British Capture Vil leret and War Material Near Lens
British forces reported capturing Villere t southeast of Hargicourt and advancing northwest of Lens. They seized guns and war matériel at Lievin and along the Souchez, including a six inch naval gun, trench mortars, ammunition, tram lines, and two large engineer dumps. The Bavarian division again reinforced at Monchy Le Preux with heavy losses.
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London
Villeret
Hargicourt
British War Office
Lens
Lievin
Souchez
Moncay-Le-Preux
Loos
Highwood
Somme
Monchy-Le- Preux
Sth
Red Blood and Courage An Advertisement by Dr W C Lucas
A vintage medical ad extols courage and red blood as essential to strength in war. It promotes Golden Medical Discovery with herbs as a blood purifier and tonic, claiming fifty years of reliable use without alcohol. It also recommends Anuric Double strength to prevent rheumatism and gout by expelling uric acid.
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W. C. Lucas
Oregon
Virginia Agriculture Commissioner cites frost damage to stone fruits
George W. Koiner, Virginia commissioner of agriculture, reports all stone fruits in Central and Eastern regions severely injured by frosts on Saturday through Monday. He notes apples largely undamaged. Manila authorities begin unloading seized German ships and start repairs to damage caused by crews.
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George W. Koiner
Virginia
Manila
Rehearing on Shreveport Rate Case Opens in Dallas
Several hundred people representing railroad traffic shipping and other interests gather in the United States Courtroom in Dallas as the Shreveport rate case is reopened after about a year of effort by Texas shippers and others.
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Shreveport
Dallas
Tex
United States
Thurtell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas Shippers
Germans claim air loss near Soissons Verdun
An official German statement says the British and French lost 11 airplanes yesterday between Soissons and Verdun, most of them of the latest type.
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Soissons
Verdun
Archbishop Blenk Critically Ill At Home In New Orleans
Most Rev. James H. Blenk archbishop of New Orleans was reported critically ill at his home. His condition was so serious that the last rites were given this morning and doctors feared death could come within hours. He is 62 and had suffered failing health for two years.
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James H. Blenk
New Orleans
Archbishop Blenk
Hfe
Former New Orleans Slave Exporters Convicted
Albert LeMore and E. E. Carriere, once with a leading New Orleans slave exporting firm, were found guilty of using the mails to defraud in a sealed verdict returned by a federal jury today.
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Albert LeMore
E. E. Carriere
New Orleans
Federal District
Navy seeks $3 million fleet base at Hampton Roads
Secretary Daniels recommended to Congress an appropriation of 3 million dollars for land and equipment to establish a fleet operating base at Hampton Roads Virginia. The proposal was made on April 16 by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hampton Roads
Congress
Daniels
British Drive Deeper Into Hindenburg Line North of St Quentin
British forces widened the second gap in the Hindenburg line north of St Quentin and captured The Three Savages east of Gricourt. St Quentin burned as Lens held out to the north while Germans yanked more buildings, and hand to hand fighting and rifle fire increased with German troops attempting to retreat.
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Hindenburg Line
France
London
Associated Press
St Quentin
Gricourt
St. Quentin
Lens
Announcement of Hatter Shop Purchase and Services
R S Vaughn announces the purchase of The American Practical Hatter at 128 Market Street and will continue cleaning dyeing repairing altering and pressing with updated machinery. He guarantees work, offers reasonable prices, and invites trials. Phone 393-1.
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American Practical Hatter
Market Street
Eureka Dye Works
R.S. Vaughn
The
French Penetrate German Line Across Alsace and Oise Fronts
Paris reports French forces broke the German second line at several Alsace points and advanced south of the Oise. Heavy artillery fights raged from Soissons to Rheims with numerous German dead found in trenches blown up by French shellfire. Prisoners and booty were taken as French patrols reached adjacent positions.
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Paris
Alsace
War Office
Oise
Alsace- Lorraine
Champagne
Soissons
Rheims
Coucy
Auberive
Lorraine
Parroy
Alsatian
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North Sea
West of
Queant
Lagnicourt
Monchy
New York
White House
Coast Line Hotel
North Front Street
Messenger Service
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Postal Telegraph
Wants Fleet Base
David M. Lea & Co
Richmond
Rocky Point
G. T. Jones
N. C
Care Dispatch
Grand
Castle
Jackson & Bell
Ninth and Queen Streets
W.G. Fergus
Shands Grocery
Bear Produce and Merchandise Co
Foltz & Kendrick
Remington
Monarch
Smith Premier
Remington Junior
Remington Typewriter Company
Princess Street
Phone
J. S. Ziegler Co
Chicago
Harriss Typewriting & Advt. Co
H. J. McCartney
Front St
Customs House
North Eastern Construction Company
Charles Finkelstein
South Front Street
Sterling Furniture Co
BE. H. Sneed
Ivor Johnson
Queen City Cycle Co
R. B. Moore
3Rd
Castle Phone
Concord
Johns. McEachern
Care P. O
Wilmington
South Second Street
J. T. Gordon
Oregon and California Railroad Co
Grant Lands Locating Co
Portland
Theo. H. Tecklenburg
Charleston
8. C
Gordon
P. K
Royal Theatre
Singer
Mutual Oil and Gas Corporation
Stockton Street
W. Clay St
L. Mazer
S. 5Th Street
Philadelphia
DR. Vineberg
Masonic Temple
the Peoples Savings Bank
Front
Princess Streets
the Murchison National Bank
W.B. Cooper &Co
Wilmington, N. C
Rsh
Caen Maras Tae
Ore Bie
Dak Bank
C. W. Yates Co
Posal
P.O. Box
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Fura
New Hanover County
Cement Products CO
East Point
Atiasata, Ga
Murchison Bidg
Oliver Bidt
Pittsburg, Qh
L. Dickinson
Princess Building
W. B. Thorpe & CO
Water and Ann Streets
American Bank
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