Terrific Fighting as Germans Drive Toward Amiens Rail Lines
Terrific fighting rages as German forces press toward Amiens, aiming to sever the Paris Amiens railroad and trap Allied forces. British and French lines hold after fierce assaults with only limited retreats at Castel and southwest of Albert, while American units are said to be nearby or in reserve.
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Amiens
Albert
Montdidier
Moreuil
Grievesnes
Hebuterne
Noyon
Orvillers-Sorel
Salient
Picardy
Rheims
Italy
Berlin
Jericho
King George Greets U S on War Anniversary
London April 5 King George sends a telegram to President Wilson marking the anniversary of U S entry into World War I. He praises American troops and the shared resolve of Britain and France to defeat the enemy and uphold international justice with continued Allied sacrifice and support.
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King George
U.S
London
Wilson
United States
German Attacks Repulsed Between Somme and Bucquoy
London reports strong German attacks between the Somme and Bucquoy were repulsed with heavy German casualties. British lines near Hebuterne successfully counterattacked, taking about 200 prisoners and several machine guns. South of the Somme no new enemy assaults occurred. fighting elsewhere yesterday was severe near Villers-Bretonneux.
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London
Somme
Bucquoy
Emy
Hebuterne
Villers-Bretonneux
Another American Among Paris Church Victims
Mme. Dutreil daughter of George L. Ingraham of 247 Fifth Avenue New York was added to Americans killed and injured when a Paris church was destroyed by German long range guns. Her both legs were broken, according to Ambassador Sharp’s despatch.
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Paris
Washington
Mme. Dutreil
George L. Ingraham
Fifth Avenue
New York
Ambassador Sharp
Germans Made Small Gain on Western Front
London reports from the war office that German forces attacked north and south of Dernancourt and near Albert, Moyenneville, Mesnil, Beaumont Hamel, and Gommecourt. The British repelled Moyenneville assaults, regained Albert after a counterattack, and captured 120 prisoners southeast of Gommecourt. The line south of the Somme remained quiet.
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War Office
Dernancourt
Albert
Moyenneville
Mesnil
Beaumont-Hamel
Treason Charges Over Lichnowsky Document
Berlin says proceedings have begun on high treason charges against those linked to the publication of Prince Lichnowsky memorandum. The public prosecutor is also examining whether Prince Lichnow sky should be prosecuted. The memorandum blames Germany for the war.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
von Hertling
Prince Lichnowsky
London
Germany
German Turkish forces push back British near Jericho
Berlin reports German and Ottoman troops northeast of Jericho repulsed English infantry and cavalry brigades after crossing the Jordan at es-Salt and advancing toward Amman. The British had earlier said forces in es-Salt area withdrew after achieving objectives including cutting the Hejaz railway.
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London
Jericho
Jordan River
Jordan
es-Salt
Amman
Hejas
Cecil Raps Czernin as Hypocrite
Lord Robert Cecil, under secretary of foreign affairs, told AP that Czernin now stands for Prussian ideals and policy. He said he prefers Prussian brutality to Austrian hypocrisy and warned against talking of moderation while threatening neighbors.
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London
Lord Robert Cecil
Peace terms critique from Lord Robert on Czernin plan
Lord Robert denounces Count Czernin’s proposed peace terms as hypocritical and self serving. He argues the plans encroach on self determination, annex territories, extract heavy indemnities, and shift debt to Russia and Ukraine while locking Romania and Bulgaria into favorable but exploitative arrangements. He warns the terms grant Austria Hungary food and strategic leverage at others’ expense.
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Romania
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Russia
Ukraine
Leipzig
Austria
Austria- Hungary
Red Cross to Care for 50 000 Paris Children
Paris officials and the American Red Cross arrange care for 60,000 children during summer vacation. A Paris committee coordinates sending youngsters to provincial centers for shelter and supervision.
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Red Cross
Paris
American Red Cross
Government Still After Veeder Papers in FTC Case
Washington April 6 The government appealed a Chicago Circuit Court of Appeals ruling denying the Federal Trade Commission possession of papers belonging to Harry Veeder a Chicago attorney sought in its packing house inquiry.
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Washington
Chicago Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal Trade Commission
Harry Veeder
Chicago
Commission
Japanese Naval Landing in Vladivostok Reported
April 5 report to the State Department says a small Japanese naval force landed at Vladivostok to protect life and property after five Russians attacked a Japanese office, killing one and wounding two. The landing aimed to prevent further disorders.
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Vladivostok
Fife
State Department
Japan Not Planning Siberian Invasion Says State Dept
Officially the United States says the incident at Vladivostok Harbor shows no political aim by Japan and no intent to intervene in Siberia militarily unless Russia requests it. The landing party came from a Japanese cruiser, with Baron Uchida having recently left Russia. Local disorder at Vladivostok, dominated by Bolshevik elements, prompted concern but not decisive action, though international law could justify foreign naval intervention if disorder worsened.
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Vladivostok Harbor
Japan
Russia
Baron Uchida
Petrograd
Vladivostok
State Department
Fire on a Sub Chaser Destroys Five Dwellings
SOUTH BRISTOL Me April 5 Five houses were burned in a village fire that threatened wider destruction during a high wind. Lacking local apparatus, volunteers managed with buckets until 25 men aided by a submarine chaser from Boothbay Harbor naval station wet roofs to protect the Congregational Church and High School. A cottage at Christmas Cove burned as sparks drifted. The owners were George Rice Ambrose Alley William Clark Merritt Thompson and Julius Gamage. Loss around $20000.
