War Progress Report From The Front And Seas
The fifth counter attack against Cantigny failed with German losses. German subs sank May 17 18 near Gibraltar. British trench raids continue around Arras Lens and Bethune. German Champagne offensive reaches Marne right bank on a ten mile front. The Jantje and several vessels taken to Swinemunde. Leasowe Castle sunk with 101 drowned. Soissons evacuated then retaken. French counterattacks in several towns. Allied air activity high with many German planes shot down. The front from Soissons to Rheims holds with renewed resistance and gains near Ville-en-Tardenois Champlat and Hill 163 recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champagne
France
Marne
Swinemunde
Jantje
Maria
Jacoba
Gerzine
Leasowe Castle
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Longpont
Corcy
Faverolles
Troesnes
Rheims
Chateau-Thierry
Rheims-Dormans
Olizy- Violaine
Mountain division voices the Red Cross nursing surge
Three hundred nurses in the Mountain division are now enrolled in the Red Cross nursing service and nearly 200 have already been assigned. George H. Lacoske, 24, cadet aviator, was killed at Taylor Field Montgomery Alabama when his plane nose-dived. The eleven men charged with murder in the lynching of Paul Prager enemy alien were acquitted at Edwardsville Illinois. Warehouses 23 and 24 at the U S arsenal in St Louis were destroyed by fire with a loss of army equipment estimated over 3 million dollars. Mrs Sarah Cabiness and her sons are dead and her daughter Bessie is fatally wounded after a shooting affray at Huntsville Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain Division
Red Cross
George H. Lacoske
Taylor Field
Montgomery
Ala
Paul Prager
Edwardsville
Ill
United States Arsenal
St. Louis
Sarah Cabiness
George
Peter
Cate
Tenola
Thomas
Bessie
Huntsville
Tex
Soldiers to be drafted: 280000 to report June 24
Washington announces that 280,000 men will be called to the colors in June with report dates set for June 24. General Pershing reports a successful raid in the Woevre region destroying 32 dugouts and killing or wounding over twenty enemy soldiers. Pullman to raise minimum overnight berth rate to 2 dollars as passenger fare increases to 3 cents a mile. American labor mission returns with a message that British and French workers oppose a premature German peace, to be presented at the federation convention in St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Pershing
Woevre
Pullman Company
Great Britain
France
Wilson
St. Paul
Mixed WWI briefs and sports results from the era
Thirty eight American expeditionary force officers cited for gallantry as Emperor Charles visits Constantinople prompts Austrian reinforcements. German honors to Crown Prince Frederick. a memorial Day grave flag ceremony in Picardy. American destroyer sinks two submarines off France. a bear trap found in No Man's Land. Spain faces an epidemic with Madrid over 150000 cases. London tribunal grants MPs military exemption. Cantigny losses, British air raids on Red Cross hospitals, Joplin beats St Joseph in 20 innings. Grover Cleveland Alexander marries in Manhattan. Sailor Kirke reenlists. Cudgel wins Kentucky handicap at Douglas Park Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Constantinople
Austria
Zurich
William
Frederick
Royal House of Hohenzollern
Berlin
Picardy
France
Atlantic
No Man’s Land
Corp
Leonardo Manser
Victor L. Vaupel
United States Engineers
Spain
Madrid
London
House of Commons
Cantigny
Red Cross
Arizona State News Highlights and War Era Notes
A roundup of Arizona items includes obituary for James Clarkson in Newark aged 76. New Bedford mill wage rise to 15 percent for 35,000 workers. May war casualties totaling 166 802 among British forces. Rose Pastor Stokes sentenced to 10 years on espionage counts. WWI air mail service supervisor appointed. Tucson draft roundup by 100 Percent American Club. U.S. shipbuilding gains reported. Louisiana liquor sale bill defeated. New Bedford cotton mill strike escalates to 20 percent demand. Western News Service reports Nogales July 4 celebration. Tucson thrift stamps sales. state salaries bill passed. Copper Company outputs and profits. bootleggers and price spikes. Calumet Jerome mining progress. Mesa cannery crop value. beef price record. Gold Ore mine bullion shipment. Jerome employee thrift stamps purchase. Jerome fatal house fire involving Willie Kehr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Clarkson
Republican National Executive Committee
Newark
N. J
New Bedford
Mass
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Rose Pastor Stokes
New York
Kansas City
Missouri
C. A. Weidenbath
Signal Corps
United States Army
France
War Department
Washington
Nogales
Tucson
New Cornelia Copper Company
Ajo
Ray Consolidated
Jerome
Calumet & Jerome
Frank Cobie
Douglas Road
Ray Consolidated Copper Company
Hackberry
Dewey
Arizona Ore Reduction Company
Kingman
Mesa
Arizona
U S Vessels Sunk as U Boats Target Atlantic Route
Naval officials report German submarines attacked coastal shipping along the Atlantic. Losses include six sailing vessels, the oil tanker Herbert L Pratt, and three coastwise steamers with crews rescued. one man died aboard the Pratt. Patrols and seaplanes sweep the coast for traces of the U boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Atlantic
