Powers of President at War Bill Clash in Senate
The Senate reopened debate on blanket presidential authority to recognize government agencies for war prosecutions. President Watson urged no compromise in a letter to Senator Overman, who backed the measure. Opponents pressed for exemptions for the interstate commerce commission and other permanent bureaus.
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Shields
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Judiciary Committee
Sherman
Minois
California Towns Stricken by Quake
Nine strong earthquake shocks lasting over 30 hours struck southern California starting Sunday at 3 30 pm causing about half a million dollars in damage. Hemet and San Jacinto suffered heavy destruction with many homes and business blocks damaged. Park City Utah native August Carlson died of nervous shock and Santa Monica pier collapse killed Frank F E Darnell. Mary Spear of Chicago broke her leg at a Redlands sanitarium.
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Mary Spear
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Redlands
Democrats To Narrow Nominee In Fifth District Race
April 23 Peoria district Democratic judicial convention convenes to nominate a candidate for the state supreme court. Incumbent Democrat Justice C. C. Craig of Galesburg is mentioned. HA has not declared. Republican candidate circuit Judge Clyde E. Stone of Peoria has been named.
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Hasen
Four Jurors Accepted In Strause Murder Trial
PEORIA NL April 23 One more juror was tentatively accepted by state and defense at the close of Monday's session in the case of Edgar A Strause former bank president charged with the murder of cashier Berne M Mead Four jurors have been accepted and sworn so far for the trial
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Berne M. Mead
Americans and French Repel German Assault Near Leicheprey
In France near Leicheprey on Easter Sunday, American forces backed by French troops repelled a major German attack. The assault over 2000 yards featured heavy gas bombardment and storm troops, with Germans briefly entering Leicheprey before a counterattack restored front lines. Dozens of prisoners were taken as the battle ended late in the day.
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War claims another Hannibal man Flood listed missing
Francis Robert Flood, 31, of Hannibal Mo, one of 44 American officers and sailors from the Lake Moor, lost April 11 when the ship was sunk by a submarine. A naval bureau message to his mother confirms he is among the missing. Flood served as a yeoman and had prior Navy service 1906 to 1912, recently joining the naval reserve after working for Burlington Railroad and Metropolitan Insurance.
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Tta M. Floca
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Metropolitan Insurance Company
Navy
Count Czernin to be German ambassador in Berlin
Washington April 23 Count Czernin is to be appointed ambassador to Berlin according to an official Paris dispatch. The note says Emperor Charles informed Czernin he would soon receive a new post. Prince Von Hohenlohe is the present ambassador whose recall prompted much comment. Baron Burian remains foreign minister briefly and will stay out of major actions until his successor is chosen.
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Liberty day urged as states set Friday holiday
Washington April 23 Governors urged by Secretary McAdoo to proclaim April 26 as liberty day and make Friday an official state holiday to boost liberty bonds sales toward the three billion dollar minimum. Treasury totals show subscriptions above 1.49 billion with district results across St. Louis Kansas City Minneapolis Chicago Dallas San Francisco Huston Cleveland Philadelphia New York Richmond Atlanta and others. New York City reports 42 percent of its quota and Utah Washington claim official support pending reports.
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Minneapolis Editor Dies at 54 in Tribune Loss
W. W. Hunter managing editor of the Minneapolis Tribune and a prominent northern newspaper figure collapsed and died Monday at age 54. The veteran journalist, noted for his editorial leadership, passed away in Minneapolis on April 23.
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W. Wf. Hunter
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Acquittal in Embezzlement Trial at Scarritt School
Joseph S. Chick was found not guilty by a jury Monday night on charges of embezzling funds from the Scarritt Bible and Training School in Kansas City Missouri. The acquittal ends the, case tried this week.
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Joseph S. Chick
Scarritt Bible and Training School
Tomorrow’s Flight Continues With Lieut Pat OBrien
Lieut. Pat OBrien will continue his aviation chapter series tomorrow. Readers are urged not to miss upcoming installments as the flight unfolds with new developments and sights.
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Pat O'Brien
German agency reports German advance near Leideprey
A telegram from the German news agency claims a complete success against American positions near Leideprey with heavy enemy losses. It states Leideprey was stormed, American dead found, and Germans captured five officers, one doctor, 178 men, and 25 machine guns after destroying dugouts and trenches.
