French Push Wedge Into Teuton Line on Western Front
France drives deep into German defenses from Soissons to Auberive and along the Aisne and Champagne sectors. More than 100 German guns and over 31,000 prisoners have been taken by Allied forces as the French claim a great-scale success and the British prepare a renewed push on Lens and St Quentin.
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Aisne
Champagne
Vailly
Chavonne
von Hindenberg
Rheims
Auberive
Moronvilliers
Hindenberg
Lens
St. Quentin
Maccabee Rifles To Be Organized Tonight
The first company of Maccabee rifles in the state will be organized this evening at Guilford camp hall No 1025. The uniform rank of Maccabees already has several applications for membership. All Maccabees in the city are urged to attend and enroll. The local tent is among the largest and most enthusiastic in the state.
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Guilford Camp No. 1025
Maccabees
Maccabee Rifles
Rifles
Bernhardt Actress Undergoes Kidney Surgery
A bulletin from the physician attending Sarah Bernhardt states she is resting comfortably with improvement after a kidney operation performed Tuesday night. The update comes from New York on April 11.
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New York
Sarah Bernhardt
Madam Bernhardt
North Carolina to hold 122nd commencement in June
Chapel Hill April 19 The University of North Carolina will hold its 122nd commencement June 3 to 6 with War Secretary Newton D Baker delivering the commencement address and W D Moore of Union Theological Seminary Richmond delivering the annual sermon. The event features class reunions and military training plans as well as Junior Week activities including the junior oratorical contest won by Albert M Coates of Smithfield.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Newton D. Baker
W. D. Moore
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Carolina
Jenior
Albert M. Coates
Smithfield
Phi Society
America
H. W. G. Owens
Raleigh
W. M. York
High Point
Julian S. Carr
R. L. James
W. D. Toy
J. G. Beard
Withdrawal Shocks Local Mayoral Race Ahead of Primary
C D Smith withdraws from the mayoral contest, citing reasons in a formal statement. With the city primary set for April 24, remaining candidates maintain quiet watchfulness as registration closes Saturday and poll tax receipts emerge as a factor for May 8.
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Faim
Cotton futures slip after war news triggers liquidation
In New York on April 19 the cotton market reopened with liquidation. Early trading showed declines of 11 to 18 points as active months fell 19 to 25 points. May touched 19.90 and October 18.43, the lowest since the wartime rally began last week with May at 21.25 and October at 19.75.
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New York
Wheat Advances Push Futures Higher on Trade Board
Chicago April wheat prices climbed in early trading with May futures up 7 1/4 cents to 2.40 and July up 8 4 cents to 2.05 as the first half hour of trading showed gains.
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Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Hospital Ships Lost in British Losses Reported
London reports further losses of British hospital ships as announced by Andrew Bonar Law on April 19. Details of these losses will be published soon.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
Abstainers in Navy Rise to Forty Seven Thousand
London April 19 statistics from the admiralty show forty seven thousand total abstainers in the British navy and indicate a growing trend toward temperance among sailors.
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London
Admiralty
Submarine Presence Denied in Western Atlantic
Berlin reports no German submarine has yet entered the western Atlantic. The Reuters note claiming a submarine attacked the American destroyer Smith is dismissed as frivolous and untrue, with the submarine still presumed absent from that area.
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Berlin
Atlantic
Reuter
Smith
Germany
Patriotism Fueled Parades Mark New York Anniversary
New York on April 19 celebrated the 142nd anniversary of the revolution with nearly 200000 participants in parades meetings and demonstrations to spur army and navy recruiting. A great afternoon parade featured patriotic groups with a division of about 3000 citizens from Great Britain and Canada taking part.
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New York
Lexington
Great Britain
Canada
Pleasant Garden receives forfeit over Monticello squad
Pleasant Garden wins by forfeit after Monticello players fail to appear for a scheduled game. Only three Monticello boys report they were ready as the rest of the team deserted.
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Pleasant Garden
Monticello
Germans Burn Two Romanian Towns Braila and Fokshani
A dispatch from Jassy reports German forces burned Braila and Fokshani in Romania. Rumanian military circles interpret the action as signaling a possible German retirement.
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Petrograd
London
Jassy
Braila
Fokshani
Temporary halt on battleship work prompts shift to merchant vessels
Secretary Daniels discusses suspending construction of five new battle cruisers to free steel for merchant ships aiding submarine losses. No delay on battleships yet, bids paused to avoid long term jobs. Emergency orders for 6000 Lewis machine guns placed after prior rejection, now a key armament in the Entente on the Western Front.
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Washington
Daniels
Congress
Army
Navy
West Front
Danville Welcomes First Virginia Cavalry in Roanoke Draft
In Danville Virginia a large crowd greeted Troop A First Virginia Cavalry arriving from Roanoke for an indefinite stay. The unit formerly known as the Richmond Blues is composed of young college men. The parade featured automobiles adorned with national colors as they marched up Main Street.
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Danville
First
Virginia Cavalry
Roanoke
Main Street
First Virginia Cavalry
Richmond Blues
General von Bissing Dies in Brussels Despatch
Reuters reports from Brussels that General von Bissing, the German governor general in Belgium, died Wednesday evening. His rule in Belgium was marked by notable actions including the execution of Edith Cavell, the English nurse.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Brussels
von Bissing
Belgium
Edith Cavell
Wheat rises in Chicago trading on Canada shipment doubts
Wheat moved about eight cents in Chicago as active trading reflected hopes of delayed Canadian shipments and increased exports to Europe. May futures opened at 2.334 to 2.35, July at 1.96 to 1.97, then climbed to 2.40 and 2.05 before retreating by over two cents.
