Germans Repulsed in Givenchy Sector North of Labassee Canal
Haig reports German forces driven back in the Givenchy sector north of the Labassee Canal. French troops gain ground south of Amiens along a vital section of the front after significant attacks at the Themes Mailly Raineval area. A heavy bombardment destroys enemy machine gun nests.
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Givenchy
Labassee Canal
Haig
Locon
Robecq
Flanders
Foch
Amiens
Thennes
Mailly-Raineval
Castel
Avre
West
Picardy Plains
Picardy
Bethune
Senecat Wood
War Office
Moreuil
Flanders Front
la Bassee Canal
St. Venant
Teutons
Nieppe Forest
Merville
Paris
Castél-Mailly
Front Fronts Hold In Flanders As Italians Enter France
German assaults in Flanders and Picardy fail to break Allied lines. French and British forces repulse attacks on Kemmel ridge and Givenchy while Italian troops prepare to join the western front. French prisoners rise to 650 with 20 officers. Amiens sector sees intensified bombardment and line strengthening.
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Flanders
Kemme
Givenchy
LaBassee Canal
Washington
France
Picardy
Foch
Teutons
Italy
Ger. Foch
London
Tous
Kemmel Ridge
Belgium
Paris
Amiens
Schwab gives up trip to France to aid shipbuilding
Washington April 19 Charles M Schwab America s greatest steel man and shipbuilder renounced a planned voyage to Europe to direct the building of a vast mercantile marine service Here he said he would go where his efforts could best aid the war program He sought approval from Mrs Schwab and chose to follow orders from Mr Hurley to work in the shipbuilding field rather than return to the fighting in France
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Washington
Charles M. Schwab
America
France
Mercantile Marine Service
Europe
Portless Rivers and Harbors Bill Debated by Senate Committee
Washington April 19 The Senate Commerce Committee faced an unprecedented task as it considers a portless rivers and harbors appropriation act. The House passed rivers and harbors bill carries 19,227,900 dollars, among the lowest in years, while prior appropriations typically ranged from fifty million to one hundred forty five million.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Commerce Committee
House
Kaiser Beast of Berlin film stolen from theater
Kansas City April 19 burglars broke into the Garden theater after midnight and stole seven reels of the photoplay The Kaiser the Beast of Berlin. The theater manager said there is no definite crew but suspect pro German antipathy to the film’s sentiments.
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Kansas City
Garden Theater
Berlin
President Signs Women Spy Measure
President Wilson signed the woman spy bill to curb female German agents. The measure applies to all enemy aliens and wives of interned German subjects, with a proclamation issued to enforce it. It is expected to bar German females from the District of Columbia and other districts hosting un naturalized Germans.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
District of Columbia
Liberty loan drive report from Cleveland district leads
Washington reports sub scriptions to the third Liberty loan totaling 1 161 510 050 across twelve federal reserve districts with Cleveland district in lead and Ohio major contributor. New York subscriptions reach 331 500 000 as New England towns post strong totals. treasury officials expect several states to top quotas as Liberty Day nears.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Treasury Department
Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Mately
New York
New England
Boaté
Massachusetts
Middle West
Treasury
Indiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Mississippi
Tennessee
Warren Boys Summoned to 60 on April 29
Draft board lists Warren county men drafted for training at Camp Lee Virginia with shipment on April 29 at eight in the evening. Seventeen names appear for April 29 departures, plus a note that no orders yet for May 1 Fort Thomas shipment.
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Warren County
Camp Lee
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
House Sets Aside Precedents over Naval Appropriations
The House moved to push a naval appropriations measure this afternoon despite warnings that troops must be sent abroad and that congressional precedents may be violated. The decision signals a rapid rush to a vote.
Marines to be increased to seventy five thousand
Washington reports the Naval Affairs Committee moved to speed the naval appropriation bill, setting aside general debate. The amendment would raise the Marine Corps from 30,000 to 75,000, with 25,000 extra funded by the bill and urged by Secretary Daniels in a letter to Chairman Blodgett. The move came amid push to vote within 48 hours and a public pledge troops must be sent abroad.
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Washington
House
Navy Department
Padgett
Naval Affairs Committee
Rep. Butler
Pennsylvania
Marine Corps
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Blodgett
Suppression Drive In Germany Fights Propaganda At Home
German authorities intensify measures against hostile propaganda at home. A bulletin notes Baron Von Gayl, commanding the seventh army corps in Muenster, offers 3,000 marks for locating an English or American agent inciting disturbances or revolution, as judged by the courts.