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Wolf Bureau
Leideprey
Renneres Wood
Beaumont
Bernecourt
Jury Wood
Masses Editor at Center of Draft Conspiracy Trial
The Masses business manager C Merrill Rogers testified that publishers sent circulars announcing plans to fight conscription. He admitted writing the subscription solicitation but denied linking editorials to George Creel approving an issue. The trial of Rogers Eastman Young and Dell in New York continues with Creel's alleged involvement scrutinized.
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C. Merrill Rogers
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Arthur Young
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Committee On Public Information
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Lynching of Negro Who Killed Sheriff in Tennessee
Berry Noyes the Negro who shot and killed Sheriff W E McBride near Lexington Tennessee last Saturday was hanged in the courthouse yard Monday by a mob The sheriff sought to arrest Noyes for violating the state prohibition law Later his body was dragged through the streets to the scene of the killing of the sheriff and burned at the stake Monday night Clyde Williams a Negro indicted for shooting a Missouri Pacific agent at Fawndale Louisiana was taken from a deputy sheriff by masked men and hanged to a tree near Monroe Louisiana
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Bridges Named Principal British Military Adviser in Washington
Lieut General G T M Bridges of the British Army arrived in Washington and has been appointed principal military adviser to the British ambassador and high commissioner, heading all British military missions in the United States.
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G. T. M. Bridges
United States
Darnell matriarch dies after prison term ends
Mrs. Leonora A. Darnell aged 61 mother of James Morrison Darnell known as the marrying parson who recently completed a term in a federal penitentiary died here Monday afternoon at Peoria Illinois on April 23 following the event and the family obituary notes the late Mrs. Darnell was the mother of James Morrison Darnell who had served a federal sentence.
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Leonora A. Darnell
James Morrison Darnell
Labor Leader Warns Against General Strike Over Mooney Case
Senator Poindexter reported Seattle labor leaders plan a general strike to protest Mooney’s conviction. Samuel Gompers, AFL president, condemned any strike incitement as a violation of union laws and harmful to workers, urging lawful action to seek justice for Mooney while avoiding agitation that endangers lives and national security.
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Thomas J. Mooney
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Samuel Gompers
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France
Countermand Massed Attacks By Germans
London April 23 British forces inflicted heavy losses on the Germans causing Gen Ludendorff to halt massed attacks. An order dated March 80 abolishes the idea of forcing success by numbers and stresses effective use of weapons over numbers. Since the order the German method has been to push forward small bodies with light machine guns.
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Massing Troops For New Thrust On Front Lines
London April 23 A Reuters telegram from British headquarters in France says German forces are massing along the Bailleul and Neuve Eglise line in the north and around Dernicourt in the south An early return to heavy fighting is possible but a delayed German strike could be more ambitious The report notes the Germans appear poised for a major blow but caution remains about timing
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Holland and Germany revive old quarrel
London April 23 The Daily News reports the foreign office notes strained relations between Holland and Germany due to an old gravel supply dispute. Officials view the situation with concern and it is rumored Germany may have issued an ultimatum to Holland.
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Railroad Administration Extends NYC Terminal Access
Washington April 23 The railroad administration orders B&O trains to operate into the Pennsylvania Station in New York beginning next Sunday as part of a policy promoting common use of terminal facilities.
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National liberals urge William to take Livonia crown
Amsterdam reports on April 23 that German national liberal leaders plan a telegram to Emperor William urging him to accept the crowns of the former Russian governments of Esthonia and Livonia.
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Americans Suffer 200 Casualties in Toul Battle
General Pershing reports in rough terms that American forces endured over 200 casualties while German losses were estimated at 400. Officials withheld specifics and Baker weighs a public update as debates over daily war communiqués resume. The clash follows Seicheprey with looming German thrusts toward Robecq Mesnil and serious activity near Lens Arras and Ypres.
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Pershing
Toul
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Department
Baker
House Military Committee
Americans Repulse German Push in Toul Sector
In France on April 22 American forces reportedly withstood a superior German force in the Toul sector. Despite heavy German gas and weapons, U S troops held their ground and even repelled attacks while suffering wounded. Casualties for the Americans were light compared with German losses, with over 300 German bodies found in No Man's Land and trenches. An American officer and wounded soldiers expressed resolve as a nurse noted a stubborn German prisoner caused trouble before being spared. Nearby, Joan of Arc’s birthplace looms as a distant landmark as American troops advance under French cheers.
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