Ferocious German Assault at Ypres Fails to Break Allied Lines
British and French forces repulse a German attack at Ypres as Canadians rally to retake ground lost in a fierce engagement. Reports claim heavy German losses and misunderstandings about captured English guns. News also notes renewed Dardanelles operations with British and French landings and hints of large Allied troop movements in the Aegean.
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Ypres
Courtrai
England
Dunkirk
Calais
Empire
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Egypt
Mediterranean
Aegean Sea
New York
London
Earl Kitchener
Germans Driven Back North of Ypres with Heavy Losses
Paris reports from the war office that north of Ypres the French and Belgian forces pushed the Germans back with heavy losses. A new German poison gas was countered with effective protection. In Champagne and the Meuse region the French claim success and a check to German attacks despite strong counter efforts.
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Paris
War Office
Ypres
Fay
Chaulnes
Champagne
Beausejour
Meuse
Les Eparges
St. Remy
Calonne
Vosges
Hartmansweiler Kopf
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Newport News
Washington
Dardanelles
Gallipoli Peninsula
London
Alsace
Hartmannsweiler Kopf
Berlin
Yser Canal
Lizerne
Contributions to French Wounded Emergency Fund Listed
Kidder, Peabody & Co treasurer at 115 Devonshire Street acknowledges further contributions totaling 2062.00 dollars. Names include F. E. Peabody 250, Miss Mary Wheelwright 25, Miss Frances Morse 50, T. Hassall Brown 50, O. A. F. New Hampshire 5, Mrs Walter Luke 10, with prior acknowledgments totaling 1670.00.
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Kidder, Peabody & Co
Devonshire Street
F. E. Peabody
Mary Wheelwright
Frances Morse
T. Hassall Brown
Siaismeiaies
A. F
New Hampshire
Tvoidige
Eiece
Dublin Troops Ordered Ban on Alcohol Sales
Dublin April 27 Brigadier General Hill commanding all troops in the Dublin district issued an order forbidding the sale of alcoholic liquors to soldiers or sailors.
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Dublin
Hill
Peace Women Split Over Plan at Hague Congress
Nine American women arrived in The Hague with Madame Rosika Schwimmer to urge direct intercession by women with warring powers for a ceasefire. The group, led by Schwimmer, seeks Danish Swedish and Norwegian backing for the effort.
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Hague
London
Women’s Peace Congress
Copenhagen
Madame Rosika Schwimmer
Woman’s Suffrage Association
Madame Schwimmer
Delegates Split Over Interference at Congress
Delegates led by Mrs. Fanny Fern Andrews of Boston oppose interference in the congress. Both sides conduct active canvasses for support. German and Austrian delegates arrive while Noordam steamer with 40 American delegates sails without news.
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Fanny Fern Andrews
Boston
Resolutions Committee
Noordam
Only 40 American Women Delegates Marooned Near English Channel
The Noordam with 40 U S women delegates to The Hague peace conference is blocked in the Downs unable to reach Rotterdam. Jane Addams urged U S Ambassador Page to help, but he said the embassy cannot assist due to port restrictions and absent shipping to Dutch ports.
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London
Noordam
Hague
Russian statements on Balkan and Black Sea theater actions
Petrograd reports latest actions in Europe and surrounding seas. German cruiser bombarded two Polish villages near Courland and a Zeppelin bombed Bialystok with no losses. Carpathians saw repulsed attacks near Polen. Fighting continued near the Strya with a prolonged battle. Black Sea fleet bombarded Bosphorus forts with great explosions observed. a Turkish battleship replied feebly.
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Petrograd
London
Poland
Courland
Bialystok
Carpathians
Polen
Stry
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Straits
New Point Captured East of Uzsok Pass in Carpathians
Vienna report says in the Carpathians east of Uzsok Pass the army captured a new vantage point southeast of Koziova, taking officers and over 1000 prisoners. Russian counterattacks against Ostry and nearby positions were repulsed with heavy losses. two Russian battalions nearly annihilated and 100 prisoners taken.
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Uzsok Pass
Vienna
London
War Office
Carpathians
Koziova
Ostry
Koziowa
Galicia
Poland
Dniester
Bukowina
Belgian Guests Attend British Veterans Smoker in Paine Hall
Nearly a hundred Belgium members of Union Belge attended a smoker and entertainment hosted by the British Naval and Military Veterans at Paine Memorial Hall on Appleton Street. The event featured the Belgian group led by Emil DeBle and included speakers Captain George A. Mitchell Captain William Megies Captain J. K. Morrison and Robert Earle May among others.
