Uncle Sam and the American Experiment
A wartime exhortation extols the United States government as the guardian of liberty and the world’s most powerful, urging citizens to lend money to support the war effort. It portrays Uncle Sam as protector, builder, and guardian, arguing that lending funds funds national security, aid to the wounded and hungry, and the defense of liberty against a violent aggressor.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Hle
Ile
Tle
Son
Mim
Vou
Sam
Liberty
Slavs in Uproar Over Czernin and Leaders
An official Switserland dispatch reports Slav circles in Austro-Hungary angered by German party organs backing Cesvin and launching attacks on Slavs and socialists. Large meetings were held Thursday and Friday. Czetch leaders countered Austria’s foreign minister, saying Czetch nations seek liberty and independence, not altered by Austro-Hungary or allies, and will pursue Wilsonian principles.
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Washington
Switserland
Austro-Luungary
Ces‘vin
Czetch
Austro-ungary
Czeichs
Wilson
Philips Leaving for Holland on Medical Leave
Washington official notice on April 9 reports Minister Dr. August Philips of the Netherlands granted a medical leave of absence due to ill health. He will sail soon for Holland. W. H. Debufort, counsellor of the legation, will be chargé d affaires ad interim. Philips has suffered seriously from insomnia.
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Philips
Holland
Washington
August Philips
Netherlands
W. H. Debufort
Legation
Staff man leads unit in charge with the American Army
Feb 26 report from Lorraine describes a French box barrage trapping troops inside their dugouts as the new American unit moves into line. The chief of staff joins the attack, taking a prisoner in a display of fighting spirit. Training sectors in Lorraine and Vosges see limited action to minimize casualties while artillery and snipers develop skills.
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Lorraine
Vosges
Forty eight Plead Not Guilty In West
In Sacramento on April 9, forty eight of fifty five alleged I W W members named in a February 8 indictment pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to obstruct the government war program and of treason and sabotage. Judge Van Flett overruled a demurrer and the case was set for trial April 23, with arraignment for seven others postponed.
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Sacramento
United States Grand
United States District
Wm.c. van Flett
U S Troops Rapidly Moving to French Front
Washington reports transportation of American troops to France proceeding at accelerated pace after Picardy, with Crowell offering few details. British coordination says troops will be brigaded with British forces for faster front-line integration, aiming for about thirty days of training before active duty.
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Washington
France
Picardy
Crowell
Baker
Lynching Aftermath in Collinsville Sparks Senate Debate
In Collinsville Illinois on April 9 the inquest into the death of Robert Paul Prager, an enemy alien, remained unfinished. A drunken mob masquerading as patriots is blamed as local reports say recruits were drawn from saloons in Collinsville and nearby Maryville, with 350 or more gathering by the time city hall was reached.
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Collinsville
Robert Paul Prager
Senate
Sherman
Mllinois
Prager
Maryville
Nebraska Legislature Ends War Support Resolution Passes
Lincoln April 9 The Nebraska special session closed after adopting a resolution pledging support to the government in the war. Prohibition advocates failed to sway the upper house from its action prohibiting reconsideration of ratification of the national prohibition amendment. Both houses voted to submit to voters next November a constitutional amendment depriving aliens of suffrage.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Government seeks 50 million for concrete shipyards plan
Washington April 9 the shipping board chair Hurley asks congress for fifty million dollars to develop five government yards two on the Pacific coast and three in the south with Wilmington N C among the likely southern sites Concrete tankers of 7500 tons to be built first to boost wartime tonnage while concrete ship experiments continue officials deem the venture a gamble but necessary in the emergency Pacific coast sites likely in southern California to avoid moisture and cold risks
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Washington
Congress
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Pacific Coast
Wilmington
N. C
General Pier
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Faith
Pacific
Turley
Piez
R. I. Ewig
McCumber
Simmons
California
New York Presbyterian Churches to Merge
Three prominent New York Presbyterian churches Madison Square University Place and First Church will merge under the plan approved by the Presbytery on Monday night. The new congregation will be named the First Presbyterian Church of New York City with pastors Rev. Dr. C. H. Parkhurst Rev. George Alexander and Rev. Dr. Howard Duffield guiding the merged entity.
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New York
New York Presbyterian
America
Madison Square
C. H. Parkhurst
University Place
George Alexander
First Church
Howard Duffield
Presbytery
First Presbyterian Church of
New York City
No Estimates Of Daily Liberty Loan Subscriptions
Washington April 9. Secretly issued instructions bar daily estimates by national district or local Liberty Loan headquarters. Subscriptions filed with federal reserve banks will be tabulated and released each day. Local banks will report their own figures. The move aims to curb inaccurate projections during the campaign. Protests argued for prompt reporting. officials say federal reserve reports will be the official measure. Also reports claim attempts to commercialize the honor flag, but treasury warns the flag is copyrighted and only legal from the Liberty Loan organization.
