German warship Cormorant blown up at Guam harbor
Navy reports the German gunboat Cormorant refused to surrender at Guam and self destroyed. Two warrant officers and five enlisted men were killed. twenty officers twelve warrant officers and 120 enlisted men taken prisoner. The explosion occurred at Bo'clock last night, reported by Captain Roy Smith, governor and naval station commander.
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Hospital Addition Nears Completion
Oklahoma City residents may choose rooms in the St Anthony Hospital addition near completion. The Sisters at St Francis run the hospital and will call to select rooms. The new wing has twenty private rooms, three sun rooms, two diet kitchens, a large nurses’ lecture room, examination and operating rooms, a pathology laboratory, and eighty rooms total. Opening date to be announced soon.
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Oklahoma
German Believed Fugitive Surrenders in San Francisco
Franc Depp former consul general under prison sentence for violating American neutrality telephoned federal authorities from St Helena California to say he would surrender. Earlier agents announced he was a fugitive believed headed for the Mexican border. Hopp was at liberty on a 25000 dollar bond.
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St. Helena
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Liberty
American Flags to Be Placed in All Street Cars Here
Oklahoma Railway Company will place large flags in seventy five city street cars this afternoon. Retiring general manager George W. Ruox announced steps already taken. Flags will be placed inside the cars rather than on trolley poles to avoid wind damage.
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No Mail Service To Germany Due To War
Washington April 7 storms forced Postmaster General Burleson to suspend mail service to Germany and order post offices to refuse any mail destined for Austria Hungary Luxemburg Bulgaria and Turkey as it cannot be dispatched at present through danger routes during the war.
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Turkey
Allies Lose All Government Cause Drillists 44 Planes Active
Sore and miscovered muscles marked yesterday’s public drill as fifty of the men survived and trained at noon today. Notables from business and law attended the workout on West Main Street as drillmaster Spillman led class after a cold wind and uneven field.
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Broadway
Santa Fe
Aly
Duilimaster HH Spillman
War drive and mobilization in early April conflict era
On April 7 the second day of war with Germany saw U S agencies acting on pre arranged lines. Congress works on the army bill and finance measures as naval patrols and reserves prepare to join the colors. Sixty German ships sought by authorities move toward possible seizure or payment at war's end. Radio stations seized while essential naval communications remain. Government and contractors push vast supply production, steel firms offer year long deliveries, and the Treasury and Agriculture departments outline fund raising and food conservation efforts amid cabinet war unity.
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Nery Rovertitent Ageney
Army
Navy
Wilson
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Treasury Department
Department of Agriture
Petrograd Bulletin Hints at Russian Example for German Monarchy
A Petrograd bulletin suggests that if the German people accept the Russian path, a possible negotiation with overthrowing the emperor could be opened. The report frames the idea as a preliminary invitation to explore talks amid political upheaval.
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Minster of Justice
Kerensky
Colder Tonight and Sunday Forecast Across Regions
Local forecast calls for tonight being colder with frost likely in southern areas and freezing temperatures in the northern portions. Sunday is expected to warm slightly in the west, but overall colder conditions persist in eastern regions with frosts noted overnight.
Third relief ship victim of U boat
New York dispatch reports that relief ships Trewiern and Feistein were sunk or damaged while en route to Rotterdam. The Belgian relief ship Trewern torpedoed without warning, with Anna Prenates listed as lost. Feistein possibly sunk by a mine.
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Anna
New & Marely
Jina Vattay
Rotterdam
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Trevrirr
Anna Pratenes
Wollant
Citizens Training Camps suspended at war HQ
General Tar ts of the central department announced at city headquarters that all preparations for citizens training camps have been suspended. Those who planned to attend are urged to enlist to further government interests.
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Anny
Tarts
Central Department
Frisco Sets Flags On All Locomotives Citywide
Frisco lines will display a large flag on every locomotive as American Day is observed. The order covers engines in service at stations and on office buildings in St Louis and Speltigliell, with flags also to be placed on freight and switcher locomotives.
Ozark Trails Reaches 809 Members After Campaign
The Ozark Trails association concluded its membership drive with ten teams canvassing. By four o clock today only about fifty new members were added, and headquarters reported the effort would fall short of the goal. Four captains declared the day a mixed result with several unconfirmed memberships.
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Ozark 'Trails Association
Hhe Oeark Tuaile
Brazil May Enter War On Monday
London dispatch says Brazil may officially declare war on Germany by Monday. New York reports Cuba expected to declare war against Germany soon, per a cable from US Secretary Wart to Cuba’s president.
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Teuton Pirates Sighted Off Atlantic Coast Reports
Coast patrols and naval authorities tracked German raiders near the Northeast and Virginia capes. Ships warn vessels to stay in port as wireless warnings and patrols move along the coast, with officials confirming sightings and ongoing searches.
Forecast of Wheat and Corn Prices Amid 1917 Harvest Outlook
Oklahoma and national crop reports show mixed signals with price spikes in corn futures after forecasts of 50 million bushels less than 1916. The April 7 dispatch notes grain markets weakening in some areas yet rising for others, with May and September contracts discussed and state parity comparisons. It highlights live estimates for 1917 wheat output, rye prospects, and potential shifts to spring wheat due to winter crop damage, plus regional climate and policy context affecting supply and prices.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
No Breadlines War Cry Captures Baltimore Meeting
A Baltimore gathering yesterday featured the slogan No breadlines in Hatimre for the next three years. Mayor Preston attended with a delegate from the Logrd of Trade and the Red Crowe as organizers.
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Schumann-Heink Has Sons In U S and German Navies
Anne Fenestine Schumanit Maink the famed opera singer says she fears her four sons may be drawn to fight each other in the war. One son serves in the United States Navy another in the German Navy a third in the New Jersey National Guard and a fourth a student at Culver Military Academy. She was born in Austria raised in Germany and is a U S citizen.
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Anne Fenestine Schumanit
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