Preparing for a Great Battle on Field of Picardy
The report details reduced infantry action on the Picardy front as Allied and German forces prepare for a major confrontation. German gains near Albert are halted, while Franco-British units advance between the Somme and Demuin. American troops may join in a renewed push, with heavy fighting anticipated along the line including Montdidier and Chauny.
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Picardy
Battlefeld
Albert
Montdidier
Amiens
Somme
Dimian
Cambrai
Ss. Quentin
LaFere
Foch
London
Arras
Montfidier
Demiun
Hangard
Moreuu
Grivesnes
Magntfidier
France
Toul
Caucasus
Turkey
Russia
Thiserritory
Women Chauffeurs On Long Journey From Lansing
Nine young women in military uniforms prepare to deliver army trucks and government supplies from Lansing to Atlanta. Six are in the Georgia State Guard motor company, three from New York, all members of the National League for Women Service, led by Captain K. T. Harrington of Atlanta.
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Lansing
Atlanta
Georgia State Guard
New York
National League For Women Service
K. T. Harrington
Mexican Congress Opens Extraordinary Session
Mexico City April 2 The extraordinary session of the Mexican Congress opened formally at the request of President Carranza. It will legislate on the election of deputies in September and on the upcoming presidential election.
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Mexican Congress
Mexico City
Carranza
German Order of Battle Revealed by Reuters Report
An April dispatch from Paris describes a German offensive division's setup with two advancing regimental groups, infantry mainline followed by storm troops and specialist detachments, and a reserve of three regiments and five British tanks. It notes extensive artillery, infantry artillery, liquid flame throwers, and light trench mortars aimed at breaking Allied defenses.
British Take Prisoners and Guns Between Avre and Luce
London reports in the sector between the Avre and Luce rivers yesterday the British captured 50 prisoners. Thirteen machine guns were taken, according to the War Office.
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London
Avre
Luce Rivers
War Office
Cotton Shipments and Local Concrete Shipbuilding
H E C Bryant writes in the Charlotte Observer that Director General McAdoo ordered 18 000 bales of cotton shipped through Wilmington with more on the way. Matthew Hale returns to seek contracts for ships at Wilmington and if the Brunswick cement ship succeeds he plans more Wilmington construction if arrangements allow.
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Bryant
Charlotte Observer
H. E. C. Bryant
Washington
Wilmington
McAdoo
Matthew Hale
Brunswick
Miraculous Escape After Mill Race Plunge
Mr. Joseph Everett slipped on Greenfield Mill stairs Tuesday morning about 4 30 o clock and fell to the bottom of the mill race. He was unconscious but saved by friends and taken to the home of Mrs. Horne at 510 Church Street. Without help he would have drowned.
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Joseph Everett
Greenfield Mill
Everett
Horne
Church Street
General French Discharged From Army Duty
Major General Francis H. French commanding the 31st division National Guard at Camp Wheeler Macon Ga is honorably discharged for physical disability as a major general of the National Army by orders issued today He remains temporarily in command of the 21st division and will revert to brigadier general in the regular army upon relief
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French
Washington
Francis H. French
31St Division
National Guard
Camp Wheeler
Macon
National Army
21St Division
Reraser
Penalties Proposed for Disloyal Acts in War Effort
Washington senators push a bill with 20 year imprisonment and a 10000 dollar fine for aiding Germany or its allies, opposing the United States, and for obstructing war bonds or recruiting. The Senate Judiciary Committee adopted the amendment and set penalties for attempted as well as actual obstruction.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Poindexter
German Empire
United States
Growing activity against pro-Germans in Ohio towns
In Ohio cities volunteers organized against pro Germanism. In Fremont a tailor, Fred Kolbe, was rescued from a mob after refusing to kiss the American flag. In Canton, steel workers forced William Zerbe to salute the colors. In Coshocton mobs visited homes to denounce the Kaiser and compel sunlit oaths. Columbus halted German language instruction in city schools.
