French Break German Front Between Soissons and Rheims
French forces push the German line on a long front from Rheims to Soissons capturing Au berive and key heights. More than 11 000 German prisoners reported with heavy losses on the sector, while British troops advance toward Le Catelet and the St Quentin Cambrai corridor amid harsh weather.
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Paris
Soissons
Rheims
Auberive
War Office
Moronvilliers
Moronvillers
Mont Camillet
Vaudesincourt
Sois- Sons
London
West Front
Aisne
Berlin War Office
Theims
Teuton
le Catelet
St. Quentin-Cambrai
Hindenburg Line
Fayet and
Epehey
Ford Aids Great Britain With Patent Waiver
Henry Ford, at the British government request, waives all patent rights on his farm tractor and wires the specifications to England. Ford Motor Co. says tractors will be produced in the British Isles and in France to boost farm acreage in the entente countries.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
England
Great Britain
British Isles
France
Ford Motor Company
Clerks Sing Anthem Daily in Marion Store
In Marion Indiana on April 16 clerks from a large department store gather at 8 a.m. around a piano to sing The Star Spangled Banner. The group consists of about 100 employees sharing a daily ritual before work.
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Marion
Ind
Actress Sarah Barnhardt hospitalized in New York
Barnhardt age seventy one was moved from her hotel to a hospital in New York on April 17. Doctors report her condition is not serious and deny any planned operation. The actress has been ill for several weeks.
Wilson Proclaims Treason Definition and Penalty
President Wilson issued a proclamation defining treason and its penalties under the constitution and criminal code. He warns all U S citizens and aliens to abstain from acts violating the laws and states they will be vigorously prosecuted.
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Washington
Wilson
State Department
United States
Dirt Price Soars to $2 a Yard in Gary Gardens
Gary Indiana residents face higher living costs as black dirt jumps from 1.75 to 2 dollars per cubic yard. The material, indispensable for gardening, is imported from surrounding areas due to Gary's dune soil. Local gardeners report slower vegetable growth without the imported dirt.
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Gary
Ind
Indiana
Fire destroys boardwalk restaurant at Lone Beach
The Lone Beach New York restaurant on the boardwalk burned, causing an estimated 75000 dollars in damages and briefly threatening adjacent properties. Authorities noted a spike in large fires at nearby coast resorts over the past ten days.
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Lone Beach
N. Y
Eleven Killed in Allied Air Raid on Frejbure University
An official war office notice reports eleven killed and twenty nine injured in an air raid on Frejbure University. Considerable damage reported to university buildings as Allied forces intensify attacks.
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Berlin
The
War Office
Frejbure
Governor Goodrich Speaks at Peru Flag Raising Ceremony
Governor James P. Goodrich addressed ten thousand attendees at the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad shops in Peru Indiana as a twenty foot flag was raised atop a 140 foot pole. The Grand Army of the Republic and its drum corps attended the ceremony with A C McNary introducing the governor who was once receiver for the railroad.
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Peru
Ind
James P. Goodrich
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Goodrich
Grand Army of the Republic
A. C. McNary
GUNSLOP OF $30,000 TAKEN IN SAFE BREAK-IN AT SNIDER
Thieves broke into the Snider Catsup company offices at 168 North Michigan Avenue between Saturday night and Monday morning, prying the locked safe open and stealing about $30,000 in cash stocks bonds and negotiable checks. Police investigation underway.
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Chicago
Snider Catsup Company
North
Michigan Avenue
Loot Stolen From Big Four Yard In Columbus
A merchandise car in the Big Four yards was broken into at night and foodstuffs valued over $190 were stolen, loaded into a wagon and carted away. The goods were consigned to George Habig, a local grocer. Within a week ten burglaries have been reported here, three of which occurred last Friday night.
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Columbus
Ind
George Habig
Berlin Says Penfield Tried to Cause a Teuton Split
Berlin accuses Penfield of plot to fracture Teuton unity. The claim cites alleged schemes aimed at splitting Germanic factions and destabilizing regional cohesion amid rising tensions. Police and officials pledged investigation and caution.
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Berlin
Penfield
Penfield Plotting Break with Germany, Allied Peace Offer
Amsterdam reports Frederic C. Penfield former American ambassador to Austria-Hungary proposed separate peace terms with the Entente before leaving Vienna. The plan allegedly offered Austria-Hungary Galicia Trentino Bosnia and Herzegovina in exchange for Bavaria and Silesia after a German defeat. Penfield ceased efforts as the mission proved futile.
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Amsterdam
Budapest
Tarestung
Berlin
Frederic C. Penfield
Au tria-Hungary
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Galicia
Trentino
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bavaria
Silesia
U. S. Appeals to End Tin Strike at Wheeling Plant
Secretary Redfield urged Samuel Gompers to use his influence to quickly end the Wheeling Steel and Iron works strike in Wheeling West Virginia which halts output of about two million tin cans daily.
