British Forc es Retreat on Western Front in Heavy Fighting
London reports intensified German assaults in the Amiens Montdidier sector with eleven divisions pressing across nine miles. British and French statements describe the Allied retreat to new positions east of Villers Bratonneaux as heavy fighting rages along the Somme and Scarpe valleys. American troops remain in the Meuse heights south of Verdun amid ongoing bombardment and patrol actions.
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London
Amiens
Montdiddier
French War Office
British War Office
Grivesnes
Amiens-Roye Road
Montdidier
Amien
Verdun
Villers Bratoneaux
Haig
the Luce
Somme
Villers-Bratoneaux
Austro German Forces To Move To Italian Front
Reports from Rome state General Von Mackensen leads all Austro German units formerly in Romania to Italy. A major drive is expected in the mountain line with weather favoring action. Airmen note transfers from Plave to mountains as new forts arise along the Livenza and Tagliamento rivers with workers conscripted for fortifications.
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Washington
Romania
von Mackensen
Rome
Italy
Plave
Livenza
Taglimento
Cruce
France
Mob hangs man near Collinsville after disloyal remarks
Robert P. Praeger of German parentage was hanged from a tree one mile south of Collinsville Illinois after a mob of about 350 dragged him from the City Hall basement where he hid. He was accused of making disloyal remarks in a miners address at Marysville Illinois.
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Collinsville
Robert P. Praeger
Praeger
Marysville
Ill
French say losses of HMS proved cruel
German attack on French lines southeast of Amiens with 180000 men was repulsed by French forces. The French War Office called the losses cruel and reported the line held with several positions retaken near Moreuil Grivesnes and Montridord.
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Paris
Amiens
French War Office
Moreui
Caste
Moreuil
Arrierecourt Wood
Grivesnes
St. Aignan
Montdidier
Ekinette Wood
Montraud
British Forces Hold Ground on Somme Front Near Albert
Reports from the front indicate heavy shelling as British troops watch German units massing along the road southwest of Albert parallel to the Albert to Amiens railway. The Germans hope to storm the embankment but British defenses, plus a reduced action south of the Somme, stalled westward progress near Corbie.
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William Phillip Simms
France
Albert
Amiens
Somme
Corbie
Ancre
April Coal Company Incorporated at Nelsonville
Columbus April 5 The April Coal Company of Nelsonville is incorporated for 10009 by Ben Bailey Henry Kammerling Jerry Matheny Walter Evans Lawrence Smith Reuben Sparnow Don Dawley and Headly Lows.
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Columbus
April Coal Company
Nelsonville
Ben Bailey
Henry Kammerling
Jerry Matheny
Walter Evans
Lawrence Smith
Reuben Sparnow
Don Dawley
Headly Lows
Ground Glass Found in Nelsonville Surgical Dressings
Ground glass was discovered by Red Cross inspectors in a surgical dressing shipped from Nelsonville, Ohio, to Cleveland for inspection before France. Mrs. P. W. Hickman led the dressing department, and an investigation was ordered after the finding.
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Nelsonville Unite
Nelsonville
Red Cross
Cleveland
Lake Division
France
P. W. Hickman
James A. Garfield
Wilson Eyes New Draft To Train 800000 Men Soon
Washington reports President Wilson plans a second major draft to raise 800000 men for training in the coming days. The move follows earlier calls that mobilize 160000, with further waves anticipated July first, as Russia policy discussions unfold and allied war aims press forward.
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Washington
Wilson
Imedér
Cox Proclaims Incarceration Of Tramps In Ohio War Effort
Governor Cox issues a proclamation calling on public officials to enforce state statutes against tramps and vagrants. He declares every able bodied person must work and urges imprisonment to mobilize energies for the war effort.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cox
Cials
Nurses Needed for War Work in France
Eighty five nurses in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky volunteered in March for Red Cross war service. Lake Division Director of Nursing Miss Mary Roberts said today. The three states have been asked to provide 500 Red Cross nurses by June 1.
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United Preas
Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Red Cross War Service
Mary Roberts
Lake Division
Red Cross
Six Minneapolis Doctors Freed on Bond in Harrison Drug Case
Six Minneapolis physicians including a medical officers’ reserve member were released on bond after arraignment in district court on Harrison drug act violations. They pleaded not guilty to indictments alleging sale of drugs to drafted men to disqualify them from service.
