British attack along Scarpe river advances near Arleux en Gohelle
Western fronts report a new British push along the Scarpe with gains near Arleux en Gohelle as Haig drives toward Douai. German losses described as heavy while British troops retake old positions and widen the Lens-Drocourt area salient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soissons
Champagne
Berlin
Gohelle
Bulgarian War Office
Vardar
Lake Doiran
Doldzelli
Arras
Gavrelle
State Department
Mexico
Arleux-en-Gohelle
Haig
Douai
Drocourt-Queant
Arleux En- Gohelle
Arleux
Liberty Loan 1917 and war effort across states
Great war bond drive named Liberty Loan of 1917. Roosevelt urged selective conscription in Chicago. Nevada reports high regular army recruitment. Over 1,200 Colorado and Wyoming volunteers joined since April 1, boosting the intermountain region's status. Chicago faces a bakery strike with possible government bakery operation if closures occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Chicago
Nevada
Colorado
Wyoming
Uncle Sam
Intermountain
War Department moves to curb graft in 3 million army funds
The War Department acts to prevent graft in disbursement of 3 million dollars in Army funds. The Interstate Commerce Commission schedules hearings May 7 and May 23 on railroad rate increases. Mount Vernon memorial event honors George Washington with allied leaders pledging to fight autocracy. Senate and House pass draft bill to raise a war army, with 150 reserve engineer officers per camp and plans for a two million man force within two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Commission
Railroad
Mount Vernon
Great Britain
France
United States
George Washington
America
Senate
House
Guatemala Breaks Off Ties With Germany Amid War Turmoil
Guatemala becomes the latest nation to sever relations with Germany as wartime shifts ripple through diplomacy. News notes Britain’s shipping blacklist relief for the United States and reports a Norwegian vessel torpedoed. A casualty list from Ottawa names J. R. Fraser of Brush Colorado as missing.
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Guatemala
Germany
United States
Torvore
Exchange
Christiania
War Records Office
Ottawa
J. R. Fraser
Brush
Colo
London
Reuter
Moscow
Vienna
Switzerland
Carranza
Mexico
Guildhall
Lloyd George
Prieto
Madrid
Triana
Marquis Prieto
Spain
Paris Petit Journal
British Board of Trade
Velay Lave
Lafayette
Velay
Cannefax Wins World Three Cushion Billiard Title
Robert L. Cannefax of St. Louis defeats Charles McCourt of Cleveland 150 to 135 to claim the world championship in Akron Ohio. The lone high school track meet of the year in Colorado will be May 5 in Fort Collins as the Northern Colorado Association hosts. The Penn and Chicago teams win feature relay and field events at Franklin Field Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Cannefax
St. Louis
Akron
Ohio
Charles McCourt
Cleveland
Fort Collins
Northern Colorado Association
University of Pennsylvania
University of Chicago
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Mrs. E H Funston Dies at 72 in Emporia Kansas
Notable obituary notes Mrs. E H Funston mother of late Major General Frederick Funston dies at her daughter’s home in Emporia Kansas at age 72. Other items report wartime measures and recruitment developments including rail way efficiency promises, brass industry mobilization, Boy Scouts service plans, an El Paso training train, and 1000 daily new recruits arriving at border stations.
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E. H. Funston
Frederick Funston
Emporia
Kan
Railway Business Association
Council of National Defense
Henry Pabst
Milwaukee
Salt Lake
Marine Guard
Pabst
Navy Department
Boy Scouts of America
Atlantic
Pacific
G. F. Bartlett
Victor-American Fuel Company
Hastings
Colo
el Paso
Tex
St. Louis
Arizona Council of Defense Urges Unified War Effort
Governor Campbell issues a 1917 proclamation calling all Arizonans to conserve resources and support national defense. The Arizona Council of Defense urges economy in homes and social life, fair food prices, reduced hoarding, expanded farming, and maintenance of essential industries. It appeals to aliens to aid and to uphold the law, supporting the National Guard, Army, and Navy, with plans for universal military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
United States
Germany
Thomas E. Campbell
Arizona Council of Defense
National Guard
Army
Navy
Union
Dwight B. Heard
Arizona State Council of Defense
George H. Smalley
State Capitol
Phoenix
Ariz
State of
A. D
Sidney P. Osborn
Sheep Loss From Snowstorm Near Flagstaff Reported
News from Flagstaff states that ten to fifteen thousand head of sheep were killed in the recent big snowstorm with an estimated loss of $100,000 to $150,000.
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Flagstaff
Defense Council Makes Plans for Arizona State War Effort
Fifty Arizona citizens from diverse classes gathered in the Senate chambers at the state house by Governor Campbell to form the Arizona State Council of Defense. They aim to mobilize financial natural physical and mental resources for an active and effective part in the present war.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Senate
State House
Campbell
Arizona State Council of Defense
Cattlemen Call for Maximum Livestock Output in Arizona
Sixty southern Arizona cattlemen at the Southwestern Stock Growers Association convention urged boosting livestock production for national food mobilization. They call for more Indian police, fencing Papago land, municipal slaughter houses, funding for predator control, and support for State Land Commissioner Moeur. Officers named Joseph Wise, Harry Saxon, and L. Roca.
