Duelling on French Front Increasing in Violence
The report notes intensified German efforts on the Aisne Meuse Verdun fronts with repulsed raids near Avrecourt wood and St Die. General Foch is said to be preparing another strike while indications point to Austrian and Italian actions and Washington interest centers on Allied plans.
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Foch
Washington
Italy
Aisne River
Rheims
Champagne
Meuse
Verdun
Avyrecourt Wood
St. Die
Pares
Amiens
Hangard Am Lan
Grivesnes
Pélimell
Wiashington
Picardy
Hig
Boy Scouts Will Sell New Liberty Bond Drive
The third Liberty loan sale opens Saturday and runs four weeks with Boy Scout troops in Winchester and Frederick County leading the fundraising. A public meeting at Handley Library Friday at 7:30 p.m. will announce campaign plans. Count Tavingstine will speak and present war service emblems to nineteen scouts.
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Liberty Loan
Boy Scouts of America
Winchester
Wilson
Boy Scouts
Handley Library
Frederick County
Tavingstine
Washington
Livingstone
Marshall Baker
North
Main Street
Adna Chana Davis Dead Noted Colored School Teacher
Adna Chana Davis, respected teacher at the colored public school and a graduate of the local colored school and Manassas Industrial Schools, died yesterday afternoon at her father Robert Davis’s home at 116 Wolfe Street after months of illness. She leaves brothers Marion Davis and Davis others, with funeral set for Mann Methodist Church this afternoon and interment in Orrick Cemetery.
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Adna Chana Davis
Robert Davis
Wolfe Street
Colored School
Manassas
Mann Methodist Churc
Orrick Ceme
Vandoren
Germans Profit Mania Shocks War Public
German press editorials translated by the committee on public information allege Daimler motor works earned 173 percent profit annually versus sworn 12 percent, threatening output cuts unless prices rise. The Deutsch Zeitung warns the war loan could suffer as private subscriptions falter amid the scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Committee On Public Information
Daimler Motor Works
Germany
Deutsch
Zeitune
Large Spuds From Montana Exhibit At The Star
Mrs. Mary Conner returned from an extended visit to her son in law and daughter Garnett and Mrs. Carter at Kirby Montana and showed two irish potatoes weighing two and a half pounds each dug without water since planting. The irrigated soil in Kirby likely explains the exceptional tubers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Conner
Garnett Carter
Kirby, Mont
Star Office
Mr Ritter Dies In Hagerstown
William A. Ritter of Frederick County dies at his Hagerstown home at 5 am after six months illness. A 25 year employee of Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Co he belonged to the Baptist Church and Jr O U A M. Survived by wife and eight children Ruth Anna Russell Ernest William Roy Woodrow Preston all at home, sisters Catherine Smallwood Martha Carver Alice Ritter of Winchester and brother Frank Ritter of Washington. Funeral Thursday at 2 30 pm with services at the house by Rev ana Webb and Rose Hill Cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Ritter
Frederick County
Hagerstown
Catherine Smallwood
Martha Carver
Alice Ritter
Winchester
Frank Ritter
Washington
Ana Webb
Rose Hill Cemetery
Winchester Circuit Preaching at Three Churches on Sunday
The preacher Rev. W. H. Sampsell will hold services at Sunrise Church 10:30 a.m. Mt Zion 3 p.m. and Mt Pleasant 7 p.m. on the Winchester circuit April 1748 with notices of local auctions and thrift stamp drives on Houck farm near Swimley Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunrise Church
Mt. Zion
Mt. Pleasant
W. H. Sampsell
J. Madison
Swimley Station
Houck Farm
The Star Backing Water Street Widening Editorial
The Star urges widening Water Street in Winchester. It argues a seven hundred dollar yearly burden covers traffic police and condemning a 12 foot strip. real estate will rise in value with the broader street, reducing overall costs and taxes.
