Censorship of Wires Ordered by President
The Associated Press reports May 1 that the committee of public information issued a government order for censorship of all cables leaving the United States. Censorship also extends to telephone and telegraph lines into Mexico. The navy will supervise maritime communications and the war department will control messages entering Mexico.
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Associated Press
Washington
Committee of Public Information
United States
Mexico
Navy
War Department
Strikes spread in Rhine provinces shutting Krupp works
London May 1 reports say more than half of munition workers in the Rhine provinces struck today. Essen, home of Krupp, is cut off from Germany to prevent information leaks. Strikes are general in small border towns near the Netherlands.
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Associated Press
London
Rhine
Hague
Essen
Krupp
Germany
German Sailors Kill German Officers in Revolution Reports
G. S. M. Westman, ship builder, arrived with word that higher Russian Baltic fleet officers say Capt Finland was slain in the revolution and Admiral Nepening, a naval commander, was killed after reportedly joining the upheaval. German sailors allegedly attacked officers in their homes, with reports stating four hundred officers killed.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Finland
Nepening
English ship Balld sunk carrying troops to England
London May 1 The steamer Balld carrying troops from Australia to England was sunk by a submarine. British torpedo destroyers rescued sailors on board.
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Associated Press
London
Ballard
Australia
England
Mrs W F Cowden of Midland Dies in Auto Crash
Midland Texas newspaper reports the death of Mrs. W F Cowden as the first fatal auto accident in the city. Cowden, a well known cowman, died in a Marmon rollover near the city limits. His wife and two daughters survived, while nine children in the family endure the shock. Funeral services for Mrs. Cowden, a Baptist church member, were arranged with Rev. J C Burkets assisting.
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W.F. Cowden
Midland, Texas
Midland
Tex
W. F. Cowden
Cowden
Essie
Geraldwine
O. B. Holt
Carlsbad Wins Second Game In Harsh Ball Clash
Carlsbad and N M M I split a sharply played two game series with strong defense and nine Carlsbad singles in the latest encounter. Wake and Stewart reinforced Carlsbad while Jeffrey and Higgins led N M M I as the game ended with a slim margin and a deciding third game promised.
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Carlsbad
Wake
Stewart
Jeffrey
Higgins
N. M
French Attack Fails Near Presnes and Auberive
May 1 official report says a French assault with a fresh division on Berlin front failed between Presnes and Auberive. The attempt aimed to press the German defense, but the mission did not achieve its objectives and casualties are not disclosed.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Presnes
Auberieve
Lands Sell Fast at Clayton in Record New Mexico Auction
In Clayton New Mexico on April 30 state land auctions totalled $988126.21 from 114000 acres across 5 tracts in Union county. Bidders from New York to Oregon and groups led by Volney Hoggat of Denver purchased large tracts at about 8.65 per acre with residents from Union and nearby counties dominating.
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Clayton
N. M
Union County
Robert P. Ervien
Volney Hoggat
Denver
Colorado
Montana
Hoggat Group
Clayton Brot
New Mexico
New York
Oreon
Union
Texas
Oregon
Kansas
Nebraska
Hoggat
Muller
Plot to spread fake reports to profit from stock market
New York May 1 police were told Holt Hirsh and George Meyringer planned to tap telegraph lines from Chicago to New York to dispatch false reports of President Wilson's assassination and Pacific coast U-boat raids. The aim was to disrupt wires and distort markets for speculative gain.
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Associated Press
New York
Holt Hirsh
George Meyringer
Chicago
Washington
Wilson
Pacific Coast
Airplane Bombs Ruin Dutch Village in Zeeland
The Telegraaf reports a Sunday night air raid on Zierkaee in Zeeland left the village in ruins with over a hundred houses smashed or damaged. Panic surged as searchlights roped in by airmen swept the area during the attack.
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Associated Press
The
Hague
Telegraaf
Amsterdam
Zierkaee
Zeeland
Peace Offer Expected From Bethmann Hollweg in Reichstag
The Berlin Tageblatt reports that Bethmann Hollweg will make a peace offer to the Reichstag on Thursday as part of ongoing efforts toward ending the war. The note suggests a formal bid to seek a settlement and halt hostilities.
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Associated Press
Hague
Bethmann Hollweg
Reichetag
Berlin Tageblatt
Weather Forecast May 1 1917 Fair Tonight and Wednesday
The United States Weather Bureau forecast for May 1 1917 calls for fair skies tonight and Wednesday with generally dry conditions. Warmer temperatures are expected in the northern portions tonight.
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U. S
Morgan Offices Doomed Plot Reported Confessions
Several men confessed in court that they planned to blow up the J. P. Morgan offices. They were stopped by police and found with a bomb in their possession.
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Associated Pres
New York
J. P. Morgan
Carranza Becomes Mexico's First Constitutional President
Mexico City May 1 Carranza takes office as the first constitutional president since Madero's assassination. The new congress convenes under what may be the world’s most radical constitution. Little Joe Plowman of Malaga has measles this week.
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Mexico City
Carransa
Mexico
Madero
Little Joe Plowman
Malaga
Some Crew of American Tanker Vacuum Missing
Washington reports that the American tanker Vacuum was destroyed. Lieutenant Thomas, commander of the naval gun crew, says some of his men and Captain Harris with some crew are missing and likely lost. Seventeen crewmen and three naval gunners were rescued. names of the gun crew are withheld. The Tan sill dam work progresses with a gap from last fall’s flood soon to be closed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Skinner
London
Thomas
Harris
Navy Department
Tansill
United States Ships Serve Allies With Naval Support
Associated Press reports Washington says the U S government has placed ships at the Entente’s disposal. Lord Eustace Percy, a British mission ship expert, said vessels have been supplied for ally needs but details on what ships or seizures of German vessels were not disclosed.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Lord Eustace Percy
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