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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1918
Page
1
Officials report a national flag campaign with Iowa near second place as subscription totals reach 275.919 million dollars. Philadelphia and Minneapolis Federal Reserve districts have yet to report, keeping the final tally pending.
Washington April 12 Oregon will fly the Liberty loan honor flag as the first state to pass its quota with subscriptions totaling 19 044 000 Harrah for Oregon Portland has subscribed 10 128 000 over quota per capita 48 90 Toledo and Portland claim first donor flag for cities 100 000 to 250 000 population Iowa’s claim arrived after Oregon was accorded the honor
Secretary of the Navy Daniel s says there is no truth in reports of a naval base at Zores and that acting Secretary Roosevelt and Admiral Trenson confirmed no authorization. He says the claim is a repeat of a pro German rumor intended to strain U S Portugal relations.
A German prisoner described the Slosstruppen training in detail. He said picks men enjoy officer-like privileges, study incendiaries, gas grenades, flame throwers, and machine guns, then rehearse raids by day and night on similar ground. Despite precision, Yankees halted the raid, with many men killed in No Man's Land.
Treasury officials explain that the Cleveland district shows $7 150 in bond sales while total deposits at federal reserve and all sales in member banks and trust companies exceed $20 000 000. Minneapolis district delay attributed to late campaign start as it prepares a new campaign organization.
London April 12 The majority of delegates at the Irish home rule convention approved home rule for Ireland. A minority Ulster report dissented on some principles. The majority calls for a Parliament to manage internal administration government affairs and taxation.
Pittsburgh April 12. The dead body of Private Lewis F. Hesse 25 of Sheboygan Wisconsin of the Twentieth United States infantry was found at Turtle Creek near here today. The soldier had either jumped or fallen from a fast Pennsylvania train while being taken home after a long illness.
Philadelphia April 12 former mayor Rudolph Blankenburg died today at his home after a brief illness. He was 76 years old. In another report from Fort Collins a man charged with disloyalty, A Hess, a German native naturalized as American, shot himself after being accused of pro German leanings.
Chicago April 12 Billy Sunday arch foe of the Kaiser and the devil is joyful as St Luke's hospital records announce the birth of his first grandson born to Mrs. Mark Haines. The child is the son of the Sundays’ elder daughter and Mr. Haines, a newspaper owner from Sturgis Michigan.
No prospect for an agreement between leaders and the upper house on the sabotage bill. Senate aroused over the labor measure as talks stall with no clear path forward.
Washington reports House leaders refuse to drop labor exemption from the sabotage bill amid war time labor rights deadlock. Justice Department seeks common ground to curb pro German sabotage in munitions plants while Congress debates.
A bill introduced in the house by Representative Gould of New York would appoint a presidentially named aircraft administrator to run the aerial program. The measure would abolish the existing Aircraft Production Board and establish a central administration authority.
Collinaville Ti April 12 Five men were arrested on coroner jury recommendations linked to the death of Robert P Praeger who was lynched as a German spy a week ago. The investigation moves to Madison county grand jury in Edwards ville convening Monday.
A Hague report cites the Belgishe Degblad claiming 370,000 German soldiers killed in the first week of their offensive on the western front. The piece notes discovery of identification discs in Belgium and describes discs as roughly the size of a US quarter.
Fire was discovered today in the hold of a former Atlantic liner now in transport service and docked at the port. Firemen prevented spread. damage is said to be slight. It is believed to have started from a torch used by workmen.
Chicago Cub star Grover Cleveland Alexander reportedly drafted for army service by Howard County Nebraska, among twelve to report at Camp Funston in the five days starting April 25. No confirmation yet from Chicago president Weeshman.
Washington officials question cables claiming American forces landed at Vladivostok. No word from ambassadors, and officials doubt the report as outdated. Tokyo says British Marines landed with Americans expected to follow, while the Russian populace is assured protection of lives and property.
German forces capture Merville from British troops amid daylong actions. British counterattacks north of Festubert recapture ground as German artillery remains active near Hangard, the closest point to Amiens.
Zurich reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg, chief of staff for the German army, wounded on the western front and in a private hospital. A fragment from a bomb dropped by allied aviators said to have caused injuries as Germany's leaders moved to the front during the Picardy drive.
The most important legislation against disloyalty seeks an amendment to the Espionage Bill. It aims to curb propaganda that could incite sabotage and undermine national security.
Congress considers anti enemy legislation including an espionage bill amendment prescribing five years imprisonment or a five thousand dollar fine or both for distributing propaganda urging crime or terrorism. A second bill would empower the president to restrict alien entry and departure while Senator Kenyon seeks to bar aliens from voting.
Washington April 12 The Senate flatly refused to reconsider its vote denying labor the legal right to strike for higher wages and better conditions during the war after a two hour debate. Senator Jones sought to recall the conference report on the sabotage bill but was overruled. Gallinger appealed the chair’s ruling and the vote 35 to 29 failed to sustain, keeping the measure deadlocked.
German forces push along the Franco-Belgian frontier with heavy pressure and report capture of the village Mercille. Allied troops conduct a two mile advance at several points as the front shifts under fierce action.
Violent artillery duels continue along the Franco Belgian front with German gains near Merville and Mercyville and British counteractions around Armentieres and Ypres. Paris reports shelling on Paris foundling home. Merville captured. fighting persists from the Lys to the Somme with renewed pincer concerns.
An official French note published the text of a secret peace letter by Emperor Charles of Austria near the one year mark of the Austro German alliance. The release challenges Austrian claims that France sought a separate peace and notes the shifting wartime outlook across Europe. Washington reports unsettled weather with snow or rain and temperature changes.
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