Hindenburg's Great Offensive Presses Toward Paris
Dispatches report Hindenburg’s March 21 dawn offensive stalled east of Amiens with Paris still 85 miles away and Dunkirk 235 miles distant. Allied coordination under General Foch and Pershing’s American force shift the balance as Allied lines extend, with limited German gains and British, French, American, and other forces holding.
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Paris
Amiens
Dunkirk
Hildenhurs
Ralked
Camel Ports
Hazebrouck
Flanders
Hindenburg
Somme
Hindenbureg
Foch
France
General Pershing
Picardy
Dixmude
Bailleul
Wytschaete
Wulverghem
Liberty Loan drive lags as third week opens
Washington reports only 45 percent of the $5 billion quota subscribed by the third week, with $1.37 billion raised. Campaigns target churches and preachers to boost support while districts show varied progress in reaching minimum quotas and daily averages hover around $114 million.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Kaiserism
Middle West
Federal Reserve
Kansas City
Dallas
Minneapolis
St. Louis
New York
New York City
Treasury
Southern Reserve
Richmond
Atlanta
Secretary Baker Praises American Troops in France
Washington reports Secretary of War Baker praising American soldiers in France as sweet wholesome and full of determination. He lauded General Pershing and the troops for their work on the firing line and said the Allied cause unites nations in a common bond. He warned that victory requires cold relentless force and that war ends when a peoples heart breaks.
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Washington
Baker
Great West Line
France
America
Peshing
Great Britain
Italy
Labor leader speaks here this afternoon
James F. Barrett editor of Asheville Labor will discuss Will Your Union Card Be Good After the War at a 3:30 pm Court House meeting. The event invites all interested in labor conditions and includes a partial report by M. W. Woll, Chicago president of the International Labor Press Association, on Europe’s wartime labor conditions.
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James F. Barrett
Asheville
International Labor Press Association
Europe
Wolla
Association
Belgium
France
Italy
Barrett
Woll
Impressions on Southern Sociological Congress Delegates
J A McNorton reports impressions from the Southern Sociological Congress held in Birmingham April 14 17 as New Hanover Food Conservation Commission representative. He notes frank discussions on Western life, public health, social relations, and the war’s impact on food production and moral uplift.
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J. A. MecNorton
Southern Sociological Congress
Birmingham
New Hanover Food Conservation Commission
Congress
C. W Stiles
United States Public Health
Europe
Naval appropriation bill aims at largest destroyer force
The House passed a massive naval bill totaling 1.5 billion dollars in nine hours to speed shipbuilding. It funds a 100 million dollar program under presidential direction, 125 million for torpedo destroyers, and 188 million for naval aviation doubling original plans. The act also enlarges navy yards and Great Lakes training, raises enlisted strength to 330 thousand, expands the marine corps to 75,500, and includes 350 thousand for repatriating war dead and 250 thousand to 1.25 million for expanding Hampton Roads base.
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Tden
Marine
Henry Ford
Naval Aviation
Marine Corps
France
Neral Pershing
Army
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
United States
Naval Base
Hampton Roads
Americans Repulse German Attack Near Toul and St Mihiel
American forces in France repelled a German assault northwest of Toul after a violent push. A counterattack retook positions as heavy bombardment and gas shells preceded the attack. South of St Mihiel German storm troops tried to advance but were driven back, leaving some dead in their trenches. two German planes were shot down.
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France
Toul
St. Mihiel
Paden
Hoover Rushes 3 Million Bushels of Wheat to Belgium
Washington reports 3,000,000 bushels of wheat will be rushed from Atlantic ports to Belgium, with precedence over Allied food shipments. Hoover coordinates shipments, using ships not needed for troops, to feed about 9.25 million Belgians for one month amid German pressure.
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Washington
Atlantic
Belgium
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Shipping Board
France
Allied Super-War Council
Explosion Destroys American Steamer Florence H
Washington reports the American steamer Florence H was blown up by an internal explosion in a French port on April 17. Navy confirms 34 of 75 crew members were rescued, with a United States destroyer credited for most of the rescues in a cable from Vice Admiral Sims.
