Meteren Recovered as British Force Holds Wytschaete
British forces report recovery of Meteren and restoration of gains near Wytschaete after counter attacks. Haig says the village is ours and enemy advances east of Ypres were halted. The report notes heavy enemy losses and several British counter actions along the Lys and near Bailleul and Rabecy.
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London
Meteren
Marshal Haig
Wytschpete
Ypres
Lys
Bailleul
Rabecy
Two Poison Plots Blamed on Pro Germans in Wheatland
In Wheatland Wyoming two poisoning attempts target the Edward Keahey family. Strychnine found in sugar and in drinking water. suspicion falls on German sympathizers amid anti Kaiser sentiment. No arrests reported.
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Wereatland
Wyo
Peiron
Edward Heahey
Keahey
Wheatland Hospital
A. S. Roach
Fred W
Phifer
Wheatland
Krultur
Pine Bluffs
Allies to Launch Major Counter Drive Near Ypres
Washington dispatch reports experts foresee a desperate allied counter thrust before yielding Ypres and the small Belgian front. Haig’s forces face a critical moment as commanders weigh whether the campaign has reached a decisive, near Marne like crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Groat
United Press
Spondent
Washirdton
Huntieh
Flanders
Marne
Haig
Ypres
Belgium
Foch
Austrian Premier Seydler Resigns and Successor Named
Austrian premier Seydler resigns after a recent exposure involving Karl's letter to Princess. Nardephes Burhan von Ra oe is named successor to Count zernin, who stepped down from office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seydler
Austeriam
Nardephes Burhan von Raoe
Austri Ungeriog Ree
Count Zernin
Karl
$70,000,000 War Plant At Muscle Shoals Nears June Readiness
The Muscle Shoals site in Alabama advances a $70 million industrial war plant with emergency nitrate facilities and a dam project. An Army Engineers plan to upgrade power generation and river navigation aims to equip 200 men on site, with nitrate plant No. 1 to operate during wartime.
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United Pros
Hirmingham
Ala
South
Muwele Shoals
Ted Bentoe River
Northwestern
Alabama
United States
Wilvon
Tennessep
Muscle Shoals
United Sates Army
Hold-Up Leaves Mexican Shot and Escapes on Tracks
Police say a Mexican man, identified as Fred Ferro, was shot in the right shoulder on the Colorado & Southern tracks near here as he walked home from St. John’s Hospital. Ferro described a shadowy assailant who fired and fled. he remained subdued but alive as bystanders assisted.
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Fred Ferro
St. John's Hospital
Ferro
Admirals Commanding U S Naval Forces in Europe
Four rear admirals under Vice Admiral Sims head U S naval operations in Europe. Niblack leads the southern area, Hugh Rodman commands battleships, Herbert Kann on special duty, and Henry B Wilson serves in France. The report notes their roles in convoying scouting U boat patrols and potential engagement with German vessels.
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Uncle Sam
Europe
Frits
Sims
Niblack
Hugh Rodman
Herbert ©. Kann
Henry B. Wilson
France
Uncle Sum
Cheyenne Near Quota in Bonds Drive
Cheyenne and Laramie county push toward a million dollar bond goal as banks report sharp daily gains. First National Bank totals rise to 292 100 while Citizens National moves to 105 000 and Stock Growers Bank nears half the county allotment with 463 500. Wyoming Trust and Savings reports 19 900 as Cheyenne maintains momentum with two weeks left in the drive.
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Cheyenne
Laramie County
Liberty
First National Bank
Citizens National
Wyoming Trust and Savings Bank
Laramie
Arrow
BOLO SHOT AS FRENCH TRAITOR IN PARIS EXECUTION
Paris reports.Holo Pasha executed at Vincennes for alleged treason involving Paul Bolo a French traitor whose career spanned Paris Egypt Zurich and Berlin dealings. The article outlines Bolo’s alleged swindling self confidence and links to financiers and a 10 000 000 mark bank loan during wartime.
