Zeppelins raid Britain as Scotland attacked
London reports three Zeppelin raids over Great Britain with heavy casualties in Scotland and northern England. Fifty nine killed and 166 injured in Sunday attacks, with higher total losses than any prior raid this year. German crown prince launches simultaneous Meuse offensives near Verdun, capturing Vaux near Douaumont and driving into Caulette wood.
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United States Faces Question on Armed Transatlantic Liners
Washington dispatch reports Britain and France will arm merchant ships visiting American ports with rapid-fire guns as German U-boat attacks increase. The action pressures the United States to decide whether Americans may travel on armed liners, reversing earlier disarmament pledges and the 1914 regulation allowing 8 inch gun mounts.
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Roosevelt Cabinet Names in Sagamore Hill Dispatch
A New York Herald dispatch from Oyster Bay says Theodore Roosevelt will head the Republican ticket with Elihu Root as Secretary of State Henry Cabot Lodge as Secretary of War Augustus Gardner as Secretary of the Navy and Robert Bacon as Secretary of the Treasury The platform centers on preparedness and a high protective tariff The piece notes no doubt of Roosevelt's nomination and mentions cabinet changes and a Chicago speech on April 29 to unveil policies The extended report highlights roosevelt campaigns and frequent visits by George W Perkins and Henry Wise Wood as party figures.
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Three British Ships Sunk In View Of Admiralty Report
London reports three large British vessels and one Norwegian steamer sunk recent days. Ashburton sunk by German submarine shrapnel. Achilles and Goldmouth lost with crew injuries and missing men. Peter Hamre, Norwegian ship, sunk at anchor with only one survivor from a fifteen man crew.
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Australian Steamship Company
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New Army for Villa Reported by Funston Credited
Reports from San Antonio April 2 say Maj. Gen. Funston cites reason to believe Col. Cano switched from Carranza to Villa. Pershing may search mountains west and south of Guerrero if Villa not located in day or two.
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Shackleton Aurora Reaches New Zealand Port Chalmers
The Shackleton Antarctic auxiliary ship Aurora has arrived at Port Chalmers New Zealand via London. All on board are well except two crew members suffering a minor illness.
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105 Die as Liner Sinks
Tokyo reports the steamship Wakatsu Maru wrecked on a sunken rock while en route from Nagasaki to coastal points. Ninety-five passengers and crew are believed drowned, and the vessel Wakatsu Maru is a 262 ton liner. In Smyrna, forts St George and Sanjak and other coastal defenses were destroyed by a British bombardment.
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China port Swatow quiet amid US gunboat visit
U S Marines from the gunboat Wilmington landed at Swatow following Chinese troops declaring independence from Yuan Shikai. A Chinese gunboat remained offshore as Swatow, a Kwangtung seaport, was observed quiet. Meanwhile Changchowfu declared independence, Amoy officials asked the American consul to dispatch a warship, and Yuan Shi Kai ordered the State Council to continue as a legislative body until a parliament is elected.
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Zeppelin Raid Over Scotland and Major War Updates
Index to Today's Issue highlights a Zeppelin raid over Scotland and German gains north of Verdun. Other items forecast cabinet trends, naval losses, and new army movements. Also covers Hughes or T. R. for leadership, Mexican events, border troop massing, and various church and society notes.
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Mexico
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Pirate plot suspect held after New York arrest
George Haller a 24 year old German who met Clarence Hud son alias Ernest Schiller the pirate who captured the British steamer Matoppo was arrested in Hoboken. Otto Milleder a 23 year old German found in Otto Goritz apartment closet resisted arrest. Police say Hudson financed plots to destroy liners with support from a Salem Mass woman, while Haller and Milleder described Hudson as moneyed but possibly insane. Authorities expect more arrests as they probe conspirators.
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Pershing's Troops Scattered Deep in Mexico Hunger Strikes Front
El Paso April 2 reports say Pershing's expeditionary forces over 400 miles inside Mexico face supply failures. Army biscuits and dried meat sustain troops as cattle are purchased locally. Estimates place about 12,000 Americans in Mexico with Col. Dodd commanding roughly 2,690 troops.
May Cut Off Pershing Rush Guard Of Infantrymen
Army men at Columbus New Mexico report Villa adherents massing in the Chihuahua desert north and south of Ascension and near the Columbus to Casas Grandes motor route to disrupt the American punitive expedition. An extra heavy guard was placed on a truck train bound for the front. Lieut Gullion sails for Colonia Dublan to coordinate operations. Reported but unconfirmed that Col Dodd captured Villa, while pursuit continues across the Sierra Tarahumare.
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Col Cabell
Gen Pershing
Wilson to Speak at New York Young Democrats Club
President Wilson has accepted an invitation to address the New York Young Democratic Club at its first annual gathering in New York City on the evening of April 16, as announced tonight.
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Amoy Arks
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Matoppo
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Border Hunting Villa
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San Geronimo Ranch
Casa Grandes
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