Germans Lose 10000 More to French Naval Battle Reported Off Cape Cod
Paris dispatch reports the western front extended twelve miles as French forces drove Germans from their first and second line from Rheims to the Champagne front. German losses are estimated at thirty thousand killed wounded and prisoners. The advance traced wooded heights along the Rheims to St Hilaire le Grande road.
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Associated Press
Paris
Rheims
Champagne
St. Hilaire le Grande
French Make Gains East of Soissons in Triple Attack
Paris April 18 The war office says French forces captured Chavonne and Chivy in an east Soissons push and advanced toward Brayeen Laonns. German resistance faltered in three assaults, with heavy losses. Since Monday French have taken over 14 thousand German troops and seized many machine guns and large cannon.
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Associated Press
Paris
Soissons
War Office
Chavonne
Chivy
Brayeen Laonns
British Take a Village Near St. Quentin
British forces advance north of St. Quentin and capture the village of Villeys Guislain in the latest official communiqué. The move signals continued pressure on enemy positions as Allied operations proceed.
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Associated Press
London
St. Quentin
Villeys-Guislain
Germans Take 3000 Prisoners On Front Front
Berlin reports that after yesterday's battles on the French front, German forces captured three thousand officers and men. The French failed to breach German lines along a twelve mile stretch in Champagne. In Macedonia, German actions forced the French from positions a kilometer wide.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Champagne
Macedonia
Texas Legislature Begins Special Session in 1917
Austin April 18 The legislature met in special session with total anticipated appropriations for the 1917 1919 two fiscal years around 25 million dollars for state government education and charitable institutions including rural schools and disaster relief. Governor Ferguson signaled possible rural school corrections and border ranger funding may be debated though resistance to expanding ranger numbers is anticipated.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Normal and A & M
Jim
Ferguson
Legislatur
Texas Rangers
Governor Proclaims Humane Sunday for Next Week
Austin today reports Governor Ferguson issued a proclamation designating next Sunday as humane Sunday and urging humanitarian work nationwide on that day. The move emphasizes charitable service and public good activities across communities.
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Associated Press
Austin
Ferguson
Volunteer Erim to Be Tried First
Washington report shows the house military committee voting twelve to eight to pursue army expansion through volunteer enlistments. In parallel the senate military affairs committee approved the conscription bill by ten to seven.
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Erim
Associated Press
Washington
House Military Committee
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Watson's Case Postponed in Teague Trial
In Teague Texas on April 17 all cases against J. B. and W. R. Watson were continued until next Monday due to the illness of Mrs. J. E. Watson.
Secretary Lane appeals to landowners on reclaimed lands
Washington April 17 Secretary Lane Monday night appealed to holders of lands made valuable by great reclamation work to put all their available soil in food crops. He said land in excess of 700000 acres now unused could yield about 15000000 dollars worth of foodstuffs this year if tilled.
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Washington
Lane
Doctor Mondorick Stricken In Rexal Drug Store Suite
Dr A L Mondrick was found unconscious in his room above the Rexal drug store around six last night and was rushed to the hospital by his partner Dr M Raysor. Doctors worked through the night to revive him and this morning he was reported much improved though still very ill with recovery uncertain.
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A. L. Mondrick
Rexal
M. Raysor
Raysor
Mondrick
Lawmakers protest guards at state house during session
The passage notes that while regular troops exist, extra patrols are generally admitted. Senators condemned the ranger presence in the state house lobbies as investigators probed the governor and during the final days of the regular session.
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State House
McNealus
Senate
Grow Out Own Food Or Suffer Hunger
The Bryan Commercial club agricultural committee chaired by J Webb Howell and aided by T O Walton G W Ormes and C L Benson was formed to plan a countywide food program. They will publicize meetings plant seed on credit if needed and sell at fair prices to farmers to avert hunger. A mass meeting and a board session discussed conserving food production and boosting hog and poultry output amid war strains.
