World War Update From Fronts in Europe and Asia
War dispatches report British and Japanese forces landings at Vladivostok and German advances at Hango Finland. British repelled German raids near Toul, battles at Montdidier and Verdun see heavy losses. German air losses outnumbered by Allied anti-aircraft hits, with nearly 3 million troops on the 90 mile Picardy front.
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Vladivostok
Hango
Finland
Helsingfors
Toul
Cologne
Basle
Russia
Ekaterinslav
Dnie
Allies mark US entry anniversary with Paris ceremony
Secretary of War Baker visits Paris after a Rome trip as Allied leaders hail the United States entry. In Paris, Emperor Yoshihito of Japan praises French valor in Picardy while Bolshevik claims of disarray loom in Moscow. Ambassadors salute Pershing and Wilson as a grand Hotel de Ville gathering recalls American resolve.
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Baker
Rome
Paris
Emperor Yoshihito
Japan
Poincare
Picardy
American Red Cross
Count Czernin
Giornale D’italia
Austria- Hungary
Italy
Leon Trotzky
Moscow
United States
Lord Robert Cecil
London
Ame Ica
Festival Hall
Hotel de Ville
Page
America
General Pershing
Foch
France
Wilson
Train Hits Car Kill Many Injured in Fort Wayne Crash
Six people were killed and four seriously injured when a passenger train struck an automobile carrying ten near Fort Wayne Indiana. $700 in gold scattered along the Wabash railway track after the derailment. Major John A Martin resigns as commander of the 115th supply train at Camp Kearny San Diego. Arizona will supply 47 Colorado 1 029 New Mexico 405 and Wyoming 335 troops in the five day call for 150000. Omaha marks Third Liberty Loan opening with a parade of 75000.
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Wabash
Fort Wayne
Ind
John A. Martin
Colorado National Guard
Camp Kearny
San Diego
Cal
Martin
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Wilson appoints Stettini and Keppel to war posts
President Wilson names Edward R. Stettini as second assistant secretary of war and Fred P. Keppel as third assistant secretary of war. The war labor policy is urged from the labor conference board. The State Department denies overtures from Central powers. Third Liberty Loan drive opened at Camp Meade review by 12,000 National Army troops in Baltimore. Federal reserve shows assets and notes gains. US begins Third Liberty Loan drive a year after entering WWI.
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Wilson
Edward R. Stettini
Fred P. Keppel
War Labor Conference Board
Labor
Central Powers
State Department
National Army
Camp Meade
Baltimore
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Willard Fulton Fight Offer Leads in Utah Storage
W H Dunn and Otto Meek of Ogden Utah offer 75000 for the Willard Fulton bout set for July 4. G O Shafer and King Smith win the national indoor doubles title in New York defeating W P Tilden and Cecil Donaldson 7 5 6 To 6 1 6 4 in straight sets. The Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs will open next July led by James M Barnes Western Open champion. Kentucky racing dates set for Lexington Churchill Downs Douglas Park Latonia with the Derby to be run May 11.
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W. H. Dunn
Otto Meek
Ogden
Utah
G. O. Shafer
King Smith
New York
W. P. Tilden
Cecil Donaldson
Far West
New Broadmoor Golf Club
Colorado Springs
James M. Barnes
Kentucky State Racing Commission
Lexington
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Douglas Park
Latonia
Far Hills Quota Oversubscribed and War Talks Mark Era
New Jersey town Far Hills oversubscribed its $11,700 quota tenfold while Petersburg Alaska announced full quota. Secretary Daniels praised navy and army officers at Cincinnati. Mrs. Nat C. Goodwin seeks absolute divorce. Wilson urges forceful international action in Baltimore. Threads tie to Russia defense orders and Vladivostok proclamation. Massachusetts joins federal prohibition approval as Senate votes 27 to 12, House 145 to 91.
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New York
Far Hills
N. J
Alaska
Petersburg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Liberty Loan
Josephus Daniels
United States
Nat C. Goodwin
Margaret Moreland
Star of
Astor Theater
Wilson
Baltimore
Massachusetts
Senate
House
Arizona War Demographics and Mining News Highlights
Arizona men from Camp Funston enlist for war while Tucson crews report March drafts. Kingman to gain seven miles of road to Rawhide and Cleopatra mines. Globe Iron Cap vein shows large ore body on 900 foot level. Jerome Verde Copper Company expands ore contact. Tombstone mines face closure. United Verde declares $7 per share dividend. Salt River lettuce shipments reach New York and Kansas City. Governor Hunt condemns torches of reformers. town arrests and a variety of local incidents noted.
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Arizona
Camp Funston
Tucson
Rawhide
Cleopatra
Kingman
Tucson Capital
Armour & Co
Prescott
Globe
McAdoo
Liberty Loan
Phoenix
Clarkdale Boy Scouts
Salt River Valley
Glendale
Tombstone
Jerome
William Waldrop
Bunker Hill Mining Company
United Verde Copper Company
National Shipbuilding
Public Service Reserve
Jerome Verde Copper Company
Miami Copper
Northern Arizona Normal School
Dr. Blome
W. H. Keegan
Gila County
New York
Kansas City
Tombstone Bunker Hill Mines Company
Federal Food Administration
Sammies Repel Attack at Toul
American forces beat back a German assault near the Oise river at Toul, defending positions and sustaining limited casualties as shelling continued in the sector.
