Haig Orders No Retirement as Allies Hold 30 Mile Front
Field Marshal Haig urges no further retirement as German pressure continues along a 30 mile front from Ypres to Arras. He says French forces are moving to support and that all positions must be defended to the last man. The line remains dented yet strong, with major fighting concentrated around Messines Ridge and sectors north of Lens to Ypres as British and German forces clash.
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Ypres
Arras
Haig
Picardy
Flanders
Braucourt
Laon
Coucy Lechateau
Oise River
Noyon
Mesnil
Merville
Passchendaele
Merckem
Belgium
Nieuport
Messines
Lens
Hollebeke
Messines Ridge
Bray-Corbie
Albert
Somme
France
Bailleul
LaBassee Canal
Lawe
Clarence Rivers
German War Drain Grows As Front Battles Continue
Allied report from France notes two German attacks near Noyon repulsed by French forces. It cites heavy German losses exceeding 1,200,000 men over 100 divisions withdrawn, with reserves including convalescents and non-frontline troops. French command remains confident while German liquid flame units are detailed as part of Prussian Guard forces.
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Frenci
France
Associated Press
Noyon
Amiens
Aisne
German Attacks Extend to Hazebrouck Front
Copenhagen April 12 Hazebrouck seven miles northwest of Merville is under German fire. The Berliner Tageblatt correspondent says the Armentieres La Bassee canal front was attacked at 9 am by Bavarian and Saxon troops. British forces resisted stubbornly as Germans crossed the Lys at several points.
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Copenhagen
Hazebrouck
Merville
Armentieres
LaBassee Canal
Lys River
Crisis at Bailleul and Hazebrouck Warned by Maurice
General Maurice reports a definite crisis in France with the enemy within a short distance of Bailleul, a key railway hub feeding the Messines front, and advancing toward Hazebrouck, another vital railway centre.
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London
F. B. Maurice
War Office
Bailleul
Messines-Wystchaete
Hazebrouck
Liberty Bond Drive Urges Safe Investment
A wartime civic notice urges residents to invest in Liberty bonds to strengthen national security and keep resources away from potential Teutonic threats. The message links financial prudence with defense readiness and public morale.
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Teutons
Liberty
White House Coffee and Tea Ad
Advertisement touts White House Coffee and Tea as extraordinary pleasure producers. It claims the brand name simplifies purchasing and delivers satisfaction. Readers are urged to ask their grocer for White House products.
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White House
Yankees smash up Hun raid with the American Army in France
American forces repelled a German raid northwest of Toul on Wednesday. A special battalion of 80 shock troops attacked, but allied batteries opened fire early, resulting in heavy German losses. Two raiders reached the front line. both were captured, one dying later. French units praised American courage and artillery work.
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France
Associated Press
Toul
No Man's Land
Berlin Claims Armentieres Victory and Massive Prisoner Toll
Berlin reports Armentieres fallen after encirclement by German forces. About 20,000 prisoners are claimed, including one English and one Portuguese general, with 400 plus guns taken. French actions west of the Avre and Somme battles cited, plus heavy artillery exchanges and field gains by German troops under von Berhardt, von Stetten, and others.
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Armentieres
Berlin
London
War Office
von Berhardt
von Stetten
Steenwerck
von Carlowitz
Bailleuil
Merville
Lys
German air raid on Paris reported
Paris, April 12. German planes attacked the Paris district at night. A few bombs were dropped and casualties are not yet known.
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Paris
Germans Advancing Over Lys Plain Toward Armentieres
Berlin dispatch reports official headquarters statement that victorious German troops push through the Lys plain between Armentieres and Merville as April 12 wording notes progress in the field.
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Lys Plain
Berlin
London
Armentieres
Merville
BASE QUOTAS ON CLASS ONE BASE QUOTAS ON CLASS ONE
The War Department plan to base draft quotas on Class 1 registrants, not population, was sustained by the House after a long debate over the Senate-backed change. An amendment to base quotas on total registration and liability failed 244 to 118, while another granting credits for volunteers since April 1, 1917 passed 292 to 63. An exemption for farm labor was proposed and postponed.
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Washington
War Department
House
Senate
Shallenberger
Nebraska
Harrison
Virginia
English classes offered to alien draft registrants in Boston
Last night the Adjutant General announced free English language instruction for alien registrants in Boston. The YM C A will run the course at its buildings with local boards receiving notices today as an experimental program. Draft boards in Massachusetts will begin allotments for the April 26 draft, and exemptions boards issued instructions regarding Emergency Fleet eligibility, restricting those ordered to report for duty from joining the fleet.
