Canada and U S plan joint price controls on wheat
Parliament heard Sir Thomas White outline Canada and the United States coordinating measures to lower prices for flour and wheat. Washington seeks broad powers to regulate production and distribution of food and necessities during the war, including price caps, production rules, and emergency requisitions.
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Union News Service
Ottawa
Thomas White
Canada
United States
Thomas
George Foster
Amercan
Washington
Congress
Lever
House Agriculture Committee
British transport Arcadian sunk by submarine in Eastern Mediterranean
The British transport Arcadian with troops was torpedoed by an enemy submarine on April 15 and sank in five minutes. It lists 19 officers 214 other ranks 10 naval ratings 24 crew and 2 civilians missing presumed drowned. Arcadian 8939 tons gross owned by Royal Mail Steam Packet Co of Liverpool
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London
Mediterranean
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Liverpool
Ship Arrivals Increase as Port Reflects April Tonnage
New York reports fifty one more vessels entered the port in April than in March despite submarine threats. The increased tonnage totaled 96,468 with seven more American-flag ships. Departures fell by 1 percent, totaling 37,562 tons, while American ships sailing decreased by eighteen, equaling 49,651 tons.
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New York
Pittsburg Plants Offered for War Time Needs
Pittsburg, Penn. A. L. Humphrey, president of the Pittsburgh Employers' Association, announced offers of numerous manufacturing plants in the Pittsburg district with an invested capital of 500 million dollars and 100000 workers for war needs. The manufacturers have shell-making experience for European countries.
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Pittsburg
Penn
A. L. Humphrey
Pittsburgh Employers’ Association
German and Austrian Ship Seizures Ordered Repaired
Washington reports the Federal Shipping Board estimates seventy one seized German and Austrian merchant ships will be repaired and ready for commission within five months unless concealed damage is found, part of wartime fleet strengthening efforts.
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Washington
Federal Shipping Board
Berne Blasts Hit German Powder Factories
Reports state a blast in Furth Germany killed 621 people and damaged the plant. A second explosion at Troisdoort claimed 30 lives as dispatches confirm the deadly incidents.
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Berne
Furth
Troisdoort
Milukoff Resignation Not Demanded After Demonstrations
In Petrograd the Workmen and Soldiers Delegates accepted the government explanation on the May Day note by 34 to 19 and closed the incident. Soldiers clashed briefly with anti government crowds but no major violence occurred as they were persuaded to return to barracks.
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Petrograd
Milukoff
Nationwide Aid Aims to Boost Food Output
Both houses consider war time legislation to control food supply and aid farmers. The Lever resolution in the House seeks national security through agricultural stimulation and better distribution of products. Senator Gore of Oklahoma introduces a parallel Senate measure.
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Washington
Congress
House
Lever
House Committee On Agriculture
Senate
Gore
Oklahoma
Gard Amendment Lets Criticism But Allows News Ban
The House passed a revised espionage bill with censorship provisions materially modified. The final vote on the measure was 260 to 105, after eliminating Section 4 and adopting a Gard crafted substitute section by 190 to 185. Postmaster Burleson contributed to the changes during his House visit.
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Gard
Wilson
Washington
House
Ohio
Burleson
Congress
Colonel Glenn Inspects Barracks at Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis reports Colonel Edwin Glenn arrives to command the training camp at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. He and fellow officers inspect progress on sixty temporary barracks for Officers' Reserve Corps and incoming troops. Glenn expects about 40 000 men to train here within two months.
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Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Ind
Edwin Glenn
Glenn
United States and Britain Hold Second Conference on War Resources
Washington reports a second formal meeting between American officials and the British mission in the State Department to coordinate resources for aiding the Allies. Discussion covered trading with the enemy export restrictions Holland and Scandinavia rationing and compiling accurate supply statistics. Two committees were created to manage the vast details and report findings.
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Lansing
State Department
Holland
Scandinavia
Shipping disaster spurs U.S. defense push
Washington reports a sharp rise in German submarine losses threatening Britain France and the United States. Governors and state representatives tour a national defense conference to hear a government message urging full wartime cooperation and war preparation. Secretary Lane cites ship sinks as a grave threat with weekly tonnage estimates around 400,000, later noted as possibly too high.
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Washington
United States
America
Germany
Lane
Great Britain
France
Riot Fails at Cooper Union as Police Break Up Meeting
A mass meeting at Cooper Union by 32 Irish American groups escalated when the chairman refused a resolution urging Wilson and Congress to aid Irish independence. The clash led to ejecting over 30 attendees and required 200 policemen using clubs to restore order.
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New York
Cooper Union
Wilson
Congress
Washington moves toward sending U.S. army to France
The push for an American army to fight in France gains momentum as civilian officials broadly back the plan while War Department military advisers oppose sending troops before complete training is completed at home.
