Foch Seeks German Losses In Verdun Strategy
Paris April 7 General Foch outlines a strategy prioritizing German manpower destruction while preserving Allied reserves. He favors holding back offensives until reserves are ready, citing Verdun and Picardy as models. Officials stress not to rely on bulletins alone and note Clemenceau’s rising confidence as the barometer.
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Paris
Foch
Amiens
Germany
Verdun
Marshal
Ludendorff
Clemenceau
Berlin replies to Wilson on war policy
A semi official Berlin statement condemns President Wilson s Baltimore speech as turning historical events upside down and claims the western war is the Entente s will. It argues Germany will not suffer under what it calls a yoke of force and frames Wilson s remarks as propaganda for a new American war loan. If you can t fight your dollars can buy Liberty bonds.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Wilson
Baltimore
Maryland
West
Germany
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Promises Kidney Cleansing Benefits
Historic remedy touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe, gentle cure for kidney and bladder issues. Claims 200 years of use, non patent medicine, and guaranteed refunds if not as represented. Encourages ongoing daily use to maintain health and prevent relapse.
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Haarlem
Killed by Train High Over Street
George H. Sallaway a 63 year old retired provision dealer of Dorchester died from injuries after falling into the Boston Elevated Station pit at Rowe's Wharf and being struck by a train at 10 25 last night Bernard McCarthy 29 of Jamaica Plain was injured while attempting to rescue Sallaway and held to a 30 foot high girder as the pair faced the perilous drop over the street
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George H. Sallaway
Cushing Avenue
Dorchester
Bernard McCarthy
Forest Hills Street
Jamaica Plain
Sallaway
Boston
Rowe’s Wharf
McCarthy
Rescue Hero Saves Man Then Dies in Train Tragedy
Sallaway tottered at a station edge and fell onto the tracks as McCarthy leaped to pull him back. The approaching train struck Sallaway, who died at 11:42 after being taken to Relief Hospital. McCarthy sustained injuries but survived. the train operator, Francis F Kenniston of Somerville, was arrested on a manslaughter charge and bailed by the Boston Elevated Company.
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Sallaway
McCarthy
Relief Hospital
Francis F. Kenniston
Mount Pleasant Street
Somerville
Kenniston
Boston Elevated Company
British Downed 26 German Planes Saturday
London April 7 British airmen fought Saturday bringing down thirteen German planes and disabling the rest with anti aircraft guns. Sixteen British aircraft are unaccounted for possibly forced to land inside their lines amid bad weather.
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London
Teuton Drive Slows In Southern Oise Battle
Allied and German forces clash along the Oise salient as Foch holds firm against renewed assaults. German moves aim to widen their frontline for maneuver room while Kaiser shifts east toward Romania after a weekend conference. British and French counterattacks repulse several German pushes, with fighting also near Beaumont Hamel and Albert. Polish soldiers are reported interned amid Brest-Litovsk tensions in Finnish waters.
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Foch
Paris
Western Front
von Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Romania
William
Berlin
Bucquoy
Noyon
Beaumont-Hamel
Albert
Avre
Haig
Aveluy Wood
Finland
Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Wilson Wires King to Use Whole Force
London April 7 Replying to greetings on the anniversary of the entry of the United States into the war President Wilson telegraphed King George expressing warm gratification and assurance that the United States will cast the full force of its power into the great struggle alongside steadfast allies.
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London
United States
Wilson
King George
Hungary’s Legions Dissolved by Teutonic Authorities
Hungary’s legions have been dissolved by Teutonic military authorities amid claims of wholesale treason within the ranks. The move signals a harsh crackdown during a period of regional instability and rising tensions between allied forces.
Smuts Questions Austrian Peace Bid in Swiss Interview
In a brief three minute Switzerland meeting, General Smuts pressed Count Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein for a yes or no on a separate peace. Vienna's reaction shocked readers as Le Matin notes the diplomat offered evasive replies and Premier Ribot declined comment. Clemenceau accused Austria of pressuring Rome, Washington and London to push a separate peace.
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General Smuts
Switzerland
Count Mensdorff-Pouilly- Dietrichstein
London
Count Mensdorff
Count Czernin
Austria
Rome
Washington
Polish Legions Dissolved by German Authorities
London April 7. Several Polish legions have been dissolved by German military authorities due to treason in the ranks. Polish soldiers have been interned in the interior of Hungary, according to Copenhagen advices via the Exchange Telegraph Company.
