Germans Withstand Allied Assault North of Toul in France
Allied battle report says German defenders repulsed an attack northwest of Toul with 800 attackers slowed by American artillery. Britain holds Messines Ridge as fighting rages along a 25 mile front from La Basse to the Ypres canal with evacuations and counterattacks shaping the line.
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France
Associated Press
Toul
Armentiers
Messines Ridge
Wytscheate
la Creche
Nieppe
Hollebeke
Ploegsterret
Ploegsterret Wood
Flanders Battle Front
Wyschente
Messines
Waig
Lestrem
Lawe
Ploegsteert
Ploegsteert Wood
la’ Basse
Ypres-Comines Canal
Ypres
Americans repulse heaviest German attack on front line
American troops repelled a major German assault after three days of heavy artillery. German infantry tried to breach barbed wire but was driven back by rifle and machine gun fire and a counter barrage. Casualties appeared heavy as bodies were seen among the wire.
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France
City 10 Organize for Sale of Bonds
A High Point meeting at 7 50 p m at the Commercial club aims to organize residents to push the third Liberty Loan. J Elwood Cox and Carter Dalton call for wide participation with plans for a large parade at 10 30 a m featuring Camp Greene brass bands and students from local colleges.
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High Point
Jamestown
Deep River
Greensboro
Commercial Club
J. Elwood Cox
Carter Dalton
Liberty Loan
Guilford County
Charles Spencer Chaplin
Camp Greene
Charlotte
North Carolina
Virginia
Cone Park
Cotton futures face early pressure on weak overseas cables
In New York on April 10 the cotton market opened under heavy selling pressure with first prices 37 to 25 points lower due to weak cables and liquidation. By the first hour July and October futures rose to 38 to 42 points above the opening lows as sentiment remained unsettled. May, July, October, December and January contracts traded steady around 33.35, 32.60, 31.00, 30.68, and 30.58 respectively.
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New York
Disobeys Superior Officer and Draws Seven Years' Labor
Private Ivey Le Clifton of Company F 119th Infantry was convicted by a general court martial for disobedience to a superior officer. He received seven years hard labor at Fort Jay, NY, forfeiture of pay, dishonorable discharge on release, and aggravating conduct cited by the commanding general as showing he is unworthy of the soldier’s honor.
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Camp Sevier
Greenville
Ivey le Clifton
119Th Infantry
Fort Jay
N. Y
Clifton
Huns Ro bbed Russia of 56 090 000 Souls
Petrograd reports under the peace treaty commissions of commerce announce Russia has lost 780000 square kilometers of territory and 56000000 inhabitants, about one third of the population, in a historic territorial adjustment.
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Russia
Petrograd
Commissioners of Commerce
Senate Rebukes Strikers in War Production Plants Vote
The Senate rejected a conference report on a bill aimed at penalties for destruction of war materials and restricting strikes in shipyards and munition plants. The 34 to 25 vote was seen as a sharp rebuke to workers who have walked off the job amid wartime production.
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Washington
Senate
House
New Barbed Wire Throwing Mortar Tested at Lakehurst
A new trench mortar that flings barbed wire entanglements is being tested at the Addystone proving grounds in Lakehurst New Jersey. It can throw five rolls of barbed wire without reloading, aiding defenders against a counterattack by quickly creating obstacles around a position.
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Addystone Proving Grounds
Lakehurst
N. J
North Carolina Coal Supply Map Rostered From 68 Virginia Mines
The Fuel Administration announces 68 coal producing companies will supply North Carolina consumers. Virginia mines on the Norfolk and Western and other lines will ship coal at set Virginia prices. The notice urges summer purchases to free shipping for government needs next fall and winter.
