Villa Beaten In Clash With U S Cavalry Near Guerrero
The War Department confirms Villa's defeat in a five hour running battle near Guerrero. Dodd's cavalry surprised Villa forces at six a m Wednesday, pursued them into foothills, capturing munitions and horses while taking several Carranists prisoner. Villa escaped with a broken leg and is believed to be hiding. four American soldiers were wounded.
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Pershing
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San Antonio
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Sey
Schul er Confesses as German Spy on Matoppio Mission
Ernest Schuler, aCaptured on the Matoppo ship while bound for Vladivostok with war munitions, confessed he acted as a German agent to blow up the vessel. He claimed German orders and said he was deterred only by the captain's plea to spare his wife and daughter. Federal and British officers questioned him as to charges, with possible conspiracy counts pending.
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Vladivostok
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Schuer
Sandy Hook
United States
Dodds Cavalry Resumes Chase of Bandits
San Antonio April 1 Major Dodd leads American cavalry in renewed pursuit of Villa bandits after a brief rest. Support troops guard the railroad toward Chihuahua while smaller detachments sweep the Guerrero region for signs of Villa. Mexican and American forces cooperate effectively as the search tightens.
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A. P. A. Service
San Antonio
Dodd
Guererro
Chihua
Americans Pursuing Villaists in Mountains
A P Service dispatch from Washington reports War Department officials are confident Villa will be captured soon. Dodd’s victory over the outlaws is expected to spur Carranza forces, and many Villa followers may desert as he flees toward the gringoes. Pershing reports heavy rains in Chihuahua but American troops push Villa into the mountains despite flooded gullies and slippery paths.
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A. P. A. Service
Washington
War Department
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Pershing
Chihauhua
Troops in Mexico Receive Increase in Pay
The war department announces that American troops in Mexico receive 10 to 20 percent extra pay for foreign service under a rule granting pay increases to duty outside the United States. This note appears in The Family Paper Nome Dally Nugget.
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Washington
War Department
Mexico
Department
United States
Germans Again Smash at Verdun
Washington reports the government is pursuing a major conspiracy to blow up the Welland canal. Two more conspirators with Captain Tauscher are under arrest in New York, a third is under surveillance in New England, and a fourth member is expected to be arrested within days. Authorities say there is sufficient evidence to convict on conspiracy charges.
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Washington
Welland Canal
Tauscher
Justice
New York
New England
German Isolate Verdun
Military experts say German activity near Verdun aims to sever Paris eastward railway lines and cut the city off from the west. They have abandoned frontal assault on the trench stronghold, now boring south along the Meuse to encircle Verdun and force French withdrawal to meet the main line of defense.
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Paris
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Senate committee votes for Brandeis nomination
The senate judiciary sub committee voted to recommend confirmation to the full committee. The three to two vote split along party lines with Democrats Chilton Walsh and Fletcher in favor and Republicans Cummings and Works opposed. Full committee sentiment is uncertain and a close contest is expected, with Republicans largely opposed to the appointment.
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Senate Judiciary
Brandeis
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Walsh
Full Committee
Russian Hospital Ship Portugal Sunk by German Submarine
Paris reports say the Russian hospital ship Portugal was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea by a German submarine. Dispatches note many wounded troops aboard along with Red Cross nurses and physicians.
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A. P. A. Service
Paris
Portugal
Black Sea
Balkan
Red Cross
Government Still Trailing Wellard Canal Conspirators
Paris dispatches report empires directing forces toward the Verdun front northeast line. A heavy bombardment presses on Vaux with infantry advances while French artillery inflicts severe losses. a significant German detachment holds in village walls under heavy fire as another assault fails near the Ave court woods. Continuous artillery fighting rages along the northern Verein eehor sector.
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Paris
War Office
Verdun
Vaux
Avecourt
Verein
Eehor
Zeppelin Raid Casualties Reported In London
London reports twenty eight killed and forty four injured after an air cell attack on the east last night. The casualty count reflects a harsh wartime air raid impact as authorities assess damage and provide emergency response.
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London
Northern Miner Decorated by King George
Victoria April 1. LA Barnes a miner well known in every port in Alaska has been decorated by King George for brave services as commander of a fleet of mine sweepers that have served heroically in the North Sea for much of the war periods.
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Chiyo Maru Liner Reported Aground Near Lea Island
The trans Pacific liner Chiyo Maru with about three hundred passengers aboard struck 1 ceef off Lea Island near Hong ng this morning. Nine ocean going tugs have gone to the rescue. Among the passengers are many promint people from San Francisco and Manilla.
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Lea Island
Hongng
San Francisco
Manilla
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