President orders investigation of airplane program
President Wilson orders a Justice Department inquiry into graft and mismanagement in the national airplane program amid Senate discussion. Major General Squier asks for a military court of inquiry as Borglum and lawmakers press for accountability.
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Squier
Washington
Senate
Capitol
Department of Justice
Army Aviation
White House
Wilson
Howard Coffin
Aircraft Board
Gutzon Borglum
Thomas
Colorado
Senate Military Committee
Borgium
Enator Thomas
Borglum
Tu+multy
Secretary of War
Aeronautics
Dover
Gentemen
H. Snowden Marshall
New York
Army Aviation Service
John BD. Ryan
Senate Committee
Hitchcock
Justice Department to Decide on Military Inquiry
Secretary Baker studies a possible military inquiry into General Squier and subordinates. A meeting will settle questions, with Borglum and cables from European and American officials reviewed to determine if prosecution of any official is warranted.
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Department of Justice
Squier
Baker
Borglum
Daniels Orders Output of Airplanes Quadrupled
Secretary Daniels ordered a fourfold increase in the Philadelphia navy air plant output by turning it into an assembling center and assigning parts contracts to numerous manufacturers. In eight months the facility reached its maximum output for current facilities and Liberty Motors from the army signal corps power many machines.
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Washington
Navy
Philadelphia
Daniels
Army Signal Corps
Liberty Motors
Hampton Roads
Australians Hand Germans a Severe Drubbing Near Marlancourt
The Australians, with the British in France, pushed the enemy back along a 2,000 yard front between the Ancre and the Somme and 500 yards deep. They inflicted heavy casualties and took more than 150 prisoners after stiff resistance. Fosse lines remained light for the attackers.
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France
Associated Press
Marlancourt
Ancre
Somme
Entente
No Peace Offer Yet Declared by Enemy
London May 6 Foreign Secretary Balfour told the house of commons that no peace offers had been made recently by the enemy. He added there is no neutral nation representative in this country who has made tentative or informal suggestions of peace negotiations.
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London
Balfour
House of Commons
Teutons Forcing Roumania Out Of War
Count Czernin visited Jassy in late February and delivered a direct ultimatum from the central powers to King Ferdinand. He warned Roumania to accept peace terms or face deposition of the royal house and partition between Austria and Bulgaria, prompting start of formal negotiations a week later.
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London
Count Czernin
Jassy
Ferdinand
Roumania
American Red Cross
Associated Press
Foreign Ministry
Germany
Central Powers
Austria
Bulgaria
Cabarets in Chicago End Their Existence
Chicago May 6 five hundred cabarets were affected as the new ordinance banning liquor and entertainment and dancing took effect at 2 01 tonight nearly closing every cabaret in the city.
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Chicago
Borglum Warns of Aviation Profiteering and Blocked Investigation
Gutzon Borglum releases an open letter to President Wilson accusing the aero department of profiteering and systemic blocking of his inquiry. He cites unreliable claims, a collapse in aircraft numbers, and contracts awarded to unqualified figures, warning that reconstruction plans cause definite alarm.
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Wilson
Aero Department
Aeronautic
Washington
Gutzon Gorglum
Georgium
War Department
Stanley King
Squier
Signal Corps
Col. E. A. Deeds
Army
Aircraft Board
France
Liberty Motors
Borglum
Pro German Sentiments Uncovered as Two Men Are Arrested in Porto Rico
An Atlantic port reports the May 6 arrival of a U S steamship with two men found guilty of sedition in Porto Rico. Gerard Leitsch a San Juan veterinary surgeon convicted of bribery to entice soldiers to desert for Germany and Florencio Romero a Porto Rican merchant convicted of anti draft literature and trying to form an anti militaristic league. Both sentenced to four years in the Atlanta federal penitentiary.
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Porto Rico
Gerard Leitsch
San Juan
France
Florencio Romero
Federal
Atlanta
Weather forecast for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia shows showers on Tuesday and probably Wednesday with cooler conditions on Wednesday. Virginia stays cloudy and warm on Tuesday and Wednesday, with likely fair conditions midweek.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Census German Women Will Be Taken Soon
Final draft of regulations to register German women in the United States was sent to Attorney General Gregory for approval. Once announced, the registration date will be set and the census gathered by police and postmasters, as with German men. Possible further rules would prohibit travel between localities without permits.
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Washington
Gregory
Department of Justice
Federal Reserve District Surpasses Quota in May Report
Officials of the Richmond federal reserve bank said the fifth district greatly exceeded its quota with a district total of 159 million dollars against a 130 million allotment. Virginia subscriptions reached 7.009 million and West Virginia 17 million.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve District
Virginia
West Virginia
Americans Hold Front in Picardy as Gas Attacks Fly
German forces launch heavy mustard gas and artillery assault on American troops in Picardy. Over 15,000 shells and nighttime fire precede air attacks while anti aircraft guns contest the onslaught. Brigadier Generals Alvord and Bradley relieved for ill health. Lieut Col Davis and Col Ireland assume key posts. Lieut Rosenwalt killed by shellfire.
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Associated Press
Picardy
Pershing
Fritz
Benjamin Alvord
American Expeditionary Forces
A. E. Bradley
America
Robert C. Davis
Merritte W. Ireland
John Rosenwalt
Luneville
Germans Repulsed Attack Near Anchin Farm
Paris reports that after a heavy bombardment the Germans tried a local assault near Anchin farm southeast of Amiens and were fully repulsed, according to an official statement.