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Columbus
Canton
Coshocton
Kaiser
Columbus Board of Education
Nashville club house burned with equipment loss
Nashville Tennessee April 2 the Nashville Southern Association baseball club house burned last night. Twenty uniforms balls bats gloves and other paraphernalia were destroyed. Equipment valued at about 2000. Fire likely started from a stove used to heat water for the shower baths.
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Huse
Nashville
Tenn
Nashville Southern Association
Wisconsin Voters Head to Polls in Special Senate Election
Early voting in the Wisconsin special senatorial election to fill the vacancy caused by Senator Husting's death was heavy in Milwaukee and other cities. Candidates are Irvine Lenroot Republican Joseph Davies Democrat and Victor Berger Socialist. Democratic leaders expect city turnout to favor their side while Berger contends for a Socialist landslide in Milwaukee and gains in German counties.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Congress
Paul Husting
Irvine L. Lenroot
Joseph E. Davies
Victor L. Berger
Lenroot
Berger
Lake Michigan
Eighth Long Range Bombardment Hits Paris
Paris reports the eighth long range bombardment began at 10 10 this morning with a projectile exploding in the city region.
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Paris
German Raid Along Scarpe Fails. Heavy Casualties Reported
British Headquarters in France reports that the April 1 attack aimed at Arras and Vimy Ridge involved at least 11 German divisions. The assault began with a massive bombardment near 6:40 AM, followed by a cautious, well-supported push toward Gavrelle Oppy and Neuville Vitasse. Despite initial gains, German gains were limited and casualties soared, while British forces held ground north of the river and retreated to a line between Bailleul and Willerval.
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France
Scarpe River
Arras
Vimy Ridge
Gavrelle
Oppy
Bailleul
Willerval
Royalist Agents Executed in Greece Court Martial
Athens reports a court martial carried out sentences against Lieutenants Calamaras and Hedjopoulos who arrived by enemy submarine with plans to aid former King Constantine. Their lawyer Concupis was also condemned. Calamaras sister received life imprisonment and a peasant 15 years for harboring them. A royal court martial will pursue Captain Papargopoulos and Kolidyas Capchiefst for aiding the operation.
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Athens
Calamaras
Hedjopoulos
Greece
Constantine
M. Conoupis
Zurich
Berlin
Vienna
Pola
Concupis
Calama- Tras
Paparrigopoulos
Kolidyas Capchiefst
New Milk Record Set by Napa State Hospital Cow
Raphael Johanna Angegie a Holstein at Napa State Hospital broke the world 30 day milk record with 3794 pounds or 1897 quarts in a month. The prior 30 day mark was 3767 pounds and the cow’s current price value for the month would be $208 according to the State board of control.
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Sacramento
Cal
Raphael
Johanna Angegie
Napa State Hospital
State Board of Control
Japan Turns Over Ships to America
Tokio reports Japan will surrender about 250000 tons of shipping under the shipping commission plan. The government will provide 150000 tons and shipbuilders will supply the rest in exchange for American steel. An official announcement is expected soon.
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Tokio
United States
Japan
Japanese Shipping Commission
American Troops to Be Rushed to Battle Front
London papers hail Wilson decision to place American units in brigades with French and British forces for immediate fight on the Western front. Essays praise U S leadership, unity, and the shared resolve to defeat Germany, with calls that the move strengthens Allied bonds and signals American commitment.
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Wilson
London
Western Front
The
Daily Telegraph
Europe
Daily Chronicle
United States
Brest-Litovsk
America
Germany
Americans to Serve with British and French Units
Washington observers say London’s plan to brigade American forces with British and French troops indicates the United States will place its manpower at the Allies’ immediate disposal. Pershing, Bliss, and Baker will finalize methods while training troops are rushed overseas, possibly merging units into mixed formations to speed delivery and maintain overall force effectiveness.
