Allied Armies Smash Teutons and Retake 3 Towns
British and French forces retook Ayvencourt Monchel and Moreuil as the allies push north of the Somme. American engineers joined the battle alongside French troops while thousands of U.S. soldiers moved toward the front amid heavy fighting and German losses.
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London
Somme
Luce Valley
Marcelenne
Ayencourt
Monchel
Ayvencourt
Orvillers
War Office
Plemont
Paris
Rubescourt
Montdidier
Amiens-Paris
Lassigny
Lasigny
Arras
Amiens
Moreuil
France
Plessier de Roye
Bertin
Cambrai
Lafore
Hindenburg
Doignes
Bapaume
Bapaume-Cambril
Taig
Roupy
St. Quentin
Jussy
Peronne
Ham
Bethencourt
Berlin
Nesle
Guiscard
Chauny
Albert
Ancre
Morlancourt
Chippy
Rosieres
Scarpe
Huaig
Noyon
Mesnil
St. Georges
Courtamanche
Assainvillers
Pershing
Foch
Nfoch
Loos
Haig
Cann-Sud-Matz
Plemonth
Aris
Woman Spy Despina Storch Dies in Ellis Island Deposition
New York April 1 Mme Despina Davidovitech Storch the international spy suspect died at Ellis Island while awaiting deportation to France with Baron de Bev ille Mme Elizabeth Nix and Count Robert de Clairmont. Assistant Commissioner B H Uhl said she contracted a cold after arriving March 18 and developed pneumonia despite hospital care. She was born in Constantinople twenty three years ago to Turkish parents.
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New York
Mme
Despina Davidovitech Storch
Ellis Island
France
Baron de Beville
Elizabeth Nix
Count Robert de Clairmont
Mme. Storch
B. H. Uhl
Mrr. Uhl
Constantinople
British Unbroken as Huns Slaughtered in Somme Contact
British forces repelled heavy German assaults on the Somme front amid fierce fighting. German losses around 250,000 with over 1,000,000 engaged. British lines held despite strong thrusts at Bullecourt Croiselles Vaulx and Mary. Tank actions near Urvillers Roisel aided holding the line before renewed German pressure. Kaiser celebrated battlefield gains with jubilation and honors for Hindenburg.
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London
France
Somme
Cambrai
Bullecourt
Nogueil
Croiselles
Fontainelles
Cherissy
Henin-sur- Cojeul
Henin Hill
Teutons
St. Leger
Vaux
Vraucourt
Vaulx
Mary
Peronne
Bapaume
Urvillers
Essigny
St. Quentin
Roisel
Gozeaucourt
Wrephy
Coreul
Sensee
Gauche Wood
Chapel Hill
Arras
Peronne-Ham-Chauny
Bapnaume
Kaiser
Marshal von Hindenburg
Hindenburg
Wilhelm
NSW built car makes Sydney to Melbourne test run
A new automobile built entirely in New South Wales completed its first trip from Sydney to Melbourne, a 600 mile journey. An attached shield for windshields shields glass from rain without obscuring vision. In Europe each church pew is heated by its own electric unit adjustable for occupant comfort. Merrill Reed of South Lancaster academy swam 200 feet for $2 dodging ice floes on a local ice company delivery journey. A Los Angeles orchid shop moved its shop 20 feet from the property line to save bamboo clumps later turned into tall electroliers with Lycane lamps.
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New South Wales
Sydney
Melbourne
Europe
Merrill Reed
South Lancaster
N. H
Reed
Los Angeles
Though 70 Old Soldier Enrolls to Build Ships
Knoxville Tennessee seventy year old James W Sitzler of the National Soldiers home at Johnson City volunteers to work as a ship painter. In his application he states he can do a day's work as well as any young man and is a general all around workman. He was enrolled.
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Knoxville
Tenn
James W. Sitzler
National Soldiers’ Home
Johnson City
Mortality Rate Is Low in Present War Says Expert
Pittsburgh statistician Edward A Woods argues mortality in the current war is lower than in past conflicts due to medical advances. He notes over 90 percent of treated soldiers return to the firing line and compares a twenty year old in the trenches with a sixty year old civilian in life expectancy if the war lasts another year.
