Haig Faces Persistent German Offense at Messines Ridge
British lines hold a stubborn defense as German wedges press from the south toward Dethune and Merville near Savanna. Haig reports continued fighting along the Lys salient with no material change in the front from LaBassee to Hollebeke while local Somme actions and heavy artillery bombardments persist. American marines reach Vladivostok amid cautious Russian reception as Austrian claims France justified in Lorraine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messines
Flanders
Dethune
Lys Caal
Merville
Savanna
Neuf Bertain
Estaires
Enother Point
London
Givenchy
Loisne
Bethune
Armentieres
Ploegsteert
Neuve Eglise
Wytschlete
Ypres
Neuville-Viasse
Arras
Somme
Paris
Amiens
Hangard
Lestrem
Haig
Pic‘dy
Noyon
Montcidfr
Lessigny
Couey
Irish convention lays foundation for self government
Sir Horace Plunkett reports the Irish convention laid groundwork for a self government plan. He notes Ulster Unionists blocked full agreement while a majority of Nationalists and Southern Unionists supported a two house Irish parliament with shared imperial costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sir Horace Plunkett
Sir Horace
Sir Haraoe
Dominions
United States
Horace
Lloyd George
Ireland
England
Bombardment of Paris Resumes Amid Peace Negotiation Talk
Paris reports renewed German long range bombardment this morning as discussions hint at possible peace preliminaries. An Austrian message to the German Emperor denies informing France that Alsace Lorraine is just and accuses Premier Clemenceau of falsehood.
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Paris
Alsace-Lorraine
Clemenceau
Southern Harbors to Expand Shipyard Facilities
The Southern Commercial Congress won approval from Shipping Board Chairman Hurley to speed pine timber delivery and recruit labor for Southern shipyards. The group will hold meetings in each shipyard city to spur production and later discuss locating more yards, wooden ship contracts, and year round concrete ship building. Senators Fletcher and delegates from North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida accompanied the delegation.
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Washington
Southern Commercial Congress
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
South
Senator Fletcher
Florida
Baltimore
Julian S. Carr
North Carolina
Philip H. Gadsden
South Carolina
Representative Small
Harvie Jordan
Georgia
Won’t Issue Warrant In Car Collision Case
Roger Miller the soldier driver involved in a collision that slightly injured Miss Cora Lee Henry at Front and Chestnut streets will not face a warrant. Miss Henry says the accident was unavoidable and does not wish to prosecute. Miller voluntarily reported to police and gave his whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Miller
Cora Lee Henry
J. F. Henry
East Wilmington
Meares Street
Front
Chestnut Streets
Miss Henry
Young Miller
Heavy frost predicted over coastal North Carolina area
East Carolina reports snow today in Cape Fear section. A heavy frost is forecast tonight with limited danger to people but potential damage to vegetation and track. Snow observed in Raleigh Weldon Little Washington and Rocky Mount, while Wilmington may stay milder per local weather officials.
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East Carolina
Cape Fear
Raleigh
Weldon
Little Washington
Rocky Mount
Wilmington
Funeral for B H Sanders Held in Hampstead
funeral services for Mr B H Sanders who died at James Walker Memorial Hospital were conducted at the Latter Day Saints church in Hampstead. Elders Stephens and Waldron led the ceremony, with interment in the family burying ground. The service drew a large gathering and many floral tributes, showing the esteem in which he was held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampstead
B. H. Sanders
James Walker
Sunset Park Canteen Opens Saturday Afternoons
The National Special Aid unit of Sunset Park announces a Saturday afternoon canteen near the park entrance selling cold drinks sandwiches and cakes with no wheat flour used The Junior unit in Alstian costumes will serve and everyone is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Special Aid Unit
Sunset Park
Preparatory Services Tonight at Church of the Covenant
Services preparatory to communion are held tonight at o o clock in the lecture room of the Church of the Covenant. A full attendance is desired.
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Church of the Covenant
No word of American Marines landing at Vladivostok
Washington reports no confirmation of Marine landings at Vladivostok to assist British and Japanese forces. Officials expect American troops to reassure Russian authorities while stressing a local action. Moscow dispatches note Bolshevik fear cooled but no decision on orders to commanders of the American Asiatic Fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vladivostok
Japan
Siberia
Moscow
Oregon First State to Exceed Its Liberty Loan Quota
Oregon is the first state to report an over-subscription to its Liberty Loan quota and tops the national honor roll for states. Iowa claims the title but has not filed verifying reports. Portland and Toledo vie for first honor among cities 195000 to 250000. other city classifications are named, while many rural areas plan active campaign meetings tonight.
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Washington
Oregon
Iowa
Portland
Ore
Toledo
Ohio
Treasury
Burlington
Vermont
Joliet
Ills
Sioux City
Lynn
Mass
Liberty Loan
Heavy artillery battles on the French front report
Paris reports heavy artillery fighting last night near Hangard-En-Santerre north of Montdidier. French patrols operated between Noyon and Canny-Sur-Matzu, taking prisoners. Bombardments occurred around the Oise canal and Parroy forest. A raid near Chernizy yielded prisoners, while the rest of the front remained calm.