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Congregational
Boothbay Harbor Naval Station
Christmas Cove
George Rice
Ambrose Alley
William Clark
Merritt Thompson
Julius Gamage
Flood wrecks second floor tenement in Chicopee
In Chicopee on April 5 a broken water main sent a two foot wide geyser into the Walsh block flooding the Bennet family home on Springfield street. Water rose over a foot inside, smashing windows and flooding furniture while tenants fled fearing collapse.
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Chicopee
George Bennet
Springfield Street
Walsh Block
Bernet Tenement
Sergeant Knowles to Be Buried in North Easton
The funeral for Sergeant Winfield S. Knowles of the 802d Infantry at Camp Devens will be Sunday at 2 PM at the Baptist Church in North Easton. Knowles died after brain concussion from a horse fall, at the base hospital. his father Rev. Samuel Knowles is the church pastor. His body was brought to the Knowles home by a company detail.
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Winfield
Knowles
802D Infantry
Camp Devens
Ayer
Baptist Church
Samuel Knowles
De Willoughby Moved to England From Boston En Route
Percy Seymour de Willoughby once posing as a British army officer and passing bad checks was transported from Boston to New York for shipment to England. Local efforts sought to halt his deportation amid fears he could be shot as a deserter upon arrival in Britain.
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Percy Seymour de Willoughby
Boston
New York
England
Cabinet voices calls to pass laws after Prager lynching
Washington April 5 Members of the Cabinet spent over an hour discussing the Prager lynching and said Congress must act immediately to curb disloyal statements or mobs will punish offenders. Collinsville Ill April 5 Inquest into Robert P Prager death will be held Monday by Madison county coroner Roy A Lowe. no arrests have been reported as investigations continue.
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White House
Congress
Collinsville
Ill
Robert P. Prager
Roy A. Lowe
Madison County
Lowe
Police chiefs on mob hanging in Collinsville case
State officials and Collinsville leaders voiced plans to pursue those involved in last nights mob action. Officials said arrests would occur if crimes occurred within jurisdiction, and urged stricter anti disloyalty laws as inaction by federal authorities prompted violence. Local leaders stressed cooperation with state and county authorities and highlighted immigrant workers as part of the crowd.
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Collinsville
State Attorney-General
Lowden
Brundage
United States
Notts
Springfield
Maryville
Prager
German Official: 90,000 Prisoners Seized On Western Front
Berlin via London reports a German official communication stating more than 90,000 prisoners and over 1,200 guns captured in the western front offensive to date. It notes gains south of the Somme and near Moreuil, with British and French reserves repulsed, and cites advances from the Somme to the Luce rivers and towns including Hamel, Villiers Bretonne, Castle, Mailly, and Avre. It adds eastern theatre gains in Ukraine with railway cars of French rifles and over a million artillery shells, and mentions Ekaterinoslav in the Dnieper Valley.
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London
Somme
Moreul
Luce
Hamel
von Hutier
Ukraine
Poltava-Constantinograd
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Ekaterinoslav
Two Drivers Fined for Cruelty to Horses in Dorchester
In Dorchester Municipal Court Judge Churchill fined Abraham Spivak 75 dollars for driving a lame horse after warning. In the same court Judge Sullivan Lewis Lampert was arraigned on a charge of unnecessary cruelty to a horse and fined 25 dollars.
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Grafton Street
Quincy
Dorchester
Churchill
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
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Sullivan Lewis Lampert
Dorr Street
Lampert
Counter Attacks Repulsed Along Avre River
Berlin via London reports only local infantry fighting along the Somme on Friday. German official statement says strong French counter attacks failed on the western Avre bank amid artillery duels on both sides and lively activity before Verdun.
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London
Somme
Avre
Verdun
French Repulse Attacks on Front Near Amiens and Montdidier
Paris reports the German assault continued at night with 15 divisions engaged seven fresh. French regiments held the line, inflicting heavy losses as they counter attacked near Arrière Courwood Mailly-Ramval and Grivesnes. French gains included St Aignan farm and much of Epinette wood. The north saw German attempts to retake territory thwarted.
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Amiens
Clermont
Castel
Arriere Courwood
Mailly-Rameval
Grivesnes
St. Aignan
Montdidier
Noyon
Epinette Wood
Orvillers-Sorel
Mont Renaud
Germany Expects Allied Losses Amid Offensive Doubts
An official despatch from France reports German press sources claim French and English correspondents exaggerate German losses on the west front. Prisoner reports allegedly revise figures, while Swiss dispatches show public disillusion behind the Rhine. The Lokal Anzeiger notes uncertain battle outcome and German resolve to avoid panic.
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Washington
Nauen
Germany
France
West Front
Switzerland
Rhine
Frankfurter Zeitung
Foch
Amiens
Lokal Anzeiger
Queen Alexandra Extends Greetings to U S Women
Queen Alexandra, president of the British Red Cross, sends a message to American women via the British ambassador through the press. On the first anniversary of U S entry into the war she prays God guides their righteous cause and expresses Allied solidarity.
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Alexandra
Earl of Reading
United States
British Red Cross Society
United States of America
America
Germans Cut Down Like Wheat Before Scythe
Paris April 5 German losses in rampant fighting on the Oise front are described by wounded French hospital interments and British medical officers. A wounded lieutenant recalls harvester like fire, while a corporal reports heavy gas burns and mass German falls. Captain Vidal notes wounded claim German casualties near half a million.
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Lassigny
Vidal
British Army Medical Corps
Oise
Irish Convention Concludes Deliberations on Home Rule
The Irish convention, which discussed home rule for several months, concluded its sessions today in London according to the Central News Agency.
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London
Central News Agency
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