World Happenings Terse Yet Grim Across Fronts
Second Lieut. Dudley C. Fairbairn of Joliet Ill was killed near Montrose England when his plane fell. German submarine sunk by U S ship lifted out of water and split in two. Flight Captain James Norman Hall missing after battle near Toul. Tyler torpedoed off French coast. 11 crewmen dead or missing. Several American officers and civilians wounded or killed in ongoing fronts.
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Dudley C. Fairbairn
Joliet
Montrose
England
United States
Atlantic
James Norman Hall
Germany
Toul
Captain Hall
Colfax
Tyler
Old Dominion Line
New York
John Rosenwald
American Medical Corps
Luneville
Rosenwald
University of Minnesota
Maj
A. Rasmussen
Portland
Ore
France
James McPherson
War Office
House of Commons
London
Tower of London
British minesweeper sunk after mine strike May 1
Twenty three sailors and three officers were killed when a British minesweeper struck a mine and sank. The British Admiralty announced the loss in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Ann Burch Hart
Bessie Hart
Franklin, Til
Admiralty
London
Washington S edS edict and Red Cross push amid war funds
The seditious bill moves with Vice President Marshall and Speaker Clark backing its passage while Attorney General Gregory plans a $640 million aircraft construction probe. Wilson proclaims Red Cross Week to boost the second $100 million Red Cross fund for troops in France and allied civilians. Treasury may revise revenue to raise $6 to $7 billion this year as war estimates surge. Xenophon P. Wilfley sworn in to fill the late Stone seat, credentials presented by Senator Reed.
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Wilson
Red Cross
American Red Cross
France
Xenophon P. Wilfley
Missouri
Senator Stone
Reed
Two Day Battle Won by Allies at La Clytte Voormezeele Front
British and French forces repelled German attacks over a three mile front in Flanders and restored lines at La Clytte Voormezeele. Haig reports heavy fighting with German casualties and Germans driven from the sector as Australian units press toward the Somme.
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Deglares Haig
la Clytte- Voormezeele
Somme
London
la Clytte-Voormezeele
Haig
France
Hans
Flanders
Hailg
Mount Rouge
Ypres
Scherpenberg
von Arnim
Montdidier
Amiens
Vierstraet
Wlies
Dickebusch Lake
Foch
Grivesnes
Grivesnes Park
Park
Cantigny
Picardy
Albert
Ostend
Admiralty
Berlin
U. S
Rman
Bois de L.alval
Framiscourt
Bois de L'Alval
Alval
Framicourt
Morlancourt
Som- Mee
Suilly-le-See
Ancre
Washington
Baker
Congress
Senate
Arras
Neuville- Vitasse
War Office
Mesnil-St
Wage Board Proposes Rail Wage Increases Across The Board
The railroad wage commission proposes wage hikes totaling about 300 million dollars for nearly 2 million workers with increases from 1 to 48 percent. Director General McAdoo may approve only parts of the plan, aiming for general higher pay to offset living costs, while avoiding disruption to other industries. The report notes aim for equal pay for same service regardless of sex or race, and outlines mileage based adjustments and overtime schemes.
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McAdoo
Irving
Europe
Washington, D. C
Railroad Wage Commission
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Charles C. McChord
J. Harry Covington
William R. Willcox
The
Wage Commission
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U.S
Teutonic War News
Frank L. Baylies
New Bedford
Mass
Arizona
Delaware
Vermont
Crowder
Verdun
H. J. Kelley
Ottawa
Mds
D. D. Smith
Steens, Miss
G. A. Hopkins
Baltimore
Aloysius Brown
Brooklyn
Salvation Army
United State Steel Corporation
Elbert H. Gary
Elbridge
Til
Benbrook
Fort Worth
Tex
One Hundred and Forty-first Infantry
Treasury
Pub- Uerty Bureau
Howard Slater
Toulon
Henry
Lodge
Alexander Bannwart
Boston
Bannwart
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Hot Springs
Ark
Josiah Frans Cowles
Georgie Bacon
Benjamin Clark
Gloucester
N. J
Department of Justice
Iowa
Asquith
Maurice
Lloyd George
Roumania
Amsterdam
Dobrudja
Bulgaria
Danube
F. B. Maurice
British War Office
Field Marshal Haig
Austria
Reuter’s Limited
Marshall
Clark
Gregory
Secretary of the Treasury
Fontaine- Sous-Montididier
Courterhanche
Mesnil-St. Georges
St. Mihiel
Field Marshal
Wage Board
M’adoo
Commission
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