French Fight Reclaims Kemmel Hill in Intense Clash
Paris war office reports fierce Franco British counterattacks across the Somme front and at Kemmel Hill. French forces regain Hangard en Santerre area and hold ground after the Germans press seven assaults amid heavy artillery fire and gas shells.
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Somme
Bailleul-Hollebeke
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Dranmoutre
Vierstraat
Luce River
Hangarden-Santerre
Hangard-en-Santerre
Zeebrugge Raid Fallout Reported From Berlin and London
Reports from Amsterdam say Vice Admiral Schroeder will lose command after the Zeebrugge raid for being surprised by the British. German papers debate the raid, with some praising boldness and others calling it a failure. London cites Captain Carpenter and Admiral Keyes signaling before the attack.
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Schroeder
Zeebruggee
Zeebrugge
Berlin
Koelnische Zeitung
Lokal Anzeciger
Weser Zeitung
Koelnische Volks Zeitung
England
London
Carpenter
Vindictive
Keyes
St. George
O'Connor Presses Irish Parliament for Army Question
Washington talks between Lord Reading and T P O'Connor focused on conscription. O Connor urged leaving the issue of raising Irish armies to an Irish parliament created under the Home Rule Act.
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Lord Reading
T. P. O'Connor
O'Connor
Heavy German Attacks Repulsed Near Amiens and Voormezele
Paris dispatch reports heavy German assaults near Then nes southeast of Amiens repulsed by French forces. British troops also beat back a strong force near Voormezele with hundreds taken prisoner.
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Thennes
Amiens
Voormezele
Allies Gain Around Hangard and Villers Near Amiens
Paris April 27 The Allies initiative near Amiens continues to affect German positions with attacks by French east of Amiens yielding advantages at several points around Hangard four miles south and west of Villers in the front area of Amiens.
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Amiens
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Vaux-les-Palumeix
Verdun
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Lorraine
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Seicheprey
French Recapture Positions Near Ypres in Flanders
In Flanders the French forces recaptured from Loore to Laclytte their former positions west of Mt Kemmel, from the German line, through brilliant attacks, as reported from Paris on April 27.
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Flanders
Loore
Laclytte
Mt. Kemmel
Liberty Loan Surpasses 2 Billion in Subscriptions
Telegrams report a strong Liberty Loan showing with 2 085 900 200 pledged through banks and trust companies as demonstrations spread nationwide. Officials urge higher effort for the final week while many communities see only banks open and bond buyers parades drawing curbside subscribers.
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Washington
Treasury
Dutch Crisis With HU Past
The German minister at The Hague said Holland and Germany differences are practically settled. The Hague foreign office did not confirm the statement. Holland embargoes Dutch East Indies exports including tin and quinine, effective April 22, raising U.S. wartime supply concerns and sparking speculation of retaliation for American requisitions.
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Washington
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United States
Jrteh
French Wipe Out One of the German Long-Range Guns
Deputy Charles Leboucq reports from Paris that one of three German long-range guns bombarding Paris was damaged. He says an enemy emplacement is being built near Crepy-en-Laonnois while French counter-batteries interfere with the guns. The second gun’s crew was killed, leaving only one gun in service.
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Charles Leboucq
Department of the Seine
Crepy-en-Laonnois
Allies brace for summer war on Kemmel Hill andArras front
General Radcliffe reports on western front fighting from April 23 as German efforts to split British and French forces continue. He says the enemy gains are tactical, not strategic, with a major offensive still anticipated between Arras and Amiens. Villers-Bretonneux remains secure and reserves favor the Allies for a prolonged summer.
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Kemmel
Radcliffe
Western Front
Arras
Amiens
Foch
Villers-Bretonneux
Ypres
Kermmel
Kemmel Hill
U S Raid Near Verdun Reports Successful Action
Two American soldiers wounded in the Seicheprey engagement were found alive in a heavily shelled dugout in No Man's Land. A third, Raymond Demunsky of New Haven, Conn., was buried alive for three days before surfacing. Red Cross bearers drew fire but persisted under enemy shelling.
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No Man’s Land
France
Seicheprey
No Man's Land
Raymond Demunsky
New Haven
Conn
Demunsky
Russia
Red Cross
Leichprey
Allies Get $5 288 850 000 Credit From United States
Washington reports Belgium received a further $3 250 000 from the treasury increasing Belgium’s total borrows to $107 850 000 and credits to all the allies amount to $5 288 850 000 as of April 27.
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Washington
Belgium
Treasury
United States
Clark Declines Missouri Senate Appointment
Speaker Champ Clark declines the Missouri Senate appointment to succeed the late William J. Stone. In a letter to Governor Frederick D. Gardner he states that in the current crisis he can best serve the country as Speaker. He emphasizes duty to the people and government and thanks Missourians urging his acceptance.
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Champ Clark
Missouri
William J. Stone
Clark
Gardner
House of Representatives
Frederick D. Gardner
Jeffersons City
Senate
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