Decision of French War Chief saved Paris at Noyon battle
The article credits a French commander with a flash of genius that saved Paris from a German push in the Noyon battle. German forces near Ham were bombarded by French air squadrons and machine guns, delaying their advance and causing heavy losses. The piece emphasizes the psychological moment before Paris was threatened and cites Verdun as precedent for rapid mobilization.
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Paris
Noyon
Maul
Ludendorff
St. Quentin
Paria
Ham
Verdun
Germans AR to Send Their Youths Into Battle Now
London reports German artillery bombardments between the Somme and the Ancre and along the northern Flanders front. Southwest of Morlancourt and north of Kemmel enemy fire increased. A raid north of Lens was repulsed. a successful Allied raid occurred northeast of Robecq. Hostile cannon fire continued in the Somme Ancre valleys Bethune Nieppe Forest area.
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London
Somme
Ancre
Flanders Front
Haig
Morlancourt
Kemmel
Lens
Robecq
Bethune
Nieppe Forest
German Drafts Push Heavy Losses Across France
The article notes Germany refitting divisions with wounded and teenage recruits as a strategic push. It cites high casualty rates from the Somme and Lys fights and warns the 1919 draft class may face brutal losses alongside veterans. Pershing lists 120 total casualties with several missing. Orion Helm is slightly wounded. other named soldiers are listed as slightly or severely wounded.
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William Phillips Simms
France
Germany
Hindenburg
62Nd Infantry
Meteren
Flanders
112Th Regiment
Washington
Pershing
New England
Orion Helm
Columbus
Kirby S. McMarty
Washington D. H
Ohio
Stanish Meachem
Cincinnati
Bonta Walls
Airmen Perish in Lorraine Crash
In Lorraine near Toul two American aviators died when their plane spiraled from uncontrollable to a fatal plunge. Three observation planes briefly circled before entering a cloud. one plunged downward as the motor roared. An ambulance arrived at the crash site behind the American lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Taylor
Lorraine
Toul
Plane crash and burial detail amid artillery fire
A plane tore a large hole in the earth and crushed the pilot and observer. The wreckage was battered. A detail party bravely went out in view of German artillery to recover and bury the bodies.
Hunt in vain for sub fleet
Zurich reports a squadron of new large type German submarines failed to return after a cruise. The U-boats are described as unwieldy and hard to maneuver. Reports also say Kiel and Wilhelmshaven are in near panic as the British mine field in the North Sea hinders submarine movements.
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Zurich
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
North Sea
Wilson halts probe war conduct confrontation
President Wilson warned Congress that approving a Chamberlin resolution to empower the Senate military affairs committee to probe the War Department would be a direct vote of lack of confidence in him. He said executive functions are constitutional and urged opponents to vote against the measure. The letter was seen as a challenge to seek a confidence vote.
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Chamberalin
Senate Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Inland waterways funding eyed at river association meet
Plans to tap part of the 500 million dollar federal inland waterways appropriation were the main business as the Mississippi Valley Waterways Association opened its annual convention in St. Louis on May 14.
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St. Louis
Mississippi Valley Waterways Association
Washington calls 61,600 more men for national army
Provost Marshal General Crowder orders 24 states and the District of Columbia to supply 61,600 more qualified men. Drafted troops move in two periods from May 20 to 24 and May 29 to June 2, with about 233,000 already slated to enter camps after May 25. Total May summons reach roughly 366,600 as part of a plan to speed troops to France. Ohio contributes 2,000 men to Columbus Barracks.
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Washington
States
District of Columbia
Crowder
National Army
France
Ohio
Columbus
Doughboys and Chaplin Share Bravery in Lorraine Raid
Three privates John Dismukes, Harry Couch, and John McCain crawled from no man’s land into a German stronghold and killed four or more, with a German officer among the fallen. They then rescued a missing comrade and returned to American trenches. The chaplain joked about “one for you” as each gun claimed its score.
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Frank J. Taylor
United Press
Lorraine
Loraine
John Dismukes
Nashville
Harry Couch
John McCain
Birmingham
Ala
Dismukes
Couch
McCain
No Man’s Land
Reds in rank must give up false ideals
Camp Sherman Ohio May 15. Military officials began purging the 83rd Division of J W W members by ordering soldiers to renounce their views to their company commanders. Those who refuse will face stern measures as authorities confiscate I W W letters and literature and compile member names.
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Camp Sherman
Ohio
Orders to be chivalrous to women visitors at Camp Sherman
Major General E F Flenn issues orders for chivalrous conduct by Ohio and western Pennsylvania selectives at Camp Sherman. Any officer or recruit guilty of harassing women faces court martial. commanders who fail to discipline subordinates will be rigidly disciplined.
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Camp Sherman
Ohio
Pennsylvania
E. F. Flenn
Currants from Greece Packaged by Modern Machinery
Currants from Greece are now packed by machinery, making the process cleaner and more economical than the old hand methods, which have long been considered questionable.
