Battle of the Front Lines and German Tactics Across the Somme
The report details German assault methods on March 21 and 22 with multi wave infantry, heavy artillery, and mounted trench mortars. It notes heavy Allied resistance, French intervention at Arras and Noyon, and a strategic shift to prevent decisive losses while preparing further drives north and south of the Somme.
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Asault
Bow
Altho
Oise
LaFere
Sensee
Croisilles
Byng
Gough
Crozat Canal
Saint Simon and
Tergnier
von Below
Croissilles
von der Marwitz
Somme
Noyon
Renaud
The
Montdidier
Mount Renaud
Paris
St. Quentin
Arras
Amiens
Peronne
Progres
Armenieres
French
Russians hold German prisoners wave Bolshevik creed abroad
A transmit from San Francisco reports American observers say German and Austrian POWs in Russia have embraced radicalism, risking future combat roles. The group prints material on a train, notes hardships in camps, and foresees unrest upon return to Europe. The report details conditions in Urals and Siberia, varied prisoner reactions, and praise for American aid.
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San Francisco
United Press
Russia
Geo. F. Sokolsky
Sokolsky
C. W. Cook
Russian American Society of New York
G. W. Willis
Gaston, Williams & Wigmore Company
J. Mayer
International Harvester Company
Moscow
National City Bank of New York
Tovarish
Viatka
Urals
Radiezd
Siberia
Omsk
Novo Nikolaevs
Britain Needs 172000 More Homes for Its Workers
A government study argues Britain must deliver 172,000 additional housing units to meet worker demand, outlining targets for construction across regions and urging policy steps to accelerate supply and affordability.
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Britain
A Household Remedy for Sudden Illnesses
The ad urges keeping Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy at home for stomach pains, colic, and diarrhoea when a physician is away. It claims no physician can pre scribe a better medicine and warns that delaying treatment may be fatal while stressing the danger of wasting food and urging savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
World War I French Foreign Legion Heroism At Hangard Wood
Henry Wood reports the French foreign legion, with 57 nations represented, recaptured Hangard Wood on March 26 amid heavy German counterattacks. Americans, Latin Americans, Canadians, Filipinos, Japanese, Armenians, Russians, and others fought bravely as the unit earned a seventh fourragere citation, the first for any French unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wood
United Press
Foreign Legion
French Foreign Legion
Hangard Wood
Villers-Bretonneux
Amiens
Germany
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Venezuela
Bolivia
Colombia
Urugay
Peru
Cuba
Mexico
Gelas
Robinez
Legion
Legion of Honor
Fench Front
Useless Sentry Kept for Two Long Centuries
London reports a sentry placed to guard a crocus at Catherine I's court inspired a long lasting guard at Drury Lane Theater. An uncanceled order kept night and day protection for nearly 200 years, with a parallel guard at the Petrograd palace discovered in old records.
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London
Drury Lane
Royal Palace
Petrograd
Catherine I
War Savings Stamp Drive Encourages Supporters
Campaign urges readers to buy war savings stamps as a secure investment that advances national effort and yields personal savings, highlighting benefits over cash in hand. The appeal emphasizes patriotism and civic duty during wartime.
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45Th Reserve
5Th Division
234Th Division
Boisieux-St. Marc
HMS
Red Guard
Red Guards
Altais
Austria
American Red Cross
United States
Manchuria
Athens
Milton
Milton Anas
Theatre
Last Chance
Screen Classics Present
War “Ax
Prof
America
Lusitania
Europe
Columbia
Aaron Green
Alfred Henry Lewis
Keystone Comedy
Big V
Pure Air Theatre
William Fox
Virginia Pearson
France
Julian Eltinge
Campbell
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