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The
Bryan Commercial Club
J. Webb Howell
T. O. Walton
G. W. Ormes
C. L. Benson
Waldrop
Bryan
A. M. Waldrop
E. H.ge
A. W. Wilkerson
O. P. Hall
Major McInnis
R. S. Webb
J. D. Martin
E. J. Fountain
BE. H. Astin
J. L. Edge
Bryan County
South
Texas
Houston
Benson
Howell
Mr. Benson
Brazos
English Appeal to Americans to Grow Much and Eat Less
A letter from Sir George Paish urges Americans to boost food production and reduce consumption to help relieve global food scarcity. It calls on American women to lead an economy campaign and share scarce food with poorer families, stressing humanity and shared responsibility to avert famine.
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City National Bank of New York
George Paish
London
America
Belgium
Gunfire Reported Off Cape Cod Amid Naval Engagement Fears
Reports from Race Point Peaked Hill Bar and High Head coast guard stations indicate heavy gunfire near the tip of Cape Cod north of the stations. Seemingly fifteen shots in quick succession followed by another volley suggest a naval engagement near Massachusetts Bay, with vessels believed to be involved.
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Associated Press
Boston
Massachusets Bay
Coast Guard
Cape Cod
Cape
Navy Yard
Mass
Race Point
Peaked Hill Bar
High Head
Province
Massachusetts Bay
City Commission to Take Over City Affairs Friday
Officials prepare for final council meeting to wind up affairs and install the new city commission. Certificates from the secretary of state arrive in time for the formal takeover Friday night.
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Bryan
Easter at Bright Light Free Will Baptist Church
On April 8 the Harvey Free Will Baptist church presented an Easter program with songs recitations and readings by the school and various members. Attendance rose to about fifty despite an early northerly wind and a $2.50 collection was taken for Mrs Ida Holder missionary to India.
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Harvey
Free Will Baptist Church
J. C. Davidson
Robert Seilas
Little Gardeners
Truehart Buchanan
Quarette
Dansby
Chester Jones
Clyde Goen
L. A. McGee
Alta Williams
W. Raines
G. Buchanan
Norther
Ida Holder
India
Dorothy Adams
Lily Davidson
McGees Baby Elixir Promoted for Infant Digestive Ailments
An ad touts McGees Baby Elixir as a genuine remedy for stomach and bowel disorders in babies. It claims quick action, purity, wholesomeness, and a pleasant taste with bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents, sold by all druggists.
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McGee
Sons of Herman Declares Loyalty To United States
The Texas lodge of Sons of Herman meets in Waco with about fifteen hundred delegates and passes resolutions affirming loyalty to the United States and opposing Germany in the war.
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Associated Press
Waco
Texas Lodge, Sons of Herman
United States
Germany
Terrific Victory Over Germans on Western Front
Paris reports a crushing defeat as forty miles of the Hindenburg line are wrested from Germany. Estimated losses reach one hundred thousand in killed, wounded, and prisoners. France hails the victory as a major blow to German military prestige amid a widening front of about 150 miles.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Germany
Somme
North Sea
South America Endorses U S War Stance Seeks Final Replies
South American nations back the United States in taking Germany's challenge to war, with officials gratified at the stance. Ecuador Venezuela and Colombia have not defined their positions yet, but are expected to respond by week’s end.
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Associated Press
Washington
South America
United States
Germany
Ecuador
Venezuela
Columbia
Greatest Battle on the Aisne in World War History
Berlin reports one of the greatest battles in history is ongoing on the river Aisne. German officials say the French attack yesterday yielded more than 3100 prisoners for the German side.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Aisne
Mothers Conference Opens in Dallas Texas
The second district Texas Conference of Mothers holds its annual meeting in Dallas with Mrs P W Mc Alester of San Antonio to deliver the principal address. Dallas Council of Mothers oversees entertainment as the convention adjourns late Friday.
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Mothers IN Conference
Dallas
Texas
Texas Conference of Mothers
P. W. McAlester
San Antonio
Solomons Jamison Nuptials At First Methodist Parish
The wedding of Miss Allene Solomon daughter of Rev and Mrs Solomon to Mr William Jamison of Dayton Texas was held at the First Methodist church parsonage at noon. The couple departed together after the ceremony and several out of town guests attended.
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Allene Solomon
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