United States Day Celebrated in Paris with Flags and Guns
Paris marked United States Day as stars and stripes fluttered from the Eiffel Tower and a 21 gun salute echoed across the city. A bronze palm was placed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower while 40,000 American flags were handed out as dignitaries, including Ambassador William G. Sharp and military officials, joined the procession from the American Embassy to Place d Iena and Tuileries Gardens.
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Washington welcomes Arthur Balfour and party
The British foreign secretary Arthur Balfour and his delegation arrive in Washington to seek peacemaking cooperation amid heightened security. About 5,000 spectators gathered at Union Station, guarded by police, Marines, and cavalry, with strict crowd control and vigilant detectives ensuring a grave, non social reception.
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British Guns Hammer German Lines on Front Near Arras and Lens
British artillery pounded German positions along a front between Arras and Lens with heavy bombardment. The action also included gains south of Loos and between Arras and the Havrincourt woods, while French artillery duels remained intense from the Somme to the Oise.
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British Hospital Ships Sunk With Many Wounded
London reports the British hospital ships Donegal and Lanfranc torpedoed without warning on April 17. The Donegal had twenty nine wounded men aboard and twelve crew missing. The Lanfranc carried German wounded. nineteen British and fifteen Germans are believed dead.
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