British raid at Zeebrugge and Ostend hailed as gallant
London reports sir Eric Geddes detailing the dawn raid against German U base ships at Zeebrugge and Ostend led by Vice Admiral Keyes. Obsolete cruisers and the Vindictive faced minefields and fog to block entrances. two block ships reached the Bruges canal while Ostend operations yielded limited, uncertain results.
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Eric Geddes
Admiralty
House of Commons
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Keyes
Roger Keyes
Dove
Brilliant
Strius
Iphigenia
Intrepid
Thetis
Vindictive
Hich
Bruges Canal
British Aid Keeps Reims Front Active Along Somme and Flanders
Paris reports on April 24 that artillery operations continue east of Reims and on the Somme north of Albert as British lines improve and raids yield prisoners. Canadian and American forces engage with gas shells and machine gun fire, claiming several prisoners and two machine guns, while shelling targets along Lens and Avion districts.
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Somme
Albert
Flanders
France
Lens
Toul
Leicheprey
Avion
Paris
London
Robecq
Wytsehaete
German Attacks Near Amiens Pressed by French
Strong German attacks developed near Dranoutre on the Flanders front and were refused by the French. Heavy infantry assaults were in progress in the Albert sector north of the Somme with engagements between the Somme and Avre rivers.
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London
Dranoutre
Flanders
Albert
Somme
Avre
British Repulse Strong German Attacks on Flanders Front
Paris reports heavy German bombardment around Hangard En-Santerre and Villers-Bretonneux about ten miles east of Amiens as British forces repulse a major offensive on the Flanders front.
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Paris
Hangard
En-Santerre
Villers-Brettonneaux
Amiens
American Captured by Chinese Bandits in Shantung Province
A Reuters dispatch from Peking reports an American named Love was captured by Chinese bandits in Shantung. The mine owner later to China has urged the government to appoint an official with powers to suppress bandits and rescue foreign captives.
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London
Love
Shuantung
Reuter
Pekio
Ching
Zeppelin Works Not Harmed by April Fire
A Berlin official statement says a fire on April 18 at Friedrichshafen damaged an old Zeppelin hangar but caused only slight damage and did not impede work at the Zeppelin yards in Amsterdam.
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Mofe
Amsterdam
Friedrichshafen
Berlin
Cadet Roger W Patterson Dies in Parkfield Flight Crash
Memphis report states Roger W Patterson, cadet flyer with the United States army aviation school at Parkfield, fell from his airplane at about 1 000 feet and was killed during a flight on April 24.
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Memphis
Tenn
Roger W. Patterson
United States Army Aviation School
Parkfield
Dublin Protest Day Halts Life Across Ireland
Ireland’s work stoppage against conscription halted almost all activity in Dublin, with railways shut, newspapers unsold, stores closed, and cinemas dark. Saloonkeepers obeyed anti conscription orders as crowds signed pledge after pledge in quiet streets. North Ireland largely ignored the order and Belfast saw no adherence.
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Ireland
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Trish Labor Convention
Belfast
North of
Dutch Cabinet Holds Extra Session on War Clash With Kaiser
The Hague April 24 Dutch cabinet met in an extraordinary session. A three corner dispute over gravel shipments to Germany continues to block relations with Germany and Holland amid broader European tension involving Great Britain. Washington April 24 the gravel issue between Germany and Holland remains unsettled with Britain cited as a factor. London April 24 Uruguay and Argentina are reported to be preparing to declare war on Germany, per Berlin reports via Exchange Telegraph.
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Vaderlang
Holland
Germany
Washington
State Department
Great Britain
London
Uruguay
Argentina
Berlin
Exchange Telegraph
Amsterdam
Adda
Baseball scores from the national and American leagues
National League results show New York 9 over Boston 2, Philadelphia 7 over Brooklyn 3, Cincinnati 4 over Chicago 2, St Louis 6 over Pittsburgh 5, with Cleveland 8 against St Louis 2 in the American League. Detroit vs Chicago canceled due to rain.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Washington
Cleveland
S J. Louis
Detroit
National League
Eas
Chicaro
Bedonsydeunais Suesruh
Hrepklyn
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Eepenee
Cneveang Areve
Louis
German Loan Totals Set At 3.637 Billion
Berlin reports Germany's eighth war loan effort has reached 3.6875 billion dollars in subscriptions with many amounts yet to be recorded.
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Asterdam
Berlin
Germany
Hindu Plotters Slain in Court in San Francisco Trial
In U S district court Ram Chandra Hindu publicist and revolu tionist was shot dead by Ram Singh a former defendant. Singh was killed by U S Marshal James B Holohan who fired from across the courtroom. The case of 32 conspirators to foment revolution in India had gone to the jury.
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San Francisco
Ram Chandra
United States District Court
Ram Singh
Singh
United States
James B. Holohan
India
John W. Preston
California Earthquake Strikes Southern State
A strong quake hit southern California Sunday afternoon damaging San Jacinto and Hemet towns about 40 miles northeast of Riverside. Los Angeles reported lighter damage. Casualties include Frank J. Darnell, a retired Boston cigar maker, crushed at Santa Monica pier, and August Curlson, a retired farmer who died from the shock.
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San Jacinto
Hemet
Riverside
California
Frank J. Darnell
Boston
Santa Montesa
Here
August Curlson
German Losses On West and East Fronts
Karl Bleistrean writes in New europa that German casualties on the west front from August 1914 to August 1917 reached 2,604,961 killed and prisoners while east front losses totaled 1,484,550. Other writers estimate 207,450 killed and taken prisoner from August 1917 to January 1, 1918 on both fronts.
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Karl Bleistrean
Neweuropa
West Front
East Front
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