Cooperation Seen Between Carranza Troops and U S Cavalry
General Pershing reported an engagement on March 29 near Guerrero between Cano forces and one Villa band, with Manuel Boco killed. The clash coincided with Dodd’s attack on Villa, fueling belief Carranza columns are aiding Americans and dispelling Cano desertion rumors. Supplies and forage, albeit poor quality, were obtained off the country, including beef cattle. State and Navy departments found no disturbing information.
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Washington
Carranza
Villa
Cano
War Department
Pershing
Generrero
Dodd
Manuel Boco
Baker
State Department
Mexico
State
Navy Department
German promises prompt reply on Sussex inquiry
Washington. American Ambassador Gerard in Berlin reports the German government promised a prompt reply to his inquiry about the destruction of the British steamer Sussex and other vessels risking American lives. The foreign office referred the matter to the admiralty, with assurances the response would come as soon as possible.
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Gerard
Washington
Berlin
Sussex
Foreign Office
Admiralty
Admiralty Office
Wilson to Visit Lima April Thirteenth
President Wilson Secretary Baker and Senator Atlee Pomerone plan to keep April 13 open for a visit to Lima Ohio. The announcement signals a high level diplomatic event with senior national figures planned for the city.
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Wilson
West
Lima
Ohio
Woodrow Wilson
War Baker
United States
Atlee Pomerone
Villa Reported Not Wounded With Eight Escort
Francisco Villa is reportedly unscathed and accompanied by eight men at Satevo about 50 miles south of Chihuahua City two days ago. If true, this supports claims that he heads toward Parral and leads American pursuers by at least 60 miles, with San Antonio 60 miles northwest the nearest U.S. force. A spectacular fire in New York threatened lower Beekman Street and Nassau Street, burning two five story buildings and causing about $100,000 in losses with windows and doors damaged.
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Villa
el Paso
Texas
Francisco Villa
Satevo
Chihuahua City
Parral
San Antonio
New York
Beekman Street
Nassau Street
Jeff McLemore of Texas Democratic Congressman at Large
Jeff McLemore, a Democratic Congressman-at-Large from Texas, defeated in the House for a resolution warning Americans from armed liners at the urging of President Wilson. He is a Houston resident with a background as a cowboy, prospector, and newspaper man in Mexico, Colorado, and Texas.
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McLemore
Texas
Wilson
Mr. McLemore
Jeff
Jefferson
Tennessee
Mexico
Colorado
Houston
German stowaway hijacks Motoppo lands at Delaware Breakwater
Captain Bergner of the British steamer Motoppo and 56 crew members are forced by Ernest Schiller a German stowaway to change course and land at the Delaware Breakwater Schiller stole the ship’s safe and valuables and was later jailed in Lewes awaiting U S district attorney and British consul General He will be returned to the Matoppo at St Lucia for coal and handed to British authorities after the incident occurred outside the three mile limit.
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Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia
Schiller
Matoppo
St. Lucia
New York
Vladivostok
Sandy Hook
Bergner
Burnett Immigration Bill Passes House With Literacy Test
The Burnett immigration bill including a literacy test and Asiatic exclusion provisions passed the House 308 to 87 and heads to the Senate where favorable action is expected. The literacy test was sustained 284 to 107, a provision tied to vetoes by Cleveland Taft and Wilson in past battles.
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Washington
House
Senate
Cleveland
Taft
Wilson
Burnett
Immigration Committee
Kitchin
Mann
Russians End Offensive Along British Front Near St Eloi
London dispatch reports continued fighting along the British and German line near St Eloi with German grenade troops reaching a British mine crater. British repelled a German assault near Bois inghe as Austrians and Italians clash in the Gorizia sector and fierce actions persist on the Lenz heights.
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London
St. Eloi
Boisinghe
Gorzia
Lenz
Zeppelin Raids Hit Scottish and English Coasts
An official war ministry statement says Zeppelins attacked the Scottish coast and northern and southeastern counties of England Sunday night. A separate raid Saturday night on the northeast coast killed 16 people and injured about 100 as bombs destroyed houses and a French polishing shop.
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London
Scotland
England
Secretary of War
Onlyone
Search Mountains for Villa
Report from San Antonio indicates General Pershing plans a mountain search for Villa within days. Cavalry detachments sweep towards Guerrero and Santa Maria River headwaters seeking the elusive bandit after a March 29 defeat and possible wounded status. Communication lines remained in contact though no direct report on Villa or his condition reached General Funston.
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San Antonio
Texas
Francisco Villa
Pershing
Guerrero
Villa
Santa Maria
General Pershing
General Funston
Inset
Garard to Remain in Berlin Through War
American ambassador James W. Garard says he will not resign during World War I. He plans to stay in Berlin at least until the end of the conflict to handle British interests, civil and military prisoners, and avoid a difficult transition for a possible successor.
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Garard
Berlin
London
James W. Garard
Wolff Bureau
United States
America
New York
Germans Take Thousand Yards Trench Advance North East Harcourt
Berlin via London reports Teuton forces cleared 1,000 yards of French trenches northeast of Harcourt adding to positions seized March 30. The official statement notes gains and ongoing offensive to push French defenses.
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Berlin
London
Teuton
Harcourt
Enraged Mob Storms Petersburg Jail Over Assault Charge
A mob of about 1000 enraged citizens from Nottoway and Dinwiddie counties surrounded the Petersburg jail where John Williams a Black man is confined for an alleged assault on a 19 year old woman at her home near Blackstone.