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France
Baron von Gayl
Muenster
Historic Rheims Set On Fire By Ruthless Germans
Paris dispatch notes Rheims, famed for its cathedrals, reduced to smoking ruins after bombardment. The city has burned fiercely as German shells rained in over the past week, with more than 100,000 shells reported.
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Rheims
Paris
Europe
Three Killed at Van Wert Crossing Collision
Lima Ohio April 19 William S Lagle his wife and their son Gaylord of Van Wert were killed instantly when their automobile stalled on the tracks and was struck by a Pennsylvania railroad freight train at a crossing near Van Wert.
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Lima, O
William S. Lagle
Gaylord
van Wert, O
Pennsylvania Railroad
van Wert
Washington News: Entente to Receive Italian Martial Aid
In capital circles, high satisfaction is shown as Italy’s promised martial assistance to the Entente is linked to the Western Front. Officials express confidence in Allied strategy and regional stability through renewed cooperation and commitment.
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Italy
Italian Army Forms Right Wing of Allied Defense in France
Premier Orlando announces Italy has called to colors all males 18 to 45 with thousands awaiting orders. First line Italian troops form part of Allied reserves at Versailles. Official dispatches note Italy will supply right wing units in France though exact numbers remain undisclosed.
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Orlando
Washington
Supreme War Council
Versailles
France
Italy
Wilson Takes Ride in Big British Tank
President Wilson rode in a Royal Navy landship named Brittania on the White House grounds. After a ten minute tour, he climbed atop the steel hatch and descended a caterpillar belt, thanking the crew for an experience he called most interesting.
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Washington
Wilson
Brittania
White House
Liberty Loan Pageant Reviewed By Secretary Daniels
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels reviewed the Liberty loan military parade in Boston today with thousands of Camp Devens soldiers sailors from the navy yard and harbor forts in the procession. Governor Samuel W. McCall hosted the event which began at 2 PM under Brig. Gen. John A. Johnston with about 3 000 soldiers and 6 000 navy men in line. The New England drive opened April 6 with a civic pageant drawing 100 000. the parade stretched eight hours and ten minutes past a fixed point.
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Boston
Josephus Daniels
Camp Devons
Navy Yard
New England
Daniels
Samuel W. McCall
John A. Johnston
Department of the Northeast
Navy
Well Known Clothier 18 Dead in Chicago
Chicago April 19. Joseph Schaffner a partner in Hart Schaffner and Marx clothing makers died at his home here today. The news notes the passing of a prominent Chicago designer and businessman with ties to a major apparel firm.
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Chicago
Joseph Schaffner
Hart, Schaffner ,and Marx
Must Check Treason With An Iron Hand
United States Government pledges strict action against espionage. Testimony before the Military Affairs Committee stresses aggressive oversight and harsh penalties. The policy shift signals intensified counter intelligence efforts and a focus on deterring spies. Leaders insist on accountability and national security robustness.
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United States
Principles of Chamberlain bill backed by army officials
Norman H. White of Military Intelligence warns committees to expect more lynchings unless radical action is taken as the Chamberlain bill gains support. Col Vandeman and Capt McCaoulty endorse the broad policy, advocating firing squads for spies and disloyalists amid claimed 26,000 alien enemies in New York City.
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Norman H. White
Military Intelligence Section
New York
Washington
United States
Senate
R. H. Vandeman
General Staff
McCaoulty
Orman H. White
Military Inteligence
Price Fixing Triggers Broad Controversy Across Congress
Washington reports rising demand that the government fix all primary commodity prices or drop price fixing. The dispute centers on wheat at 2.50 and the gap with coarser grains. Democrats and Republicans signal possible concessions, while opposition to sweeping fixes persists.
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Washington
Congress
Worker in Dodge factory arrested for threats over wage demand
Detroit April 19 John Olejnek 35 employed in Dodge Brothers Auto factory was arrested this afternoon charged with sending threatening letters to John F Dodge and Horace E Dodge The letters threatened to kill the manufacturers families unless a wage scale of 5 dollars a day for nine hours work was instituted The case highlights labor tensions at the Dodge plant in the era of rising wage disputes and industrial unrest.
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Detroit
Mich
John Olejnek
Dodge Brothers Auto
John F. Dodge
Horace E. Dodge
Tarentum Glass Plant Destroyed by Fire
Fire of undetermined origin wrecked the Tarentum Glass Company plant at Brackenridge near Pittsburgh early today. Loss estimated at 350000 dollars.
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Tarentum Glass
Pittsburgh
Tarentum Glass Company
Brackenridge
Here
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