British Frustrate German Effort at Ypres Pocket
London April 27 war office report shows German attempts to pocket Ypres failed as French and British lines held. Allies repulsed attacks north of Kemmel hill near Ypres and near Amiens captured 900 prisoners at Villers-Bretonneux while German tanks and heavy artillery fought hard.
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Givenchy
Somme
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Villers- Bretonneux
Locre-la-Clytte
Belgium
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Voormezeele
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LaClytte
pres-Comines Canal
Sherpenberg
Ypres-Comines Canal
Picardy Front
Hangard
Hangarcen-Santerre
French War Office
Avre
Poperinghe
North Sea
von Hindenburg
English Channel
Foch
Probate Decision Upheld in Hartford Superior Court
Mary Conroy of Middletown sued Edward J. Daley as administrator of Mary Daley’s estate, tried before Judge Curtis in Hartford. The court found for the administrator, affirming the probate court action authorizing settlement compromise of Alice Daley’s claim against the estate.
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Middletown
Edward J. Daley
Rocky Hill
Mary Daley
Curtis
Hartford
Conroy
Alice Daley
Pilot Tops Sixteen Aerial Victories in War Front
Paris reports Lieutenant Fonch has downed his thirty sixth German airplane today while Lieutenant Chapul records his sixteenth aerial victory. The note adds a proverb about money and government contracts.
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Speed Every Man in Camp Overseas
Washington reports still more troops to France as British and French appeals push the United States to raise manpower. By autumn all training-camp men go overseas with Class A draft units, while ships and lake steamers are repurposed to support the move and anti-submarine plans tighten. Officials expect continued summer fighting with Pershing ordered to issue daily communiques.
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British Isles
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War Council
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White House
War Department
Weather Report for New Haven and Nearby Areas
Unsettled weather with probable showers tonight or Sunday for New Haven and vicinity, partly cloudy to tonight and Sunday in Connecticut. A Texas to Illinois trough and a small central disturbance near Hatteras drive unsettled conditions with local showers from the Rocky Mountains to Pennsylvania. Observations list many cities with mostly cloudy or cool readings across the region.
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Illinois
Rocky Mountains
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Portland
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St. Paul
Washington
New Turn In Irish Problem In London April Dispatch
Dublin dispatch reports a new turn in the Irish problem with independence and conscription debates. Central News states national forces are pressing conscription in Ireland, sparking sectarian tensions and political maneuvering.
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