Germans Renew Drive at Armentieres Front Threatens Messines Ridge
London reports heavy fighting across the Armentieres front as German forces push from Croix du Bac toward Steenwerck and Lawe crossing. British counterattacks retake areas including Lestrem and Hollebeke while holding Messines ridge Wytschaete. Continuous bombardment and hand to hand combat mark the Allied defense.
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Croix du Bac
Armentieres
Steenwerck
Cabout
Arhientieres
Nether
Reuter
Lestrem
Theritish
Lawe
Messines Ridge
Wytschiete
Ks Tules An
Senne
London
Croix du Dac
Reuters
Dritteh
British Withdraw From Armentieres In World War I Front Report
The war office states British forces have withdrawn from Armentieres after heavy fighting along the front from the La Bassée canal to the Ypres Comines canal. Late reports note continued violent combat near the Lane and Lys Canals and in Ploegsteert, Messines and Wytschaete with little change elsewhere.
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la Baseee Canal
Ypree-Combes Canal
Armentieres
Lestrem
Lawe
London
War Office
la Basse Canal
Ypres Comines Canal
la Bassee Canal
Ypres-Comines Canal
Lane
Lys Canals
Seavy
Ploegsteert
Messines
Wytschaete
Prominent Rabbi Defends Loyalty Amid Petition to Resign
Chienge April 12 report notes a Sinai Temple petition urging Dor. Beil G. Hirsch to resign over alleged pro Germanism before US entry and lukewarm support since. Hirsch, a leading Jewish figure, defends his loyalty, stating his views align with President Wilson and praising peace efforts.
Sinn Feiners Defy Draft While Questioning British War Policy
Captain William Redmond told Commons Sinn Feiners will resist conscription and distrust Britain. He warned government policy could wipe out the Irish party and push Ireland toward hostility, citing 1914 enthusiasm and current suspicions of British motives. He spoke in uniform from his late father’s constituency seat during debates on manpower.
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London
Sinn Fein
Dublin
Irish Volunteers
Ireland
William A. Redmond
John KB. Redmond
House of Coinmons
Redmond
House of Commons
Irelanal
Brown–Condings Game Postponed Again in Cold
In St Louis on April 12, the Brown Condings game was postponed for a second time due to cold weather, delaying the matchup and forcing rescheduling plans.
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St. Louis
Americans Repel Heaviest German Attack Yet
German assault northwest of Toul repulsed with no American prisoners taken. Prisoners indicate plan for force of SOC men but American artillery stopped it at full strength. Heaviest German attack yet faced by American troops repulsed after heavy artillery bombardment. many enemy casualties reported. American gunners fought under gas conditions with masks, sustaining counter-barrage after a lengthy bombardment.
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Pershing
France
Toul
German Attack Repelled by American Batteries
The attackers were selected from three regiments and preceded by shock Maroons but were halted by American barrage. German casualties were heavy with bodies seen across barbed wire after retreat. American gunners performed well despite poor visibility and, once the barrage lifted, infantry moved out to push the attack back. A violent artillery duel continued late into the night.
Marines Lend Aid as Bolsheviki Battle Rages in Asia
Reports from Vladivostok and Harbin describe Allied forces including Americans, British, and Japanese securing depots and repelling Bolshevik attempts. At Harbin violence erupts with looting, arson, and heavy casualties among Japanese, Chinese, and civilians amid refugee movements and material seizures.
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Jarhin
Vladivistok
Harbin
Ciy
Koshevnikoff
Ely
Red Guards
Gompers Denounces Press and Labor In War Policy Clash
In Washington on April 12 the Senate rejected the conference report on a bill for penalties on destruction of war materials while preserving a worker right to strike. AFL leader Samuel Gompers denounced strikes and warned the bill would make activists lawbreakers, criticizing newspapers for misreading labor protests.
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Bil
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Fletcher
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Hollis
James
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New Mexico
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Overman
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Simmons
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Thompson
Pranece
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Hale
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Lodge
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Pedrose
Poindexter
Sherman
Townsend
Wadsworth
Warren
Weeks
House
DHS
North Carolina
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
National Conference of American
Congress
Frank Morrison
German troops of 15000 reach southern Finland fronts
Stockholm April 12 reports 15000 German troops are operating along Finland's southern coast, having fought several battles with Finnish forces. Paris bombardment resumes as German long range guns strike the city in the afternoon.
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Stockholm
Finland
Paris
Iowa Tops Nation in Over the Top Liberty Loan Drive
Iowa leads as the first state to go over the top for the third Liberty loan with a minimum quota of 7100000 subscribed. Detroit and Chicago show progress, with Detroit aiming to reach its quota by next Saturday night. Officials caution against overconfidence while urging continued efforts to raise totals to blunt Berlin.
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Washington
Iowa
Liberty Loan
Federal Reserve District
Detroit
Mich
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury
Berlin
Teutons Press Forward as British Retreat
German forces push through villages as British troops pull back, reporting heavy damage to advancing units and signaling a widening front in the campaign.
Germans Capture Merville as British Hold Lines
London dispatch reports German forces capturing Merville with continued heavy fighting nearby. British counterattacks north of Festubert make gains while pressure persists between Lovsne and Lawe rivers. British retreat inflicts heavy losses on the enemy amid ongoing artillery duels north of Montdidier.
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Fetaftes
Paris
Champagne
Montdidier
Evening Journal
London
Merville
Neal Bergum
Plogstreet
Neuve Eelise
Festubert
Lovsne
Lawe River
Montididjer
Salem Iowa Man Arrested for Hoarding Flour
W B Roswell of Salem Iowa was arrested for hoarding four sacks of flour and bound over to the federal grand jury at Keokuk Orville Beckwith and Lebra Willitts of Mt Pleasant filed the information Deputy Marshal Shepherd Burlington made the arrest and Roswell was held on a 1000 bond An employee of Roswell in Salem was fined 800 for the Red Cross Roswell opposed the food administration and held the flour at his home U S Attorney Moon prosecutes at Keokuk stressing strict enforcement of food regulations and penalties for violators.
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Evening Journal
W. B. Roswell
Salem
Iowa
Keokuk
Orville Beckwith
Lebra Willitts
Mt. Pleasant
Roswell
Shepherd
Burlington
Red Cross
Food Administration
U. S
Moon
Liberty loan third campaign marks strong first four days
Official figures show 150 280 000 subscribed in four days of the third Liberty loan. Cities like Chicago Boston New York Cleveland St Louis Kansas City San Francisco report substantial totals as comparisons with earlier campaigns are noted. The first four days total more than double the amount of the previous campaign and exceed the second campaign’s four day total of 87 536 000.
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Chicago
Boston
New York
Cleveland
Atlanta
St. Louis
Kansas City
San Francisco
Liberty Loan Committee
Bolo Pasha Declares Others Will Die After Him
Paris reports Bolo Pasha says his reprieve grants no mercy and that others will follow him to Vincennes. He vows to reveal more to military authorities while officials keep quiet about his fate. La Victoire doubts an imminent execution.
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Paris
Bolo Pasha
Pettit Journal
Vincennes
Bolo
la Victoire
Russo losses under peace terms announced
The Petrograd commission of commerce reports huge territorial and population losses under the peace treaty. Russia ceded 780000 square kilometers and 56000000 people, about 82 percent of the nation’s population.
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Petrograd
Russa
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