Czernin Says Austria Hung ary Near Peace Talks
Vienna foreign minister Count Czernin told the Vienna city council that Austria Hungary was nearly ready to negotiate with the Entente, but France refused to discuss Alsace Lorraine. He said Germany and Austria Hungary fight together for defense and denied imperialistic aims. He also noted Wilson’s stance may keep Vienna near peace while Berlin resists.
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Apri
Czernin
Premier Clemenceau
Count Czernin
Austria-Hungary
London
Entente
Vienna
Bulgaria
Serbia
France
The
Hague
Daily Mail
Clemenceau
Austria
Alsace-Lorraine
Berlin
Russia
Roumania
Italy
Austria Hungary
Germany
Amsterdam
Daily Chronicle
Wilson
Artillery Active in France Faces Narrow Front
Battle lines in France show artillery activity confined to a narrow front with no heavy engagements reported. Canadian and British units hold positions as Allied advances pause for resupply and reconnaissance.
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France
Odessa fights HMNS Ukrainian and German troops
Special to The Evening Journal reports heavy fighting near Odessa as Ukrainian and German forces attempt to retake the city. Western front activity is limited to desultory artillery and small-scale clashes over a narrow front. The Italian front shows signs of a proposed Austrian attack with troop concentrations noted by observers.
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Evening Journal
Paris
Italy
Somme
Oise
Morentt
Morisel
Mailly-Kumeval
Brogle
Rollot
Plemont
Stam
Chauny
Noyon
Chaulnes
Rove
Prench
Acton
British Recapture Ayette and Frontline Gains Reported
The British claim recapture of Ayette southwest of Arras after sharp fighting. Berlin and Paris dispatches note German repulses and French counterattacks near Morenil Rollot and Plemont. Reports mention British raids, prisoner captures, and aerial victories as war fronts shift across the Somme sector.
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London
British War Office
Ayette
Arras
Government 10 Speed Up Draft
Washington reports measures to speed the draft for the France emergency. About 500000 to be called this year will be summoned more rapidly, with no plans to exceed 800000 total. Officials expect 1500000 Americans in Europe by year end when including volunteers and technical units. The push aims to move men to France early next year rather than increase yearly totals.
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Washington
France
War Department
Department
Europe
Loo
American Troops Brace for Great Battle in France
American forces facing heavy gas and high explosive bombardment in a sector near Toul endure a brutal attack as rain-soaked trenches flood. British praise cites invaluable aid from American air service in intensified aerial combat amid preparations to join British units in immediate combat.
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France
Toul
London
British War Office
Royal Air Service
Zurich
Intransigesat
Italy
Ameren
Ambitious Allied Defeat Boosts U S War Morale
Officers praise a major enemy defeat and applaud American efforts to sustain French and British divisions until Pershing’s forces are self supporting. General Tadendorff’s taunt that Americans lack skill is seen as rankest bravado doomed to fail.
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Pershing
Tadendorff
Loyalty Kindles in U S Start Drive on Kaiser Lovers
Reports to the department of justice of mob attacks on Germans and disloyal Americans rise daily after the Picardy battle. Officials cite urgent need for new legislation to curb disloyal utterances and actions as American soldiers face casualties and the public mood grows tense.
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Kaiser
Picardy
Washington
Department of Justice
English Destroyer Sunk in Collision and Ships Sunk
A British torpedo boat destroyer sunk April 1 after a collision. all aboard saved. The steamer Conargo torpedoed in the Irish Sea and the Greek steamer Salaminia sunk by gunfire. about fifty men missing from the two vessels.
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London
Admiralty
Conirgo
Irish Sea
Evening News
Commonwealth of Australia
Salaminia
Comrgo
Paris Court Upholds Death Sentence for Bole Pasha
The Court of Cassation rejects Bole Pasha’s appeal against a death sentence for treason, confirming the lower court’s ruling. Paris report notes the ruling on April 4 and follows the ongoing case in the capital.
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Paris
Court of Cassation
Bole Pasha
British shipping losses decline in week ending March 30
The Admiralty reports a sharp drop in British merchant losses from mines or submarines last week. Only six ships of 1600 tons or more and seven under that tonnage were sunk in the week ending March 30. Several fishing vessels were also lost.
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London
Admiralty
Italy Anticipates Bold Drive By Foe
London reports Brig Gen FP Maurice says indications point to an Austrian attack on Italy possibly before long. He notes German losses far heavier than Allied losses and asserts Germany plans a large offensive while the Allies hold air superiority and mobility.
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London
Italy
FP. B. Maurice
War Office
Maurice
Ludendorff
Arras
Oise
Somme
Western Front
Ukranian German Forces Repulsed Near Odessa In War Brief
Special to The Evening Journal reports Ukranian and German troops attempting to recapture Odessa were repulsed. The Turko German fleet moving toward Odessa was driven back by the Russian Black Sea fleet. German transports with troops arrived at Henga in southern Finland. Turks and Huns pushed back forty miles from Batum. An anti Jewish riot in Turkestan left three hundred dead.
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France
Hebuterne
Ayette
Arras
Bate
Ayelle
Berlin
Moregil
Somme
Mareeleave
Evening Journal
Petrograd
Ture
Odessa
Black Sea
Henge
Finland
Batum
Turkestan
Somme Front Reports Concession and Bombing Delay
Dispatch notes a large congestion on the Somme as forces retire and destroy. Northern sectors show deliberate withdrawal by the third army and road mining creating craters. Continuous bombing slows gun reinforcements and worsens delays.
U.S. Move Seeks Government Takeover of Packing Houses
Senator Thompson of Kansas introduced a resolution to seize and operate packing houses. He accuses packers of monopolistic control raising food costs for army navy and the public. He says profit limits set by the food administration are too high.
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Washington
Senator Thompson
Kansas
Agriculture Committee
Thompson
Army
Navy
Food Administration
Liberty loan bill clears Senate in record time
Washington reports the senate passed a war finance package totaling 4.1 billion dollars in new bonds plus 1.5 billion in additional allied loans and doubling treasury certificates from 4 to 8 billion. The bill has House approval. conference adjustments expected to settle minor differences.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
House
Fire Halts Massillon Electric Plant, Leaving City in Dark
A large fire at a Massillon Electric and Gas plant on April 4 damaged machinery and disabled power supply. The incident left Massillon without electricity, idling many plants and throwing thousands of workers out of work.
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Misilion
Massillon Electric and Gas Company
Massillon
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