British and German Clash in Picardy and Zeebrugge Raid
London reports fierce fighting along the Picardy and Flanders fronts with Kemmel hill under German footing while Villers-Bretenneux is cleared and Australian and French troops join the effort. The Zeebrugge raid ends with heavy losses to British crews and vessels though harbor blockage is achieved.
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Kemmel Ridge
Villers-Bretenneux
Haig
Picardy
London
Flanders
War Office
Baillieur-Hollebeke
Kemmel Hill
Belgium
Messines
Kemmel
Villers-Bretonneux
Amiens
Messines Ridge
Sixt von Arnin
Flanders Fielde
Somme
Hangard-en-Santerre
Avre
Baillieul-Hollebeke
Dranoutre
Vierstraat
Merville
Lys River
Givenchy
Villiéra-Bretonneux
Heroic Americans fight Seicheprey siege in France
In France April 25, American troops enduring a brutal Seicheprey clash. Mortar crews under fire, civilians and soldiers share in the defense as casualties mount. Gloucester and Somerville men among the defenders, including John Dockman, who led a mortar team and lost an eye, limb, and many comrades. The article highlights grit of cooks, clerks, stretcher bearers, and sanitary corps, praising courage amid heavy German bombardment and retreat.
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Bert, Ford
France
Seicheprey
John A. Dockman
Highland Avenue
Somerville
Mass
Riverside Press
Cambridge
Gloucester
Medford
Harry Alsen
Howland
Alsen
Fellows
Hell
King Cole
Charlie Rumwson
Raymond
Apnon
East Pearl Street
New Haven
Sanitary
Annon
Chest Smith
Winchester’s
Leutenant
Alfred Griswald
Lord Rhondda Ill in London Report Cites Illness
The Express reports Lord Rhondda the food minister is ill in London with Wales sources saying J R Clynes acts as food minister duties. The dated item notes Rhondda is a member of parliament and a minister.
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Lord Rhondda
London
the Express
Wales
J. R. Clynes
Foo
Patriotic Thief Wanted Liberty Bonds in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia man named William Boyer sought to buy Liberty bonds with a dubious excuse. Police report details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate suspicion surrounding the transaction and patriotic motives.
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Philadelphia
William Boyer
Caren
Berney
County Y M C A Notes and Upcoming Middlesex Conference
County Y M C A notes reveal plans for the first annual Middlesex County Boys Conference to be held in Essex on May 17 and 18, with delegates from Sunday schools Y M C A groups and Boy Scout troops. Notable speakers include L K Hall Rev Douglas Horton Harry Hedley Smith and Prof Edgar Fauver. A Hartford county preliminary conference was held yesterday with Albert E. Roberts as lead speaker, while Fairfield County prepares for a second county wide Young Men's Sunday next Sunday.
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Middlesex County Boys
Essex
L. K. Hall
New York
Douglas Horton
Middletown
Harry Hedley Smith
Edgar Fauver
Wesleyan University
Hartford County
Hartford
Albert E. Roberts
International Committee
Middlesex County
B. W. Hazen
Haddam
R. A. Tyler
Savage
Fairfield County
Eastada Boys’ Club
Dooley Jaw Bullet Hit Ends Quiet Haron Case
In Haron Pennsylvania on April 26 a strange accident left James Dooley with a bullet piercing a planted molar in his jaw. The bullet was fired by Ben Bonner alias Speks, passing through the cheek and tooth and lodging elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haron
James Dooley
Fred
Ben Bonner
Speks
British Prisoners Captured in Zeebrugge Raid
Berlin's Lokal Anzeiger reports twelve British prisoners were captured in the raid on the German submarine base at Zeebrugge. It notes that the Neinnlochen area near the harbor remains blocked, leaving a narrow passage for submarines to escape.
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Copenhagen
Zeebrugge
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
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