Army Size Unlimited as War Powers Considered
Secretary Baker urged blanket authority for the president to expand the army as needed to win the war, saying a fixed limit would deter mobilization. He proposed no fixed cutoff and emphasized increasing equipment and transport as capacity grows. An administration bill to grant unlimited power is expected, with potential opposition noted.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Baker
March
Provost Marshall
Crowder
Caker
War Department
Dent
Army
Prospects for Oversubscription in Liberty Loan Plea
Washington reports only 249 000 000 remains to reach the 3 090 000 000 goal for the third Liberty Loan. Subscriptions totaled 2 751 360 700, with a 172 000 000 rise in the last day. Officials note hopeful signs amid broad appeal to buy bonds. In Amsterdam a separate item notes the Ukrainian government in Kiev pledging Brest-Litovsk peace after peasant deputies ousted the old authorities.
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Washington
Liberty
Treasury
Ukraine
Amsterdam
Rada
Derlin
Kiev
Brest-Litovsk
AP News Monopoly Fight Reaches Supreme Court
In Washington on May 2 the Supreme Court opened hearings on AP versus Hearst INS attempts to set aside injunctions restricting piracy of AP news. Attorney Samuel Untermyer argued against treating news as property and warned of a potential AP monopoly, while AP counsel prepared to respond.
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Supreme Court
Untermeyer
Associated Press
Washington
International News Service
Hearst Service
Supreme Court of the United States
Samuel Untermyer
Frederick L. Lehmann
Senator Johnson
California
Hearst
Untermyer
Associated Press News
Great Britain
International
Mr. Untermyer
Jutland
London
White
Lull Continues On Western Front As War Powers Debate Grows
The lull on the western front persists amid renewed calls in Congress to grant the president authority to expand the U S army to three million. Baker March and Crowder urge full mobilization as nearly two million are already under arms. Siege and raid actions continue locally with German attacks looming. News also notes Italians holding Roumanians and British recapture Es Salt in Palestine. A Berlin report claims German forces occupy Sevastopol.
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Palestine
Es-Salt
America
Europe
Congress
Baker
March
Crowder
United States Army
Ypres
Amiens
Verdun
Germany
Meteren-Voormereele Line
Es-Sait
Berlin
Sebastopol
Senate delays action on conference report on sedition bill
Washington reports delay in action on the conference report of the sedition bill as opponents warn it would curb free speech and press liberty. Critics target a postmaster general censorship power and removal of a truthful statement exemption, while supporters cite concerns over seditious funds via mail.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Hardwick
Georgia
Walsh
Montana
Nelson
Minnesota
Porab
Post Office Department
United States
King
Utah
Industrial Workers of
William Haywood
Senate clash over sealed propaganda packages debate
Senator Nelson denounced the sealed propaganda as disloyal and demanded its stoppage, while Senator Smoot of Utah said he would back the plan if limited to first class mail. The exchange highlights partisan fault lines over wartime information control.
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Nelson
Smoot
Utah
Weather forecast for Virginia: fair Friday and Saturday
The forecast calls for Virginia to see fair conditions on Friday and Saturday with little temperature change. No rain expected and sunny periods likely across the state.
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Virginia
Ship Owners Press Industrial Conscription In War Wages Debate
Washington May 2. Seamen wages and living conditions on Atlantic and coastwise routes were settled for submission to the Shipping Board. Pacific coast owners urged industrial conscription to prevent stoppages, while unions warned changes would push men to quit. Andrew Furuseth called for uniform pay and soldier rations for all, including families.
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Washington
Shipping Board
J. C. Rolfe
Mr. Rolfe
Andrew Furuseth
International Seamen's Union
War Department To Resume Home Addresses on Casualty Lists
Washington May 2 The War Department will resume tomorrow the publication of home addresses for men on casualty lists from France. The action ends a dispute with the public information committee and aims to avoid unneeded distress while keeping unit identifications hidden.
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Washington
War Department
France
Baker
Committee On Public Information
Wilson
Senling
Department
Germany
Pershing
Griffiths Killed by Shellfire in France
Lieutenant Colonel Richard H. Griffiths commanding a battalion of infantry was killed by a German shell in Picardy as he emerged from a dugout. He served in the Spanish American War and Philippines constabulary, and later with the national army after leaving the British army. His widow is a Red Cross nurse.
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France
Associated Press
Richard H. Griffiths
Picardy
Griffiths
Fourth
Tennessee Volunteers
Thirty-Seventh Volunteers
Philippines Constabulary
National Army
Red Cross
Senate probes aircraft board over confidence game charges
The senate demanded a new inquiry into aircraft program irregularities. Senator Hitchcock said the military committee cannot pursue criminal prosecutions and urged DOJ action. Attorney General Gregory offered a full investigation if requested by Congress or the president.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Department of Justice
Gutzon Borghlum
Packard Company
King
Utah
Brandegee
Connecticut
Wilson
Knox
Pennsylvania
Beckham
Kentucky
Thomas
Colorado
New
Indiana
Kirby
Arkansas
Gregory
Congress
Department
American aviator downs fourth German plane near Toul
Lieutenant James Meisner of Brooklyn, 21, flying a Newport chaser, engaged a German Albatross northwest of Toul. After a 15,000 foot duel, the enemy aircraft burst into flames and crashed inside German lines while Meisner landed safely on the Allied side. The front-line infantry witnessed the victory with cheers.
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France
Associated Press
Toul
James
Meisner
Brooklyn
Cornell
Niewport
Germany
Messner
Thiaucourt
70 000 Additional Freight Cars Ordered
Washington May 2 Orders for 70 000 additional freight cars to supplement 80 000 contracted earlier were placed by the railroad administration with fifteen builders. The program totals about 325 000 000 including 1 025 locomotives and 64 000 000 for the locomotives. Cars will have steel under frames with wooden sides to save steel for war needs.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Methodist Episcopal South Reviews Four Years Work and War Unity Hopes
The eighteenth general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South meets in Atlanta. Bishop Collins Denny reads a long review praising President Wilson’s war actions and calling for unity. The address notes growth in membership and education while opposing strict bishop residency limits and urging unification talks with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Atlanta
Jim
Mir
Wilson
Congress
General Conference
Board of Missions
Mexico
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bluefield Boosts Liberty Bond Sales At Rallies
In Bluefield, workers at the railroad and local banks will share credit for Liberty Bond sales totaling $25,000 plus additional subscriptions from other departments. A large rally at Bland Street Methodist Church featured David Atwater and Col. J E Duigan describing wartime experiences and the war’s progress.
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Roanoke
Minefield
Booth No. 4
Bland Street Methodist Church
America
Bernard McClaugherty
Liberty Loan Committee
S. Hamilton
David H. Atwater
France
American Field Ambulance Corps
Atwater
Mr. Atwater
W. C. Atwater
MccClaugherty
J. E. Duigan
New Zealand Staff Corps
Col. Duigan
Arras
Vimy Ridge
Miss Robbins
W.W. Hicks
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