Allies claim victory as Messines ridge seized in costly assault
British forces launched a dawn attack on the Messines Wytschaete ridge, breaking German defenses after three hours of heavy artillery and gas shells. Reports say combat losses were light for the British while German lines collapsed and signals for help appeared as observation balloons rose above the battlefield.
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London
Messines-Wytschaete
Belgium
Wytschaete
Messines Ridge
Ypres
Agus Lerin
The
Somme
Vimy Ridge Victory Described as Night of Explosive War
The article chronicles the Vimy Ridge assault with mine blasts and heavy artillery, detailing gas shells, shrapnel, and large-scale bombardment. British planes dominated the sky while infantry advanced ten miles, capturing German positions and breaking their guard with dramatic explosions and fiery signals.
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Vimy Ridge
Messines Ridge
Ypres
No Man's Land
British Premier Hears Gunfire as Wytschaete Attack Opens
London reports that Prime Minister David Lloyd George, staying at Walton Heath, heard the First World War bombardment at Wytschaete when it opened. Preparations had matured and the premier knew the hour. Detonations were heard at his London residence as well.
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London
Wytschaete Bend
David Lloyd George
Walton Heath
Lloyd George
Dish Discoveries From a Home Kitchen Note
Dear editor, a reader from Caxton, Ohio, salutes a homemaking department in a hometown paper. The note praises housework wisdom and urges readers to try new recipes and clever ideas for servants and households.
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Chris Columbus
America
J. B. Cluck
Caxton
A. m
Togo
State Happenings in Cities and County Actions
Reports from several towns note assignments and local actions. Newcastle offers $150 in prizes for a corn contest next fall. Muncie delays courthouse decorations to save costs. Shelbyville adopts a bonus salary plan in five furniture plants. Mishawaka sees worker demand outstripping supply. Vincennes reappoints Lyman M Butler as county agent. Washington reports no raise for B and QO shop workers. Rushville awards the T L Beher road contract to Ohio Construction for 9995 dollars.
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Madison
People’s Trust Company Bank
Valparaiso
Woman’s Franchise League
M. C. Garber
Bloomington
Charles Leslie Plymate
Elgin
First Presbyterian Church
Tipton
Roscoe Teter
Claude Moore
Columbus
Bartholomew
Eagles
Elwood
Martinsville
South Bend
W. F. Biederwolf
Miunciex
Bunch
Monticelo
Meeker
Franklin
Dry Federation
Johnson County
Cgeorge
Shelbyville
Wiliam Hodge
Indianapolis
Indiana
G. I. Christie
Mitchell
Sadie Eversole
State Council of Defense
Cambridge City
Finley Gray
Connersville
Daniel Comstock
Laporte
Leslie Hill
Public Service Commission
Greencastle
Thomas Younger
Presbyterian Church
Huntington
St. Michael’s
George Henry Jour
Indiana School For the Blind
Bluffton
W. A. Patton
Goshen
St. Joseph
Terre Haute
Logansport
the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Crawfordsville
Sarah Cragwall
J. A. Cragwall
Stahimuth & Lowe
Algest
Newcastle
Muncie
Delaware
Mishawaka
Vincennes
Lyman M
Butler
Washington
Rushville
T. L. Beher
Jackson Township
Ohio Construction Company
Crying Spells and Weakness End With Vegetable Compound
A sick woman from Enchant, Pa describes crippling nervous distress and crying spells. After trying doctors without relief, she took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound on her husband’s urging and she soon felt improvement.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Laundress Praises Red Cross Bail Blue for White Clothes
A laundress extols the cleansing power of Red Cross Bail Blue for bright white fabrics. The brief note ends with a generic grocers advertising line for shoppers.
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