British Halt German Drive in Flanders Front
British and French forces repulsed renewed German assaults along the Flanders front with heavy losses. Foch’s troops attacked the Amiens apex, gaining ground on a two and a half mile front while French reinforcements strengthened lines near Castel and the Avre. Germans admit no change in the Amiens sector but report heavy casualties and limited gains in Givenchy and Kemmel ridge sectors.
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Moreuj
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Merville
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Paris
Yser
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Germany fears internal trouble after antiwar crackdown
Berlin reports rising German fears of unrest as authorities crack down on opposition at home while fighting allied propaganda. The German army offers 3000 marks for exposing English or American agents inciting revolts, signaling concern over Bolshevik influence and Wilson’s rhetoric.
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America
Baron von Gayl
Muenster
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Unique Case in New York Court Wife Must Re-marry to Benefit
In New York on April 19 Mrs. Sadie Klein faces a condition in her father's will. If she does not divorce Emanuel Klein and remarry, she forfeits one sixth of the $250,000 estate of Julius Miller. Klein counters by attacking her character and lineage in a bitter answer.
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New York
Sadie Klein
Julius Miller
Judas Iscariot
Scrooge
Cotton Census Report Shows Mills Receive Seed and Oil Output
Census figures cover August 1 to March 31 with 4 019 827 tons of cotton seed received at mills and 3 645 983 crashed. 407 771 held at mills. Production includes crude oil 1 110 530 378 pounds or refined 832 780 871 pounds, cake and meal 1 756 574 tons, hulls 844 031 bales, linters 950 438 bales, hull fibre 178 470 bales. Stocks on March 31 show crude oil 153 494 79 pounds and refined 291 97 763 pounds.
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Washington
Three Killed at Grade Crossing in Ohio
Lima reports that William Slagle, his wife, and their son Gaylord of Van Wert were killed instantly when their stalled automobile was struck by a freight train at a Pennsylvania line crossing near Van Wert. Authorities described the accident as the vehicle stopping on the tracks before impact.
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van Wert
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lauder’s Cousin Killed in Cumberland Coal Mine
Cumberland Md April 19 John Lander 48 cousin of Harry Lauder the comedian was killed in the Tysom coal mine near Cumberland where he was employed. He was trapped by falling rock and died at the scene.
End of Overman Bill Fight In Sight
Washington reports the senate near a final vote on the Overman bill after a week of talks. Speeches will be trimmed to thirty minutes with amendments limited to twenty minutes. The measure would grant the president broad power to reorganize war management, with debate showing party splits and opposition to carte blanche authority.
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Democrats
Mueter
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Bureau of Mines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Overman
North Carolina
British ministry changes promise tougher war effort
London April 19 public sentiment holds that a ministry reshuffle will yield a more vigorous prosecution of the war. Lord Milner as secretary of war is expected to push speed and efficiency, cutting red tape, while Lord Derby as minister to France is seen as capable and popular despite not being a trained diplomat.
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England
Lord Milner
War Office
Lord Milnér
Lord Derby
France
Man Power Bill Extends Conscription to Ireland
London reports the man power bill becoming law to extend conscription to Ireland, passed in ten days and awaiting royal assent. Field Marshal French travels to Dublin with staff for a situational inspection amid Irish hostility to the draft clause.
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London
French
Home Forces
Dublin
New Draft Act Delayed In Parliament Session
Ottawa April 19 Sir Wilfrid Laurier asked for a postponement of debate on the new conscription act, delaying the order in council to call out all military classes. Premier Borden did not move the resolution last night and plans to act today. Proclamation to call out men aged 20 to 23 aims for Saturday with a ten day reporting period.
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Ottawa
Ont
Wilfrid Laurier
Borden
Hippodrome Trapeze Artist Injured In Fall
New York April 19 Axel Mirano a trapeze artist sustained a fractured skull and possible neck fracture when a kingpin on the aerial shaft broke during a dare devil aeroplane trapeze act at the Hippodrome his partner Eugene Fion was painfully hurt in the same accident as both fell to the floor recovery is uncertain for Mirano and Fion
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New York
Axel Mirano
Eugene Fion
Marino
Weather outlook for New Haven and Connecticut fair and cool
Forecasts for New Haven and vicinity call for fair skies tonight and Saturday with cool temperatures. Connecticut-wide, fair but cool conditions prevail, with northwest to north winds. A high pressure ridge stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic, bringing pleasant weather across northern districts while a Texas center spawns showers reaching Iowa to Florida.
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