British and German forces clash across Cambrai front
British gains south of the Scarpe advance toward Cambrai and capture Bilhem east of Havrincourt wood as air combat and heavy artillery rage. German losses mount with continued fighting along French and Belgian fronts, while Austrians recapture a position on the Carso plateau and British gains press in Mesopotamia and Macedonia.
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Cambrai
Belgium
Scarpe River
Bilhem
Havrincourt Wood
Arras
St. Quentin
London War Office
Nivelle
Russia
Jacobstadt
Postavy
Vilna
Zlochoff-Tarnopol
Galicia
Macedonia
Mesopotamia
Shatt-el-Adhem
Tigris
Turkish War Office
Samara
Maude
Doiran Lake
Clark Attacks Army Bill as Vote Nears
Washington April 26 Speaker Clark led a lengthy attack on conscription defending volunteers while opponents Reed Vardaman Sherman spoke strongly against the measure. A Senate vote is expected by Saturday with a possible conference to follow. Chamberlain will seek a time for voting today and anticipates limited further debate.
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Chamberlain
Reed Vardaman
Sherman
Measure
Washington
Clark
House
Senate
Reed, Vardaman
Reed
Vardaman
England
Illinois
Muncie
Ind
New York
Senate Military Committee
Government to Seize Grain Under Control Says Food Controller
London reports Lord Devonport the food controller ordered all flour mills placed under government control due to cereal mix issues and rising prices. Farmers withhold grain seeking higher prices, prompting threats to commandeer grain and fix prices from farm to consumer and bake shops if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Lord Devonport
Chicago building trades leader backs universal military training
Simon O'Donnell, president of the Chicago building trades council with 80,000 members, left a White House letter pledging support for universal military training and higher industrial efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Simon O’donnell
Chicago Building Trades Council
White House
Broken Neck Fatal At Detroit High School
Earl B. Rice age 17 died in a hospital in Detroit of a broken neck after an alleged initiation incident. He was a senior at Detroit Eastern High School and a track athlete son of Rev. E. R. Rice. Officials probe charges while school forbids fraternities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Earl B. Rice
Board of Education
Rice
E. R. Rice
Detroit Eastern High School
Eastern High School
36 000 000 Eggs Tied Up In Chicago
About 200 car loads of eggs totaling roughly 36 million were held by speculators on Chicago railroad tracks. Hert A Emerson, en route from the Pacific coast, reported the situation while returning to New York where he had investigated food conditions for John J Dillon, New York state commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hert A. Emerson
New York
Pacific Coast
John J. Dillon
Defense Board Named in Missouri
Jefferson City April 26 Governor Gardner appoints twenty one persons to the Missouri council of defense. F B Munford dean of the state college of agriculture will be chairman of the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
F. D. Gardner
Missouri Council of Defense
F. B. Munford
State College of Agriculture
Publishers Pledge Support To Wilson At AP Meeting
New York April 25. Newspaper publishers from across the country at the Associated Press annual meeting pledged their wholehearted support for the government’s war policies and the April 6 war resolution. The session followed a patriotic luncheon with flags raised and a 50-voice chorus singing national anthems. A telegram from President Wilson expressing regret at not attending drew prolonged applause. Joseph H. Choate and former Judge Peter B. Grosscup spoke as Frank B. Noyes served as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Congress
United States
England
France
Wilson
Joseph H. Choate
Peter B. Grosscup
Frank B. Noyes
Association
Tries to Burn Out Old Boss in Bethlehem
A discharged Bethlehem Steel works master merchant John F. Sturtevant escaped a fire set at his residence when a barking dog alerted him. An ex-employee seized a danger lantern, removed its globe, set the naked flame in the doorway, and piled inflammables before fleeing.
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Bethlehem
John F. Sturtevant
Bethlehem Steel Works
Submarine Contract Awards Expected Soon
Washington reports contracts for 38 submarines authorized by Congress will likely be awarded within a day or two. Navy officials completed bid review and find building the full order feasible without major delays. The submarines will mirror the 80 ton type already under construction as bidders avoided experimental designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Sparks Found Guilty in Wife Push from Window
Draws Year's Sentence Louisville April 26 William F Sparks pushed his wife from a third story window at 706 West Jefferson street on December 6 last and was found guilty of assault and battery by a jury in criminal court. He was fined 100 dollars and given a year in jail.
