Queant Pocketed as British Press on Drocourt Queant Line
British forces drive toward the Drocourt Queant line amid oil, fire, gas and other horrors of modern war. Haig hammering along the front as Queant nears pocketing, threatening German hold on northern France and the fate of Bullecourt and the southern Drocourt Queant sector.
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Gen. Haig
Drocourt-Queant
Douai
Cambrai
France
Haig
Queant
Bullecourt
British forces repel multiple counterattacks in Hindenburg line
London reports at least 12 hostile counter-attacks repulsed in ten days east of Bullecourt. Australian troops hold and advance near Reeux, Greenland Hill and Romm cemetery while taking prisoners. Five German planes shot down, six aircraft missing, and several patrol clashes near Quentincs.
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London
France
Hindenburg Line
Tllecourt
Bullecourt
Hindenburg
Reeux
Greenland Hill
Rommx
SQ Quentin
le Verguier
French Repulse Retonnoitering Parties Near Vaurillon
Paris reports The French last night repulsed probing German patrols northeast of Vaurillon and north of Craonne at Hill WS. The war office notes German losses were heavy in Champagne actions.
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Paris
Vaurillon
Craonne
Hill WS
Champagne
War Office
Chancellor Strength Seen Amid Turbulent Postwar Talks
In a tense Vienna scene Merlis via Towle reports the chancellor remains firm as government aides and opposition groups ready joint statements. A Prague to Paris relay traces the war footing, while Grerimmy’s forces stabilize the capital. Officials prepare to present a united front to Brie Mag next Tuesday as representatives assess the military and political risk.
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Merlis
Towle
Methmann
Sellweg
Vienna
Barsag
Dvater
Grerimmy
Chancelice
Russian War Minister Quits Amid Government Crisis
Petrograd authorities report the resignation of War and Marine Minister Gen. tuchkoff amid a crisis of authority in the army and navy. In his letter to Premier Toll he cites an inability to alter conditions endangering Russia. Gen. Borasses, Petrograd garrison commander, also resigns over conflicting control by organizations and the demand that Korniloff’s orders be endorsed by a soldiers and workers committee. Korniloff heads to the front to command one of the armies.
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Petrograd
London
Tuchkoff
Yeserday
Congress of Debates From
Guebkolf
Premier Toll
Sherty
Russia
Borasses
Council of Soldiers
Workmen's
Korniloff
Korniloi
Araates
London Motor Buses Strike Paralyzes City
London May 14 The city faces a major bus strike as about ten thousand workers walk out after ballots showed 6 512 in favour with 699 against The move disrupts commuting with thousands diverted to munitions centers and public opinion turns against the stoppage while operators warn of limited service next day
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London
British Admiralty Details Zeebrugge Bombardment
London May 14 A British admiralty statement reports a heavy bombardment of Zeebrugge carried out Saturday morning by Dover commanded forces and Royal Naval Air Service cooperation. Four enemy aircraft destroyed, five forced down. two British planes failed to return with one interned in Dutch territory.
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London
Admiralty
Zeebrugge
Dover
Royal Naval Air Service
Contra
Fire damages Wilhelmshaven naval base wharf
A seven hour blaze damaged the imperial wharves at Wilhelmshaven on Wednesday. The submarine repairing department suffered serious damage and the entire district was closed to the public. Wilhelmshaven serves as the chief German naval station and a major war harbor.
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Amsterdam
Mer
Lenden
Wilhelmshaven
Advicns
Aviewd
Armistice report denied by Petrograd council
A dispatch from Petrograd reports that today the council denied an armistice demand by workmen and soldiers. The council says the question of an armistice has never been raised and it plans to draft an appeal to soldiers warning against a separate peace or fraternizing with the Germans.
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Petrograd
Vie Jomlos
Seeal
U-Boat Chasers Launched Amid Navy Yard Tests
Washington May 14 The first tests of a class called macus Gert of echmarine whearre were conducted at the New York navy yard late last night. The second craft will be launched at the New terrace navy yard in a few days. Keely reports route tests were completed in April. Work continues on many vessels of the route as readiness nears.
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Washington
New York Navy Yard
New Terrace Navy Yard
Zeppelin L-22 Downed in North Sea Air Battle
British naval forces reported the zeppelin L-22 was brought down in the North Sea this morning in an encounter deemed successful by the Admiralty. The statement confirms the airship’s loss in what is described as a naval engagement.
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London
Maybe
North Sea
Admiralty
Wheat trading halted at Chicago by Board of Trade
Chicago May 14 All trade in wheat to close existing contracts was stopped by directors for two days. May delivery corn and oats were discontinued and May wheat eliminated. September wheat fell as a result of the order. Two days’ cessation aims to gather country representatives for a meeting to discuss concerted action to curb runaway grain prices.
