California quake levels Hemet San Jacinto and more
A destructive California earthquake at 3 32 p m leveled Hemet and San Jacinto almost completely and caused window breakage and structural damage across Southern California. One man died in Santa Monica as a panic struck. injuries reported in San Jacinto and other towns, with further shocks felt in Arizona and Utah.
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French Children To Adopt An American War Orphan
Paris reports that schoolchildren in the 12th Ward of Bercy will adopt the first American child whose father was killed in battle and will provide 50 centimes daily for two years to support the child as thanks for American aid to French orphans.
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Berlin Plotting To Force Holland Into War
London dispatch from the Daily Telegraph Rotterdam correspondent reports Berlin crafting a plan to compel the Netherlands into war. The piece suggests Berlin may press demands that force Dutch entry, with possible pretexts under discussion regarding Holland's neutrality and compliance with Entente mercantile policies.
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Tammany to Back Bissell For Governor
Washington conferences between upstate Democrats and Tammany Hall yielded a plan to back Buffalo Supreme Court Justice Herbert P. Bissell for governor next fall. Upstate leaders seek Tammany noninterference and may unite behind Bissell if other blocs rally to his candidacy.
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Belgium Filled With German Wounded and Political Intrigue
Reports detail German wounded flooding Belgian towns as Belgium feels the war’s pressure. In Washington, Frank Godsol fights extradition amid claims of a Dreyfus-like case involving Bryan’s influence and French politics. Across the front, British and French troops coordinate with Clemenceau praising joint forces and the arrival of French divisions boosting morale near Kemmel.
Allied Troops Aid Bolsheviks Against Finns
British and French forces have landed at Mourmansk to reinforce a marine detachment as Finnish White Guards attack the Mourmansk railway near Kem. Red Guards aid Entente efforts to guard the coast and railway with Bolshevik support, amid reports linking Manchuria activity to Japanese plans. Archangel lies 160 miles east of Kem on the White Sea.
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Foch to Strike in 10 Days Says American Observer
An American observer reports from the Picardy front that General Foch plans a surprise counteroffensive within ten days. A misted day saw a two mile gap held by Chinese laborers American engineers and British cavalry avoided a turning movement until French and British troops arrived. The observer notes a reserve of a million troops forming behind the lines and cites Amiens rail lines as secure.
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Offensive on Tour Front Nipped by U S Troops
German efforts to wedge between American and French lines near Seicheprey failed after a night battle that left 183 American prisoners and 25 machine guns reported as booty. British counterattacks at Robecq improved positions while German advances near Ypres were thwarted.
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Pershing’s Men Retake First German Push in Toul Sector
In France on April 21 American forces repelled a heavy German assault along the Toul sector. After a brief bombardment the Americans reclaimed the old outposts, halting a plan to separate American and French lines. Fierce hand to hand fighting and heavy artillery were noted, with ambulance crews saying the bombardment exceeded Verdun levels.
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