Ypres Abandoned as Mount Kemmel Falls to German Drive
German forces under General von Arnim push toward Ypres from southeast and southwest after Mount Kemmel fell. Haig reports allied line drawn back toward Locre as Germans surround Kemmel Hill and attack along the Ypres front with heavy losses on both sides while French and British troops counterattack near Hangard and Hangard Wood.
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London
Ypres
Mount Kemmel
Sixt von Arnim
Kemmel
Locre
Ypres-Bailleul
Haig
Armentieres
Teutons
Wytachaete-Bailleul-Meteren
Kemmel Hill
la Clutte
Scherpenberg
Ypres-Comines Canal
Somme
Hangard
Hangard Wood
Sixteen Indicted in Prager Lynching Case at Collinsville
Edwardsville reports 16 persons indicted by the grand jury in the Prager lynching at Collinsville on April 5. Twelve civilians face murder charges with nine counts each. four policemen charged with malfeasance in office for failing to disperse the mob and seek help.
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Edwardsville
Ill
Robert Paul Prager
Collinsville
Explosion at Mt Vernon Woodberry Mills Kills One
An explosion in the boiler room of Mill No 1 at Mt Vernon Woodberry mills Baltimore killed one man and injured four others. The blast caused a panic among more than 200 employed workers and demolished the boiler room and part of a boiler.
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Baltimore
Mt. Vernon Woodberry Mills
Jones Falls
Northcliffe resigns as propaganda chief in ill health
The Standard reports Lord Northcliffe, chairman of the London Headquarters of the British Mission to the United States and Director of Propaganda in Enemy Countries, tendered his resignation due to ill health but agreed to remain until a successor is named at the request of the Premier and Cabinet.
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Northcliffe
London
Lord Northcliffe
United States
High School Students Burn German Textbooks in Marion County
At Edison High School in Marion County students with teacher consent gathered German texts poured kerosene over them and set them ablaze.
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Marion
Edison
Morrow County
Boycott Germany Demanded by U S Senate
Washington sources report a proposed Senate resolution by Senator Owen of Oklahoma urging an international boycott of Germany after the war. The call demands the Reichstag or German people approve principles of international law by referendum.
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Germany
Washington
Reichstag
Senate
Owen
Oklahoma
Irish Conscription Nears Enforcement Next Week
London reports a forthcoming Order in Council to enforce conscription in Ireland next week, per National Union circles via Central News dispatch from Dublin.
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London
Nationaliat Circlon
Roland
Central News Dispatch
Dublin
Peasant Revolt Rising Over Austro German Requisitions
Washington reports growing peasant resistance in Ukraine to Austro German requisitions. Clashes occur, soldiers are held prisoner, and deaths are noted on both sides. Austria faces food shortages as Roumanian harvests run dry and Ukraine wheat is unavailable until month’s end. The government warns of cereal seizure for national needs.
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Ukraine
Washington
Olting
Austria
Vienna
Zeebrugge Raid a Complete Success Reported
London reports from a high naval source that the Zeebrugge operation was a complete success. The action blocks the channel with cement ships and a German dredger, forcing Islanders to use the Ostend route. Damaged Mole guns and shipping will hasten silting the waterway, needing weeks to reopen.
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London
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Car Workers Approve Strike At St Louis Plants
About 1000 St Louis Car Company employees vote to strike for eight hour day higher wages and union recognition. Wagner Electric picketing continues with roughly 1500 on strike.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Car Company
Wagner Electric Company
Body of John Harrett Found Near Smithfield in Open Field
The 33 year old Bradley Ohio man John Harrett was found dead with a bullet wound in an open field on the Bert Scope farm near Smithfield Jefferson County authorities say he was murdered.
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Steubenville
John Harrett
Bradley
Ohio
Bert Scope
Smithfield
Jefferson County
Smithfeld
Government Fails to Seize Papers in Packers Case
Washington reports the Supreme Court declined to review, upholding lower court quashing of search warrants in the Henry Veeder matter tied to the FTC packers investigation. FTC seeks congressional action to enable thorough access to packers letter files.
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Washington
Henry Veeder
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Pack Ln House
Supreme Court
Congress
Dutch-German recall signals possible breach in neutrality
Amsterdam reports that the German Minister to the Netherlands has left The Hague for Berlin while the Dutch minister in Germany heads to The Hague. An ultimatum on Dutch territory sparked acute tension and ministers may be recalled as talks stall. The Hague and Berlin correspondents note transport and rail questions hinge on German intent, with the Dutch government pledging neutrality.
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Amsterdam
Hetvolk
Netherlands
Hague
Berlin
Germany
Holland
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
Han- Aelsblad
Limbourg
Roads Contract for Cars in Washington D C
The Federal Railroad Administration awarded contracts for 30 000 steel under frame box and coal cars to American Car and Woundry with plants in Illinois Indiana Michigan Missouri Pennsylvania Tennessee and West Virginia. The project costs 80 000 000 to 90 000 000 with about 5 percent profit. Negotiations continue for 70 000 more cars. First allotment expected for fall and winter railroad business.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Railroad Administration
American Car and Woundry Company
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
West Virginia
Marion to Hold Up Hotel Project in War Measures
The Marion Ohio region delays the $100,000 hotel contract after Kenneth Barnard Assistant Secretary of the Subcommittee on Capital Issues of Federal Reserve District No 4 announced probable halting of street paying contracts also totaling $100,000. He said government non approval applies to improvements over $100,000 unless they fulfill economic necessities or war measures.
