Fierce assault on 11 mile British line in France
Associated Press reports a heavy German attack along an eleven mile front from Givenchy and Labassee to Armentieres with Portuguese and British support. Bombardment preceded fighting as French lines flexed near Le Plantin and Petillon while Neuve Chapelle and Fauquissart saw local penetration. Allied and German artillery clash continued south of Arras. American railway engineers fought beside Canadian troops. UK leans toward Ireland conscription and self rule. Turkish push on Helsingfors. Japan-Vladimir further tensions. Lenine warns possible war with Japan.
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France
Givenchy
Labassee
Fleurbaix
Armentieres
le Plantin
Petillon
Civenchy
Laventie
Festubert
Bethune
Estairs
Amiens
Vratg Aletil
Neuve Chapelle
Fauquissart
Cardonne Rie
Arras
Coucy Forest
Coucy-Le- Chateau
Ireland
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Van
Armenia
Helsingfors
Finland
Petrograd
Vladivostok
Japan
Nikolai Lenine
Moscow
Russia
Paris
War Office
Mont@idier
Tangard-lin-Santerre
Noyon
Biermont
Oise
Coucy-Le-Chateau
Liberty Bond Appeal in Wartime Tax Discussion
A wartime editorial argues the war cost exceeds 1060 billion dollars, with Europe funding much of it. It urges buying Liberty bonds to fund the war rather than higher taxes, stressing patriotic duty and the need to back American soldiers in France. It references past Civil War debt and the role of Congressman Hull in cost estimates.
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Congressman Hull
Tennessee
Congress
Congressman Tull
America
Liberty
Americans Eager for Real Fray on the Lorraine Front
Reporter Herbert Corey travels with American troops in French Lorraine amid heavy rain and mud. Soldiers wear knee high rubber boots and capless bonnets, venting frustration as they await trench assignments. Officers explain delays stem from a stale, quiet sector where a gentlemen’s agreement limits offensive action.
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Herbert Corey
Pleido
Lorraine
Jine
French Pilots Bomb Big German Cannon Near Laon
French aviators have located the long range German cannon bombarding Paris. French artillery and air bombing have made the piece difficult to handle. The gun is mounted at Crepy en Laonnois, near the Lelcre Laon road.
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Paris
Crepy En Laonnois
Lelcre
Laon
Leave To Introduce Man-power Bill Voted
London report says the government's manpower bill was carried in the house of commons Tuesday night by 299 to 80. The vote signals government push to reform labor and service provisions amid wartime needs.
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London
Qleave
House of Commons
Fought Like Veterans In British Line In France
American railway engineers who aided Canadian troops during the opening days of the battle fought stubbornly in open front lines. They held ground amid seven waves of attack, providing covering fire with rifles and a few machine guns while rationing ammunition, holding the line from St Quintin to near Noyon and inspiring reports in official communiques.
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Hy Associated Press
France
St. Quintin
Noyon
U S Casualties List From World War II Honors Devastating Losses
The list records killed in action, died of wounds or disease, and wounded service members. Names span ranks from private to sergeant, including Fred Cru san Everett A. King Bennie M. Kohl Abraham Saltman and Major Edward E. Hartwick among others. The compiled casualty roll reflects April 4 listings with numerous individuals and details.
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Fred Crusan
Everett A. King
Bennie M. Kohl
Abraham Saltman
Alvin Bohhman
Courtney Lawrence
Clifford KE. Evans
Ennis Lewis
Fred A. Tait
Thomas Coyne
Edward E. Hartwick
Henry N. Brooks
Arthur Francis False
Vincent C. Montgomery
Earl Lb. Ackley
Ralph T. Whitman
Alfred Belanger
James M. Faulkner
Charles A. Henry
Horace B. Veneveran
Edward B. Hodge
David A. Horner
Daniel E. Berney
Gorton T. Lippitt
Andrew 3B. McGuirk
Charles Auditore
Daniel T. Boswell
John H. Bruce
John D. Calimaris
Charles Casala
Minor Greener
Jack Scharf
Jovo Vucelich
George John Weber
Francis V. Frasier
E. L. Mooney
Joseph Roberts
Ernest G. Anderson
George Lt. Schaefer
William Wagssis
Harold A. Gustin
Wagoner Roy Lee Munsell
Simon Cole
Emil ©. Delnero
Wiliam Beal
Leon Bechere
Lugi Berti
John Bouchet
Albert P. Bull
Giovanni Cavallari
Phillip A. Cote
Herbert A. Crooke
Raymond
Casualties in Picardy War Battle Listed by War Department
Washington April 10. War Department resumes daily casualty lists for American expeditionary forces. Between April 2 and 8 four hundred forty seven killed or wounded or captured. April 8 list shows 124 names, 121 captured. Summary shows 18 killed in action 46 died of disease 103 severely wounded 241 slightly wounded 21 captured. Engineers among casualties from Picardy battle. Home addresses and next of kin not published due to French protest over military information.
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Washington
Baker
War Department
Iba
France
Gen. Pershing
Picardy
Pershing
Slight Earth Shocks Felt In Washington
Earth shocks were felt in Washington on Tuesday with reports from nearby Virginia cities indicating the quake was more pronounced to the south.
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Washington
Virginia
Flemish Peasants Refuse Lodging To O'Brien In War Tales
A wartime diary fragment shows Lieut O'Brien seeking shelter in Flemish countryside. Peasants offer food but deny lodging citing passport fears. He crosses a river by a chained boat, travels in civilian clothes, and plans cautious steps toward a Belgian city while avoiding German soldiers. Continuous journey continues on page 11.
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O’brien
O'Brien
British Destroyer Sunk in Collision with Loss of Crew
London April 10 A British torpedo boat destroyer sank last Thursday after a collision in foggy weather. All hands are missing and believed drowned according to an Admiralty statement. The report notes the sinking occurred on the 4th instant and confirms the loss of the crew.
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London
Admiralty
War Bulletins Report From Haig
London April 10. The official Haig report details heavy fighting along the British front from Labassee canal to Armentieres with gains by German forces near Neuve Chapelle Fauquis sart and Cardonnerie farm. Portuguese troops and British flanks retreated. Richebourg St Vaast Traventie taken. minor engagements south of Arras. artillery duels on the Somme and Oise fronts. Berlin and French statements corroborate counterattacks and artillery exchanges along the same sectors.
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Haig
London
Labassee
Armentieres
Neuve Chapelle
Faujissart
Cordonnerie Farm
Marshal Haig
RouneSh
Labassee Canal
Fauquissart
Cardonnerie Farm
Lys
Estaires
Bac St. Maur
Givenchy
Fleurbaux
Richebourg-St-Vaast
Traventie
Arras
Berlin
Emrlin
War Office
Five Indictments From East St. Louis Riots
Federal grand jury at Cairo Illinois returned five indictments linked to East St. Louis race riots. Indictments stem from Myrtle Gardner testimony that she was held as a white slave at a local hotel, per congressional inquiry findings.
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East St. Louis
Federal Grand Jury
Cairo
Ill
Myrtle Gardner
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London Punch
North
Patix Wei
Corey
U.S
Bert C. Frye
John J. Kearney
Prieze Tuistras
Pat O’brien
Illinois
Pat A. O’brien
Somme
Oise-Aisne
Councy-Le- Chateau
Brancourt
E. St. Louis
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