Germans Repulsed Near Douaumont and Alps Report
The article notes renewed German setbacks near Douaumont Col di Lana and in the Giudicarian Alps. It also reports a fourth Zeppelin raid on England with Berlin claiming no damage and no casualties at Yarmouth. The British budget forecasts and wartime taxation measures are outlined along with Allied actions on enemy subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col di Lana
England
Berlin
Yarmouth
House of Commons
Great Britain
Pilgrim Tercentenary Debate Divides Clergy on Fair Plans
Governor McCall proposed a Plymouth 300th anniversary world’s fair focusing on commerce while Rev. Albert E. Dunning opposed a commercial industrial exhibit. He favored art science and religious heritage displays. Other speakers praised tolerance and Pilgrim legacy as a public school message. Secretary Bowman noted genealogical work and a member proving descent from 23 Pilgrim ancestors.
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McCall
Plymouth
Albert E. Dunning
Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission
Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants
Somerset
Dr. Dunning
San Francisco
Plymouth Rock
German claim gains near Verdun and Douaumont
Berlin reports German forces seized strong French positions southwest of Douaumont and in Caillette wood after heavy fighting on April 2. British recaptured a mine crater at St Eloi south of Ypres. It cites 19 officers and 745 men captured, plus eight machine guns.
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Douaumont
St. Eloi
Berlin
London
Caillette Wood
Verdun
War Office
Ypres
Widzy
Narocz
Wiszniew
Balkan
British Statement Reports Downed German Aircraft and Frontline Activity
London reports a German machine shot down behind lines south of Souchez with both crew killed. Artillery exchanges occur around Souchez Angres St Eloi and Ypres with mining activity near Neuville St Vaast Hulluch and the Hohenzollern redoubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Souchez
Angres
St. Eloi
Ypres
Neuville St. Vaast
Hulluch
Hohenzollern
Austrian Statement on War Actions in Alpine Front
Austrian army headquarters reports artillery activity by both sides in the Doberdo sector near Mal borgeth Col di Lana and the Giudicartan Alps. It also notes Austro-Hungarian troops occupying the border ridge between Lobbia Alta and Monte Fumo.
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Berlin
Sayville
Vienna
Doberdo
Malborgeth
Col di Lana
Giudicartan Alps
Lobbia Alta
Monte Fumo
German and French combat actions around Verdun and Ypres
Official reports describe a Terrific German attack south of Douaumont repulsed with heavy losses and failed pushes on Hau court in the Vosges. Strong French positions near Verdun and Caillette wood claimed by Germans, while the British recapture a mine crater at St Eloi near Ypres. A German machine gun is shot down by a British aviator south of Souchez.
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Douaumont
Paris
Haucourt
Vosges
Caillette Wood
Verdun
Berlin
St. Eloi
Ypres
Souchez
London
French repulse German attack near Douaumont fronts
Paris reports a powerful German assault against French lines south of Douaumont repulsed with heavy enemy losses. West of the Meuse a German attack on Haucourt failed while Verdun region bombardment continued and a dirigible dropped shells on Audun le Roman.
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Paris
Douaumont
Chauffeur Wood
French War Office
Meuse
Haucourt
Bois Chauffeur
Caillette Wood
Vosges
Seppois
Audanle-Roman
Dixmude
Steenstraete
Verdun
War Office
Douaumont-Vaux
Avecourt
Malancourt
Argonne
Montfaucon
Alsace
Thann
Mulhausen
Holland Stands Firm Amid Pressure From Allies and Germany
Dutch neutrality remains the core policy as France and Britain push to cut Germany supply lines via Holland while Germany demands strong Dutch defense to deter incursions. Dutch diplomats report assurances of neutrality, yet fear war if borders are breached.
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van Dyke
Tubantia
Holland
Treaty of the Rhine
Germany
Rhine
Paris
Hague
France
England
London
the Hague
Entente
Rotterdam
Belgium
Britain’s Great Budget Outlined As War Tax Burden Grows
In a lucid House of Commons speech Chancellor McKenna spoke of the biggest budget in world history. He argued against costly new collection machinery and warned against overburdening the public while resisting a general tariff to control enemy trade. Dublin and Cork voices opposed higher taxes on matches and rail travel, with Ireland singled out for heavier burdens.
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Great Britain
China
State Department
Chouvaieff
Austria
Germany
Holland
House of Commons
Helfferich
McKenna
William O’brien
Cork
Ireland
Robert Lowe
London
George A Mackinnon Dies After Operation
George A Mackinnon president of the Common Cause Society and Suffolk county bar member died at St Elizabeth's Hospital after an operation. He had been ill only a few days before the procedure. a Nova Scotia native who came to Boston, worked for R H White Co and later became a lawyer known for anti Socialism lectures. He married Lydia B Collier of Cambridge twenty two years ago and is survived by his widow and a son and daughter.
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George A. MacKinnon
Common Cause Society
Suffolk County Bar
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
MacKinnon
Nova Scotia
Boston
R.H. White & Co
Lydia B. Collier
Cambridge
Log Crashes Into Charlestown Tenement From Slowed Truck
An auto carrying heavy piles skidded on Chelsea street and a log broke free, smashing a Charlestown tenement at 136 Chelsea. The impact rattled dishes and frames, tearing the building’s framework. Vehicle owned by William Kendall. operator Fred McKay. building owned by George F. Monahan.
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Chelsea Street
Charlestown
Catherine Fahey
William Kendall
Pleasant Street
Winthrop
Fred McKay
Saratoga Street
East
Boston
George F. Monahan
Special officers must be citizens for Boston Elevated
Police Commissioner O Meara demands that Boston Elevated Railway special officers be American citizens. About 30 officers, many veterans, may need naturalization to remain employed as licensed railway officers with jurisdiction limited to Elevate property.
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O’meara
Boston
Calf Draws Harvard Traffic To Cambridge Drug Store
A four footed calf wandered into Harry S. Cummings drug store at 50 Boylston near Harvard Square. Police, led by Patrolman Gavin, escorted the calf to Station 1 amid shouts from Harvard freshmen as the animal resisted leaving the glittering shop.
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Mary
Cambridge
Harvard Square
Harry S. Cummings
Boylston Street
McCorry
Gavin
Harvard
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