Verdun Front Fires On Germans In Easter Attempts
German forces renewed attacks on Verdun fronts north of Dead Man Hill and near Fort Vaux but were repulsed with heavy losses. French war office cited intense bombardment and successful counterattacks as Allied artillery kept up pressure, while British lines and French trenches held firm amid concerted German shells and flame projectors.
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Ypres
Berlin
Meuse
Verdun
London
North Wear
Deal Mans Hill
Bethincourt Brook
French War Office
Dead Man Hail
Mouse
Fort Vaux
A‘le
Dead Man Hill
Bethinvart
Shropshire
Ypres- Tangemarck
Haig
Hohenzollern
Neuve Chappelle
Lise
Tduc
Afeuse
Teuton Auslaughes
Jours
Imad Min Hb
Strome
Courette
Meuse, North and Atheast of Verdun
Gerhan
Anther
Trermans
van Statult
Vaux
Ihly
War Office
Cunlinleo
Mexico City riot sparks Carranza Obregon clash
Rioting erupts in Mexico City following a palace conference between Carranza’s minister of war Alvaro Obregon and President Gen. Gavira. Reports say a personal clash occurred, reviving memories of Madero’s 1913 assassination as crowds shout calls against Americans. Details remain scarce as investigations focus on wireless station activity.
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Gavira
Madero
Trevino
Laquira
Durango City
el Paso
Fox
Carranza
Juarez
Mexico City
Alvero Obregon
Ollowed
Francisco Madero
Funston Blocked Plan Administration Seeks Help
Garri son surmise at Fort Sam Houston that Gen Hugh Scott advised recalling the army from Mexico. Funston denies any such recommendation and insists the decision rests with the administration. Scott and Funston discuss troop movements while remaining tight lipped as Carranzistas threaten, and Pershing dispatches are in Washington.
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International News Service
San Antonio
Tex
Garrison
Fort Sam Houston
Hugh Scott
Funston
Mexico
Scott
Washington
Pershing
British offer to Spain over Tangier and ship seizure
Berlin April 22 reports from Geneva via Overseas News Agency say Great Britain offers Spain Tangier possession if Spain seizes German ships in Spanish ports and agrees to close the Straits of Gibraltar to all neutral ships except those flying the Spanish flag.
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Tangier
Gferman
Berlin
Geneva
Great Britain
Spain
Straits of Gibraltar
Big Army at Torreon Forces Being Sent North
Troops arrive in Torreon Mexico as 7000 soldiers reach the city in two weeks and more trains are en route. Central and eastern Mexico orders consolidate here with military movements likely to push northward toward the United States. Troops come from Monterey Tampico Saltillo San Luis Potosi and Nuevo Leon. Questions arise among soldiers about how far gringoes are. Clashes feared as trains head north.
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Torreon Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Mexico
Villa
Monterey
Tampico
Saltillo
San Luis Potosi
Torreon
Hidalgo
Tamaulipas
San Tuuils Potosi
Nuevo Leon
Coahuila
Gerard
Berlin
United States
Germany
British Lose Heavily in Mesopotamia and Suez Raid
April 22 report from Constantinople details British casualties on the Tigris right bank near Kut el Amara and Bestissa. British losses exceed 4,000 dead or wounded with multiple machine guns captured. The war office also notes a Turkish air raid on a Suez Canal camp and a 300 kilometer bombing flight toward El Kantara.
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Constantinople
The
Tigris
Mesopotamia
War Office
Suez
Suez Canal
el Kantara
Kut-el-Amara
Bestissa
Mejer
Withdrawal of Troops in Mexico Hinted by Wilson Cab
President Wilson and his cabinet may decide on U.S. troop withdrawal after Gen Scott’s return from Funston’s border operations. A plan for a broader occupation of northern Mexico faced rejection. heavy reinforcements and freer action were debated to continue pursuit of Villa.
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Villa
Punston
Mexico
Chase
Wilson
San Antonio
Scott
Ba‘ker
Netter
Baker
Department
Carranza
Scotts
Flana
Columbus
Thhey
Secretary Baker At War Department After Midnight
The War Department housed Secretary Baker and other army officers until midnight with incoming dispatches. Officials had not stayed late before, and no information had been announced by 12:30. Reporters expected major developments or news of significance.
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Baker
War Department
Department
Two Neutral Ships Sunk By Submarines
Submarines claimed two more ships today as the Norwegian steamship Olga was torpedoed and sunk and the Greek Balting ship Eutropia met the same fate. Three crew members of the Greek ship Sea sel were lost due to the torpedo explosion fired by a German submarine. Olga's crew were rescued.
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London
Olga
Danish Steamer Esbjerg Seized by German Cruiser
Copenhagen reports the Danish steamer Esbjerg bound Bordeaux to Copenhagen with wine cargo seized by a German cruiser in the Cattegat and taken to Swine muende This marks the first time a Danish vessel carrying goods bought in an enemy country bound for Denmark was captured by Germany.
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Copenhagen
Esbjerg
Bordeaux
Cattegat
Swinemuende
Denmark
Ford Willing to Run Considers Primary Results in Two States
Henry Ford, traveling through New York on his way to Washington, discussed Michigan and Nebraska primary results and hinted he might accept a presidential nomination if the people wanted him. He urged not to finance third parties and emphasized he does not seek politics, calling it a realm he hopes to avoid. CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR.
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Sprciat
Washington Post
New York
Michigan
Nebraska
Henry Ford
Washington
Long Island
Ford
Willg
Yale Professor Attacks U S War Policy as Hypocrisy
New Haven April 22 Yale professor Yandell Henderson denounces the U S stance for more infringements of rights than Germany and urges action against arms shipments until rights are respected He says public opinion should oppose the President’s policy and calls for embargo threats to stop war escalation and defend neutrality.
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Washington Post
New Haven
Conn
United States
England
Germany
Wilson
Yandell Henderson
Yale
Henderson
U S Plans To Safeguard Americans In Germany
Official circles weigh possible break with Germany and plan safety measures for Americans in the empire. Diplomatic notes and confidential dispatches show Washington expects lightning actions if relations severed. Senate member Stone to discuss with the President as Austria may be called to account for an attack on Imperator.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Germany
United States
Lay
Washington
Gerard
Americana
the Hague
U.S
Austria
Stone
High Seas
Vienna
Imperator
Penfield
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
White House
Germans Divided Over American Note Delays Likely
Berlin reports the American note has reached Emperor William and high command. Officials expect delays as Germany studies the document, with officials noting the submarine war must continue until international law accepts limits. Ambassador Gerard's feedback is awaited, and a decision is anticipated soon.
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United Press
Berlin
Gerard
von Jagow
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Army
Emperor William
United States
Germany
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