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Paris
Anchin Farm
Amiens
Draft Law Again Upheld by Supreme Court
Federal court decrees sustaining habeas corpus dismissals sought by Robert Cox of Missouri a member of the national army to block being sent to France were upheld by the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Robert Cox
Missouri
National Army
France
Supreme Court
Australian and Canadian Troops Strike Germans on Front
Australian and Canadian forces reported active in France along the Somme and Arras sectors. Australians attacked near Morlancourt east of Amiens advancing over three quarters of a mile. Canadians appeared in the Arras sector defending key localities including Merville Vitasse Mercatel and Boissseaux-St Marc amid protracted clashes. British forces abandoned Es-Salt again under Turkish and German pressure while still controlling Jordan crossings. Heavy rains and a looming German drive hint at renewed fighting, with observers noting possible blows at Ypres Arras and Amiens sectors before any major advance.
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France
Morlancourt
Ancre
Somme
Amiens
Arras
Merville- Vitasse
Mercatel
Boissseaux-St. Marc
Es-Salt
Jordan
Jericho
Tre
Ypres-Arras
Ines
Ypres
Lens
Flanders
Picardy
Wras
Emergency Food Appropriation Bill Reported to House
An emergency food appropriation bill totaling 11,712,283 dollars for agricultural activities under the food production act of last August was favorably reported to the house by the agriculture committee. The measure would also make available 6,500,000 dollars previously approved for seed purchases and sales to farmers at cost.
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Washington
House
Committee On Agriculture
German Peace Envoy Fails to Make Progress in London
London May 6 The German envoy is described by the Daily Mail as busily at work but making no progress in any direction. The report says the German agent, said to be a Dutch financier, will return to Germany to report that there is nothing doing.
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London
Germany
Daily Mail
Efforts of France Shall Not Be In Vain
Paris May 6 President Poincare receives the American labor mission praising broad industrial representation in wartime. He states France is peace loving and opposes militarism against democracy. Professor Lovejoy from Johns Hopkins notes American youth will fight in the war.
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Paris
Poincare
American Labor Mission
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Wrof
Arthur O. Lovejoy
Johns Hopkins University
Labor Leaders Meet to Discuss Peace Conference Roles
American delegation members held a private hour and a half session at the labor federation headquarters with Leon Jouhaux and Albert Thomas. They discussed the role labor delegates may play in the forthcoming peace conference and the possibility of an international labor conference.
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Labor Federation
Leon Jouhaux
Federation
Albert Thomas
Insect Pests Rise as UK Food Losses Surpass U-Boats
London May 6 The board of agriculture estimates insect pests caused greater losses in Britain’s food supplies last year than the damage from German U boats, underscoring wartime food concerns.
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London
United Kingdom
Board of Agriculture
Bonds to deliver Liberty issues in two weeks
Washington May 1 Treasury officials said extra printer shifts at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing will finish Liberty Bond deliveries within two weeks. About 18 000 000 bonds printed and over 10 000 000 distributed. Secretary McAdoo announced full allotments of all subscriptions aiming toward a total near 3 500 000 000 with additional likely before next Monday’s tally.
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Washington
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
McAdoo
Treasury
May Recover Mont Kemmel
London reports from France say British gunfire in Flanders has halted enemy movement on British lines for three days and French forces repelled an anticipated attack on their front. Experts note difficulty locating targets and say allied reserves can reach the field as German forces advance. They remain confident Mont Kemmel can be recovered if the enemy does not shift its line in the area.
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Mont Kemmel
London
France
Flanders
Woman killed by girl in Richmond quarrel
Luella Foley aged fifteen shot and killed Mrs. Nellie Alexander in Richmond during a quarrel. Foley claims self defense. Mrs. Alexander was housekeeper for the deceased child’s father. Alexander’s husband Mark lost both arms in the Marne.
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Richmond
Nellie Alexander
Luella Foley
Two Defeats Sustained by J. W. W. Defendants
The defense in the 112 Industrial Workers of the World sedition case lost two rulings today on evidence. Judge Landis allowed pamphlets and other material read into the record despite defense objections. The government later included a petition by nearly 100 I W W leaders calling for return of seized papers, a move previously denied by the court.
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Chicago
Landis
United States
Spokane
Wash
Industrial Workers of the World
British Advance Fronts Near Somme and Ancre Rivers
British forces have advanced on a wide front between the Somme and Ancre rivers west of Morlancourt. Improvements were also reported near Lacon and the Lawe river on the Lys salient in Flanders due to local fighting.
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London
Somme
Ancre
Morlancourt
Field Marshal Haig
Lacon
Lawe River
Lys Salient
Flanders
Farm Tractors At Cost For Virginia Farmers
Richmond May 6 The state council of defense announced immediate delivery at cost of 200 farm tractors for Virginia farmers. Owners must keep machines busy on neighbors land after completing their own ploughing due to limited supply.
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Richmond
State Council of Defense
Virginia
Coal shortages rally West Virginia authorities during war effort
Samuel B. Montgomery, West Virginia commissioner of labor, urges miners to load one extra coal car per day to add ten million tons, addressing a wartime audience and linking coal output to supplying Allied forces and munitions. He notes labor, transport, and safety factors and cites past output gains and potential shifts to women workers if shortages persist.
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State Commissioner of Labor
Samuel B. Montgomery
Keystone
Burkelodge
Knights of Pythias
West Virginia
Germany
France
Belgium
Poland
United States
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Europe
Norfolk and Western
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Gutson Borolum
Hun Attagk Bay
Fershing
Mim
MR. Montgomery
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