War Week Progress Reports From Europe and Front Lines
British officials say Zeebrugge raid successful and a blockade now forces German ships to Ostend. Turkish claim of fortress Kars seized with 860 guns. Weekly British losses total 18 369 with 2 661 men and 2 071 officers killed or wounded. Fighting persists around Voormezeele and Locre as fronts hold.
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Kars
Constantinople
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Russia
Austria
Germany
Siberia
Finland
Amiens
Somme
Avre
Associated Press
Flanders
France
Ypres
Voormezeele
Locre
McAdoo Says Allies’ Line Will Hold in France
In Chicago a mass meeting heard William G. McAdoo assert the allies’ French front remains secure. The report also notes a string of earthquakes beginning April 21 with San Jacinto and Hemet areas affected. no damage reported. A Mooney resentence case heads to the U S Supreme Court after exhausted legal appeals in San Francisco. Brig Gen R N Getty calls for a grand jury probe into Sergt Lane’s death in Des Moines area.
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William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Chicago
France
San Jacinto
Hemet
Thomas J. Mooney
United States Supreme Court
San Francisco
Mooney
R. N. Getty
Fort Logan
Denver
Camp Dodge
Des Madines
Sergt
Wilbur F. Lane
I. W. Halley
American War Aid and Logistics Update
The United States plans a March surge of food to allies amid a coal shortage of 75 million tons forecast for next winter. Sinnott of Oregon joins the House waterways committee to replace Lenroot. Daily cattle slaughter reaches 4,000 to supply 2 million pounds of fresh beef for the U.S. Army. McAdoo orders 30 000 box and coal cars costing 80 to 90 million dollars. Belgium receives 8.25 million dollars in new U.S. credit, part of 5.28885 billion in allied credits. Hospital construction will yield over 95 000 beds for army use once finished.
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America
The
Fuel Administration
Representative Sinnott
Oregon
Special
House Waterways Committee
Irvine L. Lenroot
Senate
United States Army
Quartermaster’s Department
McAdoo
Belgium
Treasury
United States
Goras
Multiple World War I Fronts Span News in One Report
A British airman bombed Zeebrugge mole as the Kaiser inspected naval raid results. China will turn 514000 tons of steamers to the United States for war use. Austrian premier Von Seydler resigns again. A French general to decorate American regimental colors for a Toul defense. Holland yields to German demands on transport and sand and gravel limits. Seeadler raider crew internees numbered fifty eight in Chile. Two American soldiers found alive in a dugout after Leicheprey engagement. Vienna forms anti Emperor Charles party with court circle nobles. Finnish Swedish reports allege Russia upheaval with former Grand Duke Alexis proclaimed emperor and Michael as regent. Japan China talks framed as anti-enemy cooperation. agreement ends with European war or sovereignty safe.
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China
United States
von Seydler
Zurich
Toul
South Pacific Ocean
Chile
Honolulu
Leicheprey
No Man’s Land
Finland
Russia
Alexis
Michael Alexandrovitch
Germany
Japan
Wickenburg
Adam Marsh
Louis F. Schultze
Hunt
Inspiration Copper Company
Globe-Miami
Liberty
R. T. Smith
Francis Edwin Cotton
Phoenix
Cyclops
Tombstone
Camp McDowell
California
Yuma
State Council of Defense
Roy Pope
Miami
Charles Hill
Pope
Hill
Skull Valley
New
United Verde Copper Co
Logan Properties
Moritz leads 29 at Denver Trap Club practice shoot
Burt Moritz, a Denver veteran shooter, topped 29 entrants with 94 of 100. In Fort Collins track meet, Morgan set a new 120 yard hurdles best at 16 1 5 seconds, shaving 3 5 from the former mark as Fort Collins beat Boulder Preps in lightweight and won the heavy weight division.
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Burt Moritz
Denver
Colorado
Fort Collins
Morgan
Boulder
Germany hesitates over final peace treaty with Russia
Reports from London say Germany remains unsettled as allies push to pierce the front line while losses mount. In Nebraska a snowstorm collision killed six. a Uruguayan mission to France was allowed to proceed after submarine interception. Taft urged a mass army to the front. Mrs Preston urged women to坚持 steadfast support for victory. DoJ suspects Madame DeVictorica as a German agent. Earl Austin confessed ax killings of Hank and Blanche Mosher near Victor, New York.
