British and French Hold Against Desperate Attack
Allied lines resisted a major German push along a 30 mile front near the Somme with British and French troops maintaining positions east of Amiens. American forces reportedly occupy heights of the Meuse south of Verdun as fighting shifts north of the river and toward Montdidier and Lassigny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amiens
Somme
Entente
Clermont
Castel
Luce
Varfusee-Abancourt
Marcellave
Villers-Brittonneux
Montdidier
Lassigny
Epinette Wend
Orvillers-Sorel
Mont‘idier
Staignan Farm
Drvesnes
North Sea
Meuse
Verdun
Touland
Newé
America
Finland
Tammerfors
Hel
Kansas City Fire Devastates District. Huge Loss Claimed
A western Kansas City wholesale and manufacturing district fire destroyed about three city blocks. Loss estimated between 2.0 and 2.5 million dollars with several warehouses damaged. Six firemen injured. 10 year old Nicholas Stefel killed by a fireman's motor car amid the destruction of the Star House and other historic buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
James E. Marvin
Insurance Inspector’s Bureau
Firmen
Nicholas Stefel
Wilmington chosen for concrete ship yard by Hurley
Chairman Hurley announced Wilmington North Carolina as the site for a new Emergency Fleet Corporation concrete ship yard. The Shipping Board will build three small and four large concrete tankers at Wilmington to be used in the Mexican oil trade with construction starting soon and the yard ready within 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilmington
N. C
Shipping Board
Hurley
Emergency Fleet Corporation
The
Pacific Coast
Senate Commerce Committee
Baker Visit Described as Historic For Allied War Plans
London April 5 The Daily Mail says Newton D Baker American Secretary of War made a historic visit. It states American regiments will be brigaded with British and French troops on the Western front. Baker met Lloyd George and Pershing and approved the scheme, praising seasoned U S troops as hardy veterans allied with the British forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Newton BD. Baker
Daily Mail
Lloyd George
The
Mail
Baker
France
Pershing
Foch
Wilder Charged With Abduction in Prolonged Hearing
Phoebe Wilder, colored, faced abduction charges before Justice John J. Furlong. Judgment withheld until tomorrow. magistrate may send case to Superior Court for probable cause. Plaintiff Robert Walker alleged Wilder influenced his daughter under 14 to run away. the girl testified the departure stemmed from abuse by her father. Wilder claimed she left due to dislike of the neighborhood and did not coerce the girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Wilder
John J. Furlong
Superior Court
Wilder
Robert Walker
Walker
Truck Damages Trolley Car After Collision
A Sunset Park line trolley suffered $25 or more in damage when a Wilmington Furniture Company delivery truck skidded into it at Third and Kidder Streets yesterday afternoon. Motorman C Long said the truck did not stop and was over a half block away when he exited the car. Officials from Wilmington Furniture Company provided the incident details this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third and
Kidder Streets
Sunset Park
Wilmington Furniture Company
Third
Long
Rebels and White Guards clash amid reported atrocities
The article notes ongoing fighting with around one thousand prisoners taken from the rebels, and war materiel seized. It reports bitterness on both sides and accuses the Red Guards of brutal acts while the White Guards are charged with similar abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Guards
White Guards
Man Lynched Over Alleged Disloyal Remarks in Illinois
Robert Prager a German born coal miner was lynched in Collinsville Illinois after allegedly disloyal remarks about President Wilson. He prayed in German before being hanged as a mob overpowered local police. Officials fear more lynchings until federal disloyalty penalties are enacted.
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Collinsville, Illl
Robert Prager
Prager
Marysville
Ills
Wilson
Collinsville
J. H. Siegel
Germany
St. Louis
Illinois
Washington
Department of Justice
Robert P. Prager
Ill
Congress
United States
Lumber Firms Ordered to Cease Unfair Practices in West
The Federal Trade Commission ordered 97 lumber companies in the West to stop unfair methods of competition. The action also targets Luke W. Boyce, a Minneapolis detective, for bad faith information use and spying on mail order firms. Platt B. Walker and The Mississippi Valley Lumber Man Publishing Co signed a stipulation to cease the complained of practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
West
Luke W. Boyce
Minneapolis
Platt B. Walker
Minn
Mississippi Valley
Boyce
Commission
Walker
Lumber Man Publishing Company
Attempt Made to Wreck Troop Train Near Perrysburg Ohio
Grace Doyle a 20 year old Roachtown school teacher spotted a tie spiked across the Baltimore and Ohio track ten miles south of Toledo near Perrysburg. She flagged an oncoming freight with her coat as a heavy troop train followed. Freight crew removed the obstruction in 25 minutes. Federal authorities notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Perrysburg
Grace Doyle
Roachtown
Rev. M N McIver Dead in Maxton Age 74
Maxton North Carolina reports the death of Rev M N McIver at his home at 2 30 yesterday. The veteran minister had retired from active duty and leaves a widow and eight children none residing in Maxton except Mrs R L McLeod. Nearby Red Springs also notes the death of Hector Brown at Mapleshade hotel after a treatment trip to Charlotte. The article highlights local deaths, military family news and social entertainments.
