Foch’s Defense Strategy Holds Morale Against German Pressure
World War I era analysis argues that Von Hindenburg seeks to break Allied morale through continual Western attacks. The piece praises General Foch’s defensive leadership, noting limited gains for the Germans and the Allies’ resolve to maintain high morale and resist further German withdrawals. It stresses a patient, planned resistance rather than rapid territorial gains.
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J. W. T. Mason
New York
von Hindenburg
Amiens
Ypres
Mont Kemmel
Reid
West
General Fech
West Front
Germany
Foch
Wooly
JAPS STILL DEBATING IN SILENCE ON SIBERIA POLICY
Tokyo April 21 silence dominates political circles as the Times correspondent reports a deadlock between Marshall Yamagata Viscount Moyodo and other Japanese statesmen. No foreign office announcements on Siberia though Bolshevik unrest and activity persist. Cabinet disagreements appear, despite frequent individual conferences over the last month.
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London Times
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
the Public Ledger Co
Tokio
London ‘Times
Marshall Yamagata
Viscount Moyodo
Foreign Office
Siberia
Judge Graves Silent On Senatorship Offer In Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY Mo April 27 Judge Walter W Graves voiced no decision tonight on Governor Gardner s offer of the United States Senate seat He will issue a public statement next Monday after conferring with Supreme Court colleagues on whether to accept the post. One Killed Ten Hurt in Wreck Near ERIV Pa April 27 A Nickel Plate Railroad wreck twelve miles east of here left one Swedish musician dead and several injured in a line of collision or derailment.
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Graves
Jepperson City
Walter W. Graves
United States
Gardner
Supreme Court
Eriv
Here
Bond drive praised for civic unity in San Antonio
San Antonio officials and citizens credit the Liberty Bond campaign for a record sale surpassing earlier efforts. Leaders hail the educational value and call for continued support, with workers cited for tireless efforts and notable individual contributions across diverse groups.
British and French Counterattacks Halt German Advances
Reports from the front describe continued fighting from the Lys river to the Ypres Comines canal with heavy casualties on both sides. British and French forces repelled German assaults around Locre Kemmel Givenchy and Hangard Villers while taking hundreds of prisoners and resisting tank actions. The Allied air effort shows Britain dropping 36,179 bombs in March against 465 by the enemy.
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Voormezelle
Lyse River
Ypres-Comines
Locre
la Clute
Amiens
Thennes
Hatlies
Avre
British
Air Ministry
France
British Post Captured Near Festhubert Announces Haig
Field Marshal Haig announced the capture of a British post near Festhubert. West of Merville an enemy attack was repulsed. Paris reports lively artillery fighting south of the Somme near the Avre with no infantry actions. Berlin claims British and French attacks failed north and south of key towns.
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London
Festhubert
Field Marshe Haig
Merville
Paris
Somme
Battle and charter notes cross Atlantic fronts and Texas
London discusses the Somme front and Ypres salient with emphasis on the strategic stakes and the need to hold the Somme line. In Austin Texas, business charters are granted or amended, including Allis Chalmers, Morten Milling, Bay City Farmers Co operative Society, and Taico Oil & Gas renaming to Consolidated Petroleum with increased capital.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
State Department
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Wilmington
Del
Dallas
St. A
Saner
Morten Milling Company
Increasior Capital
Grain dealers press for rule changes amid Hoover policy
Grain dealers milling interests urge relaxing food controls as prospect of a bumper crop grows. They plan a New York meeting to demand futures trading be allowed, while the Food Administration pledges to punish hoarders and uphold wartime stabilization.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
New York
Food Administration
Holland Faces New Demands In German Crisis
Reports from a Dutch frontier correspondent indicate Germany pressed Netherlands with rail and gravel demands while promising civilian use and road material only. Analysts question whether demands mask deeper aims as tensions rise and Holland weighs choosing sides before possible wartime coalitions.
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Holland
Limburg
Netherlands
French Fight to Last Man on Kemmel Crest
A World War I dispatch describes heavy German attempts on Kemmel Crest. Scottish units including the Black Watch gain prisoners and push the line back to near its pre attack position. Australians report high German casualties and successful gas and counter actions at Villers Bretonneux. Tank actions reveal larger German models with observed names. Front quiet elsewhere as a cold mist settles.