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Minneapolis
Medical Officers' Reserve
Ohio Lines to Seek Higher Freight Rates
Ohio railroad firms won approval to file increased freight rates for commodities, effective in five days under state utilities commission order. The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a probe into 43 telegraph companies nationwide, examining organization and finances. Western Union not singled out.
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Ohio Lines
UNITF
Columbus
Ohio
Washington
Postal Telegraph
Interstate Commerce Commision
Western Union
German Dutch frontier to close for a week announced
Amsterdam reports the German Dutch frontier will be closed for one week under an official announcement issued today.
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Amsterdam
Two New Assistant Secretaries Proposed for War Department
Washington April 5 President Wilson has before him the names of Edward Stettinius of New York and Dean Keppel of Columbia University urged by Acting Secretary Crowell for the two new assistant secretaryships of the War Department.
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Washington
Wi Eon
Edward Stettinius
New York
Dean Keppel
Columbia University
Crowell
War Department
Aviators to train men at Chillicothe
Zurich April 6 Members of the Austrian Parliament believe communications have opened between Austria’s Foreign Office and President Wilson. They think peace negotiations between Count Czernin and Wilson have progressed beyond Czernin’s statements. Copies of the Munich Nachrichten report the idea, fueling speculation in Switzerland and Austria about the truth of the story.
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Zurich
Foreign Office
Austria
Wilson
United States
Count Czernin
Munich
Kaiser’s Next Big Drive Faces Greater Gamble
Dispatch from France notes Hindenburg’s battered army after initial gains fade. German divisions retreat under pressure as Foch Haig and Pershing coordinate, signaling a tougher Allied push ahead of planned offensives.
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Kaiser
Foch
Haig
Pershing
New Leader for Miners Union in Colorado Rank
John R. Lawson, a respected organizer in labor circles nationwide, resigns as press head of the United Mine Workers of America branch in Colorado to assume a new dual post at the State Labor office.
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John R. Lawson
Redken Union Miner of America
Lawson
Colorado
Uerew
Ohio petitions push for liquor ban amendment
Dry petitions were distributed by the Anti-Saloon League across all Ohio counties. The drive seeks 125000 names but expects over 400000 signers to back the amendment prohibiting sale manufacture and distribution of alcohol in the state. The Ohio Home Rule Association plans to file its petition with the Secretary of State Fulton within a few days to allow voter review of legislative action on federal amendment ratification.
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Columbus
Anti-Saloon League
Ohio
Althe
Ohio Home Rule Association
Fulton
Pettigrew Home Daubed With Yellow Paint
A crowd in Sioux Falls daubed the home of former U S senator Richard Franklin Pettigrew with yellow paint as he faces federal indictment on espionage act charges in a Sioux Falls court.
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Sioux Falls
S. C
Richard Franklin Pettigrew
United States
Pettigrew
Mixed train to run on old Marietta line to Vincent
Farmers along the Marietta Columbus and Cleveland line between Moore's Junction and Vincent welcome a planned mixed train this summer. The line is owned by the Cleveland Stone Company and would provide passenger service from Moore's Junction area to Marietta, signaling a boost for local mobility. The service would be a combined freight and passenger operation on the Moore's Junction Vincent segment.
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Marietta, O
Marietta, Columbus and Cleveland
Marietta
Vincent
Moore's Junction
Cleveland Stone Company
Death of Suffolk horse dealer Nathan Buck noted in obituary
Nathan Buck of Suffolk and a well known horsebuyer in the South died at his home in Pleasant West Virginia after long infirmities. He leaves a widow with daughters and two sons. Buck carried on his father’s lifelong horse business and had many personal friends who mourn his passing. The funeral was held in Suffolk in the afternoon.
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Nathan
Buck
Suffolk
Hom
Pleasant
Emma Wyatt
County Quota Near Six Hundred Thousand For Liberty Loan
Athens County Liberty Loan quota announced at 597750 by President F L Alderman. Third Liberty Loan aims for three billion dollars with 4.4 percent rate. Sale starts Saturday April 6 with payment plan of five percent now and staggered installments through August. Five cent sinking fund created to protect bonds from falling below par.
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F. L. Alderman
Athens County
Liberty Loan
Ens County
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