French War Mission Plans Eastern and Midwest Tour
France's war mission will leave Washington Thursday for a tour of Chicago Kansas City St Louis Springfield Philadelphia New York and Boston. Led by Rene Viviani the party includes Marshal Joffre Admiral Chocheprat and Marquis de Chambrun traveling on a special train with U.S. government hospitality and tight security. The schedule prioritizes practicable invitations and avoids Valley Forge. a Springfield stop will honor Abraham Lincoln at his tomb with simple ceremonies.
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Washington D. C
France
Washington
Chicago
Kansas City
St Louis
Springfield
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Rene Viviani
Marshal Joffre
Marne
Chocheprat
Marquis de Chambrun
General Lafayette
United States
Jean Fabry
Blue Devil
Pacific Coast
State Department
Department
Lincoln's Tomb
Valley Forge
Revolutionary Army
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Mexicans Cross Border to Escape New U S Tax Tests
United States immigration officers in El Paso report an unusual rush of Mexican laborers to the American side to escape the $8 head tax effective today and the literacy test to begin May 5. The tax targets Mexicans intending to reside in the United States, not Mexicans who cross daily for work and return home to Mexico.
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EL Paso
Tex
United States
Mexico
Munitions Blast Kills Thirty Women in Troisdorf Factory
A blast at a munitions plant in Troisdorf near Cologne kills thirty women workers. The explosion, reported by a Amsterdam dispatch to the Central News Agency, occurred in the Rhenish Prussia area.
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Troisdorf
Prussia
London
Rhenish
Cologne
Amsterdam
Survivors From Vacuum Arrive in Liverpool at Midnight
London May 1 The survivors of the American oil tank steamer Vacuum who will arrive in Liverpool at midnight include Robert Williams Oscar Carler W Lundgren A Byl and Raymond Nunez. Additional landed survivors listed include John Simpson August Lotos William Orell G Wilseam Louis Purdi J Mauchel Marc Singros Camille Jo Andrews Leslie Hatton John Mekola George Wilson and F Lasher
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London
Vacuum
Liverpool
Robert Williams
Oscar Carler
W. Lundgren
A Byl
Raymond Nunez
John Simpson
August Lotos
William Orell
G. Wilseam
Louis Purdi
J. Mauchel
Marc Singros
Camille Jo
Andrews
Leslie Hatton
John Mekola
George Wilson
F. Lasher
Naval Gun Crew Still Missing After Tanker Loss
Washington May 1 The first official word on the submarine destruction of the American tanker Vacuum reports that Lieutenant Thomas commander of the naval gun crew and several of his men are still missing and likely lost Consul General Skinner in London confirmed the gaps Seventeen crewmen and three naval gunners were rescued from one boat.
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Washington, D. C
Skinner
London
Thomas
Harris
Carranza Inaugurated President of Mexico
Mexico City reports Venustiano Carranza will take office as the first constitutional president since Madero's assassination. A new radical Congress convenes as the national flag is raised, 21 gun salute rings out, bells toll, and provisional ministers resign. Carranza to name new ministers on Thursday.
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Mexico City
Venustiano
Carranza
Mexico
Francisco Madero
Army officers corps discharges under judge advocate general ruling
National Guardsmen slated for appointment in the officers reserve corps will be discharged by a judge advocate general ruling. The War Department also says civilians will be chosen as second lieutenants from 40 000 officers training camp attendees. Commissions will continue in peacetime if confirmed after a year probation.
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Washington, D. C
National
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Judge Advocate General
Army
War Department
Ireland's Happiness in Hands of Mr Balfour Says Lord Northcliffe
Lord Northcliffe told the Associated Press that Ireland’s happiness rests entirely with Mr. Balfour and the British mission in the United States. He said differences between the two parties here are slight and Balfour can settle the difficulty.
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London
Lord Northcliffe
Associated Press
Ireland
Mr. Balfour
United States
San Antonio and vicinity forecast
Tonight and Wednesday fair and warmer for San Antonio and surrounding areas with clear skies and rising temperatures. Winds light to moderate. Highs near warm season readings and comfortable nights expected.
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San Antonio
Weather Forecast From The Light Across Major Cities
Forecasts show St Louis and New York with temperatures around 42 and 42 with clear and rain, winds from the west and southeast. Chicago and Milwaukee expect cloudiness and rain with winds from the northwest and a cooling trend. Washington reports cloudy skies and rain with a high near 70. Kansas City notes clear skies and a warm spell with a high near 48.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Germans Face Bomb Plot Aimed at J P Morgan Offices
In New York May day court hears that Wolf Hirsch and George Meyringer, both Germans, planned to blow up J P Morgan & Co and tap telegraph lines to spread false reports. They hoped to trigger a Wall Street crash for quick profits while employed at Roosevelt Hospital. Bail set at 10000 dollars each.
