Russians Report 105000 Prisoners in Offensives Across Europe
Russian official statements claim 105000 prisoners taken since the offensive began, with major gains in Volyhina Galicia and Czernowitz directions. German and Austro Hungarian actions around Verdun Ypres and Asiago fronts face strong French Italian resistance and local reversals. General Smuts reports progress in German East Africa with British and South African forces advancing near Pangani.
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Tpanagani
Mikecheni
Motale
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Wilhelmsstad
Grismarckburg
Italian transport Principe Umberto sunk by torpedo attack
The Italian transport Principe Umberto was torpedoed and sunk in the lower Adriatic with many soldiers lost. It was attacked by two Austrian submarines while two other troop transports and escorts aided the scene. Exact losses remain unconfirmed.
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Rome
Adriatic
Admiralty
Poisoner Threat Hits Eastern Indiana Horses
Farmers police officers and horse thief detective associations in eastern Indiana race to identify the person or persons poisoning horses. The latest victim is Muncie merchant H. Frank Wilson whose pasture horse died and another may be fatally affected.
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Muncie, Ind
Indiana
H. Frank Wilson
Muncie
Pennman family sues coal company for damages
William and James Pennman father and son file separate $2000 negligence suits against Clay County Black Coal Co. after severe burns from a gas explosion at the company mine several months ago in Brazil Indiana.
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Brazil
Ind
William
James Pennman
Clay County Black Coal Company
Mexico Crisis Deepens as Carranza Regime Struggles
Washington reports indicate Mexican president Carranza faces collapse amid multiple factions exploiting U S troops. The Carranza government struggles to suppress anti American demonstrations as the state department prepares a firm reply rejecting immediate withdrawal and warning of potential attacks on Americans in Mexico. A Pacific coast refugee evacution is planned with ships to Acamalco and Salina Cruz pending further notices.
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Mex
State
War Departments
Mexico
Acamalco
Salina Cruz
Chihuahua
Lansing
Mexico City
Mexican official urges Americans to evacuate Chihuahua region
Mrs Augustin Labansat, wife of a Carranza colonel, reports General Francisco Treviño acting governor is ordering Americans to leave at once and offering safe escort to the border on a special train if needed. She says Trevino’s guards protected foreign consuls during rioting but privately fears he cannot guarantee safety as occupation drags on.
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el Paso
Tex
Augustin Labansat
Carranza
Villa
Chihuahua City
Chihuahua
Francisco Trevino
Labansat
Mexico
Raiders Loot Texas Ranch Near Hidalgo
Mexican bandits raided UT. A. Coleman s ranch near Hidalgo in Hidalgo county driving eighty horses. Captain J. Mell with a cavalry troop crossed into Mexico in pursuit. It is unclear if Luis de La Rose led the raid and no casualties or property destruction reported.
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San Antonio
Tex
Missing Woman Sought in Elkhart Inquiry
Police search for Mrs. Ira Teeters of Niles Michigan after relatives report she was last heard from April 15 while waiting at the interurban station in Elkhart Indiana for a trip to Ilkhart.
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Elkhart
Ind
Ira Teeters
Niles
Mich
Ilkhart
Hughes Heads to New York and Washington for Conferences
Charles E. Hughes and his secretary depart Washington for New York for a series of conferences with party leaders. It is understood that George W. Wickersham will participate in the talks.
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Hughes
New York
Washington
Charles E. Hughes
George W. Wickersham
Italian Falls Eight Stories at Breakers Hotel
An Italian laborer Paul Gustini died after falling eight stories from a broken scaffold at the Breakers hotel on Atlantic City boardwalk. Hundreds of promenaders witnessed the tragedy and many women fainted.
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Atlantic City
N. J
New Breakers
Paul Gustini
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