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Chicago
Wheat Exchange
Board of Trade
Food pirates blamed as Senate weighs food futures ban
In Washington May 4 senators labeled food speculators pirates and robbers during debate on abolishing futures trading in food. A proposal to suspend wartime stock boards and chambers of commerce permitting futures trading was offered as an amendment to the administration explainage bill. Senator Thomas cited public demands to curb gambling in life’s essentials and pointed to rising wheat futures as justification for action. Senators Overman and Lewis argued against derailing the espionage measure with broad amendments, though Lewis conceded a targeted provision might eventually be needed for the nation.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
All Stock Boards of Trade and
Chambers of Commerce
Thomas
Col
Congress
Overman
Lewis
Two Big Ships Torpedoed by U Boat No Lives Lost
New York reports from Plymouth that the Medina a 12350 ton P and O liner was torpedoed and sunk on April 28. Also the 800 ton Harach of Oriente Steam Navigation Co was torpedoed and sunk the same day. both incidents left no fatalities. The Medina carried crews from two other torpedoed ships.
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New York
Medina
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co
Plymouth
Harach
Oriente Steam Navigation Co
Balfour Visits Roosevelt in New York May 14
British Foreign Minister Arthur J. Balfour led a war mission to the United States and spent the day in New York city events. He met with American officials and clergy, including Rev. Charles If Heent, and later traveled to Oyster May for further talks with President Roosevelt allies.
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New York
Arthur J. Balfour
Great Britain
United States
St. Jobe
Thewlore
Premee
Mr. Talfuars
Mallon
Chester
Sir Celing
Bread prices rise by one cent per loaf in St. Ji
In St. Ji on March 1, Dave advanced the price by 1 cent to 15 cents per loaf. The change follows the earlier 1 cent rise to 15 cents, with preparatory notes indicating market movement. The report notes minor confusion and a reference to a serpent image accompanying the scene.
Mongolia Sailor Claims Submarine Sunk by Our Gun
May 14 The Aneriton staanship Mongolia arrived in New York from Europe with a report of another encounter with a U-boat. Lieut Bruce M Ware, commander of the naval gun crew, said on May 4 a wake was seen and a shot fired toward the source, but no submarine was seen after, while he maintained the April 10 hit sank the submarine.
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Mongolia
Germany
American Park
Europe
Bruce M. Ware
Ware
Wat
Firoit
James A. Goodwin
Portsmouth
Li Bout
General J Franklin praises Plattsburg camp for summer training
Major General J Franklin, commander of the Department of the East, visited Plattsburg training camp and said the area is well suited for summer soldier training. He noted winters are harsh for large open training but warned needs could arise if war demands winter accommodations. He declined a furnished-house offer, citing many years of equal treatment for troops. He supported renting property for six trained nurses to staff the post hospital in summer.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
J. Franklin
Department of the East
Platt
New York
Steut-Colonel Wolf
Posrpones
Platinburg
Tam
Hell
Plattsburg camp fills full wartime training quota
New York May 4 40 000 men were recruited in 20 days for officers training camps planned by the War Department Capt Arthur F Cosby announced last night The first camps will finish Tuesday with a second series likely in August Eligible men not chosen for the first camp will have a chance to apply for the next camp The department will announce dates as early as possible to improve recruiting and examination methods for future camps
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New York
War Department
Arthur F. Cosby
Military Training Ace Association
Cosby
Augusta
Ompt
Secon
Army
Died From Fall at Cotton Mill Night Watch
Report of a fatal fall at a cotton mill involving night watch Mr Sleeper and others. The body was found by the duty officer and carried to the city hospital after the accident near Mead yesterday.
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Night Watch
Midi
Henry Vaeber
Stooper
Sleeper
Sleeper Het
Ube
Cveermer
Army to War Size Expanded by Administration Bill
Washington May 14 President Wilken approves expansion of the regular army to full war strength. New regiments to be organized starting tomorrow. About 65,000 of the 183,000 men to be added are recalled veterans.
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Washington, DC
Wilken
Balfour Returns to Washington for Brief Sojourn
Arthur James Balfour and most of the British mission arrived in Washington after three days of welcome in New York City. They planned to remain several days in the capital before likely sailing to Canada and England.
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Washington, D. C
Arthur James Balfour
Washington
New York City
Canada
England
Four Die In Fire At Wenton & Fitts Building
Four persons perished and others escaped in night clothes as a blaze destroyed the Weston & Fitts building on Elm Street in Manchester New Hampshire early yesterday. The death toll included Miss Jennie Moffit 60 and John Shaw 50 a furniture dealer with others Willian Hickey 50 a quilt operative Omar Godboy 50 an operative. The fire which likely started in the basement caused a general alarm with aid from neighboring towns. The lower floor housed stores while the two upper floors were apartments.