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Petersburg
Nottoway
Dinwiddie
John Williams
Blackstone
Baldwin demands reparation over Sussex disaster claim
A cablegram to President Wilson from Prof James Mark Baldwin of Baltimore describes a woman with an American passport wounded in the Sussex explosion. She hovers between life and death and asks that reparation for assault on American life and liberty be exacted.
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Wilson
Paris
James Mark Baldwin
Baltimore
Sussex
Mark Baldwin
Marines Land in China at Swatow Seek Quiet After Landing
U S Marines from the gunboat Wilmington landed ashore at Swatow in Kwang Tung province where Chinese troops have declared independence from central government. A Chinese gunboat was anchored offshore as Swatow, a major seaport, reported quiet after the reconnoitering detachment. Chang Chow Fu, a city of about 900000 people, also proclaimed independence from Yuan Shi Ka ruler.
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U. S
China
Peking
United States
Wilmington
Swatow
City
Kwang Tung
Amov
Chang Chow Fu
Ching
Carranza Allows Use of Mexican Northwestern Railroad
The U S Army will use the Mexican Northwestern railroad on a commercial basis to pursue Villa. General Carranza granted the request after a brief Washington reply, enabling shipments to begin soon with guards on trains and payment at regular rates. The move removes the need for a 200 mile motor line and provides a legal basis for future claims.
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Washington
Villa
Carranza
State Department
Mexican Northwestern Railroad
John L. Rodgers
United States
Queretaro
General Funston
War Department
Mexico
Germans Advance North of Malancourt in Verdun Sector
German forces push into ground north of Malancourt with gains over a mile long, reaching the northwest edge of the village. French counter-attacks in Avecourt wood halt further Teuton progress as Verdun battle rages.
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Malancourt
London
Verdun
Teutons
Avecourt Wood
Dodd Crashes Villa Bandits in 55 Mile Pursuit
El Paso reports Col. George A. Dodd and 400 cavalry struck Villa's camp at San Geronimo on March 29. Battle lasted hours drove 500 bandits, killed 31 including Gen Eliseo Hernandez, captured machines guns and equipment. Villa wounded, fate of the bandit chief seen as soon as days.
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el Paso
Texas
George A. Dodd
Francisco Villa
San Geronimo Ranch
Villa
Juarez
Seventh
Tenth Cavalry
Santa Maria
Carranza
Guer-rero
Mountain Peak
Dodd
Germans Shift to East After Malancourt Capture
German forces moved their attack east from Malancourt into the Le Mort Homme sector, entering the French first line trenches between Hill 295 and Le Mort Homme. A French counterattack repelled the assault, and a subsequent German assault was declared defeated. The Germans have not debouched from Malancourt since occupying the village.
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London
Malancourt
le Mort Homme
Teutons
Hill 295
Paris
Waite Indicted for First Degree Murder in Grand Rapids Case
The grand jury returned an indictment charging Dr. Arthur Warren Waite with murder in the first degree for allegedly poisoning his father in law, John B. Peck a Gran Rapids Mich born millionaire drug manufacturer.
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Waite
New York
Arthur Warren Waite
John B. Peck
Grand Rapids, Mich
Plot to Rescue Schiller Sparks Delaware Escape Transfer
In Lewes Delaware detectives moved Ernest Schiller a German stowaway who seized the British steamer Matoppo from his jail cell to a Harrington car and train transfer to New York amid fears of rescue attempts by unknown parties the detectives reported receiving specific intelligence of a planned escape.
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Schiller
Lewes
Del
Ernest Schiller
Harrington
New York
Ex Governor Smith of South Carolina Dies in Baltimore
Former South Carolina Governor Charles A. Smith died at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a long illness. He suffered heart trouble and erysipelas, aged about 56. Smith, of Timmonsville, chaired a local bank and was active in Baptist educational circles.
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Smith
S. C
Baltimore
Chas. A. Smith
South Carolina
John Hopkins Hospital
Timmonsville
S.C
Farm schools praised for progress in North Carolina system
President D H Hill of the A and M College reports North Carolina farm schools progress with state cooperation. Columbia University offers a $250 fellowship to NC College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts students in advanced courses beginning 1915-1916, honoring the school’s strong showing. J B Powell of Roxboro is elected editor of the 1917 Agromediat junior meeting.
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Raleigh
Vr. W. Joyner
D. H. Hill
A. and M. College
State Farm
Boards of Control
Hill
Frederick A. Goetze
Mines, Chemistry
Columbia University
North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
J. B. Powell
Roxbel
Agromediat
Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard Plan Ottones Cost Share
Durham and Orange counties were urged at a recent meeting to cover the remaining cost of a boulevard between Durham and Chapel Hill as builders promised to pave seven of the twelve miles. The project could cost between $20 000 and $30 000 and backers say it would pay for itself in advertising and benefit UNC.
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Durham-Chapel Hill
Durham
Orange Counties
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Spencer-Announcement Details Wage Increases and New Hires
Spencer announces higher hours and wage rates effective April 1. The storehouse department led by Dr J Norman will expand staff by about 15 percent, mainly in dismantling cars for rebuilding. The Southern plans to rebuild several thousand cars soon.
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Spencer
J. Norman
Southern
Plan Biggest Fair Ever In Kinston Bright Leaf Belt
Bright Leaf Belt Fair directors in Kinston say next fall may be the largest in the state outside the state fair with several times more floor space than last year. Plans include larger exhibit halls and a possible fisheries display as the fair expands its scope.
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Kinston
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Bureau of Crop Estimates
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B. H. Bridges
Forest City Free Press
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