Germans Making Great Efforts To Break Through Near Arras
British and American forces face intensified German assaults from Armentieres to Messines as reinforcements arrive in France. Fighter lines hold at Givenchy and Hangard en Santerre, with village changes and heavy artillery activity reported along a broad front near Arras and the Belgian border. Local residents, Mr and Mrs Mallon and C C Reiger, are visiting in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arras
London
France
Reuter
la Bassee
Fleurbaix
Armentieres
Messines
Givenchy
Paris
Hangard-en-Santerre
Castel
Givenchy Hill
Croix de Bas
Bac St. Maur
Mrs. Mallon
Glendive
City
Troop Moves Accelerated for Allied Frontline Training
Washington reports that American troop transport to France is speeding up under new measures after the Picardy battle. British officials say American units will be brigaded with British troops for rapid frontline training, likely 30 days, before joining General Pershing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Picardy
Crowell
Baker
Pershing
General Pershing
Germans Mutiny at Beverloo Camp Reported
A mutiny among German troops at Beverloo camp in Linburg Prussia was quelled before their deployment to France. The Telegraaf says three officers were shot and several others wounded. most responsible were arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Beverloo
Linburg
Prussia
France
Telegraaf
Williston Man Delivers Speech on Independence Day Renewal
At a Mi not Sunday patriotic meeting Attorney Francis Murphy urged a revived Independence Day spirit. He argued the war is a fight of peoples not soldiers and called for every citizen to contribute. He spoke of America as a great melting pot needing an amalgamation after the war to unite diverse groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot
Francis Murphy
Thomas Murphy
Murphy
United States
America
Kaiser and Devil Dial a World War I Warning
A poem features Kaiser Bill invoking the Devil to aid his war aims as Woodrow Wilson urges restraint. The Devil rebukes him and says the U S will stop the Kaiser with Yankee soldiers. The verse recounts German aggression in Belgium and gas warfare with a stark antiwar message.
German Offensive Expands Front Across Flanders to Ypres
Allied forces report a major German drive spreading from La Bassee to Armentieres with heavy artillery and infantry assaults. British lines hold southwest of Armentieres as Germans reach Estaires and Laventie while Roseigny and Givenchy change hands, threatening Arras and Ypres.
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Flanders
Armentieres
Messines
Ypres
Coucy-le-Chateau
la Bassee
Lys
Bac St. Maur
Estraires
Estaires
Givenchy
la Bassee Canal
Arras
Bethumne
Clarence River
Neuve Chapelle
Vardonniere
Laventie
Fauquissart
Rochebourg-St. Vans
Fleurbaix
Finland
Ukraine
Russia
Helsingfors
Draft quotas for state announced in North Dakota
Adjutant General G. A. Fraser released the county quotas for the April 29 draft. Counties listed include Adams seven, Barnes twenty, Billings eight, Burk Cavalier Divide seventeen, Dunn seventeen, Eddy ten, Emmons fifteen, Foster twelve, Golden Valley ten, Grand Forks forty four, Grant thirteen, Griggs thirteen, Hettinger twelve, Kidder thirteen, LaMoure nineteen, Logan ten, McHenry twenty two, McIntosh twelve, McKenzie twenty one, McLean twenty seven, Mercer ten, Morton twenty seven, Mountrail twenty eight, Nelson nineteen, Oliver five, Pembina twenty one, Pierce thirteen, Ramsey twenty five, Ransom nineteen.
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Bismarck
N. D
G. A. Fraser
Adams
Barnes
Billings
Burk Cavalier
Divide
Dunn
Eddy
Emmons
Foster
Golden Valley
Grand Forks
Grant
Griggs
Hettinger
Kidder
LaMoure
Logan
McHenry
McIntosh
McKenzie
McLean
Mercer
Morton
Mountrail
Nelson
Oliver
Pembina
the Pierce
Ramsey
Ransom
Miss Craven Presents Operetta at Armory April 29
Miss Jeanette Craven directs a city operetta to be staged at the Armory Auditorium on April 29. Special costumes are being ordered and a 25 cent admission will be charged. Proceeds will go to the Red Cross, with hopes for a large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairy Shoemaker
Jeanette Craven
Armory Auditorium
Red Cross
State County Totals in Regional Quiz Counts
Regional tally lists county scores with totals for Renville 12, Richland 29, Rolette 11, Sargent 17, Sheridan 11, Slope 5, Sioux 11, Stark 22, Steele 12, Stutsman 39, Towner 14, Trail 20, Walsh 29, Ward 49, Wells 22, Williams 31, summing to 1307. The data appears as a compiled scoreboard entry.
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Renville
Richland
Rolette
Sargent
Sheridan
Slope
Sioux
Stark
Steele
Stutsman
Towner
Trail
Walsh
Ward
Wells
Williams
Total
Farmers Can Strengthen War Effort Through Prosperous Agriculture
The article notes U S farm wealth and output rose sharply around 1917 18, with farm property valued near 41 billion in 1909 and 6 3 million farms. It highlights higher crop prices boosting farm income despite rising costs and a wider profit margin for 1917, citing an Ohio study showing net gains from 623 in 1912 to 1 267 in 1917 per farm after expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Ohio
Change in Our Air Program Declared Needed by Senate Panel
Washington April 10 a Senate military committee report calls the government's air program gravely disappointing and urges a drastic reorganization of production to prevent further misrepresentation and delay. It favors one-man control away from the signal corps, strips advisers with potential conflicts, and notes only 122 of 22,500 Liberty motors are completed for the army, 142 for the navy, and four shipped overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Military Committee
France
Signal Corps
Navy
Lloyd George warns of critical period as war toll rises
London reports Premier Lloyd George stating the war has entered the most critical phase with a large German west front balance and the Cambrai battle described as trivial. He warns of sacrifices at home, conscription reach, American manpower impact, and six million Britons already raised for army and navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Somme
West Front
Great Britain
Cambrai
Europe
Ireland
France
Lloyd Georie
Palestine
Mesopotamia
Western Front
Liberty Homes tract near town offered by W B Overson
A new sunavision called Liberty Homes has been marketed between the city and Erich Rather's residence by W B Overson. Each tract is a little over 6 12 acres and can be split into two city blocks. Proximity to Central School and town makes them desirable building sites. Only three tracts remain unsold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunavision
W. B. Overson
Erich Rather
Liberty Homes
Central School
Williston
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Hangarden-Santerre
War Office
Noyon
Bro
Kaiser
Hell
Devil
Central
Satan
Kaiser Bill
Woodrow Wilson
Bill
William
Earth
Belgium
Kaiser William
Mr. Zepps
Fred C. Matchman
Hammondsport, N. Y
Miss Craven
Dixon Merritt
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Senate
Mee
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