
Germany
Austria
Jackson
Argentina backs U S war stance as Germany severed ties urged
Argentina endorses the U S declaration of war on Germany citing violations of neutrality and international law. German minister Tierr Paull in Brazil handed his passports and may exit on a Brazilian battleship amid expected regional steps to sever relations with Germany.
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Teutons
Washington
Lansing
Germany
Argentina
United States of America
German Empire
Buenos Aires
Tierr Paull
Geman
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Premier Lloyd George sees end of war at US entry
London April 14 Premier Lloyd George told an Ameren Luncheon that United States entry gave the war a new moral stamp and would hasten victory. He praised ships as the key to peace and urged rapid construction of Atlantic convoy defenses to end the conflict.
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London
Ameren
Lloyd-George
United States
Fla
Lloyd-Cqeorge
Senate Passes Army Bill with 460 Million Appropriations
The Senate on Wednesday approved the army appropriation bill carried from the House totaling 278 million and later river flood control and sundry appropriations pushing the total to about 460 million. An amendment to raise enlisted pay from 15 to 80 dollars a month was defeated as out of order.
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Iowa
Iowa House
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
House
Washington
Hughes
New Jersey
Open
Enlistments Rise Across Army and Navy Since April 1
Washington reports strong enlistments in both services since April 1 with the army gaining 5,335 and the navy showing a notable pace. An officer notes that 12 days this month rival the prior year’s annual totals of about 3,600 to 4,000, signaling sustained demand.
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Washington
Navy
Fire destroys six story Strawn building in Cleveland
Fire believed incendiary destroyed the six story Strawn building in Cleveland on April 13. It was the fourth fire in ten days in the same building. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Cleveland
Women to Replace Volunteers in Portland Store
In Portland Oregon on April 13 a large department store announced it would replace male volunteers serving on the floor with women floor walkers who have not joined the military draft.
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Portland
Ore
Bar German Songs on Schools in Davenport
Davenport public schools have orders to stop singing German songs during the war with Germany. The directive comes from school authorities in Davenport Indiana as part of wartime measures.
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Davenport
United States
Germany
Austrian War Minister Resigns in Austria-Hungary
Vienna reports that Emperor Charles has accepted the resignation of General Ritter von Krobatin, the Austro-Hungarian war minister, signaling a major leadership change.
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Vienna
Vienna Evening Papers
Emperor Charles of
Austria-Hungary
Ritter von Krobatin
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