Push Back Hun at Ypres Meets Bloody Defeat
London dispatch reports British correspondents describing a disastrous German defeat as the battle for the hill line west of Kemmel intensified. Allied forces, though outnumbered, held key positions at Kemmel La Clytte Ridgewood and Villers Bretonneux while French and British troops repelled German assaults and recaptured ground.
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Night artillery clash along Oise and Meuse fronts
Reports describe fierce artillery fighting on the left bank of the Oise with heavy activity north of the Avre and along the Meuse front. French patrols captured prisoners while detachments were repulsed in Upper Alsace, without decisive success for either side.
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Liberty Loan Subscriptions Hit Record Daily Total
May 1 reports show Liberty loan subscriptions across cities with New York and Chicago noting large gains. The third Liberty loan drive draws 87.7 million in the Second Federal Reserve district, aided by a 10 million contribution from J P Morgan Co. Eight returning Fortieth infantry veterans arrive in Chicago to rally support, greeted by crowds and escorted to Liberty Loan HQ.
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French Improve Locre Positions and British Take Prisoners
London May 1. French troops improved positions near Locre after yesterday's occupation. German holds at Mt Kemmel remained contested while British counter attacks to the west and at Meteren yielded many prisoners. Heights of Mt Noir and Mt Rouge are described as secure.
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French cautions mute Petrograd revolt rumor
Reports circulating from Finland via Copenhagen claim a Petrograd uprising restored the monarchy, but French papers urge caution as neither Moscow nor allied officials confirm the event. Berlin originated the claim and German propaganda is cited as the source.
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Finn Whales Storm Viborg Capture
Finnish government forces captured Viborg, 75 miles northwest of Petrograd, after a battle that killed nearly the entire 6000 strong red guard. An official announcement from Vasa cited by the Exchange Telegraph reported a final push toward Frederikshamn failed.
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Big Army Shoe Contracts Set for Overseas Use
Washington reports the army has let contracts for 8.5 million pairs of metallic fastened field shoes for overseas service at about 7.75 dollars per pair and 2 million pairs of field welt shoes at 6.50 dollars each. The awards cover large production orders and reflect wartime supply needs.
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Enemy Alien Campaign In Chicago Under War Rules
Department of Justice agents began a city wide campaign against enemy aliens and opponents of the war program under new sabotage and espionage bills. Investigators fanned out across Chicago, questioning hundreds of suspects with the expectation of hundreds more arrests as authorities widen war era enforcement.
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Kaiser Watches Kemmel Hill Battle Report
Amsterdam April 30 Emperor William observed the Kemmel hill clash on April 25, according to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger front correspondent. The dispatch notes the heavy fighting and military significance of the hill in the ongoing engagements.
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Transports In Atlantic Collision Return Safely
Two American transports damaged in a sea collision have returned to an Atlantic port. They were in a convoy with lights off when the accident occurred. No lives were lost. both vessels go to port for repairs. A board of inquiry will be appointed to investigate.
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Recanvass Urged to Boost Third Liberty Loan Subscriptions
Treasury urges Liberty loan committees nationwide to finish the third loan strongly. Twelve actions include Buy another bond drive, canvass industrial plants and stores, publicize that one bond per five people is needed, and follow up pledges to convert them into subscriptions. May 11 pay day highlighted to trigger initial payments and include women whose husbands already subscribed.
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Princess Marie Antoinette Ordered to Leave Austria
Paris dispatch reports Princess Marie Antoinette, mother of Empress Zita, must depart Austria within twenty four hours and may not return until the war ends. Empress Zita is blamed for pro German sentiment in the empire and for Emperor Charles letter to Prince Sixtus of Bourbon seeking peace.
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Russia Plans Massive Army As War Return Urged
Petrograd dispatch reports Moscow adopts universal military training for ages sixteen to forty and conscription of workers and peasants. Trotsky plan aims to field a large army within ten months as Russia vows to return to war. Allies and opponents debate the implications amid a looming forty-second German ultimatum.
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Clubwomen of Nation Meet in Arkansas Ahead of Convention
In Springs Arkansas officials of the General Federation of Women's Clubs plan further conferences before the fourteenth biennial convention opens May 8. The program will focus largely on war service problems as they affect women nationwide.
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Zeebrugge Raid Casualties Listed By Admiralty
London April 80 The admiralty released casualty figures from the Zeebrugge and Ostend raid on German U boat bases. Officers killed 19 missing 23 wounded 29. Men killed 169 missing 14 wounded 855.
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Baseball scores from a snowy date across leagues
National League results show Philadelphia 0 New York 16. Brooklyn and Boston 3. Cincinnati 6 St. Louis 4. Chicago-Pittsburgh postponed by snow. American League totals list Cleveland 3 Chicago 1. New York 2 Philadelphia 8. Boston 8 Washington 1. Detroit 1 St Louis postponed by rain.
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