Verdun Front Bloodies German Pushes Near Bethincourt
Paris and London report heavy fighting west of the Meuse as German assaults press the French lines near Bethincourt and Dead Man Hill. The German crown prince directs operations while French defenses and artillery maintain stubborn resistance, with mine crater actions near St Plo and La Basse canaux accounted for, French losses heavy and prisoners captured.
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London
Deeman
Berhincourt
Meuse
Tlancourt Bethincourt
Dead Man Ell
Cumbres
Are
Tha
Serdun
Nes
Weuse
War Office
Pead Man's Hill
St Tlel
Corsa
Ordn Pri
Tachincourt
Verdun
St Plo
la Basses
Arras
Sussex Note To Be Given Gerard Today
Berlin reports German note responding to U S inquiries about the Sussex and other steamers. It asserts commanders reports show Sussex was not destroyed by a German torpedo and denies Germany's responsibility for the sinking of the Englishman Manchester Engineer Eagle Point and Berwindvale.
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Germany
Berlin
Manchester
Fear for Tigris Army Under Siege 124 Days
Special Cable reports on the siege of Kut el Amara on the Tigris as World War I rages at Verdun. Townshend’s force has endured 124 days under floods and bombardment with few hopeful updates. British hopes hinge on relief efforts that have faced delays and ambiguous reports.
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Washington Post
London
Meuse
Tigris
France
Verdun
Britain
Kut-el-Amara
Ladysmith
Mafeking
Townshend
Cteasiphon
Bagdad
Gordon
Khartum
Sile
Xhat-el-Amara
Great Britain
Relef
Aylmer
Gorringe
Umm el Henna
Felahie
Samayyat
Asquith Defends Destruction of Militarism in Peace Goal
Premier Asquith rebutts German chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg, warning that Britain and France seek peace on terms of free negotiation among free peoples, and denouncing Prussian policies in Poland and Belgium while affirming Allied support for Belgium’s restoration and independence.
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Poland
London
Lancaster House
Tonnght
Asquith
Reichstag
von Bethmann-Holtweg
Earl Kitchener
Marquis of Lansdowne
Edward Grey
J. Austen Chamberlain
Sir Walter Runciman
Lewis Harcourt
Viscount Bryce
A J. Balfour
Cord Robert Cecil
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
Great Britain
France
Europe
Prussia
Serbia
Montenegro
Belgium
Sheda
Itgel
Miners Return to Work After Strike Bargain in Mexico
Officials in Guanajuato report 6 000 to 7 000 miners resumed work after a week long strike. A wage increase was granted and the government mediated the dispute between employers and miners.
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Washington Post
Mexico City
Guanajuato
British Fail To Break Turkish Lines At Sannayyat
In Mesopotamia, Lieut. Gen. Sir Percy Lake reports British forces failed to pierce Turkish lines at Sannayyat on the Tigris below Kut el Amara. Attacks at dawn on April 7 were hampered by floods, with official communique noting no April 10 assault occurred as Turkish sources claimed.
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Sannayyat
London
Sir Percy Lake
Mesopotamia
Tigria
Kut-el-Amara
Samayyat
Percy Lake
Rich bride ends life leader in Chicago society
Omaha Nebraska April 10 Mrs Joseph E Howard daughter of Michael Kil gallen a Chicago steel magnate and wife of actor writer Joseph Howard killed herself in a local hotel. The couple wed in Los Angeles four weeks ago and she had seen her husband twice since. Her social prominence in Chicago had been noted and her former marriage to Count Jacques von Mourik de Beaufort was widely reported.
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Omahbé
Nebr
Joseph E. Howard
Michael Kilgallen
Chicago
Joseph Howard
Count de Beaufort
Omaha
Count Jacques von Mourik de Heaufort
Howard
Portland
Oreg
Edeah Witherspoon
Countess de Beaufort
Hunter John Borden to sail for Arctic search
Chicago April 10 John Borden hunter explorer yachtsman and capitalist leaves for the Pacific coast to sail for the Arctic in pursuit of Vabjalmar Stefanason the discoverer of the white Hakimas. He will reach Seattle about May 1 his ship the Great Bear ready in about four weeks and the expedition sails May 16 for the North.
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Arctic
Washington Post
Chicago
John Borden
Pacific Coast
Vabjalmar Stefanason
Seattle
North
Verdun Front Advances and Warship Revolts Reported
An index to today’s issue lists items including German gains on the Verdun line, reports of five Chinese warships revolting, Allied rejection of peace terms, eight ships torpedoed, and anticipation of a note from Berlin. Also noted are Salazar slated to lead a revolt, U S troops in grave peril, border patrols guarding the line, and other briefs across politics, society, sports, and local news.
