Germany pressuring Holland over transit and gravel dispute
London reports German ultimatum to Holland demands transit rights for civilian supplies sand gravel and war materiel via Dutch canals and railways. The Hague notes strained ties with Britain over gravel shipments. Dutch cabinet met in extraordinary session as rumors swirl of a possible ultimatum.
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Holland
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London Daily News
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Handelsblad
Amsterdam
United States
Great Britain
Vaderland
Holand
Governors Urged to Proclaim Liberty Day Holiday
Washington April 23 Governors urged by Secretary McAdoo to proclaim Friday April 26 as Liberty Day and to make the afternoon a legal holiday where possible to boost Liberty Bond subscriptions. President Wilson has already proclaimed a national Liberty Day to support the war effort and sales aim for May 4. Subscriptions total so far reach 1 596 709 900 with districts varying in progress.
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Liberty Loan
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Phillips County
Ark
Tennessee
Union
Daniels
Mwe
Flier Dies in France and Honors Given in War News
Second Lieutenant Dinsmore of Chicago died from injuries after an airplane accident in France. War Cross awarded to Sergeant To i Putnam of Brookline, William Weltman of Cambridge, and Phelps Collins of Detroit. Legion of Honor given to Captain Charles Carroll for work with American relief clearing house in Paris Y M C A loses 80 huts in retreat.
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Dinsmore Ity
Chicago
Lafayette Escadrille
Toi. Putnam
Brookline
Mass
William A. Weltman
Cambridge
Aas
Phelps Collins
Detroit
Legion of Honor
Charles Carroll
Maryland
American Relief Clearing House
Paris
No settlement in sight in Germany Holland gravel dispute
Washington April 23 The Germany and Holland gravel shipment dispute remains unsettled with a three way involvement including Great Britain. Britain withdrew cable facilities from Holland last November after a Dutch transit agreement for sand and gravel into occupied Belgium. Cable embargoes to overseas countries lasted over four months until February when facilities were restored amid hopes for a settlement.
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BD. C
Germany
Holland
State Department
Great Britain
Belgium
Governors Meet Gagle Pass May Fifteen Border Conference
Texas Governor Hobby and Coahuila Governor Mireles plan a May 15 meeting in Eagle Pass to discuss border conditions and foster closer ties among five governments. Mireles orders anti pro German actions, amid concerns over a phone line linking Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras aiding spies. Authorities deny local German activity and say no such propaganda exists in the area. A Belgian order dispatch reports 14 Belgians including a priest and a nun were executed in Antwerp on espionage charges, a departure from prior public cue.
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W. P. Hobby
Texas
Mircies
Coahuila
Mexico
Eagle Pass
Mireles
Wagle Pass
Piedras Negras
Hans
Amsterdam
Antwerp
Weather roundup for major cities in late day forecast
San Antonio and vicinity mostly cloudy tonight. St Louis reports 46 with southeast wind and likely rain. Chicago 44 clear with southwest winds. Kansas City 44 partly cloudy. New York 40 clear with west wind and cloudy Wednesday. Washington 50 partly cloudy with southeast wind and cooler 24 hour lows.
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Chicago
Kansas
Kanile
New York
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Washilton
British Allied Raids Press Fresh Somme Pushes Amid German Preparations
German concentrations surge near Villers-Bretonneux and north of Albert as British and Allied forces raid along the Somme and Lys fronts. Haig’s line holds with 60 prisoners taken north of Albert while raids near Robecq Wytschaete and Nieppe act to probe for a larger offensive. Diplomatic reports note Austrian troops in Belgium with trains massed through Liege and at Antwerp and Ghent.
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Ghent
London
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Villers-Bretonnens
Formal War Declarations Loom From Uruguay and Argentina
April 23 report from Amsterdam via Exchange Telegraph says Uruguay and Argentina near declaring war on Germany. Uruguay already cut diplomatic ties last October after Luxburg crisis, while Argentina has shown increasing anti German sentiment. Dispatches cite submarine actions and stalled communications as factors driving the imminent measure.
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Argentina
Germany
Berlin
Exchange Telegraph
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France
Switzerland
Congress
United States
Count von Luxburg
Buenos Aires
Count von Luxbourg
Claxton Urges Thrift For 1918 Graduates
Dr. P P Claxton United States commissioner urges colleges and schools graduates to hold simple graduation exercises and invest funds usually spent on clothes in War Savings Stamps. He estimates six million dollars could be saved for patriotic purposes if accepted.
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Wastington
J. C
Unitedates
P.P. Claxton
United States
Arrested German Officer Suspected Spy in Paris
In Paris on April 22 a German wearing a French infantryman's uniform was arrested in the streets. He claimed birth in Alsace and desertion after being sent to the western front in Galicia. Police believe the prisoner is a German officer.
