France Decorates for America as Wilson Speech Read in Paris
France plans a grand tribute to the United States with monuments and public displays in red white and blue. Minister Steeg Knight orders Wilson's joint session speech and Poincaré's reply read in all schools after Easter vacation. Whitlock arrives in Paris for a warm reception amid widespread gratitude.
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Paris
United Press
France
America
Republic
Minister of Public Instruction
Wilson
American Congress
Varis
Steeg Knight
Poincare
Senate
Brussels
Belgium
Soldiers to be fully equipped for great war
Washington April 7 The United States army will be outfitted with modern fighting gear. A steel head helmet modeled after French Lancer caps has been approved. Gas masks developed by American inventors will be supplied after study of European types. Hand grenades are in large production. Field gas formulas and generators are with the department, decision on use pending. Pulmotors for reviving wounded to be provided.
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United Press
Washington
United States Army
Department
Five Billion Dollar US Bond Issue Planned for War Readiness
Washington reports a five billion dollar bond issue to fund wartime readiness for the United States and allies. Banks and investment firms will subscribe, with legislation to be introduced in Congress next week and bonds soon placed in the market. About 3.4 billion is earmarked to position the nation for war. remaining funds to be loaned to allies.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Congress
Villa Declares He Is Against Germany
Francisco Villa issued a proclamation to Mexico and the United States opposing German influence. German spies were arrested in El Paso as Carranza’s silence and federal troop movements heighten Mexico’s border tension amid wartime hostilities.
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Germany
America
Carranza
el Paso
Charles Haby
Francisco Villa
Mexico
Santa Eulalia
Chihuahua
United States
Ways and Means for Prosecution of War Considered
Washington outlines preliminary plans for American allied war cooperation and shaping Congress acts to raise money and men. Officials announce five billion dollars to cover first needs in the primary bond issue, with further bonds planned as required.
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United Press
Washington
Germany
America
Federal raid on Hindustan Gadar club in San Francisco
Federal officers raided the Hindustan Gadar Radical Club and Ram Chandra home in San Francisco. Nine prominent Hindus were arrested including Hari Singh believed to lead the group. Ram Chandra, wanted by Britain, was not at home. Additional arrests expected as authorities target alleged revolutionary activity.
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Hindustar Gadar
Radical Club
Ram
Chandra
India
Hindustan Gadar
Hariian Singh
German commerce raider sighted off Nantucket coast
Reports from Nantucket Shoals lightship said a German raider bound west passed the lightship at 7 20. The size was about 10 000 tons with two masts and a tall smokestack. Rumors spread that local fishing trawlers Tide and Swell were sunk 100 miles east of Boston. Shipping along the Atlantic coast slowed as vessels were urged to shelter and await official word.
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New York
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Nantucket Shoals
Norfolk
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Newland
Capes
Virginia
German raider Cormorant blown up to avoid capture
United Press reports that the German commerce raider Cormorant blew up its vessel at Apra Guam as U S marines closed in to seize it. One warrant officer and an enlisted man died, another officer and five men missing. The ship’s crew of 32 officers and 321 men were taken prisoner. The Cormorant, interned since early in the war, had resisted seizure, and was once the steamer Rijasen of the Russian volunteer fleet.
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United States
Rijasen
Imden
Cuba declares war on Germany amid public enthusiasm
The Cuban Senate approved a war resolution and President Menocal signed the declaration, as crowds rejoiced in Havana. Three German ships, the Bavara, Kydon dia, and Adelheid, were seized in Havana harbor following the action.
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Bavara
Kydondia
Adelheid
Homes Raided in Cleveland Uncover Arsenal Network
In four raids on German sympathizers in Cleveland, federal authorities seized about 200 guns and large ammunition stocks. Officers confiscated a mounted machine gun, sabers, and a German flag. Three men were detained, including a longtime German immigrant, a Canadian, and a man born in the United States to German parents. In one residence, 110 Springfield and Mauser rifles were found stored in the attic in first class condition.
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United Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Germany
Scores Nabbed in Pittsburg Dragnet Targets Enemy Aliens
Scores of Germans and other suspected enemy aliens were rounded up in Pittsburg Pennsylvania by Department of Justice agents and police. By 8 o clock arrests surpassed 200 as United States District Attorney E Lowrey Humes and assistants conducted examinations. Several detainees labeled important prisoners were placed in close confinement while jails filled with others awaiting further action. A nationwide dragnet was announced from Washington.
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Pittsburg
Department of Justice
United States District
E. Lowrey Humes
Washington
German unrest rises after US entry into war
Copenhagen April 7 United States entry into the war has caused profound impression on the German people with government dissatisfaction. Subscriptions to the war bond show a first decline and observers fear unrest will worsen if military reverses continue.
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United Press
Copenhagen
United States
Paris greets U S as banner to wave over land
Paris municipal council president Adrian Milhouard sends a message to the State Department praising U S aid and anticipating the Star Spangled Banner flying over France as Germany’s outrages persist, calling the war a defense of the law of nations.
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Washington
France
Adrian Milhouard
Paris
State Department
America
United States
Union
Brotherhood of Arms
Law of Nations
British air offensive drives toward Fresnoy Le Petit
London reports a major aerial drive by British forces north of St. Quentin with extensive bombing of munition depots and railways behind German lines. Haig says 28 British aircraft were lost and enemy losses were heavy, as raids continued with fierce aerial combat near Selency Jeancourt and the Cambras line.
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London
St. Quentin
Fresnoy-Le- Petit
Marshal Haig
Haig
Selency
Jeancourt
Fresnoy-Le-Petit
Cambrai
Soldiers guard Durham plants amid guard concerns
Durham North Carolina April 7 heavy guards are stationed around the million dollar water works and large tobacco and cotton plants after reports of suspicious persons loitering in the area. City officials may ask the governor to send state troops to patrol the works.
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United Press
Durham
N. C
Brazil Prepares to Declare War as Public Backing Rises
Reports from Rio de Janeiro on April 7 indicate Brazil is ready to declare war. Demonstrations across the republic show united public opinion in favor of severing relations with Germany. A Brazilian ship Parana suffered losses and casualties in a sea incident, with lifeboats rendering aid.
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Republic
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