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Louisvile
William F. Sparks
West Jefferson Street
French War Commission Seeks U S Troops for Western Front
France's war commissioners led by Rene Viviani and Marshal Joffre arrived at Hampton Roads then headed for Washington aboard the Mayflower to discuss sending an American expeditionary force to France. They carry full negotiating powers to cover military naval and financial topics.
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Monroe
France
United States
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Rene Viviani
Marshal Jofre
Marshal Joffre
Lumber Mill Blown Up After Riot Near Staunton
The Deerfield Lumber Company mill eight miles south of Staunton is blown up by bombs near the engine room. The plant, tied to government contracts, faced rioting by alien workers. Two companies of the First Virginia infantry were dispatched from Staunton to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Deerfield Lumber Company
First Virginia Infantry
Daylight Saving Plan Urged as War Measure
New York daylight saving committee adopts a resolution urging President Wilson and the council of national defense to press Congress to adopt the proposed daylight saving plan as a wartime measure.
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New York
Flames Sweep Erie Elevator
Fire late last night destroyed elevators owned by the Erie & Western Transportation company in Erie Pennsylvania. The blaze ruined 240000 bushels of grain and caused an estimated loss around 150090 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie, Pa
Erie & Western Transportation Company
Root to Head U S Commission to Russia
President Wilson has chosen Elihu Root to lead the American mission to Russia pending his consent. The panel includes noted figures such as Oscar Straus Edward Hurley and Henry Morgenthau with Charles R Crane in Moscow to liaise with Washington on evolving conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elihu Root
Russia
Mr. Root
Oscar Straus
Commerce and Labor
Edward N. Hurley
Trade Commission
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
Wilson
Read ing Coal and Iron to Start Agricultural Dept in Pa
Pottsville April 25 The Read ing Coal and Iron company the largest coal firm in the anthracite region plans an agricultural department led by a State College graduate with two seasoned farmers to assist. The company offers extensive arable land for sowing and planting and tax harvests are expected to aid the coal region. Superintendent E R Barclay of Pottsville schools will provide strong high school students as laborers for the farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville Schools
U. S. to Have Greatest Radio Station Worldwide
Preliminary work has begun at the Philadelphia navy yard on a powerful wireless station. A hangar to house eight battle hydro aircraft is under construction. The station will reach about three quarters of the globe, enabling direct contact with the Philippines and other U S possessions. The aerial structure will exceed 700 feet in height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Philippines
United States
Houston urges magazine aid in wartime food conservation
Secretary of Agriculture Houston calls 50 women’s publications to Washington for a conference to promote household economies and teach housekeepers to cut consumption to war-time standards. He will coordinate with T. D. Harman’s Alpha Gamma Rho volunteers and labor and farm groups to enforce a national campaign.
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Houston
Washington
Agricultural Department
T. D. Harman
Pennsylvania
Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity
Department of Labor
Farmers’ Organizations
Senate
Senate Agricultural Committee
Carl Vrooman
Herbert Quick
Farm Loan Board
Women’s National Farm & Garden Association
Quick
Mr. Vrooman
German sympathizer admits threat to President
Christian C. Lueke pleaded guilty in U S district court to making threats against President Wilson. He was sentenced to one year and one day in the federal prison at Atlanta. The threat occurred as he walked a Indianapolis street and was overheard by a mail carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Indianapolis
Christian C. Lueke
United States District Court
Atlanta
Lucke
Russia Seeks Statue of Liberty Gift from U S
The pro government of Russia ready to accept a Statue of Liberty modeled after the French gift to the United States. The offer was relayed via a cablegram from Professor Paul N Milukoff abroad to Herman Bernstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
New York
France
United States
Paul N. Milukoff
Herman Bernstein
Liberty Fund
Combined business bill gains House committee support
Washington April 26 the administration bill to permit American concerns to combine for foreign selling without violating the Sherman anti trust law was favorably reported by the house judiciary committee. Efforts will be made to pass the measure this session of congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Farmers to Receive Coin loan in New Jersey crops drive
The state Grange executive committee accepted a $255000 loan offer from the Patriotic Fund Association of New York to help farmers. Funds will be distributed as $150 loans bearing 4.45 percent interest to boost crop output.
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Trenton
N. J
Granga
The
Patriotic Fund Association of
New York
New Jersey
School Children Plant Potatoes in Wheeling Farm Project
School children in Wheeling West Virginia helped the nationwide drive for better gardens by planting potatoes on county farmland outside the city. More than 1,000 pupils will work on farms near Wheeling during the summer.
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Wheeling
W. Va
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Col
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John Biddle
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United States Weather Bureau
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Peston
Buffalo
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Louis
Ussian
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