Germans Seize Kemmel Hill in Ypres Sector Struggle
British and Allied forces report continued heavy fighting on the Ypres front as German troops gain Kemmel Hill, with Allied lines holding nearby and efforts to eject the position under way. Other actions across Flanders and the Somme include Allied assaults recapturing Villers-Bretonneux and Zeebrugge raid success.
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Radcliffe
Y Pre
Kemmel Hill
London
Kammel
Thea
Gemane
Ypres
Kemmel
Flanders Front
Arent Kemmel
Mount Nemmel
Vierstraat
Voout Kemmeel
Somme
Villers-Bretonter
Rcovs
Cess
Pic'rd
Somheim
Bailleul
Kem
Yisehaete Wera
Warn
Verdun
Meuse
Picardy
Flanders
Amiens
Villers-Bretonneux
Hengard
Castel
Paris
Woevre
Regnieville
Leicheprey
Pershing
Zeebrugge
Osterd
Zeebruges
Ostend
William
Zeebrugse
Berlin
Wten
Cnmmand
Seventy Five Names On Casualty List
Washington reports a casualty list of 75 names including 9 killed in action 5 died of wounds 3 died of disease 88 wounded severely and 25 wounded slightly. Seven officers are women with five severely wounded and two slightly. Names cover officers and enlisted personnel with multiple severities and a prisoner in Germany previously listed as killed in action.
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Washington
Henry H. Worthington
Orlando C. Brown
Edward W. Freeman
John J. Hyde
Henry F. Kelly
William
John F. Granger
Basilio Guidora
Eorge B. Hight
George Alfred Hopkins
Robert L. House
Julius Kulhayi
Frank F. Mellon
Peter Modszelewski
John Norris
Samuel R. Schlimper
Ben L. .Slemon
Charles W. Williamson
William H. Kirk
Alfred P. Kivitn
Charlies Smith
Robert P. Barrett
Storm Warnings Issued Along Atlantic Coast
Northeast storm warnings posted from Charleston to New York as a disturbance off Charleston moves northeast. Weather Bureau reports expect moderate easterly gales on the coast this afternoon and tonight with winds turning westerly by Saturday.
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Washington
Atlantic
Charleston
D. C
New York
Weather Bureau
One German long range gun destroyed near Crepy En Laonnois
Portis April 26 One of three German long range guns bombarding Paris has been destroyed, according to Deputy Charles Leboucq. He spoke after visiting the sector near Crepy En Laonnois where the guns are set, noting new emplacements being built and photos showing the firing platforms and camouflage methods.
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Associated Press
New York
Foreign Service
Tor Oes
Ipverhela
Frank M. America
London
Robert T. Stres
Somme
Peronne
Charles T. Thompson
Gorizia
Europe
United States
Walter Whiffen
Charles 8. Smith
Harbin
James Hickey
Halifax
West Indies
Bermuda
Havana
Zimmerman
Mexico
Paris
Presse
Ordnance
British Showed Great Courage at Zeebrugge Raid
Paris bombardment reports say damage minimal with no injuries as Major Gen Maurice heads for front. London dispatch details the Zeebrugge raid by the Vindictive Iris and Daffodil, including heroism and sacrifices of crew and marines to divert German fire and block the canal.
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London
Reuters Ottawa
Carpenter
Vindictive
Zeebrugge
Keyes
St George
England
Reuter
Ottawa
Admiralty
Liverpool
Iris
Mole
Hhe
Campbell
Bradford
Hawkins
Gibbs
Spencer
Tieutenant
Stewart Bonham Cartier
Billyard Leake
Liberty yard to build tankers in Wilmington
Washington approved the Wilmington shipyard project for Liberty Shipbuilding Company treasurer Max Schoolman. The yard will be expanded with more workers and construction to begin at once for concrete tankers to serve the Mexican oil trade, after recent hurdles were resolved.
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Washington
Max Schoolman
Liberty Shipbuilding Company
Wilmington
Oday
Mr. Schoolman
Work of righting St. Paul has begun
An Atlantic Port April 26. The investigation into the cause of the St. Pauls overturn at the dock continues with navy and owners. Five wreckers and divers work to upright the overturned hull while pontoon barges prepare to lift her to an even keel. Divers have not found bodies or trapped sailors up to noon.
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Atlantic
Carnegie Medals for 26 Acts of Heroism
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced 26 acts of heroism recognized in its spring meeting in Pittsburgh. Bronze and silver medals were awarded. two heroes died, two were injured, and pension and disability benefits were granted. In the South, medal awards included Susan Brittingham and W Bunyan Samuels for drownings. a silver medal went to the father of Hugh F Proctor who died saving another from a train incident.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Susan Brittingham
Broad Street
Augusta
Margaret C. O’leary
W. Bunyan Samuels
Seventh Street
Peter 5. Bersenas
Bowerville
Hugh F. Proctor
Colon
N. C
Zeebrugge officer to lose command for surprise raid
Amsterdam reports say Vice Admiral Schroeder the Zeebrugge commander will be deprived of command after the British raid Tuesday. German papers react to Zeebrugge raid with mixed views. some call it a failure, others concede the attack showed boldness.
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Amsterdam
Schroeder
Zeebruggs
Zeebrugee
Berlih
Two Americans Found Alive in Dugout Under Fire
April 26 report details two wounded American soldiers found alive in a No Man’s Land dugout near Leicheprey after enduring German shelling and mud. Red Cross bearers faced German fire while rescuing survivors including Raymond Demunsky.
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France
Leicheprey
No Man's Land
Redn
Raymond Demunsky
New Haven
Conn
Demunsky
Red Cross
No Man's
Edward Jacques
Jacques
John A. Dickman
Somerville
Mass
Dickman
Parker
William J. Farrell
West Newton
Father Farrell
Raymond Connor
Leidheprey
Connor
Confessed Negro Executed in North Carolina
Willie Williams, 847 Oun, a Black Asheville man, was electrocuted at the state penitentiary after a March Buncombe County conviction for assaulting a white girl. He reportedly confessed before his execution. A separate Raleigh case, Marcus Edwards, a white man, had an execution scheduled but was stayed on appeal for a new trial.
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Raleigh
N. C
Criminal Court
Buncombe County
Willie Williams
Asheville
Bushee
Marcus Edwards
North Carolina Supreme Court
Edwards
Wake County
PROPORTIONS RATES GRANTED FOR PROPORTIONAL COAL TARIFF
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed the Air Line railroad to set proportional rates on bituminous coal and coke from Pennsylvania to Carolina and Mississippi Valley points via Portsmouth and Richmond, matching existing proportional rates for anthracite coal and bypassing long and short haul rules.
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Washington
The
2Aboard Air Line Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Portsmouth
Richmond
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Carolina
Southeastern
Mississip
Uruguay and Germany War Inquiry Response Forecast
In Montevideo on April 26 it is rumored that Germany’s reply to Uruguay’s war inquiry is unsatisfactory. Officials expect an official statement on the matter tonight.
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Montivideo
Uruguay
Germany
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Allied Line
Elma Radcliffe
War Office
Maurice
Frederick Barton Maurice
Wort
Copyright, Underwood ,& Underwood
Teebrucee
Liberty
Hitch
Schoolman
Ferguson
ST. Paul
Carnegie
Colon, N. C
Zeebugge
Ss. A. L
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