AMERICANS MARCH TO FRONT AS GERMAN OFFENSIVE LOOMS
Allied dispatches report Germans unable to break British and French lines. French gains near Oise and Arras huge losses for Germans. Irkutsk fell to enemy with 20,000 in control. Mesopotamia and Palestine see heavy fighting, 3,000 Turkish prisoners, 10 guns taken. Washington eyes Verdun for a new German thrust while Foch aims to restore initiative with American and Anglo French forces ready for open warfare.
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Hit
Persia
Teheran
Jordan
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Nablus Road
Atlantic City Fire Destroys City Block
A major blaze in Atlantic City on April 1 destroyed six three story buildings in a block on Atlantic avenue between Tennessee and Central avenues. The fire began at 2:30 am in the Oliver H Guttridge building, spread rapidly aided by high winds, and required four hours to control. Authorities estimated damages from 350000 to 500000, with losses possibly exceeding three quarters of a million dollars. Firefighters faced explosions from terpentine tanks and two hundred firefighters fought the flames as Philadelphia sent aid. Major White sought militia, and the fire occurred near the board walk during Easter celebrations.
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Murphy
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Charles D. White
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Western Union
Great Hotel
Twelfth Day at Argma geddon front lines hold
Hard fighting continues on the Picardy front as German drive stalls and Allied counter thrusts grow stronger with fresh reserves arriving. German losses are estimated at 550,000 as Anglo French forces recapture ground and take prisoners. Americans expected to join heavy fighting soon. Moreuil changes hands four times in fierce combat while the southern flank of the German salient is hit hard by French blows.
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Moreuil
Amiens
London Front Reports Stalled German Drive in Picardy
London dispatches describe continued heavy fighting along the Luce brook and Avre river south of Amiens with the British and French halting German advances. In the Serre sector 109 German machine guns were captured as Allied counteroffensives recaptured villages. American troops near.
German plot scare blunted in Springfield April report
Springfield officials rejected rumors of a German plot linked to tainted gingersnaps sold by a local grocer. A chemical analysis confirmed the treats were safe, ending the scare and reassuring residents about the cracker shipment and public health assurances.
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U S Casualty List Details War Losses
Washington April 1 war department announced twenty eight American expeditionary forces casualties: one killed in action Private Martain O Connors one died of wounds Lawrence E Redmond nine died of disease including corporals James Leopold Loehr and others, some with meningitis pneumonia brain abscess. sixteen wounded slightly including officers Lieutenants Hardenbrook Speer Tignetti and many enlisted ranks.
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War Department
Martain O’connors
Lawrence E. Redmond
Alfred Speigle
James Leopold Loehr
California
Weather report for New Haven and vicinity forecast
Government weather summary for April 1 reports fair to night and unsettled Tuesday with local showers in Connecticut. A trough from Arizona to Minnesota drives unsettled conditions. eastern lake region and mid-Atlantic coasts enjoy pleasant weather while temperatures remain mild east of the Rockies. In New Haven conditions are fair then increasing clouds with little temperature change. 8 am readings include Hartford 46, New Haven 44, New York 50, Boston 48, St. Louis 56, Detroit 60, Atlanta 58.
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