Germans with Backs to Wall Hold on in British Advance
From British Front April 15 AP reports Germans fight with backs to the wall along the Hindenburg line from Queant to St Quentin as Lens nears collapse. German civilians flee with limited baggage while British and French press toward the town. Canadian troops push to seize Vimy Ridge and secure The Pimple beyond.
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Associated Press
France
London
Wall
Hindenburg
Queant
St Quentin
Arras
French Shell St Quentin Front Heavily Bombarded
French official war report details heavy artillery exchanges around St Quentin and Cham pagne, with Belgian troops penetrating Dixmude and air raids on rail targets in Briey Mezieres area plus Dieuze and Bothensville bombardments. It notes German attacks repelled north and east of the Oise and at Caurieres wood.
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Paris
St. Quentin
War Office
Dixmude
Stancourt
Aisne
Champagne
Lorraine
le Petre Wood
Parroy Forest
API
Ebie
Cerna
Lake Presba
Koritza
Moskopole
Bogdanci
Vardar
Oise
Maisons-de-Champagne
Meuse
Verdun
Caurieres Wood
Chambrettes
Courieres Wood
Briey
Mezieres- Sedan
Dieuze
Bothensville
Canadians Break Through German Tunnel Stronghold
The Germans in the tunnels believed themselves impregnable and hoped to stay there for the war. Canadian troops, after five days on iron rations and limited water, pressed on without seeking food until finishing their task, marching back from a successful day of fighting.
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Vimy Ridge
Associated Press
Germans Attacked in Buenos Ayres as Mob Moves
In Buenos Aires on April 15 a mob attacked the German legation and consulates and damaged the Deutsche La Plata Zeitung and Tat Union offices. Police dispersed the demonstrators and made numerous arrests. the German newspaper editor was wounded, along with several protesters.
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Buenos Ayres
Deutsche la Plata Zeitung
Tat Union
Ans
British Enter Lens as Allies Threaten Lille Position
The British on the outskirts of Lens with orders to threaten La Bassee, aiming to split the German defense. Vimy Ridge is at stake as Taig shifts forces north to prevent German gains near Bullecourt, with Hindenburg line still unorganized. A Reuters dispatch notes a model replica of Vimy Ridge aided British planning.
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Prom
Lens
Associated Press
Vield
Douglas Traig
la Bassee
Lille
Flanders
Smitish
Bapaume-Cambrai
Hindenburg
St. Quentin
la Vere
Bullecourt
Cambrai
von Hindenburg
Vimy
Taig
Hindenburg Line
Reuter
German Dead Reported After British Counterattack Front
London April 15. Fifteen hundred German dead were left on the field after a failed morning assault along a six mile front on the Bapaume Cambrai road. British gains reported near St Quent in and Lens as field marshal Haig issued an official report.
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London
Bapaume-Cambrai
Field Marshal
Haig
St. Quentin
Lens
Corso
German Withdrawal Impacts on Arras Front Revealed
Berlin reports minor engagements after pulling back north of the Scarpe on the Arras battlefront. British heavy losses and a counter thrust by German forces yielded 300 prisoners and 20 machine guns, with 17 Allied aircraft down across Artois, Aisne, Champagne, and Vosges air operations.
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Berlin
London
Scarpe
Arras
Army
Shcarpe
Arras-Cambrai
Artois
Aisne
Champagne
Vosges
Soissons
Rheims
Brazil Takes German Ships In Brazil Harbors
Rio de Janeiro April 4 Marine forces seize German merchant vessels in Brazilian harbors amid popular approval. The navy chief is told to carry out the handover courteously and no incidents have occurred. Some naval circles expect sabotage upon inspection. Pernambuco could bring anxiety due to docked ships, but a Brazilian naval division is present to maintain order.
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Rio Janeiro
Pernambuco
Captain Andre Tardieu Named French U S Commissioner
Paris April 15 The government appoints Captain Andre Tardieu a deputy and former Temps editor as high commissioner to the United States to oversee all French missions there to ensure unity of view and action in Franco American cooperation He is known in the United States for lecturing at Harvard in 1907 08 and served with distinction in the war including Verdun in 1915.
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Paris
Andre Tardieu
Chamber of Deputies
The
Temps
United States
Ile
Tardieu
Cercle Francais
Marvard
Verdun
Rare twine frame framing oil painting of frigate
An oil painting of the old frigate Constitution is paired with a frame woven entirely from knotted twine. Martin Mann of 118 Cedar Street Roxbury completed the piece using thousands of sailors knots in red white and blue. Knot weaving, a nearly forgotten craft, recalls sailor skills from early days.
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Martin Mann
Cedar Street
Roxbury
British War Office Report on WWI Front Actions Near Lens
Allied forces report gains north of St Quentin and near Lens with prisoners taken and heavy German losses. Air operations include bombing raids and air combat with several planes shot down while ten of ours are missing. The British war office confirms an early morning enemy attack on the front area.
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St. Quentin
Gricourt
Havrincourt Wood
Lievin
Lens
Bapaume- Cambrai
British War Office
Arly
Allied Forces Advance amid Heavy Bombardment
Troops fought along the Bapaume to Cambrai road with a heavy bombardment. Lagnicourt fell but was retaken by a counterattack. Over 200 prisoners remained. The line advanced east of Jenin and near Lievin from Riaumont wood toward Cite St Pierre and Lens as rain hampered operations.
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Bapaume-Cambrai
Hermies
Noreuil
Lagnicourt
Jenin
Souches River
Lieyin
Riaumont Wood
Cite St. Pierre
Lens
War News in Brief From Front Lines Across Europe
Fifteen hundred German soldiers died on a six mile front along the Bapaume Cambrai road after a failed assault. Austrians made a surprise attack on Hill 144 but were repelled by rifle and machine gun fire. Italian batteries then silenced a bombardment. French guns bombarded St Quentin and nearby positions all day. Fighting continued north of the Bapaume Cambrai road with artillery duels in the Champagne sector and along the Aisne River.
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Lens
American Relief Commission
St. Quentin
Queant
Ilindenburg
Lngnicourt
Lagnicourt
Findenburg
Loos
No Man’s Land
Arras
United States
America
Rome
Paris
Bapaume- Cambrai
Champagne
Aisne River
Berlin
Notable surgeon supplies maker dies at home council
Charles A. Boynton of 198 Dana Avenue Tryde Park, a prominent manufacturer of surgical supplies, died yesterday at Emerson Hospital Morest Hills. He was 72 years old and is survived by a widow and one daughter.
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Charles A. Boynton
Dana Avenue
Tryde Park
Mmerson Hospital
Morest Hills
Plant Juice praised for stomach health by Mrs Mellen
Mrs Anna Mellen of Reading Mass shares how Plant Juice eased her long stomach trouble. She says indigestion bloating and headaches improved. she now sleeps well and feels stronger. The Plant Juice Man promotes the remedy at Houghton and Dutton's Drug Department.
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Anna Mellen
No. Winthrop Street
Reading
Mass
Houghton & Dutton
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