Earthquake Tears Through Southern California Towns
Four dead and many injured after a strong quake that hit San Jacinto and Hamet, 80 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Damage reaches about 750000 dollars with dozens of buildings destroyed in Hamet and San Jacinto, while San Bernardino Riverside and Redlands felt the tremor with minimal damage.
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United Press
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San Jacinto
Hamet
Los Angeles
Californiia
Frank BE. Darnela
Boston
Santa Monica
August Carlson
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Cheyenne Teen Tries Suicide Over Graduation Fears
Irene Wilcox, 17, Cheyenne high school senior, drank carbolic acid at 2121 House Street. She was rushed to St. John's Hospital where treatment saved her life. motive linked to fear of not graduating with classmates. Father notified from near Wilsdale.
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Cheyenne High School
House Street
St. John's Hospital
Wilsdale
Cheyenne
Britain Frees Youths From War Duty Provisions
Britain limits exemptions from war service under the manpower bill following the royal proclamation. Tribunals and government departments may grant exemptions to men aged 19 to 24, with key exceptions for certain professionals including doctors and those with official certifications. Proceedings emphasize defined eligibility and official oversight.
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Britain
London
Fresh Offense Centered Between Amiens and Arras
United Press reports a renewed German drive looming between Amiens and Arras as Hindenburg aims to reconnect the Picardy offensive. French raids succeed near Amiens while Haig anticipates a consolidation attempt along the Scarpe and La Bassée canal sectors. Amiens shells and cathedral damage also noted.
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Arras
United Press
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Somme
Scarpe
Bomme
Francers Hattle
Picardy
Montdidier
Helg
Mesnil
Amiens-Arras
Haig
la Bassee Canal
Lens
Lene
Bethune
Givenchy
German Ace Baron Richthofen Is Killed in France
Baron von Richthofen, renowned German aviator, was killed in the Somme valley. His funeral will honor him as a British flight commander. The German war office had reported his seventy seventh and seventy eighth aerial victories near Albert after heavy shelling and local fighting.
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United Press
France
Baron Rittmeister von Richthofen
Somme
Richthofen
German War Office
Albert
Mista
London
Villers
Hrotonnedux
Robery
Haig
Lens
Ancre
Fesioburg
Nieppe Forest
Mesnil
Germans claim capture of 183 Americans in battle report
Berlin war office reports 183 Americans captured including five officers in an assault. American and French offices recount repulsed German attacks, with allied lines restored. U S Army action northwest of Toal shows gains after a heavy barrage as heavy casualties mount. Red Cross and Salvation Army workers aid wounded amid artillery ruins. Continued on Page Eight.
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Amiens
France
Frezenberg
Ypres
Arras
United Press
ONDON
Berlin
Unites Press
Toal
Germain
No Man’s Land
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Draft all Class 1 men before calling others
Congress changed army draft rules to mix quotas by local class 1 eligibility rather than percentage of registrations. Cheyenne and similar cities will see calls based on physically fit men in class 1, not total draft-age males. The bill also allows men who turned 21 since last June to be drafted, potentially adding over 700,000 new class 1 men later.
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Congress
Army
Cheyenne
Uncle Sam
Hhis Gall
War Department
Two U S Ambulance Men Awarded Croix de Guerre
London April 22 United Press report says two American ambulance unit members honored on the anniversary of the unit’s enlistment. Lieut Albert Birth and Private Edward Pickel, graduates of Beattie Washington University, received the Croix de Guerre for nine days under shell fire and machine gun fire without rest.
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Lowrli
Mellitt
United Pres
London
Porpa
Vroweb Aemy
Liew
Albert Birth
Edward Piekel
Beattie, Waah
Smith
Pickel
Roetad
Schwab Named Director General of Emergency Fleet
Charles M. Schwab, president of Bethlehem Steel, designated by President Wilson as director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation to organize shipbuilding and cargo transport to Europe. Schwab accepted the post as a patriotic duty as American involvement in the war hinges on the ship program.
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Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
America
Wilson
Vieet Corporation
Europe
Sehwab
Liberty Loan Drive Shows Steady Cheyenne Subscriptions
Cheyenne banks report 1124750 in Liberty Loan subscriptions by 2 PM with daily gains of 32350. Banks listed include Wyomley Trust and eringa, Citizens National, First National, and Stock Growers. County drive chairman A D Kelley notes counties oversubscribed in Burns Egbert and Hilledale and flags will be sent from treasury. Sixty percent of Wyoming division Union Pacific employees subscribed, total district 252100 and about 78 per man average. Cheyenne to host two flags for city and county. goal to place Liberty bonds in every name continues until drive ends.
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Liberty Loan
Cheyenne
Wyomley Trust
Eringa Bank
Citizens National Bank
First National Bank
Stock Growers’ Bank
Union Pacific
Wyoming
W. Stole
War Department
Wounded Germans Flood Belgium Buildings
Report from Amsterdam dated April 22 notes a steady stream of wounded German soldiers arriving from France. The chronicler says hospitals monasteries convents and schools are overwhelmed leaving little space in towns in the region.
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Belgium
Amsterdam
France
Paya
Monasterioa
Heney Loses Bid for Search Warrant Before High Court
In Washington on April 22 the Supreme Court effectively denied Francis J. Heney a warrant to search Henry Veeder’s offices, the Chicago packers’ attorney. Heney had won a warrant in a Chicago court, but the circuit court of appeals reversed that decision.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Teiay
Francis J. Heney
Chicago
Henry Veeder
Heney
Circuit Court of Appeals
Berlin Plot Aims to Drag Holland into War
London reports Berlin scheming to force the Netherlands into conflict. A Rotterdam desk says Germany seeks a pretext by alleging Dutch neutrality violations tied to Allied naval fleet demands.
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Berlin
German Troops Said To Fire On Russian Towns
Moscow telegraph from Foreign Minister Teohit cherin reports German forces firing on Russian towns and killing civilians including an entire family. United Press notes the claim as an official wireless transmission.
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United Press
Moscow
Teohitcherin
Wyoming OK bill boosts development says state leaders
A House appropriations panel rewrites a leasing bill favoring Wyoming prospectors, with Wyoming leaders declaring the amended draft advances development in the region. The measure, shaped by John D. Clark and Wyoming delegates, aims to preserve rights while expanding wildcat territory exploration nationwide.
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Wyoming
OK Bill
Speechal
Washington, D. C
House Committee On
Varin bombardment reports 118 killed 200 injured
A Varin long range shelling analysis shows 118 killed and 200 injured after 17 days of bombardment from Maven 25 to Mat. The area exhibits growing panic as residents refuse to approach shell impact sites despite officials urging caution.
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Paris
Varin
Varis
Maven
Mat
Huns Suffer Major Losses In Battle With Sammies
Washington reports American forces in the battle near Seldheprey suffer the heaviest American fighting losses to date while inflicting close to 500 German casualties. German losses reportedly higher. total American captures not yet confirmed. Paris notes German attacks near Rhein repulsed and prisoners taken. London says raids and artillery duels in lens area with mixed results.
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Washington, D. C
Seldheprey
Pershing
War Department
Berlin
Britain Seizes All Big Irish Railways
London reports military authorities take control of principal Irish railways port offices and telephone exchanges amid nationwide security actions. Officials indicate further actions planned across the country as authorities implement emergency measures and crowd responses grow in scale.
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Britain
London
Outhoritiea
Brontite
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