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Congress
I—Society
Warships Quit Yuan Plot Surfaces in Shanghai
Shanghai reports ballet of upheaval with warships at Canton joining rebels on April 6 and Yuan Shi Kai pressure from supporters seeking peaceful retirement. Bomb plot targets Manchurian bridges and Empress of Russia. Abbas father and son detained, rifles seized, heavy ammo found, two-year and fifteen-year sentences. Cincinnati arrives Amoy. no injuries in police chief bombing.
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United States
Cincinnati
Amoy
Vancouver
Shanghai
China
Canton
Meking
Swatow
Yuan Shi Kai
Great Britain
British Columbia
Abbas
Morgan Tapestries Sold in World’s Largest Sale
J Pierpont Morgan’s collection of 40 tapestries, including the Mazarin tapestry, fetched an estimated 2 million dollars in a landmark sale to P W French & Co. The works, dating to about 1500, hung at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and are described as the finest tapestry in the collection and the world.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
J. Pisrpont Morgan
Metropolitan Museum of Art
P. W. French & Co
Morgan
Mazarin
Cardinal Magarin
France
Louis IV
Christ
Checks Seized From U S Embassy Mail In Berlin
Berlin April 10 British censorship now extends to American embassy mail. A letter to an embassy staff member arrived marked Opened by censor. Incoming American mail is opened causing delay. A U S letter to the Associated Press in Berlin dated January 7 arrived today. Embassy staff face inconvenience as American checks are confiscated in mail. One secretary was asked to replace an amount of an American check taken by French authorities from a letter.
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Berlin
Sayville
Gome
United States
Associated Press
Star of
Columbus Heavily Guarded Amid Villa Raid Aftermath
Columbus New Mexico remains on high alert with more soldiers on guard than since the Villa raid a month ago. Infantry sleep in clothing with arms at their sides and gun racks left unlocked as patrols cover streets and military reservation. In El Paso news, Villa’s escape toward Durango is reported with 260 men led by Salazar seeking to oppose the American pursuit, while Villa aims for Torreon to unite with Reyes and Arrieta-backed forces in Durango.
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Columbus
N. Mex
Villa
Torreon
Celt Canuto Reyes
Durango City
Arrieta Brothers
Durango
Washington
Salazar
Huerta
Osjinaga
Carranza
Mexico
Felix Diaz
Troops in Peril Near Parral as Pursuit Continues
Dispatches from the front show Col Brown and Col Dodd pursuing Villa near Parral with no fixed dead line. Gen Pershing reports contact with Villa troops possible but exact location unknown. Parral district suffers looting and a $1,000,000 lumber plant burned. Canuto Reyes followers blamed in part. Gen Gavira claims de facto forces can take over if Americans withdraw. Salazar raises new revolutionary standard near Osinaga, courting Felix Diaz. CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE.
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Col. Brown
Col. Dodd
Funston
Parral
San Antonio
Tex
Villa
Satevo
Pershing
Col Brown
Mexico
Compania Madera
Durango City
el Paso
Arrieta
Villista
Canuto Reyes
Gabriel Gavira
Carranza
Juarez
Gavira
Hugh L Scott
Villa Banda
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Teutons
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Ay Petain
Caillette Woods
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la Harazes
Bouchhng
Hau’ Quet Fethincourt
Mrouth
Forges
la Mort Homme-Cumbres
Sussex
Gerard
Bi Arthur
Draper
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Champions of
Lves
Baltimore and Ohio
Union Station
Wilson and
Lansing
Bernstorff
Associated Pregn
Thea
English Channel
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Garrard
Wilson
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Patria
Count von Bernstorff
Cardiff
Silksworth Hall
Lloyds
Biarritz
Atlanta
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Bay of Biscay
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Bmlibao
Lizard
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Newport News
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St. Just Steamship Company
Lieyds
Wales
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Stolyst
Quessant
French
Brest
Zafra
Silksworth Halt
Glenalmond
Yonne
Zafre
Glasgow
Kastalta
Lake
Michael Rilgalion
Shodta
Stefansson
Index To Today’ 'S Issue
Yuan
Miliary Police
Metropolitan Museum
U. S
Dodd
Bandit
Reyes
the Arrieta Brothers
Chihuahua
Durango State
Jose Ynez Salazar
Charity of Friends
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