Allied Holds Line as German Attacks Fail Across Front
British, French, and Belgian forces repelled powerful German assaults between Meteren and Zillebeke, with heavy enemy losses. The post near Festubert was retaken at night, and a Locre attack was crushed. The war office said divisions repelled attempts to enter positions as bombardments continued along the front near Ypres.
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Meteren
Zillebeke
Festubert
London
Meterenl
Haig
Oater
Givenchy
Locre
Mont -Kemmel
France
Flanders
Ypres
War Office
Zillebeke Lake
Scherpenberg
Mont Rouge Ise
Paris
Amiens
Berlin reports 7100 prisoners after Mount Kemmel action
The war office announced that since the Mount Kemmel storming the Germans in Flanders have taken 7100 prisoners including 181 officers. They also report 538 guns and 2283 machine guns captured in the same period.
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Berlin
Mount Kemmel
Flanders
War Office
Overman bill empowers president to reorganize government during war
The Senate passed the Overman bill by 63 to 13 to grant the president authority to coordinate and consolidate executive agencies and transfer duties as needed for the current war. Amendments to limit power were rejected. one Democrat, Reed of Missouri, voted against. The measure moves to the House for early action.
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Senate
Overman
House
Senator Reed
Missouri
Fit
Brandegee
Cummins
Dillingham
France
Gallinger
Harding
Johnson
Cal
Knox
Poindexter
Sherman Sterling
Sutherland
Senaator Wadsworth
New York
Jones
Republican
Congress
Locre Recaptured as Allied Forces Push toward Kemmel
London reports French forces recaptured Locre, with British troops advancing east of Villers-Brentonneux. The defeat for the Huns is described as the bloodiest of the war, as northern fronts are repulsed and Allied lines tighten near Mt Kemmel and nearby elevations.
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London
Locre
Villers-Brentoneaux
Mt. Kemmel
Mt Kemmell
Ypres
Poperinghe
Kemmel
Mt. Rogue
Finn Whites Capture Viborg in Baltic War Streets
Copenhagen reports the Finn Whites have captured Viborg, killing 6,000 Bolsheviki troops. The victory marks the White Guards most significant success in months.
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Copenhagen
Viborg
Admiral Tyrwhitt Leads Zeebrugge and Ostend Raid Force
Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt commanded the British destroyer flotilla of the First Fleet and earned renown for his role in the Zeebrugge and Ostend raid operations during the war.
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Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Tyrwhitt
First Fleet
Americans Decorated By General After Frontline Ceremony
Civilians from nearby villages witnessed the event as the relief troops of the rear lines observed. The American soldiers in full gear marched past, with some moved by the national anthem and the newly raised flag. The general commanding the American forces shook each decorated man’s hand and praised their honor to the country.
Two Casualty Lists Reported by War and Navy Departments
General Pershing released two American casualty lists totaling 156 names. The first list lists 74 names with 13 killed in action 2 dead of wounds 2 dead of accidents 10 dead of disease 11 severely wounded 82 lightly wounded and one unreported death. The second list covers 82 names with 5 killed in action 4 dead of wounds 3 dead of disease 14 severely wounded 55 lightly wounded and one missing in action. Capt Arthur F Locke is among the first list’s killed in action. The second list lists three officers Lieut Norman F Hood Lieut James J Parsons and Lieut Edgar B Noland with Hood killed Parsons severely wounded and Noland missing. A separate navy marine list reports 80 names with 3 killed in action 1 died of wounds 3 died of disease 10 severely wounded and 13 lightly wounded.
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Washington
War Department
Pershing
Arthur F. Locke
Herbert A. Chase
James J. Flanagan
Robert Hayes
William J. Kievenaar
Wilam H. Osborn
John P. Ratajczak
Norman F. Hood
James J. Parsons
Edgar B. Noland
Navy Department
Y M C A Men Saved From Ship Sunk By U Boat
London report details 57 American Y M C A workers led by Arthur B Hungerford escaping a torpedoed ship in 12 minutes. About 250 aboard. 57 saved with three crew lost. Americans aided lifeboat launches and later received Red Cross care in London. The Orissa carried the group from Chicago Illinois to the Atlantic voyage.
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London
New York
Young Men's Christian Association
Orissa
Ross
British India Steamy Navigation Company
Sunderland
Chicago
Ilinois
Y. M. G. A. War Work Council
Ralph ©. Bennett
A. Wwsogne
Highland Park
Mr. Thring
Africa
Gallipoli
Australia
England
France
Americans Decorated After Front-Line Action
Washington reports 122 Massachusetts soldiers awarded the war cross for bravery near the front after heavy German bombardment. The One Hundred and Fourth regiment led with audacity and sacrifice, delaying a German advance as American and French forces held the line and paraded before allied generals.
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United States
Soldier Sons
Massachusetts
One Hundred and Fourth
Apremont Forest
One Hundred and Fourth Regiment
Wnen
British Casualties Reported For Week Ended April 20
London reports total British casualties last week at 18 360 with 408 officers killed or died of wounds and 2 661 other officers and 13 290 men wounded or missing. The figure shows a continued rise from the prior weeks as fighting persisted on the western front.
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London
Illness Sweeps Crew of Duca de Abruzzi at Sea Port
Thirty six cargo handlers aboard the Italian steamship Duca de Abruzzi were seized by sudden illness and rushed to a hospital. Doctors said symptoms resembled typhoid fever as cargo examination began and tests were planned.
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Atlantic Port
Atlantic
Duca de
Three German Long Range Guns Move Toward Paris
Amsterdam reports three new long-range German guns built at Dusseldorf for Paris bombardment passed through Belgium last Friday toward France, per Maastricht correspondent of Les Nouvelles.
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Paris
Belgium
France
Amsterdam
Dusseldorf
Les Nouvelles
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