Liberty Loan Opens With $3 Billion Goal Across Nation
The third Liberty Loan opens as New York's district quota is set at 1.5 billion of the 3 billion total. Mayor Hylan calls for all citizens to display the flag and participate, stressing this is a patriotic financial drive not a Wall Street matter. Officials urge every family to subscribe, with four percent interest for ten years.
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Senate Complicates Draft Debate With Sedition Bill
Washington April 6 The Senate shelved other business to denounce disloyalty and discuss extending the espionage act to curb sedition and enemy agitation while addressing the lynching of Robert Prager in Collinsville Illinois. Administration leaders aim to pass the sedition bill by tomorrow as debate on draft classifications and labor recalls continues.
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Austria Not France Peace Parley Denial Confirms Talks
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau issued a statement denying Czernin’s claim of peace talks with France. The note cites Swiss discussions initiated by Austria via Count Revertata and Commander Armand, with Armand instructed to listen and say nothing. Austria accused of misrepresenting the negotiations as French requests for peace.
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Alexandra Thanks Women of America
The Earl of Reading sends a message from Queen Alexandra to the Women of America marking the first anniversary of the United States entering the war. As president of the British Red Cross Society, he expresses best wishes and a prayer for guidance and protection of the allied cause.
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Foch statements mark Allied push on German lines in early April
General Foch, new Allied commander, told war correspondents that the tide of the German offensive has been checked along a 15 mile front from the Somme to the Luce. French and British actions stalled the Germans with heavy losses while French lines held near Amiens and Castel. Pershing's American veterans prepare for future action as the United States nears its war anniversary.
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Parley with Wilson Report Sparks Austro Austrian Circles
Austrian parliamentary circles believe negotiations have begun between President Wilson and Count Czernin, Austria-Hungary's foreign minister, with Vienna telegrams suggesting communications reach beyond Czernin's statements. Neue Freie Presse counters Clemenceau’s peace stance story, noting Wilson and Lloyd George favored peace talks before the Western front offensive but Clemenceau vetoed.
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U.S. to Hasten Men to Front in Reply to Peace Reports
Stay Correspondent reports from Washington that American troops will be sent to France’s battle lines as quickly as tonnage allows. Officials decline to discuss Vienna peace talks while confirming no communications between the U.S. and Austria-Hungary since the declaration of war.
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U S Flier Descendant of General Putnam Downs Five Germans
A dispatch from France reports Sergeant David E. Putnam, a U S pilot with four confirmed victories and a fifth unrecorded, is a descendant of General Israel Putnam. The 19 year old, who joined the Lafayette Escadrille, sailed for France with two dollars after a rush to enlist despite early physical setbacks.
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One Year Of Getting Into War On the Spiritual Side
One year into the war the nation has the will to fight but still lacks many means. The piece contrasts views of President Wilson and Senator Chamberlain on readiness and discusses mental preparedness, unity, and the differing outlooks of pacifists and pro-war supporters. Continued on Page 4, Column 1.
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British Hold Despite German Assault Across Amiens Front
London April 5 German divisions launched a heavy offensive aimed at seizing the Amiens Paris railway line. British at headquarters in France report stubborn resistance limited German gains and a setback to their advance.
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