Allied Lines Hold Fast Nine Miles From Castel
Allied lines resist a tremendous German assault as British and French forces regain ground. Reports say about 600,000 troops fought in the last 48 hours along 30 miles of the Picardy front with heavy losses on the German side. General Foch declares all is well as World honors the soldiers' gallantry. Official updates come in three daily communications.
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Castel
Amiens
Hindenburg
Picaray
Somme
British War Office
Allied push drives stall in final Amiens phase
Seventeenth day of the battle sees German gains at Dernacourt and southwest of Albert reversed by a British counter attack while French forces recapture ground. General Foch pledges confidence as German losses mount and front lines remain nine miles from Amiens.
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Dernacourt
Albert
Foch
Amiens
British Counter Attacks Improve Positions Near Hangard Front
London reports describe renewed British counter attacks near Hangard in the Picardy sector and along the Somme front north of Ayette. German assaults yielded no lasting gains. heavy fighting continued toward Albert Dernacourt Moyenville and Gommecourt with British gains at Beaumont Hamel and French counter moves near Cantigny Manly-Raineval.
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London
Picardy Battle Front
War Office
Amiens
Luce Rivulet
Somme
Ayette
Albert
Ayelle
Haig
Amiens Clermont
Dernacourt
Moyenville
Mesnil
Beaumont- Hamel
Gommecourt
Montdidier
Manly-Raineval
Cantigny
German War Office
Verdun
Ates War Office
Slinker the latest evader joins draft dodge ranks
Washington reports a new draft dodger called the slinker appears in uniforms of foreign nations to gain sympathy and avoid conscription. Justice Department proposes a 300 dollar fine and six months in jail for unauthorized wearing of a foreign or deceptive regalia. The third liberty loan drives nationwide as America shows resolve.
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Washington
Slinks
Draf
Department of Justice
United States
Chamberlain
Oregon
Chicago Opens Liberty Loan Drive in Historic Launch
Chicago marks the start of the liberty loan campaign with cannon salutes and bells, 21 guns firing in Grant Park, electric lights flashing as crowds toast the effort. Ten thousand volunteers and cadets planned a downtown march this afternoon as audiences sang The Star Spangled Banner.
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Liberty Loan
Chicago
Twety-one
Grant Park
Rheims Cathedral Shelled Again In World War II
Amsterdam reports German artillery shelled Rheims Cathedral once more. The German war office says the bombardment was retaliation for the shelling of German shelters in Laon.
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Rheims
Amsterdam
Rheims Cathedral
Europe
German War Office
Laon
Weather Report From New Haven and Nearby Areas
Forecast for New Haven and vicinity calls for fair tonight and Sunday with possible late showers. Connecticut expected fair with cold nights and increasing clouds Sunday, a chance of showers, light west turning to south winds. Broad regional conditions show unsettled rain from a low pressure system stretching from North Dakota to Texas. Temperatures rise in the west and central areas while eastern districts stay pleasant with gradual warming and more cloudiness. Early reports list Hartford at 34 and New Haven at 42 with clear skies, while cities like St. Louis and St. Paul report rain or cloudier conditions.
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North Carolina
North Dakota
Texas
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
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Atlantic City
Block Island
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Buffalo
Cincinnati
Chicago
Denver
Detroit
Hartford
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Nantucket
New Orleans
New York
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Northfield
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Portland
St. Louis
St. Paul
Washington
Liberty Loan Drive Opens With Eclat Celebration
The third Liberty Loan drive launches with a grand ceremony as officials announce a goal of three billion dollars. Local dignitaries praise wartime support and urge public participation in the national war effort.
Liberty Bell rings as towns report war bond subscrip tions
Lynn Massachusetts leads with over subscription to its quota by 9 o clock as New York reports ten and fifteen million dollars. Notable opening shots show Wilson in Baltimore Marshall in St Louis McAdoo in Philadelphia and Daniels in Cleveland. Cannon boom and a parade of 10 000 in Chicago. Seven cities report over subscriptions by 9 03 a m and Boston holds an eighty thousand parade. New York reports twenty eight million in the first half hour.
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Washington
Apri
Treasury Department
Liberty Loan
General Staff
America
Treasury
St. Louis
Marshall
Wilson
Baltimore
Camp Meade
McAdoo
Philadelphia
Daniels
Cleveland
Lynn
Mass
New York Financial District
New York
Chicago
Boston
Patriotic Parrot Stolen Sparks Citywide Search
Chicago police seek a fluent talking parrot from Alexander McKenna after neighbors heard it shout Kill the Kaiser and Hurrah for Uncle Sam before vanishing. Police Captain Wes ley Westbrook suspects a German spy and warns officers to watch for the loyal bird.
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Chicago
Alexander
McKenna
Wesley Westbrook
Polly
Sam
Sammy
Captain Westbrook
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