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Marion
Ohio
Kenneth Barnard
Federal Reserve District No. 4
Barnard
Installment Dealers Face Higher Taxes on Returns
Installment dealers in furniture clothing jewelry and other personal goods must report as taxable income the profit percentage in each installment payment and the entire payments if a buyer defaults and the property is returned. The Internal Revenue Bureau ruling increases tax burden on installment dealers.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Drafts Set Record High for May and June
Washington reports record breaking draft calls for May and June. The Army General Staff and War Department have transmitted orders to Provost Marshal General Crowder to induct into service next month a number far exceeding prior monthly quotas. Additional calls will follow rapidly as trained troops move overseas and new troops head to camps.
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Washington
Army General Staff
War Department
Crowder
Steamer St Paul Sinks at Atlantic Pier During Warping
The American Line steamer St Paul capsized and sank at a port pier while being warped for loading to Europe. Hundreds aboard included dock workers. three men are missing and feared lost. Fire torches were seen on the hull, and investigators will review causes with navy and federal officials.
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Atlantic
American Line
St. Paul
Europe
Navy
Objector Is Struck by Guard During Duty Refusal
Brent Dow Allinson, a conscientious objector, was bayoneted but not seriously wounded after refusing to clean the ground. He accepted waste paper duties but balked at clearing cigar and cigarette butts. His wound was dressed and he was moved to the guard house.
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Rockord
Brent Dow Allinson
Allinson
German War Losses Put at Two Million
Amsterdam report credits General Schulze with a Reichstag statement noting Germany has suffered about 2,000,000 losses. Sick and wounded returned to the front reach 750,000, 629,000 discharged as unfit, including 70,000 cripples. Up to date about 98,000 cripples remain.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Schulze
Reichstag
Shipping Board Tightens Imports for War Effort
A Western Newspaper Union report notes broad new import restrictions and trade consultations as the Shipping Board juggles tonnage to meet General Goethals and Army needs in France. Experts estimate 2.5 tons of shipping per soldier per year, totaling nearly 4 million tons to supply a 1.5 million man force in Europe.
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Union News Service
Washington
Shipping Board
Goethals
United States
France
Europe
Russia Breaks Treaty Rumors Circulate in Finland
Stockholm reports Swedish correspondents in Finland telegraph persistent rumors of major events in Russia. The strongest claim says former Grand Duke Alexis has been proclaimed emperor with Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch as regent and that the new government will not recognize the Bolshevik peace treaty with Germany.
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Stockholm
Finland
Russia
Alexis
Michael Alexandrovitch
Germany
Soldiers To Go Sockless This Summer
Thousands of American soldiers at training camps and in the field will go sockless in the warm months. Army experts adopt allied leaders suggestion banishing heavy gray socks to toughen feet for winter trench conditions.
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Washington
Cincinnati coffee dealers ordered to cease business
Washington report states that three Cincinnati green coffee dealers are among 250 listed nationwide by the United States Food Administration. They must stop trading until May 8 for failing to obtain required licenses under the January 30 presidential proclamation.
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Washington
Cincinnati
United States Food Administration
Railroad President Arrested in Espionage Case
William Edenborn president of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, a naturalized German-born citizen, was arrested by Department of Justice agents at Shrewsbury Louisiana on an affidavit charging violation of the espionage act.
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New Orleans
William Edenborn
The
Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company
Department of Justice
Shrewsbury
Holland yields to Germany on sand and gravel supply
Holland has yielded to Germany over transport and sand and gravel supply with limits and a general understanding that the material will not be used for military purposes. Rumors in The Hague claim Dr John Loudon, foreign minister, may resign.
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Holland
Valser
London
Germany
Hague
Daily Mail
John Loudon
Patriotism Drives Smoke Kit Aid for Soldiers in France
Citizens fund and distribute thousands of smoke kits to American troops in France. Authorities and medical staff endorse the effort as essential for morale, with Lucky Strike cigarettes noted for toasted quality and Kentucky Burley tobacco delivering pipe-like satisfaction amid trenches and billets.
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France
Kentucky
Soft Soap Defined in Press Phrase
A San Francisco Chronicle exchange discusses why cheerful jollity is called soft soap, noting much of the talk about it may be insincere or exaggerated.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim and Reward
Advertisement claims $100 reward for any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Describes internal action, blood circulation, and mucous surface effects. States price 75 cents and offers testimonials free from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio.
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Coop
Han
Wilson Medical Co., Inc
West Lafayette, Tid
Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
The Logic of It Prize Fighter Headline
A witty exchange spotlights the prize fighter’s photo in the top of the page. The joke hinges on an upper cut pun and the visual logic of newspaper design.
Swamp Root Claimed To Help Weak Kidneys
Narrative advert claims Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root cures kidney and bladder troubles. Highlights herbal formula, gentle healing, and quick relief with a trial bottle offer via Dr Kilmer and Co. from Binghamton New York, urging readers to buy at their drugstore.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Times Reflects On Blessings Of Children
At Times, Mrs. Riley notes how blessed the children are and mentions they did not draft Mike because he had six.
He Knew Human Nature Ilobo Lindy Requesting Food Exchange
A fragment quotes a dialogue where Ilobo Lindy asks to swap items for pie and cake from the next house. The line suggests a casual barter request about food through a neighborly exchange.
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Ilobo
Lindy
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