U-Boat Menace Must Be Halted
Governors and state representatives gathered in Washington for a National Defense conference where Secretary Lane warned of the submarine threat. Reports estimate 80 ships lost in a week with the total tonnage near 9.4 million, though officials say the figure may be high. Lane and Lansing urged full wartime coordination and heightened ship production to defeat German undersea warfare.
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Washington
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America
Germany
Great Britain
France
Lansing
Bureau of Navigation
British Lose 51 Ships In Week End
London reports British official figures show 38 merchant vessels over 1600 tons sunk in the week ending Sunday, plus 13 under 1600 tons and eight fishing vessels. Also noted are 24 British vessels unsuccessfully attacked and 13 missing from the Rockingham. The American steamer Rockingham, 4408 tons, was sunk by a German sub. 13 men missing, 33 rescued from two lifeboats, and 13 aboard a remaining boat are unaccounted. Rockingham sailed from Baltimore April 9 bound for Liverpool.
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Rockingham
Nebraskan
Camden
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Garland Steamship Company
Baltimore
Liverpool
Seven Men Sought in Pittsburg Life & Trust Defraud Case
Representatives of the attorney general and city constables failed to locate seven men accused by Insurance Commissioner J Denny O Neil of conspiring to defraud the Pittsburg Life and Trust company of 1 900 000. The search was shifted to New York after no Pittsburg sightings.
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Trust Company
Pittsburg
J. Denny O'Neil
Pittsburg Life & Trust Company
New York
Lorain Names First Probation Officer
Lorain Ohio May 3 Mrs Harriet Cobb a charity and social worker was appointed probation officer for the Lorain district. The newly created office was filled by Judge H C Wilcox of the probate court.
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Harriet Cobb
Lorain Charity and Social Worker
Lorain
H. C. Wilcox
Probate Court
French Mission Prepares Western Trip Amid White House Talks
In Washington on May 3 the French war mission held key talks with U S officials, including Marshal Joffre meeting President Wilson to discuss sending an expeditionary force to France. Rene Viviani and military leaders also conferred with British representatives as they plan travel to Chicago by special state department train.
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France
United States
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White House
Wilson
Spencer Cosby
United States Army
Rene Viviani
State Department
Germany May Day News Held Back From Front
The May Day situation in Germany is kept secret as unrest among workers grows and rioting returns to Petrograd with bombs and shootings. Berlin may hear a peace offer from the chancellor in an address to the Reichstag tomorrow as strikes ripple through Rhine munitions districts.
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Reichstag
Rhine
Fissen
Krupp
Hoboes Seek Representation on Commission to Russia
Newark May 3 The Hoboes union at its annual convention voted to urge President Wilson to appoint James Eads How of St Louis known as The Millionaire hobo as a delegate to a commission led by Elihu Root bound for Russia. How attends the convention with Charles Kruse of Chicago presiding Frances W King of Buffalo the sole woman present serving as secretary.
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N. J
Elihu Root
Russia
International Brotherhood Welfare Asseciation
The
Hoboes’ Union
Wilson
James Eads How
St. Louis
How
Charles Kruse
Chicago
Frances W. King
Buffalo
Navy to Build Barracks at Great Lakes Station
The navy department authorized construction of new steel barracks at the Great Lakes naval training station in Illinois to house 2,090 men. Authorities were also empowered to purchase 3,100 tents to accommodate 9,000 men.
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Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Navy Department
Frick Coke Company Raises Wages for 26000 Workers
Connellsville Pa May 2 The H C C Frick Coke company announced a ten percent wage increase for its employees effective today. About 26000 men will be affected.
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Connellsville
H. CC. Frick Coke Company
German Leader Hails Decisive War Point At Wilson
Amsterdam reporting the German Reichstag opens with Dr. Kaempf denouncing President Wilson as misled and plotting against Germany. Kaempf vows no foreign interference, notes U boats, a sixth war loan, and a coming decision point as the budget reading resumes.
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England
Smuts Receives Freedom of London Amid Peace Hopes
London May 3 Lieutenant General Jan Smuts, relieved of command in German East Africa to attend imperial events, is granted the freedom of the city. Smuts says the United States joined the struggle to defend universal liberty and predicts the end of the war is drawing nearer. a high military command may be offered to him and he is expected to accept.
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London
Reichstag
Johannes Kaempff
United States
Germany
Wilson
Congress
Kaempf
England
Jan Smuts
German East Africa
Smuts
Potato crop in York County bought before planting
York Pennsylvania May 3 reports say York county’s 317 potato crop is being purchased before planting. Speculators are roaming rural districts contracting to take yield at one to one and a half dollars per bushel in the ground.
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York
York County
United States Considers Sending Troops to Europe
Washington indicates the United States stands ready to send an army to Europe to bolster allies if shipping allows. The move aims at moral impact and diplomatic leverage, with first forces possibly drawn from regulars or National Guardsmen, though logistical and training concerns persist.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Europe
France
Baker
Wilson
Alsatian enlists Sixth Ohio National Guard to reach Christmas home
Fremont Ohio May 2 Carl Kiser a native of Alsace joined Company K Sixth Ohio National Guard driven by the wish to return home for Christmas He said I want to make that trip to my old home under the Stars and stripes The news item notes his patriotic motive and service intent.
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Fremont, O
Carl Kiser
Alsace
Ohio National Guard
Kiser
Odd News From Across the Nation
Farmers in Cook County Illinois will work with state prison convicts including a murderer this year. A Highland Falls New York man jailed for shooting a deer out of season is freed after explaining the marauder damaged his garden and washed his wife’s clothes. A tornado in Aradelphia Arkansas blew trousers a quarter mile and hurled large storm stones into trees, though a watch remained undisturbed.
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Highland Falls
N. Y
Aradel
Phia
Ark
Congress Will Push Food Bills For Quick Survey Aid
Washington May 2 The Department of Agriculture seeks immediate introduction of food center legislation. A $25,000,000 survey appropriation is planned to expand staff for seed operations and oversight, while another measure would license and control storage and distribution firms, facing likely opposition.
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Congress
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Senate
House Agricultural Committees
Root to Carry Sympathetic Message to New Russian Government
Elihu Root, seasoned statesman and former cabinet officer, prepares to lead a U S commission to Russia. Appointed by President Wilson, he will convey American sympathy and aid to the new constitutional government. Root, a Nobel Peace laureate and Hague delegate, is renowned as a top diplomat.
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Elihu Root
McKinley
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U. S. Senate
Russia
Wilson
United States
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
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