Federal Control of the Police in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mayor Thomas B. Smith announces federal takeover of the city police amid a purge of vice districts aimed at protecting soldiers. Lieutenant Colonel Hatch and Captain Mills will lead a government supervised force as officials pledge to root out vice and corruption.
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Thomas B. Smith
Ges Mage
James Rodviewa
Capiig
Wiliam
Millis
Charles B. Hatch
United States Marine Corpstate
Philo Golphia
Smith
Colonel Hatch
Daniels
Philadelphia
Ietele
Mills
Philadelphis
SPANISH SHIPS COMING TO AMERICA DELIVERIES POSSIBLE
Washington reports confirm ships from Spain may resume sailing to the United States as Spain seeks raw cotton and supplies for its army in France amid possible German interference and a blockage of ports. The State Department notes Spain has not rejected its treaty licensing and four ships have departed Spain recently.
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New York
Washington
United
Department
Spain
State Department
Spein
Perabing
France
Lake Moor
Navy Co
Kinchen
Powers
United States Naval Reserve
Lewis W. Liieut
San Francisco
Kirk, Thomas
Seventy-third Street
Brooklyn
Lizhkos
Sotiries
Ensign
Island of Thassos
Greece
Krieb Claude B
Paymester
Penn
McGourty
James A. Machimetter
Mase
Worces
Vladivostok orders shells moved to European Russia
Bolshevik government at Vladivostok orders ships shells explosives and machinery moved to European Russia while freight and passenger traffic may be suspended. Allied representatives report 1500 armed Bolshevik troops in Dacha region and American engineers begin work on the Chinese Eastern Railway and large road projects.
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Hiarbin
Manchuria
Associated Press
Vladivostok
Bolshevist
European Russia
Dauria
Bolsheviki
Dacha
General Foch Satisfied as German Drive Fails
Allied dispatch notes Field Marshal Foch is satisfied with German offensive failures despite territorial gains. Report highlights vast enemy numbers bottled in a desert region, estimated at about 1,500,000, with revictualing nearly impossible under relentless Allied gunfire.
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Givenchy-Festubert
la Bassée
Robecq
Haig
Holland
1St Corps
Givenchy-St. Venant
Field Marshal Haig
Hebuterne
Albert
Scarpe River
Arras
Ayette
la Bassé¢e Canal
War Office
44 Americans Die on Torpedoed Ship
The report details the sinking of a ship torpedoed with 44 Americans killed. Rescue efforts and the response of authorities are described as attempts to advance relief and investigation.
Lull on British Front as Haig Reports Only Light Actions
Haig sees a quiet day with no major infantry moves. Belgians yield ground north of Ypres then recover it, while German efforts near Flanders incur heavier losses, the Allied line holding with cautious strength.
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London
Lys
Field Marshal Haig
Ypres
Passchendaele
Prisoner abuse in German camps reported by Times
A New York Times dispatch traces brutal treatment of prisoners in Germany, noting cruel punishments, withholding parcels, and poor medical care. It cites specific instances at Bonn, Giessen, and Minden, with sworn evidence of dire conditions and fears of reprisals against Americans.
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the Hague
New York Times
Germany
Giessen
Berne
Somme
Bonn
Minden
America
General Maurice Shifted to Duties in the Field
General Maurice departs the War Office for field duties connected to the united command of British and French armies. General Delmar Radcliffe, formerly Canadian Army Chief Staff Officer, will assume Maurice’s War Office post and oversee the weekly interview liaison with American newspaper men.
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London
Frederick Barton Maurice
War Office
France
Maurice
Delma Radecliffe
Radcliffe
Men
Don’t Miss It Tonight at Local Arts Show
Fragmented notice hints at a night event featuring magicians and local performers. Readable phrases reference a composite bill and adage themes, suggesting a staged program with dramatic acts and audience engagement.
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Reem
German Army Suffering 300000 Dead in West Offensive
Berne reports that during the current German drive the number of dead far exceeds wounded for the first time in the war. The Kaiser is estimated to have about 300000 killed and roughly 150000 wounded in the month of furious western attacks.
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Berne
London
Germany Seeks Reichstag Free Hand in Peace Talks
Amsterdam dateline reports the German Government pressuring the Reichstag to avoid a fixed stance on last July’s peace resolution. Vienna notes the Czech and Southern Slav Leagues push for immediate Austro-Hungarian peace. Hindenburg sends a faith-tinged reply urging unity and victory.
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Germany
Reichstag
Austria
Amsterdam
Rheinische Westfilische Zeitung
Berlin
Vienna
Cologne Volkszeitung
Austria-Hungary
Volkszeitung
Stolberg
von Hindenburg
New Yorker Deutsches Journal suspended publication in 1918
The Deutsches Journal will stop daily and Sunday issues after today April 21 1918. Subscriptions will be refunded and advertising contracts canceled. Owned by William Randolph Hearst the paper served German readers amid WWI American unity aims. The German Herald says its publication will not suspend.
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New York Deutsches Journal
Germany
New Yorker Deutsches Journal
New Yorker Deutsches Journel
New Yorker
Deutsches Journal
German Journal Corporation
William Randolph Hearst
New York American
The
Evening Journal
Bernard Hidder
Staats Zeitung
German Herald Corporation
Americans Halt German Drive at Seicheprey Front
Twelve hundred German troops attacked a one mile sector west of Rengeres Forest near Toul. They penetrated the front line and briefly seized Seicheprey but were repelled in fierce hand to hand combat with American troops recapturing the village. German casualties were heavy and no Americans were taken prisoner.
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Associated Press
Rengeres Forest
Toul
Seicheprey
No Man’s Land
America
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