Yankees Arrive in France Reinforcing Haig Front
Armies of the United States have landed within the British zone in northern France and begin training among British divisions. Haig’s men praise the newcomers as first class material and anticipate rapid integration for frontline duty against the German drive.
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France
Sons of Britain
U. S
Washington
Flanders
Pershing
Amiens
National Army
King George
Sir Douglas Haig
Haig
General Pershing
Paris
Haines
Gouthast
London
Locon
Hinges
Flanders Salient
Nieppe
Meiteren
Salient
War Office
von Hindenburg
Morlancourt
Field Marshal
United States
Toul
Lorraine
American Expeditionary Forces
Records Tell How American Destroyers Sink Submarines
The article details Allied anti submarine actions during WWI with reports of American destroyers engaging U boats. It recounts a specific duel where two American destroyers protect a merchant convoy, depth charges, torpedoes, and a submarine surrender. It also mentions a British commander sinking a submarine and a Nelson like chase ending in destruction and oil slick.
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London
Admiralty
Whitehall
Urges U S To Advise Russia In War Message
Ven Svarc, former Cleveland assistant law director, returns from eight months in Russia with a call to America to use propaganda, spread American truth, and keep Russia aligned with democracies as the war unfolds. In Moscow, Count Von Hirbach demands the Bolshevik regime disarm and disband armed troops.
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Cleveland
Ven Svarc
Cleveland Law
Russia
America
Moscow
Count von Hirbach
Ty son coal mine tragedy claims Cumberland man
Cumberland Maryland, John Lauder aged fifty eight, cousin of Harry Lauder the Scotch comedian, was killed in the Ty som coal mine near Cumberland while at work. He was crushed by a rock fall.
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Cumberland, Md
John Lauder
Harry Lauder
Tysom
Here
Hold the Line by Norreys Jephson O Conor
Poem urging British home front workers and civilians to endure wartime fatigue and keep producing and supporting the war effort. It emphasizes shared duty across factory and field, warning that yielding would let the enemy win and that freedom requires steadfast resolve.
Iowa State News Highlights Vast County Developments
April in Story County brought birth counts of 29 boys and 28 girls, while droughts and war measures shaped policy and harvests. Reports show 51 percent more Liberty bonds, coal production urged, and a Davenport board move to end German instruction. Tornadoes hit Chickasaw Winnebago regions with heavy losses, and a Des Moines farm hosts a Dutch orphan proposal.
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Story County
A. H.rice
Green Mountain
Red Cross
Cornell College
Europe
Marshalltown
Selective Service
Logan
Lynn County
Cedar Rapida
Ality
State
Federal Employment Bureau
P. Julius Muller
Missouri Valley
France
Muller
Iowa
G. WH. Sumner
State Board of Health
Offfelala
Marshall County
Sumner
Iowa Engineering
Jowa Engineering
Iowa State College
Ames
United States Fuel Administration
J.C. Lowisa
Albia
United Mine ‘Workers of America
Wesley Greene
Davenport
Polk County
Belgium
Charles Irvine
Des Moines
Brussels
Chickasaw
Winneshiek
New Hampton
Nashua
Republic
Calmar
Maccatine
Scott
J. W. Henshaw
Manilla
State Council of Defense
Jessie Campbell
Federal Building
Drake University
Drake
Foretold War With HMS Boston
Fourteen years earlier Joseph A. Conry the Russian consul warned at the Ninth Regiment Veterans association meeting in G A R hall on April 6 1904 of a future war with Germany He said the nation would face conflict not with England or France but with the German Empire He urged a ready militia of 500000 to support a standing army noting no desire for war but preparedness.
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Picardy
Flanders
Haig
Kemmel
Hill 44
Pleardy
Hailles
Amiens
Avre
Amiens-Paris
Baylies
Paris
Frank Baylies
New Bedford
Mass
France
Nelson
Trafalgar Square
Admiralty
Whitehall
Davy Jones
Boston
Joseph A. Conry
Germany
Conry
Ninth Regiment Veterans’ Association
G. A. R. Hall
England
Spain
Coal by Water Shifts Heavy Kentucky Shipments to Mississippi
Heavy coal shipments from Kentucky reach Memphis by water on the Mississippi River. A single steamboat recently towed 15 barges with 9,000 tons from Caseyville to Memphis, a load that would have required three or four trains by rail.
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Memphis
Tenn
Kentucky
Mississippi River
Caseyville
Aberdeen man walks 650 miles to meet draft call
Himer Heinrich of Aberdeen travels 650 miles over 51 days to satisfy a government pledge for the second draft. He left for Alaska to establish a cannery and promised to return in June for the second call. He trekked from Inner Skin Bay to Seward dragging a sled and endured weight loss and consuming clams and porcupine meat.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Himer Heinrich
Alaska
Mento
Inner Skin Bay
Seward
Six Sons In Service At St. Cloud Reach New Recruit
Thomas Condon of St. Cloud Minnesota appeared before local recruiting officers with three more sons joining the service. The family already had five sons in uniform—three in the army and two in the navy—bringing the total to eight.
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Ralph Royce
Hancock
Mich
Herbert R. Garside
New York
Paul D. Meyers
Milwaukee
Toulon
Angel
Emerson
Toul
St. Cloud
Minn
Thomas Condon
Family Recruitment Drives Six in Service
The father and three sons sought enlistment but two sons were underage and the father was too old. A nineteen year old was accepted making six from the family in service. The officer promised to find roles for the father and the two younger sons aged seventeen and eighteen.
Ecuador Discovers Tree Producing Berring for Soap Use
Researchers in Ecuador identify a native tree yielding a berring that can be processed into soap. The find promises a new local natural ingredient for cleansing products and potential economic impact for communities.
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Ecuador
Woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's remedy for nerves
Mrs. Albert Sulton of Winona Minnesota describes severe nervousness that kept her awake at night. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her nerves strengthened and she woke rested, recommending the renowned herbal tonic for women's disorders and related conditions.
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Fee
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Albert Sulton
Olmatead St
Winona
Minn
Towells Praises Cinema Craft Over Story Line
Critics note William Dean Towells admires the technical craft of film, especially the camera work, while showing little interest in its literary or scenaric aspects.
Grip Epidemic Harms Kidneys Warns of Lame Back Urinary Trouble
Doctors report a nationwide grip epidemic leaving many with weak kidneys and back pain. Swamp Root herbal remedy claims quick kidney relief. Dr Kilmer & Co offers a free full bottle with ten cent test request via this paper. Regular sizes sold at druggists.
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Drugglata
Kilmer
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Everything in Full Sight by Evening Stars and Dipper
A family scene unfolds as heavy rains fall and the children delight in the night sky. The seven year old notes the dipper, the father agrees it stands on its head, and the five year old suspects rain while three year old Sita sees a faucet near the kitchen door spigot.
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Papa
Edgar
Sita
Los Angeles Times
Inventors Row at Ward of Lunatics The Submarine Problem
In the Birmingham Age Herald excerpt a Seeper remarks on inventors in a ward of eighty padded patients each claiming a different submarine solution. The dialogue presents a satirical view of wartime ingenuity amid mental ward confinement.
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Birmingham Age
Herald
A Dose of Mother-in-Law Lifts a Sick Man from Bed
A quirky adage notes that a dose of the mother-in-law can rouse a sick man from bed when all else fails. The saying reflects practical humor about household remedies and kinship roles in times of illness.
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Axcuse
Ina
Iowa State
Girl Scout
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Ila
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