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London
Germany
Teutons
Burlington
Bayard
Nebru
France
Canary Islands
Washington
Taft
League
Federated Churches
Cleveland
Ohio
America
Thomas J. Preston
Grover Cleveland
New York
National Security League
Preston
Marie K. DeVictorica
Department of Justice
Long Island
Earl Austin
Geneva
N. Y
Hank Mosher
Blanche Mosher
Victor
Austin
Mosher
Arizona News Roundup Highlights Copper, War Drive, and Local Ventures
Arizona reports copper strikes in Tucson district and Twin Buttes areas, new jails escape in Douglas, and a big mill plan at Tennessee mine. Liberty Loan oversubscriptions, labor, and drillings show wartime mobilization with Arizona units sending 470 men to camps. Also notes Egypt cotton, castor beans, and local bond purchases by Indians and residents.
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Western
Union News Service
G. S. VanWagenen
Globe
Los Angeles
Kingman
Tucson
Douglas
Arizona
Salome
Catherine
United China Company
Schuylkill Company
Tennessee
United Verde Copper Company
San Jacinto
Cochise County
Gibson Consolidated Copper Company
Miami
Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe
Arizona Corporation Commission
Greenlee County
Camp Funston
Apache
Coconino
Cochise
Gila
Graham
Maricopa
Mohave
Navajo
British Ypres Line Holds Firm
British forces maintain the front at Ypres and hold the line near Beke Lake to Bailleul amid ongoing pressure.
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British Ypres
Beke Lake
Bailleul
Belgians Repel German Attacks Near Ypres Frontline
British and French forces report heavy German pressure between Meteren and Ypres with costly losses for Berlin. Haig says German assaults failed to break Allied lines though footholds appeared near Kemmel Hill before being pushed back. The fight continues as both sides sustain severe casualties in the Ypres salient.
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London
Meteren
Zillebeke
Haig
Germany
Ypres
Channel
Voormeneele
Teutons
Kemmel Hill
American Troops Engage East of Amiens in War Review
The War Department announces that American units have taken part in fighting east of Amiens. The statement notes U S forces acquitted themselves well and emphasizes the need for fresh replacements to support the French front.
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Washington
War Department
Amiens
America
Lemon Lotion For Freckles And Smooth Skin
A homemaker ad promotes a lemon based lotion mixing juice from two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint of freckle and tan remover. It claims cheap ingredients from grocer and drugstore and promises clearer, softer, whiter skin with daily massage.
Twins Arrive as Sister Delivers Joyful News
In a small flat the aunt bursts with happiness after a young mother gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl. She hurries to the post office for stamps to announce the double arrival, asking for two stamps with urgency and delight.
Castoria Reminder Highlights Signature for Infants
Public notice urging mothers to verify Castoria bottles carry the official signature of the long‑standing remedy. Emphasizes trusted use for over 30 years and common reference by parents and caregivers.
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Fletcher
Miss Mary Garden Reflects On Men As Riddles
At a New York reception the singer Miss Mary Garden consoles a movie star whose fiancé left her for another. Garden declares men are riddles, keeping women guessing, yet we will never give them up.
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Mary Garden
New York
Miss Garden
Hall's Catarrh Medicine ad offers $100 reward for cure
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by acting through the bloodstream and improving overall health. It promises $100 to anyone if the product fails and notes price at 75 cents with testimonials available. The copy ends with advice to purchase Liberty bonds beyond one’s means.
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Haliss
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Wise counsel on debt and restraint
The quote warns that fortune is hard to gain and easy to lose through debt. It cautions against meddling in everything and suggests prudence in financial and personal affairs to avoid costly mistakes.
Wilfley Named Missouri Senator to Succeed Stone
St Louis election board member Xenophon P Wilfley was appointed and accepted as U S senator to replace the late W J Stone. Ambassador Francis Champ Clark and Justice Graves declined the position.
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St. Louis
Xenophon P. Wilfley
Board of Election Commissioners
U. S
W. J. Stone
Francis
Champ Clark
Justice Graves
Senate approves Overman bill expanding wartime executive powers
The Senate voted 68 to 13 to pass the Overman bill granting the president authority to coordinate and reorganize government departments and agencies during the war. Many opponents of the administration supported final passage, rejecting all amendments aimed at curbing the executive power.
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Washington
Senate
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