Messines Ridge Holds As British Refit Reinforcements Sought
British and German forces clash along the Flanders and Picardy fronts as Neuve Eglise Baillieul and Merville see fierce fighting. British lines hold with heavy German losses, and Neuve Eglise is retaken after stubborn assaults. General Foch plans reinforcements to the British front as Haig orders steadfast defense amid six days of relentless artillery bombardment and massed infantry attacks.
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Wulverghem
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Locon
Festubert
Givenchy
la Bassee
Ypres-Comines
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Hazebrouck
Lillers
Bethune
Refugees Flee North France as Zeppelin Factories Burn
Paris reports a steady stream of French refugees heading south from the battle area toward the capital. Aged people and children walk dusty roads with few belongings as thousands of acres of grain lie destroyed. Dispatch claims Friedrichshafen, home to Zeppelin factories, is burning after Allied air raids.
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Paris
London
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Geneva
Daily News Today
Carlisle Detains Man Over Missing Naturalization Papers
Emil Young, who says he is personally acquainted with the Kaiser, was detained by Federal authorities in Carlisle on April 15 for lack of naturalization papers. He claimed to have served in the German army.
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Carlisle
Emil Young
Grave diggers strike for higher pay in Shamokin
Shamokin cemetery grave diggers say two dollars a day is too little for their labor and have begun a strike to gain a wage increase. The action reflects rising costs and labor tensions in the town with no reported replacements.
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Shamokin
Weather Report for New Haven District
Government Weather Report from New Haven notes fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with light variable winds. A ridge of high pressure over Michigan to Georgia brings pleasant weather east of the Mississippi, while a disturbance over Colorado unsettles the Rocky Mountain to Mississippi region. Temperatures rise gradually with fair conditions, cool nights, and warm days.
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Upper Michigan
Georgia
Mississippi River
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Block Island
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Denver
Turning Point Near West Front Warns Of Looming German Advance
Washington reports the turning point in the west is near as Germany gains a distinct advantage within forty miles of Calais. The war department notes German aims remain annihilation of British forces, with limited tactical gains so far while lines of communication to channel ports aid their advance. The French and British fronts steady under renewed German pressure, yet decisive victory eludes the invaders. The offensive concentrates along Picardy and near Lille, Armentieres, Bethune, and the Lys and Lawe areas as German forces push toward Calais and the channel ports.
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Washington
War Department Weekly
Calais
War Department
Picardy
Lille
Armentieres
LaBassee Canal
Lys
Lawe
Bethune
Montdidier
Noyon
Oise
Oige
Ailette
la Fere
Anizy-Chateau
Millionaire's Wife Forced To Work For Daughters
New York April 15. Mrs. Clinton L Hall wife of a wealthy New York cotton broker says her millionaire husband refused alimony, forcing her to work as a farm hand to support their two daughters and that she has been deprived of their Stamford Connecticut summer home.
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New York
Clinton L. Hall
Stamford
Conn
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