Germans Prepare to Launch New Assault on Haig Front
German forces on the Western front mass troops and raid areas near Ypres La Bassee Festubert and around Robecq while preparing for renewed heavy fighting Allied defenses stiffen as German raids intensify North of the Somme and in Picardy. Allied airmen bomb German bases and Pershing reports American casualties exceed 200 with German losses around 300 to 400.
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Ypres
Salient
Mont Kemmel
la Bassee
Festubert
Robecq
Somme
Albert
Ancre
Amiens
Flanders
Arras
Haigh
Montdidier- Noyon
St. Mihiel
Pershing
Washington
Macedonia
Monastir
Doiran
Vetrenik
Holland
Germany
London
British Raid Targets Ostend and Zeebrugge Harbors
British naval forces raided German submarine bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge. Five old cruisers filled with concrete were run aground blown up and abandoned. The operation met a reasonable measure of success with no reported casualties. ships returnng to base with limited information available.
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London
Ostend
British raid on Ostend and Zeebrugge targets German submarines
Allied interest centers on Ostend and Zeebrugge as main German U boat bases. British raids aim to disrupt submarine operations while land defenses hinder land assault. Washington notes the actions as key steps in the broader campaign to bottle up U boats.
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Ostend
Zeebrugge
North Sea
English Channel
Field Marshal Nair
Flanders
Washington
Zebruges
Navy Department
Cattegut
Britichy Isles
Casualty list reports 43 names with split by status
Washington April 23 casualty list lists 43 names: 2 killed in action, 1 died of wounds, 4 died of disease, 9 wounded severely, 27 wounded slightly. Three officers named Lieutenants Holmes McNeil and McNeel. Names span Privates and noncoms including Cane McGaffigan Ploof Bybee KuBiak Wittcamp and many others.
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Washington
Bernard F. McNeel
Thomas M. Holmes
Harry D. McNeil
Frank G. Cane
Daniel L. McGaffigan
Winford Ploof
William Carstens
William Dafiamme
Edward J. Piekarski
John Thompson
Joseph J. Aleskandrowicz
Eugene M. Binion
James W. Burke
Henry C. Burt
John Erickson
Bernard F. Erwin
Raynor A. Fairly
Frank E. Henry Herbert F. Melvin
Robert J. Nicholson
Thomas Okleja
Harry N. Rainey
Charges Against the A. T. Company
The Federal Trade Commission charged American Tobacco Company with unfair methods including fixed resale prices. Hearings are set for June 12 with allegations of price fixing and coercion of dealers, jobbers, and retailers to observe those prices and divert orders to compliant channels.
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Washington
American Tobacco Company
Federal Trade Commission
American airmen win honors in Paris
Second Lieutenant Dinsmore Ely formerly of the Lafayette Escadrille died from injuries after an airplane accident. Sergeant David E Putnam of Brookline Mass and Phelps Collins of Detroit received the French War Cross. Collins was killed on March 13 in aerial combat. Putnam Wellman and Collins had enlisted in the foreign legion and fought in the trenches before joining aviation service.
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Paris
Dinsmore Ely
Chicago
Ills
LaFayette Escadrille
David E Putnam
Brookline
Mass
Escadrille No. 87
Phelps Collins
Detroit
Collins
Putnam
Wellman
Foreign Legion
Aviation Service
South Carolinian Killed Seven Huns
Lt Daniel C Roper Jr sends letter describing South Carolina cadet David, a Citadel graduate, who killed seven Germans before being overwhelmed in France. The message praises endurance and valor, noting the officer’s death and the family’s pride amid tragedy.
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Roper
Tolina
David
Bruges Canal Blocked After Raid, British Losses Reported
London reports the Bruges canal entrance blocked as a result of a naval raid. Sir Eric Geddes stated casualties were heavy, with one destroyer and two coast craft sunk and two launches missing. An enemy destroyer was torpedoed at Zeebrugge and two blockading ships sunk. Ostend saw two ships run ashore and blown up.
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London
Bruges Canal
Eric Geddes
Admiralty
House of Commons
Eric
Trice
Sir Eric
Zeebrires
Zebrugge
Sir Eric Said
Ostend
Three More Shocks Hit San Jacinto and Hemet
San Jacinto California reports three additional earthquake shocks overnight and into today. The tremors shook San Jacinto and Hemet but caused no new damage beyond the earlier Sunday afternoon quake that partly wrecked the business district and heavily damaged Hemet.
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San Jacinto
Cal
Hemet
Rate Increase on Atlantic and Western Railroad
Washington April 23 Interstate Commerce Commission tentatively approves higher commodity rates between North Carolina stations on the Atlantic and Western railroad.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce
North Carolina
Atlantic and Western Railroad
Eagle's Nest Hotel Destroyed By Fire
Eagle's Nest resort hotel on Junaluska mountain near Waynesville N C was destroyed by fire late yesterday. Buildings were unoccupied. origin undetermined. Loss about 50 000 with roughly 20 000 insurance. little prospect of rebuilding.