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New York
Wolf Hirsch
George Meyringer
J. P. Morgan and Company
Chicago
Washington
Wilson
Atlantic
Roosevelt Hospital
Hirsch
Secret Service
Germany
Meyringer
Wall Street
Broad and
Wall Streets
Sub-Treasury
Wall and Broad
Morgan
Lake boat burns off East Sister Islands in wild gale
An unidentified freight steamer burned early this morning in Lake Erie off East Sister Islands as a 50 mph southeast gale raged. North Bass observers saw the vessel ashore near the island and burning furiously. Rescue crews set out. a government tug from Put-in-Bay had to turn back due to high seas and storm fury.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
East Sister Islands
North Bass Island
Put-in-Bay Island
Navy near full strength as Congress weighs expansion
The navy has reached 83,256 enlisted personnel, within 700 of its war quota. The marine corps has met its 17,400 target, and both services will keep recruiting while Congress debates bills to authorize 150,000 Navy and 30,000 Marine strength.
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Washington, D. C
Navy
Marine Corps
Congress
Cabinet Favors Army to France
President Wilson and his cabinet met briefly and while no formal plan was announced a clear majority favored sending American troops to France at the earliest possible date.
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France
Senate Conferees Named On Army Bill As Joffre Visited
The Senate directed House conferees for the administration army bill retaining the conscription clause. Senators Chamberlain Oregon Hitchcock Nebraska and Warren Wyoming were named. M Viviani and Marshal Joffre of the French mission visited the chamber amid applause and mutual tributes to the allied cause.
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Senate
House
Chamberlain
Oregon
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Warren
Wyoming
M. Viviani
Marshal Joffre
Joffre
Jofre
Marshal
France
Marne
Hitchcock and
Lodge
Stone
Missouri
Marshall Joffre
Marshall
America
Premeir
Wheat Decline After Reports On Peace Terms
Market notes a drop in wheat as news of a German peace terms outline and a Swiss diplomat’s conference request spurs selling. May futures fell 16 cents to 2.55, July down 10 3/4 cents to 2.15, September off 6 5/8 cents to 1.82.
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Chicago
Market
Washington
Wilson
Reichstag
Double murder suicide shocks North Dakota town
James Caldwell, head of the "J. C. R." case, and his wife were killed by their hired man at the Caldwell home near Taylor, North Dakota. After attacking Caldwell's daughter, the killer then shot himself.
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Dickinson
James Caldwell
Caldwell
Taylor
N. D
Allies Turn German Liners Into War Help Ship
Washington May 1 The German liners Portonia and Clara Mennig have been turned over to the entente allies for their use. One ship will go to France and the other to Italy while the United States places other tonnage at allied disposal. Lord Percy says tonnage supply is the crucial factor in defeating the U boat menace and that Britain and the U S must speed up shipbuilding to keep sea lanes open.
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Washington D. C
Portonia
Clara Mennig
New York
France
Italy
United States
Lord Percy
American Shipping Board
United
Percy
Japan
Lord Precy
England
Dominion
United Kingdom
India
Malay States
Australia
Shipping problems to be taken up with Shipping Board
Washington May 1 British and French War Commissions will take up shipping problems with the Shipping Board immediately. They aim to devise a plan for apportioning cargoes among the allies and ensure adequate supplies. A balance of food and munitions for foreign needs will also be arranged.
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Washington
D. C
Shipping Board
Congress
United States
Germany to make another peace offer in Reichstag
Berlin reports indicate Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg will present a fresh peace offer in the Reichstag on Thursday. German press notes moderation in terms and notes internal debates between Socialists and Pan Germans over aims and no annexations or pay赔ments.
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Hague
Netherlands
London
von Bethmann- Hollweg
Reichstag
Berliner Tageblatt
Anzeiger
Dusseldorf
Germany
Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Tageblatt
War Situation Shows Little Change In France and Mesopotamia
Associated Press reports on the France front noting little change despite French gains in Champagne. Macedonia fighting resumes on a wide front with unclear outcomes. In Mesopotamia the British advance continues though details are scarce, leaving objectives uncertain.
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Associated Press
France
Champagne
Macedonia
Mesopotamia
No Heavy Fighting Reported In Champagne Reorganization
Paris dispatch reports French forces reorganizing positions captured in Champagne with no heavy fighting reported last night.
