Quiet front as British report limited activity on west line
London reports a quiet British front with only light shelling near Albert and minor captures. Montdidier region sees heavy artillery, while German plans and troop movements remain uncertain amid mud and disruption on supply lines.
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London
Haig
Albert
Menin Road
Passchendaele
Ypres
Belgium
Holg
French War Office
Art
von Mackensen
Jossy
Somme
Hontdidier
Foch
Britigh
Arras
Teh Betwen
Montdidier
Noyon
Toul
Lake Garda
Senator Johnson Opposes Spy Bill in Congress
Washington April 4 reports Senator Johnson of California opposes a spy bill aimed at punishing sedition or resistance to the government. He warns the measure would suppress自由 press freedoms and chill legitimate criticism.
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Washington, D. C
American Presse
Johnson
California
Language Question Divides Attendees At Convention
Washington April 5 at the Americanation convention conference Secretary of the Interior Lane urged using the foreign language press to readine un Americanized people. Ex Senator L Young of Iowa called for total suppression of foreign language papers and German culture including language music and other Teutonic influence.
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Washington, D. Cc
Lane
L. Young
Towa
Murder of Capital Guard Near White House Sparks Probe
Washington April 5 a night watchman James King 60 of the committee on public information was found dying after being shot in the hallway near the White House. Police searched for a shooter and questioned a janitor tied to a prior incident as investigators sought motive and suspects in this high profile murder.
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Washington
D. C
White House
State, War and Navy
Jackson Place
Hirage
Ing
King
Government Agen
Wiliam Churchill
Ttree
George Creel
Willem Clements
Mano
Earl Johnson
Clements
Huartera
Sp U
War
Stone
Coments
Ukraine proposes peace with Russia amid Bolshevik turmoil
The Ukrainian Rada signals openness to concessions in peace talks with Russia, noting territorial issues and potential German influence. Reported confusion and unsettled conditions in Bolshevik government complicate negotiations as both sides weigh terms and borders.
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Ukraine
Russia
Moscow
Boloheviat
al Ventana
Altho P
Moi
Sperm Verament
Germany
Rada
Srvetamente
Kurek
Vore
Kralolan
Ing Hogotia
Russia Plans Vast Defense Force
Moscow reports Russia will form an army of 1 600 000 men rivaling Germany and Japan in equipment. Assistant secretary M Podvolsky says this step arms the entire Muglar nation and proposes enlisting all generals with public names and citizen objections. Progress in Fed army enlistments noted with 11 000 recruited so far.
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Moscow
Russia
M. Podvolsky
Tate
M. Podvoisky
Fed
Red Flag Strikes Reported From German Front Letters
Article cites letters from German workers in February and March reporting strikes in Berlin and other cities, with police deaths and property damage. Leaders face prison terms and widespread doubt about peace, signaling broader demonstrations despite censorship.
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Henry Wood
Germany
Wannsee
Berlin
Dettman
Dollatein
Munich
Parla
German Empire
Lanwege
Lenroot Wins Wisconsin Senate Seat by About 12000 Votes
Milwaukee returns show Irvine L. Lenroot, Republican, elected senator by roughly 12 000 votes over Davies. Davies concedes, telegraphs congratulations, while Berger the Socialist lags at 102 911 and Davies at 136 612. Hoan reelected mayor. Justice reelected. council enlarged to 24 with one Socialist member.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Davies
Berger
B. Rosenberry
Daniel W. Hoan
Seresnes
Eete
To Ee Ae
Eens
Yanks March with Flowers in Hats in France
Soldiers in France march with flowers as they pass a temporary halt and inspect weapons. The unit trains to readiness, some men seize a last chance to write home while marching along tree lined routes amid greenery and cheering children.
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France
Americal
Secretary Baker at European Front With American Chiefs
Photo shows Tasker Bliss Newton Baker and John Pershing on the Western Front. Baker says personal contact with the American Army abroad will speed up the war program. The visit is hinted as influential toward appointing a supreme allied commander.
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Secretary Baker
Tasker H. Bliss
Newton D. Baker
John J. Pershing
War Baker
Europe
Wilson to Answer Peace Feeler by Czernin
President Wilson to rebut Count Czernin's peace overture in Baltimore addressing broader war aims. He will stress mobilization, swift troop drafts, shipbuilding, and a decisive western battle while exposing Austro Hungarian and German ruthlessness. Czernin argues for non annexation peace amid Alsace Lorraine dispute and Paris-Berlin tensions.
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Wilson
Czernin
Washington, D. C
America
Teutonia
Itimore
Alsace-Lorraine
Austria
Germany
Rumania
Serbia
Tousti
Tooro
Navy
Amsterdam
Count Czernin
Vienna
United States
Gree
Berlin
The
United
T Wilson
J. W. T. Mason
New York
von Hindenburg
France
Picardy
Mie Phat
Regs
Austria-Hungary
Alsice-Lorraine
Austro-Hungary
Amiens
Katehet
Baek
M. Clenenceau
Alsace-Loraina
Paris
Women urged to try Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Oskaloosa Iowa reader testimonial praises relief from weakness and panic after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. The letter encourages women with displacements irregularities inflammation ulcers back nervousness or menopause to seek the remedy and contact Mrs Pinkham’s Medicine Co for guidance.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
L Vg
8Th Ave
Aloosa
Courtney
E. Pinkham
India
Pinkhamedicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Still Resting Lem Higgins Passes After Twenty Years
The Birmingham Age Herald notes Lem Higgins has fallen asleep for good. The joke contrasts his current quiet state with his longtime habit of snoring, marking his death and twenty-year rest.
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Spruceville
Lem Higgins
Lem
Birmingham Age-Herald
Lucky Strike Cigarettes Backed by War Effort
The ad notes wartime demand for Lucky Strike cigarettes as a morale boost for U S troops in France. It touts toasted Burley tobacco and the slogan it's toasted, claiming 15 million Lucky Strike cigarettes produced daily and shipped abroad.
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France
American Tobacco Co
Treat Your Blood with Dr. Pierce Tonic and Diet Advice
An article promotes spring health via blood tonics and diet. It urges using Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Anuric for uric acid, citing claims of restoring vitality, with purchase options from the Buffalo institute. It emphasizes meat reduction and plain foods for kidney health.
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Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
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