Villa Fails To Confirm Villa Capture Rumors
Reports from Juarez say Gen Gavira asserts Villa wounded and near capture with wireless telegrams from Madera. While some claim movement toward Parral, others doubt health and speed. Mexicans held for investigation. US plans add trucks, aeroplanes, and Signal Corps manpower for campaigns against Villa.
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Gavira
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Villa
Fultonera
Paso
el Paso
May Gall Halt on U S Holds Object Accomplished
War Department sources suggest Carranza will soon be told to withdraw American troops from Mexico as the expedition’s aims are deemed largely reached. Dispersal of bandit forces and limited railroad use are cited, with friction noted between War and State departments over railroad access and policy toward Gen Pershing.
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White
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Pershing
Germans Dash Out on British Flotilla Off Norwegian Coast
A German squadron emerging from the Baltic dashed into the North Sea and clashed with a British torpedo boat flotilla off the Norwegian coast. Stavenger reports sighting the German squadron, while later dispatches mention gunfire near the coast and heavy cannonading heard at the southern end of Norway.
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North Sea
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Stavenger
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Lone Zeppelin Raids England Coast
London reports a Zeppelin attacked England’s northeast coast around 5 50 p m on Wednesday night but was driven off by anti aircraft defenses. Some bombs were dropped with no casualty or damage information yet. A Tyne collar arrived after a chase. bombs missed and patrol ships blocked the raider.
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London
England
Tyne
Dutch ask return of seized stocks
London dispatch from Amsterdam cites Dutch foreign office arguing that The Hague convention term correspondance postale covers stocks or other valuable deeds. Foreign minister contends beligerents cannot confiscate such items and seeks return of seized documents.
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London
Amsterdam
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Italian Minister of War Resigns Amid Health Concerns
April 5 Gen Zupelli resigns as minister of war citing health reasons. King Victor Emmanuel accepts the resignation and names Gen Paolo Morrone to succeed him. Zupelli, born Austrian subject, had served since October 1914 and helped prepare for eastern frontier campaigns. He was chosen partly due to Lieut Gen Count Cadorna.
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Victor Emmanuel
Paolo Morrone
Count Cadorna
Secret English Noble Weds German Widow in U S Marriage
London reports reveal the secret marriage of John Fignery Stanley Russell, famed for matrimonial woes, to Countess von Arnim, a German widow and English novelist. Russell previously obtained an American divorce, then wed, while the House of Lords questioned the U S court's action.
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England
John Fignery
Stanley Russell
House of Lords
Vor Arnim
von Arnim
America
Karl Russell
U.S
United States
Heyl Russell
Lady Scott
Moliie Cooke
Earl Russell
Riggs Bank Officials Seek Earlier Trial Dates
Riggs National Bank executives under indictment for perjury move in the District Supreme Court to set a trial date before May 8. The filing asks District Attorney Lapkey to furnish a bill of particulars, while Comptroller Williams denies agreeing to renew or refuse the charter.
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Riggs National Bank
Lapkey
John Skelton Williams
Rigsa Banking House
Hag
Treasury Department
Williards
Laskey
Charles C. Glover
William J Father
Henry H. Flather
J & Darlington
Frank J Hogan
William G. Johnson
George P. Hoover
Daniel W McDonoghue
Federal Reserve System
Rigga Bank
Bank
Williames
Roosevelt Ends Candidacy Hint With US First Platform
Roosevelt declares he will accept a Republican nomination only if it serves United States interests and rejects any “pussy foot” approach. He tells a Chicago delegation and Sagamore Hill visitors that Americans must be “pro-United States” with no hyphenated loyalties and that every citizen should prioritize America first. The remarks, delivered in brisk terms, emphasize national defense and unity across creeds and birthplaces.
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International News Service
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N. Y
Col. Roosevelt
Congress
Sagamore Hill
Col Roosevelt
Republican Party
Republcan
United States
America
Submarine Attacks Sink Merchant Ships Across Regions
Submarine warfare expands with seven more merchantmen sunk, including the Bendew Clan Campbell Vigo Elzina Halera Bell Hells Arena. Four crew lost on Bendew, fourteen saved from Baus, crews rescued from Vigo after 26 hours adrift. Arena crew taken to Ymuiden after torpedoing.
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Mediterranean
London
Bendew
Baus
Vigo
Elzina Halera
Bell
Hells
Arena
Malta
Gibraltar
Bay of Biscay
Verdun Battle Lull as French Reclaim Calllette Wood
Paris reports Verdun fighting eased after nightlong artillery clashes. French say they recaptured Calllette wood and push north while Berlin claims French assaults failed and Germans hold northern Calllette. German troops employ new formations, with cautious progress and halted attacks.
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Verdun
French War Office
Caillette Wood
Berlin War Office
Calllette Wood
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Hanmont
Berlin
Say- Ville
Argonne
Meuse
Haumont
Fort Douaumont
Lorraine
Paris
Douaumont
Villa's Capture And Verdun Lull Feature In Roosevelts Race
Page one outlines Villa’s capture and a lull in Verdun fighting while noting Roosevelt enters the race and Riggs officials seek trial. Britain tightens contraband measures as five neutral ships are sunk and a call to halt US action is hinted. First page also lists fringe items on pensions and overseas events.
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Neerer
Germany
Verdun
Roosevelt
Mra
Bistorial
Canadian cabinet crisis tips changes in ministry
Ottawa reports point to imminent ministerial changes after parliament ends. Gen. Hughes sails today to answer charges tied to the Canadian shell committee while a northern cabinet shakeup looms. Rumors name R B Bannatt of Calgary as a likely successor to Hughes as minister of militia.
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Ont
Militis Hughes
England
Canadian Shell Committee
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R. B. Bannatt
Calgary
Borden
Gen. Hughes
New Order in Council extends continuous voyage to contraband
London April 5 Lord Robert Cecil states in the house that a new order in council will apply the doctrine of continuous voyage to all contraband goods whether absolute or conditional. A government list of contraband items will be published to warn neutrals and prevent ships from evading capture. Additional articles to be added to the list as the war proceeds.
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London
Robert Cecil
Carlyon Hellairs
Maidstone
House of Commons
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Haiti President moves to dissolve senate and revise constitution
President Dartiguenave plans a decree dissolving the senate and postponing the deputies’ convening to align Haiti’s constitution with a new US-Haiti treaty creating a protectorate. A second decree would form a state council to implement changes, while battlefield reports describe heavy fighting and German positions.
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Washington Post
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Haiti
United States
Darti@uenave
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Two Aurora Crew Members Arrested at Sea Disobedience Charge
In Dunedin New Zealand on April 5 two Shackleton Antarctic exploration aurora crew members were arrested for disobedience at sea. They are accused of feigning illness and neglecting their duties aboard the Aurora.
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London
Aurora
Ines God
Germany Fights For Life Not Conquest
Berlin dispatch reports Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg vehemently denying Germany seeks aggression against the United States or any American territory. He asserts Germany fights for survival and liberty, not space, and vows the German sword against any peace that destroys Prussian power. He pledges Belgium’s future under national culture while warning against Franco British domination and notes peace talks were offered but rejected by enemies.
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