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London
Teuton
Copenhagen
Poland
Exchange Telegraph Company
Hungary
Spy in American Uniform Detected Near Toul
In France near Toul a man in an American uniform was found wandering through French trench lines after claiming he belonged to an American patrol. He said he got lost in No Man's Land and thought he was returning to American trenches.
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France
Toul
No Man’s Land
No Man's Land
Faulkner Husband Finds Wife Dead in Jamaica Plain Home
James V. Faulkner of 25 Danforth Street Jamaica Plain found his wife dead in bed when he went to her room for supper. Medical Examiner Leary ruled death from heart failure. She was 40 years old.
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Danforth Street
Jamaica Plain
Leary
Buy a Liberty Bond to Fight Autocracy
A compact plea urging citizens to invest in Liberty bonds to support democratic values against autocratic threats. The notice emphasizes national duty and financial backing for the war effort, urging timely purchase through local channels and banks.
Plant Juice credited by Holliston woman after cure
Mrs Ella Rittal of Holliston Massachusetts reports long standing stomach trouble with indigestion and weight loss. After eight weeks on Plant Juice two and a half years ago she says no return of symptoms and she now eats sleep and feels well. Plant Juice sold at Houghton and Dutton Co Boston Drug Department.
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Ella Rittal
Holliston
Mass
Boston
Houghton & Dutton Co
Escaped Soldier Returns Across Front Lines for Award
French officers detain a man posing in an allied uniform after he reveals an American ID tag. He confirms he was captured by Germans last October near Luneville, but insists he escaped and crossed German lines to rejoin his unit. An American captain approves a Distinguished Conduct Medal for the feat.
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Luneville
German Spy Passes For American Soldier Captured
An American captain spots a French dugout imposter in No Man’s Land posing as a captured American. The intruder wore the American uniform and ID tags. The French and American officers deduce he is a German spy, who confesses and is executed by firing squad. He is denied the stolen uniform for the last scene.
Yankees Beat Off Two Raids In France
By the Associated Press April 7 report from the American front near Toul describes two German raids repulsed in morning fighting. Machine gun and automatic fire stopped storming troops, a box barrage briefly laid down, gas shells employed but game positions held as Americans countered with heavy fire. The enemy bombardment continued into the afternoon.
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France
Associated Press
Toul
Conlon Celebrates First Mass in Gate of Heaven
The Rev. Peter J. Conlon, newly ordained by Cardinal O'Connell, celebrated his first high mass yesterday at Gate of Heaven Church in South Boston.
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Peter J. Conlon
Cardinal O'Connell
Gate of Heaven
South Boston
Publication plan for American casualty lists
Paris April 7 A decision on how to publish casualty lists of American soldiers has been reached. Secretary Baker says all casualty lists will be issued by the War Department as received from General Pershing. The change likely revises the prior suppression of soldiers’ addresses.
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Boston Post
New York Sun
Paris
America
Traker
General Pershing
Baker
War Department
Pershing
Glass Yarns Unfounded Stirring Public Hysteria
Washington April 7 government inquiry into thousands of stories of ground glass in food found one real case. A disgruntled Fort Smith Arkansas bakery worker adultered a loaf sent to an orphanage, injuring some orphans with cut lips but not causing serious harm. The baker, labeled a German agent, closed his shop. officials warned premature publicity harms food producers and fuels hysteria.
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Washington
Committee On Public Information
Fort Smith, Ark
Glass
Food Administration
Germans Claim Gains South of the Oise
Berlin reports that the southern bank of the Oise saw continued German attacks yield fresh successes. The official statement claims Pierremande and Folembray have fallen to the advancing forces.
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The
Oise
Berlin
London
Pierremandec
Folembray
Admiral Kato proclaims in Vladivostok over Siberian landing
Moscow April 6. Admiral Kato minister of marine of Japan issues a proclamation at Vladivostok about the Friday landing of Entente forces. He says he sympathizes with Russia and desires cessation of fratricide and the revolution's full realization, but must protect life and property of Japanese and allied subjects.
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Moscow
Admiral Kato
Vladivostok
Russia
Political murder claim sparks council protest after landing
President Soukhanoff of the Vladivostok Council of Soldiers and Workmen's Deputies says the killing of the Japanese soldier who triggered the landing was a political murder, as no robbery occurred. British forces later landed, consuls met delegations, Japanese consul treated them as private persons, French consul refused. Japanese city is patrolled by detachments, tents rise at the Chinese street end and in the Japanese churchyard. The National Commissaries condemn the landing and Siberian councils are ordered to resist an armed invasion.
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Soukhanoff
Vladivostok Council of Soldiers
Workmen's Deputies
Council of National Commissaries
Council of Soldiers
Russia
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