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Paris
Hangard-En-Santerre
Montdidier
War Office
Hangard-En-Senterre
Noyon
Canny-Sur-Matzu
Oise Canal
Parroy
Chernizy
Ailette
Butte de Mesnil
Furloughs Allowed for Farm Work Under War Provisions
Local exemption boards receive new regulations from the office of Provost Marshal General Crowder authorizing furloughs for enlisted men to aid planting and harvesting. Commanding officers may grant if it supports farm work with minimal training disruption. approvals require board review. Applicants must detail farm ownership, operations, labor, acreage, crops, livestock, value, and soldier’s agricultural experience. Furloughs limited to those below first sergeant and not for units ordered abroad or en route overseas.
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Crowder
No Great Changes in Ship Schedules
Washington April 12 no great dis arrangement of schedules and management of the four Atlantic and Gulf steamship lines will be made for a week or 16 days offi cials said today. Some vessels now operating from Gulf ports to Newark and New England then probably will be transferred to North Atlantic service. Freight will be routed to Norfolk and Newport News and transshipped by water to New England. This applies particularly to coal.
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Washington
Atlantic and Gulf Steamship Lines
Clyde
Mallory
Railroads Administration
Gulf Ports
Newark
New England
North Atlantic
Norfolk
Newport News
Wilson
German push and British defense near Neuve Eglise
London reports severe fighting as German forces press from Merville toward Neuve Eglise, with Merville captured overnight. British counterattacks regain ground north of Festubert, and attacks between Loisne and the Lawe river are repulsed as fighting continues along the northern front.
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London
Ploegsteet
Neuve- Eglise
Merville
Neaf Berguerin
Festubert
Loisne
Lawe River
Rates on Cotton Tariffs Modified in ICC Ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued a supplementary decision in the New Orleans Cotton Exchange v Louisville and Nashville case. It modifies transportation rates from Southern points to Ohio Mississippi river crossings Gulf ports and South Atlantic ports to eastern cities. About 50 railroads are affected with both increases and decreases in tariffs and directs changes to align with water rate adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf
South Atlantic
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Commission
Tennessee River
Frost Warnings Issued Tonight In Columbia
Local Weather Bureau warns of heavy frost tonight in the Columbia area after morning low of 37 degrees. Garden damage feared as frost blankets region.
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Columbia
S. C
Austro-Hungarian Report on Italian Front Operations
Austro-Hungarian headquarters report successful thrusting operations in Italy. The statement notes activity across Brenta Valley Vienna and west of Lake Garda through April 11 to April 12 via London.
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Brenta Valley
Vienna
London
Lake Garda
Brenta
Italy
Battle front intensifies as German push threatens British lines
British and German forces clash along the Armentieres front with the enemy pressing at Messines Ridge Wyrtschaete and Giveney. British counterattacks drive Germans from Paradis while Armentieres evacuates under pressure. Fog hampers defense as casualties mount and the struggle shifts to a grim race for manpower and territory.
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France
Armentieses
Giveney
Slaught
Armentieres
Messines Ridge
Wyrtschaete
Messines Village
Plosge ‘Steert
Paradis
Lestrem
Steenwerck
Vielle-Chapelle
Lys
Croix du Bac
German shell hits foundling asylum in Paris
In Paris on April 12 a German long range shell struck a foundling asylum in the Rue de La Creche Montrouge district killing three and wounding 11. The hospital housed 30 women with newborns including a maternity nurse and a patient who died. A second shell hit an open air bowling alley killing a man and a boy and wounding ten.
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Paris
Foundling Asylum
Rue de la Creche
Montrouge
Free Love Believers Arrested in Chicago Case
Dr. William Isaac Thomas, University of Chicago sociologist, and a woman identified as Mrs. R. M. Granger were arrested on Mann Act and false registration charges after posing as married travelers from Gary, Indiana. Thomas defended the arrest, asserting strong feelings, while Granger described affection and companionship during her husband’s absence in France with General Pershing.
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Chicago
Dr. Thomas
R. M. Granger
Washington
Clyne
Gary
Ind
Clabaugh
Mr. Thomas
Woman's Peace Party
Offensive Starts in Palestine by Turkish and German Forces
London reports on April 12 that Turkish and German forces in Palestine opened an offensive against the British front near the coast. The War Office announced the attack occurred on Wednesday.
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Palestine
London
War Office
Wal lis Inspector Appointed at Norfolk Port
Secretary Wilson appoints Joseph Wallace immigration inspector at Norfolk succeeding W R Morton transferred to St Johns. Wallace, formerly assistant immigration inspector at Jacksonville, Florida, will assume the new office at once.
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Washington
Wilson
Joseph Wallace
Norfolk
W. R. Morton
St. Johns
N. Wallace
Jacksonville
Fla
British Troops Advance North of Jerusalem in Palestine
British forces on April 9 pushed their line about one and a half miles north of Jerusalem along a five mile front. Despite Turkish resistance, the British captured the villages of Rafat and El Kefr as announced by the war office.
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Palestine
London
Jerusalem
British War Office
Rafat
el Kefr
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isace-Lorraine
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Serbia
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Horace Plunkett
Patter
Neuve-Eglise
Wallis
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