Germans Open Heavy Fire Ypres Center Of Drive
WNDON May 4 Early this morning the battlefront opened an intense bombardment along the Flanders front from Loere village to a point near Ypres There was great activity in the sector between Nippe yorrst and Meteren The British have improved positions by a strong operation along the hinge in the southern side of the line The French carried out a royal color operation near Suere There was also spirited artillery fighting along the Avre front Paris May 4 Spirited artillery fighting occurred today along the Ave front southeast of the river Amiens Americans suffer eighty six casualties in Washington May 4 the casualty list shows eight six names killed in action died of wounds four died of accident five wounded widowed and missing etc Vienna May 1 fighting activity has again increased along the Austrian Italian front as part of a central powers heavy campaign in the next few months indicating possible attacks while French and British hold in France and Flanders Heavy fighting on the Italian front also noted with no final results.
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Nippe Forest
Meteren
Lys
Locre
Flanders
Loere
Ypres
Nippe Yorrst
Lye Salent
Suere
Paris
River Amiens
Fitty
Wehen
Vienna
France
Plinders
Hundreds of John Smiths in Camp Kearny San Diego May 4
An appeal to the public at Camp Kearny urges residents to read letters and report misaddressed mail. The notice warns that many writers share common names, causing mail delays and potential fraud. Officials request careful verification of addresses to improve delivery and prevent confusion in the camp mail system.
Croatian Society in Los Angeles Buys Liberty Bonds
A Los Angeles gathering of the Croatian Shiwantiti Society subscribed to 2000 in Liberty Loan bonds. President John Zk spoke of loyalty to the United States and clarified no German ties among members while most were born under Austrian rule.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Shiwantiti Society of
John Zk
Boyal
United States
Thousands of wounded returning to Germany line of trains
Amsterdam reports that 265 trains carried wounded to Germany from Pleardy and Plinders on April 11 and 12. The Narmer Liege line carried transports in open coal cars as crowds filled hospitals, convents, and schools in Belgium, with depots emptied.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Safdie
Germiy
Pleardy
Lane predicts fuel shortage after sixty days
Washington May 1 Secretary Taane warned that sleepers and helicopters will be unable to obtain any fuel oil after sixty days unless Congress passes the leasing bill.
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Washington
Taane
Tading
Slelper
Tane
Congress
Attempt to Free German Prisoners Revealed at Port Metherponford
An apparent plan to smuggle German prisoners from Port Metherponford was uncovered yesterday when a fifty foot tunnel was found leading from a barrack toward a double wire fence. Guards reported the tunnel stretch to a point near an outer area but the prisoners had not escaped. Authorities closed the breach and investigated the incident.
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Atlanta
Germin Pets
Port Metherponford
Marinette county to form next of kin club
A next of kin club is being organized in Marinette Wisconsin for all county men serving in the military. The local branch is expected to surpass 300 members and will assist in patriotic activities and the Liberty Loan drive. Similar clubs will be formed statewide to support service families.
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Marinette
Marinette County
Woman Discovers Old Image of Kaiser Shown in Parlor
A grandmother discovered a long cherished photo of the Kaiser in her parlor. She kept it as a symbol of respect but removed the picture after changing her mind about him. Local sentiment shifts as public views on the emperor evolve.
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Gibensherg
Bae
Myers
Kateer
Kater
Third Liberty Loan Oversubscribed by Six Million Dollars
Washington May 4 The Third Liberty Loan campaign closes with subscriptions already oversubscribed by six billion six thousand dollars. Final figures are expected to bring in at least twenty million dollars above the three billion dollar quota.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Qwillion
Fos
Treasury
Boys Follow Various Jobs to Do Their Bit
HS Paso Texas May 3 Highland Park school boys have many ways to raise money for war stamps. One dives for stamp money, another collects tin caps, another polishes neighbor cars, another solders and polishes shoes, and a boy carried a dove of castor oil for stamp money. Other boys ran newspaper routes, pressed clothes, and saved bus fare by walking three miles to school.
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HS Paso
Texas
Highland Park
Sisters
Big Brother
Tle
Statewide Prohibition Reduces Texas Governor Field
Austin May 4 Enactment of statewide prohibition laws by the legislature trims the governor race in Texas One candidate Mayfield who ran on a prohibition platform withdrew stating he would not quibble over minor issues after Governor Habby signed the statute The move narrows the field for the coming election with implications for party positions and campaign strategies.
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Austin
Texas
Mayfield
Habby
Red Cross Orders Million Dressings in Northwest
Suatti Wash May 4 One million surgical dressings to be supplied by July 14 under J W Hotson University of Washington botany professor and northwest Red Cross director. Moss beds to be located in Alaska and Maine to supply moss for dressings as students work two hours daily.
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Alweka
Giria
University
Schooner Crew Subscribes for Bonds in Message
Report from Bhatti Washington dated May 4 describes a schooner crew subscribing for Liberty Bonds. A wireless message from Belvedere near the Pacific out of Seattle mentions orders for Siberia and an auxiliary power unit, with the ship reportedly heading toward distant waters.
