Relentless Haig Retreat Told By Lt Pettit
Lt Roswell T. Pettit of Ottawa Illinois recounts a nine day battle during the British Fifth Army retirement near St Quentin. He describes alarm and heroism under heavy German attack, rapid movements, shellfire, tank actions, and a final march to safety before being relieved to Paris.
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Roswell T. Pettit
Ottawa
Til
J. W. Pettit
Chicago Tribune
Pleardy
Fifth Army
St. Quentin
Pettit
Batte
Soldiers and Nurses Trained in Rifles and Kitchens
National guard and regular troops receive instruction in the 1917 Enfield rifle from expert marksmen. Britain expands communal kitchens to save food and fuel as the Council of National Defense urges aid for dependents and insurance claims.
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State Council of
Defenee
Committee On Public Information
Washington
National Army
National Guard
United States
Ordnance Department
Council of National Defense
Treasury Department
Bureau of Warrisk Insurance
Washington, D. C
War Department
Seaboard
Quartermaster's Department
France
German Forces Wear Down as Front Welds in Paris Dispatch
Paris reports allied lines grow tighter as Franco British forces reorganize across a knitted front. German manpower strains show 140 divisions used in five weeks with 350000 losses and a reserve flow dwindling toward 66 unengaged divisions in France.
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Paris
France
Geenral Foch
Mystery link found in Detroit home tied to women
Irma Pallatinus body found Thursday under a cement floor in the former residence of Helmuth Schmidt. Schmidt's death by his own hand in Highland Walk jail ten days earlier prompts an inquiry into the fates of at least three women who lived with him as his wives. Mrs Edward Rederer identified hairs matching Pallatinus and investigators say she was strangled with a clothes line.
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Lord Thyme
Doc
Robert W. Service
Mons
Pettit
Ramel T. Pettit
M. RC
A. B
Paria
Roswell
Detroit
Irma Pallatinus
Helmuth Schmidt
Highland Walk
Schmidt
Edward Rederer
Tri Pallatinus
Haly
Senate approves war on I W W and related groups
Washington battleline proposed legislation targets the Industrial Workers of the World and allied groups that advocate force and violence to bring about government social and industrial change. The bill, introduced by Senators King Utah and Walsh Montana, was favorably reported by the Senate Committee.
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Washington
Industrial Workers of the World
Senate
Sie Michury
King
Utah
Walsh
Montana
Senate Deliberates New Probe Into Aircraft Program
Charges of irregularities in the aircraft program surface in the senate with calls for fresh investigation and possible prosecution. The debate centers on alleged misdeeds disclosed in prior coverage and seeks clarity on accountability within the program.
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Washington
Tol Clonk Rools
Senate
Leaders on Trial in Chicago Prosecution Opens
The government began prosecution of testimony totaling 112 leaders in Chicago. On May 2 after Prank Wk Nebeler, a special prosecutor, stated the organization entered a wide spread scheme to upset America's war effort.
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Chicago
Nebeler
Ateriga
Tar and Feathers Incident Reported at Hermon Adress
A man of Hermon descent was seized by masked white-robed assailants at night, dragged to a municipal wharf, and tarred and feathered for alleged disloyalty in a troubling, disorderly event.
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Itichmond
Povalseh
Hermon
Senate Post Office Committee Weighs July Postage Cut
Senate Post Office Committee discussed a possible reduction in second class newspaper postage set to take effect July 1. The move aims to lower costs for publishers while maintaining mail service standards.
Steamer Destroys U-Boat in Atlantic Action
A British steamer on an Atlantic run attacked and destroyed a U-boat off the coast. The vessel reported a confirmed sinking after the confrontation, signaling a significant anti submarine success in wartime patrols.
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