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Washington
Florence H
Sims
Navy Department
United States
Notified to Appear for Camp Jackson Examination
The following have been ordered to appear at 4 p m Thursday April 25 at the Wilmington No 15 Masonic Temple for transport to Camp Jackson. John Henry Malpass William M Wells Jr G Ambrosians Chas E Scherer Jr Simon Taft Shiver Walter Gray Futch Ralph Taylor Davis Bob Cashwell Malpass John Pence Mack Johnson Harry Frank Bishop Grover Lewis William Leggett Moses Newell Willie Sellars Noel Gillespie Nearly Harry Frank Bishop and Grover Lewis have failed to appear for physical examination and this notice is given them to appear at once.
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Wilmington
No. 15
Masonic Temple
Camp Jackson
John Henry Malpass
William M. Wells, Jr
G. Ambrosians
Chas E. Scherer, Jr
Simon Taft Shiver
Walter Gray Futch
Ralph Taylor Davis
Bob Cashwell
Malpass
John Pence
Mack Johnson
Harry Frank Bishop
Urge Use of Potatoes to Reduce Surplus
State Food Administrator Henry A. Page urges North Carolina hotels to double potato consumption in coming weeks. He cites wheat conservation, a large crop surplus, and waste prevention and calls for potatoes in every form and on special priced menus to aid farmers and consumers.
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Henry A. Page
Raleigh
North Carolina
Wilmington Man Among Survivors of Menhaden Boom
The Fisheries Product Company dominates the Wilmington scene with a booming menhaden catch. They employ 400 workers now, rising to 700 as the season grows, and account for over a million dollars yearly in wages and purchases. Thomas H. Hayes leads a large, efficient operation with extensive plant upgrades and a fleet overhaul.
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Wilmington
N. C
Thomas H. Hayes
United States
Maine
Texas
Professor Thornton Enlists in the Navy
Richard Thornton, journalism professor at State University, enlisted in Raleigh on April 20 to serve in the Navy. He quits his English classes, though his work has been a notable contribution and his students have performed well.
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Dispatch
Raleigh
Richard Thornton
The
State University
Navy
Thornton
Lake Moor sinks after torpedo attack in European waters
The U S S Lake Moor was torpedoed about midnight April 1 in European waters. Of 10 officers and 52 crew, five officers and 12 crew members survived. Survivors include Lieutenant Commander Kimber J Powers. many names and addresses of missing crew are listed. J M Higgs of the British Navy was among those saved aboard.
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Washington
U. S
Lake Moor
Navy Department
Shipping Board
Sims
Atlantic
Kimber J. Powers
Walnut Street
Portsmouth
James E. Kirkpatrick
Duke Street
Greenville
S C
C. K. Ratcliffe
West Grace Street
Richmond
Harry Taggart
Hamlin
Texas
Lawrence M. Tate
Tenth Avenue
Petersburg
Fla
John H. Thorne
Wilkins Avenue
Baltimore
Frederick Wilson
Easton
Thomas Wilson
Carolina Street
J. M. Higgs
No Khaki On City Streets As Fort Boss Keeps Troops In Hof
Colonel Chase kept his word and did not allow soldiers from the fort to come into the city yesterday. The streets showed no khaki amid crowded conditions, dispelling any belief he would fail to enforce the Sunday order. Previously troops roamed the town on weekends and were leisurely entertained.
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Colonel Chase
Spain Cuts Off London Press Contact Under Embargo
Spain severed press communications with England on Friday with no explanation provided for the news embargo.
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Spain
London
England
German losses on Western front reported heavy by official dispatch
Washington reports Germany is carpeting the Western battlefront with dead and suffering heavy casualties across multiple divisions. The dispatch notes 50 percent losses in units such as the 20th Bavarian and 17th Reserve, with dire scenes along the Arras to Cambrai road and wounded flooding back to home, signaling grim public reaction.
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Washington
Germany
Croix du Bac
Fifth Grenadier
Arras
Cambrai
Teuton
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