Big Gun Duel Across Meuse Reported In Verdun Sector
London and Paris dispatches from April 16 describe heavy fighting around the Douaumont Vaux sector northeast of Verdun with conflicting German and French reports. Paris says French gains included trenches and 200 German prisoners. Berlin says French attacks were repulsed with heavy casualties and 200 French taken prisoner.
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Douaumont- Vaux
Verdun
Paris
Berlin
Douaumont
Fort Douaumont
Vaux Ravine
Avecourt Wood
Dowanmont
Woeyre Arcmt
Moulainville
Handiment
Les Eparges
Sir Douglas Haig
France
Dunkirk
Calais
Pouaumont
German War Office
Western Front
Dy Haseeo Canal
Vermenlies
Meuse
Fort Cousumont
Anxious German View Of Tubantia Affair Unfolds
Berlin reports no current anxiety in government circles despite anti German editorials in London and New York. Officials say President Wilson won’t be rushed, and Kaiser orders a thorough probe into the Tubantia sinking while logbooks of submarines are checked. The dispute with the United States remains central amid broader tensions.
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Washington Post
New York World
Berlin
London
New York
Washington
Preas
Wilson
Germany
America
Tubanda
Holland
Tubantia
Kaiter
Department
United States
State Department
LYNCHED AT BONIFAY MOB HANGS SLAYER IN SQUARE
Special to The Washington Post Bonifay Florida April 16 A mob stormed the Jets jail seized John Dukes and hanged him to a tree in the public square as bells rang for service after he killed neighbor A Walker following a quarrel Dukes was wounded Sheriff Farmer and Deputy Sheriff Harold injured in the raid and the sheriff's car wrecked while speeding to the scene.
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Washington Post
Bonifay, Fla
John Dukes
Nim
Dukes
Kiting & A. Walker
Walker
Farmer
Harold
White
Villa Is Dead Body on Way to Chihuahua Report
News from San Antonio El Paso Juarez and Chihuahua City report Francisco Villa is dead with his body disinterred and in Carranza custody. Telegraph messages indicate his body will be taken toward Chihuahua City with various officers confirming or questioning the details. A later Obregon dispatch notes Villa’s force defeated and pursuing him in the mountains.
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Villa
Chihuahua
Carranza
San Antonio
Tex
Robert L. Howze
Eleventh Cavalry
Santa Cruz
Parral
la Borja
Santa Borja
Latevo
Sugeeey WoWmepuri
Letcher
Chihushua
Obregon
Mexico City
Vill
Gutierres
Villista
Corral de Piedra
Arango
Martian Lonex
Beltran
Wills
Villlata
Reyna
Vna
Obregen
Pershing Leads Auto Train Fight Near Satevo and Parral
Washington report says Gen. Pershing with a motor truck train was attacked 15 miles north of Satevo while Col. Brown and 100 cavalrymen engaged Mexican bandits near Parral. One bandit was killed and Brown requested an aeroplane to transmit details. The clash shows continued fighting with the Willistas near the Chihuahua frontier.
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Latevo
Villistas
Washington
el Paso
Tex
Parral
Tenth Cavalry
Col. Brown
Willistan
Brown
Yompkins
Chihuahua City
Funston
Pershing
Artillery Duel at Verdun and U.S. Recall Troops
Verdun duels intensify as millitary actions mount. Berlin resists breaking tempo while neutral nations face pressure. U.S. plans troop recall amid Franco-German war news. political debate heats as Congress accelerates sessions.
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Verdun
Berlin
Herlinz Basr
U.S
Villa Bead
Holland
Old Guard
Congress
Holand’s
News of Washington
Mexican Bandit Pancho Villa Believed Dead Body Found Near Satevo
An officer states the death of Pancho Villa may be confirmed by a burial in an unmarked grave about 30 miles from Satevo. Witnesses describe the body as identifying the bandit chief with a swollen leg from a wound and a promise of life spared, though details remain unverified.
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Carra
Chihuahuua
Border
Satevo
Villa body identity claim fuels US doubt amid Mexican reports
April 16 dispatches say General Funston doubts a found body is Villa loot, insisting he would know Villa by teeth and hair. Mexican officials insist the San Francisco de Borja grave body is Villa, while Carranza troops say no Villa aide was found. American officials seek more proof before confirming Villa’s death.
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Seu Antimio
Gen. Funston
Villa
Viila
Carranza
A. John
Mingca
Villa Death Rumors Spark Telegraph Conflicts Across Mexico
Reports claim Pancho Villa died and his body was moved to Chihuahua aboard a special train. Telegraphs from San Antonio and Chihuahua City seek confirmation from Carranza officials as rioting flares in Chihuahua and lingering doubt persists about Villa’s fate since Guerrero battle.
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Satevo
Cusl
San Antonio
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Villa
Guerrero
Pershing
Torreon
Durango City
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Newell B. Woodworth
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Whitjomb
United States Marine Band
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Lockwood
Tilda Fletcher
Hoon
Mra
John Newman Carey
Seek
Hee Foy
Roland ‘Goth
John Britton Clark
Mily
Marine Band
Songa
Soldiste
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Santa Yashel
Columbus
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Telegrama
Vita
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Cloze
Jortinuhd
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Casaul Garcia
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