Military losses and war events reported in brief
Lieut. Col. Richard H. Griffiths is killed by shell fire in Picardy. Lieut. James A. Meissner of Brooklyn, Cornell graduate, downs another German plane near Toul. American war aims push to 1 million in France by July 1, with strength possibly exceeding 600,000. Air and sea losses, desertion penalties, balloon accidents, and espionage arrests are noted alongside civilian casualties, labor wage hikes, and naval actions.
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Richard H. Griffiths
U. S. Es
Picardy
Toul
James A. Meissner
Brooklyn
Meissner
Cornell
France
Paker
Deaths of George H King of Tonga and Uruguayan minister
A Melbourne dispatch reports the death of George H king of the Tonga Islands. A hospital in Washington confirms the death of Dr. Carios Marta De Pena, a Uruguayan minister.
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George H
Tonga Islands
Melbourne
Carios Marta de Pena
Uruguay
Washington
British advance in Palestine near Mezrah reported
A British communique says forces moved one mile forward in the Mezrah area and occupied the village. In Kiev, German authorities arrest key Ukrainian officials including the minister of war. China’s minister of war arrives in France as Beijing plans to send troops to the Allied cause, with 40,000 soldiers expected on the French front by July.
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Palestine
Mezrah
Kiev
Berlin
Ting Chia Chen
China
Ako
Tse
France
Sugar Rationing Hits Candy and Soft Drink Makers
The Food Administration imposes nationwide sugar rationing to prioritize canning and preserving. Certificates required for manufacturers, with penalties for false sworn statements, while households exempt for preservation needs. Certain confectionery and soft drink producers face severe limits or shutdowns, and allotments vary by efficiency class and tenure.
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Union News Service
Columbus
Food Administration
Caenera
Fred C. Croxton
Washington
National Food Administration
Federal Food Administration
Federal Food Administrator
Ohio
Holland and Germany Reach Sand and Gravel Accord
The Hague promised by Dutch Foreign Minister Loudon that tensions with Germany are settled. Germany will limit sand and gravel moved through Dutch waterways to 1 600 000 tons per minute for Belgian road maintenance, and will not use the material for military purposes. Holland withdraws its demand.
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Hague
Jonkheer Loudon
Holland
Germany
Tuckahoe Collier Launches Breaking All Records
The 5,548 ton steel collier Tuckahoe was launched at New York Shipbuilding in Camden New Jersey after 27 working days of hull preparation. Keel laid April 8 the vessel was 96 percent complete at launch and towed to the Delaware to ready for cargo within three days.
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Philadelphia
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Camden N. J
Delaware
Adopted Ways of Moslems in the Crusader East
Alfred Emerson surveys the shaping of culture under Frankish occupation in the Holy Land. He notes Christian princes marrying native elites, Latin and Byzantine influences blending with Greek and Armenian lineages, and the persistence of Gothic and Western architecture in a setting of cross and sultanate. The piece contrasts eastern dress and weaponry with enduring western colonial foundations.
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Holy Land
Peter
Arabia
Remeses the Great
East
Orient
Damascus
Morocco
Antioch
Christ
Emir Tankredos
Tancred
Galilee
Tyre
Jerusalem
Beufort
Montreal
Lebanon
Chateau Blanche-Garde
Ronds
Egypt
Ascalon
Palestine
Alfred Emerson
North American Review
Counting Years by Moon and Month Across Bible Ages
The article explains ancient year reckoning by moon cycles and months, suggesting Methuselah would die near seventy nine, Adam about seven five years, Abraham about seventy two, and Isaac about seventy four under such systems. It notes a shift to a five month year derived from counting fingers.
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Methusaleh
Adam
Abraham
Isaac
Pioneer Fish Culturist Theodotua Garlick
Theodotua Garlick of Cleveland is recognized as a pioneer in American fish culture. He earned the title Father of American Fish Culture for his international scientific work and influence on public hatcheries and pisci culture development.
Cincinnati Markets Spotlight Flour and Grain Prices
Market report lists flour, hay and grain quotes with patent flour ranges from 10.90 to 12, hay prices from 15 to 25, oats and corn quotations, butter and egg prices, live poultry items, and livestock rates for cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep, reflecting regional trading activity.
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Cincinnati
Northwestern
Spring health tips from Dr. Pierce's tonic and cleansers
A 1900s style ad touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as boosting vigor with blood and nerve tonics made from Blood root Golden Seal root Stone root Cherry bark. It also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets laxative for weekly cleansing and better digestion as part of spring health.
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Dr. Pierce
Frenchwoman’s Complaints Clash With Wartime Realities
A New York society woman stranded in France during the outbreak of war complains about delays at a rural inn. The innkeeper responds with quiet sternness, reminding her that everyone sacrifices, while he has already lost three sons and his youngest may be dead, shaping a stark contrast between privilege and war's toll.
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France
tIandlord
Germany
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U. S
Teutonic War News
Norman Hall
Colfix
Hedward V. Rickenbacher
Gorgas
Cowle
Navy Liberty Loan
Mayo
Atlantic Fleet
Westerly
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Oscar A. Brindley
Danim
McCoog Federal Flying Field
Dayton
Moraine City
Major Brindley
Fort Leavenworth
Herbert F. Atkins
Detroit
Camp Custer
Mich
James S. Ennis, Jr
New York City
Paul Heertott
Oakland
Cal
Fort Worth
Tex
Oos Ry
Florence Field
Fort Omaha
Thirteenth Balloon Company
Count von Bernstorff
Carl von Roadiger
New York
Kingdom of
Great Brittain
Edward Lynch
James Donohue
Upper Pittston
Wiord Allen
Wilbur Wright Aviation Field
McAdoo
Atlantic
Navy Department
AEN
Quincy Mining Company
Hroughton, Mich
H. &.Rtmolts
Knights of Liberty
City of Athen
Forward
Savannah
Dela Ware
United States
Honolulu
H. 1
Henry Allen
Xew
S.J. Walker
Walter Spreckels
Claus Spreckel
Yonkern
N. Y
Spreckels
Baker
House Committee On Military Affairs
State Department
Caldwell
Teheran
Wilson
Senate
Overman
Peking
Wellington Koo
Waerhington
Trandsthing
Christensen
Ireland
London
Proirial
Paris
Japan
Cuto
Tokyo
Pugh Producte
Piso
Rees
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