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Maxton
Red Springs
N. C
M. N. McIver
Hector Brown
Mapleshade
Charlotte
Abraham Tine
Howard Hasty
Murdoch Taylor
Columbia
J. C. Everett
Frank G. Everett
France
Elizabeth Alford
Hector Austin
Germans Concentrate Troops Near Albert In Battle
London reports German forces concentrated troops near Albert early morning. British artillery engaged them as active fighting continued through the night in the Bucquoy area and the Scarpe Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Albert
War Office
Bucquoy
Scarpe Valley
Attorney General to denounce German lynching in Collinsville
At the cabinet meeting today Attorney General Gregory presented a report on the lynching of German Robert P. Prager at Collinsville Illinois last night. The government is expected to denounce the mob act and urge that it not be repeated elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atorney
Gregory
Robert P. Prager
Collinsville
Als
Wilson
Wilminton City Sues Two Couples in Superior Court
The City of Wilmington began two lawsuits in Superior Court. One targets Ephriam Bishop and wife along with the Cooperative Building and Loan Association. The other names James A. Ratcliff and the Metropolitan Trust Cooperative Building and Loan Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Wilmington
Ephriam Bishop and Wife
The
Cooperative Building & Loan Association
James A. Ratcliff
Metropolitan ® Trust Cooperative Building & Loan Association
Czernin Talks With Wilson Reported In Vienna Telegram
Austrian parliamentary circles believe negotiations are opened between President Wilson and Count Czernin the Austro Hungarian foreign minister. A telegram to Neueste Nachrichten says Czernin's speech created a deep impression and communications have reached beyond the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Wilson
Count Czeernin
Vienna
Neueste Nachrichten
Munich
Count Czernin
Sermon Draws Large Crowd At First Christian Church
Despite bad weather a large congregation attended Rev. J. A. Taylor's sermon on The Whole Bible taken from II Timothy 2 15. He used charts to compare Old and New Testaments and their relation to personal life. A second chart sermon titled The Place of the Disciple in the Religious World is planned for tonight. The song service begins at 8 o clock and all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Taylor
First Christian Church
Open Thursday Nights at Red Cross Work Rooms
In Mur chison building the Red Cross keeps work rooms open each Thursday night due to high demand. Sixty five ladies attended last night and worked until a late hour. A storm caused a power outage but they remained calm and resumed work once lights returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Red Cross
Murchison Building
Five Buildings Burned at Honeoye Falls Canning Plant
Fire of suspected incendiary origin destroyed the five Osborne Company canning plant buildings at Honeoye Falls, about 20 miles from Rochester, causing an estimated loss of 100000. United States Marshal John D Lynn was alerted by village officials and will order an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
W. H. Osborne Company
Honeoye Falls
United States
John D.lynn
Final Preparations for Bond Campaign Opening
Washington reports final steps for the Third Liberty Loan sale tomorrow. Forty thousand bonds issued, with an estimated one hundred thousand ready by start, presses to deliver 500000 bonds per day for cash sales. House and Senate amendments approved. Treasury Department announces plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Liberty Loan
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
East Watha Red Cross Entertainment at Hall Schoolhouse
East Wathsa unit held a March 29 program at Hall schoolhouse with a children’s recital and a negro play. Miss Lillian Hall won the prettiest girl vote as $50.67 was raised for Red Cross work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watha
East Wathsa Red Cross
Hall
Marion Flowers
William Hall
Red Cross
Lillian Hall
Illness forces Captain George W. Smith from police HQ
Captain George W. Smith day sergeant at police headquarters was taken violently ill just before noon and carried home in a police wagon. Dr. R. H. Slocum, acting health officer, diagnosed acute indigestion and hopes for a quick recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Smith
South Second Street
R. H. Slocum
Smith
Recruiting Needs for 57th Engineers Inland Waters
The office of Sergeant James B Bradford authorized accepting qualified applicants for the 57th engineers Inland Waters at Laurel Maryland. Needed classes include master ship carpenters marine gasoline engineers hoisting engineers riggers bargemen ship carpenters steersmen blacksmiths sail makers and teamsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Recruiting Service
James B. Bradford
57Th Engineers
Laurel
Government Accepts Wilmington Site for Concrete Shipyard
The Shipping Board chose a Wilmington site for a proposed three way concrete shipyard, indicating other plans for the future and potential local employment, though exact worker numbers remain unknown. Local enthusiasm ran high with hopes of a celebratory holiday as the project progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Shipping Board
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Tumber
Trade Commission
Czernin
Treasury Department
RED Cross Entertainment
East Watha
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