Battle of Picardy and Oise River Fronts Rages Across Night
British and French forces fight along the Oise and Somme fronts amid heavy German losses described as appalling. Noyon evacuated by France while left bank of the Oise held. British positions east of Roye and Albert strengthen as German reinforcements arrive.
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Oise
Picardy
London
British War Office
Roye and Albert
Roye and
Albert
Roye
Nesle
Bapaume
Somme River
Haig
War Office
Albert and
Somme
Butt
Chaulnes
Noyon
Chauny
Noyon-Chauny
Lonidon
Battle of
Pigardy
Roye-Albert
Rheims
Winchester hosts first ever store movie on silk
Women attend show at H. K. Green and Brother on North Main Street featuring The Romance of Silk. Miss Mignon Pfeuffer of Belding Brothers and Company narrates and screens at 11 AM and 3 PM with repeats tomorrow. Filmed at great expense in the Orient and in American mills showing silkworms to skeins.
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Winchester
Messrs. H. K. Green and Brother
North Main Street
Mignon Pfeuffer
Belding Brothers and Company
Belding, Mich
Belding Company
A. L. Green
Japan
America
Belding
Mich
German losses given at 100000 daily on west front
Allied military mission members say German losses average about 100000 men per day due to massed attacks. They claim German manpower is draining faster than Allied losses because the Allies defend, while German offensives drive higher casualty totals.
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West Front
Farm for sale in Virginia with 146 acres on macadam road
Real estate ad offers a 146 acre limestone farm near Winchester with a fine house a new barn good wells 14 year old apple trees timber and fencing priced at 110 dollars per acre. Owner sold 5000 dollars worth of crops last year.
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L. Fultz
Court Square
Winchester
Seals Music Store Promotes Floral Gift Service
Easter flowers including carnations violets roses lilies and sweet peas offered with corsages and delivery across the United States. agent for Blackstone, Washington's leading florist.
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United States
Blackistone
Washington
Seal's
For Sale Enamel Oil Stove and Bed Springs
For sale an enamel finished three burner oil stove with clothes wringer. Also offered are double and single bed springs. Address is No 13 South Main third floor. Contact Hotel Jack for terms. Price three dollars for all. Springs measure 26 to 6 feet.
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South Main
Silk Romance to Feature at Belding Theater Show
Greden & Brother announce The Silk Romance a $50,000 silk project show airing tomorrow at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The feature highlights silk and silk making with the title The Silk Romance.
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Belding
K. Greden & Brother
Belding's 50000 Picture of Silk at H. K. Green & Brother
An advertisement notes Belding's prestigious $50,000 Picture of Silk displayed by H. K. Green & Brother with showtimes at 1 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Allowances of Wheat Flour Cut and Bakers Warned
Local administrator announces half allowances of wheat flour ten shillings per week for next three months a measure aimed at reducing shortages. Bakers who fail to use twenty percent substitutes must not resume operations until compliant or licenses will be revoked as cereal markets show signs of improvement.
Notice to Bakers in Winchester on Wheat Substitutes
Bakers in Winchester must stop baking bread and rolls without using twenty percent wheat flour substitutes. No operations may resume until substitutes are used as required. License revocation possible. City of Winchester.
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Winchester
Vooa Kaitaia
US Faces Wheat Ration Thirty Weeks With Low Supplies
The United States Food Administration orders wheat flour consumption cut to one and a half pounds per person per week for three months. Officials note this is under prewar and wartime France England levels as only 21 million bushels remain monthly for domestic use from a normal 42 million. Demand dwindles as supplies shrink in elevators due to holdbacks.
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United States
United States Food Administration
America
France
England
Food Administration
Bell's Hawaiians At Empire Tonight
Bell's Hawaiians appear in a new musical scenic entertainment at the Empire tonight presented by manager Henry. The act features native performers from Uncle Bam's Pacific possession in a production described as a musical novelty. Proceeds support a patriotic fund at Green Spring hall 8 o'clock Saturday night.
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Henry
Empire Theater
Bell
Uncle Bam
Pacific
Honolulu
M. W. of
A. No. 12908
Greenspring
Patriotic Fund
Gilpin Weds Southern Beauty in Knoxville
Miss Isabelle McGhee Tyson daughter of Brig Gen and Mrs Laurence Davis Tyson married Kenneth Gilpin son of Mr and Mrs Henry Brooke Gilpin at St John s Episcopal Church Knoxville Tennessee The ceremony began at 4 80 o clock with Bishop Sailor of Tennessee officiating The church was decorated with lilies and candles The bride wore white satin with rose point lace and a veil of illusion gifted with orange blossoms and gardenias The couple stood before family and friends including best man Capt Donald Gilpin and bridesmaids from Atlanta Knoxville and New York City
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Isabelle McGhee Tyson
Laurence Davis Tyson
Kenneth Gilpin
Henry Brooke Gilpin
Clarke County
Baltimore
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Knoxville
Tenn
Bishop Sailor
Tennessee
Ot Fhotior
Pro Germans Runout West Sparking Nationwide Tension
A midwestern crackdown on pro German and disloyal elements unfolds with police and locals detaining 75 people in Chicago. At Benton Illinois a Bohemian woman is tarred and driven out. Delphos Ohio sees house to house searches. Miami Oklahoma reports a man forced to kiss a soldier and salute.
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Benton
Ill
Delphos
Ohio
Miami
Okla
Birth of a Nation at Auditorium this Thursday and Friday
The Birth of a Nation screens at the Auditorium with matinee at 2:30 PM and 8:30 PM shows. Proceeds go to the Sarah Zane Fire Co. The production matches last year’s release with admission at 25 and 0c.
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Sarah Zane Fire Co. Ip
Anglo French Preparing Huge Counter Offensive
A lengthy Washington dispatch discusses Western Front developments and the potential for an Anglo-French counter offensive to halt the German drive. Army officers warn of dangerous possibilities and note Germany’s growing artillery speed and mobility. A lost black silk sash on Main Street offers reward.
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the Star
Washington
Germany
Paris
Main Street
N. — Street
Boyce Quint Beats Berryville Again in Hoop Fight
In Boyce Virginia on March 26 the Boyce High School girls basketball team defeated Berryville High School in a heated contest. The final score stood l to 13 amid a fast paced game with both sides showing strong defense and scoring opportunities.
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Boyce
Boyce High School
Berryville High School
For Rent Nine-Room House Notice
Fragmentary rental notice indicates a nine-room house available for rent with unclear details. The text mentions alterations and lighting, and references a person or contact named Lynch.
Crown Prince Story Proves False Amid War Rumor
A sweeping rumor claimed the German crown prince was killed or captured by Britain but later reports say he remains safe behind German lines. The confusion seems linked to news of Prince Henry of Reuss, head of the Reuss younger line, killed on the western front.
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Prince Henry of
Reuss
Western Front
Berlin
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