World War I News Briefs From The Era
In brief dispatches from New York and Washington, treasury secretary McAdoo says war financing will not disrupt business while labor mobilization expands skilled shipbuilding. Secretary Wilson bills a national labor mobilization as essential to prevent German incursion, with warnings from Judge Burpee. Ambassador Gerard warns Germany plans to invade the U S, draft allocations predict New York supplying most of the initial 600000 men, and the Margaret submarine attack off Ireland is reported. The U S ships Rockingham and Margaret face loss or salvage, with crews missing or saved.
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Germany
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
New York
Nevada
War Department
Washington
France Mission Arrives to Rousing Capitol Cheers
Rene Viviani led the French mission in a stirring French address on the Senate floor in Washington amid cheers. The administration seeks absolute wartime authority to regulate food production and prices and to act under the war clause.
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Washington
France
Rene Viviani
Congress
British Sun Sunk. British and Allied Advances Reported
European war brief notes the tank steamship British Sun sunk after a German submarine attack with crew saved. It adds first two months of unrestricted submarine warfare sunk more than 1,600,000 tons. Reports say Fresnoy captured by Canadians and British forces advance toward Reincourt and Bullecourt.
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British Sun
Sun OU Company
Philadelphia
Great Britain
London
Karl Helfferich
Reichstag
Amsterdam
Fresnoy
Cherisy
Hindenburg
Reincourt
Bullecourt
Reuter
New Draft Law Registration Rules Issued
The War Department outlines how the universal military draft will be carried out with local registration at voting places. Governors, sheriffs, and mayors appoint registrars, with one per 170 people to be registered, and absentees or the sick can register by mail or via county or city clerks.
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National Army
Clites
Jairs
Banks Urged to Help Print Bond Offer in US Treasury
Secretary McAdoo telegraphed 27 518 banks and trust companies authorizing subscriptions for a 2 000 000 000 bond issue urging their cooperation with the federal reserve banks and requesting rough estimates of bonds each would take for itself and its patrons. A flood of initial loan subscriptions followed, with large cities and states represented. Negotiations continued for credit to Italy and France, including a 100 000 000 loan to Italy and a 100 000 000 loan to France to be transferred to ambassadors Jusser and Cellere within days.
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Washington
McAdoo
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury
Italy
Count di Cellere
Federal Reserve Banks
France
Jusserand
May Center in Washington forecasts central buying committee
Sir Hardman Lever of the British war mission forecast a Washington based central purchasing committee for all U S allied government supplies, replacing J P Morgan & Co. He argued Germany would be practically bankrupt in the postwar credit market due to exploding internal debts and high interest, while the Allies would emerge financially strong from wartime payments and large American loans.
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Washington
United States
Hardman Lever
J. P. Morgan & Co
Germany
Agree on Paying Men In Training Washington Army Plan
The War Department announced an agreement to pay 100 dollars a month to men in training camps seeking commissions in the officers reserve corps. About 40,000 may enroll once camps open May 16, with room for more qualified recruits as each of the sixteen camps aims for 2,500 applicants.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Tne
Cmmps
Department
Chicago to Furnish Chasers, Ita Naval Resources
Acting under orders from the navy department Captain W F Moffett commandant of the Great Lakes navy training station began rounding up hundreds of small power boats readying them to be equipped as submarine defenders. Captain Matter expects to rush them to Mee
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Chicago
Furniah Chasers
Ita Naval Resources
Navy Department
W. 4. Moffett
Great Lakes
Matter
Espionage Bill Narrowed Censorship Gives President Proclamations
Washington May 7 The espionage bill passed the House 260 to 105 with a revised censorship section granting the president wide discretion to prohibit publication by proclamation during a national emergency. The substitute requires proving that publishing prohibited information has value to the enemy before penalties apply. The section allows defense discussion but forbids restricting newsroom commentary. The Senate later tied an export embargo proposal to restrict embargo powers to cases where American products reach the enemy by a 40 to 30 vote.
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Washington
Ieriday
House
Gard
Ohio
United States
Senate
Wison
Rockingham Sunk. Nebraskan Vessel Attacked by Submarine
The American steamer Rockingham, formerly Nebraskan, was sunk by a German submarine off the British coast. Thirteen crew members are missing, while two lifeboats with 39 men were saved by patrol vessels. The ship had a 386 crew and a small naval contingent.
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Rockingham
London
Camden
N. J
New York
Liverpool
French Win On Wide Front At Reims Chateau-area Advance
French troops push from Harts to northwest of Reims breaking a German line on a two and a half mile stretch and taking 600 prisoners. Craoune village on the Vauclere plateau captured. British fall back from Cherisy area along the Arras Cambrai route while gains near Presney are consolidated.
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Harts
Reims
Vauclere
War Office
Craoune
Cherisy
Arras-Cambrai
London
Presney
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promised Relief
A Lima Ohio woman testifies after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for uterine displacement. She a midwife of seven years and reports dramatic recovery after two months and recommends remedies to other women suffering from displacement weakness irregularities nervousness backache and bearing-down pains. She invites letters from readers seeking advice.
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Lima
Chie
E. Pinkham
Mia
Jenni Moyer
North St
Ohio
Lydia Elam
Luminous Radium Paint For Electric Switches
An American manufacturer has developed a luminous radium paint for locating electric light switches in darkness and marking water dials. The powder is as fine as talcum and very white. It can be mixed with adhesives or varnishes or sold as flexible sheets that can be cut to fit uneven surfaces. The enamel is waterproof and vibration resistant, suitable for watches and indicating devices, and can be applied to brass backed buttons for switches and hard rubber components.
Governor issues warrant for W H Christman arrest
Oklahoma City May 7 Governor Williams caused a warrant to be issued for the arrest of W H Christman a businessman on a charge of violation of the state law He discharged a guard.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Williams
W. H. Christman
Interview Clip Reveals Jinks’s Market Tips Advice
The exchange shows a broker named Jinks offering tips, to which the respondent admits gaining no direct profits yet claims significant savings by avoiding acting on the tips. The quip highlights skepticism about broker guidance and self-restraint in trading decisions.
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Jinks
Refuse Posts in Amsterdam Sees Politician Consultations
In Amsterdam on May 7 Counts Moritz Esterhazy and Stefan Bethea debated the offer from Prettier Son and said they must first consult Count Julius Ane Upaees to discuss the seeds of Phatutapi and taiete.
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Amsterdam
Moritz Esterhazy
Stefan Bethea
Julius Ane Upaees
Phatutapi
Taiete
What diet fits submarines to keep them afloat
A witty quip asks about a submarine diet and answers with a pun on sinkers. The remark pivots from a banter about attire to a caution against judging a woman by her company, reflecting social commentary.
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Margaret
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U. S
Federal Shipping Board
Atlantic
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Cleveland
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Ottawa
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Herbert €. Hoover
England
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Iowa State Agricultural College
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Washerington
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Furth
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Basle
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Marne
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