Battle of the Aisne Press Cites No Change in Situation
Reports from London Paris and Berlin emphasize there is no change in the front line as furious fighting continues in northern France between Allied French and British forces and German troops in a crucial phase of the Battle of the Aisne. Official statements stay vague about details and outcomes amid heavy censorship.
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France
Thhe Aisne
London
Paris
Berlin
Meuse
Petrograd
Przemysl
Galicia
Carpathians
Hungary
Pryzemysl
Austria
Cettinje
Montenegro
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Cattaro
Dalmatia
Cologne
Austrian Fort Sunk and Kaiser Visits Prince Oscar
Report notes Austrian forts at Cattaro sunk a large French warship as 15 warships and three cruisers moved toward Cattaro. Emperor William visited Prince Oscar at Metz amid heart trouble and the Duchess of Brunswick joined him. The German Social Democrats suspend their Brandenburg province organ.
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Kaiser
Prince Oscar
Metz
Berlin
London
Brandenburg
Vorwparts
Social Democratic Party
Emperor William
Duchess of Brunswick
Cologne
Igalo
Dalmatia
Cattaro
A. Salvo
Death of Prince Adalbert by German Bullet Reported
Ghent correspondent for The Daily News cites a Brussels doctor saying Prince Adalbert the German Emperor's third son died in a Brussels hospital from a German bullet after autopsies with two German doctors. Other autopsies on German officers reportedly show similar deaths.
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Sulette
London
Ghent
Daily News
Brussels
Prince Adalbert
le Dage
Adalbert
Villa Won’t Seek Presidency Amid Mexican Peace Efforts
Washington reports a formal Villa pledge not to run for Mexico’s president or vice president, received via consul George C. Carothers in Chihuahua City. Officials see this as a possible step toward peace between Villa and Carranza, while Zapata protests the Vera Cruz surrender and U. S. naval withdrawals proceed with replacements ordered to Vera Cruz.
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Washington
Villa
Mexico
State Department
George C. Carothers
Chihuahua City
Interior of
Carranza
Mexico City
Fernando Iglesias Calderon
Funston
Vera Cruz
War Department
Zapata
Vera, Cruz
Arkansas
Delaware
North Dakota
Daniels
Texas
Minnesota
Rhode Island
Glynn Leads New York Race In Early Primaries
Early city returns show Gov Martin Glynn leading Hennessy about four to one in the Democratic gubernatorial primaries. Gerard outs new Roosevelt by about four and a half to one for the Democratic U S Senate nomination. Whitman leads Hedges nearly five to one in the Republican governor race. Calder edges Wadsworth for the Republican U S Senate nomination, while Mill trails. Progressive governor race remains very close.
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Hennessy
New York
Organization
United States
Martin H. Glynn
John A. Hennessy
James W. Gerard
Germany
Franklin D Roosevelt
Navy
Charles S. Whitman
New York County
Job Hedges
Harvey D. Hinman
Hedges
William M. Calder
Brooklyn
James W.wadsworth, Jr
David Jayne Mill
Wadsworth
Officers Work For Peace In Mexico City
The pacification committee to resolve conflicts between General Carranza and General Villa departed to reach the nearest consultable point with divisions of the North. They aim to arrange a cessation of hostilities and secure an agreement to prevent further clashes. The conference location remains undisclosed.
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Mexico City
Carranza
Villa
Break Between Carranza and Villa Shocks Mexican Politics
The rift between Villa and Carranza deepens with Villa seizing Gen Obregon and withdrawing from the constitutionalist convention. Villa commands 12,000 to 40,000 troops and controls northern Mexico, threatening destabilization as U S policy weighs intervention and Vera Cruz's future remains unsettled.
Prediction of long Congress by Senator Thomas
United States Senator Charles I. Thomas predicts the sixty third Congress will stay in continuous session until its term ends on March 4. He returned from Washington to attend a Democratic platform meeting and plans no personal campaign for re election to the Senate due to unforeseen arisings and changed conditions enabling his return to Colorado.
