British Allied Advances and German Resistance Reported
British and French troops advanced between the Somme and Demuin while raids along the Luce and Avre fronts yielded prisoners and machine guns. Berlin and Haig HQ notes confirm repulsed counterattacks near Hebuterne and strong artillery actions along the Oise and Meuse sectors.
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Strogely
Luce River
Haig
Hangard
Mebuterne
Paris
Somme
Demuin
Oise
London
War Office
Prench
Avre
Luce
Hebuterne
Acheoville
Holleleke
Hunson
Souvie
Cematin
Colonne Trench
Ban de Sapt
Chambrettes
Berlin
Allies Will Integrate U S Troops With British French Forces
Washington officials report London plan to brigade American units with British and French formations as readiness to place U.S. manpower at allied disposal. Training troops may be rushed and mixed with allied units, creating composite battalions rather than pure American divisions.
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Washington
London
United States
Baker
Bliss
Pershing
War Department
Europe
On and French Repel New Attacks
Allied forces repel new Telton attack attempts as ground fighting continues around key positions. Reports indicate intensified artillery exchanges and defender counterattacks without clear breakthroughs for either side.
German Armies Fail to Gain Footing in French Positions
British forces recaptured Aylette near Arras eight miles away and repelled German assaults near Pompoux. German attacks south of Moreau were pushed back and could not secure any part of the French lines. French troops also repelled attacks near Rotlot and advanced north of Flemont.
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Evening Journal
London
Aylette
Arras
Pompoux
Paris
Moreau
Rotlot
Flemont
War Goods Cost Fix Proclaimed by Government
Washington reports the War Industries Board will fix prices on war materiels. Chairman Bernard M. Baruch says profiteering will be stamped out to support national needs and stabilize the economy, with the ministry guiding the process without criticism.
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System of Requirements
Washington
War Industries Board
Bernard M. Baruch
Germans Arrive at Fort McPherson Camp in Atlanta
Five hundred seven German prisoners moved from Fort Douglas to the internment camp at Fort McPherson Atlanta. They join 1,973 prisoners already held there, with these arrivals extending custody for the duration of the war.
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Fort McPherson
Atlanta
Mondlay Neight
Fort Pougins
Arry
Senator Thomas Warns of German Spies Harming Gas Masks
In Washington April 1 Senator Thomas of Colorado charged German spies are interfering with gas mask production for France. He cited 2000 defective masks in one factory and alleged improper packing and stall perforations. He linked labor unrest to German propaganda and warned against national sabotage by I W W and profiteers.
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Washington
Tichnes
United States
Thomas
Kansas City
Reed
Missouri
Pomerene
Ohio
Senate Action Tightens Penalties for Disloyal Acts
The Senate Judiciary Committee favors a bill imposing severe penalties for disloyal acts including up to 210,000 fine and imprisonment for supporting the German cause, with amendments broadening prohibitions on disloyal talk and actions during wartime. The measure also targets attempts to obstruct recruitment and production, with unanimous committee support and calls for dismissing disloyal government employees.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Poindexter
United States
United United States
Quebec Riots Tie Up City Under Military Rule
Four civilians and several soldiers wounded as riots pro and anti conscription clash in Quebec City. Troops fire into the mob after agitators rally on St Francois street toward Jacques Cartier square. Cavalry charges the crowd under General Lessard’s military rule.
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Quebec
Quelee
Mlitary Service Act
Mmilcontents
St. Francois Street
Jacques Cartier Square
Lesserd
Canada
Yankees Trick the Germans In France Report
American forces report their intelligence has crippled German preposition telephones. Poche positions are tapped by ground sets, making phone lines useless for nearly two miles. Germans must rely on runners or dogs as war dogs gather near listening posts.
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France
Britain Secures Fresh U S Loan of 200 Million Dollars
Washington reports an additional loan to Britain of 200 million dollars, bringing total British credits from the United States to 2.72 billion dollars.
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Washington
Great Britain
Treasury Department
United States
Georgians Prepare Defense Against Turks in Caucasus
Fierce fighting erupts in Batoum Kars and Ardaham as Armenians and Georgians mobilize to resist Turkish occupation following Brest-Litovsk. Georgians seize Russian warships at Batoum and move them to the Black Sea. Georgia-wide mobilization aims to repel invaders. near concurrent reports from London note political arrests and military reorganization in Russia.
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Petrograd
Batoum
Kars
Ardaham
Caucasus
Brest-Litovsk
Black Sea
Georgia
London
Michael Alexandrovitch
Perm
Missouri Defense Council Chairman Resigns Over Loyalty Case
St Louis April 8. B M Crossman resigns as chairman of the Four Minute Menu section of Missouri state council of defense. Crossman had served as attorney for a man charged with disloyalty and is said to have attempted to palliate the accused's actions, drawing resounding protests from colleagues.
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Missouri
St. Louis
B. M. Crossman
Missouri State Council of Defense
Crossman
General Marek Suspends Daily Casualty List
Washington reports General Marek has ordered the daily casualty list suspended. All news must come from General Pershing, he states.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington, D.C
Marek
Pershing
Lenroot Leads in Wisconsin Senate Vote Count
Special to Eventing Journal from Milwaukee on April 3 reports Irvine L. Lenroot the Republican victor for senator as nineteen counties finished and nearly all others in, with Lenroot ahead by the latest tally. Davies trails with 121,925 votes and Berger has 88,088. totals reflect ongoing reelection results.
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Eventing Journal
Milwaukee
Irvine L. Lenroot
Lenroot
Jos. BE. Davies
Victor L. Berger
German factory closures cited in steady run of mills
A Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung letter says 1700 spinning and weaving mills are reduced to 70 operating under pressure, 1400 boot and shoe factories merged to 800, 15 oil works in operation from prior plants, and silk spindles drop from 45000 to 2500. Tageblatt notes this marks first clear statistics of widespread factory shutdowns in Germany.
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Amsterdam
Norddeutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
Wea
The
Tageblatt
Germany
Americans slain in Paris by German bombardment
Paris reports confirm eight bombardment of the city with a long range German gun. Among the dead are Miss Ruth Landon and two other members of a New York family who were visiting on Good Friday when a church shed was struck.
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Paris
New York
Church
Ruth Landon
U S to Get Jap Ships and Tonnage From Japan
Tokyo reports that the United States will receive ships and about 290000 tons of tonnage from Japan under a wartime arrangement. The estimate comes from the Japanese commission as part of the settlement.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
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