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Chicago
Canada
United States
Europe
Bakers to Include Military Appeal in Bread
In Jacksonville on April 19 the Southeast Master Bakers Association votes to insert enlistment appeals inside every bread wrapper. The plan aims to distribute millions of messages urging enlistment in the army and navy.
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Jacksonville
Southeaster
Master Bakers’ Association
Army
Hugh McRae Proposes Food Production Plan to Wilson
Hugh McRae of Wilmington presented plans for coordinating production and distribution of food supplies to President Wilson. The intro was by Senator Simmons in Washington on April 19.
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Washington
Wilson
Hugh MacRae
Wilmington
Senator Simmons
Navy enlistment bill gains Senate favor in April report
Washington April 19 the administration bill to raise navy strength from 87 000 to 150 000 and marine corps from 17 400 to 30 000 was favorably reported to the senate by the naval committee for action.
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Washington
Administration
Navy
Marine Corps
Senate
Naval Committee
Spanish Cabinet Resigns in Madrid
The Spanish cabinet has resigned in Madrid on April 19 as state authorities confirm the government’s decision and anticipate next steps toward a new administration.
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Madrid
Spain
Senate Debates Espionage Bill and Draft Plan Clash
Washington April 19 debate over the espionage bill tests press censorship penalties for national defense information while Congress prepares to push army selective draft. Senator Borah denounces press restrictions as unconstitutional as the House plans to advance volunteer increments and possible draft calls under presidential timing. President Wilson remains committed to the selective draft.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Congress
House
Army General Staff
Wilson
Colleges sue for game gate money in NC court
Catawba college sues Lenoir college for 60 dollars, claiming half of 120 dollars gate receipts from a March 21 game forfeited by Catawba to Lenoir at Hickory. Lenoir contends Catawba’s rule violation voided any share. The suit, filed in Newton, aims to force a division of proceeds.
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Newton
N. C
Catawba College
Lenoir College
Catawba
Lenoir
Hickory
Entente Nation Recruiting Likely in America
Washington reports that recruiting of citizens from Entente nations in the United States for the war against Germany will start once the Senate approves a House amendment. The amendment adds War Department regulation to prevent compulsory enlistment, and the bill moves to the president for signature after Senate action.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Senate
House
War Department
S G Tupper Killed in Action in London April
S G Tupper, attached to the Canadian infantry and son of Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper, has been killed in action.
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London
G. Tupper
Charles Hibbert Tupper
Military Committee Room of Senate is Robbed
Capitol police found the senate committee on naval affairs door forced during the night. Clerks reported no papers missing and acting chairman Senator Swanson said no confidential information was in the room. Entry during off hours complicates security as investigation starts.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Swanson
Congress
Paving Forces Progress Across City Streets
Good weather accelerates city paving as crews tear up and resurface streets. North Main and Washington avenues see curbing work and concrete foundations, with four days needed to place concrete if weather holds. South Main progresses, with first new street surfacing planned. Centennial avenue and the Greensboro road link are graded for Reemac paving, aiming for rapid completion to create a continuous smooth stretch to Greensboro.
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North Main Street
Washington Streets
Jordan
Centennial Avenue
Jordan Street
Main Street
South Main Street
Washington Street
Greensboro
High Point
Death of Raleigh Public Works Commissioner Richard Seawell
Richard B. Seawell, longtime Raleigh public works commissioner and prominent local figure, died in Raleigh today after a brief illness from complications of diseases. He was a native of Wake County and 49 years old.
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Raleigh
Richard B. Seawell
Wake ‘County
Maine to build unlimited merchant ships under Shipping Board
William H. Hand a naval architect arrived in Portland to inspect Maine shipyards and said no limit will be placed on the number of merchant ships to be constructed under the United States Shipping Board.
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Portland
Maine
United States Shipping Board
William H. Hand
Tornado Toll Reported Near Snyder Oklahoma
One woman died and nine others were injured as a tornado swept across Hobart and surrounding counties, with reports centered near Snyder and extending through three counties in Oklahoma on April 19.
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Hobart
Okla
Snyder
North Carolina Ranks Strong in Army Enlistments This Month
Raleigh reports a surge in recruitment with over 300 men from North Carolina accepted this month. A. H. Boykin of Bailey seeks a surgical fix to join, and recruits flow from Raleigh to posts as nine men remain in Raleigh and fifty seven at auxiliary stations awaiting exams.
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Raleigh
Army
A. H. Boykin
Bailey
N. C
Quartermaster Department
Raleegh
North Carolina
Marriage does not excuse married men from military service
The War Department announced that men married since the outbreak of war will be treated the same as unmarried men regarding military obligations. The policy aims to ensure no question of evading duty via marriage and seeks wide publicity in the press.
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Washington
Germany
War Department
Department
Hose Test Shows High Point Fire Hose In Excellent Shape
A thorough test of the High Point fire department hose completed yesterday found only one burst during individual section testing. The system withstood 350 pounds except for the one failing segment, underscoring the need for ready hose in case fires result from careless spring burning.
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High Point
Ingram
Ambassador Page and wife arrive at Windsor Castle
American ambassador Walter H. Page and Mrs. Page arrived at Windsor Castle for a short visit with the king and queen.
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London
Walter H. Page
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