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Washington
Redfield
Samuel Gompers
Wheeling Steel and Iron Company
Wheeling
W. Va
Oldest South Resident Ezekiel McFadden Dies at 124
Ezekiel McFadden aged 124 the oldest person in the south died at his Owensboro home. He was famed for operating flat boats on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers between Pittsburgh and New Orleans.
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Owensboro
Ezekiel McFadden
South
Ohio
Mississippi
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Break in Turkish United States Relations Report
A report from Zurich dated April 18 states that Turkey and Bulgaria have broken off relations with the United States. The disclosure adds strain to Balkan and Near Eastern diplomacy amid wider regional tensions.
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Zurich
Turkey
Bulgaria
United States
German U boat attacks U S destroyer near New York
Washington reports a German submarine fired on the destroyer Smith about 100 miles south of New York. The torpedo missed by thirty yards as the sub disappeared. Officials say the encounter confirms enemy sub presence near American ports and signals possible sea threats.
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Washington
Smith
New York
Atlantic
Navy Department
Fire Island
Boston
U.S. S. Smith
U. S. S. Smith
Boston Navy Yard
Boston New York
New England
Germany
United States
Congress
Reston
Delaware
Chesapeake Bay
Charleston
Savannah
Atlantic Seaboard
225000 Miners to Get Wage Increase
A tentative agreement to raise wages for 225 000 miners in Ohio Indiana Illinois and western Pennsylvania by about 20 percent at contract end was reached by a subcommittee of operators and employees from four states. Ratification by the full committee is required for the increase to take effect. The contract expires March 31, 1918. Increases range from 60 to 88 cents a day for various mine jobs.
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New York
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Bar Separate Peace
Washington April 18. A resolution by Senator Sherman Illinois calls for the United States and the allies to formally agree that none will make a separate peace with Germany or its allies. It was referred to the foreign relations committee.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Sherman
Illinois
Foreign Relations Committee
Governor Lowden offers farm to government during war
Springfield April 18 Governor Lowden said he wrote Addison Thomas of Chicago interested in food conservation offering to place the Lowden Sinnisippi farm near Oregon Illinois at the disposal of the government during the war period. He would permit its use for experimental purposes.
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Springfield
Lowden
Addison
Thomas
Chicago
Oregon
Ill
LAW FOR U. S. TO FIX FOOD PRICES FRAMED
Washington reports a plan to empower the council of national defense to supervise food distribution and set price limits if needed. A Chicago packer delegation led by J Ogden Armour proposed government price controls and licensing of distributors to curb middlemen. They claimed a minimum profit plan could save the public about 100 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Council of National Defense
Chicago
Houston
Department of Agriculture
J. Ogden Armour
Edwin Morris
F. A. Cudahy
Thomas EF. Wilson
JL. F. Swift
Danville Votes Dry in Near Record Election
In Danville Illinois a dramatic vote ended saloon presence with a dry majority of 233 as 72 saloons close. The Republican slate backed by the drys won mayoral seat with George Roarick defeating Joseph Werner. Other towns including Lacon Johnstown Wamac White Ash Andalusia Morris Effingham Harris and Auburn also went dry.
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Danville
Illinois
George Roarick
Joseph Werner
Drys
Lacon
Johnston City
Wamac
White Ash
Andalusia
Morris
Henry
Effingham
Harris
Auburn
U S War Loan Clears Senate In Unanimous Vote New Deal
The Senate approved a $7,000,000,000 war loan fund by an all ayes roll call with 84 voting in favor and 12 absentees noted as supports. Norris and Stone opposed certain amendments while others praised the measure as a major national credit effort. The bonds will be tax exempt and are to be handled by the Federal Reserve banks.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Bankhead
Chamberlain
Goff
Hollis
Hasting
Lane
Martin
Newlands
Smith
Michigan
South Carolina
Tillman
Underwood
Warren
Congress
Norris
Nebraska
Stone
Missouri
Federal Reserve Banks
Baseball results recap from three games
Brooklyn Nov. 15 hosts New York in a 10 inning clash with Perritt and Rariden unmatched by McCarty Pfef fer and Miller. Boston edges Chicago 6 to 5 as Lavender Mayer and Killifer support Crum Neff Rudolph Gowdy. Cincinnati falls to Pittsburgh 27 to 7 despite Miller and Fischer rallying with Schneider Wingo.
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Brooklyn
New York
Perritt and Rariden
McCarty, Pfeffer and Miller
Boston
R. H
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Miller
Fischer
Sehneider and
Wingo
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Yeggs
Strong Box of
Chicago Catsup Company
Brown Open
American Press Association
Austria
U. S
Kaiser
America
U.S
Frank C. Lowden
Mlimois
Over Fine Farm
U. 58
Photo
American Presa Association
U. S. Farm
Chicago Packers
Danville, Ill
Aya
National League
Johnson
Ainsmith
Russel
Nanamaker
Philadelphia
Shore and
Cady
Rush
Meyers
Netroit
Danforth
Russell
Schalk
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