British Renew Offensive Drives to Lens and Hindenburg Line
British forces press a new attack across the Scarpe on a wide front from Vimy toward Lens and Cambrai, reporting satisfactory progress. Cavrelle falls as British gain a mile, with Gunemappe captured. over 1,000 Germans taken prisoner while French in Champagne hold. Berlin and Petrograd fear a German Baltic land sea move against the Russians.
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France
Scarpe
Haig
Vimy
Arras-Cambrai Road
Lens
Douvai
Hindenburg Line
Cambrai
Cavrelle
Arras-Douai
Arras-Cambrai
Gunemappe
Aisne
Champagne
Neville
Paris
Petrograd
Libau
Baltic
Gulf of Riga
Gulf of Finland
Cotton futures open steady with small advances
The cotton market opened steady in New York on April 23 with gains of 4 to 16 points but showed irregular fluctuations. May futures traded around 20.05 then slipped to 19.81, while October eased from 18.40 to 18.33, near Saturday’s close. May 20.05, July 19.60, Oct 18.40, Dec 18.39, Jan 18.38.
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New York
Darcy Enlists in U S Army Reserve Air Corps
Memphis April 23 Les Darcy the Australian boxer enlisted in the reserve aviation corps of the U S army at the Memphis camp. Captain Christy said Darcy passed a perfect physical examination.
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Memphis
Les Darcy
Reserve Aviation Corps
United States Army
Christy
pDarcy
City Primary Sets Tomorrow as Voters Prepare
The city faces a primary tomorrow with 11 hours 45 minutes to vote. Twenty candidates compete in four wards for two council seats and the mayoral race features C. F. Tomlinson and W. P. Ragan. Polls open 7 am at four locations including City Hall and the Southside fire station.
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C. F. Tomlinson
W. P. Ragan
War film to be shown across North Carolina state
John A. Deans of Graham Alamance county applied for aviation enlistment as five locals await exams and 48 more at auxiliary stations. Five recruits were sent to Cincinnati depot. Lt Edward B Dennis says a war department motion reel will show a recruit from application to final training and assignment, and will be shown statewide.
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Raleigh
John A. Deans
Graham
Alamance County
Deans
Cincinnati
Edward B. Dennis
North Carolina
War Department
Commission blocks cotton freight rate hike in 1920s ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission disapproved proposed freight rate increases on cotton and knit goods from southern mills to the midwest. It ruled higher rates would discriminate against southern mills against New England New York and New Jersey rivals and disturb industry growth from Georgia and the Carolinas, which ship about 50 million pounds annually.
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Washington
South
Middle West
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England
New York
New Jer
Georgia
Carolinas
Explosion at Wilhelmshaven Harbor Shocks Region
A terrific explosion rocked Wilhelmshaven harbor in Prussia on Friday, reported by the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant via London. Damage extended for many miles around as authorities assess the impact.
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Wilhelmshaven Harbor
Amsterdam
London
Prussia
Nieue Rotterdamsche Courant
Governor Announces School Board Appointments
Raleigh April 23 Governor Bickett named institute conductors and examiners under the recent act. Three women serve four, four and two year terms: Mrs E T Edgar Johnston Salisbury Miss Hattie Parrott Kinston Miss Susie Fulgham Goldsboro. Men: Prof A T Allen Salisbury two years D J Giles Wake County two years Prof J H Highsmith Wake Forest four years. Salaries: women 2000 yearly plus 500 expenses men 2400 plus 500 expenses. Terms begin June 1.
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Raleigh
Bickett
General Assembly
E. T. Edgar Johnston
Salisbury
Hattie Parrott
Kinston
Susie Fulgham
Goldsboro
A. T. Allen
D. J. Giles
Wake County
J. H. Highsmith
Wake Forest College
Tarboro Police Slayer Granted New Trial
W C Nelson of Tarboro a 69 year old white man indicted for murder of two policemen who sought to raid his home for illegal liquor will be retried. The jury had been out since Friday night with no verdict and was discharged. Most jurors favored first degree murder with one holding for second degree.
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Raleigh
W. C. Nelson
Tarboro
American Fighting for the British Killed in France
A cable from British Army Headquarters in France informs Mrs. Hanger of Major IL A DeLancey's death in action between April 9 and 11. He was one of 40 officers who joined the British colors early in the war, enlisting in Nova Scotia and was the last surviving officer of his squad, all killed.
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Portsmouth
France
T. Hanger
IL. A. DeLancey
DeLancey
Nova Scotia
Official notice of Turkish relations broken received
Washington April 23 official notice of the Turkish government breaking diplomatic relations with the United States was received by the state department in a dispatch from American Minister Stovall at Berne. The communication came from the secretary of the American legation at Constantinople for Ambassador Elkus who is ill and was sent to Berne and forwarded to Secretary Lansing.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Stovall
Berne
Constantinople
Elkus
Lansing
United States Battleship New Mexico Launched
New Mexico was launched today in New York. The battleship will have a displacement of 32 000 tons and carry 12 fourteen inch guns. She is a sister ship of the Mississippi now under construction at Newport News.
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New York
United States
New Mexico
Newport News
Man Arrested for Spy at New Bern Held for Theft
New Bern April 23 That J. M. Hall alias Frank JT Sargent claiming Greensboro Charlotte Wilmington and several other North Carolina cities as temporary places of residence who was placed under arrest here several days ago on suspicion that he was a German spy is nothing more than an ordinary crook says county authorities.