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Trenver
United States
Charles I. Thomas
Washington
Dozless
Ariss
Colorado
Thomas
Senate
War Tax Bill Is Now In Form
Emergency revenue bill to raise 105 million dollars taxes beer wines gasoline bankers brokers amusement proprietors and commercial instruments. It imposes specific rates on beer wines gasoline and various professional services while setting stamp and telegraph tax rules and exemptions for bonds life policies and mutual co operatives.
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Washington
Underwood
Fidelity and Guaranty
Internal Revenue
Lone Bandit Robs Bank in Kansas City Suburb
An armed bandit robbed the People's State Bank in Dodson a Kansas City suburb. He masked his face avoided capture, locked assistant cashier Hugh Moore in the vault, and fled with 1300 dollars in a car. A customer later freed Moore who shouted the vault combination.
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Kansas City
People’s State Bank
Dodson
Hugh Moore
Moore
Virginia Bay By Large Majority In Prohibition Vote
Virginia joined neighboring dry states by a large margin on November 1 1916 with only Alexandria Danville Norfolk and Richmond voting against statewide prohibition. In twenty cities the tally was 21726 for 19669 against while Petersburg Newport News and Bristol voted dry. Amelia Page and Green counties stayed wet. The move will cut state revenues by about 700000 and force liquor production to relocate outside Virginia. The day was clear and orderly across the state.
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Richmond
Virginia
Mexandria
Danville
Norfolk
Petersburg
Prohibition
Newport News
Alexandria
Bristol
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Amelia
Page
Green
West Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Walsh Renominated in Light Massachusetts Primaries
Massachusetts held statewide primaries with light turnout as only single candidates faced off for most offices. Governor Walsh was renominated by the Democrats, while Samuel A. McCall led the Republican ticket and Joseph Walker the Bull Moose line. No opposition to incumbents for several offices on both major tickets.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Walsh
Samuel A. McCall
Joseph Walker
Woman in Rockville shoots man in self defense claim
Lassie Thompson, 40, unmarried, shot Joseph Fish, 29, at her corner home near Clarksburg in Maryland. She surrendered and claims self defense after Fish, who had previously boarded with her, visited the house, made threats, and forced his attentions. Thompson, daughter of the late David Thompson, says she feared an attack and fired.
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Rockville
Joseph Fish
Lassie Thompson
Thompson’s Corner
Clarksburg
Fish
Miss Thompson
David Thompson
Pulitzer Estate: Value Tops 20 Million in Appraisal
New York The supplemental report of tax appraisers reappraising the estate of Joseph Pulitzer publisher of The New York World and The St. Louis Post Dispatch at death shows a gross value of 20,355,988 and a net value of 19,637,545.
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New York
Joseph Pulitzer
The
New York World
St. Louis Post Dispatch
North Carolina Banks Hold Back on New Loans
The North Carolina Bank Commission reports banks are not hoarding money but carry lower reserves and have not issued new loans. Loans from spring and summer aid crops. banks continue to meet existing needs while awaiting currency distribution guidance from Secretary McAdoo.
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Raleigh
Corporation Commission
Treasury
McAdoo
Commission
Carolina
Bryan Speaks For Gudger in Asheville Address
Secretary of State W J Bryan urged a Democratic House majority to back President Wilson's remedial legislation in Asheville. He paid tribute to Wilson, praised his leadership during Mexico tensions, and contrasted Democratic unity with war provocations from opponents. He stressed the need to support Gudger's candidacy for Congress.
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Wilson
Asheville
N. C
James M. Gudger
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Woodrow W'ison
Wooll" Wilson
Mexico
Europe
United States
Biggest Apple In Washington Headlines Capitol Delivery
A fragmentary Wired-like report notes a huge apple shown to lawmakers in Washington arriving at the Capitol, with Senator Simmons receiving the fruit and sharing it with state colleagues amid astonishment. Thompson heads to Berlin for postings. Redfield from Charlotte takes a new Dr position paying 5000 dollars. The North Carolina health department moves to a remodeled court building, with education department relocating to the same site on the fourth floor vaults.
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Washington
Capitol
Simmons
Wilkes County
North Carolina
Williams
Quarte
Raleigh
Chaniel’ Bank
Department Reco
Department of Education
Department of Educat
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Pulitzer
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