Haig’s Troops Repel Severe German Assaults in France
British lines hold amid intense Verdun era style fighting as German troops hurled in masses from Givenchy to La Bassee canal. French and Italian forces reinforce front while Mount Kemmel becomes focal point of renewed German efforts. Ottawa dispatches confirm French confidence and British resilience with cautious expectation of further attacks.
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Bethune
Somme
Robecq
Kemmel
France
Associated Press
Givenchy-La Bassee Canal
Flanders
Bede
Lys
Riex du Vinage Farm
Kemmel Hill
Givenchy
Ypres
Marshal Haig
Givénehhy
St. Venant
Vimy Ridge
Arras
Mount Kemmel
Castel
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Amiens
St. Vénant
Merville
Teutons
Messines- Wynschaete
Thi
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Eteven
Ta-To
la Canal
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Lens
Arras Wallent
Lesa
Garmana
Ouuawa
Ont
London
Hinges
la Bassec
Bane
la Baasee Canal
Balllew
Algne
Advancs
Lim Valley
Thun
Petra
Hazebrouck
Meteren
Bulllews
Wytschaete
Ameins
jArras
Major in Signal Service Naturalized Status Report
Fragmentary notice from Omaha Nebraska references Major in signal service marked naturalization. Details are unreadable in the OCR but imply an official naturalization event or credential note associated with a military or civil service figure.
Japs Unmoved by Jingo Efforts on Vladivostok News
Tokyo reports indicate press and public show little concern over the Vladivostok landings by Japanese and British forces. Jingo elements have failed to gain traction and anti-government news stories have not progressed, signaling a muted public response.
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Tokio
Vladivostok
Liberty Loan Reports Today Were Slowly Progressing
Reports from April 19 indicate Liberty Loan subscriptions reached 1 161 510 050 with 428 429 individuals contributing. Observances for Liberty Day planned nationwide on April 26 led by President Wilson, including special services and parades. Chicago district shows progress toward a 425 million minimum quota with 199 446 200 raised from 428 429 subscriptions. Other locales report oversubscriptions and youth participation as schools and Boy Scouts join Army support, while officials emphasize national unity and nonpolitical observance.
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Washington
Treasury
Wilson
Arkansas
Chicago
Federal Reserve District
Acores
Mile Wieconwin
Taberty
iPaul
Minn
Theyeet Infantry
Fort Snell
United States Marines
St Paul's
Deaf people meeting in Duluth on Liberty bond support
A mass meeting of Duluth deaf residents at the Commercial club heard Dr. Hardy Incham discuss the Liberty bond campaign in sign language. The audience largely indicated they had purchased Liberty bonds on the first day. In Amsterdam, Count von remonstrated that subregional warfare must continue. In Hibbing a crowd of 260 protested by erecting a banner and lighting a fire on private property to show support or opposition to Liberty Bonds. Continued on page 1.
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Duluth
Minn
Commercial Club
Hardy Incham
Anyase
Westarp
Amsterdam
Count von Featrap
Maya
Berlin
Diepatch
Real England
Ors Brande
Hibbing
Liberty Bonde
Lange Wien
Hare
Tas Hotel
Wien
Irish Parties Rally to Resist Conscription in Dublin
A conference of Irish Nationalists and Laborites in Dublin unanimously backed a pledge to oppose conscription. The move mirrors an Irish bishops stand earlier, with bishops calling conscription oppressive and inhuman and urging resistance by all lawful means.
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Iish Nationaliata
Binn
O’brienites
Laborites
Dublin
Irish Bishops of
Maynouxt
Ireland
Trish
Bosch Magneto Company Taken by Government
Washington April 19 The government has seized the Horch Magneto company plants at Springfield Maas and Plainfield New Jersey. Alien Property Custodian Palmer will appoint directors to operate the plants. Investigation found the firm enemy owned with a nominal capital of 75000 but a claimed real value near 7000000. Output to support air service navy and other government branches. Buy Liberty Bond.
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Washington
Horch Magneto Company
Springfield
Maas
Plainfield
N. J
Palmer
Air Ie
Navy
Five I. W. W.'s on trial receiving medical attention
Chicago April 19 Five of the 113 members of the I W W on trial here are receiving medical attention though all were in court today. Jury selection has begun for three weeks with one accepted by both sides. Pro longed jail confinement may worsen sickness and delay the trial. Defense stresses veniremen theories while the government probes for Teutonic ties.
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Chicago
Vanderveer
Veniremen
Rheims Vandalism Turns Tender Memories to Blackened City
Fragmented OCR depicts Rheims marked by Hun vandalism, transforming the city’s tender memories into a symbol of destruction. The text notes fires, widespread damage, and extensive losses across key areas including the Weert and Main streets, with references to burning structures and disrupted life.
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Rheims
Italy to dispatch troops to battlefront in France
Premier Orlando told the chamber of deputies that Italy will send regiments to France to join Allied forces in Picardy. The embassy stated Italian troops will be as numerous as General Pershing's, excluding non combatants, with no exact numbers disclosed.
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Berlin
Ita
Morull
Cantelwan
Amiens
Senecal
Wood
Castel
Stront
Hax Peey
Chamber of Deputies
Orlando
Ror
Ae Eae Enées
Will Caneslon
Bilt
Austria
Rome
France
Italy
Picardy
Washington
Pershing
Furloughs for Men Needed on the Farms
Camp Dodge, Ia April 19. An order from the War Department directs furloughs for enlisted men under first sergeant rank to assist with spring farm work. Division officers will implement the plan, releasing soldiers as soon as possible unless training would be seriously affected or transfers are planned. Applications must be filed by soldiers' parents or relatives through local boards on provided forms. Pay and allowances halt during furlough except for compulsory allotments under war risk insurance and deductions.
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Camp Dodge
Division
War Department
Five Die as Auto Is Struck by Train in Milwaukee
Milwaukee dispatch reports a fatal train collision injuring one other when an automobile was struck. The crash killed five occupants including Emina Urban and Remeti, with authorities investigating the train involved near the city on April 10.
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