General Scott to study U S policy in Mexico from border to San Antonio
Major General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff, travels to San Antonio at Secretary Baker's request to obtain precise border and Mexican situation details. The trip aims to inform the department on whether to shift headquarters or bases, with Funston retaining control of the expedition.
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Army
San Antonio
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Baker
Mexico
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Funston
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General Funston
Carranza
Pershing
Wilson Opens Ultimatum on Germany Submarine War
President Wilson delivers a decisive ultimatum to Congress urging Berlin to halt its illegal submarine campaign or face severed diplomatic relations. He explains diplomacy has failed, notes the note's publication plan, and emphasizes defending neutral rights and American lives at sea.
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Congress
United States
Foreign Relations Committee
House
Senate
Germany
High Seas
Troops to Pershing Roll Forward as Rolling Stock Arrives
General Funston orders 2300 border troops to join General Pershing in Mexico. The Seventeenth Infantry may depart Eagle Pass by Thursday night while the Sixth Cavalry needs a couple more days to entrain from Harlingen. Units include the Nineteenth Infantry battalion at El Paso Fabens and Marfa, and Troop L Tenth Cavalry at Fort Apache.
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Columbus
Funston
Mexico
Seventeenth Infantry
Eagle Pass
Sixth Cavalry
Harlingen
Brownsville
Asquith Signals Break in Cabinet Impends
London April 19 The cabinet failed to agree on the recruiting issue and Premier Asquith postponed a statement to Tuesday. He warned that without an agreement the coalition could break up as House of Commons met amid ongoing political tension over conscription.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Ingraham Named War Assistant Secretary by Wilson
William M. Ingraham former mayor of Portland Maine was selected by President Wilson for assistant secretary of war. He will succeed Henry Breckenridge who resigned with former Secretary Garrison. The nomination was sent to the Senate. Ingraham is 45 years old.
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Washington, D. C
William M. Ingraham
Portland
Maine
Wilson
Ingraham
Henry Breckenridge
Garrison
Senate
France and Britain Reply to U. S. Protest on Seas
London April 19 Great Britain and France sent a joint reply to the American note protesting interference with maritime commerce by the entente allies. The communication will be presented in Washington by the French and British ambassadors. It consists of a long note and a supplement.
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London
Great Britain
France
Washington
Bennett case ends with three year penitentiary verdict
The jury in the Bennett case sentenced E. L. Bennett to three years in the penitentiary for the killing of E. G. Millikan on August 21, 1915. The trial, held in the Thirty seventh District Court, spanned April 10 to 18 with delays over bond and witness absence. An appeal was announced.
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E. L. Bennett
Bennett
E. G. Millikan
Thirtyseventh
Millikan
International Depot
President Wilson Warns Germany on Unrestricted Warfare
Wilson tells Congress he has informed Berlin that the United States will sever diplomatic relations unless Germany abandons its indiscriminate warfare against passenger and freight ships. He declares it his duty to act if Berlin does not halt the policy.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Wilson
Berlin
Germany
United States
President's Message to Congress on German Submarine War
The President warns of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare against merchant ships affecting neutrals and Allies. He cites Lusitania and Sussex losses, calls for restraint, and threatens to sever diplomatic ties if Germany does not abandon such methods, urging Congress to unite in defense of humanity and international law.
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Great Britain
Sussex
The
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Wilson note to Germany to be published in Sport Extra
If the text of President Wilsons note to Germany is released in Washington this evening it will appear in The Light Sport Extra at 6 p m The publication is planned for readers seeking the president's message and its details within the sports edition.
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Germany
Washington
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