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New Bern
J. M. Hall
Frank JT. Sargent
Greensboro
Charlotte
Wilmington
North Carolina
Charlotte Resident Rufus Jones Dies After 60 Years
Rufus Jones, father of Frank F. Jones, a longtime Charlotte resident for 60 years, died here last night. The community notes him as one of the town's best citizens.
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Charlotte
Rufus Jones
Frank F. Jones
War Draft Bill Tops Congressional Actions
Washington April 23 The first hearings open on a bill to create a war army by selective draft with a fight over the draft clause. In the House volunteers lead with conscription as a last resort while the Senate handles the general staff measure.Amid war finance, a seven billion dollar bill is perfected and sent to President Wilson for signature. Carl Vrooman reports strong agricultural patriotism and predicts the South will contribute its share of crops.
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Washington
Balfour
High Commission
State Department
Lansing
Senate
House
Dent
Congress
White House
Wilson
Carl Vrooman
High Point Industrial Work Earns National Attention
The Commercial club’s industrial department has attracted nationwide notice with new manufacturing ventures. The Manufacturers' Record and Bradstreet's Weekly highlighted the city, and System magazine asked Miss Bessie Hackney to draft an article on High Point's growth for a future issue.
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Commercial Club
Baltimore
Bradstreet’s Weekly
Magazine of Business
United States
Industrial Department
Bessie Hackney
High Point
System
America
Supreme Court Upholds Oregon Land Case Ruling
The Supreme Court affirmed the Oregon federal court decree barring the Southern Pacific from selling timber and minerals on land granted by Congress, in the Oregon California land dispute.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oregon
Southern Pacific
Paris Considers Oil Lamps Amid Coal Shortage
Paris authorities plan to light streets with oil lamps due to coal scarcity. If the shortage worsens, further cuts to gas and electricity to private homes are anticipated.
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Paris
Silent Pall Falls Over Dual Empires and War Plans
A wide European unrest report notes a Berlin strike lingering as unions resist return to work and Vienna implies uncertainty. Sweden sees a revolutionary surge with parliament protests and royal guards. British and French forces mass for another push toward Cambrai Douai while Curzon hints at Mesopotamia actions as British push from Baghdad northward.
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Berlin
Berlin Tageblatt
Austria
Tisza
Hungary
Vienna
Budapest
Europe
Sweden
Stockholm
Royal
France
Haig
Cambrai
Douai
Mexico Endorses National Ownership of Church Art
The government prohibits removing objects of art or archaeological interest from the country without authorization arguing they belong to the nation. Copies must be approved before export. Three truckloads of alleged antiquities shipped to the United States were stopped at Laredo for examination by the director of arts.
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Mexico City
United States
Laredo
Director of Arts
Mexico City Finds Fifty Five Aztec Tiles From Tenoxtitlan Temple
Excavations in Mexico City on Reloj and Maria Teresa streets uncover fifty five Aztec tile examples from a grand temple floor. The tiles depict mythological wars and dances of Aztec gods and were damaged by the rainy season before being moved to the Department of Archaeological Monuments.
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Mexico City
Reloj
Maria Teresa
Tenoxtitlan
Department of
Missionary Bodies Meet in the City During Week
North Carolina branch of the Woman's Foreign and Home Missionary societies holds its annual meeting at North Main Street Methodist Protestant church this week. Delegates from Greensboro Ashboro Burlington Reidsville and Winston Salem attend. Sessions begin Tuesday at 2 30 pm with business meetings and evening addresses. A Wednesday pageant by 20 young ladies from the State Normal and Industrial College Greens boro will be featured. The event continues through Thursday with an evening session closing.
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North Carolina
Woman's Foreign and Home Missionary Societies
North Main Street
Greensboro
Ashboro
Burlington
Reidsville
Winctow-Salem
State Normal and Industrial College
Baptist Woman's Missionary Union
High Point Manufacturers React to Damages Case Ruling
In Greensboro a superior court ruling awarding damages over streetcar line disruption alarms High Point business leaders. A large gathering at the Commercial Club warned that sustaining the decision could endanger city bonds and strip freight switching, threatening manufacturing output and jobs. The case now goes to the Supreme Court for October review.
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High Point
Greensboro
North Carlina Public Service Company
City
Bense
Wew
Servce
Turner
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Supreme Court
Excess War Tax Debate Draws High Point Manufacturers
High Point business leaders plan a 3 PM Wednesday meeting at the Commercial Club to hear Parker R. Anderson outline the proposed war tax bill. Greensboro Thomasville Lexington and other nearby firms are invited as manufacturers favor a 4 percent tax on net corporate profits to replace the excess profits levy.
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United States
Parker R. Anderon
Enterprise Ant
Washington
Anderson
High Point
Greensboro
Thomasville
Lexington
Commercial Club
U S Exports Hit Record March Value in 20th Century Trade
Despite Germanys submarine campaign American exports in March reached 551 278 000 dollars, a figure surpassed only in January, while imports rose to 270 484 000 dollars setting a new American record.
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Wasington
Germany
Wheat futures dip on weaker demand and better southwest crop prospects
Chicago on April 23 reported material declines in wheat as speculative buying faltered and forecasts showed improved southwest crops. May futures opened at 2.31 to 2.32 and July around 1.96 to 1.98, then rallied briefly before a sharp setback to levels well under the prior Saturday close.
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Chicago
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