May Day unrest and European war effects ripple worldwide
The piece reports on German socialists backing the government amid plans for a May Day general strike, Austria and Sweden feared uprisings, Hungary's reforms, and Austria Hungary suppressing Bohemian German papers. It notes France’s military changes, and predicts China and Brazil moving toward war, with neutrality dicey as losses mount.
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France
Austria
Sweden
Hungary
Tisza
Iron Man
Battle of Arras Rages As Britain and Germany Exchange Heavy Losses
Violent artillery fighting south of St Quentin continues as British and German forces clash around Arras. Canadians hold Arleux en Gohelle after a counter attack, while Haig presses forward at ground won inch by inch. Berlin notes heavy losses and rising British prisoner counts as a titanic war of attrition unfolds with limited infantry action.
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Arras
Britain
Germany
von Hindenburg
Haig
Arleux-en-Gohelle
Berlin
Arleux-en- Gohelle
Field Marshal Haig
Oppy
Gavrelle
Rouex
German War Office
Arleux
Roeux
May Day strikes threaten New York workers demands
New York labor leaders warn that May Day wage demands will be submitted tomorrow by thousands of city workers. A major clash looms with the International Association of Machinists seeking a $4 minimum for inside workers and $6 for outside workers, with other trades including bakers, iron workers, longshoremen and hotel workers prepared to strike to press their demands.
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New York
International Association of Machinists
Bakers Strike Hits Chicago Bread Supply
Chicago faces bread shortages as bakers walk out in a citywide strike. Large and many small bakeries close, with grocers warning flour stocks will run out in two days. Authorities deploy police to prevent unrest while talks aim for a settlement on hours wages and conditions.
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Chicago
Maxwell Street
Schuettler
Merrill Hutchinson
Sol Westerfield
Bakers’ Union
William H. Thompson
Bakers
Vacuum Torpedoed Steamer Loses Crew Near Barrah
The American oil tanker Vacuum was sunk by a German submarine off Barra on April 28. Captain S. S. Harris and part of the crew, including a naval lieutenant and nine American gunners, are missing. The chief mate and seventeen others, including three gunners, were landed. A boat with the master and remaining crew, and the lieutenant, is still missing. The ship sailed March 30 from New York for Birkenhead with a 34-man crew, including 15 Americans.
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London
Vacuum
Man
United States
New York
Harris
Birkhead
England
Russians Seek Peace Says New Democracy Sees Far Wider Goal
A Petrograd report notes Russian democracy now seeks a lasting world peace, not a quick truce with Germany, and that a Kronstadt delegation allied with Lenin has arrived. Manifestos reportedly imply Lenine may share Rasputin’s fate as part of internal political struggle.
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Petrograd
London
Germany
Kronstadt
Nikolai Lenine
Switzerland
Lenine
Rasputin
Senate Debates Conscription Bill after House Passage
The administration draft conscription bill faces Senate opposition and possible amendments after House passage. Key clashes include age limits 21 to 27 favored by the administration versus 21 to 40 in the House bill, and opposition to a Roosevelt volunteer force and liquor sales to soldiers. Conference and presidential signature await final harmonization of differences.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
LaFollette
Gronna
House
Roosevelt
Wilson
Baker
Regular Army
National Guard
Health chief urges Chicago housewives save food
Chicago on April 30 Dr John Dill Robertson city health commissioner appealed to housewives to conserve wasted food. He estimated daily waste at about 1 250 000 pounds with about half of that usable if salvaged.
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Chicago
John Dill Robertson
Foundation Company to Build Wooden Ships in Passaic Yard
New York April 30 foundation Company to start work on a Passaic River shipyard near Newark New Jersey to produce wooden ships for the United States Shipping Board under government supervision. A larger crew will build the ways and lay the keel of the first pattern ship at once. the first launch is set for 60 days with a new ship every ten days thereafter. Each vessel priced between 350000 and 500000 dollars.
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New York
Foundation Company
Passaic River
Newark
N. J
United States Shipping Board
War time talks move toward grand alliance plan
In Washington on April 30 the British and French commissions opened their second week of conferences with preliminaries cleared. M Viviani met President Wilson for an hour as the United States prepared its part in the allied effort. State Department said it did not edit Joffre's statement and offered distribution facilities to the French mission. Balfour met with Sir Joseph Pope in the morning. Cuba's military commission arrived to discuss coordination with U S forces.
