Revolt Threatens Mexico Over German Propaganda
German agents and refugees in Mexico push two revolts to unsettle the country and threaten U S war efforts. Border tensions rise as cables are cut and U S cavalry seize lines to prevent German operations. Major General Buckman tours Laredo as authorities report extensive German influence across Mexican towns.
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Mexico
United States
San Antonio
Germany
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Eagle Pass
Piedras Negras
del Rio
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Matamoros
John W. Buckman
C. A. Gates
Telepgraph and Telephone Company
Ben
Republic
Opening of Third Liberty Loan Bonds Drive
Washington April 6 marking one year in World War I the nation opened the third Liberty Bond drive seeking 3 000 000 000 dollars. President Wilson spoke and parades and public meetings dominated a day of celebration as millions pledged subscriptions with plans for daily tallies and rapid reporting to Washington.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Wilson
Baltimore
Amerivary
France
McAdoo
Philadelphia
YeView
Third Liberty Loan
St. Louis
Dallas
Atlanta
Federal Reserve
Great Lakes Naval Station
John Philip Sousa
Middle West
Sousa
Federal Reserve Bank
Washington
Liberty Loan
District Federal Reserve Bank
British Seaplanes and Dirigibles End Ten U Boats
London reports naval aviation destroyed ten German submarines. Eight fell to seaplanes in the English Channel patrols while dirigibles accounted for the remaining two. A typical incident describes a seaplane at 90 miles per hour attacking a submarine surfacing to avoid a convoy, bombs striking the conning tower and within the submarine bubbles.
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London
Associated Press
Admiralty
English Channel
American Aviators Praised by British Army in War Effort
A Daily News correspondent praises American aviators with the British army describing their numbers brilliance and the high skill of American aviation mechanics. He notes unprecedented air concentration with as many as 300 planes aloft on any front and machine gun use on troops guns and transports by low flying aircraft. Two American Eilers Missing and Maj Cushman A Rice, Fort Worth trained air leader, cited as prominent figures.
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London
Daily News
Ricers
Fort Worth
Tex
Europe
Maj
Cushman A. Rice
Texas
Minnesota
White bread baking to end nationwide after April 13
New York April 6 bakers learned that white bread and rolls will be discontinued across the United States after April 13. An order requiring at least 25 percent substitutes for flour was expected to be issued from Washington soon. The announcement came after bakers discussed cooperating with the food board to conserve flour.
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New York
United States
Federal Food Board
Washington
Church urged widowers to remarry at conference
In Salt Lake City on April 6, President John F. Smith addressed thousands at the eighty eighth semi annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He urged members to shun shoddy clothing and stated that widowers should marry again unless too old, citing statistics that seven in every thousand church members are widowed.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
John F. Smith
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Smith
Plan to gag Berger in Chicago meeting
April report reveals Victor J. Berser and fellow Socialists indicted under the espionage act may be barred from a planned discussion on why they are under indictment. The Chicago National Security League executive committee met to prevent the gathering, calling it a disloyal assembly.
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Chicago
Victor J. Berser
National Security League
Warrant refusals cloud Prager mob case in Collinsville
Madison County coroner seeks warrants for five men linked to the mob that lynched Robert Prager. Four justices refused, citing reluctance to interfere. An inquest is set for next Monday to compile findings and pending warrants amid federal state and county probes.
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Collinsville
Madison County
Robert Prager
Lowe
William I. Teutmann
Brundage Oflinois
Claude KK
Rum
Adjutant Generals Office
Prager
Mose Johnson
United Mine Workers of America
Miner
Baker
Oun Ane
Urge Sedition Bill Today in Senate Debate
Washington April ... President Wilson and Cabinet pressed for urgent sedition bill after reports of Robert Prager lynching in Collinsville. Cabinet said new law needed to curb disloyalty and enemy agitation to prevent mob action. Senate leaders aimed to pass the bill on the war entry anniversary, but Senator Reed blocked quick agreement despite Overman's efforts.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Wilson
Robert Prager
German
Collinsville
America
Overman
North Carolina
Reed
Missouri
Misouri
German Cook Arrested In New Orleans Kitchen Raid
DoJ officers arrested a German chef at a large New Orleans restaurant after a kitchen raid. He was taken to Jefferson Barracks in handcuffs and held incommunicado pending further investigations. A mortar and pestle used to grind glass was found in his quarters, and a box of arsenic with German letters was recovered from his belongings.
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New Orleans
Department of Justice
Jefferson Barracks
Weavers of Patriotic Pennies Contest Germain Propaganda
In New Orleans on April 6 a plan to counter Germain propaganda and antiwar peace advocacy is outlined. The article hints at efforts to mobilize funds and public opinion, with discussions continuing on the next page.
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New Orleans
Germain
Lloyd George predicts American surprise for Prussian forces
London reports Premier Lloyd George and King George praising American entry to World War I. Telegraphs claim that in coming weeks the United States will deliver a surprise to the Prussian military junta as Americans join the war effort, with editorials commending Wilson and unity in Allied resolve.
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London
Tremier Lloyd George
Today Tv
America
Mansion House
United States
King George
Lloyd George
Ben
Illustrated
Wilson
The
Daily Telegraph
War Trade Board Provides Immediate Aid to Swedish Farmers
The War Trade Board authorized release of 26 000 tons of phosphate rock to Sweden to aid farmers while awaiting full charter agreements for 100 000 tons of shipping. It also favored allowing Swedish ships to be bunkered and sail to Chile for 20 000 tons of saltpeter. The plan aims to secure cereals fats and other imports, including fertilizer and binder twine, with bunkers to move ships for wartime needs.
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Warehngton
War Trade Board
Sweden
Chile
Hhnard
Blood From German Dead Saves Soldiers At Camp Grant
An experimental serum derived from blood of a deceased German scientist has lowered pneumonia deaths at Camp Grant from about 40 percent to 8 percent. Dr. Preston Keys of University of Chicago and Dr. Waldemar Koch, also of Chicago, developed the serum from Kochs pneumococcus blood sample.
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Rockford
Camp Grant
Preston Keys
Department of Preventive Medicine
University of Chicago
Keys
Waldemar Koch
Germany
Koch
Germans Drive on Corbie in Somme Battle Lines
German forces press a daybreak assault near Corbie in the Somme valley as British defenses stiffen. Heavy artillery duels and counter-attacks shape a large engaged front from Albert to Moyenneville with gains limited and both sides suffering casualties.
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London
Corbie
Somme
Reuter
Waire Iood
Amiens Road
Noch
Haig
Dernancourt
Albert
Ancre
Moyenneville
Lauesigny-Noyon
Mount Renaud
Verdun
British Position Improves After Somme Counterattack
The British front south of the Somme improved somewhat after a counterattack in the Hangard area late yesterday, per the war office report. For most of the line below Aynette and in the sector north of the Somme the fighting continued with exchanges and patrol activity noted.
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London
Somme
War Office
Aynette
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Amiens
Elder Smith
Berger
MOG
Somme Valley
Monchel
Montdidier
Avre
Luce
Waire Wood
Corbiec
Albert-Amiens
Pease
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