French and British Hold Front as German Offensives Continue
British and French defenders report stubborn resistance along the Ypres sector. German forces strike from La Bassée to Ypres, with heavy losses and limited gains as Allied troops reinforce the line near Vimy and Messines. Reports note renewed actions on the Italian front, air battles, and a British appointment in wartime leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Basse
Ypres
Lys
Meteren
Wytschade
Germany
Plinders
Bailleul
Walverghem
Wytechaete
Tenutons
Messines
Geert
Dlaczebronek
Fromkirk
Calais
Neuve Elise
Wulverghem
Wytschuete
Berlin
Amsterdam
St. Mihiel
Texas Ten Mile Zone Rules Bar Alcohol for Flavoring Extracts
Judge Walter A. Keeling ruled that Texas ten mile zone laws prohibit importing alcohol for manufacturing flavoring extracts perfumes and similar products within the zones. Imports may be for sacramental or medicinal uses only and finished products can be shipped in from outside Texas.
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Austin
Tex
Fermi
Geerumes
Texas
Hanmaaeire
Vaneionts
Carl Vis
Houston
Galveston
Kort Worth
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Barke
Nak Ineo
Beeville
Ruline
Walter A. Keeling
Kerling
Hiw
ED Paso
Keeling
New Orleans
el Paso
Governor names commission to guard soldiers welfare in Texas
Governor Hobby appoints a state military welfare commission with ex officio members from Austin Dallas Fort Worth and Houston linking to war service boards and law enforcement. The body will study soldiers environment recreation and protection and coordinate with the governor and authorities on training camp activities.
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Austin
Tex
Hobby Wedesday
Palifornia
Minnesota
Sam
War Department Commission
Austin W. PL Lobby
J.C. Townes
The
Texas University Law School
Percy V. Pennybacker
Dallas
Elmer Scott
Texas Conference of Social Welfare
A. J. Folsom
Texas Social Nyciene Association
Fort Worth
S. B. Cantey
War Service Board
John Waples
Houston
Henry J. Carren- Wad
David Daly
W. B. Sharp
Galveston
Minnie Fisher Dun
Wace
J. T. Penland
Walter Woodson
H. C. Risher
Roy Smith Wallace
Jane Dester Rippin
George J. Anderson
Sanitary Corps
National Army
War Department Commission of Training Camp
Liberty Day Proclaimed By Wilson For April 26
President Wilson designates April 26 1918 as Liberty Day urging nationwide rallies and generous pledges to the third Liberty Loan to support American troops and allied nations. Government workers may be excused at noon to participate in patriotic demonstrations nationwide.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
United States of America
America
Woodrow Wilson
United States of American
Wis
Secretary of the Treasury
Liberty Loan Committee
Federal Reserve Banks
Liberian port bombed by German submarine
A German submarine of the largest seagoing type bombarded Monrovia Liberia on April 10, firing on the wireless and cable stations. The attack damaged the stations before the sub left in pursuit of a passing steamer. Liberia, a republic with a 1 to 2 million population, declared war on Germany August 4, 1917.
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Washington
Monrovia
Liberia
Africa
Astute Department
Germany
Senate disallowing Horton body removal fund ruling
Assistant Attorney General C W Taylor says a $1000 appropriation from the legislative contingent fund to move Governor Albert C Horton’s body to the State Cemetery in Austin is invalid. Removal and monument erection are not contingent legislature expenses and require a bill passing both houses to fund.
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Austin
Tex
C. W. Taylor
Terrell
Senate
Albert C. Horton
Matagorda
House
Goose Creek Permits Canceled in Texas
J T Robison, Texas General Land Office commissioner, announced that on Saturday April 20 the office will cancel twenty eight oil and gas permits in Harris and Galveston counties and mail notices to county clerks so the areas may be refiled once notices reach the clerks, likely Monday April 22.
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Goose Creek
Austin
Tex
J. T. Robison
General Land Office
State of
Texas
Harris
Galveston
Saloons Close Under Ten Mile Dry Law in Texas
Texas comptroller estimates at least 1500 saloons closed by the ten mile dry law taking effect Monday night. More than half of the state’s saloons are affected and those still operating face closure when the statewide prohibition bill takes effect on June 26.
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Austin
Tex
Comptroller’s Department
Another Draft Call Made Washington War Mobilization
Provost Marshal General Crowder sent another draft call for 49 843 registrants to state governors. Mobilization is ordered for May 1 and 10. Recruits will be sent to eleven forts and recruiting barracks likely for training with regular army units.
