Attack by Austria feared as Italy front tightens
London dispatch cites Major General I. F. Maurice stating indications of an Austrian attack on Italy and that German forces push great air operations despite Allied air superiority. He predicts further gigantic battles on the western front and notes the front near the Somme is stabilizing as a long campaigning season looms.
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London
Italy
IF. B. Maurice
War Office
Maurice
Western Front
Somme
Storm trenches near City Hall in Bridgeport war drive
Bridgeport leaders under William T Hincks push a home front rally on City Hall green with a vaudeville act and a uniformed Home Guardsmen selling thrift and war savings stamps. The effort aims to keep Bridgeport atop state campaigns and aligns with the Libarty loan drive.
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William T. Hincks
Bridgeport General War Savings Committee
City Hall Green
Bridgeport
Freezone promises painless corn relief in minutes
A Cincinnati chemist developed Freezone, a small bottle sold at drug stores for a few cents. Apply drops to tender corns and the relief comes quickly, allowing easy removal with fingers. It claims to cure hard and soft corns and calluses without irritating surrounding skin. Ladies urged to keep Freezone handy.
Big Guns Boom as They Wait in Allied Battle Arena
The report details German artillery and air assaults around Montdidier and the Somme front as German forces attempt encirclement. Allied counteractions are noted with heavy artillery and aerial activity, while Berlin and London statements describe ongoing battles and strategic moves along the Western Front.
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Aimtens
Pebuternet
Donners
Monteicher
Montdidier
Sonus
American Troops Face Gas Attacks Near Toul
American forces in a sector outside Toul endured an intense gas and high explosive shelling from German batteries. The assault began last night and continued into the morning, with German airplanes dropping shells around American positions as observers reported long artillery lines advancing into the rear area.
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France
Associated Press
Toul
Darmana
Locals note meetings and encampment dates
Fraternal Howe dr Post Glias Howe Jr G A R will meet at 1 3 o'clock this afternoon at 92 Main Street. Mooseheart Longier Women of Mooseheart region meet this evening in Moose hall. Bartlett Camp reports Sons of Veterans encampment in Meriden April 17 and 18 with headquarters at Winthrop hotel. Banquet at Odd Fellows hall April 17. Delegates named. A Franklin Bartlett camp meeting saw initiation of two candidates and five applications. Adelphian Lodge initiated one member. The dramatic club plans an entertainment. Harmony Lodge T L O B notes Eugene Lehran lectures on girls camp training and summer activities in Maine with focus on athletics and crafts.
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Glias Howe, Jr
Main Street
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Mooseheart
Moose Hall
Bartlett Camp
State Sons of Veterans
Meriden
Apvil
Winthroy Hotel
Odd Tellows’ Hall
John Tague
E. T. Maddell
Patrick Kane
Charles W. Stephen
Edward L. Greaves
Edward M. Lovering
Franklin Bartlett
Adelphan
Harmony Lodge
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Eugene M. Lehran
Harmony Lode
Bob
Maine
Poor Stab at Conservation on a Dining Car Card
A traveler recounts a noon dining car experience under a government food conservation card. The waiter privately warns that two bread orders would be charged as two, prompting minimal eating to avoid extra cost. The piece satirically critiques rail dining practices and price signals.
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Hak
Pheom
Clevelarad
Meeting Admission Mixup Sparks Skirt Anecdote
A bemused recount from a Brown University gathering describes a hastily aborted meeting after a member arrived in a hostile skirt prompting the group to rush out and buy one, creating a lighthearted disruption during a tense emancipation discussion.
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Aloy
Seven Enemy Aliens Arrested at New Haven
Federal agents began city clean up and took seven enemy aliens into custody in New Haven on April. Five were arrested for failing to register and lacking permits. two violated government restrictions. Internment for the war period. some detained at county jail. Naval aid assisted warrants. first detainee from a factory. Bridgeport reported no widespread violations. officials cautious about details.
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New Haven
Bridgeport
Aetna Fire Pledges One Million for Third Liberty Loan
The Aetna Fire Insurance Company announced a pledge of one million dollars for the Third Liberty Loan, reportedly the first such pledge in Connecticut. Hartford’s loan quota stands at eight million, one hundred seventy five thousand dollars. Al Ketchell joins as manager and has enrolled Spribble, a 122 pounder, for his program, while Dibble holds the featherweight crown from Camp Devens. A lighthearted note adds that a man should hug a girl when proposing to her to convey pressing anticipation.
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Hartford
Aetna Fire Insurance Company
Connecticut
Taft Condemns Violence of Mobs in United States
Former president Taft denounces mob violence in the United States in a chamber of commerce address. A German alien enemy arrest in Llano, Texas, is noted along with a tar and feather punishment in Boyce, Louisiana. The report covers mob tactics, legal actions, and ongoing political tension surrounding the Wilson administration.
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United States
Aluskogme
Okla
Agirtt
Chamber of Commerce
Alen
Llano
Texas
Paul Vogt
Wilson
Barl Moore, & Negra
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New York
California
Great Lakes
Gulf
Germany
Lampasas
Kzora
Thirteen German Planes Downed in Air Fight
London reports in a nightly official communique that thirteen German planes were downed and eight were sent down out of control by British airmen in Tuesday’s battles. The British lost eight aircraft, which are listed as missing.
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London
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