Women's clubs aid hospital unit bound for France
Women's clubs nationwide back the Plucky Julie hospital unit staffed by women. Col ony Club of New York donated a minor truck. Sorosis and Clystas Brooklyn clubs contribute ambulances bearing Women's Oversea Hospitals, OSA. A fifty bed hospital will be staged behind the lines in France to aid civilians and military wounded, with support from the Red Cross. The project is linked to the National Woman Suffrage Association, which adopted the hospital as its “wee baby” after supplying initial funding.
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France
Colony Club
New York City
Sorovis
Clystas
Brooklyn
Legead
Red Cross
Limes
St ‘Wil Ba
French War Department
Monsieur Tardien
Washington, D. C
Suffrage Gains and Moves in Major Nations
Inoutry reports that British women have won parliamentary franchise. A French municipal suffrage bill is before deputies. Canadian women expect full enfranchisement. The federal Susan B. Anthony Amendment has passed the U S House.
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Chamber of Deputies
United States
House of Representatives
Crime in Berlin Surges Amid Nighttime Burglary Wave
German reports cite rising crime with most break ins occurring Friday night through Monday. Burglaries payments climbed from 400000 in 1914 to 1 million in 1934 and about 5 million in 1917, while stolen goods compensation by Prussian railways neared 315 million in 1917. Due to chronic food theft, authorities ban moving corn or flour after dark. Letter theft grows, including 19 mailboxes robbed in Charlottenburg. a Mittenwald trap led to the postmaster’s wife imprisonment.
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Seudon
Aecounts
Berlin
Charlottenburg
Mittenwalds
Germans Cross Aisne River In Heavy Fighting
London and Paris report heavy German pressure on the Aisne front west of the British sector with continued battles and a crossing between Berry-au-bach and Vailly. Local German attacks also develop along the Yser front in Flanders as the war continues.
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London
Aisne
War Office
Flanders
Paris
Berryaubach
Vailly
Hercely
Yesle
England to standardize civilian clothing for wartime use
England plans wartime standard shoes and ready made suits in serges and tweeds to be sold at about 3.20 for first grade material and under 15 dollars for second. Serge will be available for suits to measure but no tweed suits to measure. 730000 to 1000000 units expected for sale June to August. Clothing for civilians to be supplied at moderate prices by the Board of Control of Wool Textile Production. Double purpose cloth will be produced undyed and dyed khaki or civilian colors as needed.
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England
London
Associated Presa
Department of the War Office
Board of Control of Wool Textile Producion
Mrs Sarah McCully Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs Sarah McCully 54 wife of B M McCully died today after a two month illness. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1 o clock at the family residence on Last 13th street conducted by Rev B James. Interment at Rosedale Cemetery. Deceased was a native of White County Tennessee and had lived in Ada for years, leaving a severe loss to her family and friends.
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H. McCcully
Sarah McCully
B. M. McCully
13Th Street
B. James
Rosedale Cemetery
White County
Tennessee
Ada
Little Daughter of Rinard Family Dies After Brief Illness
Loviece, age one year, daughter of Chay Rinard and wife, died late Monday afternoon after a twenty four hour illness. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev W H Netitles, with burial in Rosedale cemetery. The death is a severe blow to the parents who gathered support from many friends.
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A. Rinard
Loviece
Chay, Rinard
W. H. Netjtles
Rosedale
Long Range Bombardment Resumed Over Paris
Paris resumes long range bombardment at 6 30 this morning after a lengthy interval. The report notes Germania guns firing on Paris from afar. Washington reports the War Industries Board price axing committee has recommended zinc ore pricing at twelve dollars per pound.
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Paris
Washington
The
War Industries Board
Wilton
Ian
Anniversary Shanty Mystery and Reunion
A man in the mountains receives a desperate three word letter from a wife who recalls their bitter past. In a shadowed room a wealthy woman longs for her writer husband as she rereads a torn marriage, then travels to his remote shack to find him alive. They reunite on the anniversary with a quiet celebration amid risk and remorse.
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Cue d'Alene
Caen
Wrnter
Wallace
Weiry Turvel
Donal
Mac
Elizabeth
Agyalo
McDonal
Counter Attack Aims to Halt German Advance East of Diekebusch
May 28 report from the Associated Press describes a British and French counter attack east of Diekebusch lake in Flanders. Early success aimed to blunt yesterday’s German assault. German forces reportedly committed four divisions along a 41 600 yard front with severe losses. Aerial raid on Paris by German aviators dropped bombs in the suburbs but did not reach the city.
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France
Flangers
Diekebusch Lake
Locre
Voormerede
Paris
Food problems influence Japan's restraint on action
Tokio May 20. AP correspondence notes Japan's severe food shortage helped deter military moves to stop German advances in Siberia. Rice prices have surged and other staples followed due to transportation costs and a dry cold winter. Profiteering is blamed, with the Great Seiyukai party backing capitalist interests resisting government control of industry or food supplies.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Japan
Siberia
Sreat Seiyuksi Party
Siam
Burma
Lhent
Confederate Veterans Reunion Set for Altus Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Confederate Veterans state reunion will be held in Altus June 4 and 6. General D. M. Hailey ordered the gathering with a two cent per mile rail rate for attendees, urging all veterans to attend and help make the occasion memorable. Members from every local camp across the state are expected to participate, with patriotic programs planned.