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Washington
Crowder
War Department
Coinage of 15 Cent Pieces Proposed
Washington report notes a bill introduced by Representative O'Shaughnessy of Rhode Island proposing 15 cent coins to ease crowd handling at moving picture theaters due to the war tax. The measure aims to speed transactions and reduce bottlenecks at cinema venues during wartime.
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Washington
O'Shaughnessy
Rhode Island
Congress Faces Pressure as War Program Gains Pace
Washington reports Congress enters the week urged by France to accelerate the American war effort and by hope for early adjournment. Leaders expect key bills may clear for vote within sixty days, signaling faster action and less talk.
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Congress
Washington
France
America
Railroads End Toll Concessions for Sleepers
Railroads will stop paying telegraph or telephone tolls to reserve sleeping car space, effective April 15. The move ends a wartime-like practice adopted during fierce passenger competition as lines now operate on a noncompetitive basis and seek to cut expenses. All major lines in the United States will implement the policy.
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Dallas
Tex
United States
Ship Many Cars of Onions From Laredo
Laredo Texas shipped thirty one carloads of Bermuda onions on Saturday, lifting total season shipments from Laredo to two hundred carloads.
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Laredo
Tex
New North Texas Wheat Ready By June 15
E. W. Morten, proprietor of a Dallas mill, expects North Texas wheat to be ready for grinding into flour by June 15. He predicts a normal wheat production for the region.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
E. W. Morten
Chilean Ambassador Dies in Washington Hospital
Senor Don Santiago Alaunate Chilean ambassador to the United States died in a Washington hospital after suffering a stroke of apoplexy.
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Washington
Senor
Don Santiago Alaunate
United States
Five Held for Lynching Prayer In Illinois
Five men Collinsville Illinois charged in a coroner jury verdict with the hanging murder of Robert P Prager an enemy alien. They were sent to Edwardsville jail to await grand jury action.
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Collinsville, Ill
Joseph Riegel
Wesley Beaver
Richard Dukes, Jr
Enid Elmore
William Brockmeier
Robert P. Prager
Edwardsville
Fifteen British Ships Lost in Week to Mines and Submarines
The admiralty report for the past week records fifteen ships lost to mines or submarines. Eleven of the sunk merchantmen were 1,600 tons or more, four were smaller, and one fishing vessel also perished.
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London
Admiralty
Bohemia Faces Severe Hunger Amid Dispatches
Official dispatch from France reports thousands of Bohemia families starving, with severe shortages in Prague and nearby areas. The alert highlights widespread hunger and humanitarian concern across the region.
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Washington
Bohemia
Prague
France
Lemons and Orchard White Promise Skin Whitening
A vintage ad promotes lemon juice mixed with orchard white for a facial lotion. Squeezed lemon juice and three ounces of orchard white create a quarter pint cream to massage into face neck arms and hands to reduce freckles tan sallowness redness and roughness, claiming harmless, dramatic whitening results.
Papa's Mission and a Far-Off Digest of Loss
A child describes her father, a fire insurance adjuster, traveling across the state to settle claims. When asked about him, she says he has “gone away” and reveals he has gone to Vansville to digest a loss.
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Carrie
Vansville
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure
A vintage advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy. It asserts internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces and offers $100 reward for a cure the product cannot achieve. Druggists price 75 cents. testimonials offered free.
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Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Guard and Russian interaction at Camp Grint incident
An on guard at Camp Grint, a Russian with limited English, is approached by a officer of the lay. The Russian asks who goes here and the sentry responds in broken English that it is all right to proceed, claiming familiarity with the person.
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Camp
Grint
Excellent Manager Captain of Household Quip
A Louisville Courier Journal humor item jokes about marriage dynamics and housekeeping. The quip contrasts an alleged poor manager with a wife who orders meals and runs the domestic routine for Mlubdub, framing the wife as an excellent manager.
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Mlubdub
Louisville Courier-Journal
Land Lovers Defend Their Homestead Ideals
Quote from Hallock praising attachment to land as a stubborn preference, declaring no other reason justifies leaving or changing it. The remark emphasizes a deep, personal regard for territory and roots.
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Hallock
Cognitive Workloads Highlight Mental Frugality
A concise critique notes that internal deliberations often do not translate into tangible outcomes. The metaphor of a train of thought carrying no freight underscores the gap between pondering and action.
Spring Fever Fades With Doctor Pierce’s Remedies
The piece urges spring health in men and women, noting fatigue headaches and pale skin. It promotes Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and tonic from Blood root to Oregon Grape root, sold in tablets or liquid, and recommends weekly purges with Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for auto intoxication prevention.
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Oregon
Doctor Pierce
Pierce
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