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Tuesday, April 16, 1918
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The Headlines
BRITISH ARE REINFORCED; Fresh Troops, Strongly Supported, Now Hold the First Lines NEUVE EGLISE EVACUATED German Infantry Couldn't Take It but British Were Ordered Out Under Heavy Shellfire. GENERAL LED FIRST WAVE One-Armed Hofer Went Over the Top, Brandishing a Stick as He Charged. Vain Attempts to Surround Bailleul. Grim Fighting at Neuve Eglise. Philip Gibbs's Narrative of the Great Battle Little Change to the South. Fresh British Troops in Line Major General Led a German Charge.
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Tech Check
Superheterodyne Radio Receiver, Enigma Machine (Early Version) & Hydraulic Brakes.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,497 days ago
(108 years, 77 days)