Army and Navy Get $3.4 Billion War Appropriation Request
President Wilson studies a bill to fund compulsory training for up to two million men and expand the army navy and marine corps. The war plan includes Navy 150000 men Marine Corps 30000 and Army about 2930 million for one year. Government moves to curb war profiteering and fixes prices on naval contracts.
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President to attend Red Cross mass meeting in Washington
President Wilson will attend a Red Cross mass meeting in Washington on Friday night to back a $100,000 war relief drive with Secretary Baker as a speaker. Boston plans a patriotic rally as James W. Gerard visits for an April 18 Pilgrim Publicity Association address.
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Red Cross
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Germany
Pilgrim Publicity Association
Weather Forecast For San Antonio Tonight And Friday
Weather summary notes fair conditions tonight and Friday in San Antonio and vicinity with warmer temperatures expected. No precipitation mentioned and skies are described as clear or mostly clear for the period.
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Weather notes from The Light across major cities
Forecasts by The Light report city by city conditions. St Louis shows 38 with rain and a northwest wind. Chicago 38 rain and northwest wind. Milwaukee 32 with snow and north wind. Kansas City 34 clear with northwest wind. New York 42 cloudy with east wind and rain. Washington 44 rain with east wind and Friday rain.
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Sunk relief ships reported missing in Mediterranean action
The Feistein and Trevier were destroyed and the unarmed American steamer Missourian torpedoed without warning off Genoa. The Missourian left New York March 6 for Italian ports with 53 aboard and 32 Americans among a 51 crew. the crew was saved. Captain William Lyons commanded the Missourian.
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Belgian relief ship Felstein sunk near Rotterdam
A cablegram reported the Belgian relief steamship Felstein sunk in the North Sea near Rotterdam, likely by a mine. The Trevier was torpedoed elsewhere, with both ships carrying Belgian and Dutch crews. No Americans aboard Felstein or Trevier were confirmed. Cargoes included wheat for Belgium and northern France.
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Trevier Sunk By German Subship Off Scheveningen
The Belgian relief steamer Trevier was torpedoed without warning off Scheveningen while lowering boats. Eight crew wounded including the captain and mate. twenty four crew saved to Ymuiden after the attack by a German submarine. The 3001 ton vessel sailed from New York March 5 for Rotterdam and appeared in Halifax on March 8.
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British Ship Canadian Sunk. Captain Missing
British steamer Canadian, which sailed from Boston March 24, was sunk. report from Queenstown says all crew landed except Captain Bullock. Six hospital ships torpedoed or mined since war began, 247 lives lost and 73 injured, per Admiralty official in House of Commons.
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Miller Charges Zimmermann Plot Aimed at Mexico
Representative Miller says an unpublished Zimmermann paragraph proposed submarine bases in Mexican ports to supply arms and lure German reservists into Mexico. He claims German ships near the west coast and Villa aided by German officers, while Carranza forces are said to be weak. Secretary Lansing says the note contains nothing of the sort.
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Explosion at Halstead Street restaurant kills and injures villagers
In Chicago on April 5 a gas explosion wrecked a brick building on Halstead Street near Lake Street. Six or seven people were killed and forty or fifty injured as the first floor Italian restaurant was crowded at noon. By 12:45 PM about fifty wounded were hospitalized. many were in grave condition.
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Two Killed in Street Duel at Killeen Texas
In Killeen Texas two men were killed in a street duel. City Marshal John Blair and Will Cannon died after gunfire erupted during a quarrel among local farmers Floy Cannon Mont B Ray and Will Cannon. Floy Cannon and Ray escaped. Floy Cannon did not apply for bail.
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Zeppelin sighted over Dallas en route to Mexico
A Dallas dairyman reported to Secret Service agents that a large airship resembling a Zeppelin passed over the city early today headed southwest toward Mexico. He heard the whirr of its engine and saw lights as it flew high above.
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University of Pittsburg Station Seized by Government
The government has taken over the University of Pittsburgh radio station and closed nearly four hundred amateur stations in the Pittsburg district. Carnegie Institute of Technology’s station remains operational but offered to government use.
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University of Pittsburg
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Struggle of Democracy: U S Enters War Seen as End of Feudalism
In Geneva the Journal de Geneve reports that America's entry into the war stuns Switzerland and is viewed as a turning point against autocratic rule. It notes the United States as a vast, resourceful ally whose fight is for individual rights and humanity, raising questions about German reaction to the American flag over European battlefields.
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Democracy vs Feudal Monarchism In War Debate
The Musskia Volta comments from Petrograd via London on America's entry into World War I. It portrays the United States as aiding democracy by sending a “present one more sword” to the Old World, framing the conflict as democracy against Hohenzollern feudal monarchy.
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Premier Ribot Declares Historic War Entry by Pacifist Democracy
Paris April 5 Premier Ribot told the Chamber of Deputies that entrance into the war by the pacific democracy of the world is a historic fact without equal. He spoke before the diplomatic corps including Ambassador William G Sharp as benches and galleries filled.
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Germans Criticize Wilson in Press Abroad
London dispatch reports German papers retaliate against Wilsons Congress address with harsh critique. Rhenische Westfalische Zeitung accuses Americans of greed and megalomania while predicting the collapse of Germanys enemies and imminent great events in the West. Professor Foster notes Carranzas stance on hemispheric demarcation and warns Wilson against military entanglements.
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Bitterly Assault President Wilson Aims at War Talk
German newspapers harshly attack President Wilson and reject his distinction between the German people and their government. The Neue Freie Presse argues America chose war by blocking supply lines to the Allies. The Prager Post notes the danger of a rich powerful rival joining enemies as submarines threaten trade.
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Hero of Battle of the Marne Detached From Active Service
Paris reports General Ferdinand Foch, famed for the Marne battle, is detached from active service and will remain on the active list without a command. His services will be at the disposal of the minister of war. Also withdrawn from active duty is General of Division Hydoux, military governor of Dunkirk.
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Foreigners Who Obey Law Are Safe
Official announcement today states foreigners in the United States who conduct themselves properly will suffer no loss of property or liberty should a state of war be declared. Secretary Lansing’s opinion was relayed by Secretary Tumulty to Mayor Seger of Passaic New Jersey. Seger reported mayors of New Jersey discussed the issue and noted some foreigners in Passaic were moving money from banks.
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Washington confirms Penfield return after Vienna
Secretary Lansing officially confirms Penfield’s return to the United States from Vienna. The statement marks the first public acknowledgment since rumors began about a week ago that I was coming back, but no reason for the return was given.
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Ambassador Penfield’s Vienna Departure Date Revised
United States Ambassador Penfield reportedly plans to depart Vienna for Washington on April 7, not April 5 as earlier indicated. The change reflects updated travel arrangements while maintaining the expected timing of the mission.
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Brest to United States pact aims at Brest port use
The French Chamber of Deputies discusses a war measure to permit American naval use of Brest harbor if needed. The plan seeks to deploy the port for national defense. Leaders will urge the country’s stance on U S entry before Easter recess.
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Brest
Senate Approves War Resolution by Wide Margin
The Senate passed the war resolution by a large majority and Harris, D C, April 5. Debate in the House followed with leaders stressing unity and the need to oppose German actions. Representative Flood defended hard-line measures while Cooper and Stafford voiced pacifist concerns and urged strong Allied support.
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