Hindenburg Hopes and Foch Banker Tactics Shaping War
In London April 22 the second act of the battle closes with Hindenburg facing choices to strike toward Amiens or cut off Allied forces while Foch acts as banker rating risk and steadily increasing stakes. Lloyd George gains momentum balancing conscription and Home Rule amid a wider British push on multiple fronts. Richthofen is reported killed in a German air raid, marking a brutal update in aerial warfare.
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Afa Ainrd Lunoard Lune
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Ypres
Hindenburg
Lloyd George
England
Ireland
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Kansas
Towa
Wisconsin
War Office
Viller-Bretonneaux
Albert
Somme
Robecq
Flanders Salient
Century Magazine Editor to Speak at K U Talks
William W. Ellsworth president of the Century Company will address University of Kansas students and Lawrence residents Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock in the Journalism Building lecture room. He will discuss "All the Monthly Magazines" and share forty years of publishing experience with leading American authors.
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Century Magazine
K. U
William W. Ellsworth
Century Company
New York City
Lawrence
Ellsworth
Smoke Cigarettes and Defy the Hun in France War Report
From the American front in France April 21 two German aircraft were shot down by American gunners near Leicheprey while signals crews repaired cut lines under bombardment. Salvation Army ambulance workers ventured into No Man's Land amid shelling to aid wounded as coffee and doughnuts drew cheers from returning soldiers.
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Associated Press
France
Leicheprey
Toul
Signal Corps
Salvation Army
No Man’s Land
Present lull on West Front cannot last long
Ottawa reports a Reuters despatch from London saying the lull in France will not last long despite rain. The Germans are licking their wounds and re-enforcing heavily while the Allies also strengthen forces. The next thrust is not expected to be more effective than a month ago and may endure through the summer.
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Ottawa
Ont
France
Reuters
Lonon
Plans for School Week Highlighted by Exhibits and Tag Day
School board and Superintendent Kent discussed School Week starting April 29 in the manual building. A conservation food exhibit will be shown by domestic science classes at the intermediate and high schools. Friday or Saturday will feature Tag Day to raise funds for a dental clinic via the Lawrence Dental Association. Committees include Publicity led by Katherine Edie Louise Tutcher and Mary Dillard, with Miss L Kennedy, Miss Clara Meairs, and W N Andersen arranging patron meetings Friday night. Lena Miller and Martha Trinder lead the Food Exhibition. Harry Emmett and W B Miller handle room prep. Miss Meairs and F H Olney supervise Tag Save.
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Manual Building
Lawrence Dental Association
Katherine
Edie
Louise .Tutcher
Mary Dillard
L. Nennedy
Lawrence Cubs Reorganize After Twilight League Exit
The Lawrence Cubs baseball team, a Twilight League unit from last year, is reorganizing with a first practice scheduled for Friday evening. Several top players have departed for military service, prompting the addition of new talent to fill gaps.
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Lawrence Cubs
Army
Navy
No Food to Allies Suspended for Grain Move to Belgians
Washington reports food shipments to allied civilians will pause for ten days to divert 3,000,000 bushels of grain to Belgium, deemed in desperate straits, as wartime aid continues.
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Washington
War program features Doherty and Hitchcock in Midwest meeting
Henry L. Doherty and Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock are to headline the Inter-Community League of the Southwest gathering opening tomorrow in Kansas City at the Baltimore Hotel. The convention brings together Commercial clubs and Chambers of Commerce to discuss war-related topics including westward war industries, railroad cooperation, agriculture, and Chamber of Commerce methods. Doherty, head of Kansas Natural Gas, and Hitchcock are among the chief speakers expected to draw large attendance.
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Kansas City
Baltimore
Inter- Community League of the Southwest
Inter-Community League
Chambers of Commerce of the Southwest
H. B. Ober
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Henry L. Doherty
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Mrs Shields Visits Andersons in Lecomp ton
Mrs. D C Shields traveled to Lecomp ton to visit her parents Mr and Mrs G A Anderson This morning W G Guthrie also traveled to Topeka to spend a few days on business
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D.C. Shields
Lecompton
Mrs
G. A. Anderson
Topeka
Berdina Kincaid Heads to Kansas City for Day Visit
Berdina Kincaid traveled to Kansas City this morning to spend the day there.
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Miss. Berdina Kincaid
Kansas City
Douglas County Loan Declared In First Itemized Statement
A drive was announced today detailing the initial itemized loan statement for Douglas County. The event marks the first public release of the loan’s specifics and aims to inform residents about the financial terms and projected impact.
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DRIVE
University quota doubles as bond drive nears goal
Subscriptions approach goal in Third Liberty loan drive with Lawrence area showing strong support. Eudora and Baldwin surpassed their targets while North Lawrence contributed large sums. University officials announced the quota more than doubled, needing only about 82,000 to reach 15,000. Local districts report solid progress though some citizens refuse bonds, prompting federal inquiries into nonloans.