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Manchester
N. H
Wenton & Fitts
Elm Street
Jennie Mofit
Willian Hickey
Omar Godboy
John Shaw
Arte Brace
Weston &F
Old Residents of Plainfield Deaths Note Multiple Burials
May 14. Lovell Spaulding aged two died Sunday at 3 pm at Lane's home after months of illness. Survived by one son and three daughters. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at the Methodist church with burial in village cemetery. Also notice death of Mrs Henry Camp of Watertown Me from pneumonia and shock. Laella Susan Colby born May 4 1850 youngest child of Moses and Eunice Colby on farm near Plainfield springs. She married Henry Camp of Randolph and had three children two sons and one daughter. Survived by one daughter Mrs Edgar Smith, one brother Moses Colby and a nephew Colby of this town and a niece Mink. Myrtle Brebner of Barre and Florence Nell of Williamstown, with nieces and nephews in the west. Funeral and burial in Watertown Me Tuesday.
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Mainfield
Lovell Spaulds
Lane
Moses
Eunice Golby
Plainfield Springs
LC. Swain
Colby
Henry Camp
Randolph
Plainfield
Edgar Smith
Moses Colby
Town
Mink
Myrtle Brebner
Barre
Nicer
Florence Nell
Williamstown
West
Watertown
More Barre boys enlist for Vermont regiment at Fort Ethan Allen
Volunteers from Barre join the 1st Vermont at Fort Ethan Allen. Lee Malden of Spaulding high school and George K. Bartlett enlist, with 75 Spaulding lads giving a send off. Ernest Lafayette of West Hill and Rodney Peake also depart for the reservation. Norman Gordon and others from Spaulding join the mounted orderly section. Sergt. Maj. Hooker returns with recruits.
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Barre
1St
Vermont
Fort Ethan Allen
Lee Malden
Spaulding High School
Ernest Lafayette
West Hill
Holt
Lafayette
Fort
Rodney Peake
Ross
Clarence Curtis
Orange
Barre Savings Bank
Norman Gordon
Spaulding
John W. Gordon
Ethan Allen
Glenn
John Honey
Maj
Hooker
Funeral Largely Attended For Miss A Hortense Smith
The funeral of Miss A Hortense Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs H J Smith who died in Pasadena California May 3 was held at the Smith home on Maple avenue Sunday at 2 pm A large gathering of friends attended Rev W J M Beattie officiated and bearers were Donald Smith VE Ayers Alexander Duncan and Fred Bird Mrs M C Lamb sang The End of a Perfect Day and Face to Face with violin and piano by Mrs Edwin Bruce and Miss Mildred Phelps Interment was in Hope Cemetery Floral tributes were abundant Attending from away were Arthur B Smith Mrs Florence J Smith Mrs F Royen Arthur Newcomb Mrs Lophie comb Mr and Mrs Richard Standish Mr and Mrs Oliver Baron and daughter Miss Mabel Kelly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Hortense Smith
H. J. Smith
Pasadena
Cal
Smith
Maple Avenue
W. J. M. Beattie
Church of the Good Shepherd
Donald Smith
VE. Ayers
Alexander Duncan
Fred Bird
Florence J. Smith
Cambridge
Mass
F. Royen
Portland
Ore
Arthur Newcomb
Waterbury Center
Lophiecomb
Montpelier
Richard Standish
Oliver Baron
Morrisville
Mabel Kelly
Burlington
Man Killed In Rutland Yard Freight Car Fall
A. E. Oakes of Leicester Junction was instantly killed in Bennington when he fell from a top freight car in the local yard around 11:30 Sunday forenoon. John Howland, a fellow brakeman, tried to drag him free as a set of trucks passed over his body. Oakes, riding the through freight on the Chatham division during yard car shifting, likely slipped while passing the gap between two cars. His mangled body was taken to a local undertaker.
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Bennington
A. E. Oakes
Rutland Railroad
Leicester Junction
John Howland
Oakes
Chatham
Ergare
Cakes
Return of Frank Thompson Ends Hartford Search
White River Junction May 14 Frank Thompson, missing since Tuesday noon, returned home Saturday night at 11. His mind appears seriously affected and he misstates his journey claiming three days at Bethlehem. He says he left to feed a light to guide him home and seems unsure where he has been.
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Frank Thompson
White River Junction
Frank
Leecess
Hartford
Thompson
Bethlehem
Honda
W. Camere
Bern
Boston Welcomes Viviani After Marseille Joffre Greeting
Paris premier Rene Viviani arrived in Boston amid light rain and cheering crowds. He toured city landmarks with Governor McCall and Mayor Curley, visited Lawrence Livermore, Widener Memorial, and gathered officials at the Boston City Club before a formal reception and dinner.
