British Storm Wood and Haig Advances In France
Field Marshal Haig reports minor enterprises near Serre with a German post captured. British forces stormed a heavily defended wood along the Luce river driving off counter-attacks, and pressed south of Hangard and Hebuterne with local success. Allies advance between the Somme and Demuin. front largely quiet with heavy artillery action elsewhere.
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London
Field Marshal Haig
France
Serre
Arras
Amiens
Albert
Luce River
Haig
Hangard
Hebuterne
Paris
Somme
Demuin
Quise
War Office
Avre
Luce
Acheville
Hollebeke
Berlin
Herlin
Lace
Oise
Laon
Mense
Haudiemont
Naan
Drastic U.S. Foes Penalized Under Wartime Bill Proposals
Senate committee favors a bill imposing 20 year imprisonment and a $10,000 fine for aiding the German cause or obstructing war bonds recruiting and enlistment. Provisions ban disloyal speech and demands harsh penalties to curb production curtailment and sedition during the war.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Poindexter
German Empire
United States
United United States
Jones
New Mexico
French repulse German attacks south of MorŒuil and rollot defense
Heavy German assaults south of Morœuil fail to gain footing in French lines. French forces also break up attacks near Rollot and advance north of Flement, holding firm positions and gaining ground in the region.
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Paris
Moreuil
Rollot
British Retake Aylette and Repel German Attacks
London reports the British have retaken Aylette eight miles southwest of Arras and repulsed violent German assaults near Nampoux. The action underscores ongoing Allied pressure in the Arras region.
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London
Aylette
Arras
Nampoux
General Pershing to Supply All War News Only
General March orders suspension of the daily casualty list and requires all news to come from General Pershing in France. The directive centralizes war reporting from the front with Pershing as the sole source.
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Washington
March
Pershing
Lenroot Maintains Lead In Wisconsin Senate Race
Unofficial returns from sixty six counties show Lenroot leading with 128,028 votes, Davies 120,286, and Berger 87,096. With four Milwaukee precincts outstanding Lenroot holds a wide margin, and the contest for U S senator appears settled with Lenroot first, Davies second, Berger third. Pro Germanism and the Wilson Davies plea reduced the usual Republican majority in Wisconsin.
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Lenroot
Davies
Berger
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
City
Wilson
Secretary Baker in Rome for wedding and talks
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker arrives in Rome from the Italian front with Ambassador Page. He will attend the wedding of Miss Augustus Grover of Princeton to Hart Anderson at the embassy and then meet Premier Orlando Finance Minister Nitti and War Minister Zyuppelli.
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Rome
Newton D. Baker
Ambassador Page
Augustus Grover
Princeton
Hart Anderson
Baker
Orlando
Nittl
Zyuppelli
Will Set Day of Prayer Proposed by Senate and House
Washington April 8 The house concurred in a senate resolution asking the president to designate a day of prayer for American arms. Chicago April 8 Twelve hundred foundrymen at the American Car and Foundry company struck for higher wages and an eight hour day. They have been paid 60 cents an hour.
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Washington
House
Senate
Chicago
American Car and Foundry Company
Senator Thomas Warns of German Plots in U S Gas Mask Factory
Senator Thomas of Colorado charged German agents are sabotaging gas mask production for France. He cited a factory where 2900 of 5000 masks were defective and later found packed with passing units. He linked labor strife to German propaganda and urged treating agitators as enemies.
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Washington
France
Senate
Thomas
Colorado
United States
Kansas City
Reed
Missouri
Pomerene
Ohio
United States to Merge Troops with Allies for France Battle
U S officers say Washington will mix American troops with British and French units to rush forces to France. Plans discussed by Secretary Baker General Bliss Pershing and allied officials aim to build a rapidly deployed, composite army while preserving some pure American elements.
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Washington
London
United States
Baker
Bliss
Pershing
War Department
General Pershing
Europe
Government to Fix Prices of War Materials
Washington on April 3 announced a full overhaul of how war supplies are purchased. War Industries Board chair Bernard M Baruch said prices for all war materials will be fixed and profiteering stamped out. Industrial grants of the nation will be at the government's disposal without grounds for criticism of the old plan.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Bernard M. Baruch
Resignation of Missouri Four-Minute Men Leader
E. M. Grossman resigns as chairman of the Four-Minute Men of Missouri state council of defense. The article notes Grossman served as attorney for a man charged with disloyalty and hints at disputed conduct in that case.
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Missouri
St. Louis, Mo
E. M. Grossman
Missouri State Council of Defense
Grossman
Chicago Stamps Out Socialists In April Election Wave
Chicago voters delivered a sweeping defeat to the Socialist party in an April election, with Mayor Thompson’s allies also losing every contest. Overall turnout reached 887,870 as 278,028 men and 118,447 women voted, compared with 425,705 previous year amid city clerk and treasurer races and bond issues on the ballot.
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Chicago
Thompson
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U.S
Flement
Moynahan
Timothy J. Moynahan
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New York National Guard
Irvine L. Lenroot
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Victor L. Berger
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