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Toul
Prelude to new German assault across Picardy front
In France April 9, German forces press near Lens and Arras as Allied lines hold. Reports say a large German patrol was repulsed by American, French, and British outposts northwest of Toul after a night attack. The front from La Basse Canal to Laon shows heavy bombardment as Germany seeks a broader offensive and hopes to threaten Amiens. Meanwhile in New Mexico, Samuel L Hunt and Joseph S Hunt were found guilty of second degree murder in the 1917 killing of Chester Bartell, after a 36 hour jury deliberation.
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France
Toul
Amiens
Teutons
Picardy
la Basse Canal
Laon
Lens
Arras
Bucquoy
Albert
Montdidier
Lassigny
Silver City
N. M
Samuel L
Joseph S. Hunt
Grant County
Chester Bartell
John P. Hunt
New Expression Needed for Total War Effort
In a Manufacturers' Record editorial, the phrase His Bit is criticized as underplaying sacrifice. The piece urges a stronger, non profane term to express doing one's utmost in the world war, replacing England's implied modesty with a fuller commitment.
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England
Cuticura Remedies Dandruff With Ointment And Soap
Advertisement touts Cuticura to kill dandruff. Anoint with Cuticura Ointment and follow with a hot Cuticura Soap shampoo. Claims results differ by gender. Free samples offered from Cuticura Dept Boston with prices 25 cents each for soap and ointment.
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Dept
Boston
Animals Admitted to Heaven Reported by People’s Home Journal
The People’s Home Journal lists ten animals said to be admitted to heaven in Mohammedan tradition. The list includes Kratim the dog, Balaam’s ass, Solomon’s ant, Jonah’s whale, the ram of Israel, Saleh’s camel, Belkis’s cuckoo, Moses’s ox, Al Barak the steed, and the ass Jesus rode.
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Ephesus
Balaam
Solomon
Jonah
Israel
Abraham
Isaac
Saleh
Belkis
Moses
al Barak
Mohammed
Heaven
Jesus
Jerusalem
People’'s Home Journal
August Flower Remedy For Stomach and Liver Ailments
Green's August Flower promoted as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestinal canal, and stimulates bile production to remove impurities from the blood. Advertised as sold in all civilized countries with a free trial offer.
Big Wolf Captured Near Walterville by Rancher J W Fountain
J W Fountain a Mc Kensie Valley rancher near Walterville Oregon brought to Eugene the pelt of a huge black wolf trapped by him. The wolf measured over eight feet tip to tip and was one of the largest seen in the county. Ranchers report several wolves in the area preying on cattle and sheep.
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J. W. Fountain
McKensie Valley
Walterville
Ore
Eugene
Mr. Fountain
Ten smiles for a nickel ad copy
An old newspaper ad promotes a Red Cross Bag Blue cleaner claiming five cents per smile and urging buyers to get bright, clean white clothes with the product.
Hotel Smoking Room for Ladies Draws Attention
In a Birmingham Age-Herald blurb, a traveler notes an up-to-date hotel offering a luxuriously furnished smoking room for ladies. The dialogue hints at discreet social norms as a man would need to call his wife out to glimpse her, while the atmosphere inside is described as thick.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Man Who Seeks Perfect Clarity Delays Decisions
A saying notes that a person who demands absolute clearness before acting tends to never decide, delaying actions and choices.
Villa Bandits Defeat Carranzistas Near San Antonio
Marfa Texas Mexican federal forces under Colonel Calero say they fought Villa forces near San Antonio fifty miles southeast of Ojinaga. Federals retreated to the border due to ammunition shortages as Villa's main command nears San Antonio with Villa reportedly in personal command.
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Marfa
Tex
Calero
Mulato
Redford
San Antonio
Ojinaga
Jose Chavez
Villa
Spring Fever Alarm Prompts Tonic Advice From Doctor Pierce
The piece urges readers to combat spring fatigue and related symptoms by improving the blood with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Anuric. It attributes relief to tonic herbs and claims neuralgia and nerve pains ease as blood improves. Prices noted are sixty cents per bottle.
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Oregon
Draft Board Run In With Local Youth Causes Tension
A Black youth from the South faced a hostile draft inquiry in a town. Asked his age he replied eighteen. Officials said registration was unnecessary, while he recounted being threatened by two officers to move on.
Not to Be Expected Quiet Wedding Exchange
A brief dialogue notes Josephine’s wedding was quiet yet she needed to attend, highlighting social expectations and a restrained ceremony. The exchange implies pressure for presence despite quiet proceedings and public interest.
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Josephine
German peace groups urge Kaiser to pledge Belgian independence
Four principal German peace bodies, including the Fatherland League and the Women’s Peace Association, send a petition to Chancellor von Hertling urging clear terms. They demand Belgium’s independence, evacuation of occupied French lands, and Alsace Lorraine become a self governing state.
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Geneva
Switzerland
New Fatherland League
The
Women’s Peace Association
von Hertling
Germany
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
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