Voormezeele Recaptured as Front Stays Cold in Flanders
Allied and German forces exchange pressure along the Ypres-Langemarck front with Voormezeele changing hands multiple times. British troops reportedly recaptured Voormezeele after a night assault, while German forces pushed to Verlorenhoek and Hooge. Artillery duels and limited operations continue north of the Somme and in the Italian and Macedonian theaters amid cautious Allied resistance and German offensives.
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Hooge
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Yre
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Givenchy
Somme
50 Wounded Are Home from Front
War dispatch describes American soldiers in France recounting trench life and late raids. Corporal Osborn De Varilla of San Francisco and Private John McCormick from an earlier day share perilous moments, including shrapnel volleys, dugout collapses, and a courage award for Corporal Homer Whited from Bessemer Alabama. Langhorne Barbour, age 17, is noted as perhaps the youngest in the group.
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San Francisco
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T. R. Melendon
No Man's Land
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McCormick
Homer Whited
Bessemer
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Langhorne Barbour
Chatham, Va
Reprisals Are to Be Expected
The piece argues Allied leniency toward enemies erodes war aims. It cites Old Testament calls for annihilation as a moral framework to justify complete destruction of the German and allied threat, asserting that divine punishment must be total to ensure world safety.
Police Take a Score in Fourth N. Y. Raid
New York April 28 police and detectives acting under District Attorney Swann began the fourth Sunday morning raid since his war on vice. James L. Smith assistant district attorney led the effort and ordered the arrest of more than twenty men and women at several all night resorts on the upper West Side with a focus on liquor selling to soldiers and sailors.
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New York
Swann
Appreciation for Howard Coffin Retiring CN Defender Chairman
Washington April 28 appreciation of Howard Coffin retiring chairman of the Aircraft board of the Council of National Defence is contained in resolutions adopted by the naval consulting board to be sent to him at his Georgia home where he is recuperating in fran overwork.
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Howard , Coffin
Council of National Defence
Naval Consulting Board
Coffin
Georgia
Reed Bolshevist Is Held by Navy Bureau in N Y
Reed, an American magazine writer once named Bolshevik consul general in New York, was held under surveillance by Navy intelligence for eight hours on arrival aboard a Norwegian ship. He faced a federal indictment over The Masses articles and planned to plead tomorrow. Also aboard was Susanna Emery, widow of a former Yale professor, awaiting her husband’s release.
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New York
Tohn Reed
Russia
Navy
Earl 3
Barnes
United States District Attorney
Morris Hillquit
Reed
Federal Building
Max Wastman
Christiania
United States
Petrograd
Foreign Office
Susanna C. Emery
Henry Crosby Emery
Yate University
Guaranty Trust Company
State Department
Aland
Dantzig
Emery
Stockholm
United States Army
Imuns Halt at Kemmel Hill as Allies Stand
London reports Lloyd George foresees no short war and calls for steadfast democracy against autocracy. From France, Allied lines near Villers-Bretonneux, Hangard, and Kemmel Hill hold despite German efforts. German gains at Kemmel Hill exhausted divisions without advancing the Amiens front.
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Imuns
Kemmel Hill
Bridgeport Volunteers 125 for Industrial Trades
Bridgeport reports 125 men volunteered for industrially skilled work. Names from each board were sent to Governor Holcomb, who will forward them to Washington. The city seeks 72 occupations, with Bridgeport’s specific allotment to be determined by Washington and Hartford, likely by week’s end.
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Marcus H. Holcomb
Washington
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Hartford
Barkentine Koko Head Burns at Sea Near Java Head
Reports say the barkentine Koko Head carrying coal from Capetown to Manila burned 180 miles southwest of Java Head. The crew of 12 men reached Sumatra after six days in open boats. Fire suspected to be from spontaneous combustion.
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