Germans Repulsed in North as French Hold Logre Village
London April 30 The French hold the entire village of Logre, while British lines advance east of Villers-Brettoneux near Amiens. In Locre, French counterattacks drive Germans from ground won earlier. Northern front heavily repulsed. night relatively quiet. Artillery heavy near Noyon Oise. Paris reports bombardment of Paris. Casualties total fifty eight in American list with two KIA and two died of accidents. Allied advances between La Clutte and Kemmet noted. Red guards lose Viborg near Petrograd.
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Amiens
Northern Battle
London
Lore
Villers-Brettoneux
Locre
Noyon
Paris
Avre
Oise
Washington
Casalry
Thieaing
France
la Clutte
Kemmet
Flanders
Ypres
Channel
Entente High Command
RED Guards
Petrograd
Viborg
Germans given long terms for anti British revolt plot in Italia
In San Francisco on April 30, Franz Bopp former German consul general and E H Von Shack former vice consul were sentenced to maximum two years in federal prison and fines of ten thousand dollars each after being convicted of conspiring to foment a revolution against British rule in Italia. Motions for new trials were denied by Judge Van Fleet.
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San Francisco
Federal Penitentiary
Franz Bopp
E. H. von Shack
Bopp
Italia
van Fleet
Red Guards slain as government forces reclaim Helsingfors
Government White Guards reportedly annihilate the 46,000 strong Red Guard garrison after occupation of Helsingfors. Desperate resistance described as fierce with heavy casualties on the Red side amid shifts in control by opposing factions.
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Helsingfors
Red Guards
Red Guard
Ku Klux Klan Reappears In Liberty Bond Parade
Oklahoma City report states the Ku Klux Klan is being reorganized and menacing loyal citizens. In Salatook Oklahoma sixteen masked horsemen in winding sheets joined a Liberty Bond parade bearing banners targeting three men who had refused Liberty Bonds.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Ku Klux Klan
South
Salatook
Oklahoma
Confederate Veteran Ends Life In Memphis Note Found
D W Collier, seventy eight, a former Confederate lieutenant from 1861 to 1866, shot himself in Memphis after leaving a note urging the world may tire of him. He dressed in a gray uniform and fired a bullet to end his life, the note quoted, reflecting fatigue with life and the world.
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Memphis
Tenn
D. W. Collier
Army of the Confederate States of America
Tar and feathers ready for disloyalty in Island Wis
In Island Wisconsin on April 30 a tar bucket and a pile of feathers wait for disloyal remarks or conduct. Masked men have already used the tar and feathers in two cases and several more suspects are to be tarred and feathered by a so-called tar brigade.
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AS Island
Wis
Tar
Real Candy Kid Seeks France Duty in War
Allentown report says Greek soldier Chris Kirias, famed as a real candy kid, was recalled from Camp Meade after a Camp Anniston Alabama request for a candy maker. He resisted, preferring combat in France, and will join the next contingent.
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Allentown
Chris Kirias
Camp Meade
Camp Anniaton
Ala
Kirias
Alabama
France
Soldier Thanks Elko Woman
An Elko woman receives a heartfelt letter from a distant soldier thanking her for tobacco and candy sent from home. Vicy LeRoy Manning of the 4th Anti Aircraft Battery writes of Christmas ashore, seasickness, and meals aboard, expressing deep gratitude and promising a photo.
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Elko
San Francisco
France
Dee
K. P
Bunkle
Vicv
LeRoy Manning
A. EB
New York
Standard Oil Charged With Trade Commission Violation
Washington April 30 The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against Standard Oil Company of Indiana for unfair business practices. It accuses the firm of price discrimination among buyers of petroleum products and of stifling competition in eleven states in violation of the Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Act.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Red Cross canteen cheers traveling soldiers in Chicago
Chicago April 30 weary soldiers passing through the city are warmly aided by the Red Cross canteen service. Coffee sandwiches cookies and reading material are provided by volunteers, with special advance notice of troop arrivals. Post cards calls and friendly hellos complete the support as mobile baskets are delivered to depots.
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Chicago
United States
American Red Cross
France
Red Cross
Liberty Livestock League Calls Youth to Raise Livestock
A wartime appeal urges boys and girls to join the Liberty Livestock League. Participants pledge to raise at least one head of livestock such as pig calf or lamb. Readers are asked to contact Agricultural Digest in New York for pledge cards and badges and to begin their war service immediately.
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America
Liberty Livestock League
League
Agricultural Digest
West 4 Street
New York
Infatuated With Khaki Mothers Desert Babies
Louisville April 30. An application to place fourteen children in the Presbyterian Orphans Home revealed seven mothers had deserted their families for soldiers in uniform. The babies were rejected because the orphanage requires bona fide orphans and not children whose parents will not care for them.
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Louisville
Presbyterian Orphans
Elko Bride Mary Wilson Weds Lawrence Perry in Elko
Mary Wilson 22 married Lawrence M. Perry 21 of Council Bluffs Iowa at the Elko courthouse in a ceremony by Justice Adam L. Peterson. The tale follows prior disputes with Hindu farmer Amer Singh over a promised marriage and alleged funds, with civil and criminal actions totaling suits for embezzlement and damages still pending in district court.
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Ogden
Salt Lake City
Amer Singh
Corinne
Mary Wilson
Elko, Ney
Singh
Miss Wilson
S. A. D. Wilson
Austria Makes New Peace Offer to Italy
Basel dispatch reports Emperor Charles of Austria presenting a fresh peace offer to Italy in Stockholm on April 20. The proposal seeks Italy’s consideration despite potential friction with allies. Italian response from the administration remains unclear.
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Austria
Italy
Stockholm
Catholic International Press Agency
Basel
Charles of Austria
Wilfley Chosen for Missouri Senate Seat
Neno P. Wilfley member of the St. Louis election board and Democrat, was offered by Governor Gardner the vacancy in the United States Senate created by William J. Stone’s death. Wilfley announced he would accept and left for Jefferson City to confer with the governor.
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ST. Louis
Nenophon P. Wilfley
Last Week of Loan Campaign Now on Washington
The weekly Liberty Loan drive is now in its final phase in Washington. A preliminary tally shows $2,403,000,000 raised so far, with last night’s subscriptions not yet counted and an increase of $120,000,000 since the previous report.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Crowder Seeks Revision of Draft Bill Provisions
Washington April draft debate centers on Crowder proposal to remove youths turning twenty one from eligible pool and to add registry bottom line. He also urges retroactive operation and quotas based on class one registrants rather than existing provisions.
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Washington
Crowder
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