Germans Dig In as War Shifts to Trench Warfare
United Press dispatch reports German entrenching on a broader front from Cite St. Auguste near Lens to Avion and Acheville. Haig notes local actions with a retreat at Demuin and Mezieres. Paris announces renewed pressure toward Montdidier and claims heavy enemy gains, including 70 000 prisoners and 1100 guns.
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United Press
William Philip Simms
Simms
Hindenburg
Foch
Cite St. Auguste
Lens
Lons
Avion
Acheville
Verdun
Amsterdam
Italy
Berlin
Haig
Demuin
Mezieres
Somme
Paris
Montdidier
France
Amiens
Luce
Avre
Maison- Blanche
Rouex
Calais-Paris
Arras
Amiens-Paris
Eight-Hour Day, Wage Increases in Packing Plants
Judge Alschuler awards the eight-hour day in the packing industry affecting about 200000 workers nationwide. Overtime pay is allowed, equal pay for men and women in same class, and a 40-hour guaranteed workweek is established, with the new rules taking effect May 5 1918 and wage gains retroactive to January 14 1918.
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Alschuler
United States
Seventy-Five Die as Shell Strikes Paris Church
An explosion during Good Friday services at a church in Paris killed seventy five people and wounded ninety, according to an official statement issued today.
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Paris
Mackintosh Named Justice by Governor Lister
Judge Kenneth Mackintosh was named supreme court justice by Governor Lister. The appointment creates a vacancy in the superior court which Lister will fill.
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Kenneth Mackintosh
Supreme Court
Lister
Superior Court
Pincer Plan Used by HMS Described in German Offensive
Military observers describe the German offensive on the west front as a pincer plan with two strong attacks aimed to converge after advancing. The fiercest efforts are reported near Peronne and Bapaume, while British forces have been compelled to fall back to hold the line.
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Peronne
Bapaume
Neces
Ghoul squads in Hun armies strip dead near Guiscard
Prisoners report French units near Guiscard and Nesse operate ghoul squads tasked with stripping clothing and equipment from allied and German dead. Some captured ghouls express surprise at small numbers of French dead and wounded.
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Guiscard
Nesse
Operman
Two Boy Bandits Taken by Cops After River ton Burglaries
Perry Cranston aged 16 of 3543 Wallace street and Albert Moran aged 15 of Auburn were captured by police at Second Avenue and Washington Street Saturday morning. Officers say they confessed to burglaries, holdups and horse thefts terrorizing River ton area the past week. Cranston claimed they only sought “a little adventure” as they were questioned at police HQ.
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Perry Cranston
Wallace St
Albert Moran
Auburn
Second Ave
Washington St
Riverton
Cranston
Moran
Roth
Daylight Saving Sets Clocks Forward Ahead of Easter
Amid wartime urgency Seattle readers hear that daylight saving begins at 2 a.m. Sunday. Clocks jump an hour to boost work time, conserve fuel, aid farming and transport. concerns include infant tags, hospital timings, and streetcar schedules as officials urge compliance.
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Leo Weisfield
Friedlander
Second Ave
Hanson
Seattle
Owl
Ballard
Green Lake
Eastlake
Fastlake
North End
Western Union
Electriciana
John Kinney
Harbor Patrol
Wheat limited to pound and a half per person weekly
Washington reports wartime food measures ration wheat to a pound and a half weekly with hotel flour bans until harvest. Meatless days end for 30 days while corn fills the gap and shipments to Europe begin. Italy faces shortages. U S farmers push record spring wheat acreage and corn milling expands.
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Washington
America
Europe
Italy
Grimea County
Texas
Stephens Won't Discuss Mooney Case Yet
San Diego March 30 Gov Stephens refused to discuss the Mooney case pending Supreme Court action. He acknowledged receiving telegrams from President Wilson and said he would respond later about the Thomas J Mooney death sentence tied to the preparedness day bombing in San Francisco.
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San Diego
Mooney
Supreme Court
Gov. Stephens
Wilson
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Rena Mooney Granted Bail in Parade Bombing Case
In San Francisco on March 30 Superior Judge Dunne admitted Mrs. Rena Mooney to bail on murder charges tied to the preparedness parade explosion. Bail was set at 7500 dollars for each count.
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San Francisco
Dunne
Rena Mooney
British Counter Attacks Near Mezieres Pressed Back
Field Marshal Haig reports that British forces were pressed back at Demuin and Mezieres south of the Somme but counter-attacked at Mezieres to take prisoners. Cavalry fought bravely, mounted and dismounted, repulsing enemy with heavy losses in several engagements. Demuin defenses held after a sharp afternoon fight.
Battle intensifies on 40-kilometer front near Moreuil
French war office reports resumed fighting with fresh violence from Moreuil to beyond Lassigny. Our troops, aided by reserves, resist heavy German assaults while aviators strike front concentrations. About 34 000 pounds of projectiles dropped on Noyon Guiscard and Ham regions. 13 German planes downed. Moreuil lies nine miles NW of Montdidier toward Amiens.
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Paris
Moreuil
Lassigny
French War Office
Noyon
Guiscard
Ham
Departure of Men From Seattle for Camp Lewis Shown
Movie man Jacobs filmed Seattle soldiers marching to Camp Lewis with leave taking. The footage will be shown at the Liberty as part of The Star Liberty weekly along with other current events. He also captured Edward Hill, Star sports editor, interviewing Pacific Coast International Baseball League magnates at the Seattle hotel.
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Jacobs
Seattle
the Liberty
Star-Liberty
Edward Hill
Star Sport
Pacific Coast International Baseball League
Teutons Plan Second Phase Of Big Offensive
British briefing from the front reports the first phase of the central powers offensive complete and a second phase likely once reserves and guns reach the line. German gains near Mezieres and Maison Blanche are contested by British counterattacks while Amiens and Arras hold.
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Teutons
BIC
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