Ludendorff Says Hefoiled West Front Attacks
Ludendorff claims British French 1917 plan failures thwarted the offensive on the Western Front. He asserts Haig delayed reinforcements, misread English public mood, and misused artillery while British gains near Douai threatened German lines. The piece notes mutinies and alleged leakage of Nivelle’s plan via Geneva connections.
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Somme
Haig
Ludendorff
Doual
Hindenburg
Douai
Verdun
Nivelle
Switzerland
Italy
My Thoughts and Actions by Gen Eric Von Ludendorff
The memoir recounts German strategic moves in 1917, detailing army reorganization under Crown Prince Rupprecht and the Crown Prince, Hindenburg program effects, and the British French offensives at Arras and Champagne. It notes Allied plans, French command changes, and German defensive preparations amid high casualties and uncertainty.
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Eric von Lundendorff
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Champagne
Entente
Verdun
Vailly
Aisne
Argonne
Chemin
Laon
Rheims
Rethel
Alberich
Hindenburg Line
Rupprecht
Romania
Belgium
Altho
Arran
Alane
The
Somme
Nivelle
Rheima
Rheime
Suippe
Doual
Mezteres
General Nivelle
General Petain
Lone gunman robs Northwest Auto Club station
A lone bandit robbed three men at the Northwest Automobile Club service station near the University Bridge at 10 15 p m Thursday night. He escaped in a waiting car after firing a fusillade of shots and taking 516 from the register and 425 from a grip held by victim Keerl. Police describe the man as about 25, 5 feet 6 inches, with a black beard in a gray overcoat and cap. Motorcycle units searched for the suspect’s car without success.
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Northwest Automobile Club
University Bridge
A & Waiting
Tia
Peterson
Zenner
18Th Ave
N. E
Keerl
Sorrento
Keer
Arrest Driver Who Hits Boy
R Van Cleve Hinckley a 33 year old clerk is held in the city jail awaiting the outcome of injuries to Leone Bene lacqua 5 year old son who was struck by Hinckleys automobile at Myrtle avenue and Marginal Way the boy playing in the street suffered severe scalp wounds and possible internal injuries according to police reports Hinckleys account says he honked and the boys moved to the sidewalk before impact
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R. van Cleve Hinckley
Leone Benelacqua
Carson Ave
Hinckley
Myrtle Ave
Benelacqua
Flood in Phoenix Causes Wide Damage
Flood waters receded in Phoenix after a cloudburst and melted snow sent the Bali and Agua Fria rivers over their banks. The flood marooned 50 farming families east and south of the city. no deaths were reported though property damage will be substantial.
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Phoenix
Ariz
United Press
Bali
Agua Yria
European Glass Cuts X-Ray Blur For Sharper Images
A newly invented European X-ray photography glass absorbs only 10 to 15 percent of rays, enabling much sharper pictures than previously possible.
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Europe
Parlor Attack Sparks Household Siege
A. F. Deveraux suddenly attacked a guest and his wife during an evening at 4232 11th Ave NE. Six men restrained him after hair pulling and a struggle in a toppled parlor. He is under police examination after a reported nervous breakdown. A city cruiser also struck a Western Union Messenger’s motorcycle nearby, injuring the rider lightly.
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A. F. Deveraux
Davenport
11Th Ave
N. E
Deveraux
Craux
E. R. Casey
Seventh Ave
Casey
Fiume Boasts Modern Docking Facilities
Fiume features docking facilities rivaling New York's famed terminal in modernity, signaling advanced harbor infrastructure and capacity for international traffic.
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Fiume
New York
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