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Paris
Alsace
Galicia
Francis Jefferson City weighs Francis as senator
NOT TO NAME FRANCIS JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. April 22. That decision had been made to appoint David R. Francis ambassador to Russia to the United States Senate to succeed the late Senator W. J. Stance, but Secretary Lansing advised against action. Governor Gardner said he has not yet moved his selection. Plyer Killed at Memphis. Memphis Tenn. April 10. Cadet flyer Stager W Patterson attached to the United States Army Aviation school at Park Field fell from his airplane at about 1000 feet and was killed.
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David R. Francis
Amebassador
Russia
United States Senate
W. J. Stance
Lansing
Gardner
Plyer
Memphis
Tenn
Stager W. Patterson
United Ites Army Aviation School
Parke Field
Wassuingpon
D.C
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Navy Department
Cattesat
Sale Fleet
Subi Ring
Zeebruggeeses
America at War A British Officers War View
Major Jan Hay of the British army writes in The Light about how the war is conducted. He delivered lectures in San Antonio last February and reviews U S conditions, offering practical observations and comparisons.
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Light
America
Jan Hay
Hay
San Antonio
Canadians raid German trenches in seven places front Lens
Canadian forces in France report seven trench raids over twelve hours near Lens. They net five prisoners and two machine guns. two prisoners died. The front stayed lively with gas shells and heavy artillery, while raiding parties provoked hand to hand fighting in one instance.
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Canadian Press
France
Endre Front
Lens
Leng
War declarations urged for Bulgaria and Turkey
In Washington on April 23 a Senate resolution by Senator Brandegee of Connecticut urged early Senate Foreign Relations Committee action on a war declaration against Bulgaria and Turkey. Senator Knox of Pennsylvania proposed a substitute asking the President to seek a declaration if not contrary to public interest, contingent on reasons against mobilization.
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Brandegee
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Bulgaria
Turkey
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Pennsylvania
Explosion Fatal in Burmington Texas Fire and Injuries
An early day explosion aboard a Cave Coast Railway locomotive in Burumgton Texas killed engineer Morton and injured eight others. Two houses were partly demolished with occupants scalded and bruised as authorities attribute the blast to a blistered crownsheet. Reports from Grayburg say Morton died en route to Houston. Pope Benedict plans a new peace initiative as Western offensive enters a new phase, per Amsterdam embassy dispatch citing Bavarian press.
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London
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Munion
Bavaria
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Baron Named to Succeed Czernin As Foreign Minister
Baron Stephen Burian is appointed Austro Hungarian foreign minister succeeding Count Czernin. Burian previously held the post from 1914 to 1916 and authored notes to the United States regarding the Italian steamship Ancona sinking in the Mediterranean with American casualties in 1915.
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Count Inernin
Count Czernin
United States
Ancona
Mediterranean
Hindu editor shot in federal court during trial
In San Francisco a Hindu editor C Kandra was shot by co defendant Ran Singh during a noon recess in the trial of 82 persons accused of plotting to foment revolution against British rule. United States Marshal Holohan killed Singh to stop the attack as chaos and a stampede erupted. Judge Fleet ordered guards to secure the court. The editor had faced renewed hostility amid testimony about financing the revolution.
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Phin Duo
Pulligaction
Cha’ Chevoluction
Rant Singh
Ta- Hin
Singh
Kandra
United States
Holohan
Aitross
John W. Preston Nadjagt
Dhadr
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William Fleet
Chandra
Jong
Jum Chandran
Ran Singh
American Soldier Davin Overcame Germans Before Death
Lieutenant Daniel Roper Jr reports from France that a young South Carolina officer named Davin showed English endurance and American pep, killing seven Germans before he fell. The letter details his bold raid and courageous action amid heavy fighting.
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Washington
Daniel ©. Roper, Jr
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Roper
Pershing's Men Pass Home of Joan of Arc on Way to Front
In France American troops march toward the front past the birthplace of Joan of Arc. From a hill the martyred French saint’s vision beacon stands as the soldiers are cheered by civilians while German shells fall behind.
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Pershing
Joan of Arc
France
British raid sinks concrete cruisers at Ostend Zeebrugge
The British navy carried out a daring raid to block the German U boat bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge by sinking five concrete filled cruisers in the channel. Officials credited the operation with likely blocking the Bruges canal entrance. Casualties among British forces were heavy, with several ships destroyed or damaged, while some enemy ships were torpedoed. The French aided the action, and monitors supported the assault.
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Mole
Zeebrugge
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Sirric
Pte
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