Liberty Loan Five Day Totals Reported
Liberty loan subscriptions reported to federal reserve banks for five days reached 451,744,000, with New York district contributing 205,100,000. Others cited include Chicago 55,210,000 and Boston 46,351,000, as rural rallies grow and Oregon and Texas rally leaders claim over-subscriptions.
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Washington
Liberty
Federal Reserve
New York
Federal Reserve District
Minneapolis
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Dallas
Kansas City
San Francisco
Richmond
Atlanta
McAdoo
America
Oregon
Treasury
Liberty Loan
Federal Reserve Bank of the
Seventh Federal Reserve District
Alvin F. Kramer
Kramer
Names Board To Work Out Changes In Law
Springfield April 13 Gov Lowden appoints a commission to revise the state's election laws and report to the general assembly next year. Members include Senators Buck Cliffe and Gorman. Representatives Dahlberg Wieterich Perkins. Secretary of State Emmerson. Fyffe and Wheelock.
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Springfield
Lowden
General Assembly
Clarence I*. Buck
Monmouth
Adam C. Cliffe
Sycamore
A. F. Gorman
Chicago
G. A. Dahlberg
W. O H. Wieterich
Beardstown
Edwin C. Perkins
Lincoln
Fifty-One War Casualties Reported in Day's List
Ashington April 13 reports a casualty tally of fifty-one with five killed in action three died of wounds two died of accident six died of disease four wounded severely twenty eight wounded slightly and three missing in action The missing are Lieuts Robert H Jeffrey Samuel Miller and Abraham Strauss Wounded slightly include Captains Marvin Cappel Woodrow Woodbridge and Lieut Wm J Miehe Casualties enumerate killed in action wounded and missing by rank and name across privates sergeants and corporals
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James Longest
Daniel Monroe
Ben P. Gregory
John E. Sangster
Leo F. Maquin
Francis X. Murphy
Jos. T. Ryan
James F. Scott
Marvin Cappel
Woodrow Woodbridge
Wm. Jr. Miehe
Bonnie Bendetti
Jos. Gottlieb
Victor Muller
Russell Sisemore
Orin C. Chisholm
Albert Iver Coleman
Phillip Beaudreau
Arthur H. Beck
Frank Blazek
Grover Carlson
Frank Cavarra
James P. Conlan
Samuel Curione
Jay A. Decatur
Frank F. Deveraux
Edward E. Jarek
George M. McGrath
John Milla
Francis HI. Moreau
Norman FE. Paden
Charles Pike
Alfred Schneider
Stewart W. Seeerstrum
James A. Solsten
Nerman Hf. Witte
Robert H. Jeffrey
Samuel Miller
Abraham Strauss
Germans Use Shock Troops In Raid On American Lines
In a dawn raid NW of Toul German shock troops of 800 attacked American positions. American batteries opened counter barrage and repelled the assault. only two attackers reached the front line, both captured. German casualties were heavy as the Germans failed to break through No Man's Land. Allied officers praised American courage and artillery work. some battery crews fought in gas masks.
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Associated Press
Witil
France
Toul
No Man's Land
Draft Boards Instructed By Provost Marshal General
Local draft boards were told to ignore requests for listing ship builders on the emergency fleet list unless made before induction. They were also instructed not to induct men placed in sub divisions A, C or TD of class I for slight curable defects unless cured.
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Washington
Crowder
Deny Landing Marines In Vladivostok Dispatches
Washington officials said dispatches from Vladivostok dated April 10 made no mention of an American landing. The denial follows rumors of Marines being deployed in the Far East. The State Department stressed careful verification of every report.
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Washington
State Department
Vladivostok
German Divisions Decimated Near Noyon in France
Associated Press reports major German losses as 70 divisions are withdrawn and more than 100 taken out of action amid renewed French resistance near Noyon. German high command faces pressure to justify continued offensives while preparing fresh attacks to regain morale and territory, with Amiens and Aisne operations among potential targets.
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Associated Press
France
Noyon
Amiens
Aisne Heights
Belviars
Shake-up in General Staff Creates New Department
Washington April 13 The general staff reorganizes into a new Department of Purchases Storage and Traffic headed by Maj Gen Goethals with Col Hugh Johnson as key executor and Maj Gen March announcing the changes Brig Gen Palmer Pierce steps as army rep on the War Industries Board and Edward R Stettinius leaves the Surveyor General of Supplies post The plan centralizes purchases and transport afloat and ashore under the new division and recalls experienced staff to Washington for coordination with France
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Washington
General Staff
Goethals
March
Palmer Pierce
Hugh Johnson
Col
Johnson
Pierce
Army
War Industries Board
Edward R. Stettinius
Gen
Gen. Goethals
War Department
Mr. Stettinius
Col. Johnson
France
Gen. Pershing
America’s Reply To Holland Made Public
Washington April 13 Secretary Lansing released a memorandum denying the Dutch protest against the U S seizure of Dutch ships in American ports. He argues the action was necessary due to Germany’s menace, not unjust, and benefits Dutch shipowners and the Dutch people.