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Asheville
N. C
Eagle’s Nest
Junaluska Mountain
Waynesville
Governor delays Francis Senate appointment in Missouri
Jefferson City Mo April 23 Governor Gardner announced that David R Francis then ambassador to Russia would be the choice to succeed Senator Stone but Secretary Lansing advised against the action and Gardner says no selection has been made yet.
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Francis
Jefferson City
David R. Francis
Russia
United States Senate
Stone
Lansing
Gardner
Two More Shocks Hit San Jacinto and Hemmer
Two additional earthquake tremors struck Hemer and San Jacinto at 9 07 and 9 14 a m. The movement was stronger at Hemer where loose bricks walls and wreckage were further loosened and debris fell into the business districts amid continued tremors.
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San Jacinto
Cal
Hemer
Hemmer
Diplomats Prepare Fresh Peace Talks With Romania
Amsterdam and Berlin papers report German Foreign Secretary Von Kühlmann and Austro Hungarian Foreign Minister Burian will head to Bucharest at week’s end to resume negotiations with Romania. Burian delays planned Berlin visit.
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Rumania
Amsterdam
Berlin
von Keuhlmann
Baron Burian
Bucharest
Eddie Collins Extends Consecutive Games Record
Eddie Collins of the White Sox set the major league mark by playing in 473 consecutive games. He started against Detroit with 472 in the streak, tying Sam Crawford's previous record.
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Eddie Collins
Chicago
White Sox
Detroit
Sam Crawford
Americans occupy two Paris landmarks as offices
The Halysee Palace and the Hotel Champs Élysées have been taken over by the American Expeditionary Force. The buildings will serve as offices and quarters for American army officers.
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Paris
Halysee Palace
Hotel Champs Flysees
Wilmington Committee Rows to Name Aiding Committees
A large meeting called by the Chamber of Commerce appointed Cowan as chairman to organize Wilmington support for shipbuilding. Speakers urged unity, planned committees for entertainment, housing, supplies, and city maintenance to ensure a swift, permanent yard project and prevent profiteering.
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Rowland
Ski Board
Court House
C Bef of Commerce
James H. Cowan
Wilmigton
Wilmington
U Se
Marcus W Jacobi
Chamber of Commerce
Cowan
Hugh Macrrae
MacRae
Benjamin Franklin
Washington
Mr. MacRae
Ile
Liberty Shipbuilding Company
Germany war drift looms as Uruguay Argentina eye break
Berlin advices say Uruguay and Argentina may declare war on Germany soon. Uruguay severed diplomatic ties last October after the Luxburg affair and has shown sympathy to the United States. Argentina has faced submarine tensions since Luxburg documents surfaced. Buenos Aires protests and anti German sentiment grow amid regional strains.
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London
Uruguay
Germany
Berlin
Exchange Telegraph
Amsterdam
Montevideo
France
Switzerland
Congress
Argentina
United States
Count von Luxburg
Buenos Aires
Aventinia
Hear
Brazil
Lyons Children Thank American Red Cross Party
Lyons France April 22 children in a public ceremony thanked the American Red Cross and its 15 million members. In Place Bellecour 3,000 schoolchildren formed a hollow square for a visit by H P Davison and the Red Cross party, with boys carrying American flags and girls French tricolor flags.
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Yons
France
Lyons
America
American Red Cross
Bellecour
H. P. Davison
German Arrested on Paris Street
Paris police detained a man wearing a French infantry uniform who claimed to be born in Alsace and to have deserted from the German army after being sent from Galicia to the Western front. Officers suspect he is a German officer.
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Paris
Alsace
Galicia
American Captive Seized by Chinese Bandits in Shangtung
London April 23 Reuters dispatch reports an American named Love captured by Chinese bandits in Shangtung province. The American minister to China proposes appointing an official with powers to suppress bandits and rescue foreign captives.
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London
Love
Shangtung
Reuter
Peking
China
German Leaders Say Final West Battle Needed For Peace
German generals Ludendorff and von Hindenburg warned peace for Germany hinges on decisive fighting on the Western front. They described the final battle as necessary to obtain favorable terms, noting French resistance and the strategic value of forcing a conclusive victory despite heavy losses.
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New York
Germany
Ludendorff
Great Headquarters
von Hindenburg
France
Galicia
Italy
Wilhelm Hegeler
Berliner Tageblatt
Marshal von Hindenburg
von Ardone
Tageblatt
Holland and Germany near breaking point in war risk talk
The Hague reports a crisis session as Britain and Amsterdam gauge strain with Germany. Rumors claim an ultimatum and possible war risk in DutchGerman relations tied to Dutch tonnage seizures and gravel transport objections.
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London Daily News
Holland
Germany
London
Hsland
Handelsblad
Amsterdam
United States
Great Britain
Vaderland
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Daniel C. Roper, Jr
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Dillon
San Jancinto
A. & W. Railroad
Dyer
Children OF Lyons
Paris Street
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Hindenburg
The
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