Battle for Bullecourt Rages in Narrow Gate to Hindenburg Line
British and French forces push to seize the gate to the Hindenburg line at Bullecourt. German attacks fail against entrenched defenders as Prince crowns and Belgian soil endure heavy shell and machine gun fire. prisoners taken and lines held amid fierce street fighting. A separate note says Russian troops cross the Diala in Mesopotamia, signaling an Allied campaign acceleration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hindenburg
Bullecourt
Fresnoy
Hindenburg Line
Wotan
Douai-Cambrai
German War Office
Berlin
Roeux
Douglas Haig
Asia Minor
Mesopotamia
Diala
France
Lens
Ruprecht
Bavaria
Assanult
Drocourt-Queantine
Macedonian
Lake Ochrids
Lake Doiran
Cerna River
Maglenica
Japan
Europe
Wilson
O K S Army For Roosevelt In World War I Call
In Washington the House voted 215 to 178 to recommit and send Col Roosevelt and his volunteers to France as an inspiration to the Allies if the President approves. The Senate, 39 to 35, struck censorship from the espionage bill. An amendment passed 38 to 39 banning grain sugar and syrup use in liquor production during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Col. Roosevelt
France
House
Senate
Inspectors to Guard Cape Cod Canal Vessels
Fear of obstruction along the Cape Cod Canal prompts the Commerce Department to assign inspectors to all vessels using the waterway. Each vessel carries two inspectors, one on the bridge and one in the engine room, whether commercial or naval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cape Cod Canal
Department of Commerce
Germans Put Clothes Ration Limits on Citizens
Berlin enforces a new law starting April 1 that fixes wardrobe allowances for men and women and sets the exact amount of cloth allowed for suits and dresses. The regulation makes the supply of clothing beyond the fixed limits illegal and details the number of garments each citizen may possess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
War Revenue Bill Expands Taxes Across Incomes and Goods
The measure imposes a 2 percent tax on individuals and a 2 percent levy on corporate incomes, raises excess profits taxes, and sets higher exemptions for unmarried and married filers. It adds a 10 percent duty on items on the free list and a 10 percent tax on duties, plus higher taxes on alcohol, tobacco, transportation utilities, advertising, insurance, and several manufactured goods. A graduated tax on admissions to entertainments and a 10 percent club dues levy are included, with stamp taxes on bonds and stock certificates.
German Peace Offer Refused to Commit on Terms
London reports Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg offered peace to Russia but refused to outline separate terms or a broader program. He avoided commitments on war aims or annexation, insisting on general principles and maintaining the December 12, 1916 peace offer. Meanwhile in Petrograd the Council of Workmen and Soldiers voted 41 to 19 for a Coalition Ministry and urged soldiers to reject royal decrees, while stressing Russia seeks a general peace among all nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bethmann-Hollweg
Russia
Germany
Wison
United States
Stanids
Reichstag
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Etrograd
William
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Prussia
Berlin
Wilhelm
House of Hohenzollern
Borgjerg
Petrograd
German Socialist Democratic Party
Russian
Poland
Belgium
Serbia
Roumania
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Adriatic
International Socialist Conference
Stockholm
Morris Hillquit
Algernon Lee
Greece
Saloniki
Constantine
Italy
Baron Sonntho
Milyoukov
America
Prince of
Udine
Marconi
Kaiser Shifts Forces As British and French Offensive Advances
News notes Kaiser William withdraws about 600000 men from the Russian front to aid the fight in France. French and British forces report 49572 German prisoners taken April 9 to May 12, including 976 officers, while Zeebrugge raid yields 63 dead. French cabinet elevates Petain to supreme command, with Nivelle and Foch assigned key posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser William
France
Wilhelmshaven
Zeebrugge
Council of Workmen’s
Henri Philippe Petain
Nivelle
Foch
Hindenburg
Senate passes espionage bill amid censorship repeal debates
The Senate voted 77 to 6 to pass the espionage bill after eliminating the censorship section and striking out the Cummins amendment. Opponents Borah France Gronna La Follette Sherman and Vardaman objected. The measure grants the President power to embargo experts, censors mail, and punish espionage and false reports while expanding controls over ships, arms, passports, and food controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Borah
France
Gronna
la Follette
Sherman
Vardaman
Post Office Department
United States
American Russian Commission Named by State Department
Washington The State Department announced the American Commission to Russia with Elihu Root as chairman and members including Charles R Crane John R Mott Cyrus McCormick Samuel R Bertron James Duncan Charles Edward Russell and Major General Hugh L Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
American Commission To
Russia
Elihu Root
New York
Charles R. Crane
Illinois
John R. Mott
International Committee of the
Cyrus McCormick
Chicago
International Harvester Company
Samuel R. Bertron
James Duncan
American Federation of Labor
Charles Edward Russell
Hugh L. Scott
United States Army
Bombard German Naval Base by British Warships and Airpower
British naval and air attacks on Zeebrugge, the German base on the Belgian coast, reportedly killed 63 people and wounded over 100. Two submarine sheds were destroyed while German Admiralty claims no losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Zeebrugge
Britain
Lim
200000 Tons Ammunition Used by British in France
General Sir William R. Robertson said in an address that in the last five or six weeks the British expended 200000 tons of ammunition in France alone. He noted that 50000 tons of stone weekly were needed to mend the roads, implying vast railway work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
London
William R. Robertson
Imperial Staff
Army Headquarters
Herbert C. Hoover
Naetlong
Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
Baron Devonport
Sweden
England
Gulf of Bothnia
War Revenue Bill Dominates Week in Congress
Edward W. Pickard reports the Ways and Means Committee’s wartime revenue bill aims to raise 1.0 billion to 1.5 billion, touching every household with taxes on income, luxury goods, and daily necessities. The Army Bill compromise sets draft age 21 to 30, raises pay, and targets over 10 million liable for service as U S forces race to mobilize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Pickard
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
British Isles
Senate
House
Roosevelt Expeditionary Force
Regular
National Guard
Germany
Great Britain
Also Mentioned on This Page
O. K.'S Army
Roosevelt
U. S
American Russian Commission
Gen
Gare Montparnasse
Paris
Clarence R. Edwards
Department of the Northeast
N. S. Simpkins
Boston
Princess Maude of Fife
Prince of Wales
D. C. Bingham
Atlantic
Mediterranean
French War Commission
Central West
Philadelphia
Congress
French
Chamber of Deputies
Alsace-Lorraine
Balfour
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!