French Hold Fast Near Amiens In Major Somme Battle
French and British forces repelled repeated German assaults along a 30 mile front south of the Somme near Amiens. French lines held south of Amiens with counterattacks driving back the enemy, while British troops defended along the Luce to Somme corridor. Americans moved into the Meuse heights south of Verdun as Finland and other fronts saw ongoing fighting.
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Somme
Amiens
Montdidier
Haig
Morisel
Avre
Grivesnes
Petain
Lassigny
Albert
North Sea
Switzerland
Meuse
Verdun
Toul
Finland
Tammerfors
Helsingfors
Red Guards
Entente
Clermont
the Luce
Warfusee- Abancourt
Mareelcave
Villers-Brittonneux
British and French Halt German Offensives East of Amiens
London reports heavy fighting from Luce to the Somme with German assaults repulsed and Allied positions held east of Villers-Bretonneux. Artillery duels near Albert Bucquoy and the Scarpe valley continued as Paris notes German night attacks failed to reach Amiens. French regiments resisted, recaptured Epirette wood, and held St. Aignan farm against counterattacks.
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Amiens
Steade
Montdidier
Lassigny
Boinette Wood
Orvillers- Sorel
St. Aignen
Grivesnes
Dernancourt
London
Villers-Brei‘tonmenx
War Office
Luce
Somme
Albert
Bucques
Scarpe Vally
Lucé River
Villers-Brettonneux
Bucquoy
Scarpe Valley
Paris
Teutons
Clermont
Epirette Wood
Orvillers-Sore
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S3ro
Kansas City Wholesale Fire Destroys Three Blocks
A major blaze in Kansas Citys wholesale district destroyed 18 buildings and damaged others last night. A boy, Nicholas Stefel, 10, was fatally injured after being run over by a fire pumper. six firefighters were hurt, none seriously. Losses ranged from 3 to 5 million dollars with underwriters estimating 3 to 5.5 million. Incendiary origin was suspected by the fire warden but no conclusive proof was found.
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Kansas City
James E. ’Marvin
Nicholas Stefel
Abernathy Furniture Company
Brite Mawnin Grocery Company
Ridenagar-Baker Grocery Commpany
Brokers Office and Warehouse Company
Brite Mannin Grocery Company
Thompson-Munro-Robins Chemical Company
Ilinois Glass Company
Great Western Manufacturing Company
Plains Oil Company
Kinnear and Casper Manufacturing Company
Max M. Cohen Implement Company
Haysler Iron Company
C. A. Murdock Coffee Company
Webb Brothers Beiting Company
American Steel and Wire Company
Lowe Brothers Paint Company
Waukesha Brewing and Spring Company
Kansas Moline Plow Company
Russians Back War Policy and Kiev Peace Plea
Kiev rada approves continued military operations despite Grushevski urging peace. German officer von Kuleberg touts successes and predicts Kharkov and Yekaterinoslav fall with German support against the Bolsheviks. Petroff cites treaty details limiting Livonia and Estonia to Russian sovereignty.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Kiev
Rada
al Tho
Prof
Grushevski
von Kuleberg
Kharkov
Yekaterinoslav
Germany
Bel- Sheviks
Kaiser Moscow
Peter Petroff
Berlin
von Hertling
William
Tzvestia
von Kuehlmann
Reichstag
Livonia
Esthenia
M. Petroff
Ukraine
Russia
Butchers Clagh Throats American Boys in French Letter
A grim Salvation Army letter from France, released in Chicago, recounts German brutality against American soldiers. Adjutant R G Starbard writes of a sergeant witnessing Germans sever a throat and later a head, and soldiers vowing vengeance while grappling with Christian duty amid atrocity reports.
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Chicago
Salvation Army
Fletcher Agnew
France
R. G. Starbard
Salvation Hut
Kya Booth
Agnew
Trave
Starbard
Booth
Butchers
German Disloyalist Hanged in Collinsville Mob Lynches Prager
Robert Prager a German born miner living in Maryville was lynched in Collinsville Illinois after being led through the streets by a mob waving an American flag. He prayed in German for three minutes before being hanged ten feet above ground. authorities fear reprisals and vow prosecution of mob participants.
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U Winds
Collinsville
Robert Prager
Llynetadl
Prager
Maryville
Jib
Wilson Albers
Trager
Ity
J. E. Siegel
Lmitts
Tia
Carl Henry Prager
Dresden
Germany
Robert Paul Prager
United States
St- Louis
Supt
Clark
Prager Wednesay
Washington, D. C
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Grand Spectacle of New Autos Ends With Red Cross Sale
The Waterloo Automobile Dealers association wraps up its first spring drive with a grand parade displaying over two million dollars in cars. The Red Cross leads the charity push with Waterlon, Cedar Heights, Castle Hill, Dunkerton, Orange township and Ele Run auxiliaries joining a 300-strong contingent. After the parade, a monster used-car sale at Lincoln Park, auctioneer S. E. Johnson turning all receipts to the Red Cross.
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Waterloo Automobile: Dealers’ Association
Red Cross
Waterlon
Cedar Heights
Casile Hill
Dunkerton
Orange Township
Ele Run Aumiliaries
Fifth Street East
Lincoln Park
S. E. Johnson
Hampton
Two Black Privates Executed After Camp Logan Murder
At Camp Logan near Houston Texas on April 6 a court martial confirmed by President Wilson carried out the first military execution there since the camp’s founding. Private Ralph M Foley of the 130th Infantry was stabbed to death while guarding two privates from the 370th Infantry Join B Mann and Walter Matthews. Both condemned men were executed at dawn after a brief trial lasting three days.
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Houston
Tex
Arroyo
Camp Logan
B. Mann
Walter Matthews
Co. I
Ralph M. Foley
Co. G
Hospital Corps
Wilson
Foley
Peace talk rumors swirl around Wilson Czernin
Reports from Vienna Munich and London claim discreet talks between President Wilson and Count Czernin opened. A Vienna telegram says Czernin impressed parliamentary circles with possible communications beyond his own statements. A Vienna press note also says Clemenceau opposed peace discussions with Lloyd George and Wilson, pushing war stance instead.
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Zurich
Wilson
Count Czernin
Vienna
Neueste Nachrichten
Munich
Czernin
London
Neve-Freis Presse
Police Arrest 259 Women to Save Soldiers
Chicago April 5 police under federal guidance rounded up 255 women accused of carrying disease. Those confirmed as carriers will be convicted as vagrants and sent to an isolation hospital. Acting Chief Altock vowed to continue the operation until all are accounted for. Des Moines April 5 Iowa supreme court overruled a grand lodge motion for a new trial in a rate case involving John E Tulant and others from Polk county. New rates reportedly exceed 350 percent. War Size Diamond Joe ad.
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Chicago
Altcock
Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
John E. Tulant
Polk County
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