British Relief Pressed Back At Armentieres Front
British and German forces clash along a new battle line north and south of Armentieres with the British in a pocket at the village. In Givenchy and Messines Ridge fighting continues as the Germans push a wedge around Bethune and Merville. Paris reports heavy artillery near Montdidier and a long range shell strike at Creche near Paris killing three and wounding eleven.
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France
Associated Press
Armentieres
Givenchy
Artienticres
Messines Ridge
Wyachaete
Messines Village
Wytachaete
Hindenburg
Mervile
London
Ploegsteert
Reuters
Villa Chapelle
Bethune
Bulla Meassines
Flanders
Lys Canal
Merville
Lestrem
Paris
Hangardeen Santerre
Montdidier
War Office
Foundling Asylum
Creche
Muskinta
Rumor of Indian Agitation Sparks Westernada Debate
The Gazettes wild Indian story stirs Westernada residents with talk of unrest among natives. The Home Guard mobilizes as Bert Castle faces transport woes while moving 60 men to Metropolis. In a creative fix, ingeniously packed autos ferry the crowd despite early delays.
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Gazettes
Westernada
Home Guard
Bert Castle
Metropolis
Bert
Troops Ready to Quell Trouble in Nevada Frontier
United States Attorney Woodburn orders two companies from Fort Douglas to Nevada to suppress potential Indian uprisings in the eastern state. Sheriffs across Elko and White Pine counties mobilize deputies, with state police prepared to move on the Deep Creek region. Federal investigators in Utah and Nevada plan arrests of Indian leaders tied to the Deep Creek disturbance as tensions rise in a broad raiding plot.
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Nevada
Squaw
United States
Woodburn
Fort Douglas
Utah
Sinesin
White Pine
Elke
Ural
Ely
Seemoan
Col. L. A Dorrington
Inndian
Vieche
Lincoln
Henderson Would Change Mine Law
Washington April 11 An amendment to mining laws would deny all vein ownership beyond the apex of the anticline and permit ore removal only from veins within the vertical lines of a miner’s claim. Introduced by Nevada Senator Henderson, the measure aims to end a long standing dispute and applies to silver, gold, copper and other metals found together.
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Washington
Allver
Henderson
Nevada
Wood Says Draft Need To Grow For War Effort
Major General Wood, commander of the Eighty-ninth Division at Camp Funston, traveling from France, urged in Kansas City that forty thousand more officers are needed for upcoming drafts. He supported an officer training camp for men aged thirty-five to forty and warned against expecting a short war, stating that only one man power has been drafted and future drafts will be larger.
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Kansas City
Wood
National Army
Camp Funston
France
German gun heads man in Paris and Atlantic port
American witnesses describe Paris bombardment and damage on Good Friday. John Fiske Little of New York reports crowds fleeing and crowded trains, while Orlando Marshall of Massachusetts notes bombs at Saint Gervais and Montmartre.
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Atlatic
Geremany
Paris
John Fiske Little
New York
Parks
Ean
Orland Marehall
Waltham
St Gervais
Varyehtef
Marshall
Mont Martre
Durina Peace
Carl Grover Writes Home From Camp Lewis
A Nevada soldier, Carl Grover known as Dippy, sends a letter from Camp Lewis dated April 7, 1918. He describes quarantine, vaccinations, and comparisons with California troops, notes Nevada manpower, and mentions plans for future photos and updates.
Nevada District Reservation Scene Reports Indian Estimates
Dispatch from the Nevada district notes trouble at the reservation with limited Indian presence. Col Dor Sington provides estimates indicating a gate of Shoshone and Piuten families amidst unclear conditions. Local Gazette records minimal figures amid unsettled tensions.
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Will
Nevada
Col Dorsington
Gold Creek Subscribes $1200 to Liberty Loan
Gold Creek November 1918 meeting of the Board of Defense and Women's Liberty Loan committee chaired by Mrs John T Mardman discussed plans to sign up buyers for Liberty Bonds. About thirty attended due to rounds. raffles, Cross service readings, and War Savings stamps supported the drive. The event raised funds for the Red Cross and Third Liberty Loan, with receipts listed for War Savings, stamps, and donations.
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Gold Creek
Bietoth
Dia Willard
Naylor
York
Lunel
Manteline
Red Crosse
Liberty Lava
Liberty
Arrest of Pastor Recalls Past Agents in War Controversy
Exclusive report recalls George H. Greenfield the pastor known for antiwar views before and after U S entry into World War I. Local residents recount his confrontations with soldiers and his insistence that troops did not have to fight. He challenged education and patriotism, voicing strong opinions in public and private confrontations.
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George H. Greenfield
Elke County
Greenfield
United States
Armeriea Wiegsol
Hite
Mac
Mac the Soldiers Knew In Sub- Stince
University Man Under Arrest
Dr. William Ise Thomas of the University of Chicago faculty, a noted sociology authority, was taken into custody in Chicago today on a Mann Act charge. His companion identified as Mrs. Granger of Far Worth Texas is said to be the wife of a Texas man now in France. The pair had been under surveillance for some time.
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Clay Johnson
Carl
Dippy
Grover
Nevada
Camp Lewis
California
Clay
O. K
Unis
Carl Grover
Chicago
William Ise Thomas
University of Chicago
Thomas’ Companion
Granger
Far Worth
Texas
France
Independent Subscription Price Increase Notice
On May 1 the Independent will raise annual subscriptions to seven dollars. A reduced rate of five dollars for one year is available until May 1. Monthly carrier subscriptions rise to seventy five cents after that date and remain at fifty cents until then.
Patriotism and allegations surround Greenfield case
Reports depict Greenfield denying national loyalties while described as allied with German interests. Witnesses recall sermons urging staying out of war as his central aim. Claims arise of prior Los Angeles arrest and Salt Lake City dealings for sedition. Mrs Greenfield is praised for loyalty though likely bound to an unyielding fate.
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Salt Lake City
Greenfield
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Oscar J. Streeter
Pioneer
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Distrietate
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Lamoille
Elko County
Derrington
L.A. Dorrington
Tle
Midis Toorminnss Cutte
Deep Creek
Salt Lake
Big Gun
Paramount Picture CO
Liberty Loan
Dr. Thomas
Woodbury’s
Sunset Grocery Company
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