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Boston
Jesse F. Stevens
Young Men’s Christian Association
New England
Massachusetts
Uruguay War Mission Taken
April 12 Montevideo reports Uruguay asks Berlin via Switzerland if Germany views a state of war with Uruguay after a submarine commander captured a Uruguayan military mission bound for France. If Germany says yes Uruguay will declare war. if no, Uruguay will seek parole for the commissioners. This is the first indication of the capture.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Berlin
Switzerland
Germany
France
Big Gun Hills Two Wounds 12 In Paris Bombardment
For the first time since the long distance bombardment of Paris German shells reached the Paris region after sunset. A projectile struck near the city at 8 05 this evening. In the Paris district today two persons were killed and 12 wounded by the bombardment.
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Paris
German Raiders Hit East Coast of England In April Raid
A German aerial raid on the east coast of England was launched this evening with one or two raiders penetrating inland. The attack is reported still in progress.
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England
London
Woburn Aldermen Moved to Class One on Appeal
Aldermen Anthony M. Jux Frank Meehan and Arthur F. Ray of Woburn city council who had been placed in class 3 by the Woburn draft board were on appeal moved to class 1 by the Lawrence appeal board. They are ordered to report for examinations at once. Ray is a Boston attorney and married since the war. Lux and Meehan are unmarried.
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Anthony M. Jux
Frank
Meehan
Arthur F. Ray
Woburn
Lawrence
Alderman Ray
Boston
Lux and
How Attack Looks to London Press on Western Front
London papers assess the Wytschaete Messines region actions with German gains at Messines while British holdouts remain on the outskirts. They note heavy German losses, 17 divisions engaged, and a front about 25 miles long with over 200000 in action. Attacks toward Bethune and Hazebrouck suggest renewed pressure if checked westward.
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London
London Evening Papers
Wytschaete
Messines
Tollebeke
Gavinchy
Bethune
Bailleul
Hazebrouck
Armentieres
France
Lawe
Lys
Merville
Americans and French Repel German Attack in Apremont
American and French troops fought side by side to repel a German assault in the Apremont forest. The clash ended with the capture of numerous German prisoners and showed strong Allied cooperation in the field.
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Paris
Apremont Forest
Picardy Hero General Carey Son of Clergyman
General Carey, hailed as a Picardy hero for halting the German advance between the third and fifth British armies, is 51. He comes from a prominent Guernsey family, son of Rev. Tupper Carey, educated at Winchester, and commanded field artillery in the South African War. His elder brother is a canon of York Cathedral.
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London
Sandeman Carey
Lloyd George
Picardy
Guernsey
Tupper Carey
Winchester
Bath
York Cathedral
Replacing British Loss in Both Men and Guns
Ottawa reports that Britain’s army in France remains well equipped as Germany’s Picardy offensive continues. Frederick Kellaway says guns and machines are being replaced, tanks upgraded, ammunition replenished, and manpower restored. Air strength remains solid.
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Ottawa
Ont
France
Picardy
England
Frederick George Kellaway
Ministry of Munitions
Reuter
London
Kellaway
Bedford
Britain
Lively Fighting on the Italian Front
Rome reports ongoing activity along the Italian front with artillery bombardments at Pont di Piava Sandona and Revedoli on the Asiago plateau and Lagarina valley. Mountain front reconnoitering parties entered the enemy line and took a few prisoners while repelling a surprise attempt on a ahead position.
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Rome
The
War Office
Lagarina
Asiago
Montello
Pont di Piava
Sandona
Revedoli
Naval Patrol Aground Off American Coast
A small naval patrol boat was driven aground in home waters by yesterday's storm. Efforts to refloat her are in progress and it is certain she will be saved. No lives were lost though several other navy auxiliaries were endangered.
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Washington
Navy Department
Lieutenant Pat O'Brien Lecture At Tremont Temple
Lieutenant Pat O'Brien the famed American officer of the Royal Flying Corps will speak at Tremont Temple tonight about his air battles over France and his 72 days crawling through the heart of Germany detailing his wartime experiences.
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Gee
Pat” O'Brien
Tremont Temple
Royal Flying Corps
France
Germany
Liberty Bonds Rally Appeals for Troop Returns at Home
Citizens urged to support war effort by buying Liberty bonds to fund national security and speed the return of soldiers. Officials promise the purchase will hasten bringing the boys back home and safeguarding victory.
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Liberty Bonds
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