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North Carolina
Virginia
The
Fuel Administration
Umers
Norfolk and Western
Lousville
Nashville
D. C
Lee
Wise, Dickinson
Russell Counties
Finney
Norfok and Western Railway
Banner-Raven Coal Co
Chill
Banner and Teiehe Coal Co
Coeburn
Bear Creek Coal Co
Wise
Wise, Va
Benedict Coal Co
St. Charles
Bie Chief Coal Co
Back Mountain Mining Co
Big Stone Gap
Blackwood Coal and Coke Co
Blackwood
Black Diamond Coal Co
St.Charles
Blue Ridge Coal Cup
Coehurn
Buchanan Coal Co
Bradey Coal Co
Camilla Coal Co
Carter Coal Co
Alfredton
Fiat Roth That Co
Della
Fleming. Robert and Company
Nortons
Gorden Coal Co
Ilodeville Coal Co
John B. Guernsey and
Tavemias Hicks Coal Co
Hawtoline Coal Co
Norton
Jewel Ridge Coal Corn
Tazewell
Kilgore Coal Co
Lavret Coal Corp
Putnam
Lewis Creek Chat Co
Dill
Lewis
Tacoma
Wise Coal and Coke Co
Dorchester
Fuel Administration Andas
Seoul
British Withdraw From Armentiers Front
London reports the British have withdrawn from Armentiers with heavy and ongoing fighting along the front from la Basse canal to the Ypres Comines canal. North of Armentiers violent engagements persist with little change in positions overnight.
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la Basse Canal
Ypres-Comines Canal
Armentiers
British advance and German retreat reported in World War I updates
Reports from London and Paris dated April 11 describe German forces pushing from Croix du Bac near Armentieres and gains at Steenwerk. British and French actions include driving Germans back across the Lane and heavy fighting between Montdidier and Noyon. British lines extend north of Jerusalem with village captures Rasat and El Kesr amid Turkish resistance.
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London
Croix du Bac
Armentiers
Neigherhoed Steenwerk
Reuter
Lyestrem
Jerusalem
Palestine
War Office
Rasat
el Kesr
United States Navy Establishes Azores Base for Atlantic Route Protection
The United States with Portugal’s consent has established a naval base on the Azores to guard Atlantic trade routes to southern Europe. Cannons have been landed to fortify the station, intended to host American destroyers and small craft and to serve as a major homing station for aircraft, several of which have already been assembled there.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Portugal
Azore Islands
Yucatan to Consider Anti Alcoholic Congress
Mexico City April 11 The legislature of Yucatan invites all states to attend a congress to discuss and adopt laws aiming at total prohibition of alcoholic and intoxicating beverages nationwide.
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Yucatan
Mexico City
Negotiations Hint at Separate Peace Efforts
A Vienna dispatch reported potential peace talks between the United States and Austria Hungary with figures including Professor Anderson in Washington and Counts Steven Tiszn and Julius Andrassy. The Hungarians acknowledge efforts toward a general peace and note Emperor Charles has discussed with international intermediaries.
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Steven ‘Tiszn
Julius Andrassy
Vienna
Berlin
Charles
Washington Atemp t to Deny Talks with Austro Hungarian Envoys
Officials in Washington disclaim any knowledge of Professor Anderson engaging in negotiations with Austro Hungarian representatives. The State Department reiterates that no such person was authorized or involved in any peace talks, preserving the department’s stance on the matter.
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Washington
Anderson
State Department
Peatel
Annual Meeting of High Point Retail Merchants
The Retail Merchants' association of High Point will hold its annual meeting next Tuesday evening to elect officers for the year. Over 80 leading local merchants are members and a credit policy change will start April 15 requiring prompt payment or arranged settlements. A mass census gathering is planned for Friday evening at 8 at the Presbyterian church with speakers from Greensboro and county organizations to outline campaign purposes.
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Retail Merchants’ Association of
High Point
Association
Tatoo
High
Sumlas
Women of High Point Organize Weekly Prayer Meetings
A new interdenominational movement in High Point aims to pray for American soldiers at home and overseas. Initiated at First Baptist Church, Mrs. James A. Clarke named temporary chairwoman. Weekly meetings will rotate among High Point churches and are open to the public.
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High Point
First Baptist Church
James A. Clairke
Cee Tee
Seteet
Politie
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Chine
Haig
HMS
Messines Ridge, the Key
Flanders
Armientiers
Lys
Ptortar
Con
War — Office
Paris
Champaign
Montdidier
Noyon
Holy Land
United States Naval Base
Azores Islands
Tween
Austria-Hungary
Austria
Hungary
Professor Anderson
Smmers
Presbyterian Church
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