Dispatches Describe Border Panic and Troop Movements
Reported panic in the Big Bend district as women are moved to safety and troops are redeployed. Army trucks transport infantry toward the border while discussions grow on sending National Guard units to deter further Mexican raids. Officials quote Gen Funston and the War Department on authority and potential punitive expeditions.
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Geen R Funstons
National Guard
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Ruirston
Rio
Motson
Beloved Local Figures Remembered in May 1916 Notices
In a sequence of brief notices, families announce funerals and interments for individuals including Snowden and Towne residents. Details reference private residences in Annapolis and Fairfax areas, with services slated for early May and midweek dates, plus cemetery interments at Gah Till and nearby Clenwood cemeteries.
Event of Tremendous Interest Near at Hand Declares Official
An official statement cites imminent, decisive talks between Washington and Mexico as Gen. Obregon and American commanders press for action. Generals Scott Funston and Obregon reportedly met in a private car and faced a choice to sign the protocol from the prior informal conference or end negotiations.
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International News Service
el Paso
United States
Maja
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Funaton
Obregon
Gen. Scott
Mexico
Washington
Pri
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Funston
Border Pursuit as Troops and Cowboys Return to Bandits
Troopers and cowboys cross the border in pursuit of bandits from Glenn Springs to Boquillas and Marathon. Maj Langhorne leads without telegraphs or air support while Col Sibley follows. Identification confirms Carranza links. Deemer case sparks rescue efforts as relief columns head toward Boquillas with munitions and supplies.
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W. J. Matthews
James Walker
Sheriff's
Glenn Springs
Matthews
Walker
F. W. Sibley
Fourteenth Cavalry
Marathon
Fort Clarke
Col. Sibley
Langhorne
State Department
Wood
O. Demontell
Eighth Cavalry
Boquillas
House Halts Army Measure Defeats Volunteer Plan
Senate amendments to the army bill were rejected by the House and the measure sent back to conference. The nitrate plant amendment, offered by Hay, was substituted for the Senate version after a heated battle led by Lenroot. The Hay plan would be government operated, with the president choosing a site and selling by products, funded by Panama Canal bonds. Democratic leaders remained optimistic about a nitrate settlement, though objections to government byproducts sales linger.
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House
Hay
House Military Affairs Committee
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Water Power Lobby
Alabama Muscle Shoal
Hope for Peace Seen Freely Discussed by Papers
Berlin reports direct word from Washington that President Wilson will accept Germany's submarine concessions. Newspapers view the German note as a step toward peace mediation, with editors noting the potential for Wilson to define terms and possibly end the war.
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United Press
Berlin
Washington
Wilson
Germany
Willson
Prosa
Tagliche Rundachau
America
United States
Tagebldtt
Cologne Gazette
TagHche Rundachau
Indorses Teacher Bill Wins in Primaries for Congress
The Washington board of education approved a teachers retirement bill funded by salary deductions to purchase lifetime annuities, with annual Treasury certificates and phased deductions starting July 1. The plan, steered by William T. Galliher, moves from committee to Congress.
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Indorses
Bill
Board of Education
Franklin
Congress
William T. Galliher
United States
Secretary of Treasury
Rites Held For Howard Ratcliffe Druggist
Funeral services for Howard Ratcliffe 64 a northeastern city druggist who died Sunday at his home 203 Eleventh Street northeast will be held at the residence at 2 o clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery. Ratcliffe born July 7 1861 in the city served as a pharmacist in the U S navy and spent over four decades in Washington’s drug trade. He was a member of New Jerusalem Lodge No 9 F A A M and the Army and Navy Union. His wife Isabella R Ratcliffe survives.
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Eleventh Street
Glenwood Cemetery
Mr. Ratcliffe
United States Navy
Washington
New Jerusalem Lodge
No. 9
Army and Navy Union
Isabella R. Ratcliffe
Sarah Holmes Snowden
Stacy H. Snowden
Collingwood
Fairfax County
Oak Hill Cemetery
Will of George Cameron Leaves UK Estate Worth 1.62 Million
The will of the late George Cameron of Petersburg Virginia was probated in London and bequeaths property in Great Britain valued at 1,622,070 dollars. Cameron, of Mount Erin Towers, Petersburg, USA, had his will probated in the United States and now his UK holdings are legalized.
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George Cameron
Petersburg
London
Mount Erin Towers
Great Britain
Germany Note Fails to End Submarine War Controversy
The report discusses a German note linked to submarine warfare and an optional one year investigating commission with Britain. Officials doubt negotiations will restart on Lusitania Arabic Sussex cases. Uncertainty lingers over a new basis if Germany replies and ties any policy shift to U S demands on Britain.
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Bryan
Germany
Affaira
Sussex
United States
Great Britain
Church Dedication Program at St Josephs Al
Elaborate dedication service for St Joseph's Catholic Church in Alexandria to be led by Bishop D J O Connell with a large clergy line from Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia. Highlights include a solemn high mass and a choir of colored singers under Miss Mary Devitt.
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Washington Post Bureau
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Alexandria
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ANZAC ZONE IN FRANCE TAKES FRONTLINE POST
Australian and New Zealand troops have arrived in France and taken over a portion of the front, an official statement announced tonight.
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