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Washington
McAdoo
Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank
Liberty Loan Committees
Liberty Loan Organization
Federal Reserve
The
Treasury
J. H. Burton
New York
German Patrol Foiled in Plan By U. S. Troops
In France near Toul on Monday morning a German patrol breached American lines but was repelled before reaching positions. A listening-post corporal challenged the approaching force, firing as they closed to a few yards. The Germans retreated under heavy rifle and machine gun fire, followed by a nightlong artillery duel with higher shell influx than recent months.
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France
Toul
Efe
Americans to Manage Chinese Eastern Railway Staff
A Reuters dispatch from Tokyo reports the Chinese directors of the eastern railway have agreed to place the road under the supervision of an American railway staff, shifting management control to United States personnel.
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London
Reuter
Tokio
Eastern Railway
Belgian Hermit Helps American Get Passport Route
A U S World War II era tale describes Pat O'Brien receiving aid from a kindly Belgian hermit who explains that escaping to Holland without a passport is perilous. The stranger identifies a Belgian contact in a city along O'Brien's path to secure a passport and urges caution about German patrols. O'Brien vows to return after the war to thank or honor the selfless helper.
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Belgium
Amiens Drive Halts Begin Defensive War
German forces halt direct drive on Amiens as Allied lines in Picardy strengthen. Artillery bombardments stretch 120 miles from La Bassee canal to Chauny while German troops push costly advances along the Somme and Avre. French, American, and British units hold firm. Pershing’s forces location unclear.
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Amiens
Teutons
Picardy
la Bassee Canal
Laon
Lens
Arras
Buegoy
Albert
Montdidier
Lassigny
Novon
Chauny
Somme
Ancre
Avre
Luce
Coucy
Folembray
Berlin
Stephen Pichon
Caucasus
Brest-Litovsk
Vladivostok
Belgian relief ship Ministre De Smet De Naever sinks
The Belgian relief ship Ministre De Smet De Naever of 7712 tons sank in the North Sea after striking a mine. Seventeen crew members were saved and twelve died. The incident occurred Saturday near The Hague.
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The
Hague
Ministre de Smet de Naever
North Sea
Reach Agreements On Appropriations In Agriculture Bill
Senate and House conferees reached agreements on several disputed sections of the agricultural appropriation bill in Washington on Monday and expected to finish today. The House accepted the Senate plan for a $500,000 allocation to fight tuberculosis in cattle and dropped an eight hour workday amendment for Agriculture Department employees.
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Washington
Senate
House
Department of Agriculture
War Bulletins From Paris And Berlin Describe Oise and Somme Actions
War department reports heavy enemy pressure north of the Ailette and operations along the Oise. French and German lines exchange artillery duels while local attacks fail with losses. Berlin claims advances as French positions retreat to the western bank of the Oise and Pierremande and Folembray are reported captured. over 2,000 prisoners taken. Capt. Von Richthofen nets two more aerial victories.
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Berlin
London
Coucy Wood
Oise
Becgus
Coucy-Le-Chateau
Somme
Hangar
Grisvesnes
Bichancourt
Barisis
Ailette
Pierremande
Folembray
Couey Wood
Fosembray
Verneuil
von Richthofen
Haig Reports No Significant Action on Battlefront
London April 9 field Marshal Haig issues report from France noting only occasional hostile artillery activity near Bucqoy and other sectors with nothing of special interest to report beyond routine operations.
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London
Bucqoy
Marshal Haig
France
Gas shells and heavy bombardment sweep French front
From 8 o clock Sunday night until midnight the enemy heavily shelled the area between Cite Stemilie and La Bassee canal in the Lens sector. Germans also fired east of Armentieres and along the front north of the Scarpe. Heavy activity persisted south of Villers-Bretonneux and below the Somme, with a terrific 4:50 am fire southwest of Hangard wood and continued shelling south of the British line. Arras region saw unusually heavy cannonade throughout Sunday.
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Associated Press
France
Cite Stemilie
la Bassee Canal
Lens
Armentieres
Scarpe
Villers-Bretonneux
Somme
Hangard Wood
Williams Sent to Relieve Wheeler
Brig Gen. C. C. Williams, ordnance officer of the American expeditionary forces, was ordered to Washington to relieve Brig. Gen. Chas. B. Wheeler, who will go to France as ordnance officer with Gen. Pershing. The change reflects a War Department policy to rotate general officers between domestic duty and service in France to gain front line familiarity. Pershing recommendations drive the reshuffle, with experienced officers sent where most needed.
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Washington
C. C. Williams
American Expeditionary Forces
Chas. B. Wheeler
Ordnance
France
Gen. Pershing
War Department
Crowell
Constitutional Convention Committee Formed in Illinois
In Springfield a campaign education committee for a constitutional convention was approved by the Tennessee constitutional convention commission. Chief Justice Orrin N. Carter of Chicago will chair the new executive panel and appoint four others to lead the drive in Illinois.
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Springfield
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