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The
Star Base
Winchester
Water Street
Dhta
Wester Street
Weter Street
Assur
Main
Market Street
Cumberland Valley
Main Street
Castle Hall Cigars two for nine cents sale notice
Castle Hall Cigars advertised at two for nine cents with claims of quality and value. Asco Drug Store at 139 North Main Street notes the offer. Plante varieties are for sale at Grove near J M Frye's Plant Nursery located at 809 Main Street Apt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Hall
Asco Drug Store
N. Main St
J. M. Frye
Plant Nursery
Main St
Apt
Asco Drag Store
N. Main
Foul murder at Creel Building near White House
James King a 56 year old white night watchman at the Creel committee on public information was shot to death in the Creel bureau hallway just before 6 am. The crime site across from the White House raised suspicions of a German op raid since the bureau stored sensitive information. Police and agents pursued this theory as the investigation began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Washington
James King
Creel Committee On Public Information
Committee
White House
Creel Bureau
Archie Pitman Ill at Mount Jackson Home of Daughter
Archie Pitman late Confederate veteran and former Winchester resident lies seriously ill at his daughter Mrs. Allen’s Mount Jackson Virginia home. Age and complications mark his condition as he remains in poor health. His sons Joseph H. Pitman of Hereford Texas and Frank Pitman of Lyon Ohio visit with relatives and discuss plans amid his illness.
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Archie Pitman
Winchester
Allen
Mount Jackson
Pitman
Messrs
Joseph H. Pitman
Hereford
Texas
Frank Pitman
Lyon
Ohio
Mrs
Charles Ft. Keel
North Braddock
Lull Continues On British Section of Picardy Front
Former Winchester resident Benjamin T. Holliday dies suddenly in Basie Virginia at about 65. He lived on West Winter street for years and traveled for a Baltimore dry goods house. Survived by two children William Holliday and Helen Holliday. funeral in Staunton, Virginia.
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Benjamin T. Holliday
Winchester
Basie
Holliday
West Winter Street
John T. Noonan
Daniel Holliday
Baltimore
Robert Holliday
Union Bank
Judge Motter
Hagerstown
William M. Holliday
Philadelphia
Helen Holliday
Texas
Pri
Batlle
Janie Holiday
Williston
Fila
Staunton
British shipping losses decline in weekly toll
In London on April 4 reports indicate the sinking of seven smaller vessels and five larger British ships totaling about 1,600 tons of fishing craft over the past week. The figures support Sir Effric Geddes's forecast that losses would continue to fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loinidon
Effric Geddes
The
Admiralty
Wilson To Make Clear Statement On War Aims
President Wilson will outline America’s war aims at Baltimore on Saturday. He will review Major General Kuhn's National Army division from Camp Meade and deliver an evening address. The trip is to open the third Liberty loan campaign and reiterate U.S. war purposes and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
America
Balmore
White House
Kuhn
National Army
Camp Meade
Victory on Picardy Front Promised by Allied Spirit
Secretary of the Interior Lane and a conference of educators and civic leaders urged a national campaign to build the Allied nations' spirit and sacrifice. They said victory would come on the Picardy front as a result of this collective effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Washington
Pneumonia Death Toll Among Troops Declines
Washington April 4 There were 121 deaths from pneumonia among U S troops during the week ending March 29. Total deaths from all causes reached 237, up from 223 the prior week. Camp Pike Little Rock Ark led with 20 deaths, 15 from pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Camp Pike
Little Rock
Ark
German Drive Has Been Definitely Checked Official Report Says
Allied air activity continues along the ninety mile front despite stormy weather. British gun sectors at Menin and Passchendaele show artillery use with no major infantry action. German morale cited as affected by reverses though plans for another Amiens push are feared but considered likely to fail. Weather blamed by German papers for fighting slowdown as Compiègne and Clermont rail lines endure artillery fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaker
Tomicon
Picardy
War Office
West Flanders
Menin
Passchendaele
Nebuterne
Amiens
Amsterdam
France
Berlin
Compeigne
Clermont
Sousons
Troops March From Camp Meade To Baltimore For Review
Twelve thousand troops under Major General Kuhn move from Camp Meade toward Baltimore for a grand review by President Wilson. The five mile column will camp in city parks and is expected to arrive tomorrow morning. Special notice from Kirabbaum Co invites spring suit measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Kuhn
Camp Meade
Wilson
Regular Woman's Civic League Meeting Announced
The monthly meeting of the Woman's Civic League Inc. is set for Friday April 12 at 4 pm at the Ek Club on Braddock and Piccadilly streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Civic League, ‘Inc
Ek’ Club
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Venice
F. B. Maurice
London War Office
Mair Street
Roy
Water St
Maine
Seed Potatoes
Winchester. Seed CO
H. B. Khckley & CO
H. H. Baker
Tery
Wire
Brunswick
AGS
Montana
Mr. Ritter
Mr. Jackson
Ford
Chapman’s Auto Sales Co
Mountain View Nursery Co
Kaiser
Brill and Ritter
Oxford
A. B. Kirabbaum Co
Ryan
Crystal
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