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Seemer
Bpstein
Rene Viviani
France
United States
Marshal Joffre
M. Viviani
Freer
Great Britain
McCall
Curley
Stele Society
Freugh Statesman
Lawrrence Larwell
Mar Vand University
Widener
Boston City Club
Burial at Washington Cemetery in oblique style and names
Fragmented obituary notice reports burial at the Washington cemetery with several named mourners and officials mentioned in a garbled text. It references individuals such as Adrian Hietardeum and Mr. Kod alongside other personal names and a funeral context, though details are unclear due to OCR errors.
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Herbert Taylor
Washington Cemetery
Asten Richartsen
Splvrener Kiherdenn
Henry Marton
GA Herteon
Adrian Hietardeum
Ulerd Dewrre
Eas
Train tragedy leaves man to face charge in Albury
A man named Chare Meiky from St AI ton reportedly died four weeks after an incident on a train. Abner Tere appeared in court, and the case involves a death and age at issue. He will be taken to Albury for custody.
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Shana
St Aiton
Albury
Bullet Wound At Outpost Near Swanton
Private Herman Raymond of Company B, 1st Vermont Infantry, was shot on outpost duty at a Remington plant. The bullet pierced his overcoat but he remained alive. He fired back after the shot, a patrol was formed, and a search. the intruder remains at large as the shooting is investigated.
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Swanton
Herman Raymond
Co. B
1St
Vermont Infantry
Remington
InCkrd
Raymond
Company B ranks filling in Vermont National Guard
St Albans May 14 Company B 1st Vermont infantry National Guard has gained 16 recruits since last Saturday with Swanton men and residents of St Albans making up most of the additions If all candidates pass the Fort Ethan Allen examination Company F would be nearly full leaving only five men shy of war strength
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St. Albans
1St
Vermont Infantry
National Guard
Swanton
Fort Ethan Allen
Former Barre Man Francis Duffy Dies in Syracuse
Telegram to J F Higgins announces the death of Francis Duffy in Syracuse on a Saturday afternoon. A former Barre resident, he was son of Captain Hugh A Duffy and longtime horse racing figure known as clerk of the course at local meets. Survived by sister Mrs P J Johnson of Syracuse. funeral planned in Syracuse.
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J. F. Higgins
Francis Duffy
Syracuse
Dufy
Hugh A. Duffy
Barre
Himach
la Syracuse
Tritty
Curfien
New England
Duffy
Grants
P. J. Johnson
Barre Council
Knights of Columbus
St. John's Court, CO. F
Ministers’ Monthly club discusses Catholicism at First Baptist
Fifteen clergymen met in the vestry of the First Baptist church for the monthly Ministers’ Monthly club session. Rev. Joseph P. Piani spoke on Roman Catholicism, prompting earnest discussion chaired by Rev. Edgar Crossland. Envoy Sherwood led devotional exercises and plans were made to meet next at Congregational church in Berlin Corners.
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First Baptist Church
Joseph P. Piani
Edgar Crossland
Envey Sherwood
Salvation Army Corps
Congregational Church
Berlin Corners
F. Blesafisid
Hg. Benedict
Horace B. Haskell
Sherburne
Reardon
Crossland
B. J. Lehigh
J. F. Pland
J. W. Barnett
Envoy CG
Sherwood
Marre
License Transfer Granted by County Commissioners
At a Berlin meeting, W H Ward B Leochina and F House approved transferring seventh class Thembe from North M street to 33 Granite street for P Luechina. Commissioners also voted to close all anathons between noon and 5 Saturday afternoon after the patriotic Sag i tuletey Red Cross benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Ward
B. Leochina
F. House of Berlin
P. Luechina
North M Street
Granite Street
Red Cross
Resignation Rumor Tangles State Attorney Post
State's Attorney Fred Gleason declined to confirm or deny rumors of resignation. The correspondent noted a letter may exist, with references made in Barre and Montpelier as the inquiry centered on Gleason's future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred EL Gleason
Teix
Barre
Mratpelier
Tteason
Resipurd
Cwkem
Morrisville Boy Promoted to Navy Recruiting
A Morrisville youth, M H S Thayer of Wy and L Thayer, receives a naval promotion assignment. He will serve as a stenographer with the Washington Sheers Nile M H S Thayer unit in D C, focusing on recruitment duties and clerical work for the Navy.
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Sheers
Nile
S Thayer
L. Thayer
Weberten
D.C
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Roeux
Russian Council
Zeppelin
British Admiralty
Omtah
Balfour
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
J. Franklin Bell
Camp Sunday
Plattsburg Camp
Royal
Brattivhare
Wight Watchman
Forrest Cutter Sf
Heepitel
Pres. Wilson
Manchester, N. H
Rutland
A. R. Brakeman
Boston
Vivians
Punerat
Heid _Marshtelé
Charles Pesky
Hean Raymond
Ministers’ Monday Club
North Main
Morrisville Boy
S. Thayer
Navy
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