Third Stage Of Battle Now In Preparation In WWI War News
Germany uses veteran divisions in fruitless thrusts as active fighting pauses. Allies hold, while Germans move fresh troops and supplies along the Lys river. Haig’s tactics aid delaying German attempts. Allied line remains unbroken across Picardy, Flanders, Artois, and Verdun sectors despite bombardment and raids.
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Picardy
Flanders
Haig
Artois
Arras
Merville
Somme
Montdidier
Meuse
Verdun
British Gains in Scarpe Region and Flanders Counter Attacks
London April 20 The British report capturing nine machine guns a trench mortar and prisoners in a minor operation south of the Scarpe near Arras. They repulsed a German counter attack and extended positions around Givenchy and Festubert after displacing them in lander operations. Southeast of Tobe c the British drove back attacking parties as artillery activity continued along front lines. Paris April 20 German raiding attempts against French lines near Hangard en Santerre failed with prisoners taken, while French raids near Reims Juvincourt and Meuse heights yielded prisoners and continued artillery duels along Lassigny Noyon and Butte du Mesnil. All remained quiet elsewhere.
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London
Scarpe River
War Office
Flanders
Givenchy
Festubert
Landers
Tobecq
Arras
Roberq
Paris
Hangard-en-Santerre
Amiens
Tod
Lassigny
Noyon
Hangard- en-Santérre
Reims
Champagne
Juvincourt
Meuse
Butte du Mesnil
Woerre
Next Week's Weather Washington DC April 20
Weather guidance from the weather bureau forecasts a week starting Monday with generally fair conditions in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Expect possible showers in the Dakotas midweek, and warmer temperatures after Tuesday with above normal highs early in the week. San Felice Great Quality Cigar advertisement appears amid notices.
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Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Missouri
Dakotas
British detachments push in Asiago basin and fronts
In the Asiago basin near Italy on April 20 British detachments struck hostile advanced positions and took 2 prisoners after inflicting heavy losses. Enemy patrols attacking Corno di Cavento AdelAmelio and Monte Val Bella on the Asiago plateau were repulsed amid desultory artillery actions along the front.
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Rome
Asiago Basin
Corno di Cavento-Adamelio
Monte Val Bella
Asiago
Torpedo Boats Fire 600 Shells on Enemy Camps
German reports Berlin says torpedo boats fired 600 shells on enemy camps and storage faces between Dunkirk and Nieuwpoort on Thursday morning, targeting camps and supply stores along the coast.
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Berlin
Dunkirk
Nieuport
Title Bout Site Not Yet Settled
In St Paul Minnesota on April 26 the Willard Fulton title bout may shift from July 4 to a later date as promoter Col J C Miller awaits a decision from the Minnesota safety commission next Tuesday. Protests have been filed at the state capitol while Camp Grant Rockford Illinois is raised as a possible venue.
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St. Paul
Minn
Jess Willard
Fred Fulton
Twin Cities
J. C. Miller
Minnesota Safety Commission
State Capitol
Col. Miller
Camp Grant
Rockford
Ill
British Hold Vimy Line as Somme Fight Persists
In a broad Somme front update, British forces repelled a German push near Arras and Albert, reestablished their pre Thursday line, and carried out a counter blow along the Lys. German raids near Hangar yielded prisoners and mortars as French artillery pressed between Lessigny and Noyon while a German raid near Amiens failed. Morris Hartnett, longtime Butler county figure, died at St Francis Hospital after a raid captures and injuries in the day’s action. Surviving are five children.
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Morris Hartnett
Butler County
Waterloo
St. Francis Hospital
Hartnett
Bolshevik Move Aims at Siberian Materials and Rail Links
An April dispatch reports Bolshevik orders to shun shells, metals, machinery, and tools at Vladivostok for Europe Russia, with traffic suspensions if needed. Armored trains and 1,500 Bolshevik troops including 400 war prisoners are said to have occupied Dauria near Irkutsk after a Russian withdrawal. Thirty American engineers head to stations on the Chinese Eastern railway as allies monitor stockpiles moved from the United States.
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Harbio
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Bolsheviki
Russia
Dauria
Laka Balika
Irkutsk
Daurla
Othe
United States
Withdra Trom
Japan
Siberia
Tighten ropes about hungry throats of foe
Washington, D. C. April 206 A revised enemy trading list issued by the war trade board expands to over 5,000 names and includes enemy firms in neutral Europe for the first time. Britain and France cooperate to block Allied goods from reaching the enemy. Italy accepts in principle. Some suspected neutral firms remain omitted for lack of proof. Greece and Morocco added to the covered territory.
