Mobs Demand War as Buenos Aires Turmoil Surges
United Press reports mobs flood Buenos Aires streets demanding war with Germany after torpedoing of an Argentine sailing vessel. Crowds set fires at German legation and consulate, stoning the police chief as cabinet sessions continue in secret. Police struggle to disperse the thousands amid protests and calls for blood.
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Buenos Aires
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la Nacion
Leg
House approves world’s largest bond bill in history
The House unanimously passed a five billion dollar bond bill with two billion in treasury certificates to back allied bonds and fund U S war costs. Senate expected to follow. debate noted the bill would swell the national debt and empower the President and McAdoo to act with limited congressional oversight.
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Washington
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Meyer London
House
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France
Lievin
Lens
Yester
Germans making ready to leave Leno for Britain
Washington reports official advices that the German government is propelling a propaganda push to support socialist efforts aimed at splitting Russian leadership toward a separate peace. The Kaiser is said to boost moves by socialists as Great Britain counters by sending the Russian idol back home to thwart the plan.
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Great Britain
United Press
Washington
British Drive Breaks Hindenburg Line Front At Lens and St Quentin
British forces push along an eight mile stretch of the Hindenburg line from Vimy ridge toward Lens and St Quentin as German retreats accelerate. Cambrai area sees advances near Queant and Pronville while Cambrai battle rages near the Flemish sector. Canadian troops press to occupy Lens amid fierce resistance and burning targets.
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London
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Cembrai
Norfolk man in German captivity appeals for aid
From Norfolk Virginia a message arrives about Fred Stone a 27 year old former Oxford graduate and British Army officer captured by German forces. A letter sent from Kinston North Carolina bears a stamp reading They have cut out my tongue Please send help prompting fears of torture and a mute plea for aid from America. Stone once worked as a tobacco buyer for a British concern.
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Norfolk, Va
Fred Stone
North Carolina
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Stone
America
Oxford College
South to Raise Plenty of Food Crops
A wartime plan from Memphis backed by Carl Vrooman prompts thousands of Southern farmers to pledge help in meeting food demands. The Agriculture Department says the South will use its surplus producing capacity to boost wartime food production.
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Washington
South
Memphis
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Vienna Mayor Declares Unified Austrian Peace Decree
Amsterdam dispatches report the Vienna mayor proclaiming that the Austrian government and people are unanimous for peace. His address was wildly cheered according to the telegrams received from Vienna.
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Amsterdam
Vienna
Army Draft Bill to Be Considered in Week of War Legislation
Washington April 14 Congress faces a week of war measures after a $7 billion bond bill. The spy bill and Chamberlain army reorganization act move toward reports in House and Senate committees. The general staff draft bill, revenue measures, and bond issues shape the wartime program.
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Washington
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Senate Military Committee
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House Army Committee
Senate Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
House Committee
Finance Committee
Ways and Means
Uncle Sath
Germany
America
France
England
French Sailors Receive Welcoming Washington Reception
Sailors from a French warship were greeted warmly in Washington as a festive arrival. The officers noted the striking blue uniforms and red pompoms on their caps. They attempted to buy American flags but were turned away by shop clerks. They dined at a downtown restaurant and traded greetings with Fort Myer cavalrymen. Two sailors toured the White House grounds and met the executive office staff. They could not comprehend the suffragette pickets nearby.
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Washington
France
Navy League
A Avenue
Fort Meyer
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
German Denials On Kaiser In Holland And Illness
United Press reports a flat denial that the Kaiser is in Holland or expected there and that Berlin agreed there were no reports of the Emperor being gravely ill. The dispatch cites German information via Rotterdam.
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London
Holland
Rotterdam
Berlin
Aden
German Socialists considered for peace conference move
London reports Germany may be working through Socialist leaders for a peace conference. Dispatches from Denmark and Sweden say four German Socialist leaders travel to neutral Scandinavia to push a conference of belligerent Socialists, with British Socialists reportedly declining invitations. Plans also aim to bring Russian Socialists home to seek a separate peace, and Prince Kropotkin is discussed as a returnee to oppose Germany. Adler named among credentialed Socialists linked to Scheidemann trip to Stockholm.
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Henin
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Philip Scheidemann
Adler
Vienna
Copenhagen
Austria
Three Dutch Ships Reach Port Safely
Three Dutch ships reach an American port after being halted by submarines on transatlantic routes. One was attacked January 4 and forced to jettison 12 000 cases of fruit and vegetables bound for England. The other two were halted February 1 and March 17 but were submerged without damage as British patrol boats appeared.
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United Press
New York
Atlantic
England
British Forces Advance as Lens Evacuated in Big Drive
British forces close on Lens with Haig's troops pressing after success at Vimy Ridge. Germans retreat, divisions shattered, and demoralization grows behind their lines. Canadian units led the advance while fresh German reserves rush to stem the offensive. Lens appears to be evacuated and residents left without food as American relief supplies are reportedly looted.
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Vimy Ridge
Haig
France
American Relief Commission
British Forces Capture Lievin as Lens Siege Tightens
Allied troops report the capture of Lievin near Lens as Haig's offensive narrows the German fortress. The British advance pushed deeper into the Hindenburg line south of Loos amid heavy fighting along the front. Continued coverage expected on page two.
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