Allied Front Under Siege As German Offensive Rages
British and French forces defend a northern Ypres sector as von Hindenburg drives a large-scale assault across Arras to Ypres. German attackers push into British lines with gas and high explosives, while American troops arrive on the British front amid Allied reading of a critical war period.
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Arras
Ypres
Ameri i
Albricht
Universary
America
Jeriehoa
Finland
Lovisa
Viborg
Tokio
Vladivostok
Harbin
Viladivostock
Oise-Aisne
Fosembray
Brancourt
la Fere
House of Commons
London
George Cave
Surrey
Germany
Europe
George
Ireland
Attorney General Rules On Ten Mile Zone Law Features
The attorney general's department issues an April 15 effective ten mile zone rule for land used by the US government. Wholesalers may sell beyond the zone only under strict limits and no intoxicants may be sold within ten miles of government land such as forts or aviator fields even if leased.
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Austin
Fex
Attorney General's Department
Comptroller’s Department
United States
A. and M. College
Seguin
Pink Boll Worm Case Rules Penalty Not For Planting Cotton
Houston judge in Liberty County finds section 11 of the pink boll worm law does not apply to planting cotton in a noncotton zone. W. T. Finley, farmer, released after habeas corpus challenge to the statute. The ruling centers on whether the penalty covers planting or only transportation within the zone.
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Houston
Lewellyn
Seventy Fifth District Court
Liberty
Texas
W.T. Finley
Liberty County
W.tt. Finley
W. D. Hunter
Federal Department of Agriculture
EF. E. Scholl
State Department of Agriculture
Leonard Tillotson
PLEA FOR DEEP INTRACOASTAL CANAL AT WASHINGTON
Texas visitors urged the army engineers board to deepen the Sabine Galveston link of the intracoastal canal from five to nine feet. They argued the deeper channel would allow boats of greater draft to traverse this Gulf coast waterway and its connected sections.
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Washington
Texas
Board of Army Engineers
Sabine-Galveston
Gulf Coast
Texas to Form Two Cavalry Brigades in National Guard
Governor Hobby ordered the immediate organization of two cavalry brigades for the Texas National Guard with six regiments totaling 1500 enlisted men and 862 officers. Wolters will lead the southern district from Houston and McDill the northern district from Dallas. Enlistment ages 18 to 45 require physicals. Commission applications await troop organization.
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Austin
Tex
Hobby
Nowelas National Guard
Secretary of War
Wolters
Texas
Houston
McDill
Dallas
National Guard
Black Privates Executed After Court Martial at Camp Logan
Privates John Mann and Walter Matthews, Black soldiers from the 370th Infantry, were hanged after conviction for attempting to prevent the escape of fellow Private Ralph Foley at Camp Logan Houston. The sentences were approved by President Wilson. Matthews told his mother he died game and saluted the colonel as the trap activated.
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Houston
Tex
John 3B Mann
Walter Matthews
Tndantry
Camp Logan
Ralph M. Foley
14Cth Infantry
Foley
Wilson
Matthews
Chaplain O'Hearn
Clinnin
Bell
Texas Has 100000 in Class 1 Draft Texas men to report to Camp Travis
There are 100000 men in Texas in class No. 1 of the selective draft including about 8000 to report to Camp Travis in June. The information was wired to Provost Marshal General Crowder by Major J. C. Townes who leads draft work in Texas.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Camp Travis
Crowder
J. C. Townes
Japan Announces Vladivostok Landing Reason
Tokio reports the landing of a Japanese force at Vladivostok followed killings and disorders among Japanese there as the motive. The admiralty announced the action on Thursday.
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Japan
Tokio
Vladivostok
Admiralty
English Aviator Killed Near Fort Worth
Arthur Harold Webber aged 25 an aviator at Benbrook Field twelve miles west of Fort Worth was killed Wednesday during a flight. His home was London England.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Arthur Harold Webber
Benbrook Field
London
England
Texas Editors TS Meet in Fort Worth During May
Sam P. Harben of Richardson announces the Texas Press Association program for the annual meeting in Fort Worth on May 4. Notable speakers include Dr. Clarence A. Poe and Dr. W. B. Bizzell, with sessions on topics from agricultural welfare to advertising, commissions, and school of journalism.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Sam P. Harben
Richardson
The
Texas Press Association
Sherwood Sports
Fannin County
Ronham
R. WH. Nichols
Record
Vernon
R. Wall
Messenger
Gatesville
R. Shuffler
Enterprise
Olney
Sam A. Roberts
Free Press
Haskell
Will W. Price
Mews-Mail
Bracketiville
Irene M. Lsavidson
Record and Chronicle
Denton
Thomas T. Waggoner
Claude
F. R. Jamison
School of Journalism
Ed P. Angly
Palestine
Ruth Finch
Courier- Gazette
McKinney
Press of Texas
J. L. Landrum
Austin
Fred W. Bott
New Orleans
Washington Felt Quakes Rock Region
Slight earth shocks were felt Tuesday night with reports from nearby Virginia cities indicating the quake was more pronounced southward from Washington.
