French and British Troops Reinforced in Foch Strategy
French reinforcements join British in a dynamic Foch plan to conserve manpower. In Ypres operations, British counterattacks recaptured Steren and Wytschaete but mounting German pressure threatens to evacuate Ypres. Across the front, Armentieres battle wanes after nine days while Arras, Bethune, and Picardy actions continue with heavy losses on both sides.
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Ypres
Steren
Wytschaete
Messines
Rebecq
Bethune
Arras
Picardy
Somme
Oise
Sage and Sulphur Compound for Dark Hair Restorative
A quaint hair remedy, Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound, promises to darken gray hair naturally. Instructions say to apply with a comb or brush, with results by morning and a few uses, noting the product is a cosmetic, not a medical cure.
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Wyeth
Haig reports repulse of fierce attacks in Lys front
London April 17. Field Marshal Haig announced British lines held after intense enemy bombardments along the Lys battlefront from Nieppe Forest to Wytschaete. British and French forces repulsed attacks and inflicted heavy enemy losses, with counter moves briefly taking Meteren and Wytschaete before retirement amid ongoing bombardments.
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London
Meteren
Wytschaete
Haig
France
Lys
Nieppe
Army Sergeant on Trial At Camp Devens
Camp Devens April 17. Sergeant Ernst L. Flentie of Cambridge is on trial by court martial for disloyal utterances. Twenty specifications accuse him of statements against President Wilson and U S policy, with witnesses testifying to remarks about the Kaiser, the war, and Germany. Flentie testified his views reflected German sentiment and not his own beliefs. Trial to resume tomorrow as other testimony and cross questioning proceed.
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Camp Devens
Ernst L. Flentie
Cambridge
301St Infantry
Flentie
Wilson
United States
Germany
76Th Division
Flentje
Panama Canal
French Relief Fund Association
Boston
England
Lusitania
Belgium
F Company, Swist Infantry
Howard Ila
Volney Row,beotham
Thomas McCall
William Mafurre
Joseph Silva
Percival Wakeman
Suez
Suez Canal
Aim
Wilson- Hughes
United States Army
Fentie
William Maguire
East Boston
Maguire
British Lines Penetrate Paschendaele Salient
Ottawa reports from British headquarters describe a successful withdrawal from the Paschendaele salient with the enemy worn down. The despatch notes masterly rearrangements, extended German communications lines, increased Allied resistance, and numerous prisoners taken over the last two days.
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Ottawa
Reuter
Ludendorff
Paschendaele
Scalp Health Ad Promises Hair Root Nutrition
An advertisement claims dandruff and hair thinning stem from hair root nutrition. It promotes Scalp Specialist at 108 Huntington Ave Boston with hours 2 to 8 P M and telephone Back Bay 58696.
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Huntington Ave
Boston
Maas
Back Bay
Berlin Claims Poelcapelle and Langemarck Taken
Berlin reports Poelcapelle and Langemarck captured after attacks north of the Lys and near Ypres. General headquarters says Passchendaele was occupied, with British and French forces repelled at Meteren and Merris and Capelleynde and Meteren fell to German advances.
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Ypres
Berlin
Poelcapelle
Langemarck
Forre
Crtain
Neuve Eglise
Bailleul
Langemarcks
Armentieres
London
General Headquarters
Flanders
Sixt von Arnim
Passchendaele
Becelaere
Gheluvelt
U-boat Sinking Toll Rises in British Shipping
London April 17. Admiralty report shows 15 British ships lost to mines or submarines in the past week, including eleven vessels of 160 tons or more and one fishing boat. Twelve ships were attacked unsuccessfully. arrivals 2211 and sailings 2456.
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London
Admiralty
Shell From "Mystery Gun" Kills Nine Women
Paris reports reveal nine women and two men killed by a shell that struck a courtyard outside a workshop. A glass fragment pierced the shop wall, injuring workers while the factory’s first aid setup aided rapid hospital transport and return to work next day. A second shell hit a barge on the river, breaking it in two with all crew escaping.
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Paris
Spanish Ship Louisa Torpedoed Loss of Crew Reported
MADRID April 17 The owners of the Spanish vessel Louisa have informed the government that the ship has been torpedoed. Three of the crew were lost.
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Madrid
Louisa
Burian Considered Friendly to the U S
Washington reports confirm Baron Burian’s appointment as Austro-Hungarian foreign minister succeeding Count Czernin. Officials cite his past friendship to America, while noting potential shifts after U S entry into WWI and the Western Front drive by the Central Powers.
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Washington
Baron Burian
Count Czernin
State Department
Europe
Burian
America
Thousands of Bohemia families starving reported
An official dispatch from France cited the Leipziger Volkszeitung, stating thousands of Bohemian families in Prague and nearby areas face hunger, with estimates last week indicating a bread deficit of 100,000 loaves in Prague.
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Bohemia
Washington
Prague
France
Leipziger Volkszeitung
Leaning Virgin on Cathedral Shot Down
The famed Leaning Virgin statue atop the Alberta Cathedral, now under German lines, was killed by German artillery on Tuesday per a British despatch to Reuters from France.
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London
Alberta Cathedral
France
Reuter
The Hun emblem or Old Glory Battle Over Flags
A brief wartime exhortation urges readers to keep the Stars and Stripes flying high and to buy a Bond as a show of support, amid the emblem debate and national unity push.
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