Hills and ridges shape WWI battle lines near Ypres
From a British perspective, forces shielded by a maze of hills around Wytschaete and Mont Kemmel face opposing armies near the Franco-Belgian frontier. Mont Kemmel rises 400 feet, with Scherpenberg and Mont Rouge nearby as stakes in the eastern sector. The terrain tests German truces as Hindenburg weighs next moves toward Hazebrouck.
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France
Hia
Armin
Mont Kemme
Wytechaete
Eo Ridge
Scherpenberg
Mont Rouge
Mont
Mont I
Kokerele
Mont de Catsi
Plemiah
Two Earth Tremors Jolt California Town
Cal April 1. Two shocks were felt here the first at 7 48 and last seconds followed by a heavier shake immediately thereafter.
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California
Cal
Seattle Chamber Proposes Auto Rates Parity with Operating Costs
The Seattle Chamber and Commercial Club urges the county and port commission to raise auto rate charges to match the actual cost of operating a vehicle over the same distance. The request argues that current assessments do not reflect true expenses.
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Seattle Chamber and Commercial Club County and Port Commission
Parcels for Soldiers in France to Be Delayed Public Assurance
Soldiers in France will be mailed parcels and the public is assured there is no fear of rejection or refusal upon receipt. Officials emphasize that the program will continue to deliver items and support to troops abroad.
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Hunme
Hindenburg
Ward
Merville
la Basie
Hazebrouck
France
BON Marche
Atta Boy Clean Up Week Urges Citywide Cleanliness
A civic plea urges households to sweep from cellar to attic and tidy yards and vacant lots. The piece calls for whitewash, painting and gardening to improve homes neighborhoods and the city, with citizens and officials both urged to act during the weeklong drive.
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America
Fairyland
Striped ta f feta and Panama cloth fashions showcased
Two dress styles feature silk and wool poplin and taffeta silk with bold striped ta f feta options. Skirts priced at 7.95 include a fancy striped message line with shirted belt pockets and novel pockets. another silk and wool poplin model shows a wide yoke top and buckle trim girdle.
Firing Squad Ends Life of Traitor Bolo
Bolo, accused of taking a pasha tithe from Abbas Hilmi former khedive of Egypt and taking money from Germany for peace propaganda in France, was executed by firing squad after trial. Arrest followed disclosures in the United States in 1916. He faced conviction February 1918 and his appeal failed. Associated figures include Joseph Calliaux Fernand Monier and Charles Humbert.
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Holo
Bolo
Pasha
Abbas Hilmi
Egypt
Germany
France
Iilw
United States
Te la
Deutsche Bank
Berlin
Rolo
Tole
Joseph Calliaux
Chas, Humbert
Fernand Monier
Paris
Jury Cannot Open Door Deliberates For Verdict
In Ban Francisco on April 17 President Manuel Ferrada Cabrera of Guatemala obtained a $15 000 verdict against Thannhauser Co in a suit to collect on a bill of exchange. The jury was so securely locked in their room that it took an hour to remove the door before the verdict was delivered.
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Ban Francisco
Manuel Ferrada Cabrera
Guatemala
Thannhauser & Co
French Officers and Sailors Banqueted
Hazen J. Titus hosted a complimentary dinner for French naval officers and visitors. Flags of England France and the United States adorned the tables and the national anthems were played in the banquet rooms at 1432 Third Ave.
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France
Hazen J. Titus
Heatthc
Rancher killed by tractor engine near Mountaindview
Terribly mangled in the gearing of a tractor engine the body of Aslek Abrahamwen 33 a rancher was found in a field in the Mountainview district by Robert Holland a traction engineer employed by the dead man Abrahamwen had evidently fallen asleep while running the tractor which was pulling a disc harrow and his body pitched into the gearing killing him instantly
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Modesto
Cal
Aslek Abrahamwen
Mountainview
Robert Holland
Abraham. Wen
Mysterious bottles spark arrest in San Francisco case
Godfrey Ebel was detained by federal officials as police chemists examined several vials found in his room after a warrant from Sacramento charged him with alleged crop destruction device involvement.
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San Francisco
Godfrey Ebel
Pbel
Sacramento
W. W
Preached Prayer Brings Jail Time for Wandering Preacher
Ban Pedro report says W. Be. Grow, a wandering preacher, was jailed for 199 more days after failing to pay a $200 fine. He prayed for Kaiser Wilhelm, not endorsing him, but his act led to confinement.
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Ban Pedro
Kaiser Wilhelm
W. BE. Grow
Grow
Russian General Seeks Allied Aid for Exiled Forces
Major General Victor Sahkontoff once vice minister of war and Russian attache in Tokyo travels three quarters around the world to tell America and the allies that thousands of capable Russian officers and soldiers remain eager to fight the Germans and are willing to join western front divisions if given opportunity. He has reached Washington on the mission.
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Victor Sahkontoff
Kerensky
Tokyo
America
Washington
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