Negro Slain in Farland Gunfight Near Police Station
Night Sergeant Jack Mcclarland is hospitalized with a bullet wound in his left leg after a clash with Floyd Sutton of Bosler Maryland, a pursuit and gun battle erupted at the Round-up saloon near the police station. Sutton fired at Davis after a confrontation over drinks, leading to a fatal exchange.
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Jack Mcclarland
St. Joseph's Hospital
Floyd Sutton
Bosler
Wye
Megro
Kelley
Lutton
Jordan Davis
Sutton
Button
Davis
Thomas Street
Johnny
Rankin denied hearing as pacifist ties cited
Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin rests in Missoula after failed attempts to price an auditorium and was refused interviews and platform space at Geer Lodge Liberty low rally due to alleged pacifist associations. Morgan escorted from California talk, guarded by authorities, and set to drive toward San Diego.
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Walted Press
Bytth
Mont
Jeanette Rankin
Missoula
Geer Lodge
Liberty Low
Rankin
Prom
Jacumba
Cal
Apolil
J. Edward Morgan
Centro
Moekt Wow
Lout
W. Jarman
Eleventh World States Cavalry
Morgan
UN Diego
Jaume Morgan
Yanks Beat Off Heavy Hun Attack Near Seicheprey
American forces repelled a major German assault west of Rennards forest with heavy losses to the enemy. Twelve hundred Germans breached front trenches and captured Seicheprey, later retaken by hand to hand fighting. German airmen and shells tested the line as American jets and ambulances moved up to the front.
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Associated Preas
France
Rennarrs Forest
Seicheprey
Villaro
Leicheprey
Toul
Apremont Forest
St. Mihiel
Nation Behind as Liberty Loan Drive Reaches Half Way
Halfway through the four week Liberty loan campaign the nation reports 1.371 billion dollars in subscriptions, well under the 3 billion minimum. Germany’s eighth war loan tops 3.491 billion, with total loans reaching 7.179 billion in a year of war. Local reports from Cheyenne and Laramie County show over the second top, with bank tallies and employee contributions fueling the drive toward 1.6 million.
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Nation
Associated Prensa
Washington
the Nation Tonight
Treasury
Germany
Cheyenne
Laramie County
A. D. Kelley
Mrt National
Wyoming Trust & Bavings Bank
Cidcons National
Marchers Hang Kaiser in Effigy During Liberty Parade
Chicago on April 20 saw a rain soaked Liberty loan parade with Kaiser Wilhelm's effigy hung by a derrick as crowds cheered. Governor Lowden reviewed as 50 000 marchers plodded through the rain while German waiters waved loyalty banners and rail employees reported strong loan subscriptions. Mary Pickford Lieut John Philip Somi and Great Lakes Band Eddie Foy and the little Foys joined the unionists.
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Chicago
Kaiser Wilhelm
Liberty Loan
Lowden
Mary Pickford
John Philip Somim
Great Lakes
Shans Ahvolt Against Hunk Paris Revolt Report
Dispatch from Geneva dated April 20 reports Serbiana territory revolting against Austria. Details are incomplete in the fragmented OCR. News agency line cites alleged insurrection and regional tension amid European unrest.
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Paris
Addiopateh
Geneva
Poles Wage Bitter War on Germans in Polish Territories
Washington reports from the Polish information committees in Lausanne and other centers say Poles continue a bitter struggle against Germans. Fighting persists in occupied Poland and even in German Poland. Anti German demonstrations rise in Posen with proclamations posted throughout the city and quickly removed by police only to reappear.
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Washington
Poland
Ger- Man
Lausanne
Posen
Bland Man Asks To Serve
William Beule of Hoboken told the draft board in New York on April 20 that if he cannot fight he can wash dishes and asked to be assigned to service. He pressed for an official rejection of deferment and urged immediate assignment to duty.
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New York
William Beule
Hoboken Draft Board
Washington
Chamberlain ML
Congress
U Boat Sinks U S Steamer During Maiden Voyage
The American steamship Lake Moor was sunk by a submarine in European waters about midnight April 11. Five officers and thirty nine men are missing as announced by the navy department.
