Americans Go Hand to Hand With Army in France
Report from April 13 describes U S troops repelling two German attacks northwest of Toul. Thirty prisoners were captured from the 26th Landwehr and 65th Landwehr units plus other formations. Americans seized two machine guns and ammo while heroism by lieutenants, bandsmen, medics, and courier volunteers is noted amid heavy artillery support.
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Bombardment Rages On American Front Near Toul
American troops northwest of Toul endured a heavy artillery bombardment Saturday night. American batteries answered with equal fire. German forces did not attempt any new breakthrough.
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Sligo Club Opposes Irish Conscription Referendum Push
The Sligo Club aired a declaration against conscription in Ireland until a referendum is held, as 24 branches unfurled a service flag at a ceremony led by President Dowd. A concert of American patriotic and Irish airs followed, with two-year-old Francis Ternan and four-year-old Jim Campbell placing the flag.
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Private John Germanowicz Killed In Auto Accident At Camp Devens
At April 14 near the supply train barracks at Camp Devens a government automobile driven by Private John Germanowicz skidded down a steep embankment, killing him instantly. Witnesses report steering trouble and possible mudhole loss of control as two soldiers saw the crash. The base hospital was notified and an ambulance arrived.
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Americans Rout Germans on Meuse Front
A World War I report describes midnight to dawn fighting on the Meuse where German assaults were repelled. American troops broke from shelters to drive back attackers with grenades and bayonets, killing several enemies and taking prisoners while holding their trenches. Berlin notes the assault as successful and the Americans incur heavy losses.
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Two Hun Planes Fall Inside Yankee Lines
In France on April 14, two German fighters were downed inside American lines by Lieutenants A. S. Winslow of Chicago and Douglas Campbell of California. Each shot down one enemy plane from a five-aircraft patrol. both enemy airmen were captured, one slightly wounded. Campbell is credited as possibly the first strictly American school graduate to down an enemy plane.
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Praised by French Victory Is Certain With the Americans
In Vingrances April 14 the French general commanding the sector praised the principal American unit’s commander for the offensive qualities and stubborn resistance. The report says the Allies’ cause is sure to triumph with such troops. Front line doctors report several Americans refusing treatment until Germans were driven back. A slightly wounded man was seen fighting fiercely in the front. A German Red Cross guard captured in a dugout was found heavily armed despite serving medical duties.
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Senator Stone Dies After Paralysis Stroke
Washington April 14 Senator William Joel Stone of Missouri longtime chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee died here today after a stroke of paralysis suffered last Wednesday. He spent 45 years in public life and fought in many political contests from local offices to national issues. In Weymouth a three story cottage at 30 Fairmount avenue saw two women killed in an explosion likely from escaping gas. A third woman on a couch survived but is hospitalized from the shock. The dead are Mrs E C Lloyd 73 and Miss Zellie F Marqueze 55 a Philadelphia native. The survivor is Mrs Gertrude M McToyre daughter of Mrs Lloyd.
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Bond Drive Call to Boys to Do Their Bit
A call urging boys to contribute fully to the war effort by buying bonds. The message emphasizes personal responsibility and collective sacrifice, urging every capable youth to participate and support the fund through purchase.
Missouri Senator Stone Acknowledged for Shifting War Views
At the start of the war Senator Stone antagonized his party over arming merchant ships and sided with the administration after opposing the declaration of war. He led or joined early opposition, then shifted to support war measures, insisting on serving America's interests. A Kentuckian by birth, born May 7, 1848, he moved to Missouri, became governor, and served in the Senate from 1905. He married in 1874 and had three children.
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Tragic Explosion Destroys House Killing Residents
A violent blast and subsequent fire wreck a house leaving windows shattered and much of the interior destroyed. Mrs Lloyd and a occupant identified as Miss Marqueze are central to the incident, with neighbor Mrs McIntyre awakening to the flames and District Chief John Hunt among the first responders. Firefighters battled for over an hour to reach the bodies as the Luxuriously furnished home burned.
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Plant Juice Promises Health Benefit Testimonial
An advertisement touts Plant Juice as a national tonic and cites the testimonial of H R Morton of Waltham praising relief from stomach and related ailments after using the product. It notes Boston sales at Houghton & Dutton's Drug Department and asserts widespread positive statements.
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Houghton & Dutton
Baden Tired of Air Raids
Karlsruhe reports a Baden chamber resolution asking the imperial government to seek a general ceasefire on air raids outside military zones. Karlsruhe, near the French border, has endured Allied bombing including a daytime raid by British squadrons in January dropping about 1.25 tons of bombs.
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Karlsruhe
Injured Wife Nurses Rival in Morals Court
Chicago April 14 Professor W I Thomas of the University of Chicago sociology department was arrested after registering at a downtown hotel with Mrs FP M Granger wife of an army officer in France. Mrs Granger faces a disorderly conduct charge and a warrant was issued. she is ill and receiving care at Professor Thomas home where Mrs Thomas nurses her. Also six Liberty Bond purchases are advised this week.
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FP. M. Granger
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