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Pittsburgh
Edward A. Woods
Mr. Woods
Santa Monica Sets Garbage Pickup Price for Year
Santa Monica officials have contracted to sell the city's garbage for the coming year at 18.90 dollars per ton, a substantial rise from last year’s 1.60 dollars per ton.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Precious Freedom and Cost of War
In this essay the author argues liberty is bought with blood and money. He urges funding the war via liberty bonds and taxation, insisting future generations will repay the debt. He warns reluctance emboldens the enemy and stresses shared sacrifice and prudent finance.
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Eugene P. Lyle, JR
The
Vigilantes
Belgium
France
Italy
Maoylhind
Russia
America
Liberty
Freedom
Uncle Sam
Dutch Protest U S Action Over Seizure of Dutch Ships
The Netherlands denounces President Wilson's proclamation as incorrect and unfriendly, saying the seizure of neutral Dutch merchant vessels in American ports is an unlawful act. The Hague insists past US measures violated Dutch rights and criticizes ongoing denials of bunkering and forced unloading of cargoes.
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the Hague
Wilson
United States
Zeelandia
Netherlands
War Savings Drive in Decorah Reaches 32000 Subscriptions
Iowa state news details Decorah subscriptions for War Savings Stamps totaling 32000 in under a week. The report also notes Marshall county bridge contracts totaling 70746, stolen flour turned to the food administration, Webster County tax revenue over one million, and multiple war related items across the state.
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Decorah
Board of Supervisors
Marshall County
Marshalltown
Food Administration
Webster County
Shelleburg
Iowa City
Camp Cody
Deming
N. M
Sergi
John F
Fort Greble
R. I
France
Iowa
Ole O. Roe
Council Bluffs
I. J. Orr
Miller
Hancock County
Grand Jury
Orr
Garner
State Center High School
D. F. Goodell
Tama
Lincoln Highway
W. F. Coan
Clinton
Lincoln Way
Ames
Charles Reese
St. Mary's School
Des Moines
Dominick
Albert H. Behmer
Sutherland
Harry Anderson
Oskaloosa
Cecil M. Con
State Council
General Council of National Defense
America
Council of Defence
Government to Study Meat Industry and Possible Takeover
Food Administrator Hoover said the president approved forming a commission to study the meat problem and that a swift overhaul of conservation and distribution policy is likely. He suggested the change could involve tighter control of large packers or government operation of packing houses.
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Washington
Hoover
Atlantic and Pacific gets shipyard contract for 150 ships
Chairman Hurley said the Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Co may place contracts with Oregon shipyards for 150 motor driven wooden ships of 3,000 tons each under restrictions. The March program exceeded launchings by 12,000 tons but lagged in deliveries due to steel plate shortages. Thirty hulls totaling 282,786 tons launched and twenty vessels totaling 162,200 tons completed.
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Washington
Hurley
Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Company
Oregon
Shipping Board
Cossack Chief Surrenders to Bolsheviks
Moscow reports General Bogayev the assistant chief of the Don Cossacks has surrendered to the Bolsheviks after the death of General Kaledines. An official statement released Saturday confirms the surrender and leadership change.
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Moscow
Bogayevsky
Don Cossacks
Kaledines
Not Suitable Quote Fragment Teases Social Satire
A ponderous syndicated line from the Houston Post critiques a young girl’s chosen romance and a man with a cheesecloth income, noting playful innuendo about dimples and a comic malapropism. The fragment reflects editorial style and social humor of the era.
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Houston Post
Two Greek Officers Sentenced to Death by Court Martial
Athens reports two Greek officers arrested after landing on the Peloponnesus west coast by a German submarine were tried and sentenced to death by a court martial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Peloponnesus
Never Learned It Says Young Lady Never Used Thesaurus
A young woman across the way says she never learned to operate a thesaurus and still writes with a fountain pen. She admits no formal instruction in using synonyms. The remark appears in a casual, diary like recollection.
British War Three Towns Captured West of the Jordan
London reports capture of three towns west of the Jordan. Turkish prisoners say German officers have been instructed to stand ready for duty on the Balkan front.
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London
Jordan River
Balkan
6388 New York Men Leave for Camp Upton Training
New York will send 6,388 men over the next five days to join the first contingent of the second draft. They depart for Camp Upton for intensive training.
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New York
Camp Upton
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Teutong
U. S
Line
Luce
Mezieres
Deniein
Morenil
Montdider
Holland
Hans
Iowa State
U.S
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