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Tucson
Arizona
Southwestern Stock Growers’ Association
Congress
Papago
Biological Commission
W. A. Moeur
State Land Department
Don P. Johnson
Coronado National Forest
Jewell Martin
Kinney
Forest and
Indian Services
Joseph Wise
Nogales
Harry Saxon
L. Roca
Arizona War Mobilization Notes From Kingman and Tucson
Arizona forms a home guard at Kingman with seven Papago and Pima enlistees. Salome opens ore showing 16.8 percent topper and $17.36 per ton gold. War demands may spike Arizona wool prices from 40 to 50 cents. Tragedies unfold as a sergeant in Naco shoots himself. a Yuma incident leaves a brakeman dead. Douglas sees a fatal stabbing and a serious wounding. Greenlee jail escapes reported. Militia enrollments reach 2,500 in Tucson. Damon and Pythias enlist in the First Arizona infantry band at Naco. Labor leader George Smith tears down a flag at Globe. A Spaniard accuses Mexicans of robbery near Douglas. Governor Campbell offers the state fairgrounds for Army use. Mount Lemmon plans add twenty vacation cottages in Tucson.
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Phoenix School
Salome
Allan Farley
Richard Harper
Damon
Pythias
Warren
First Arizona Infantry
Naco
George Smith
Globe Central Labor Council
Miners’ Union
Anisetto Gastanaga
Douglas
Thomas E. Campbell
Newton D. Baker
John J. Pershing
United States Army
Arizona State Fair
Mount Lemmon
Tucson
Santa Catalina Mountains
Owl Priest and the Truth of Buddha’s Teaching
A Buddhist tale from the Tokyo Advertiser tells Dorin Zenshi the owl priest who lived atop a mountain tree. When asked for the essence of Buddha’s religion he answers to eschew sins and practice virtues. A skeptic notes even a child can say it, but an old man cannot live by it.
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Dorin Zenshi
Tokyo Advertiser
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Kerrville Man
Mr S P Benton of Kerrville Texas writes that years of kidney and rheumatic trouble left him bent and using a cane. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills he reports being 64 years old feel fine and standing straight again. He urges others to use the medicine and notes the branding with three Ds.
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S. P. Benton
Kerrville
Texas
Dodd
Mr. Benton
Adv
Music Draws Out Algy in a Quiet Encounter
In a quiet scene a woman and Algy converse as she plays the piano. He claims music carries him away yet remains present, while she repeats her question and he concedes the word music still captivates him.
Cuticura Soap Ad Offers Free Mail Sample
For cleansing and beautifying the complexion hands and hair Cuticura Soap with occasional use of Cuticura Ointment provides effective results at low cost. No massaging or steaming required. Free sample by mail with a book. Address Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept.l
Boston
Discipline Talk Sparks Laugh in Officer and Recruit Exchange
A dated playful exchange shows an officer questioning a recruit about feeding a horse before the cat sound, while the recruit defends his actions with a humorous remark about not knowing the trumpet would blow first.
Popular minister praised across households
A reader notes approval of a new minister whose politics align with his husband. The ad promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as the original liver pills from forty years ago, claiming they regulate liver and bowels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Mean. My Face Is My Fortune. Heavens! Bankruptcy Question
A clipped exchange features the retort Means of notoriety or fortune and a remark about avoiding bankruptcy. The dialogue hints at face value and financial fate. No further context is provided in the fragment.
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Union News Service
Scarpe River
Vimy Ridge
Mongolia
Western
Washington
SPORT
Lincoln
Sioux City
Enews
Denver
Des Moines
Joplin
St. Joseph
Omaha
Wichita
John Russell
el Nora
Ind
Conservations
Defense Council
Western Newspaper Union News Service
T. E. Campbell
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
San Francisco
New York
Aquality
Brockton
Mass
Re Saeee
W L. Douglas Shoe Co
Spark St
Brockton Mass
Arizona News Notes
Kingman
Carl Goodwin
Yuma
J. F. Ewing
Southern Pacific
Jordan
Ralph Kirkpatrick
Christopher Reed
Co. & A. Smelter
Adolph Sommers
Greenlee County
Clifton
L. E. Smith
Spohn
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
U. 8
Fletcher
Marine Eye Remedy
Marine Eye Remedy CO
U.S
Oon
Levi Strauss & Co
P.p.le
Watson E. Coleman
Washington, D.C
Specialties CO
S. Broadway
Stanley Eke
Rte
Rt Ar Mitta
THE
Elastic Paint & Mfg. CO
15Th Street
J. H. Wilson Wilson
Saddlery Co
Denver Photo Materials Co
Eastman Kodak Co
16Th Street
Carbide
Crean
Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. & Supply Co
Jos
Schwartz 16Th & Curtis
Denver, Colo
Tre-O Nagal
Tre-O Chemical CO
Empire Bidg
John van Riper Investment Co
Equitable Bldg
Col
Victor Records
Knight
Campbell Music CO
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