Germany mobilizes every available man for 1917 war effort
Berlin reports Germany plans a three stage mobilization to maximize front line strength and munition output. Field Marshal von Hindenburg backs a campaign using all men under 45 and older reserves in etape behind the front while labor service expands factory war work and weapons production to reach maximum munitions.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Berlin
von Hindenburg
German War Department
Reichstag
Austria-Hungary
Riot disrupts Baltimore peace meeting at Academy of Music
A mass meeting by the American League Against Militarism in Baltimore ended in a riot as about 2 000 inside and 4 000 outside clashed. Police arrived after rioters, including militiamen, fought, a banker named Carter G Osburn Jr led the crowd with a flag, and several dozen were injured or arrested.
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Baltimore
American League Against Militarism
Academy of Music
David Starr Jordan
Doctor Jordan
Carter G. Osburn, Jr
Eight Injured as Storm Hits Memphis and Suburb
A windstorm skirted Memphis and struck Binghamton, injuring eight people and wrecking several buildings. At the Christian Church in Binghamton three victims were trapped under timbers and seriously hurt. all are expected to recover.
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Memphis
Tenn
Binghamton
Bingham:ton
German U Boat Sinkings Reported For March
Berlin via Sayville reports in an April 1 German Admiralty statement that 34 steamers two sailing vessels and 14 fishing craft totaling 90 000 gross tons were sunk by U boats in March. Of the total 24 were British vessels including one auxiliary cruiser over 8 000 tons.
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Berlin
Sayville
Villa's Bid to Seize Chihuahua City Fails Amid Great Losses
Francisco Villa led 3500 cavalry in a bold assault on Chihuahua City but was driven back with 500 prisoners and 350 killed or wounded. Carranza forces under General Hernandez repelled the attack near Santa Rosa Hill and at the railway station, detaining 200 more. Villa's prison population rose to 500 as capture of horses and arms followed.
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City Villa
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Chihuhua City
Santa Rosa Hill
Villa
Hernandez
Mora
Canalvy
Carranza
Aerial Coast Station Offered to Government by Aero Club
Port Washington New York sees a fully equipped aerial coast patrol station and an air cruiser with two 200 horsepower motors and an airplane gun offered to the Government via the Aero Club of America by Rodman Wannamaker. Announcement came at a club dinner featuring James W. Gerard, with many prominent attendees. Alan R. Hawley announced the Collier trophy award to Elmer A. and Lawrence B. Sperry for drift indicator development and disclosed multiple Aero Club merit medals to Ruth Law, Philip Carroll, Floyd Smith, Corporal A. D. Smith Sr, Captain C. Co. Culver, and James V. Martin for aviation achievements.
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New York
Coast Patrol
Port Washington
N. Y
Aero Club of America
Rodman Wannamaker
James W. Gerard
Alan R. Hawley
Lab
America
Elmer A. Sperry
Lawrence B. Sperry
The
Aero Club
Ruth Law
Philip Carroll
Floyd Smith
A. D. Smith
S.A
Capt. C. Co. Culver
U.S. A
James V. Martin
Forty Americans Held Prisoner in Germany S
Copenhagen reports American seaman Jack Benson says over 40 Americans taken to Germany after ship Esceraldas was sunk by the Moewe. Prisoners of war, Benson notes nearly all were horsemen aboard Esceraldas. one American, Smith, was aboard the Brecknockshire.
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Copenhagen
London
Germany
Moewe
Jack Benson
Benson
Smith
Trade Trip Preparedness Tour to Visit Knoxville
President Wilson accepts Knoxville Board of Commerce plan to convert the upcoming trade trip into a preparedness and patriotism tour during the week of April 9. The expedition will be run in strict military style with a colonel in command and captains as aides amid the nation’s serious wartime situation.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Wilson
Knoxville Board of Commerce
Escaped Germans Reported Seen in Chihuahua City
An American arriving from Chihuahua City said two German escapees from the German raider Pring Hite were seen at the Chihuahua City Foreign Club as guests of German residents. The witness provided descriptions of the men.
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el Paso
Texas
Chihuahua City
Guardsmen recalled and ships sped by Navy orders
The Navy and War Departments ordered up to 50 000 National Guardsmen recalled for policing industrial sites and other strategic points. First Regiment of Engineers on the Mexican border returned to Washington. Shipyards urged to accelerate construction of the Idaho and other battleships with a proposed special bonus to boost output.
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Washington
Federal Service
First Regiment of Engineers
Navy
War and
Navy Departments
National Guard
West Virginia Infantry
Seventy-fourth
New York Infantry
Second
Connecticut Infantry
New Jersey Infantry
War Department
First
Mississippi Infantry
Alabama
New York Shipbuilding Company
Idaho
Maryland
Colorado
West Virginia
Reserve Banks Subscribe to Big 50 Million Loan
The 12 reserve banks oversubscribed on 24 hours notice a 90 day loan to the Government of 50 million dollars at two percent per year. The funds were borrowed on 90 day treasury certificates to tide the government till June when revenue taxes flow in. It was announced that 50 million may be borrowed in the same manner before the close of the fiscal year.
