British Line Halts German Drive in Mesines Ridge Area
As WWI battles rage north of Armentieres, British hold the Wytschaete-Messines ridge and recapture Givenchy with near thousand German prisoners. German reports claim Lys crossings near Mstaires and gains along a 20 mile front, while Vimy remains under heavy shellfire. In the Somme sector, fighting subsides but French and German clashes intensify with furious assaults and counter assaults.
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Armentieres
Wytschaete-Messines - Ploegsteert
Messines
Landers
Bethune
Lys
Doube
Ploegstert Wood
LaBassee
Givenchy Hill
Givenchy
Ypres
Estaires
Waasten- Warneton
Somme
Tailored Oxford and Brown Tweed Suits at $25 Each
Middle aged men find Oxford gray conservative suits and brown tweed options priced at $25. Light gray homespun suits with blue and yellow touches and patch pockets also priced at $25, all tailored by Stein-Bloch and popular in New England.
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Oxford
Stein-Bloch
Stein Bloch
New England
Donegal
Ireland
U.S. A
Americans In The British Battle Zone Reported
April 10 London dispatch says American reinforcements have appeared in the British battle zone and their presence in the fighting line should soon be felt, per British headquarters in France to Reuters.
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London
France
Reuter
French Hold Chauny and Cemetery as Wehrmacht Attacks Fail
Reports state Chauny village remains under French control with the cemetery also held by French forces. German assault aimed at driving the French from the woods near Castel but was repelled in a severe counterattack. Further west of Noyon the French repelled an opposing push.
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Chauny
Castel
Noyon
Givenchy Hill Lost and Taken Again in France
April 10 report from France says German forces attacked Givenchy Hill overlooking the Lys valley. British defenders repelled a first assault, then counterattacked to drive Germans from the village. Overnight fighting continued with the line re established and German pressure easing further north.
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France
Associated Press
Givenchy
The
Lys
Haig says line was forced back in Ypres sector
British lines were pushed back to Wytschaete Messines ridge and Ploegstert as German forces renewed heavy attacks north of Armentieres between the Lys river and Armentieres and the Ypres Comines canal. The fighting continued along the front north of La Bassée Canal.
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London
Haig
Wytschaete
Messines Ridge
Ploegstert
Lys River
Armentieres
Ypres- Comines Canal
Sergeant Cobb Brattleboro Baseball Star in U S Engineers
Brattleboro, April 10. Sergeant Hollis I. Cobb of F Company 6th U S Engineers, a former Brattleboro State League player and later captain of Williston Seminary baseball in East Hampton, is thought to be the casualty listed as seriously wounded on April 6. He is about 27, and his father Hollis B. Cobb died last year in East Putney. He previously lived in North Adams where he was prominent in athletics.
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Brattleboro
Hollis I. Cobb
F Company
6Th
U. S. Engineers
Washington
Hollis B. Cobb
East Putney
Cobb
North Adams
Drury
Williston Seminary
East Hampton
Swasey Reported Dead in Scarlet Fever. Lash Missing
Lyman L Swasey head of scarlet fever resident Ridlonville Maine. He was 35 and a nephew of former Congressman John P Swasey. Swasey served on the Mexican border. James P Lash listed as missing in action in today’s casualty list, a South Portland resident formerly of Gardiner.
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Lyman K. Swasey
Lash
Portland
James P. Lash
South Portland
Gardiner
Ile
Lyman Ix. Swasey
Ridlonville
John P. Swasey
Ireland Clash Over Conscription War Bill
The debate centers on conscription and Irish self government with Dillon challenging Ireland’s position and Antrim voting with Clare against conscription. Asquith questions raising the military age and urges practical self rule while warning against dividing Ireland.
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Ile
Ireland
Antrim
Clare
Ulster
Sir Edward Carson
England
Dillon
Gets-It Corn Peeler Advertises Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Gets-It as a rapid, painless cure for corns and calluses. It claims the product removes corn pain in about two seconds, allows immediate resumed activity, and can be used almost anywhere. Sold by druggists or by mail from E. Lawrence & Co. Chicago for 25 cents a bottle.
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E. Lawrena & Co
Chicago
Ill
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William J. Saussville
Sixth United States Engineers
Adjutant-General’s Office
Joseph Souisville
Tie
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Pershing
Wilfred Belnore
Pauline Belnore
Lawton Street
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America
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Boston Mass
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Westminster St
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