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Greece
Commandery Inspection Special Conclave in Athens
A special conclave of the Athens Commandery meets this evening at 7 to review duties before inspection. All officers should attend and members are urged to come. The formal inspection occurs Thursday May 16 at 7 pm led by Nelson Williams, with officers and members in full uniform.
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Athens
Nelson Williams
W. H. Pierre
Jas. A. Palmer
Five Athens County men leave for Valparaiso University
A special party of 10 selects, including five from Athens County, will depart early Thursday for Valparaiso University in Indiana. The group was chosen for mechanical inclination, with Howard M. Frame in charge of the party. The five Athens countians are Alva E. Patton Nelsonville Lester S. Mickle Amesville Howard M. Frame Coolville and John H Crawford Athens R D 1. They will undertake a specialized course of study in mechanical and electrical fields.
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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso
Ind
Athens County
Alva Eugene Patton
Nelsonville
Lester Scott Mickle
Amesville
Howard Morrell Frame
Coolville
Carlos R. White
Athens R. D
John Harry Crawford
Athens
R. D
Howard M. Frame
Licensed to Marry George Wagner and Lucy Williams
A license is issued for George Wagner aged 23, a paper banger, and Lucy Williams aged 25, a telephone operator, in Glouster.
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George Wagner
Lucy Williams
Glouster
Kaiser Makes Puppets Stand By His Colors
Zurich reports indicate Bavarian and Saxon kings traveled to German headquarters and will confer with the Kaiser on methods seen at the Kaiser Karl meeting. Vienna dispatches say the Austro German defensive alliance is intended to last twenty five years.
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Kaiser
United Press
Zurich
Bavaria
Saxony
Karl
Austria
Vienna
Pat Tebeau Found Dead In Saloon In St Louis
Oliver Pat Tebeau former Cleveland Spiders and St Louis Cardinals manager was found dead with a bullet wound in his temple at his saloon in St Louis. Police believe he took his own life last night due to ill health.
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St. Louis
Oliver
Pat") Tebeau
Cleveland Spiders
St. Louis Cardinals
Archer Landon named chief of aircraft production division
Archer A. Landon of Buffalo New York has been appointed chief of the aircraft production division, succeeding as a former vice president at American Radiator Company. He brings extensive Europe experience and has already assumed the post. A hand operated emery wheel to sharpen forest tools was invented and can be clamped to any tree.
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Washington
Archer A. Landoin
Buffalo
New York
Landon
Europe
Foresta
French Under Heavy Fire On Big Front Now
Paris report says violent artillery fighting rages north of Montdidier and between Montdidier and Noyon. French gains hold after counterattacks, wood south of Hainles on the Avre captured, seventy prisoners including an officer taken. Enemy assault south of Rollot repelled. Rome reports Italian air units bombed Cattaro base.
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United Press
Paris
Montdidier
Noyon
French War Office
Hainles
Avre
Rollot
First U S Air Mail Flight Opens Route to East Coast
Washington May 15 A crowd including President and Mrs Wilson Postmaster Burleson and Japan’s K Kambara witnessed the inaugural U S airmail flight. Lieut George L Boyle piloted the 182 piece mail plane from Washington toward Philadelphia and New York on the first leg of the air route.
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United “Real
Washington
Phidelphia
New York
United States
Ito
A.m Delivery Express
Dalphin
May
Aearn
See
Craaingeta
Mont Park
Mi York
Philadelphia
Wash
Phil
Ing
Terry H. Webb
Gazelle
Calif
Webb
Columbia University
Soviets Aviation Corps
Aerial mail delivery makes first landing near Bustleton
Philadelphia May 15 Lieut landed at Bustleton near the city for the first aerial mail delivery from York at exactly 1 oclock this noon, one hour and a half after Ingtong Island.
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Philadelphia
Bustleton
Here
York
Ing-tong Island
Mail delivery halted after blade accident on route
A broken 5 pellet blade forced Lieut. Boyle to land on a state road near Waldorf Maryland interrupting the first post delivery from Washington to Philadelphia and New York. The article then digresses with statistics on Japan, its land area and population, and rice cultivation.
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Washington
Lieut
Boyle
Waldorf
Maryland
Philadelphia
New York
Tod
Athens Chamber of Commerce Yearly Meeting Signals Future
The Athens Chamber of Commerce annual meeting turned into a booster event with about forty members in attendance. President F W Bush praised past cooperation and firm determination, noting the group’s debt-free status and planned audits to close the fiscal year May 31.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
Athens
F. W. Bush
Mr. Bush
Optson
Ing
Treasury
B. Roe
L. W. Roberts
T. Hoover
Leopold
Covert
Cie
W. A. Carpenter
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Creil
Senlis
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Tergnier
Saint Simon
Barleduc
iField
Chaplin
Pat Tebeau
Rome
Cattaro
Adriatic
Uncle
Japan
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