Haig strengthens lines as British hold off German thrust
Allied positions along the Somme and Lys fronts are bolstered as Field Marshal Haig fortifies lines amid renewed German pressure. British and French defenses repulse a German raid near the Avre while later attestations note heavy artillery and potential movements between Arras and Amiens. Belgians score a brilliant April 17 success aiding British retreat from Ypres, with Gen. Plummer praising the Belgian commander.
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Lys
Ypres
Nieppa Wood
Hazebrouck
Somme
Haig
Ancre
Arras
Amiens
Tacate Des Ser
Aes
Avre
Ottawa
Ont
France
Reuter
London
Noyon
Mount Kemmel
Ypres Sa Hent
Plummer
Picardy
Flanders
Field Marshal
Salient
Rebeca
Four Girls Die As Autos They Ride Are Hit
Jefferson Ohio April 22 two girls were killed when the auto they rode in was struck by an extra locomotive at a Northwestern crossing in Grand Junction. Miss Vivian Thompson and Miss Burdenna Bennett died instantly. Miss Pearl Gray was thought dying and Miss Fannie Potter driver escaped with minor hurts. The four ranged 17 to 20 from prominent local families.
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Miss Gray
Potter
Dee
Sioux City
Sronx City
Williiam Center
Margaret Walker
Bolsheviki Socialist Odalph Joffe Named Russian Ambassador
Odalph Joffe, a Bolsheviki Socialist and former Russian exile, is named Russian ambassador to Germany. He leaves Moscow tonight with his staff. At 34 he chaired the first Brest Litovsk peace delegation, with years in Siberian exile and a period living in Germany.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Odalph Joffe
Germany
M. Joffe
Brest Litovsk
Siberia
Peage League II For Victory In Fight With Hun
New York April 22 The league to enforce peace today sent out invitations for the win the war for the permanent peace convention in Philadelphia on May 16 and 17 William Howard Taft will preside The convention will seek to sustain the determination of our people to fight until Prussian militarism has been defeated with a permanent peace guaranteed by a league of nations
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New York
League To Enforce
Philadelphia
William Howard Taft
League of Nations
Harding first to file for governor in June primary
Des Moines April 22 Gov Harding filed his candidacy for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in the June primary election. He is the first candidate to file in the gubernatorial field in any party. Wednesday is the last day for filing.
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Des Moines
Govr. Harding
Grain men will consider corn and oats trade
Cedar Rapids Iowa April 22 Representatives of the food administration and grain dealers will hold sessions in New York City beginning Monday to discuss the corn and oats trade. S. W. Wilder of Cedar Rapids will represent grain dealers from Iowa Nebraska South Dakota southern Minnesota northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas.
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Cedar Rapids
New York City
The
Food Administration
United States
S.W. Wilder
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas
Women May Replace Officers of Reserve Now at Capital
Washington April 22 The Navy Department follows the War Department in ordering a cut in reserve officers of draft age assigned to duty in Washington Their short service is limited to six months Vacancies will be filled with women or men above the draft age
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Washington
Navy Department
War Department
Bituminous Coal Production Jumps 17 Percent in Week
Washington April 22 The United States geological survey reports production of bituminous coal rose last week ending April 13 by 1,630,000 net tons or over 17 percent from the prior week. Total output estimated at 10,947,000 tons versus 9,817,000 the week before.
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Washington
United States Geological Survey
Mitchell Plans Draft Move To Bolster Cubs
Cincinnati April 22 Manager Mitchell acts to offset losses by drafting Bowman who has played first and third for the University of Vermont. Bowman is under draft age and viewed by Bill Hazelton as a core player. Alexander targets pitching his last Cubs game in Chicago next Friday Liberty Day. San Felice advertisement for a Great Quality Cigar.
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Cincinnati
Mitchell
Bowman
University of Vermont
Bill Hazelton
Vermont
Alexander
Cubs
Chicago
German Assault Against British Fails North of Aveluy Wood
In moonlight the German attack north of Aveluy wood failed against British lines near Albert after heavy bombardment. The engagement ran from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m. with one British outpost reported lost, while Germans reportedly relinquished ground elsewhere in the wood. Artillery duels persisted east of Arras and around the Scarpa, and Villers-Bretonneux area saw continued bombardment as British lines improved nearby.
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France
Aveluy Wood
Albert
Arras
Villers-Bretonneux
U S Troops Drive Germans From Positions Near Toul
American forces on the Toul sector repelled a violent German infantry assault Saturday and forced the attackers to retreat by nightfall, with French lines re established east of the sector. Berlin claims many American losses and prisoners but the Germans failed to split American and French forces.
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Toul
Pershing
Seicheprey
St. Mihiel
Berlin
Famous German Flyer Dies in Somme Battle
Capt. Baron von Richthofen, famed leader of the flying circus, was killed near the Somme front. Reported by Reuters at British HQ the ace was buried with military honors. The war office on April 8 claimed his seventy eighth victory, making him one of the era’s most prominent German aviators.