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Paris
Holo Pasha
Vincennes
Paul Bolo
Maruetles
Bolo
Egypt
Abbas Hille
Hun
Gottlieb Jagow
Zurich
Humbert
France
America
Tache Bank of
Berlin
Weather Forecast for Cheyenne and Vicinity Tonight
Partly cloudy conditions with colder readings toward the northeast and a moderate to brisk wind from the northwest. Skies will clear later, with colder temperatures expected tonight and into the early morning.
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Cheyenne
Hartly
Stranger Picked Up on Street Dies in Hospital
A man identified as Lewis Markowile III was found on a Cheyenne street by Ed Kelley of Kelley Mercantile. He died at Gt. John's Hospital Monday evening after being taken there in unknown condition.
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Lewis Markowile
Cheyenne
Gt. John's Hospital
Ed Kelley
Kelley Mercantile Company
Places
Wrman
Mobilization Plans Set as Draft Increases to Eight Hundred Thousand
Washington reports that the handiness and fifty thousand men drafted will be mobilized in May, with 800000 of the second draft to be in training camps by June. Crowder says men can be sent to camps as space allows, and a registration bill for those turning 21 since June 5 will be considered, aiming for a June 5 registration day.
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United Press
Washington
Warshal
Crowder
House Military Affairs Committee
House
General Crowder
Sammies Make Good Says Baker Warhington
Secretary of War Baker stated in a wartime interview that Americans should support the war financially and in spirit, praising the soldiers' response as they endured the conflict. The message emphasizes national unity and courage amid hardship at the front.
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Baker
United Press
Warhington
Penne
Haker
America
Oldest Member in Congress Dies
Congressman William Jones of the Virginia district, the oldest member in continuous service, died at George Washington University Hospital after several days of illness following a paralysis stroke.
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Washington
William Jones
Lloyd George to resign if Home Rule bill fails
Wondon April 17 George N Barns a labor member of the British war cabinet announced in the House of Commons that the government will introduce a home rule bill immediately and would resign if the House refused passage. Lloyd George said it would be desirable to settle the question during the war and produce contentment. John Tile chairman of the Irish Nationalists moved the elimination of the line of the House and pressed the government to grant Irish home rule.
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Wondon
George N Barns
Olla
Barden
Lloyd George
Lome
Conmman
America
Ginorge
Linas
Fragmented World War II News Clip
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions German battle plants and Allied forces near Paris and Creve Coeur. It also references Chilean miners dying and a U.S. president, with garbled names and unclear dates.
Huns Make Gains Along South Flank At Ypres Front
German thrust along the Ypres front expands from Ypres to Metre, with captures at Bailleul Wytschaete and Mesines Ridge. British countermeasures increase artillery in Passchendaele while defending Ypres as Hindenburg aims to push toward Meteren and Merville. Salonika sector reports minor Allied successes by British and Greek forces.
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Ypres
Bailleul
Wyterschaete
Mesines
Haig
Metéren
Ypres-Comines
Flanders
Passchendaele
Ypres Salient
Douthulet Forest
Lys
Wytschaete
Meteren
Hindenburg
Westhward
Merville
Kiavebrouck
Salonika
Two U S Aviators Win Croix de Guerre in France
In France near Toul two American patrols cleared German machine gun nests. A French general will award the Croix de Guerre to Hlougie Campbell of California and Ata Winelow of Chicago for downing two German planes. Campbell’s shot helped force the Germans to fall back as wounded Americans awaited extraction in damp cold mud.
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United Pocus
Prancek
No Man‘s Land
Toul
Hlougine Campbell
California
Ata Winelow
Chicago
Feld Fantley
Campbell
Danven
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Wrtechaete
Wrytschaete
Albert
Germany
Jesus
William Owhoth
Kultur
Big
von Seydide
Pago
U.S
Admiral H. ©. Dunn
Admiral Horodman
HB. Wilson
Adani Black
Trust Company
Urage
Scehdl
Congress
Joht Tile
Irish Nationaliotw
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Gfe
Creve Coeur
Minoy Ts
Ty United Proms
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Widcow
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