American Troops to 100,000 Aid Allied Front in France
American forces marching toward the Picardy front join British, French, and Italian units under General Foch as German offensives slacken in places south of the Somme. German aims to reach Paris-Amiens railway line falter amid intense Franco-British defense.
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Picardy
Lasseny
Theouthern
Sommer
Allon
Paris
Channel
Meisel Haig
Foch
Generalissima
Somme
Paris-Amiens
Atlens
Moreul
Montdidier
Aincourt
Conchel
Jastigny
Noyon
Chauny
von Hindenburg
France
Italy
Toul
Concrete Ships Planned for Wilmington Yard
Boston engineer Mathew Hale, building a concrete merchant ship at Brunswick,ga., seeks to shift 49 of 50 planned ships to Wilmington. He believes Brunswick difficulties justify the move and Wilmington offers suitable ground sand and favorable conditions for the plant. Officials see promise in the concrete ship program and approve location considerations.
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George H. Manning
Washington, D. C
Mathew Hale
Boston
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Brunswick
Washington
Swith
Hale
Gateskueak
Wilmington
Walmington
Germans seek minute American army details in France
Captured German orders reveal a drive for tiny data on American uniforms weapons training and tactics. They seek by what signals sentries use and how troops move at meal times, reliefs, and during patrols. The article notes the aim to seed propaganda and the enemy still guessing.
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France
British Hold Line as Germans Face Defenses Near Somme
British forces report holding the line along their sector with stout defense against heavy German assaults. A morning local push near Feuchy Copse east of Arras reclaimed 1500 yards of ground, while fighting continued south of the Somme where Australians repelled a major assault leaving about 3000 German dead.
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France
Somme
Feuchy Copse
Arras
O Moreuil
Moriancour
Real Estate Buyers and Sellers Urge to Reach Dispatch Readers
Real estate messages urge readers to act on buying or selling through Dispatch readers. The prompt emphasizes that direct engagement with local audiences can yield satisfying results in property transactions.
Battle Intensifies Across Montdidier Sector
Paris reports heavy fighting last night north of Montdidier as German forces pour in troops. French and British troops repulse assaulting waves while southern actions cause heavy losses. London notes two German attacks near Albert repulsed and limited progress near the Somme Luce and Avre valleys. British forces report 109 machine guns captured near Serre. Paris bombardment by long range German guns resumes in the afternoon.
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Paris
Montdidier
War Office
Ernett
London
Albert
Somme
Luce
Avre
Serre
Carpenters Strike Spreads Across War Work Sites in Virginia
On April 1 union carpenters at army and naval bases in Norfolk and at Lamberts Point and Pig Point depots walked out for higher pay. The walkout extended to government aviation fields in Hampton and the navy yard in Portsmouth, with several hundred workers striking. Newport News camps saw no strike among local government carpenters, though Langley field and Fortress Monroe tonment workers joined the action.
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Norfolk
Army
Naval
Lamberts Point
Pig Point
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Hampton
Admiral Harris
War Control Board
Hampton Roads District
Carpenters
Washington
Navy Department
Bush Bluff Army Base
Newport News
Langley
Aviation Field
Fortress Monroe
Mississippi Draft Evasion Linked to Pro German Propaganda
Inspector Ethridge reports German funded anti draft rhetoric by G H Mason pastor of Church of Gods in Christ in Lexington Mississippi. A $10 000 church and a $25 000 Memphis residence funded by foreign money amid low turnout by Holmes county registrants shows draft dodging impact with 39 of 123 called reporting. Adjutant General Seales lists 70 Holmes county dodgers.
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Jackson
Miss
Adjutant General’s
F. K. Ethridge
Holmes County
Ethridge
G. H. Mason
Gordon
The
Christ
Los_ Angeles
Lexington
Memphis
Seales
Feene
Care for Disabled Soldiers Undergoing Rehabilitation
Washington announces rehabilitation surgeons will care for disabled service members until full or best possible recovery. Additional reconstruction hospitals at Forts McPherson and Oglethorpe will host educational officers to run workshops and advise on continued employment. Enlisted personnel may be commissioned for reconstruction work and women will serve as reconstruction aides.
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Washington
Gorgas
Forts McPherson
Oglethorpe
Georgia
New Time Brings Earlier Press For Afternoon Paper
The afternoon newspaper now goes to press an hour earlier, still carrying all the day’s news. Subscribers and advertisers gain more time to read the paper’s columns.
Secret informer killed in New York shocks graft case
Harry Cohen known as Harry The Yet was shot at 6 30 am as prosecutors target top names in the anti gambling crusade. Police question Sam Scheppes a star witness against Charles Becker amid Rosenthal era prosecutions and a woman linked to Cohen’s informant network.
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New York
Harry Cohen
Harry the
Cohen
Swann
Sam Scheppes
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Scheppes
Sixth Avenue
Rosenthal
James E. Smith
Smith
Mr. Smith
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-sixth Street
Harry
92Nd Street
Central Park
Webber
Metropole
Fire sweeps Atlantic City block destroying eight shops
Fire starting from crossed wires in the rear of the Oliver H. Guttridge building tore through a four story brick block in central Atlantic City on April 1. The blaze damaged eight business buildings along Atlantic Avenue and caused about 300000 dollars in damage.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Oliver H. Guttridge
South Carolina Avenue
Tennessee Avenue
Atlantic Avenue
State your ambition In a Dispatch ad
A terse appeal urges readers to hire the speaker for services, highlighting urgency and immediate action. The brief notes there is someone in need of assistance and invites contact today to secure help. The ad relies on direct, action oriented language.
Washington Officials Say Germans Will Continue Until Whipped
The War Department reports Germany has staked its fortunes on the spring campaign and will press further attacks if needed. American resources are being deployed to support Allies, with troops already taking positions to relieve veteran French units as fighting around Montdidier and Amiens intensifies.
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Washington
Germany
Cam
Paign
War Department
United States
Teutons
Department
Haig
Barisis
Montdidier
Lasigny
Somme
Feuchy
Boyelles
Bucquoy
Beaumont-Hamel
Akbert
Sailly le Sec
Amiens
Hamel-Nezieres
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