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Black Watch
Kemmel
11Th Bavarian
56Th
Villers Bretonneux
Polygon Wood
Lght
Aveluy Wood
Zouszincourt
Austrian Premier Von Seydler Resigns Again
In Zurich on April 27 reports say Austrian Premier Von Seydler has stepped down again though Emperor Karl reportedly refused the resignation. Rumors note a crown council may be convened in Austria-Hungary and labor leaders plan a general strike on May Day for electoral and reform demands.
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Zurich
von Seydler
Karl
Austria-Hungary
Becanne
Farmers to Own Rail Road Near Topeka
Plans to organize Leavenworth and Topeka Railroad Company to take over the Leavenworth Topeka Railway. A sale to a new company for 80 000 dollars is arranged with stock offered to farmers and business men along the line. The system will use gasoline motor cars with an electric end. current stock is held by Union Pacific and Santa Fe. The line runs from Leavenworth west through farming country to within fourteen miles of Tangki where it connects with Santa Fe.
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Safegy
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Leavenworth
Tangki
AtChison
Col McCarthy Seeks San Antonio Women Motor Corps Aid
Col Daniel E McCarthy proposes forming a San Antonio branch of the New Orleans women motor corps to serve the government. Wealthy local women would supply and drive their own cars at Fort Sam Houston with military discipline and headquarters provided. the effort aims to support war work.
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San Antonio
Daniel E. McCarthy
Department
New Orleans
Quartermaster Corps
McCarthy
Mc‘Carthy
Fort Sam Houston
New York
Cuntain
Roosevelt to Launch Patriotism Tour Across Midwestern States
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will begin a patriotism driven tour through Wisconsin Michigan Iowa and Ohio late in May with mass meetings in German American communities He will address audiences including Wittenburg College Milwaukee Madison and Detroit marking a major political effort by the former president’s faction. His family details note Kermit Roosevelt now a captain Archie wounded Quentin a flying cadet and Theodore Jr a major in the Army.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Ohio
America
Wittenburs College
Springfield
Roosevelt
Chicago
Des Moines
LaFolette
Madison
C. B. Vanchise
The
State University
Milwaukee
Alhambra Theater
City Club
Detroit
Eel City
Marx
National Security League
Ail Cagler
Washington
Vranece
Kermit
National Army
Meéesopotamia
War Department
Theodore Jr
Infantry
Archie
Quentin
Death of H Zogheib in San Antonio Home
H Zogheib aged 51 died last night at his son’s home 276 McComb Street. A Syria native, he resided in San Antonio nine years and is survived by several nuns and daughters. Funeral at the residence Sunday at 4 30 pm with Rev Paul Hein officiating. Interment at the new Lutheran Cemetery.
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H. Zogheib
McComb Street
Syria
San Antonio
Paul Hein
Grace Yartheran Church
New Lutheran Cemetery
Baker Says War Will Be Won By Moral Force
Cleveland April 27 Secretary of War Baker urged at Democratic dinners that victory requires moral strength beyond troop numbers. He argued liberty and individual rights must guide postwar civilization, opposing the German state first philosophy and promising to send brains, not only men and munitions, to France.
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Foch
Mont Kemmel
San Antonio
Harry Hertzberg
Wallace Housers
Min W
Floyd McGown
Woman's Division
Bexar County
W. W. Lipscomb
Women Workers
Hot Ho
Cleveland
France
Baker
Germany
Furance
Christabel Pankhurst Retorts In Hyde Park Exchange
A London note praises Christabel Pankhurst for enfranchising women and recalls her Hyde Park confrontation with a heckler. The exchange turned witty as she answered a man’s challenge with a pointed riposte about gender.
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Weekly War Review
Hindenburg
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Roark
George C. Holmgreen
Lapayette
Ind
Charles M. Plank
2 Country High School
Berlin
Wytschude
Voormezele
War Office
Mount Kimuinel
Merylille
Lys
Glynneby
Villers Brettunnenx
Hangard
Temes
San Antonia
Jumes
Mont Kemimel
Arras
Villers-Bretonnenx
Lmne
Tolland
Voland
England
Switzerland
Decatur
A. Castleberry
Taure
Ave. C
Castleberry
San Antoni
Ady
ST. Louis
St. Louis Car Company
Cognition Retell
Cehcago
Gorgas
Ford
Wallace Bros. CO
W. Commerce St
Colonel McCarthy
Lincoln
Hawes
Win
Christabel Pankhurst
Answers
Miss. Christabel
Hyde Park
Miss Pankhurst
Masseuline
Nancy C. Wharton
New York City
Lenox
Mary Parrons
Springfield Republican
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