Fierce Fighting in Picardy With Allied Stand At Somme
London reports violent Thursday and last night fighting between the Somme and Luce rivers. British and French repulsed German assaults, except near Villers Bretonneux where the British held a short advance. Haig describes renewed German attacks, while Allies strengthen defenses as Lloyd George and Clemenceau visit the front.
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Three Big Bills Facing Defeat In Congress
Washington reports show three major administration measures in danger of revision or defeat. The Overman bill would grant the president power to reorganize the war government. A stronger spy and disloyalty law faces opposition for threatening press and speech freedoms. The war department’s commandeering bill could let the government seize private property, prompting calls to curb executive power. Fire in Kansas City warehouses causes major losses and injuries to firefighters.
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German Peace Move Threatens Picardy Front Action
Washington reports indicate the German high command plans renewed fighting to force a decision along the Picardy battle front. Allied guns face a redeployed German heavy battery from the Hindenburg. experts see connections to Kaiser line speeches and a potential peace move. President Wilson’s Baltimore address expected to stress militant wartime terms with co belligerents.
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Amsterdam
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Krupp
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Earl Reading
No Births In Seven Years In Herman's Corners
Newark report to Bishop Cooke notes Herman's Corners N J has had no births in seven years due to thin settlement and elderly residents Rev Dr Jacob A Cole Paterson district cites lack of new families As Bishop Cooke laments the absence of a cradle rocking the article highlights religious concern over demographic decline.
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Herman’s Corners
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Jacob A. Cole
Paterson
Herman’s Corner
General Wood Warns of Hard War Ahead
In New York on April 5 Major General Leonard Wood warned Americans that the coming war would be extraordinarily difficult due to unprecedented efficiency. He said the conflict is not partisan but a national struggle and urged truthfulness about its seriousness.
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Pharly Plains
General Wood
New York
Leonard Wood
Weather forecast for New Haven and Connecticut
Forecast for New Haven and vicinity calls for fair and cool conditions tonight and Saturday with rising temperatures. Central high pressure over the lake region brings cool pleasant weather north of the Mississippi. showers in southern districts. snow in Colorado and Nebraska. temperatures generally rising west of the Mississippi and remaining cool east. Local 8 a.m. readings include New Haven 36 clear, Hartford 32 clear, New York 34 clear, Boston 32 clear.
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Baker in Paris Reports War Secretary’s Conference Tour
Baker in Paris April 5 details Newton D. Baker American secretary of war who just returned from Rome and the Italian battle front held several conferences with officials and military leaders during his European tour.
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Newton D. Baker
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