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Washington
London
United States
Baker
Bliss
Pershing
War Department
Europe
Secretary Baker Arrives in Italy for Talks in Rome
Rome April 1. Secretary Baker arrives from the Italian front with Ambassador Page. He will meet Premier Orlando Finance Minister Nitti and General Zuppelli while in Rome. Page will host an official dinner in his honor before Baker departs for Paris Tuesday night.
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Rome
Baker
Ambassador Page
Orlando
Nitti
Zuppelli
Paris
New Indictments Against Crenshaw
Charlottesville Virginia April 2 A new indictment against S Dabney Crenshaw IV of Richmond charges theft of 2000 dollars worth of platinum and other articles from the University of Virginia laboratory. The laboratory building was destroyed by an incendiary fire in January 1917. Judge John J Fishburne set April 29 for trial. A prior indictment for setting fire to cover the theft was reported lost.
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Charlottesville
S. Dabney Crenshaw IV
Richmond
University of Virginia Laboratory
John J. Fishburne
I W Crenshaw
Commonwealth
Duke
Portuguese engineer claims new gun with long range
Lisbon April 2 Be nito Caeiro a Portuguese engineer is said by the Seculo to have invented a gun which will throw a shell many miles far beyond existing weapons.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Benito Caeiro
The
Seculo
Planning 10 Merge Express Companies
Washington April 2 merging of the express companies under four new corporations to operate as a unit and share profits is under consideration between the railroad administration and company representatives. A final agreement is delayed by disputes over stock apportionment and capitalization. The four leading firms Adams American Wells Fargo and Southern claim a physical value around 30 million and seek higher capitalization to cover goodwill and intangibles.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
United States
Railroad Adinistration
Hauiig
Express
Impany
Adams
American
Wells-Fargo
Southern
Fierce Fighting in the Caucasus Across Batoum Kars Ardahan
Petrograd reports heavy clashes in Batoum Kars and Ardaham as Armenians and Georgians unite to defend against Turkish occupation under Brest-Litovsk terms. Georgians seize Russian warships at Batoum and move them to the Black Sea. Georgia mobilizes its population to resist.
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Petrograd
Batoum
Kars
Ardaham
Caucasus
Brest-Litovsk
Black Sea
Georgia
Mysterious Epidemic Affects Ford Workers
Detroit officials confirm a daily mysterious illness at the Ford Motor Company plant resembling grippe already sickening about 2,000 workers, with more than 200 affected each day.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Government agents meet labor leaders in Hampton Roads strike talks
Norfolk April 2 government officials from War Department and navy construction in Hampton Roads met with union leaders as 4000 carpenters and metal trades workers halted work at Bush Bluff terminal Lambert's Point navy yard St Julien Ammunition depot and Langley Field. Some workers returned to duty while others waited. Draft boards await Washington guidance on reclassifying strikers many already deferred. Local labor leaders denounce the walkout saying it was unauthorized.
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Norfolk
Navy
Hampton Roads
H. B. Hitchell
War Department
Bush Bluff Terminal
Army
Lambert’s Point
Navy Yard
St. Julien Ammunition Depot
Langley Aviation Field
Hampton
Three Landon Family Among Parisians Killed in Shelling
Paris reports identify three members of the Landon family from New York as dead after a shell struck a church on Good Friday. Mrs. Mary G. Landon, Mrs. Lucy Landon Speed, and Miss Ruth Landon, all residing in Paris, were named among the victims.
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Paris
Landon
New York
Mary G. Landon
Edward H. Landon
Lucy Landon Speed
Ralph Speed
British Army Service Corps
Ruth Landon
Family of New York Lawyer
Edward H. Landon a retired New York attorney living in Paris since the war began lost his wife and two daughters when a shell from a long range German gun hit a church in Paris on Good Friday. The Landon family is prominent socially in New York and Paris.
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New York
Edward H. Landon
Paris
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Reuter
Ohio
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Daily Express
Morning Post
the Times
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Italy
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FORD
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