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Baron von Richtofen
Blying Circus
Kaiser
Red Eagle
France
Baron Richthofen
Aviasor
Somme
Richthofen
Ofncers
Berdin Seid
London
Baron von Richthofen
Reuter
Boelke
von Richthofen
War Office
Altho
Willam
Order of the Red Eagle
German Dropped by Immanuel School Vote Is Unanimous
Immanuel Lutheran parochial school dropped German from its schedule in a unanimous congregational vote. Classes will be in English for all subjects except religious instruction. The move reflects a patriotic stance as catechism and instruction shift away from German. The church community supports Red Cross efforts and has many members serving in volunteer and drafted military roles.
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Immanuel School
Immanuel Lutheran Parochial School
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Walnut and
Vine Streets
Red Cross
Earthquake rocks southern California towns
A sequence of powerful tremors hit San Jacinto Hemet and nearby areas causing widespread ruin. One man, Frank M. Darnell, drowned off Santa Monica Pier during the quake. Gas mains fractured, electricity failed, wells surged, and windows shattered across San Bernardino to Los Angeles as residents patrolled streets and repair crews cleared debris.
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Los Angeles
Cal
San Jacinto
Tiomet
Riverside County
Here
California
Lato
Hemet
Helen Hunt Jackson
Frank M. Darnell
Santa Monica
Darnell
Washington Building
Spring Street
Currier
Mary Spear
Chicago
Loma Linda
San Bernardino
Yankees Down Airplanes of Foe Northwest of Tour
American gunners shot down two German planes during the Leicheprey action northwest of Youl as German artillery targeted lines. Signal corps restored communications amid bombardment while ambulance crews worked under fire. A German tried a surrender bomb trick but was killed. a village near the front bore the impact with shattered streets and a church. Salvation Army girls, serving coffee, were forced to evacuate their dugout as enemy fire intensified.
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Associated Press
France
Leicheprey
Youl
Signal Corps
No Man’s Land
Salvation Army
Foe's Flanders Move to Weaken Belgium
Amsterdam April 22 The Volks Zeitung of Cologne says German authorities in Belgium issued a decree directing finances of the Flemish and Walloon districts be administered separately The newspaper asserts this brings the independence of Flanders nearer This move likely furtheres their plan to weaken Belgium by dividing it into Flemish and Walloon states with nominal independence
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Amsterdam
Volks “Eltung
Cologne
Belgium
Walloon
Flanders
Earthquake Shakes Southern California Regions
A strong quake rattled areas from Perris to Hemet and San Jacinto buckling roads and shattering windows. The I O O F building in Banning damaged, pedestrians injured near the theatre, with tremors felt as far north as Fresno and across Arizona and Utah.
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Banning
Lone Beach
Perris
Hemet
San Jacinto
Fresno
Cal
Phoenix
Seligman
Arizon
Milford
Utah
Former Dodger Of Service Joins Navy From Iowa
Cedar Rapids reports Hugh Elder Wilson a Buchanan county farmer once notorious for dodging military service has enlisted in the navy. Accompanied by his parents he traveled to Minneapolis last Saturday to join Uncle Sam's forces after his bid for a deferment and ensuing pressure. He sold livestock and leased his farm before entering service.
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Cedar Rapids
Hugh Elder Wilson
Buchanan County
Uncle Sam
Young Wilson
Minneapolis
Wilson
Navy
Aircraft board reorganization plans hinted by secretary
Washington April 22 Secretary Baker worked on aircraft board reorganization plans. An announcement likely within two or three days. Changes in personnel not indicated, nor whether the board itself would be reorganized. Production would be placed under a single man whose name was not given.
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Washington, D. C
Baker
Aircraft Board
Former Austrian premier dies at Vienna home
Amsterdam April 22 Baron Gautsch von Frankenthurs former Austrian premier is dead at his home in Vienna He was 67 years old. El Tovar Broadleat Havana Be Cigat advertisement.
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Austria
Vienna
Amsterdam
Baron Gautsch von Frankenthurs
el Tovar Broadleat
Havana
Raid Scarred Irish Flag to Come to U S
An Irish flag torn but saved in battle by an American soldier of Irish ancestry will be framed and sent to the United States as a memento of courage. The flag was fastened to a gun barrel during a raid and endured barbed wire before the owner never let go.
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America
No Man’s Land
United States
Retailers May Not Sell to Wholesalers in Iowa Ruling
Consternation in Cedar Rapids as a Washington ruling would forbid retailers to sell to wholesalers. If enforced, the rule would halt the supply of eggs and dairy butter from country points. President Willcox of the Iowa Commission Dealers' association has taken up the case for review and modification.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Willcox
Iowa Commission Dealers’ Association
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U. S
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Foe
Dodger
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