British Attack Advances Along Scarpe and Arleux Drive
British forces push along the Scarpe river and advance near Arleux en Gohelle amid Haig’s Douai drive. The push widens the British salient east of Douai threatening Lens defenses and Drocourt while heavy fighting continues.
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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 of 1917 and war recruitment efforts
Great war bond issue to be called Liberty Loan of 1917. Roosevelt spoke in Chicago urging selective conscription. Nevada reports high army recruitment. Over 1,200 Colorado and Wyoming loyalists enrolled since April 1, boosting intermountain states’ war contribution. Separate Chicago bakery strike of 500 Jewish bakers may prompt government intervention to run major bakeries if closures occur.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Nevada
Colorado
Wyoming
Uncle Sam
Intermountain
War Department acts to avert graft in Army funds
Congress votes to raise a 2 million man army under selective draft. Hearings on railroad rate hikes set for May 7 and May 23. A reserve 150 officer company will be created at each of fourteen training camps opening May 8. Mount Vernon ceremony unites Allies in tribute to Washington.
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War Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Commission
Railroad
Mount Vernon
Great Britain
France
United States
George Washington
America
Senate
House
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
Guatemala Breaks Off Diplomatic Ties With Germany
A string of war era notes reports Guatemala severing relations with Germany while Britain lifts shipping restrictions to the United States. Other items include four women lawyers admitted to Moscow bar, Americans allowed to leave the monarchy via Switzerland, and Lloyd George addressing war and Irish topics at Guildhall.
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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 Billiards title in Akron
Robert L. Cannefax of St. Louis defeated Charles McCourt of Cleveland 150 to 135 to capture the world three cushion billiards championship in Akron Ohio. The only state high school track meet is set for Fort Collins May 5 by the Northern Colorado Association. Penn and Chicago won the feature events in the Franklin Field carnival of relay races and field sports in Philadelphia.
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Robert L. Cannefax
St. Louis
Akron
Ohio
Charles McCourt
Cleveland
Fort Collins
Northern Colorado Association
University of Pennsylvania
University of Chicago
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Funston Mother Dies in Emporia At 72
Mrs. E. H. Funston mother of late Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston died at her daughter’s home in Emporia Kansas at age 72. The railway business association promised to push transportation efficiency to aid the council of national defense.
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E. H. Funston
Frederick Funston
Emporia
Kan
Railway Business Association
Council of National Defense
Arizona Proclamation Urges Unity for War Conservation
Governor Campbell endorses the Arizona Council of Defense in urging all residents to conserve food and resources, support price stability, plant crops, and maintain essential industries. The proclamation calls for unity, lawful conduct, and broad public cooperation during wartime. It emphasizes loyalty to the law, national defense, and universal military service.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Phoenix
Arizona Council of Defense
T. E. Campbell
Arizona
United States
Germany
Thomas E. Campbell
National Guard
Army
Navy
Union
Dwight B. Heard
Arizona State Council of Defense
George H. Smalley
State Capitol
Ariz
State of
A. D
Sidney P. Osborn
Sheep Loss Across Flagstaff Snowstorm Hit Season
Report from Flagstaff states ten to fifteen thousand head of sheep were killed by the recent heavy snowstorm, with total losses estimated between $100,000 and $150,000.
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Flagstaff
Defense Council Forms in Arizona for War Effort
Complete plans to mobilize financial natural physical and mental resources of Arizona began as fifty citizens from various classes gathered in the state senate chamber at the call of Governor Campbell to form the Arizona State Council of Defense and organize the states wartime contribution.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Senate
State House
Campbell
Arizona State Council of Defense
Arizona Cattlemen Foresee Livestock Boom At Tucson Meet
Sixty cattlemen from southern Arizona gathered for the Southwestern Stock Growers Association annual convention. They urged raising livestock production for the national food mobilization, supported extending grazing lands, and endorsed state officials. Officers elected: President Joseph Wise Nogales, Vice President Harry Saxon Nogales, Secretary Treasurer L. Roca Tucson.
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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 News Notes From Kingman To Mount Lemmon
Home guard formed at Kingman and seven Papago and Pima youths enlisted. Ore showing 16.8 per cent topper and $17.36 per ton in gold opened at Salome. Arizona wood prices set 40 to 50 cents unless wool commandeered by war. Sergeant Carl Goodwin shot self at Naco. Mrs. J F Ewing killed Brakeman Jordan at Yuma. Ralph Kirkpatrick charged with stabbing Reed and wounding Sommers at Douglas. Five Greenlee county convicts escaped Clifton jail. 2,500 militia enrollments recorded in Tucson. Allan Farley and Richard Harper enlist in First Arizona infantry band at Naco. Globe labor leaders removed American flag at union hall. Anisetto Gastanaga claims robbery after grocery fire. Governor Campbell offers fairgrounds for military use. Twenty cottages planned at Mount Lemmon for vacationers.
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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 Religion
Dorin Zenshi, famed as the owl priest who lived atop a mountain tree, is asked for the essence of Buddhism. He replies that one must eschew sins and practice virtues, noting that a three year old can state it but an eighty year old may fail to practice.
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Dorin Zenshi
Tokyo Advertiser
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praise From Kerrville S P Benton
Mr S P Benton of Kerrville Texas writes of years of kidney and rheumatic troubles. He says Dodd's Kidney Pills corrected his condition enabling him to stand straight again at age 64. He urges readers to use the product and notes the three D's branding.
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S. P. Benton
Kerrville
Texas
Dodd
Mr. Benton
Adv
Music Moves Only Partially Through A Moment
A woman asks Algy about music as hours pass. He says he enjoys music and is carried away, while she plays the piano and questions his staying. He insists the word music alone carries him, highlighting a playful exchange about meaning and emotion.
Beauty Doctor Soap Ointment Ad Promises Quick Cleanse
An early 20th century advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for cleansing and beautifying skin and hair. It claims no massaging or steaming is needed and offers a free sample by mail with a booklet, sending a postcard to Cuticura Dept.L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept.l
Boston
Undisciplined. Officer and recruit exchange on feeding horse
Dialogue from a Punch cartoon shows an officer questioning a recruit about feeding a horse before the cat sounded and the recruit replying he did not expect the horse to eat before the trumpet blew. The exchange highlights military slang and humorous miscommunication.
Popular minister praised as political match for husband
A reader notes liking the new minister and says his politics align with her husband. An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as original liver and bowel regulating pills, dating back forty years.
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Dr. Pierce
Mean. My face is my fortune in a quip
A clipped dialogue features a sharp exchange about appearances and fortune, contrasted with a remark on avoiding bankruptcy. The snippet centers on wit and social perception with no clear event or participants named.
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Omaha
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el Nora
Ind
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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
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Victor Records
Knight
Campbell Music CO
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