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Bhatti
Wash
Liberty
Selonert Belvedere
Pacific
Seattle
Siberia
Chinese Buyer Subscribes to Liberty Bonds in L A
In Los Angeles on May 4 Chinese head cook It Jung at the Los Angeles Athletic Club paid one dollar for the Liberty Loan counter and $200 for an assistant. He said he subscribed to the Third Liberty Loan because he asked why not.
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Angeles
Cal
Liberty Loan
Jung
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Liberty Lown
Ma Gets Married So Son Can Lick Kaiser
In Kansas City Ma agrees to marry Henry at the license bureau to aid her army son who hopes to join aviation service. The mother explains she needs her son’s support and that Henry has waited for the moment to wed.
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Son
Kaiser
Kansas City
Henry
Kaiser Starts for Front in European War
Amsterdam May 4 A Vienna dispatch reports Emperor Wilhelm II accompanied by his chief of staff and a German military representative has started for the front. No front is named, but military writers think he may have gone to the Italian front where heavy fighting is said to be underway.
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Amsterdam
Vienna
Wilhelm
Germany
Copper strike near Mina sparks district-wide interest
Reports from Mina Nevada describe Bettles and Dr FLOC discovering three and a half feet of solid copper sulphide ore six miles southwest of Mina. The vein reportedly lies in quartzite and intrudes granodiorite, with gold and silver values making it an ideal smelting ore. The discovery could place the property among district’s top shippers as copper values deepen. Meanwhile the Al G Barnes circus features thirty African lions in a dramatic pyramid act, plus numerous dangerous animal showcases, Elephants, bears and equestrian numbers, with a big parade at 10:30 a.m. and shows at 1 and 7 p.m.
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Awe. Bettles
Floc. Pache
Mina
Nevada
al G. Barnes
Elke
Martha Florine
Royal Ken Tierrs
Simeon
Boy Knits on Street Car Aiding Belgian Relief
A woman on a San Francisco street car knits a colored sweater as three boys aged eight to ten rush aboard. One boy asks her to pick up stitches for a half finished square meant for blankets for Belgians. She plans to knit olive drab yarn into socks or sweaters for soldiers and Belgians.
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San Francisco
Cal
Belgian Relief Society
Noted Toast At Camp Dinner By Visiting Canadians
A camp dinner featured a toast attempt by a flustered sergeant and a gallant corporal as two visiting members of a famous Canadian regiment, home on sick leave. The sergeant’s lines faltered while the corporal steered the moment with a light, self deprecating preface.
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Tlere
Chicago Tribune
Foch Praised Amid Loud Ridicule In Chicago Evening Post
A garbled excerpt from the Chicago Evening Post mocks praise of Foch amid scornful murmurs. It rails at those who disparage Foch and hints at secret service scrutiny for dissenters.
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Foch
Secret Service
Polluted Fragments Refer to Absent Owner and Madcap Mentions
Fragmentary OCR hints at an absent owner poll on leave and a dialogue about madness and hair styling. Names or clear events are unreadable. text shows garbled phrases and inconsistent punctuation. The readable core suggests a satirical note or unfinished caption from Cassell's Journal.
President Wilson disapproves firing order for sleeping sentries
President Wilson today disapproved the order to shoot four soldiers sentenced by General Pershing for dozing on sentry duty. Two sentences were reduced to three years and the other two were pardoned in full.
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Washington
Wilson
General Pershing
65th Artillery Brigade Sets Work At Kearny
The 65th Artillery Brigade comprising two California and one Utah regiment begins an extensive firing instruction program at Camp Kearny San Diego. Regimental units will fire at least one problem each, with trench mortar training machine gun work gas defense and aircraft defense measures included. Brigade officers conduct reconnaissance rides to locate guns for offense and defense.
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Camp Kearney
San Diego
Cal
65Th Artillery Brigade
California
Utah
Solicitude for dog ends in arrest at Holdrege
Jesse Carver twenty five of Pratt Kan was arrested in Holdrege Neb on a charge of failing to register his dog. He vanished June 4 after leaving the dog with a friend. A letter Carver wrote asking about the dog was turned over to the U S district attorney for Kansas. The arrest followed.
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Holdrenge
Neb
Jesse Carver
Pratt
Kan
Carver
United States
Kansas
Austria to Adjourn Parliament Amid Food Crisis
Vienna dispatch reports Emperor Charles has empowered the Austrian premier to adjourn parliament and impose measures to prevent its return. The call cites grave food shortages as the reason and states the government will focus on solving the economic problem to sustain Austria Hungary under wartime stress.
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Amsterdam
Charles of Austria
Vienna
Austria Hungary
Man Takes $47 000 in Liberty Bonds
Sacramento report says a large single subscription to the Third Liberty Loan was $47 000, from the Ebner family. Gerald L Ebner, a aviation corps veteran who died of pneumonia before reaching overseas, inspired the gift.
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Sacramento
Calif
Wmen
Gerald L. Ebner
France
Aviation Corps
Army truck moves house at Camp Kearny
In San Diego on May 4 a frame building housing the 115th engineers was relocated using an army truck. The structure, reinforced with planking, was lifted on racks with pipes for rollers and pushed to a new site by the truck after careful preparation.
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Camp Kearney
San Diego
Cal
115Th Engineers
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