Germans Hold Ground as Western Drive Delays Continue
War dispatches say German offensives are overdue with renewed front gunfire from Yser to Oise. French gains near Kemmel push back the German lines north of the town while Italians in the southwest claim a post capture and Monte Corna recapture. Allied air forces report 35 German planes down and 700 pilots and observers lost since March 21.
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London
Hindenburg
Picardy
Flanders
Yser
Oise
West Front
Nlles
Kemmel
Ypres
Petain
Somme
Afareuil Wood
Orvillers-Sorrel
Montdidier
Monte Corne
Cor Dell Orso
Vienna
Monte Corna
Piave
Brenta
Diaz
Six Soldiers Die as Camp Jackson Train Wreck Kills Civilians
A wooden coach carrying the Three Hundred Seventeenth Machine Gun Company plunged from a trestle at Camp Jackson in Columbia D C killing six soldiers and fatally injuring two more while leaving eighteen others hurt. Troops were from North and South Carolina.
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Camp Jackson
Columbia
D. C
Jess
North
South Carolina
Pith of the War News
Germany seeks to enslave Russia and form vast new armies for world conquest. Allies must act to stop the scheme. American troops hold trenches and clash with allies as Baker denies Ottawa telegram claims. Indications Hin denburg plans a new wide front assault. Italians capture Monte Corno 6000 feet, gaining control of routes to Trent and Povereto.
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Germany
Russia
Baker
Ottawa
Hindenburg
Lkely
Feen
Leideprey
Monte Corno
Trent
Povereto
Americans Repel Gas Attacks In France Fight
American artillery hit a large German ammunition dump at Cantigny while fires and explosions erupted in Montdidier. No infantry actions occurred as misty rain continued and Germans fortified positions. Three American snipers penetrated No Man's Land, killing an officer and three men, then withdrew. An American alarm clock confusion reportedly caused German ammo waste all night.
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France
Cantigny
Montdidier
Luneville
No Man's Land
Inventions Aimed at Airplane Devices Draw Attention
The War Department notes growing interest in innovations for aircraft engines and defensive devices. Some 16 000 airplane devices have been submitted, seeking improvements to planes, engines, and related equipment during wartime.
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Washington
War Department
President Wilson's Sheep Clip At White House Yard
Officials report President Wilson's 18 sheep were shorn by the bureau of land and industry experts on the White House lawn. The wool yielded an unusually heavy clip and buyers have offered as much as 50 and 60 cents a pound. Decision on the wool's final disposition awaits.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Bureau of Landmind Industry
Aip
Ostend U boat base blocked by British raid
British admiralty says the channel from Ostend inner harbor was blocked by sinking the old cruiser Vindictive under fire, hindering German submarine operations from Zeebrugge and Ostend. German report calls the raid a failure.
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London
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Zeebruggze
North Sea
Jellicoe
Entente
Ypres
Somme
Grivesnes
Aveluy Wood
Albert
Kemmel
Disloyal Army Sergeant Sentenced for Unpatriotic Remarks
Ernst Flentie, a sergeant with the Three Hundred and First Infantry at Camp Devens, is sentenced to 380 years at Fort Jay for unpatriotic utterances. He was arrested March 26 and tried by court martial. Witnesses testified he criticized President Wilson, opposed U.S. entry, and said Germany could have won if the U.S. stayed out, and invited others to drink to the German emperor.
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Army
Ayer
Mass
Ernst Flentie
Three Hundred and First Infantry
Camp Devens
Fort Jay
New York
Flentie
Wilson
Germany
United States
Plot to overthrow government and 2000 bombs found
Lisbon reports details of an attempted coup to establish a new capital with an armed plot. Police recover 2000 bombs and a blacklist listing individuals to be assassinated. Quiet returns to Opperte amid growing security concerns.
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Lisbon
Opperte
Albany
N. Y
Mertor E. Lewis
United States
Poughkeepsie
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Finland
Washington
Gregory
London
France
New York
Food Administration
James E West asks scouts locate walnut trees
President James E West urges boy scouts to locate all walnut trees within their district. The call emphasizes conservation and accurate cataloging of tree locations for future forestry work.
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Hla
Washington
Wilson
Boy Scouts of America
James E. West
United States
Wursterbarth Loses U S Citizenship in Newark Case
Frederick W. Wursterbarth a former Lakeview Passaic county postmaster and councilman is denaturalized as an alien enemy by Judge Thomas G Haight in Newark. The decision follows evidence of disloyalty and opens a path for action against pro German citizens.
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Newark
N. J
Frederick W. Wursterbarth
Lakeview
Passaic County
United States
Thomas G.haight
United States District Court
Haight
Wursterburch
Department of Justice
Army
Navy
Wursterbarth
Crooks Avenue
Red Cross
Y. M
Liberty
Italyans Mistreated by Austria Reported by Washington
A dispatch to the Italian embassy cites severe outrages on Italian prisoners in Austria. The report claims no cruelty in modern history matches these acts as Austria aims to destroy Italian manhood through systematic abuse.
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Austria
Washington
Italy
Capelle Says U Boats Ahead in Battle for New Ships
German Minister of Marine von Capelle warned the Reichstag that the war is becoming a clash between U boats and new shipping. He cited favorable April U boat reports and said increases in U boats outpace losses as the struggle continues between submarines and new vessels.
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Capelle
London
Marine von Capelle
New Jersey Appoints B G Lewis Charities Chief
B G Lewis former New York City corrections head, now with Cyanamid, named commissioner of charities and corrections of New Jersey. The board, chaired by Dwight W. Morrow, unanimously approved. salary up to 10000 yearly, with Barton Fell as secretary at 2500. The move centralizes control of all penal, correctional, and charitable institutions in the state.
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Trenton
Burlett G. Lewis
Corrections
New York City
Cyanamid Company of America
Charities and Corrections of
New Jersey
State Board of Charities and Corrections
E. P. Earle
Montclair
Edge
Department of Charities and Corrections
Lewis
Barton T. Fell
Fell
Mercer County
Dwight W. Morrow
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morrow
France
America
Lansing
Lane
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Rene Viviani
Baker
Theodore Roosevelt
Committee On Public Information
Washington
Bureau of Markets
State Department of Agriculture
Rahway Reformatory
State Department of Charities and Corrections
State Prison
Jersey
Camp McClellan
Anniston
Ala
Charles W. Barber
Morton
Barber
State Board of Education
Legislative
John K. Gill
State Commissioner of Education
Kendall
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F. W. Wursterbarth
Branded Enemy
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B. G. Lewis
State Department of Public Instruction
Elihu Root
Lloyd George
Nicholas Murray Butler
Gabriela D'Annunzio
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Webster
Emerson
Lowell
A. B. Meredith
Engish
Woodrow Wilson
President Wilson
England
Nicholas
Murray Butter
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