Three Months Training of Men Contemplated at Fort Sheridan
Fort Sheridan may become a large officers training camp as Major General Barry confirms plans for a three month program. Ten thousand officers will begin training to lead the first half million men for foreign service at several camps including Fort Sheridan Fort Harrison Fort Snelling and Fort Riley. Eligible participants include reserve officers cadets military school graduates and college graduates ages twenty one to forty four.
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Union News Service
Chicago
Fort Sheridan
United States
Thomas H Barry
Central Army Department
Fort Benjamin Harrison
32Nd
Fort Snelling
Minn
Fort Riley
Has
Central States
Army Reserve
Barry
CANNOT ESCAPE BY MARRIAGE
Washington announces that men married since the war began face the same military obligations as unmarried men. The War Department urges wide publicity to prevent evasion of service claims due to marriages contracted to dodge duty.
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Washington
Germany
War Department
Department
Navy Takes Over Patrol on American Coast
Washington reports the US Navy rapidly assumes patrol duties along the American coast, taking over from British and French vessels. In Boston a British sailor guarded a guardsman’s post until relief arrived after assisting a collapsed national guardsman. The Senate unanimously passed the administration revenue bill worth 7 trillion dollars with conferences planned to reconcile house changes. Senator Stone praised its passage but questioned its framing.
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Washington
Boston
Mass
Senate
House
Stone
Berlin dictates US civilians in Germany face limited fortifications
A conference among political and military authorities announced that Americans in Germany will be treated under Wilson's proclamation for Germans in the United States. They will enjoy nearly full freedoms like neutrals, with the exception of residing in fortified areas.
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Berlin
Germany
Reduced Bread Rations Stir Discontent in Germany
Copenhagen reports the bread ration cut in Germany has sparked strong worker unrest. Metal workers back a plan to cut hours by one quarter while Socialists and army papers urge acceptance of hardship to avoid harming war production.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Powerful Radio Station Found Near Wessington Springs
United States marshal officers disclosed a powerful radio station on a farm near Wessington Springs South Dakota. The plant boasted two sixty foot high masts with antennas stretching one hundred yards. No misuse evidence was found by federal officers after dismantling the wireless outfit.
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Mitchell
S. D
Wessington Springs
Seaboard
United States Marshal's Office
T W ‘Taubama
Chris Vetter Taubamn
Danger to Public Peace. Alien enemies must remove near forts
The attorney general orders alien enemies within one half mile of forts camps aircraft stations government or naval vessels navy yards factories or workshops for munitions to leave by June 1 or face summary arrest. The directive defines these enemies as a danger to public peace and directs US marshals to enforce removal.
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Washington
United States
Berlin strike sparks Russian views of revolution
News of the Berlin strike made a deep impression among Russians here who saw in the demonstrations the start of a German revolution to overthrow the Hohenzollern dynasty and restore peace. Some correspondents agreed while others cautioned against overestimating the event.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Mng
Emperor Charles of Austria voiced views on war and peace
In an interview near Vienna at Luxemburg Bjorn quotes Emperor Charles of Austria saying he knows war better than most leaders. He cites trenches mortality and the meaning of peace from his long field experience.
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Berlin
Charles of
Austria
Bjorn
Luxemburg
Vienna
Serbians Rebel Against Bulgarian Occupation in Greece
A Telegraph from Athens reports Serbian uprising as Bulgarians hold Serbia. Rebels form battalions and destroy bridges and rail lines, disrupting communications. Bulgarian troops move to Nish to quell disorders described as grave in scale.
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London
Athens
Nish
Food famine riots threaten Europe and U.S. supply
George E Ferrill of the U.S. Department of Agriculture warned Chicago officials that by next winter U.S. food shortages could worsen while Europe needs aid. He urged planting millions of acres of crops and cutting waste as governments and industries study ways to awaken the middle west to the critical effort.
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Union News Service
Chicago
America
United States
Europe
George E Ferrill
United States Department of Agriculture
Ferrill
Thompson
Middle West
Warning on wartime economy harms by Howard Coffin
Howard F. Coffin of the advisory commission of the council of national defense delivers a warning to the nation about dangers in hysterical and ill advised wartime economy efforts. He decries unemployment and factory closures caused by indiscriminate public and private economic measures.
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Washington
Howard F. Coffin
Advisory Commission
The
Council of National Defense
Committee On Public Information
Rioters Fire on Magdeburg Town Hall Siege
Ten thousand strikers mainly munition workers tried to burn Magdeburg town hall. Soldiers fired on rioters, causing deaths and injuries as the city, a steel works center in the Prussian Saxony province and a Krupp powerhouse, faced a siege.
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London
Madgeburg
Exchange Telegraph Company
Oldental
Holland
Magdeburg
Saxony
Rumors of Garrison Uprising at El Paso Border
A reliable American traveler arriving via Saltillo and Torreon reported rumors of a garrison uprising planned by May 1 to oppose the inauguration of General Carranza. He claimed Obregon could seize power with German backing while a Mexican predictor in Mexico City doubted Carranza would become president or the constitution be enacted.
