French Win Big Victory Near Arras and Alsace Front
French forces scored major gains on the western battle line at Notre Dame de Lorette north of Arras. The push secured the southeastern spur and drove German defenders back to their reserve trenches, with 150 prisoners taken and several officers. Heavy German losses reported as the drive toward Lens and Douai continued.
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Notre Dame de Lorette
Arras
Albain-St. Nazaire
Lens
Douai
French Advance Highlighted Amid Wide World War Battles
Reports from Paris describe French gains north of Hartmannsweiler Kopf and 1500 yard Alsace progress toward Schnepfen-Riethkopf. French aviators bombarded German towns, while Russian and German claims clash over offensives in Hungary and the Uzsok Pass. Submarine sinking of the Katwyk near the North Sea also reported.
French and German Front Actions Reported by Officials
French carry by bayonet and hold southeast slopes near Notre Dame de Lorette and Albain Saint Nazaire. Artillery destroys German trench at Bagatelle in the Argonne. Germans repulsed at Les Eparges. French prisoners taken near Forest of Le Pretre while a 15 plane French bombing squadron targets Ostend Mezreres and Charleville. Russian invasion attempts through Lupkow and East Dukla fail. French near Marcheville Le Pretre Manonviller Hartmanns-Weilerkopf fail. Austrians repulse Russian attacks in West Galicia. Dutch steamer Katwyk torpedoed at anchor in North Sea. Britain apologizes to Chile for sinking the German cruiser Dresden. (London)
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Les Eparges
Montmare Forest
Metz
St. Mihiel
Bagatelle
Argonne
Paris
le Pretre
Hartmannsweiler Kopf
Alsace
la Lauche
Schnepfen-Riethkopf
Heizisies
Craonne
Imperial General Staff
Ostend
Mezreres
Charleville
Hungary
Lupkow
East Dukla Passes
Berlin
Marcheville
Forest of le Pretre
Manonviller
Hartmanns
Weilerkopf
Galicia
Cieszkowice
Biala
Wysocke
Stry
Vienna
Katwyk
Baltmore
Rotterdam
Netherlands
White
North Sea
London
Great Britain
Chile
Dresden
Dutch react to Katwijk sinking amid war scare
Reports out of Rotterdam say urgent compensation and a full apology are demanded as Holland reels from the sinking of the Katwyk. Merchants fear German gambit to deter Dutch shipping to England or push Holland into war, with Amsterdam newspapers promising strong representations.
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Rotterdam
Holland
Germany
England
Amsterdam
Doings of the Van Loons Cartoon Teases Sunday Post
The next Sunday Post promotes a full page color Van Loons cartoon with humor and higher stakes for readers. It teases new gags and fresh visuals in a lighter Sunday feature.
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van Loons
Next
Sunday Post
French Statement: Spur Southeast of Notre Dame de Lorette Captured
The war office reports a brilliant northern Arras success with the spur southeast of Notre Dame de Lorette carried by bayonet. Prisoners include officers. trenches at Thiepval La Boisselle and in the Argonne were attacked and repulsed. bombs fell on Metz, Freiburg, and Ostend targets. German losses heavy at Les Eparges.
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Mourmelon
Nancy
Mezieres
Charleville
Freiburg
Breisgau
Ostend
Russian War Office Report From Ossowetz and Surrounding Areas
The war office says at Ossowetz the enemy failed to advance against Russian positions. Outposts near Mlana held and Koundtzen on the Bzuro-Russian outpost line were occupied. In the Carpathians Russians advanced slightly north of Uzsok Pass and took 20 prisoners. Attacks near Semuth Volosate Yamorow Koziouwka were repelled.
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Petrograd
London
War Office
Ossowetz
Mlana
Koundtzen
Sochaczew
Carpathians
Uzsok Pass
Semuth and
Volosate
Yamorow
Koziouwka
Portsmouth Docks A Fire At Government Dockyards
Rumor in London of January 31 fire at Portsmouth docks grown to serious blaze threatening ship sheds and valued property. Authorities offer 506 reward for discovery of incendiaries believed to be German spies. Official notice conceals full damage details.
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London
Portsmouth
Ptarmigan Sunk by German Submarine in North Sea
The British steamship Ptarmigan was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine near the North Hinder Lightship in the North Sea. Eight of her 17 crew were drowned, survivors landing at Gravesend report no warning prior to attack. The vessel, built at Dundee in 1891, measured 210 feet, 30 feet beam, 16 feet depth and was owned by General Steam Navigation Company.
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London
Ptarmigan
North Hinder
North Sea
Gravesend
Dundee
The
General Steam Navigation Company
Russian Attack Repulsed in West Galicia and Carpathians
Austrian statement reports a Russian morning assault near Cieskowice on the Biala repulsed, a counter-attack on the Wysocke and Stry fronts capturing a height with three officers and 661 men taken prisoner. Other Carpathian sectors saw only artillery actions. no actions reported in southeast Galicia and Bukowina.
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Vienna
London
Galicia
Cieskowice
Biala
Wysocke
Stry
Carpathians
Bukowina
German War Office Report From Carpathians
The German war office relays a Carpathians situation dated April 12 noting the failed Russian attempt to invade Hungary and unsuccessful passes at Lupkow and East Dukla. Russian attacks near Koziowa and elsewhere are said to have ended. Western fronts report isolated engagements with failures near Marcheville and Le Pretre. Eastern front status unchanged.
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Berlin
Carpathians
Przemysl
Hungary
Lupkow
East Dukla
Soztropko
Yfelsorzebeurz
Koziowa
Mettse
Moselle
Marcheville
le Pretre
Manonville
Hartsmannsweiler Kopf
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