Germany Striking on Entire Flanders Front
British and French lines endure a ferocious dawn bombardment as German forces unleash a wide offensive across Flanders. Haig reports heavy shelling from Meteren to Nieppe forest and across a ten mile sector between Lena and Arras, with raids yielding prisoners and four machine guns.
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London
Flanders Battlefront
Haig
Meteren
Vorrmeveele
Flanders
Givenchy
Nieppe Forest
Ten Mile
Lena
Arras
Flanders and
Picardy
Albert
Neveville
Locre
Germany Seeks Unfair Prisoner Exchange Ultimatum
Washington reports Germany plans to present to Russia an ultimatum demanding release of German prisoners in Siberia with a joker that releases only invalid Russian prisoners. A commission will go to Petrograd to handle the exchange terms while Germany threatens to seize Petrograd if rejected. The plan would free healthy German prisoners and keep those in ill health in Russia under neutral care.
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Washington, D.C
Germany
Russia
Siberia
Petrograd
Hussig
Brandegee Submits Plea to Senate Military Panel
The record shows Brandegee submitting a plea to the Senate military committee to promptly determine if Barglun’s charges of neglect and inefficiency are true or false. The inquiry centers on alleged shortcomings within military leadership and the official response expected from the committee.
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Pator
Seaae
Brandegee
Senate Military Committee
Barglun
Whispering Offensive Aimed at Fracturing Western Allies
Diplomatic advices report a Teuton plan for a whispering offensive to split British and French allies in the West and precede or accompany a larger military campaign in Flanders and Picardy. The strain of treachery is portrayed as carefully prepared as the main war effort.
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Flanders
Picardy
Demand for Probe of Profiteering Charge in Senate
Washington April 23 Senator Brandegee of Connecticut demanded that Congress probe charges of profiteering neglect and deficiency in carrying out America's war program. The move came as a report to Gaston Borglan, President Wilson's personal investigator, was discussed in the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
America
Senate
Brandegee
Connecticut
Gaston Borglan
Wilson
Daviess County Sees Red Cross Quota Rise
G Allen, local Red Cross campaign manager, reports Daviess County quota set at 16000 for the forthcoming drive, up from 8500 last year. State quota will be 54 percent higher than prior period, but details of local campaign have not been finalized.
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G. Allen
Daviess County
Foch and Hindenburg Duel Over Ypres Reserve Clash
Analysis of German and Allied strategic moves in the Ypres battle outlines how Von Hindenburg seeks to force a channel port breakthrough while Foch withholds reserves. The piece notes Germany’s potential reserve depletion, the risk of extended front lines, and the possible role of an American army in France by summer as a nuclei for a major operation.
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New York
von Hindenburg
Ypres
Hindenburg
Foch
France
Hielenburg
Channel
Rast
Amiena
Tranch
War Talk at Be Simon's Church Meeting Ends with Patriotism
A Sunday night gathering at Be Simon's Church drew a large audience as Rev James Ryan spoke on the nation's entry into war. He argued we fight autocracy and militarism to make the world safe for democracy, while lauding Our soldiers and the spirit of service. The event featured organ music, a Boy Scout procession with a large service flag, and a stirring rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.
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Be Simon's
Bertha Smettser
Regina ‘Kretz Plage
Mary Sanford
Boy Scouts
Navy
Army
Washington
James Ryan
St Mary of the Woods
Willlam A. Jochum
James Gregoire
John Stanton
Vincennes
Patrick Griffin
Indianapolis
James Bolin
Joseph Gordon
Loogootea
Edward Cobb
St. Michaels
Philip I Schneider
Cannerburg
Joseph Clancy
St. Mary's
Barr Township
Vincent Dwyer
St Martin's
Joseph Matthews
Montgomery
John F O'Hare
John T. Walsh
St. Mary-of-the- Woods
Russia
Belgium
Germany
Reichstag
Mine Culprit Guarded After Attempted Wreck in Oakland City
Guard at Oakland City Ayshire mine keeps watch for an unknown intruder who tried to wreck a mine car on Saturday. Officials believe the man may still be inside the shaft and hungry conditions could force him out. The suspect placed heavy timber across the track at a curved section twice.
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Man
Oakland City
Ind
Americans With French In Thick Of The Fight
American regiments 104th and 12th Massachusetts received the French war crete for bravery in repelling a German attack at Apremont wood during March 10 to 13. Reports from the Lorraine and Northern France describe open warfare as Americans join French lines, facing heavy bombardment and moving in stages through villages amid cheers and artillery.
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Lorraine
104Th
Massachusetts
Apremont Woodd
Fred 5. Ferguson
France
French War Office
Large American Casualties and Overseas Draft Forced
Washington April 20 casualty lists show 38 named Americans recorded by the War Department including 18 killed in action 13 dead from disease 1 dead from wounds 25 wounded 87 slightly hurt 4 missing and 2 dead from other causes Washington April 29 large quotas of American men will be required for immediate overseas service to fill gaps on the western front the War Department said the crisis has led to readiness for even larger calls despite enemy setbacks while allied command notes Bosche failures in wrecking the British army.
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Waskinston
West Front
War Department
Font Allied
Bosche
Transports Damaged in Collision at Sea
Two American transports collided while under convoy and running without light. Both were undamaged seriously and returned safely to an Atlantic port for repairs. An official statement notes no lives were lost. A French botanist reports a plant in Africa that coughs to eject dust from its leaf pores.
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Washington, D.C
Oars Department
Atlantic
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