Senate to Pass Rural Credits Bill Backed by Southern Senators
Washington reports Senate leaders expect quick passage of the rural credits bill. Senators Simmons Overman and Tillman approve key provisions while noting the need for stronger private-lending safeguards and long term real estate mortgage loans at five to six percent.
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Overman
Simmons
Bill
Washington
Senate
Wilson
Congress
Senator Tillman
German failed land arms attempt to Ireland sinks vessel
A German auxiliary vessel trying to land arms in Ireland for resistance against England was sunk and Sir Roger Casement captured. The April 20 to 21 operation used a neutral guise and involved a German submarine aiding the mission, marking a sensational wartime episode in Erin.
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Ireland
England
London
Sir Roger Casement
Erin's Isle
Great Britain
Germans Bitter Over Wilson Note Mockery
Berlin papers ridicule Wilsons humanity note from Copenhagen to London and assail the US for not acting against Britain. The Morgen Post spends three columns lampooning his assertions and condemning the note as unhelpful to calm German public opinion.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
London
Morgen Post
Wilson
United States
Great Britain
British steamer Parisiana sunk near Norfolk
The British steamship Parisiana of 4763 tons gross has been sunk. The crew was landed. Parisiana departed Newport England on April 20 bound for Norfolk.
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Norfolk
London
Newport
England
Seven Villa Bandits Condemned to Die
In Deming New Mexico seven Villa followers captured after the Columbus raid and convicted of first degree murder were condemned to die May 19 by Judge Edward L Mercer. They claimed they were ignorant of their actions and forced to follow Villa under threat of death. Six prisoners remained unmoved at sentencing.
French Aviators Bombard German Lines Across Front
London reports heavy artillery activity on the French and Belgian fronts with French aviators in squadron formations dropping large numbers of shells on German positions at Longuyon Dun and near Montfaucon as the region of Lemont Homme and the Argonne see the greatest action.
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London
Lemort Homme
Argonne Forest
Longuyon
Dun
Montfaucon
Ypres
Uzsok Pass
Stryj
Gallipoli
Jeanne d’Arc
Dardanelles
Cushing
North Sea
Bryan
Germany
Frye
Emperor Narrow Escape Stuns Russian Troops Near Front
Berlin reports Emperor Nicholas of Russia survived a bombing near the southwestern front as Austrian airmen dropped bombs while he reviewed troops with General Brusiloff. The emperor was injured and reportedly lost his composure, prompting sharp rebuke of General Grussiloff and the recall of General Ivanoff to headquarters.
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Berlin
Nicholas
Russia
Stockholm
Brussiloff
Grussiloff
Ivanoff
Democrats and Republicans Near Clash Over Session Agenda
Washington. House Democrats and Republicans, after four and a half months of cooperation, edge toward a clash over the remainder of the session. The majority pushes Philippine and shipping bills with possible drastic rules. The minority conducts a mild filibuster on the agricultural appropriation bill while urging fortifications or other measures in place of President's proposals. Minority Leader Mann seeks agreement but defers to Democratic moves. In House discussions, poison coyotes and hessian fly control and buffalo preservation occupy floor talks.
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Washington
House
Mann
White House
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Lenth
German Submarines Sink Italian and French Steamers
Lloyds reports the Italian steamer Joseph Agostcherzee sunk by a German submarine with crew landed. The French bark Chanaral, 2 476 tons, torpedoed. crew believed saved. The British steamer Feliciana, 4 277 tons, total loss. captain and 16 hands rescued by a steamer, with conflicting accounts on remaining crew.
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London
Joseph Agost Tcherzee
Lloyds
Lloys
Villa Located Near Agua Chili with 200 Followers
Reports from Presidio Texas say Villa has been found at Agua Chili in the Camaro district about 100 miles south of Ojinaga. A messenger reached Ojinaga with the news and Carranza soldiers totaling 150 are encamped on the Chonchas River, roughly four miles from Ojinaga.
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Texas
Ojinaga
Villa
Agua Chili
Camaro District
Carranza
Chonchas River
Lopez, Villa's Leader, Captured Near Santo Ysabel Scene
Pablo Lopez, a Villa lieutenant blamed for killing 17 Americans at Santo Ysabel and wounded in the Columbus raid, was captured by Carranza forces near the crime scene, according to Juarez commandant General Gavira. Messages from Santa Ysabel corroborate the sighting.
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Villa
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Columbus
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Carranza
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Juarez
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Germans Driven From Newly Won Trenches on Flooded Front
Berlin reports German forces evacuated trenches won along the Lange marck Ypres road due to high floods hindering consolidation. An English grenade attack south of St Eloi was repulsed. French trenches on the Meuse east of Haul remained active.
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London
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German
War Office
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Haul
Ypres
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Carpathians
Gallipoli
Gaba Tepeh
Salfort
Epernay
Armenia
Diaz Opposition Moves Toward Parral Revolt
Washington weighs a Diaz led challenge to the de facto government in Mexico while U S officials monitor possible anti American sentiment in Chihuahua The State Department says a Pershing report on the Parral clash remains withheld due to contradictions with Carranza's claims The Parral incident is treated separately from calls to withdraw American troops.
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Washington
Mexico
State Department
Felix Diaz
United States
Chihuahua
Villa
Pershing
Parral
Baker
Russia closes Arctic and White Sea ports amid troop movements
Dispatches from Washington report Russia has closed Arctic and White Sea ports to traffic except for government cargo vessels with special Petrograd permits. Officials attribute the measure to military needs for troop transports bound for France, with the ports guarded to prevent neutral ships from risk.