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Union Belge
Paine Memorial Hall
Appleton Street
United States
England
Belgium
Emil DeBle
George A. Mitchell
German Army Reasserts Gains in Meuse and Alsace Fronts
Berlin reports German forces hold Lizerne on the west bank and maintain eastern canal positions. They claim 45 cannons captured, over 1,000 Canadian prisoners, and a total of about 5,000 prisoners including Senegalese, English, Turcos, Hindus, French, Canadians, Zouaves and Algerians. Additional actions claim victories near Zonnebeke, Les Eparges, Hartmannsweiler Kopf, and Clechanov with several machine guns and mine throwers seized.
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Zonnebeke
Ypres
Berlin
Les Eparges
Meuse
Sayville
N. Y
Lizerne
Ailly
Vosges
Hartmannsweiler Kopf
Clechanov
Canadians Suffer Heavy Losses Near Ypres
A Canadian survivor arriving in England recounts the heavy fighting near Ypres Belgium. Many soldiers endured 48 hours without food and some up to 72 hours. Most officers were lost during the engagement.
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London
Ypres
Belgium
England
Canadian captain killed in action after French trenches mission
Captain John Geddes former Chicago Board of Trade luminary and Geddes & Hately member died in action with Canadian troops in France. A cablegram to George Fuller in Chicago confirms his death during the recent fighting. Geddes had moved to Winnipeg years ago.
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Chicago
John Geddes
Chicago Board of Trade
France
George Fuller
Geddes
Geddes & Hately
Winnipeg
War Babies Question Probed by Religious Leaders in England
A Lambeth Palace communique says archbishops Canterbury and York with Dr John Scott Lidgett and others will form committees with the National Union of Women Workers to study the alleged rise in illegitimate births during the war. An archbishop York chaired committee will review findings and possible actions amid claims of exaggerated reports.
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London
Lambeth Palace
National Union of Women Workers
Archbishop of York
No German Vatican Visit Denied by Vatican and Envoy
In Rome April 264 both the Vatican and German Ambassador Prince Von Buelow deny a Paris Figaro report that he visited Pope Benedict to bid him farewell. They state he has never seen the Pontiff and was in Germany at the election of Benedict.
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Rome
Vatican
Prince von Buelow
Italy
Paris
Figaro
Pope Benedict
Germany
Quirinal
Pius X
Britain’s Drink Policy Moves Toward Moderation
London April 27 The government has agreed on a moderated drink plan per the Times. It calls for banning immature spirits, promoting lighter beers, stricter pub rules in munition areas, shorter sale hours, and compensation for affected interests.
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London
The
Times
Capablanca Takes Lead in Chess Tournament
New York April 26 Jose R Capablanca moved into the lead in the chessmasters' tournament by defeating A B Hodges Hodges fell after 43 moves in a queen's pawn opening Frank J Marshall United States champion drew with E Lasker in 22 moves Marshall used a Sicilian defence Kupchik strengthened third place defeating Bernstein in 55 moves Chajes defeated Michelsen in 27 moves Dutch defence headlined by the day’s results
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New York
Jose R. Capablanca
A. B. Hodges
Frank J. Marshall
United States
KE. Lasker
Hodges
Marshall
Bernstein
Oscar Chajes
E. Michelsen
Through Service to California by Burlington Route
Excerpt urges a California trip via Burlington Route with daylight Denver to Salt Lake City passage and Colorado Springs trips. It promotes reduced railroad rates, infers through service via Royal Gorge and Glacier or Yellowstone return, and offers free planning help from Alex Stocks New England Passenger Agent at C B Q R R Boston office.
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California
Colorado
Utah
Fiverybody
Burlington
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pike’s Peak
Pueblo
Royal Gorge
Salt Lake City
Glacier National Park
Yellowstone Park
Alex Stocks
New England
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Jane Addams
Carpa
Thians
Polen Re
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Ms Coico Drag Mate
Horlick
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Choice
Hamburg
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T. di. Baker CO
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Hollis Sts
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Ram Felton & Son
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