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Washington
Lake Moor
Navy Department
Auto crash at drawbridge kills several in Philadelphia
Police believe several people including a woman were killed when a speeding automobile plunged through the open eastern gate of a drawbridge at Grays Ferry Road into the Schuylkill River early today.
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Philadelphia
Grays V Ferry Road
Schuylkill River
U S Agent Sentenced for Bribery in Federal Case
Rivard Hill Stone a former agent in charge of a department of justice here was sentenced to life in prison and ordered to pay a 100 fine after pleading guilty to accepting a bribe while employed by the government.
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Associated Proag
EL Paso
Tex
Rivard Hi, Stone
Apecla
Department of Justles
Bandits Battle with Detectives in Chicago Raid
In Chicago on April 20 a gang fight with detectives ended with the bandits fleeing after a clash during a raid aimed at recovering $42,000 from the Leonard Oustrag company.
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Chicago
Dotor
Tide Turns in Allies Favor, Say Observers
United Press reports Washington observers say the tide has turned in France and Germans are halted. Allies ready to launch a third offensive before Entente forces renew theirs as Italy and other fronts shift to western support under Foch command. Ground gained and reserves rebuilt raise expectations of broader Allied momentum.
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United Press
Washington
France
Senate Military Affairs Committee
War Council
Western Front
Baker
Paris
Associated Press
Avre
Meuse
St. Mintel
War Office
Allies Brace for Fresh German Offensive Near Amiens
Allied forces from six nations hold the line as Germany probes toward Amiens and Mont Kemmel while British, French, American, Belgian, Italian, and Portuguese divisions conserve strength. British detachments raid Beaurains near the Scarpe, capturing prisoners and machine guns, amid ongoing tension on the Western Front.
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Givenchy-Ste. Venant
Lys
Mont Kemmel
Ypres
Marshal Haig
Emal
Caine
Tie Prit
Arras
Eritieh
Scarpe
Beaurains
Lys Salient
LaBassee Canal
Two Germans Held for Spying on U.S. Troop Transports
Two German men, August Bertich 26 and Theodore H Martens 22 both of New York, were arrested on orders from the justice department for gathering troop movement information from New York for Berlin. Martens allegedly confessed to collecting chats about troop movements for Bertich.
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U.S
New York
Department of Justice
Washington
Germany
France
Tony
August Bertich
Theodore HH. Martens
Martens
Bertich
Berlin
Japan Offers Aid to Allies Delaying Liberia Action
Count Yoahu, in a United Press interview from New York, says Japan seeks no territorial gains and will act only with allied approval. He cites Japan's strength and insists no troops will move toward Liberia unless requested by the Allies, stressing cooperation with the United States Britain France and Italy.
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New York
Germany
Orient
Pacific
Yoahil
United Press Today
Japan
Kalo Chao
Yoahu
United States
Great Britain
France
Rosalia
Reg
Rusea
Creel Is Censured by Congressmen
Unanimous vote censures George Creel, chairman of the Committee on Public Information, for alleged unpertinent and disrespectful conduct toward a member of Congress. The resolution cites Creel's literature as unfit for soldiers and criticizes his actions during wartime.
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Creel
Jultod Press
Ashiington
Haute
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
Conati
Burleweu
Mall
Woldiere
Fran
Marsuia Seeks German Money in Mexico and Texas Reports
Fragmented wire copy reports Gen Praseco Marclia dithering over German funds for Mexico and German-leaning meetings in Torreón and Juárez. Parallel dispatch from Paso describes American border clashes with Mexican federals and a Seabee patrol involved in a fatal shooting incident.
Duran and Vockatic Meeting Noted in Articulate Event
Fragmentary text references Duran and Vockatic Por DP and a meeting linked to Arte etalic watt oy oie. Mentions Canary and Chay CANO, Mestre Gunter Cor Chay, with unclear dates or places.
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Palestine
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Flanders Battle
Amiens
West
Flanders
Somme
Frenth
Reet
Liberia
Offieldls
Arma Rrovid
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Paso
Alexican Federals
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