Sinking of Leasowe Castle and Balkan Front Shifts Reported
The British admiralty said the transport Leasowe Castle was sunk in the Mediterranean with 101 dead including 13 officers and 79 enlisted men. Separately, German advances on the Voronezh front break the armistice as Valuiki falls after four days of fighting. Italian forces pierce Capo Sile defenses near the Piave and take 438 prisoners, while Germans seize Dutch ships and scuttle safe-conduct rules. The Italian air ace Major Barascoa claims his 32nd kill, and northern fronts see more Italian gains including Monte Zigolon and Prezna with 857 German captives. Polish troops resist German disarmament efforts in Ukraine and Minsk, as General Makovitsky’s corps defies the ultimatum near Kaneff.
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Leasowe Castle
British Admiralty
London
Mediterranean
Rome
Capo Sile
Piave
Ukraine
Minsk
Moscow
Makovitsky
Kaneff
Kiev
Heroic Rescue at Sea Florence H. Fire Sailors Save 31
Navy report by Rear Admiral Wilson describes daring rescue of 31 crew members from the American munitions steamer Florence H. after it caught fire and broke in two in French waters on April 17.
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Florence H
Wilson
Naval Department
New War Talk and Recovery Notes Abroad
A broad wartime briefing notes looming burdens for all citizens amid talk of demobilization and economy. Reports include an air raid over Liege with damage at Rotterdam and 26 deaths, while 400,000 troops lack submarines alarm. Sweden signs a commercial pact with Britain as aviators fly Paris to London in under four hours. Dr. Johannes Kaempf dies in Berlin at seventy six, former Reichstag president since 1912.
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Johannes Kaempf
Reichstag
Berlin
Doctor Kaempf
Progressive Peoples’ Party
Wilson
The
War Industries Board
Bernard Baruch
Personal News and War Crime Sentences in wartime Chicago
Obituary notice for Mrs. Clara Hamilton Deering in Florida. German court martial sentences thirteen sailors to death for treason linked to British raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge. Chicago enacts work or fight draft rules for 21 to 60, and job deadline for 31 to 60 with 36 hours weekly labor. Auto derby prize offers $5,000 to lure Harkness winner to Speedway Park. Crowder orders draft registration ahead of June 5. Grace Lusk convicted of second degree murder in Wisconsin. 14 to 25 years. Merged express lines forming Federal Express with Adams, American, Wells Fargo, Southern. Lieutenant Mihleder dies in Texas crash. Buckus survives. Drake arrested for blackmail against Mrs. Taft.
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Ostend
Zeebrugge
Grace Lusk
Waukesha
Wis
Mary Roberts
David Roberts
War Tax Plan Pressed As Nation Bids to Win War
President Wilson urged Congress to prolong its session to enact a $4 000 000 000 revenue bill drawn from war profits incomes and luxuries to fund the war economy. He warned of inflation and the need for early definite tax measures while stressing national duty over politics.
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House Ways and Means
Claude Kitchin
Kitchin
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Treasury
Draft to induct 200000 men to 22 camps starting June 24
The War Department reports 200000 men will be drafted and sent to 22 camps nationwide over a five day period beginning June 24. Superseding indictments for espionage act violations were returned by a New York federal grand jury against Max Eastman former editor of The Masses and four associates.
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Louisville
War Department
New York
Max Eastman
The
Masses
Haarlem Oil Capsules offer kidney relief and vitality
This 20th century style ad touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a long standing remedy for kidney and urinary issues. It claims the oil cleanses kidneys and bladder, promotes new life, and prevents relapse with daily use. It promises money back if not as represented and urges purchase from druggists.
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Haarlem
LD Medal
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Russia
Ukrainia
Voronezh
Valuiki
Jante
Maria
Jacoba
Gerzine
Amsterdam
Barascoa
Paris
Trent
Rome War Office
Monte Zigolon
Prezna
Monticello Pass
U. S
Teutonic War News
Rotterdam
Germany
Reichstag Naval Committee
France
Munich
Geneva
Sweden
Great Britain
George H. Roberts
Smethwick
England
Clara Hamilton Deering
William Deering
Harvester
Coconut Grove
Fla
Chicago
Illinois
Sheepshead Bay
Speedway Park
Crowder
Office of the
Home Boards
Union Express Company
United States
McAdoo
Adams, American
Wells Fargo
Southern
Federal Express Company
George C. Taylor
American
P. G. Mihleder
Taliferro Field
Tex
Buckus
Joseph N. Drake
Duckworth Club
Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
W. H. Taft
Francis 8. Nash
Navy
Nash
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Mexico
Havana
America
Swift & Company
Union Stock Yards
U.S.A
Sappho
U.s.marine Corps
Morgaby
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