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Paris
Champagne
Zeppelin Raid Hits Zierikzee and Ypres Reports
Reuters dispatch from The Hague says bombs dropped Sunday night on Zierikzee in Zeeland killed three people and caused extensive damage. An official announcement adds that a raid north of Ypres was successful with the capture of a few prisoners.
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Zeeland
London
Zierikzee
Reuter
Hague
Ypres
Ballarat Troop Ship Sunk. Troops Rescued by British Vessels
The Peninsula and Oriental Line steamship Ballarat of 11 120 gross tons used as a troop ship was sunk recently by a German submarine. All troops were saved and rescued by British torpedo boat destroyers and trawlers. Troops from Australia to England performed with splendid discipline.
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London
Peninsula and Oriental Line
Ballarat
Australia
England
Ballarat Lengths Measured At 500 Feet Long and 62 Feet Beam
The vessel Ballarat was reported as 500 feet in length with a 62 foot beam reflecting its size and proportions.
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Ballarat
Roebling Fights Burglar at Home in Trenton
Charles G. Roebling, president of John A. Roebling and Sons, surprised a burglar hiding behind a Japanese screen in his Trenton home. He toppled the screen and leaped on it, calling for help. The intruder escaped before help could arrive, taking a pin valued at 4000 dollars.
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Trenton
N. J
Charles G. Roebling
John A. Roebling, Sons Company
Mr. Roebling
Chinese Students Form Military Corps in U S
Chinese college students in the United States organize a military corps now numbering six hundred. The group may be offered to the government as a unit or with members dispersed to other regiments, announced by the Chinese American Citizens' Alliance in New York on May 1.
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New York
Wheat May Day Strike Veiled in Segregated Ruhr
May Day unrest spreads among munitions workers in the Rhine provinces with Krupp at Essen isolated to stem news. Reports from The Hague say Essen is cut off and strikes are broad in towns near the Dutch frontier to keep information from leaking out.
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London
Rhine
Hague
Exchange Telegraph Company
Essen
Krupp Works
Cest
Germany
Krupp
May Day Across Europe Promises Uncertain Tension
May Day finds Europe at war with England France and Germany still in conflict. Central powers tighten controls behind frontiers all news from Germany blocked and travel forbidden. Reports of typhus outbreaks in industry areas lack confirmation while Sweden faces a general strike and worker demonstrations.
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England
France
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Sweden
Stockholm
Soldiers to wear civilian clothes in barracks at liberty
Do not salute now Petrograd reports the congress of delegates has granted complete liberty to off duty soldiers in barracks including wearing civilian clothes. The practice of private saluting of officers is abolished and officers' servants are no longer employed.
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Petrograd
London
Congress of Delegates
Baltic Fleet Officers Slain During Helsingfors Revolution
G S Westman, Helsingfors ship builder now in San Francisco, recounts the March 16–18 slaughter of high Baltic fleet officers during the Helsinki revolt. Sailors hunted officers in their homes, claiming up to 400 deaths, including Admiral Neponin who, despite siding with the revolution, was shot after reprimanding a sailor. Civilians were spared as sailors kept order.
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San Francisco
Cal
Helsingfors
Finland
G. S. Westman
Baltic
Neponin
Russia
Seyn
Cattle Valued at Ten Thousand Lost in Brownwood
Lee Brothers announced that 84 head of Hereford cattle were lost near Brownwood due to suspected arsenic contamination in the dipping vat. The cattle were valued at $10,000.
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San. Angelo
Tex
iIt
Lee Brothers
Brownwood
Bakers Strike Sparks Labor Dispute In Chicago May 1
Tony Weth, business agent of the Striking Bakers Union in Chicago, alleges the United States bakers did not approve the union president signing a pro war pledge. The strike halts bread supply and risks widespread hardship while a settlement attempt focuses on mayoral office talks with bakery representatives. The Bakery Wagon Drivers Union strike adds to the labor dispute amid wartime tensions.
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Chicago
United States
Bakers’ International Union
Washington
Samuel Gompers
Tony Weth
Bakers’ Union
Kansas City Bakers Strike Across Major Firms
A bakers strike began in Kansas City Missouri at several large companies after union members approved a strike vote. Workers pressed wage increase demands as owners faced the ultimatum and timed the walkout for midnight.
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Kansas City
Meriden Bakers Go On Strike Over Military Honors
Meriden union bakers walked out on May 1 to protest the employer’s refusal to include a merit pay or special recognition with military honors. The action follows a dispute over benefits and job terms affecting local workers and the city’s bakery scene.
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Meriden Bakers
Meriden
Conn
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