Allies Gain Ground As Pershing Troops Arrive In France
Entente forces take the initiative as German reserves fade in the Somme battle. Pershing’s American troops arrive with zeal, and General Foch is named supreme commander of all Allied and American forces in France. Dutch protests grow over seized ships in American ports.
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Paris
Foch
Marne
France
Wilson
General Pershing
United States
Dutch Mercantile Marine
Holland
War News From Front Lines And Palestine Reports
Bad weather hampers Italian theater operations as Austro German troops are driven back in the mountains. British forces in Palestine cut the Heljez railway near Jericho and begin retreat toward Es Salt. Berlin says nothing new. American consul reports no Bulgarian troops moved to the western front for the German offensive.
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Palestine
Jericho
Heljez
Es-Salt
Berlin
French Estimate of German Losses in Western Front Battle
A French official dispatch places German casualties from the western front battle at 275000 to 300000. It names nearly 100 identified divisions, notes some were engaged twice and several lost over half their men on day one. It cites large corpses found and many wounded sent to Belgium.
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Washington
Swedish charities receive massive gifts from Wallenberg pair
Stockholm April 1 K A Wallenberg former foreign minister and his wife donate 20 million crowns to a permanent fund for religious charitable social and cultural work and to promote commerce and industry of Sweden Another million crowns goes to the Stockholm municipal library The permanent fund gift is Sweden's largest except for Dr Nobel's gift
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Stockholm
K. A. Wallenberg
Sweden
Dr. Nobel
Food Exports Rise Despite Rail Transport Disruption
Exports of foodstuffs in February held steady year over year despite railroad paralysis. February value reached $110 million with eight month total at $808,466,738. Prior year February $89 million and eight month total $759,900,000.
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Washington
Baker visits Venice amid wartime ruins of city
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker toured Venice on April 8 observing the desolate condition caused by evacuation of two thirds of the population and the destruction of churches and buildings by aerial bombardments. The Piave line bombardment was heard in the distance but no cannonade occurred during his visit.
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Venice
Newton D. Baker
Piave River
Britain pleads for American reinforcements across Atlantic
David Lloyd George urged the United States to send American troops to France at once. Lord Reading read the message at a dinner, noting Germany's overwhelming forces and Allied resolve. He stressed the crisis of the war and the need to hasten troop and ship transfers.
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New York
David Lloyd-George
Great Britain
United States
Atlantic
Lord Reading
Republic of the
West
France
Meatless days suspended for 30 days in 1940 food rules
Washington reports suspension of meatless day regulations for 30 days starting today to ease meat supply. Hoover says hog marketing has boosted supply beyond capacity and expects prices to stay fair. he notes hog runs remain above normal and a shortage will reappear after the period, possibly about 80 days.
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Washington
Food Administration
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
House Appropriates Seed Aid for Farmers Nationwide
Washington reports a House bill to aid farmers unable to buy seed provides a 7.5 million dollar loan fund for seed purchases and 2.5 million dollars to mobilize labor for the harvest. The measure expands from spring wheat to nationwide coverage, amid earlier opposition to including corn and rye.
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Washington
House
Pope Benedict Expresses Deep Concern Over Paris Church Shelling
The pope conveyed worry after reports of casualties from a Paris church hit by a German shell. He met Cardinal Gasparri, bedridden with a cold, to discuss Vatican stance as bombardment shifts from air attacks to shelling.
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Rome
Pope Benedict
Paris
Cardinal Gasparri
Vatican
Behind Shipping Schedule Exposes Shipyard Delays
Washington April 3 American ship builders faced scrutiny as output for March lagged. Shipping board Chairman Hurley and Emergency Fleet Corporation General Manager Pier telegraphed yard managers nationwide, voicing disappointment in tonnage delivered and placing responsibility on building supervisors.
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Washington
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Pier
Emergency Fleet Corporation
United States
Youth Confesses Theft of $86,000 From Express Co
San Francisco April 1 Louis Beck 19 was arrested on a charge of embezzling 86000 from Adams Express in Pittsburg Pa where he worked in a confidential capacity Beck admitted his identity and confessed the theft claiming all but 300 was stolen from him by pickpockets before he left Pittsburg
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San Francisco
Louis Beck
Adams Express Company
Pittsburg
Express Company
Beck
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Belgium
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Pope
Harold Baldwin
Tribune Book Store
Montana
Standard Lumber
N & Coal Co
Naa
Dillon, “Mont
Crystal Laundry
H. H. Sato
Sebree and
Montana Sts
Frouinge
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
California
Cook Sheep Co
Dillon, Or
Dell, Mont
Express CO
Lewis & Walker
North
Wyoming
Butte, Mont
P. O
M. Paumie
Gelena St
Butte, Mont French
Bob Jones
Big Hole Basin
T. F. Jenkins
Twin Bridges
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Western Motor Supply CO
J. Carhart
Mrs
May Gibson
Nurse Grant
Mont
Annabel Desmond
South Pacific
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