Contract Set For Building 12 Steel Ships Here
Telegram from Congress states Wilmington will be chosen by the United States Shipping Board to construct 12 large steel ships of about 3600 tons each. The government will own the yard and direct all shipbuilding on a permanent basis. Senator Simmons and H L Godwin confirm the dispatches and note another shipyard may be added.
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Congress
Wilmington
United States Shipping Board
North Carolina
H. L. Godwin
Senator Simmons
British Withdraw From Ypres Sector
British forces pull back from positions in the Ypres sector in southeastern Belgium as German troops push forward. The retreat aims to reduce losses while the Allied line reorganizes under pressure from advancing German units.
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Belgium
British Withdraw From Ypres Front In War Drift
British forces begin to withdraw from the Ypres sector as German advances pressure the line in southwestern Belgium. Haig reports a partial retreat east of Ypres with positions shifted toward the Wytschaete area and St Eloi as counter attacks push back German gains near Wytschaete.
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Rees
Ypres
Belgium
Martial Haig
Wrytschaete
Evs
London
Wytschaete
Hollebeke
St. Eloi
Mes‘Ines Ridge
Lendaele Ridge
Passchendaele ‘Ien
Messines Ridge
Vette
Eale
Lys Battefront
Haze‘rock
Nieppe Wood
Bailleul
Sateen
Allen
Mount Kemmel
Hee
Bailleul-Wytschaete
France Executes Paul Bolo Pasha for Treason
Paris reports the firing squad execution of Paul Bolo Pasha at Vincennes for treason. He faced the squad with indifference, wore white gloves, and requested communion before death. The body was given to his family, with embroidered handkerchiefs placed on his heart.
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Paris
Vincennes
Paul Bolo Pasha
Bolo
Sante
Julien
Socialist Leader Sentenced 60 Days in Trondhjem
Christiania reports M. Tranmey, head of the Socialists of the Left, jailed for 60 days for provocative speeches. He faces charges of inciting workers to imitate Russia’s Bolshevik example and form workers' and soldiers' councils. The sentence could stir unrest across Norway.
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Christiania
Burian Named Austro Hungarian Foreign Minister
Vienna dispatch reports Baron Burian appointed foreign minister succeeding Count Czernin while retaining finance portfolio. He previously served as foreign minister from 1914 to 1916 and authored notes to the United States over the Italian steamship Ancona incident with American losses in 1915.
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Amsterdam
Baron Buriaza
Count Czernin
Vienna
Baron Burian
Baron Stephen Burian von Rajecz
Foreign Office
Count Berechtold
United States
Ancona
Mediterranean
Liberty Subscriptions Near One Billion Reported
Washington reports show Liberty Loan subscriptions totaling 931,156,050 with first day receipts near 25,000,000. Atlanta has raised 2,500,000 as campaign gains progress amid strong southern participation including 2,402,000 by the Mississippi Woman's Committee and notable sales from a war exhibit train. Negro communities in Southern Georgia are buying bonds, many at 500 each.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Treasury
Atlanta
Mississippi Woman’s Committee
Georgia Woman’s Committee
South
Georgia
Wilmington Looks to Be a Winner in Shipyard Battle
The Shipping Board experts recommended rejecting Charleston South Carolina for a new steel shipyard. They cited insuperable location hurdles including rail, power access, and costly ground prices. Wilmington North Carolina emerged as the most suitable alternative.
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Washington
Charleston
S. C
Shipping Board
Wilmington
N. C
Carolina Shipbuilding to Build 12 Steel Ships at Wilmington
The United States Shipping Board signed a contract with the Carolina Shipbuilding Company to construct 12 fabricated steel ships of 9,600 tons each at Wilmington North Carolina. The yard will be government owned and the company acts as the government’s direct agent. The Charleston work is abandoned in favor of Wilmington and the project represents a major addition to the concrete ship program.
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Carolina Shipbuilding Company
George H.manning
Washington
United States Shipping Board
Wilmington
N. C
Godwin
Charleston
Simmons
Shipping Board
Representative Jones Dies in Virginia Like 14 Terms in Congress
Washington reports Representative Jones of Virginia died today from a stroke suffered over a week ago. He was the dean of the Virginia delegation and the longest serving Democrat in the House with 14 continuous terms, aged 69. In Flanders the battle rages with intense fighting as British forces advance near Wytschaete south of Ypres amid reports of fluctuating gains.
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Representative Jones
Virginia
Flanders
Washington
Jones
Congress
House
Cannon
Denson Preliminary Hearing Postponed to April 26
The preliminary hearing for William A. Denson, prominent Birmingham attorney, arrested April 1 on disloyalty charges, has been postponed from today to April 26.
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Birmingham
Ala
William A. Denson
Pilot and cadet die in Beamsville area plane crash
Hamilton Ontario reports Cadet B Bonynge of New Jersey was instantly killed and his pilot seriously hurt in an airplane accident about a mile from the Beamsville aviation camp today.
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Hamilton, Ont
B. Bonynge
New Jersey
Beamsville Aviation Camp
Wytschaete Recaptured by British Forces
London reports Major General Maurice announces the greater part of Wytschaete and probably all of it is in British hands, marking a decisive advance in wartime operations.
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Wytschaete
London
Maurice
War Office
Record Sugar Cargo Arrives Aboard American Steam Ship
Nearly four million pounds of Cuban sugar arrived at the Atlantic Port on an American steam ship. The captain said large quantities remain at Cuban ports awaiting cargo space. It is believed Dutch vessels recently requisitioned by the government will be used for transport.
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Atlantic
Cuba
Cuban
Fire destroys pharmacy dry goods store and art studio in Greenville
Greenville April 17 Fire of unknown origin destroyed Armstrong's pharmacy Wharton's dry goods store and DeMulder's art studio early today causing an estimated damage of 50000 dollars, practically insured.
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Greenville
S. C
Armstrong
Wharton
DeMulder
Secret' Baker Praises American Soldier in France
Secretary Baker returned from a seven week tour and urged renewed U S support for the war with financial and moral backing. He praised American troops in France noting high spirits and cordial relations with French and British forces. He spoke of vast supply facilities and urged continued Liberty loan subscriptions.
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Washington
Wilson
France
Baker
War Department
America
United States
Army
West Front
Lloyd George
Lloyd George warns Ireland conscription not sole answer
London reports Premier Lloyd George pressing Britain’s Ireland policy amid Ireland's convention demand. He warns Ireland's refusal to legislate could hinder conscription and seeks American support via self government offers. He defends government strategy and notes American aid as crucial in the current crisis.
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London
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Ireland
England
Labor Party
America
Wilson
Edward Carson
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