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Washington
France
War Department
Senate approves transfer of enemy ships in U S ports
The Senate unanimously approves a resolution to transfer title and possession of enemy ships in American ports to the U S government. Under Shipping Board direction these ships may be used in commerce. About 100 German ships and many Austrian vessels are in harbor, all under repair. The Clara Mennig is ready for sea.
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Washington
Senate
Shipping Board
United States
Austria
Clara Mennig
Nation opens purse wide for Liberty Loan drive
Washington reports subscriptions to the Liberty Loan at nearly 20 million dollars per hour on the first day. The Treasury Department labors to classify offers as telegrams flood in from all sections. In New York sailors from French warships receive a warm welcome with about ten thousand people at Madison Square Garden expressing admiration for the French navy.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Treasury Department
Father Knickerbocker
New York
High Commission
United States
Madison Square Garden
Vigorous Steps Taken By Germany
Amsterdam reports drastic measures by Germany to curb news from reaching the outside world amid industrial troubles. May Day travel into Holland from the Kaiser's domain is restricted and Berlin newspapers are barred from entering Holland or Denmark to prevent spread of information.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Holland
Berlin
Denmark
British Vessel Lost in English Channel Mine Sinking
The Admiralty reports a destroyer of an older type struck a mine on May 2 in the English Channel and sank. One officer and 61 men are missing and presumed drowned.
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London
Admiralty
English Channel
Press Man Sentenced After Guilty Plea in Spying Plot
New York journalist Charles E. Hastings pleaded guilty to a federal indictment tied to Albert O. Sander’s espionage scheme. He was sentenced to one year and one day in the Atlanta federal penitentiary for sending spies to England to aid the German government.
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New York
Charles E. Hastings
Albert O. Sander
England
United States
Atlanta
Germany to Requisition Entire Grain Harvest
Dr. Georg Helm, Bavarian Center party member, declares in Neustadt that Germany will requisition the coming grain harvest. He warns farmers to expect new heavy restrictions and states the crop will be confiscated from first ripening, leaving only a quarter to one third for farmers, with everything organized on military lines.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Georg Helm
Center Party
Reichstag
Neustadt
Helm
Controversy Settled Over New Foreign Policy in Petrograd
Prince Tseretelli spoke before soldiers and workers at the Naval Cadet building and read a new government declaration on foreign policy. He said the provisional government would stay in power and democracy had won a great victory, ending a crisis that threatened Russia’s fate and the war.
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Western Union
Petrograd
Council of Workmen
Prince Tseretelli
Naval Cadet Building
Executive Council
Washington seeks faster progress on submarine menace cure
Naval Consulting Board reports progress toward a solution to the submarine menace but the findings have not yet reached the Navy Department. Secretary Daniels expresses confidence in American ingenuity to defeat submarine threats, while not revealing experimental details. A telegram from Lawrence Addicks clarifies Saunders statements.
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Washington
Naval Consulting Board
New York
W. L. Saunders
Navy Department
Daniels
Lawrence Addicks
Elizabeth
N. J
Special Naval Problems Committee
Consulting Board
Saunder
Ferment Among Hungarian Workers Tisza Reform Refusal
Ferment grows among Budapest labor as factories shut after Premier Count Tisza rejects reform of the franchise. Workers present a firm demand for liberal electoral reform and threaten a general strike if the government refuses.
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Copenhagen
Count Tisza
Budapest
Rioting in Stockholm and Gothenburg After Shortage Claims
In Stockholm women queuing for potatoes rioted when told stock was exhausted. Police faced stones and riots, several officers injured and sixteen arrests recorded. In Gothenburg, buyers without bread cards sparked serious unrest with bakers.
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Stockholm
Gothenburg
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Surge Toward Half Billion
Washington reports continued rush of subscriptions to the Liberty Loan treasury drive. Officials estimate wire offers already total as much as 172 million dollars, bringing the cumulative figure near 500 million dollars.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Earthquake Rattles Rio Janeiro and Espirito Santo
Seismic tremors in Brazil caused minor damage across Rio Janeiro and Espirito Santo states. Authorities assess affected areas as residents report cracks in walls and fallen debris amid aftershocks.
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Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Espirito Santo
Refugees Claim Cuban Rebels Burn Homes in Oriente
Twenty four Americans and British refugees in New York report that Cuban rebels are burning and pillaging homes and properties of Americans and other foreigners in Palmarito Bagote and Miranda districts of Oriente province. They warn of a massacre of white residents unless U S intervention occurs and say the Cuban government cannot cope. Most refugees escaped.
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New York
Palmarito
Bagote
Miranda
Oriente
United States
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