Germans Renew Drive Against Allied Armies
British and French fronts report heavy German attacks south of the Somme with gains near Hamel and the Bois de Vaire. Haig notes repulses on the right and center, short advance on the left, and continued fighting with Canadian forces distinguished in action. Paris reports violent artillery at night and French gains near Montdidier and Reims with prisoners and weapons captured.
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London
Somme
British War Office
Hamel
Bois de Vaire
Luce
Avre
Haig
Field Marshal
France
Waie Wood
Hebuterne
Menin Road
Passchendaele
Berlin
Moreuil
Verdun
Parroy Wood
Paris
Montdidier
Reims
Champagne
Meuse
Avecourt Wood
St. Die
Cadet T. J. Jennings Dies of Plane Crash Injuries
Cadet T. J. Jennings of the Royal Flying Corps died in a Fort Worth hospital from injuries suffered in a March 28 crash at Benbrook wing of Taliaferro field. An instructor aboard the plane survived uninjured. Jennings’s home was in Toronto.
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Fort Worth
Tex
T. J. Jennings
Royal Flying Corps
Benbrook Wing
Taliaferra Field
Jennings
Toronto
Fire Blazes Through West Bottoms District Destroying Warehouses
A large fire in Kansas City Missouri and Kansas City Kansas damaged about 1.0 million dollars in property. Flames spread from the old Ridenour Baker building to the new Ridenour Baker structure as dynamite was used to clear paths. Authorities blame incendiary action by spies.
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Kansas City
West Bottoms
Kan
Ridenour- Baker Grocery Company
Abernathy Furniture Company
Ridenour-Baker
Indiana Flyer Killed in Ellington Field Crash
Lieuts. Carl E. Ekstrand of Brooklyn New York and Russell H. Ewiggins of Waynetown Indiana were killed in an aviation accident at Ellington field Houston sharing the same aircraft.
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R. H. Ewiggins
Waynetown
Lieut
C. E. Ekstrand
Brookklyn
Texas
Houston, Tex
Carl E. Ekstrand
Brooklyn
N. Y
Russell H. Ewiggins
Ind
Ellington Field
Frontier to Be Closed at German Swiss Border
Zurich reports the German Swiss frontier will close Friday in what may signal troop movements ahead. Officials note past closures have preceded military movements in the region.
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Zurich
British forces Inch forward and retreat on Western Front
British troops were pressed back briefly east of Amiens to east of Villers Brettonneux while facing large German assaults between Luce and the Somme. German forces also massed near Albert and in the Scarpe valley as British artillery unleashed withering fire.
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London
Amiens
Villers Brettonneux
Luce
Somme
Albert
Scarpe Valley
Fierce Struggle North of Montdidier Continues
Paris April 5 The French War Office says the battle north of Montdidier remains violent with heavy German attacks repelled. Eleven German divisions identified by prisoners. French forces hold Epirette wood near Orvillers Sorel and St Aignan farm southeast of Grivesnes.
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Montdidier
Paris
French War Office
Epirette Wood
Orvillers-Sorel
Illness in Ex Czar Family at Tobolsk
Several members of the former Imperial Russian family at Tobolsk are ill. The Red Cross asks the Bolshevik government to grant Nicholas Romanoff’s family ordinary rations. An allowance of 800 rubles a month is approved. The Vologda soviet refuses housing for the exiled grand dukes.
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Vologda
Peace Only by Allies Victory Declared in Speech
Lord Aberdeen former governor general of Canada and lord lieutenant of Ireland spoke in New York declaring peace relies on an Allied victory. He emphasized the need for Allied unity and strength to secure lasting peace.
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New York
Lord Aberdeen
Canada
Lord Leutenant
Ireland
Germans to Fight Finns near Hango in Finland
Berlin reports German transports have landed 40 000 troops under General Susnitz at Hango on Finland southern coast. The force includes 300 artillery pieces and 2000 machine guns. Belgian minister to Russia D Estrees reportedly wounded by guards while entering rebel lines.
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Petrograd
Hango
Finland
Hlelsingfors
Bolsheviki Commissary
D’'Estrees
Russia
London
Berlin
Susnitz
Copenhagen
Secretary Baker in Paris Arrival in the French capital
Secretary Baker, after a visit to Rome and the Italian front, arrived in Paris today. He travels amid ongoing Allied coordination and diplomacy.
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Baker
Paris
Rome
Third Liberty Loan Signed by President Wilson
President Wilson signed the war loan bill authorizing the third Liberty loan. The issue matures September 15, 1928, bears 4 percent interest from May 9, with four weeks of campaign to run and bank reporting windows set. The measure also imposes penalties for sabo tage and destruction of war materials.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Marshall
Senate
White House
Treasury Department
Treasury
Liberty
United States
Allinson Ordered to Report for Entrainment at Camp Grant
Brent Dow Allinson, a noted pacifist, was ordered by Chicago exemption board No. 44 to report immediately for entrainment to Camp Grant. His father, Thomas W. Allinson, leads the Henry Booth Settlement House, drawing nationwide attention. The case questions whether conscientious objectors may opt for noncombatant service under Wilson's policy.
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Micago
Brent Dow Allinson
Chicago
Camp Grant
Allinson
Thomas W. Allinson
Henry
US Guard Murdered in Washington Office
James King, night watchman at the committee on public information offices, was found dead with a bullet through the head. His pistol misfired, leading police to doubt a papers-seeking wartime secrets motive.
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Washington
James King
Officea
Committee On Pulse Information
Olflelata
King
British Shipping Losses Drop in Latest Week
London reports a sudden drop in British shipping losses from mines or U boats. The admiralty says only six merchantmen over 1,000 tons and seven under were sunk in the week ending March 30. Some fishing vessels were also lost.
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London
Admiralty
Camp Funston name honors Maj Gen Funston at Manila site
Washington April 5 a second army camp named for the late Maj Gen Frederick Funston. The new Camp Funston is at Luneta Hill near Manila in the Philippine department. The original training post bearing the name remains at Fort Riley Kansas where the Ninth and Ninety second army divisions are to train.
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Washington
Frederick Funston
Funston
Luneta Vill
Manila
Philippine Department
Fort Riley
Kon
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