Haig Reports Slowed German Advance Around Roye and Albert
British lines hold near Roye and Albert as Haig notes slowing German progress. Albert lies 12 miles southwest of Bapaume, Roye seven miles southwest of Nesle, with Chaulnes and Peronne nearby. Over seventy German divisions are engaged as casualties mount and French units face attacks south of the Somme.
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London
U. P
Roye
Albert
Haig
Bapaume
Neale
St. Quentin
Somme
Chaulnes
Nesle
Peronne
Courcelette
Lagnicourt
Reserves Readied as Hindenburg Faces Allied Pressure
London dispatch says allied reserves near readiness to intervene as Hindenburg seeks decision before Paris. German offensive stalls as French lines hold near Courcelette and Roye, with British and French forces falling back to tight defense along the Somme. Air war intensifies with heavy Allied anti aircraft and fighter activity.
Third Liberty Loan Issue For Three Billion Dollars
Secretary McAdoo announces a new three billion dollar Liberty loan at four and a half percent as the nation mobilizes supplies for the war. Secretary Houston urges farmers to push food production this year while warning against over optimism and stressing continued help to feed and support the war effort. Chairman Hurley to address shipbuilding progress and call for intensified nationwide cooperation.
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Washington
McAdoo
France
America
Br U
Houston
South
Hurley
Shipping Board
Peale
Weather Forecast for Chief City Cloudy With Snow Likely
Government forecast reports cloudy conditions for Chief City with probable snow or rain tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures show yesterday at 9 p.m. and today at 2 p.m. with a low around the minimum.
Defeat Not Disaster Says Guardian On UK War Outlook
London reports show steady public mood despite a severe defeat, with the Manchester Guardian calling it a defeat but not a disaster. The paper argues Britain remains in position to slow the enemy and safeguard France, stressing calm and resolve in facing the future.
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ED L. Keen
United Press
London
Great Britain
Haig
Manchester Guardian
France
Heuce
Canton Red Cross drive quota raised to 125000
Canton and its Red Cross chapter prepare for the May 20 national fund drive with a boosted local quota of 125000, up 25000 from last June. J H Himes cites rising bank clearings and city finances as reasons, while the national goal remains 100 million dollars. The chapter also earned praise for clothing relief efforts shipping over 3350 pounds in 253 boxes. A new campaign head is to be named later.
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Canton
Red Cross War Fund
J. H. Himes
American Red Cross
Himes
Lake Division
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
British Line Remains Unbroken Despite German Losses
New York March 26 Von Hindenburg's massive German casualties fail to regain the German evacuated area. The British line holds on the Somme as fresh German troops show fatigue and cannot make a decisive breakthrough. The crown princes of Hohenzollern and Bavaria battle for supremacy as Allied defense steadies. The St Quentin setback is offset by stubborn British resistance in the south.
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Oise
Peronne
Chaulney
Rove
Neyon
Lafere
St. Quentin
Hindenburg
Albert
Arras
Nevon
Ligny-Thilly
Montauban
Kindling Wood
New York
von Hindenburg
Germany
Somme
House of Hohenzollern
Hohenzollern
Verdun
Hohenzollerns
Bavaria
Prussia
Hollenzollerns
Bapaume
House of Londenzollern
New York Prepares for Possible Air Raids
New York weighs defense as officials and business leaders organize police perimeters in each precinct. Captain Wells Ingraham of London inspired plans to train volunteers in first aid, with six physicians and six nurses from the health department to assist each detail.
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New York
U. P
Wells Ingraham
London
Eye examinations without drops offered by Geo Double Co
The Geo Double Co jewelers and opticians at 130 Market Ave S advertise eye examinations without the use of eye drops.
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Geo Double Co
Jewelers
Mfg
Our Unseen Allies lecture at First Presbyterian
Dr. Jackson speaks on unseen allies at First Presbyterian Church on Wednesday from 12 15 to 12 55 p m Ady details indicate a noon program for parishioners and the public proceeding in the church hall with a short address and discussion time.
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Dr. Jackson
First Presbyterian
Ady
Mills Producers Meeting Held in Louisville Thursday
A special meeting for mills producers is scheduled in Louisville Thursday evening March 28. All mills producers are expected to attend.
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Mills
Louisville
Dance Eagies Hail Every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday Nights
Nightly entertainment schedule lists Norwood Mootz orchestra as featured act on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at local venue with regular dancing and music. The posting notes weekly performances and living-room style dance crowd.
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Eagies
Norwood-Mootz Orchestra
Adv
Teutons Face Food Shortage As War Drags On
Washington reports Germany faces food crisis with meat and bread rations likely to be cut as transport falters. Officials note horse and livestock shortages hinder Spring planting while dog meat appears in Breslau due to hunger. milk, cheese, and beer supplies also tighten amid rail disruptions across the empire.
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Somme
Germany
Breslau
Bavarias
Hambur
Canton Women Urged to Aid Red Cross in France Wounded War
The Canton chapter of the American Red Cross calls Canton women to join the gauze room to make dressings for casualties in France. Alice Obermeier says dressings must be exact and produced quickly. The appeal stresses vast need as war casualties rise and urges rapid enlistment and work.
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Canton
France
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Alice Obermeier
Lenine Poised to Fall as Bolshevik Leader
Berne reports Lenine's fall from power appears imminent per Frankfurter Zeitung copies received. The source notes the Socialists and treaty opponents gain influence while Lenine favored the Brest-Litovsk peace with Germany. Trotsky opposed the final treaty.
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Berne
Nikolai Lenine
Russia
Frankfurter Zeitung
Germany
Lenine
Leon Trotsky
Brest-Litovsk
Americans Brace for German Push as U S Troops Build
Washington dispatch reports American engineers suffered losses on the western front but fight bravely. Officials led by Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood say victory rests with the Allies as British and French reserves could tilt the balance. U boats and transport remain a concern while full American force arrives by spring.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press Star
Washington
Cambrai
Crozat Canal
Berlin
Leonard Wood
McIntyre
Somme
Wood
United States
America
Pershing seeks authority to wear foreign decorations
Gen Pershing urged Congress to authorize American troops to wear decorations earned from allied governments and to allow him to award similar honors. He argued such medals would incentive gallantry and foster closer ties with France and Britain. A bill to permit wearing foreign decorations by Americans and to extend reciprocal recognition was opposed by Secretary Daniels and stalled on the house calendar.
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Washington
U. P
Pershing
War Department
Congress
Navy
Daniels
France
Union Call for Painters to Meet at Hall
Special to Local 206 contractors and workers invite all painters and paper hangers in shops facing unfair conditions to gather at hall 423a at 7 Monday morning April 1s Adv.
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Canton
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Grand Opera House
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