Germans Press On In Ypres Front As Offensives Continue
Berlin and London dispatches describe ongoing German assaults along the Ypres front with heavy bombardments and infantry attacks. Allied counteractions include recaptured positions near Givenchy and advances east of Villers and Bretonneaux as British divisions hold and resist.
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Meteren
Woolme
Ypres
War Office
Spe
Arras
Tolens
Givenchy
Nieppe Wood
Lys
Festubert
Flanders
Hindenberg
Mount Rouge
Sherpenberg
Neut Road
Mount Kemmel
Villers
Bretonneaux
France
Bethune
Loore
No Dishonor the Holland Motto in War Situations
Amsterdam April 28 Klolland states that if required the motto will be They shall not pass They want peace but fear dishonor more than war The situation is described as extremely grave and the tone reflects a looming conflict with emphasis on national honor and fear of dishonor.
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Amsterdam
Klolland
Pope Benedict Offers New Peace Plea at Whitsuntide
The Pope plans a renewed peace proposal released from Cologne and Berlin reports describe a pressuring offer with possible neutral cooperation. The move follows urgent wartime diplomacy as hopes for a settlement persist amid ongoing hostilities.
German attacks near Reims broken up war office says
Paris reports artillery fighting along the front near Villers Bretonneux Hangard and Yser amid intense activity north and south of the river. A German plane was shot down southeast of Belgium as Paris notes advances and heavy fighting in the Avre area near Noyon. Russian dispatches describe mass mobilization plans and protests over refugees as Germany refuses to admit starving refugees into occupied territories. White Guards capture Viborg from Red Guards amid Finnish anti Bolshevik tensions.
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Red Cross
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Paris
Austria
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Vincennes
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Baune Wood
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Prench
Reims
Villers
Bretonneaux
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Yser
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St. Julien
Belgian War Office
Noyon
Gard
Somme
Bretonneaus
Petrograd
Russia
Moscow
British
Viborg
Vasa
Copenhagen
New Freighter Sinks A U Boat Off Ireland
A British freighter fresh from the yards arrived at an Atlantic port and, on its maiden Transatlantic voyage, rammed and sank a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland. The ship’s new anti submarine devices proved effective in the encounter.
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Atlantic
Ireland
Teddy's At The Bat Speech Urges Liberty Band Support
New York April 29 Col Theodore Roosevelt spoke at the Brooklyn Academy of Music urging Liberty Band purchases. He stated no American has the right to tonight's sleep unless he has done something during the day to aid in the war against Germany.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Germany
Italian Earthquake Shakes Northern Italy and Stromboli Erupts
Rome reports a powerful earthquake striking northern Italy yesterday while Stromboli volcano erupts violently. The Lincoln Red Cross Club invites participation in relief efforts.
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Rome
Italy
Lincoln Red Cross Club
Chicago Herald Sold to Hearst in Tribune Makeover
William R. H purchases the Chicago Herald to merge with the Examiner into the Chicago Herald Examiner. An international dispatch reports German plotters in Mexico pressing for intervention, with the situation growing serious.
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Hearst
Mexico
Chicago
William R. H
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Examiner
Chicago Herald-Examiner
London
Joan of Arc Parade Opens Seattle War Spirit
A Joan of Arc tableau led by Cecile Baron marches through Seattle as 500 select-service men depart for Tamp Lewis after a monster parade. Bond buyers trail the soldiers in a bustling crowd.
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Cecile Baron
Joan of Arc
Tamp Lewis
Kaiser as inspector during Zeebrugge raid damage visit
Copenhagen reported British air raid on Zeebrugge yesterday as the German Kaiser inspected the results of the raid. Amsterdam confirmed the Kaiser visited Zeebrugge to personally inspect damage at the German submarine base from the raid.
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Zeebrugge
Kaiser
Amsterdam
Gabe Principe Dead in The Hague War Link
Gabriel Principe died of tuberculosis at Fortress Thereseinstadt near Prague. The assassination of Duke Ferdinand, linked to the start of the war, is cited as a major historical trigger. Axel Rude had just returned from Nixon Fork earlier in the week.
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Washington
Thelands
Gerr Ported
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Germany
The
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Duke Ferdinand
Axel Rude
Nixon
Pais elected Portugal president in direct vote
Lisbon April 29 Major Sidonio Pais has been elected president of Portugal by direct vote.
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Sidonio Pais
Portugal
Secretary Baker seeks blanket wartime manpower authority
Washington reports Secretary of War Baker urged Congress to grant blanket authority to raise any number of troops as facilities allow for training and transport. A March 15 letter from Sergeant E M Stanton notes a 10 day furlough in Washington and an imminent 61st Infantry deployment to France. Also noted are two new vessels added to the mosquito fleet named 5 15 and ued built at Smith shipyards.
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Baker
House Military Affairs
Sergt. E. M. Stanton
Washington, D. C
61St Infantry
France
Jesse H. Rogers
Smith Shipbuilding Yards
Alaska Steamship seeks fare hikes Seattle to Alaska
Washington May 1 The Alaska Steamship Co. applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for higher one way passenger fares by 50 cents to 8 dollars and increased excess baggage charges from 5 cents to 3 dollars per 100 pounds on shipments between Seattle and a point in Alaska.
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Washington
Alaska Steamship Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Seattle
Alaska
New Trial Sought for Mooney After Fraud Claim
In San Francisco on April 27, lawyers will move to remove the death sentence of Thomas F Mooney and nullify prior proceedings, seeking an absolutely new trial on grounds of willful prosecution fraud. The filing follows Al Walsh returning from Alaska with three nephews who will learn mining on Flat Creek this summer, marking his first trip away in 24 years. See Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
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Thomas F Mooney
al Walsh
Wiiter
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Stephen
Thomas
Emmett Walsh
Flat Creek
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Alaska
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