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Russia
Mmnbpsssy
Arctic
White Sea
Petrograd
France
Body Dug Up Not That of General Villa
Field Headquarters of General Pershing by wireless to Columbus New Mexico reports the disinterred body at San Francisco Borja could not be confirmed as Francisco Villa. American military authorities investigated the claim but found no proof linking the remains to Villa.
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General Villa
General Pershing
Columbus
N. M
San Francisco
Borja
Francisco Villa
President and Mrs Wilson visit Sayre baby
Philadelphia report that the President and Mrs. Wilson spent an hour with the President’s daughter Mrs Francis B Sayre and granddaughter Eleanor Axdon Sayre born at Jefferson Hospital on March 26. The child weighed eight and a half pounds as Mrs Wilson received a photograph of the baby.
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Philadelphia
Orders to speed up work on U S Fleet
Washington orders to speed up repair and overhaul work on Atlantic fleet vessels. Secretary Daniels directs commandants of navy yards to expedite tasks, even using ships' personnel if labor is short, as part of a preparedness test to show how quickly the vessels can be ready.
Germany Allows 15000 Tons of Dyestuffs Export to USA
Germany agrees to export 15000 tons of dyestuffs to the United States to ease American textile shortages. Ambassador von Bernstorff delivered a note to Secretary Lansing stating the dyes must be consumed by U S manufacturers and not re exported to Britain or its allies. The move aims to ensure safe passage and prompt arrival with U S government assurances to Britain.
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Washington
United States
von Bernstorff
Lansing
Germany
Great Britain
State Department
Carranza Army Blocks Advance of U S Soldiers
Reports from Mexico indicate Carranza troops have moved toward the Parral region where General Pershing’s advance force is located. Washington signals a demand for immediate American withdrawal and warns of a potential clash as Carranza aims to hinder further U S movement south.
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Parral
Pershing
Washington
Carranza
United States
Mexico
State Department
Bryan at Washington to Help Keep Peace
William Jennings Bryan arrived in Washington after canceling a New Orleans engagement to aid in easing the submarine dispute with Germany. He conferred with leading Democrats and plans more talks in the coming days, aiming for German acceptance of U S positions or continued diplomacy toward a peaceful settlement.
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
United States
Germany
New Orleans
Record Class to Enter Annapolis in June
Estimates released by Secretary Daniels indicate 550 to 600 midshipmen will join the 1916 class at Annapolis in June. Examinations are closed with 1,797 candidates competing for admission, reflecting the act of Congress doubling the academy’s capacity.
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Washington
Daniels
Annapolis
Academy
War Risk Insurance Rates Cut Across Ocean Routes
Washington announces broad reductions in ocean insurance rates by the Government War Risk Bureau. Rates from U S ports to Western European belligerent ports drop from 25 to 15 cents per $100, and to Western Hemisphere ports from 26 to 15 cents. cargoes via the Suez route to the Far East see increased rates.
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Washington
Suez Canal
Government
War Risk Bureau
United States
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Ale Es Aa
Wilsons Final Warning to Germany Breaks Diplomacy
President Wilson tells Congress the United States will sever diplomatic relations with Germany unless Berlin abandons submarine warfare and declares its intent to do so. He gives Germany 3 to 4 days to reply and offers to discuss warfare limits under international law after a change in policy. The note and speech frame the crisis as a potential prelude to war.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
United States
Berlin
Congress
Italy
Marines Guard Wireless Stations as War Tension Grows
A detachment of 26 marines from Philadelphia Navy Yard heads to Tangible wireless hubs at Sayville Long Island and Tuckerton New Jersey to secure the trans Atlantic stations. They will join a larger force from Brooklyn Navy Yard as the U.S. readies for possible German hostilities.
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Germany
Philadelphia
Wilson
Congress
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Tuckerton
N. J
Sayville
L. I
Broklyn Navy Yard
United States
General Hugh L Scott Deploys to Mexican Border
Secretary Baker sends Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott to the border as personal representative to report on military problems facing General Funston. No troop withdrawal decision expected for 10 days unless there are fresh outbreaks prompting action. Scott will compile border situation details for the War Department.
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Mexico
Baker
Hugh L. Scott
Funston
Carranza
Scott
General Scott
Wilson’s ultimatum to Germany fires congress address
President Wilson told Congress that the United States will sever diplomatic ties if Germany continues its illegal submarine campaign. He announced a final irrevocable notification, with a demanded immediate reply, aiming to reach Berlin as he spoke to Congress in joint session.
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Congress
Washington
Germany
United States
America
Berlin
American Congress
Ingraham Named Assistant Secretary of War
Washington reports former Portland mayor William M. Ingraham chosen by President Wilson for Assistant Secretary of War. nomination signed and sent to Senate. Senate Democrats confer on repealing sugar provision in Underwood-Simmons tariff law placing sugar on free list May 1915.
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William M. Ingraham
Portland
Maine
Wilson For
Senate
Democrats
House
Germans Gain From French Near Verdun
German forces near Haud remont northeast of Verdun launched a bayonet attack inflicting heavy French casualties and captured a stone guard around which they extended their advance gaining two footing.
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London
Haudremont
Verdun
European War Chronicle A Year In The War Week Summary
A period covering late April 1915 reports varied combat in Europe. Allies push near Ypres Dixmude and Gallipoli with gains and repulses as Austro German forces advance in the Carpathians and Prussian Poland. Naval actions include submarines sinking ships and Zeppelins bombing Calais and British targets.
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Ypres
Dixmude
Les Eparges
Flea Eyed Bat Natives Inquiry Reaches San Antonio
A curious request from Dr Guy A K Marshall of the Royal Bureau of Entomology in London seeks a flea living in a bat eye. San Antonio, noted for its municipal bat roost, is the only city considered suitable for this unusual specimen.
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Central
Asia
San Antonio
Tex
Guy A. K. Marshall
Royal Bureau of Entomology
London
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