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Ee! Paso Tex
Chhuahua
el Heraldo del Norte
Mexico
Menocal
United States
Germany
Casas Grandes
el Valle
el Paso
Tex
Saltillo
Torreon
Carranza
Obregon
Mexico City
British Party at Washington Welcomes Balfour Commission
Washington extended a simple welcome to British foreign minister Arthur J. Balfour and the British commission. Mr Balfour said the aim is to make cooperation easy and effective between all striving for a lasting peace by pursuing a successful war.
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Washington
Arthur J. Balfour
Repairs Begin On German Liners Seized By Government
A squad of one hundred machinists under government experts has begun repairs on several German liners seized here after the declaration of war with Germany.
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New York
Germany
New Hampshire Senate approves liquor sale ban bill
The state senate passes a bill to prohibit sale of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes by 14 votes to 9. If approved by the governor it would take effect May 1, 1918.
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Concord
N. H
State Senate
Americans Stranded in Scandinavia Face Food Shortage
Americans arriving on an American tank steamer from Copenhagen report widespread food shortages across Scandinavian nations as diplomatic ties broke. Dr. F. W. Hinkelberger of Los Angeles said he was in Germany when relations were severed and then reached Denmark.
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New York
Copenhagen
F. W. Hinkelberger
Los Angeles
Germany
Denmark
Nebraska Prison to Be Turned Into Military Garrison
Warden Fenton plans a daily military drill for inmates at the Nebraska state prison using wood mock rifles. Secretary O Connell, a former First Nebraska regimental member, will be drill master in chief as preparedness policy aims to ready prisoners for possible front service if a draft expands.
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Nebraska
Uncle Sam
Fenton
O’connell
Submarine engagement and war tensions reported near New York
Washington reports a German submarine fired on the destroyer Smith about 100 miles south of New York. The encounter implies a possible German submarine blockade of Atlantic ports. The Navy confirms the incident after official verification and notes uncertainty whether it signals a sporadic raid or a broader blockade.
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Washington
United States
Smith
New York
Atlantic
Navy Department
Fire Island
Boston
Newark
New England
Boston Navy Yard
Turkey and Bulgaria Break Ties With United States
A report from Zurich states that Turkey and Bulgaria have formally broken off relations with the United States. The move alters diplomatic ties and could affect regional alignments.
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Zurich
Turkey
Bulgaria
United States
Resolution of Thanks to United States for War Effort
In the house of lords Earl Curzon of Kedleston prepared a resolution praising the U S government for joining the allies and defending freedom against a grave menace, expressing profound approval of America’s actions and its role in the high cause of humanity.
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London
Earl of Crawford
House of Lords
Earl Curzon of
Kedleston
United States of America
Lloyd George Addresses Allied War Aims in London
David Lloyd George, Britain's leader, salutes the United States as comrades in arms before an American luncheon club audience. He denounces Prussia and asserts US entry seals the war as a global struggle against military autocracy.
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London
David Lloyd-George
England
Prussia
America
United States
Curfew Poem Elevates Michigan Girl Rose Hartwick
A sixteen year old girl named Rose Hartwick ends a new poem on April 3 1867 titled Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight. Published to great acclaim the work becomes a nationwide hit across America Canada and England making the Michigan author famous in the English speaking world.
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Rose Hartwick
America
Canada
England
Michigan
Alphabetic Advantage Echoed in Roll Call Joke
A congressman quips after roll call that the first name Adam may have led to being mentioned first, illustrating alphabetical advantages in political settings with a teacher prompting the class.
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Adam
Congress
Moon Mystery Prompted by Odd Rhyme
Fragmentary line hints at a quirky exchange about the moon and a graveyard scene. No clear people, places, or events are identifiable from the readable text.
Fools throw kisses, but the wise men deliver them in person
A compact proverb fragment notes that foolish behavior is contrasted with wise action as saving face and sincerity are shown through direct personal delivery of affection or respect. The line highlights value of tangible, face to face gestures.
Do You Neglect Your Machinery
Advice on self care and preventive health urges weekly cleansing of the body with Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets a laxative made from May apple aloes jalap and leaves. It claims 50 years of proven use and notes availability at drug stores with the Dr. Pierce stamp.
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Dr. Pierce
Sam joins the colors in the colored regiment boast
A boss asks Sam if he has joined the colors and Sam replies with pride that he has indeed enlisted in the blackest regiment of colored soldiers in the region, signaling the wartime zeal of the era.
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Sam
Minnie and Joseph Debate the Fate of the Good
A dialogue ponders whether virtue dies young or whether the good survive. Minnie asks if good folks perish early while Joseph questions where such souls end up if they do not.
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Minnie
Joseph
Dr Pierce remedies praised by former patient
A testimonial from Miss Aliche Eaton extols Dr Pierce remedies including Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as a cure for a chronic cough and frail health. The letter notes slow initial response but eventual full recovery and lasting good health, with the advice that herbal tonics come in liquid or tablet form at many drug stores.
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Plattsmouth
Neb
Alich Eaton
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