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Washington, D. C
United States
M. Viviani
Jusser
Wilson
State Department
Department
Mr. Joffre
France
Marshal Joffre
Balfour
Sir Joseph Pope
Canada
Cuba
Weather forecast cards for major cities
The Light forecast reports cloudy conditions with cool temperatures across cities. St Louis 46 with southeast wind 20 mph and rain. Chicago 44 with rain. Kansas City 38 with northwest wind and rain. New York 44 with east wind and rain. Washington 54 clear with southwest wind and rain.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Petain Named Chief of Staff in French War Reforms
Paris April 30 General Petain appointed chief of staff as a reform long urged by experts. He becomes technical adviser to the government and will oversee operations for French troops, with plans for further reorganizations. At Verdun he earned the title defender and helped stem the German offensive. He is 61 but regarded as fit and steadfast.
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Paris
General Petain
Petain
William Robertson
London
Verdun
Joffre
Meuse
Rintelen May Seek Confession in Trial
Indications that Franz Rintelen, a German navy captain on trial with six others for forming strikes to hinder wartime shipments to the Entente, will reveal activities in the United States were raised by his counsel during jury selection today.
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New York
Franz Rintelen
Food Bills Move Through Congress Aimed at Production and Distribution
The administration bills introduced in the House by Chairman Lever seek to stimulate production, prevent hoarding, and ensure equitable distribution while suspending flour mixing bans. The measure allocates 25 million dollars for enforcement and adds two assistant secretaries of agriculture to oversee the national emergency and curb manipulation.
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Washington, D. C
Administration
House
Lever
Agricultural Committee
United States
Fuel distribution in France shifted to municipalities
Paris April 30. Minister Maurice Viollette decides to entrust domestic fuel distribution to municipal authorities. They may implement a card system or not depending on local circumstances.
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France
Paris
Maurice Viollette
Marine Corps Reaches Full Strength at 17400 Men
General George Barnett announces the United States Marine Corps has reached its authorized strength of 17400 men and plans to recruit to 30000. He credits publicity and The Light for aiding recruitment and calls for a Marine Corps week June 10 to 16 to boost numbers before year end. He notes San Antonio’s strong response and asks for continued aid and cooperation.
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Washington, D. C
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Congress
San Antonio
George Barnett
Peace conference not urged by Germans says Dutch Socialist leader
Pieter Troelstra told the Associated Press in Stockholm that the upcoming International Socialist Bureau meeting is not at German or Austrian urging and aims for universal peace. He noted French Socialists may attend as minority delegates, and the convention is expected to open May 18.
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Stockholm
Sweden
London
International Socialist Bureau
Pieter Troelstra
Associated Press
France
Dutch Urge Peace From Stockholm Socialist Delegation
A Stockholm dispatch reports the Dutch delegation at the International Socialist convention has appealed to socialist parties worldwide to press for peace. They say peace efforts face great difficulties in Stockholm and stress that continued war worsens suffering and debt, urging pursuit of peace terms.
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London
Stockholm
Chicago mayor declines invitation to missions visits
The action of Mayor William Neale Thompson in declining to invite the British and French missions in Washington to visit Chicago will be the subject of further inquiry by federal authorities today, per assistant U.S. attorney Joseph B. Fleming. After the mayor said he would be presuming to assume citywide support, the city council unanimously invited the missions to visit Chicago.
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Chicago
William Neale Thompson
Washington
Joseph B. Fleming
United States
Brazil Proclaims Neutrality Amid U S Germany War
The Brazilian government issued a proclamation declaring neutrality in the conflict between the United States and Germany. Rio de Janeiro reports the move as official state policy during the April 28 briefing.
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Rio Janeiro
United States
Germany
Argentina Debates War Policy in Congress Storm
In Buenos Aires on April 30 the National Congress of Socialists debated Argentina's stance in the war. The session was stormy and involved several fist fights before the Congress adopted a declaration calling for absolute neutrality.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
National Congress of Socialists
Congress
German Use of Von Hindenburg Aims to Lift Morale
London reports indicate the German high command touts Field Marshal Von Hindenburg to bolster morale after the Somme retreat. Prisoners say officials present him as the nation’s hope for victory and claim the Hindenburg line near Arras was deemed invulnerable.
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London
von Hindenburg
Somme
Hindenburg
Germany
Arras
Newfoundlanders Praised for Arras Battle Role
London dispatch praises New Foundland soldiers for their part in the Arras fighting. Cor respondents describe a joint push with English troops to the front lines, repelling a three column German counter attack. The Newfoundlanders held a trench under fire amid heavy casualties, with estimates of 1300 to 1500 German dead in the area.
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New Foundland
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