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Washington
Virginia
Private Receives $66,000 Oil Payment at Camp Bowie
Roy Gilmore a private in the 111th ammunition train at Camp Bowie Fort Worth received a $66,000 check from his wife at Pawnee Oklahoma. The payment was for oil land.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Roy Gilmore
Camp Bowie
Pawnee
Oklo
One Case of Ground Glass in Food Found
Government investigation into thousands of reports of ground glass in food reveals only one case where inspectors found actual glass. The discovery prompted no further details about brands or products involved.
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Washington
Hobby Vetoes Two Measures in Texas
Governor Hobby vetoed two measures passing through the Texas Legislature. He rejected house bill 111 which would pledge voters to the national ticket and senate bill 69 requiring permits for certain taxed businesses. He argued the pledge creates confusion and duplicates existing law and noted county committees could exclude voters who opposed the national ticket.
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Austin
Tex
Hobby
Senate
Texas
Gulf Coast Oil Fields See Windstorms and New Completions
A week in gulf coast fields with a major windstorm in Evangeline Jennings and Goose Creek derricks top activity. New wells include Texas Company No. 12 Vincent in Vinton producing 500 bbl daily and Gull Refining No. 24 Bright-Penn at Edgerly about 2 500 bbl daily from 3 600 ft. Goose Creek saw several wells start or be prepared to pump while Humble and Sour Lake report multiple pumpers. Total coastal belt output averaged just over 74 000 bbl daily with Goose Creek contributing about 30 000, Humble 16 600, Sour Lake 10 000 and others making up the remainder. Continuous field losses and completions marked the week as the field winds damaged about forty derricks in Evangeline and twenty in Goose Creek.
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Houston
Tex
Louisiana
Goose Creek
Gulf Coast
Vinton
Texas Company
Vincent
Edgerly
Gull Refining Company
Bright-Penn
Humble
Sour Lake
Evengeline
Jennings
Greillard Fee
Gulf Production Company
Briggs
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Ashbel Smith
Gaillard
Gulf Coast Oil Corporation
Crown Oil and Refining Company
Republic Production Company
Stevenson
Echols
Liberty Oil Company
Bailey
Lake Graham Oil Company
Herbert
Bordages
Saratoga
Empire Gas and Fuel Company
Nancy Fuller
Sun Company
Damon Mound
Swift Oil and Sulphur Company
Royal Oil and Refining Company
Gerson
Zahnizer & Gibson
Rattlesnake Mound
McCarde
Lumbermen Pick Galveston For 1919 Convention
Dallas residents elect C. H. Flato Jr of Kingsville as president for the next year as the Lumbermen's Association of Texas closes its 32nd annual meeting in Dallas. Galveston was chosen as the site for the 1919 convention.
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Dallas
Tex
C. H. Flato, Jr
Kingsville
Galveston
Lumbermen’s Association of Texas
Aviators Escort Miss Wilson’s Train From Waco
Planes from Rich Field formed an escort as Miss Margaret Wilson daughter of the president left Waco for Austin aboard a train. The formation hovered above the train as it departed the Texas city.
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Waco
Tex
Margaret Wilson
United States
Austin
Rich Field
Destroyer Sunk After Collision Off London
A British torpedo destroyer sank last Thursday following a collision off London. All hands aboard are believed drowned in the disaster.
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London
Drops of magic Freezone corn removal ad
A vintage eye catching ad touts Freezone drops for corn removal. It promises instant numbing with a painless application and immediate lifting of the corn with fingers after a brief application.
Force of Habit. Page Boy Dial Tone Dispatch
A Boston Transcript snippet shows a domestic scene with a servant summoned, a wife seeking a husband by telephone, and a dramatized exclamation from Son Vivant. The language evokes a stagey 19th century tone as characters interact over a causal social request.
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Son Vivant
Boston Transcript
Plantation Chill Tonic Guarantees Fever Relief Ad
No malaria no chills Plantation Chill Tonic is guaranteed to drive away chills and fever or money refunded. Price 50c. Adv. It is no great world and it would be childish to expect to have everything in it to suit ourselves. A ranchine has been invented for quickly counting seeds and spacing them evenly in testing trays.
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Tiunt
Hunt
A.B. Richards Medicine CO
Sherman
Texas
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