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Washington
America
Netherlands
United States
Lansing
Germany
Holland
Haig Urges Fight On For British Army In France
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig issues an order to all ranks in France and Flanders urging continued steadfast defense as German attacks on a fifty mile front press hard. He credits troops for delayed enemy progress, notes fatigue, and insists there must be no retirement as French aid mounts and home safety hinges on endurance.
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Ondon
Sir Douglas Haig
France
Flanders
Channel
Coal Mines Closing Down Amid Car Shortage Crisis
Washington April 13 Coal mines in many sections are closing due to car shortages and reduced production. Officials warn of unemployment and fuel shortages, urging drastic steps to keep mines supplied. In West Virginia Fairmont Clarksburg fields about 1500 miners risk hunger as 6500 men idle daily. Similar conditions reported across Iowa Illinois Ohio and Pennsylvania. Miners threaten labor loss unless immediate relief is found.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Railroad Administration
Fairmount-Clarksburg
West Virginia
National Coal Association
Iowa
Ilinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Spiked Helmets Guide Amed O Brien to Holland Border
In Belgium O Brien moves toward the Dutch border as spiked helmets loom, a pass unchallenged by guards. He uses Belgians’ camouflage, locates the passport contact, and nears a big city arc light where three guards loom. He slips by, longing for flight rather than fight, finding the doorway to his gateway to liberty.
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Belgium
O’brien
Holland
O'Brien
Pat
Liberty
First Phase of Great Picardy Battle Ends
Great Britain's armies stand at bay in France and Flanders as Haig orders no retreat after three weeks of intense fighting. The line from Braucourt to the Belgian coast shows heavy action, with Messi nes ridge a major focal point and Merville the day’s significant German advance.
U Boat Bombards Monrovia Wireless and Cable Stations
A German submarine of the largest seagoing type shelled the wireless and cable stations at Monrovia Liberia on April 10. It fired scores of shells from deck guns causing extensive damage before chasing a passing steamer and leaving the scene. Liberia, a Negro republic of 1 to 2 million people, had declared war on Germany in 1917.
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Washington
Monrovia
Liberia
Africa
State Department
Germany
Robert C. Bundy
Navy Department
South Atlantic
Haig Reports Strong Enemy Pressure Near Bailleul
Field Marshal Haig states German forces have pressed the line south and southwest of Bailleul with heavy attacks all day. British troops were slowly pushed back to near the Bailleul railway as fighting raged, with further gains by the enemy north of the La Bassée canal and between the Lawe and Clarence rivers. More than 110 German divisions have been engaged since March 21, with over 40 thrown into battle two to three times.
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Braucourt
Laon
Coucy-Le-Chateau
Oise
Noyon
Mesnil
Merville
Passchendaele
Ypres
Merchem
Belgium
Nieuport
Lens
Hollebeke
Messines Ridge
Bray-Corbie Road
Albert
Somme
Jericho
The
Jordan
London
Haig
France
Bailleul
la Bassee Canal
Lawe
Clarence Rivers
German Forces Attack French Lines in Hangard and Apremont
In Hangard En Santerre sector German forces launched heavy morning attacks and later penetrated Hangard while the western area remained in French hands. American and French troops also repelled a German push in the Apremont forest as fighting continued through the day.
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Paris
Hangard- En-Santerre
Hangard
War Office
Apremont Forest
Armentieres Falls to German Forces in War Office Report
Berlin via London reports Armentieres captured after encirclement by Gen Von Berhardt and Gen Von Carlowitz. English garrison surrenders with 20,000 prisoners, 200 guns, 45 cannons, and machine guns. British troops retreat from Steenwerck as German advances push toward Le Touquet and Merville.
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Berlin
London
War Office
Armentieres
von Berhardt
von’. Stettin
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Names Board
General Goethals
Pershing
Pat O’brien
Illinois
Pat A. O’brien
Lions
Great Britain
Picardy
Foch
Teutons
Armentierea
Steenwearax
Ge Stettin
von Carlowitz
Leul
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