Lull Persists on Picardy Front As German Drive Stalls
London April 4 There is no break in the lull on the British section of the Picardy battle line. The War Office reports artillery activity but no major infantry fighting while Allied airmen press patrols. British HQ notes German gains are checked, with New Zealanders taking 200 prisoners and over 100 machine guns. German claims of heavy prisoners are contradicted by Allied dispatches. Hebuterne actions yield a machine gun and a few prisoners amid continued artillery activity.
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Great Picardy
British War Office
West Flanders
Menin
Passchendaele
Menin Road
Amiens
Verdun
Amsterdam
Paris-Amiens- Calais
Arras
Vimy Ridge
Vauix-Vincourt
Hebuterne
Albert
Two Americans Awarded War Crosses in France
In April at the American Army front in France, two officers receive the Croix de Guerre. Lieutenant C. R. Holmes of South Carolina is cited for capturing a German sentry and delivering him to American lines. Sergeant James A. Murphy is honored for firing on a German soldier who aimed at an American officer during a raid.
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C. R. Holmes
South Carolina
James A. Murphy
Stamford Lawyer Jenkin Dies At Shippan Point Home
Stamford April 4 James Jenkin a Yale graduate and prominent lawyer and real estate operator is dead at his Shippan Point home from pneumonia. He built a large fortune and leaves several children as survivors.
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Foch May Strike In New Direction
Washington reports General Foch may strike at another point along the western front as allied forces under his supreme direction anticipate the next move. German bombardment continues across Picardy while Italy fears an Austrian push toward Venice within ten days with fifty Austrian divisions massed and Skoda guns ready.
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Picardy
Foch
Picardy Front
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Venice
Skoda
Enemy shell wrecks baseball diamond on front line
American doughboys playing baseball near division headquarters were struck by an enemy shell but all players and spectators escaped unhurt. Troops en route to Picardy received gifts and good luck messages as townspeople wished them bon voyage. German shelling Northwest of Toul continued with limited effect while air activity increased and Allied antiaircraft fire repelled several enemy planes.
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N. C. Parke
France
Picardy Front
Toul
Ground Glass Reports Hit New York Confectioners
A wave of ground glass contamination in candy bread and cakes led to eleven charges and two arrests of Brooklyn confectioners Edward Waller and Henry Willems. Victims spread across the city, nine in serious condition. warnings issued by the Food Administration while denying any sanctioned measures against alien enemies in bakeries.
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New York
Edward Waller
Henry Willems
Brooklyn
Waller
The
Food Administration
Fake Officer Arrested In Chicago Impersonation Case
Chicago April 4 a man named S Cameron was jailed by federal officials for posing as a United States army captain. He boasted of seizing spies and attracting attention as a lobby hero aided by a livid scar from a duel at a German university. Cameron is held on $2000 bonds with an April 1 hearing set.
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S. Cameron
United States Army
Cameron
Expected German offensive renews on front near Amiens
Paris reports Germany likely to renew its big drive today or tomorrow on the Picardy front. British and French authorities express supreme confidence, noting Allied reserves now in place to thwart any German attempt. General Foch’s statements reinforce belief that Germans will not gain territory or momentum, with critics saying reserves and losses limit heavy new efforts.
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Amiens
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Rene Renault
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Clemenceau
Renault
Abel Ferry
Foreign Affairs
Petit Journal
Verdun
Fort Douaumont
Women’s Liberty Loan Chairmen Named Across Towns
Mrs. Morgan G. Bulkeley announces a near complete state-wide Liberty Loan committee for the campaign. Each township will appoint a capable woman chairman with a local committee, listing Middlesex County towns and the designated organizers such as Miss M. Katherine Webber Ivoryton and Mrs. William P. Hull Chester among others.
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Woman's Liberty Loan Committee
Middlesex County
East Hampton
N. N. Hill
Middle Haddam
G. M. Lawson Chester
H. C. Bates
Hadlyme
G. A. Wilson
Clinton
William P. Hull
Cromwell
Frank K. Hallock
Durham
Hattie Newton
East Haddam
Marcia Gibboney
Bashan
Ida. D. Stark
Little Haddam
May E. Countryman
Moodus
Abbie L. Purple
Parnassus
George Comer
North Plain
William Sisson, Jr
Essex
Ivoryton
Centerbrook
M. Katherine’ Webber
Haddam
Haddam Neck
Higganum
John C. Russell
Middlefield
William L. Morgan
Middletown
Robert H. Fife
Old Saybrook
Sarah Grannis
Portland
Joseph S. Porter
Deep River
E. G. Burke
Westbrook
Elbert H. Stevens
British Shipping Losses Shrink As U-Boat Toll Edges Down
London reports six British vessels of 1600 tons or more sunk last week along with seven smaller ships and five fishing craft. Sir Eric Geddes notes continued decline in losses and predicts crew production may balance by the end of the second quarter. Weather improves and conditions favor rebound.
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Eric Geddes
Admiralty
Geddes
Weather Report for New Haven April Forecast
Government weather note from New Haven on April 4 forecasts fair and cool conditions tonight and Friday for New Haven and Connecticut. Unsettled showers in southern districts and along the Atlantic coast. High pressure over Minnesota brings cool pleasant weather west and central regions. Freezing temps reported along the northern border from Montana to Maine. Local conditions expect fair weather with lower temperatures and northeast to north winds.
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