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Washington
Treasury
Governor Manning and Manning Talk War Service
Governor Manning says the South Carolina National Guard will likely not be called into federal service this week. He returned from Washington after conferring with Secretary of War Baker and met with Virginia Governor Stuart. he expects any call to come after Congress resumes.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina National Guard
United States
Manning
Washington
Baker
Congress
Stuart
Virginia
British advances push toward St Quentin Cambrai road
British war office reports further gains by the British northwest of St Quentin with cavalry capturing Villers Faucon and Saulcourt, placing forces near the St Quentin Cambrai road. Germans press French lines in Champagne as official communiques note ongoing fighting.
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St. Quentin
Champagne
France
Villers-Faucon
Saulcourt
Rossel
St. Quentin-Cambrai
British War Office
Houston Appeals to Farmers for Efficiency and Conservation
Secretary Houston urged American farmers to mobilize agricultural resources for the coming season. The campaign emphasizes waste elimination, seed safeguarding, land preparation, and crop care to prevent food shortages amid the international crisis. He calls for farmer cooperation with county agents state colleges and the Department of Agriculture.
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Washington
Farmers of America
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Suspension of Muster Out Orders Expands National Guard
Washington reports the War Department suspended all muster out orders for National Guard units, adding nearly 15 000 troops to federal police duty. The move brings total guardsmen available for state protection to about 50 000, with roughly 1 000 retained in federal service and several units already designated for such service.
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National Guard
Washington
War Department
Eleven Lives Lost in Alabama Storm
A central Alabama storm after 1 AM Tuesday morning killed eleven people across Crenshaw Pike Hale and Chilton counties and caused heavy property damage. Five of the dead are white and many residents in Crenshaw report destitution and severe suffering.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Crenshaw
Pike
Hale
Chilton
Bethman Hollweg Declares Policy Against Submarine War
Berlin speech by Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg states Germany undertook submarine warfare for its defense and rejects war with the United States. He asserts Germany never intended to attack America and hopes for peace, while noting an extraordinary Congress session to decide war or peace.
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Berlin
von Sayville
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
Germany
United States
Russia
United States of America
Wilson
Congress
United State of America
President Can Mobilize Army By 700000, Says Senator
Washington report notes discussions between President Wilson and Senator Chamberlain on expanding the army for an emergency. Chamberlain asserts the President can raise beyond 700000 by boosting the regular army and mobilizing the National Guard with state cooperation. No immediate action indicated.
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Chamberlin
Washington
Wilson
Chamberalin
Oregon
Senate Military Committee
Baker
Congress
Chamberlain
National Guard
Argo Sinks En Route to London With Crew Losses
New Orleans reports the Portuguese ship Argo torpedoed and sunk while sailing from New Orleans to London. Of its 26 crew members, nine were American negroes and the remaining 17 were Portuguese.
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New Orleans
London
Loan Over-Subscribed By 33 Percent In Fed Redistribu
Washington. A $50,000,000 government loan for 90 days is being distributed among the 12 Federal Reserve banks. Allocations include New York $20,000,000 Boston $3,000,000 Philadelphia $3,500,000 Richmond $2,000,000 Atlanta $1,500,000 Chicago $5,000,000 St. Louis $2,500,000 Minneapolis $2,000,000 Kansas City $2,600,000 Dallas $2,000,000 San Francisco $2,600,000.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Universal Military Training Urged by National Guard Convention
New York delegates to the National Defense Convention of the National Guard Association recommend universal compulsory military training with the National Guard as part of the Federal force. Veterans group also favors universal service.
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New York
National Guard
National Defense Convention
National Guard Association of the United States
Universal Service Committee of Veterans of the National Guard
Naval Militia
Cardul credited for easing monthly female distress
Mrs M D McPherson of North Carolina reports long monthly misery with headache backache and faintness until Cardul relieved her symptoms. She used it as a tonic through childbirth and says it strengthened her and saved her life. She notes her sister also benefited and urges readers to try this vegetable remedy from their druggist.
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Cardus
Cardul
Adv
Fragmentary remark on behavior and perception in dialogue
A chaotic dialogue fragment contrasts a casual observer with a philosophical speaker. It mentions tense behavior and a peculiar description of a person with a strange smile and clothing detail.
Green's August Flower Promises Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a remedy for ailments stemming from a disordered stomach and inactive liver. It claims to regulate digestion, cleanse the digestive tract, stimulate bile, and relieve symptoms with two doses, noting fifty years of use in the United States and beyond.
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United States
Ady
Dry Delegation Gag Highlights Prohibition Rally
A dry delegation leader at the state capitol boasted of a broad coalition including dry lawyers doctors grocers and even a dry jeweler and dry cleaner while noting the absence of a dry saloonkeeper as a booster crowd milled nearby in the run up to the prohibition measure.
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Indianapolis News
Cascarets Promise Quick Relief For Liver and Bowels
An advertising notice touts Cascarets for constipation indigestion and biliousness. It claims a 10 cent box cures headaches dizziness nervousness and stomach distress by cleansing internal organs and promises months of health and a clear head with regular use. It notes stores stock Cascarets and even suggests children need cleansing. A stray line about German fruit consumption appears.
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Field Marshall von Hindenburg
Illa
Chihuahua
Air Cruiser
Gift of
Navy Department
Bethman Hollweg
U. S
Berkeley
Cal
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