Virginia Capes
Fletcher
Norfolk Navy Yard
Washington
Germany
United States
New Jersey
Navy
Berlin
Europe
Herbert L. Pratt
Navy Department
Carolina
Winneconnie
Texel
Daniels
Department
Jacob M. Haskell
Boston
Isabel B. Wiley
Hattie Dunn
Rockland
Charleston
Edward H. Cole
Overfalls
Delaware
Lewes
Pratt
Edna
Del
New York
Germans Battle West of Soissons In France War Update
Paris reports renewed French and British resistance after German forces attack between the Oise and Ourcq with fresh troops. The war office says Germans have been checked west of Soissons and French British gains hold north of Champlat while casualty losses prompt withdrawal of the Prussian guards division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
War Office
Oise
Ourcq
Soissons
Faverolles
Ville-en- Tardenois
Champlat
Russian Pro Allies Gain Ground In Russia
Petrograd dispatch says pro allies sentiment grows in Russia aided by President Wilson's sympathy. The Russian Democracy praises British moves showing friendship. A counter revolution plot leads to a state of siege in Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Wilson
Petrograd
Daily Express
Moscow
President urges thrift to aid war effort nationwide
President Wilson appeals to all Americans to buy only essentials and to join a national thrift drive by June 28. He stresses conserving materials and labor for war, pledging to increase production, and purchasing government securities to transfer purchasing power to the government and support the army and navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
U. S
Treasury Department
United States
Volunteer Army
Richest US Potash Vein Found Near Longmont Colorado
Geologists report a new rich vein of potash near Longmont Colorado, discovered by a trapper. The four foot thick vein crops out along a fault line and can be traced for nearly half a mile at the surface. Assays indicate potash content between 95 and 100 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longmont
Colo
United States
Sweetheart Monument Grows at Camp Devens
At Camp Devens Massachusetts a growing “Rock of Love” monument rises as every girl with a sweetheart in the troops adds a stone. The pile on the site is expected to become a vast tribute before the war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Devens
Mass
Barber’s Sour Habit Sparks Street Encounter
A talking point in a village square centers on a surly barber who refuses to greet an old acquaintance. The exchange reveals local humor about the barber’s habit of cutting ties and customers alike.
The Universal Excuse
A quip about a compromising note in a letter. The speaker reveals the line was written by his mother-in-law, not himself, in a moment of mischief. The exchange highlights a humorous misunderstanding and the blame shifting in domestic life.
Nervous Mother Restored by Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy
Philadelphia woman describes chronic fatigue and nervous indigestion. After three months on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports improved appetite and relief from distress, endorsing the tonic for overtaxed mothers facing health issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Auntie Crafts Blue Paper Doll With Long Train
A fond auntie amuses James and Ruth while their mother shops. Ruth colors a blue paper doll with a fairy dress and a long train, which James compares to a cowcatcher after inspecting the flounce and plaits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Ruth
Auntie
Path to happiness crosses a bridgeless stream of tears
Readable text describes a metaphorical journey where happiness is pursued despite emotional hardship. The line frames struggle and hope as intertwined in a difficult path toward joy. The imagery centers on tears, distance, and the idea that fulfillment requires endurance.
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Union News Service
Gibraltar
Arras
Lens
Bethune
Western
SPORT
Joplin
St. Joseph
St. Joseph Grounds
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Chicago
Camp Funston
Amy Arrant
Omaha
Manhattan
Kan
Sailor Kirke
Denver
J. K. L. Ross
Broomstick
Eugenia Burch
Cudgel
L. Lyke
Douglas Park
Louisville
Louisiana General Assembly
New Orleans
Jackson Barracks
Camp Nicholls
Naval Station
The
Textile Council
Arizona State News
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Oatman
United Verde
Willie Kehr
L. A. Kehr
U.S
New York Harbor
Arizona Consolidated Smelting Company
Walker
Globe
J. J. Keegan
Gene Middleton
Roosevelt
Phoenix
J. F. Brown
Casa Grande
W. R. Ransdell
Narragansett
Cochise
Tombstone
Bisbee
Douglas
Holbrook
Snowflake
Industrial Workers of the World
Warren
Red Cross Fund
Superior Court
Yavapai County
Hassayampa Alfalfa Farms Company
County Farm Bureau
Maricopa County
Dolphin
Poland
Eastern
el Paso and Southwestern
Clarksdale
Col
D. C. Jackling
Ernie James
Mary Hughes
Calumet & Arizona Copper Co
R. G. McBride
Western Newspaper
Paris Road
Colorado
Philadelphia
Cutiura
C.J. Mustion Wool Commission Co
16Th & Liberty Sts
Stock Yards
Kansas City, MO
Harold Somers
DE Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
WN. Y
Oxford
Platte River Cattle Co
Kodaks
Denver Photo Materials Co
Eastman Kodak Co
16Th Street
Satatones
American Flag Meg, CO
Easton, Pa
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