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Douglas County
Chamber of Commerce
J.D. Bowersock
Lawrence
United States
Eudora
Baldwin
North Lawrence
R. C. Jackman
Innes
Mrs. Watkins
Ani
Jarteldes Seed Company
Visiacreltien
the State University
May Term Douglas County Court Docket Listed
The May term docket for Douglas County District Court lists thirteen civil and eleven criminal cases before Judge C A Smart starting May 6. Highlights include a grand larceny charge against Alberry Peterson and numerous civil divorce suits. two final naturalization petitions will be heard, one from a Greve native and one from a Mexican petitioner.
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Douglas County District Court
Tte
C. A. Smart
John Cooper
Forweer
Alberry Peterson
Wilson opposes Chamberlain bill on sedition cases
President Wilson declared the Chamberlain bill unconstitutional in a letter to Senator Overman. He warned the measure would place the United States on a level with its enemies and opposed expanding government power to reorganize departments. Overman reiterated opposition, accusing supporters of political exigency and noting disloyalty fears about farmers and Liberty Bonds.
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Washington
Wilson
Chamberlain
Overman
North Carolina
United States
Miss Marjorie Thayer Visits Kansas City Friends
Miss Marjorie Thayer traveled to Kansas City this morning to visit friends for several days, staying in the city during her stay.
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Marjorie Thayer
Kansas City
California Shaken By Another Quake Tonight
Seismograph readings confirm a new quake struck California last night with tremors reported across several cities. Emergency crews mobilize as residents assess damage and authorities urge caution while assessing aftershocks.
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California
Earthquake Strikes San Jacinto Hemet Two Towns Ruin
A major quake wrecked parts of San Jacinto and Hemet, destroying about a third of the business districts and damaging other towns in Riverside County. Damage is estimated at 100000 to 150000 dollars with one life lost, that of Frank E. Darnell, who drowned at Santa Monica. Many wells surfaced suddenly and tremors affected Los Angeles and nearby communities.
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Hemmet
San Jacinto
Hemet
Los Angeles
Calin
Blemmett
Riverside County
California
Sandacinte
Helen Hunt Jackson
Santa Monica
Darnell
Kansas University records strongest quake yet in seismograph
The Kansas University seismograph logged a violent quake yesterday afternoon about 1100 miles away. Prof. FOE Kester of physics says the disturbance likely near Norfolk Virginia, with primary wave at 36 seconds after 5 36, secondary at 41 seconds after 5 59, main at 56 seconds after 5 41, amplitude three inches on the chart.
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Kansas University
Foe. Kester
Physics Department
Norfolk
Kester
NEED 3 MILLION MEN
Major George W. Simmons, manager of the Southwestern Division of the American Red Cross, reports from St. Louis after nearly three months in Europe. He says the United States must send 3.6 million men to France and that even this may not end the war before fall 1920. He notes heavy losses and German advances in the first eight days, with American troops holding trenches near Toul in the Vosges region since early July.
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St. Louis
George W. Simmons
American Red Cross
Europe
United States
France
Paris
Toul
Vasces
Trernan
Delegates Honored at Classical Association Lunch in Robinson
More than 190 attendees filled Robinson Gymnasium Saturday noon for a luncheon honoring visiting delegates of the Classical Association of Kansas and Western Missouri at the University. Friday and Saturday programs featured talks by Prof. C. G. Dunlap and Prof. E. W. Murray of the University of Kansas faculty during the afternoon sessions.
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Robinson Cymnasium
Classical Association of Kansas and
Western Missouri
C. G.dunlap
E. W. Murray
University of Kansas
Haig Bolsters Forces Before Next German Blow
General Haig strengthens Allied lines and prepares to meet an anticipated German assault as combat operations continue on the Western Front. Leaders emphasize improved defense and coordination amid ongoing trench warfare.
Huns Pocket Southwest of Ypres in World War I News
Wartime dispatches report German forces pocketed southwest of Ypres with British lines improving near Somme and Lys while Belgians halted a turning move north of Ypres. Allies monitor Somme front closely as Germans mass heavy artillery toward Amiens. French repulse a German raid along the Avres sector.
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Ypres
Nieppe
Hazebrouck
Somme Battle Field
Amiens
Entente
Avres
Food Nations Property Says Arnold at Conference
Sarah Louise Arnold urged at the first annual food conference of five states colleges that food is national property and must be conserved. She warned of 80 perilous days before harvest and emphasized wheat and sugar supply for war effort, calling for shared sacrifice and unity.
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Sarah Louise Arnold
Colleges of
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Sam
Scottish Rite Reunion In Lawrence Heads Week of Masons
The thirty ninth annual reunion of the Scottish Rite bodies of the Valle of Lawrence Orient of Kansas opens tomorrow evening at 6 30 with a supper at the Masonic temple and continues through April 26. All degrees from first to thirty second will be conferred and over sixty new members will be initiated. Between seventy five and a hundred Masonic visitors are expected to attend.
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Valle of Lawrence
Orient of Kansas
Masonic Temple
Goethalsee Washington April Nomination News
Lieut. Col. Robert E. Wood, nominated brigadier general, is slated for appointment as acting quartermaster general of the army, relieving Major General Goethals of detailed work. A Kansas woman and her sisters Tina Pherson have returned from a week’s visit.
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Washington
Robert E. Wood
Goethals
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