Verdun Battle Rages Amid Heavy Shelling and Rain
Heavy rains and fog hinder artillery as German forces press near Verdun. Crown Prince’s command struggles with weather yet maintains bombardments along the Meuse and Paris-Verdun railway aims. French positions at Hill No 304 and Dead Man sector face continued pressure with large German reinforcements reported.
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Dead Man- Cambres
Meuse
Fal No. 304
Paris-Verdun
Woorre
Herlin
Paris
Oise
Alanc
Moulin-sur-Toutvant
Nampoel
Carmleras Kant
Weevee
U-Boat Guilty Claim Prompts Possible Drastic Action
Washington weighs new policy after Berlin note is deemed to admit a submarine commander’s guilt in the Sussex attack. Cabinet meets to outline action, with President Wilson and Secretary Lansing reviewing the note and affidavits. Officials say Germany’s admission could justify stern measures unless adequate punishment and assurances of good faith are shown. Continued discussion expected on the eleventh page.
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United States
Germany
Sussex
Wilson
Lanning
Berlin
British and Dutch ships struck by German submarines
In the Mediterranean and English Channel a string of submarine attacks damaged several ships. The Russian bark Imperator towed to Valencia with 24 Crew members from the British steamship Angus. The Dutch steamship Colombia damaged by a mine arrived at Gravesend after leaving Baltimore and heading for Amsterdam. The Inverlyon, a British bark of Aberdeen, was sunk with 12 crew saved.
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Mediterranean
Valencia
Spain
Colombia
English Channel
Harwich
England
Robert Adamson
Sunderland
Angus
Dundee
London
Inverlyon
Lloyds
Aberdeen
Portland
Oreg
Havre
Bordeaux
St. Michaels
Azores
Plymouth
Gravesend
Baltimore
Amsterdam
President Wilson at Jefferson Day Banquet Praises Democratic Principles
President Wilson spoke at a Jefferson day banquet of Democrats at the Willard, urging readiness to act where American and human interests align while cautioning withdrawal when humanity’s interests are conserved. Senators Hollis Walsh and Rep Glass joined in, with cheers signaling support for nonpartisan domestic and foreign policy.
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Walsh
Representative Glass
Wilson
Willard
United States
America
Bonds In Prize Court Continues On Fifth Page
Investment bankers fear a notice to buyers as Sir Edward Grey hints that Dutch seized American securities worth about 10 million dollars will be handled by the prize court. London confirms the value and says such securities are contraband and protests from neutrals are under way.
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International News Service
New York
London
Sir Edward Grey
Holland
United States
Edward Grey
Fnancal
Britlieth Prize
Prise Court
Bro. Era
Americans Kill 105 Mexicans in Parral Battle
Three hour clash at Parral amid wider Mexico coverage. Cabinet turmoil over Mexico policy. U boat verdict and Wilson tariff stance cited. British denials on trade injury. Sussex case confirmed. Roosevelt tariff push noted. Hughes leads in polls. Mrs. Earle divorces. Society at dog show. Text of president's speech teased.
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Pege
Parral
Mexico
Wilson
U. S
Funston
Gomez
Sussex
Roosevelt
Tariff
Hughes
Earle
Congress
Polk
Morgans Art Sale Nets Four Million Dollars
New York April 13 Three more collections from the late J Pierpont Morgans art treasures have been sold by his son to a Fifth Avenue dealer for four million dollars The lot includes Renaissance bronzes 200 pieces Limoges enamel 150 pieces and Italian Majolica 150 pieces Sales from the Morgan collection total more than sixteen million dollars with most works still on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art The bronzes collection is acclaimed second only to the Spalding collection in London and it took Morgans father ten years to complete the sets Enamels and metalwork are described as among the worlds finest
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Fifth Avenue Dealera
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Spald Ing
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
Morgen
Snipers Firing On U S Army Trucks In Texas Border area
Mexican snipers have fired on American army trucks near Aden on the Southern Pacific Railroad as drivers from Columbus to El Paso arrived in El Paso. Reports say snipers along the cross-border line in Mexico frequently target American truck teams.
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Washington Fo
Hi Paso
Tex
Wm. R. McCulla
Hiram Sibley
Columbus
Aden
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Mexico
Pershing Urged to Expedite Parratt Incident Report
Gen Funston cables Gen Pershing urging a prompt report on the Parratt Incident from San Antonio Texas. No reply had been received by late tonight indicating the status of the request.
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San Antonio
Tex
U S Army Transport Searched by British Gunboat Off Mindanao
United States army transport Lincum arrived in Manila and reported it was halted by gunfire from a gunboat at Coronado Point Mindanao on Sunday. Two officers and six armed men boarded and searched the ship, refused to name their vessel, or log the visit. The gunboat reportedly was the Australian Tenjira.
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International News Service
Manila
United States Army
Lincul
Coronado Point
Mindanao
Liscum
Austria must raise loan in war effort says Vienna dispatch
Swiss reports reveal Austrian financial circles fear the fourth war loan for Austria Hungary. German subscriptions to prior loans have dried up as Count Tisza faces a mandate to fund salvation largely by itself, with only limited support remaining from Germany.
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Washington
Milan
Switzerland
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Count Tisza
Vinte
U S Forces Decision Looms Over Mexico as Parral Battle Rages
President Wilson and his cabinet face a pivotal decision on whether to withdraw American troops from Mexico amid Carranza demands. Reports claim many U.S. soldiers were killed at Parral in a three hour clash, with officials considering keeping troops in Mexico and even calling out the National Guard. Congressional sentiment favors remaining, while the Carranza government presses for withdrawal.
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Wilson
New York
National Guard
Congress
Mexico
Carranza
Parral
Ternational News Service
Lansing
Arredondo
Carrenza
Aguilar
Ananoeae
Baker
Gen. Funston
Parral F
Lanning
White House
Wilton
State Department
Varbiage
Gen. Carransza
Andreas Garcia
el Paso
Messagea
Queretaro
Elseo Arredondo
United States
Arrests in Bomb Plot Expanded Across U S and Abroad
New York April 13 three more arrests in the alleged conspiracy to destroy ships with fire bombs. Warrants out for two more, nine total. Arraignments followed the prior day, with officials warning of a wide network including ships, the New Jersey Chemical Company, and Hoboken, as investigations continue.
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New York
United States
Houghton
Carl Schmidt
Carranza Arrival Sparks Promised Yucatan Trip Unclear
Mexico City April 18 General Venustiano Carranza and cabinet officers reached the outskirts of the capital by rail. The final destination and duration of the visit were not disclosed. Obregon may remain in Mexico City to direct campaigns while Carranza possibly proceeds toward Vera Cruz Merida and the Yucatan Peninsula.
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Obregon
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Mexico City
Gera Venustiano Carranza
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Carranza
War Obregon
Aguliler
Interior
Acuna
Vara Cruz
Merida
Pucalan
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