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Washington, D. C
Europe
War Trade Board
Great Britain
France
Italy
South America
Greece
Morocco
Notice to Advertisers Minimum 25c per day charge
Advertisers are informed that starting Monday April 22 all classified ads under Wanted and For Sale will be charged at one cent per word per insertion with a minimum of 25c per day. The rise reflects higher handling costs and a push for more descriptive ads. Newspapers nationwide report better results with a 25c minimum and clearer advertisements.
Black Hawk Co. Has Boy Only 15 In Army Service
William H H Carey aged 15 and likely Iowa's youngest soldier fights to keep democracy safe. Son of Mr and Mrs B A Carey of Poynor township, he will turn 16 in July. Carey enlisted Oct 18 1917 in Des Moines and serves in the Philippines with an infantry regiment.
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Black Hawk CO
William HH. Carey
Iowa
Young Carey
B. A. Carey
Poynor Township
J. J. Rainbow
Carey
Philippina Islands
Des Moines
Flag Suspect Hanged by Mob Near Tulsa
In Tulsa county a 50 year old Russian, Henry Riemer, was hanged by a mob after being accused of anti American statements about the flag. Deputy U S Marshal R D Perry and John H Moran transferred him to Muskogee for safe keeping. He survived a 19 second hanging before authorities intervened.
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Tulsa
Okla
U. S
R. D. Perry
Collinsville
Henry Riemer
John H. Moran
United States
Scallinsville
Tulsa County
Riemer
Defense Council
Hoe al- 80
Home Guard
Plan to register all men 19 to 50 for war work faces opposition
Washington April 26. A plan by the war department to register every man 19 to 50, classify by employment and dependency, and assign to industry or army, is meeting opposition in Congress and administration. It aimed to relieve labor shortages and furnish manpower for war needs, with potential army deployment when required.
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Washington, D. C
United States
War Department
Congress
America
He Army
Army
British Suffer Few Casualties
London April 20 British casualties reported during the week totalled 2,368 with officers and men killed or died of wounds 2,212 and wounded or missing 10,153. The weekly toll is about half again as large as the preceding week with two months of heavy fighting in progress, and lists have not yet reached the size of last year’s months of active operations during the British offensive.
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London
Third German Blow Where Will It Fall
Special Dispatch from New York reports that the German offensive has stalled near Amiens and Arras. It notes German reserves and divisions on the western front, estimating 280 total with 126 located last week and only four added since, leaving about 10 fresh divisions. The piece argues Germany has used its best forces and cannot sustain another such massive blow soon, while Foch’s potential preemption remains undecided.
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New York
Amiens
Somme
Arras
Foch
The
Oise
Roads Blown Up as Fast as Repaired in Ottawa
April 20 dispatch from Ottawa reports Germany rapidly repairing roads with concrete slabs while our gunners tear craters in surfaces. A captured letter on the Dupaume road praises our airmen and artillery. Alpine troops in Cassel region vow to plunder again ruthlessly per a corps officer's letter.
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Ottawa
Germany
Reuter
France
Ottawea
Goon
Iitter
Dapaume
Cassel
Alpine Corps
Baker Sees Allied Stoppage In France Front
Secretary Baker and war officials report to the Senate military committee that German drive appears halted with prospects of permanence on the Amiens front and in Planders. A fresh Sonnaue assault is anticipated, while Pershing’s dispositions and Allied mobilization, aviation progress, and Atlantic shipping handling are cited as improved.
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Washington,d. C
France
Baker
War Department
Senate Military Committee
Amiens
Planders
Sonnaue
Tragic St. Louis Mother Kills Four Children
Mrs Katherine Skaggs, 35, killed three of her children Leo five Anna May two Mary Rose three and seriously wounded Dora nine months with a hand axe after believing her husband would abandon them Four children died or were dying at hospital A note suggested she planned to end her life and blamed the husband Police say her mind is affected at the city hospital.
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St. Louis
Katherine Skaggs
Leo
Anna May
Mary Rose
Dora
Dleath
Perry Skaggs
Skaggs
Calliope Concert Ends Campaign Week Despite Weather
City closes campaign for Liberty concert with quota surpassing 950000 dollars by at least 100000. Officials note strong support as forecasted rain limits crowd turnout but public engagement remains high. Local organizers announce final fundraising push and event logistics for upcoming performance.
Waterloo Liberty Loan Drive Reaches Over Subscribed Quota
Waterloo completes its third liberty loan drive by oversubscribing the $950,000 quota by $100,000 amid robust public support. The effort, led by the Service League and aided by both women and men volunteers, saw widespread participation and even loans by some to join the patriotic class. Officials urge continued purchases to support the national drive as Western Front conditions intensify. The victory flag will be unfurled at Bridge Street near the Y.M.C.A. over the coming days.
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Waterloo
A. m
Seaga
Service’ League
Service League
United States
Ioan
Susdicate
Bridge Street
Altho
W.W. Marsh
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Albert
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Hangar
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