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Altus
Okla
Confederate Veterans of
Oklahoma
D. M. Hailey
McAlester
Federal Railway Administration
Hurley
Atlus
Catup
Widow of A M Perkerson Dies in Atlanta
Mrs Anne Bethuel Perkerson widow of A M Perkerson and mother of four leading Atlantans died Tuesday morning at her son Harry M Perkersons home 800 Ponce de Leon place after a five month illness. Survived by Edgar J Perkerson William T Perkerson Angus M Perkerson and Harry M Perkerson. Born Conley Georgia she supported Christian causes and church work at Westminster Presbyterian. Sister in law to Mrs W J Staten, mother of Mrs M G Wilson. Funeral arrangements not listed.
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Atlanta
Anne Bethuet Perkerson
A. M. Perkerson
Harry M. Perkerson
Ponce de Leon Place
Edgar J. Perkerson
BE. J. Parkerson Company
Whitehall Street
North Georgia
Conley
Georgia
Per Kerson
Anne Bethyel Moore
Perkerson
Angus
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Atlanta Constitution
W. J. Staten
M. GC. Wilson
Ada
Pulling Power of Horses Experiments in California Show Results
A California test with two 1,600 lb horses pulling a 6,000 lb wagon measured road pull using a dynamometer. Results: concrete good 83 lb, asphalt over concrete 147.6 lb, good gravel 198 lb, firm gravel 225 lb, dusty earth 276 lb, muddy earth 654 lb, loose gravel pre-compaction 789 lb. Demonstrates how road quality dramatically affects hauling power and tonnage.
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Tyne
Angendam
Catch-Drain to Divert Heavy Water from Road Cut
Instructions urge building a catch drain on side hills to keep heavy water flow off the road. Water would be carried to ends of the cut and disposed via pipes or storm gutters into culverts at intervals on long cuts.
Keep Ditchan Open and Improve Ditch Design
The guidance urges preserving open ditches, favoring bread and hollow ditches with flat slopes and ecoiform grade over deep narrow ditches with steep banks. Emphasis is on maintaining open channels to ensure proper drainage and function.
A Dairy Mistake in the Herd Trade
A flawed dairy venture collapses as buyers and sellers misrepresent cattle quality. The so-called dairyman is revealed as a spectator to seed and crop aims rather than a true dairyman, undermining trust and business prospects.
Italians Break Austrian Line At Capo Sile
Italian troops broke through Austrian defenses at Capo Sile on the lower Piave to a depth of 750 yards, taking 450 prisoners. A separate British report lists weekly casualties ending today at 33,694 with 163 officers and 3,527 other deaths, 735 officers and 23,264 men wounded or missing.
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Rome
Capo Sile
Piave
London
Broad Real Estate Transfers and Deeds in Ada Area
Multiple warranty deeds and oil and gas leases recorded in Ada area. Allen Townsite Co transactions reach $100 to $2336.60, conveying lots, blocks, streets, and alleys in Allen and surrounding additions. Transfers include Charles King to Geo B Hall for sections in 5n, Se, and 4n, with various lot and block transfers across Ada additions. Additional parcels traded involve J D Jackson, A M Jackson, Ida B Bent ley, Blanche Brashears, Walter Ray, Mary Jane Alexander, Charley E Walker, Robert L Alexander, David Clapp, and others, with prices ranging from $50 to $6,096 and notes on land in Ada and surrounding additions.
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Allen Townsite Co
A. M. Cummings
Allen
Comadd
Charles King
Geo. B. Hall
J. D. Jackson
SJ. G
Witherspoon
Ada
J. RK
O. Davis Tagfeb Zeybald
A. M. Jackson
W. L. Standridge
A. A. Caldwell
Mary Jane Alexander
Edward's
Harrison
Charley E. Walker
J. F. Walker
Robert L. Alexander
T. J. Myers
David Clapp
Estelle P. Moore
Agnes M. Hunde
S. Klein
B. Ada
C. H. Lanham
B. H. Thompson
L. B. Adams
Wm. Perg
N. B. Stall
Mabel G. Stall
McManu
Huns Attack Allies Near Paris Front
German forces launched an attack between the forest of Pinton and Rheims this morning. French and British troops are resisting with valor, the war office says. Public urging support for War Sayings Stamps to aid troops.
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Paris
Pinton
Rheims
War Office
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Grifiths
Aisne Crossing
M. Jeanney
Jean Key
Allied
A. Perkerson
California
E. B. House
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colorado Springs
Canon City
Cal
Piaviq
Otto Johnson
Eugenie Johnson
Marion Roseberry
Panny Johnson
Virgil Bradley Johnson
Eugenia Johnson
Anne A. Bones
W. G. Skelly
Arthur Mr. Botes
U. E. Whiteley
W. R. Whiteley
W. R. Fisher
Carrie Fisher
J_E. Whiteley
W. H. McCorkle
G. C. Segraves
W. A. Webb
F. P. Smith
E. Willoughby
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