German Armies Drive Across Aisne Front Near Soissons
German forces press French and British lines along a 30 mile front from Soissons to Rheims with fresh divisions entering battle. Soissons falls to the enemy as Paris and Compeigne rail lines threaten. American troops gain in Cantigny and repel numerous attacks while French and British hold, though costly fighting continues across Flanders and Picardy.
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Rheims
Paris
Compeigne
French War Office
Bate
Aisne Canal
Vauxaillon
Louveigne
Savigny
Foch
Cantigny
Caet
Flanders
Picardy
Leasowe Castle
Mediterranean
France
Associated Press
Manis
von Boehm
von Below
von Hhiller
Lght
Juvincourt
Ville Aux Bois
Pontayert
Berry-au-Bac
Chemin-des-Dames
Chavignon
Malmaison
Berlin
London
Aisne
War Office
Beaumont-Hamel
Kemmel
Leasowe Castle Transport Sunk by Submarine
London May 28 The transport ship Leasowe Castle was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in the Mediterranean on May 26. About 101 lives were lost including thirteen military officers and seventy nine soldiers along with the captain wireless operators and other ratings. The Union Castle liner, built in 1917 at Birkenhead, owned by Union Castle Mail Steamship Co. of London, is presumed to have all hands drowned.
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Leasowe Castle
Mediterranean
Birkenhead
Union Castle Mail Steamship Co
London
British public sees no cause for alarm
London readers respond with typical calm after France events. The populace remains confident morale intact and eager for Allied reserves to turn the tide at General Foch's chosen moment. People study morning papers, discuss latest developments, and proceed with business as usual.
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London
France
Foch
Indiana Republicans Rally Behind War Policy
Indianapolis May 23. Indiana Republicans nominated a state ticket and adopted a November platform. Will K. Hays chaired the platform, pledging national policy support for the war with unlimited means while reserving the right to criticize corruption and inefficiency. Senators New and Watson echoed the pledge and Governor Goodrich spoke as temporary chairman.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Will K. Hays
Republican National Committee
United States
Harry 8. New
James E. Watson
James P. Goodrich
Ohio National Guard Camp Lee confinement order
Petersburg Virginia May 29 officers and men of the thirty seventh Ohio National Guard division are confined to Camp Lee indefinitely by order of Major General Farnsworth. The action follows a bulletin noting leave misconduct where troops accosted women and shouted at passing cars. Guards will not approach vehicles except while on duty and will show courtesy to women inside and outside the camp.
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Petersburg
Ohio National Guard
Camp Lee
Farnsworth
Subordinate Everything Else to Producing Fuel
In Philadelphia on May 29 delegates at the National Coal Association closing session pledged to subordinate all other activities to coal production. They vowed continued support for the U S fuel administration to boost output, aiding the president to crush despotism and make the world safe. J H Wheelwright of Baltimore was elected president with H N Taylor, G H Barker, and T J Watkins as vice presidents. J D Morrow and J J Tierney were named general secretary and treasurer.
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Philadelphia
National Coal Association
United States Fuel Administration
JH. Wheelright
Baltimore
H. N. Taylor
Kansas City
G. H. Barker
Columbus
T. J. Watkins
New York
J. D. Morrow
J. J. Tierney
Grace Lusk Convicted in Second Degree Murder
Grace Lusk was found guilty of second degree murder in Waukesha Wisconsin for the killing of Mrs. Mary Noonan Roberts. She attempted to choke Special Prosecutor Tuller as the verdict was read and was removed from the courtroom. The sentence ranges from fourteen to twenty-five years in the penitentiary.
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Waukesha
Wis
Grace Lusk
Mary Noonman Roberts
Miss Lusk
Tuller
American doctors among British prisoners in Chemin-des-Dames fighting
Wolff Bureau telegram from Berlin reports that during the Chemin-des-Dames engagement British forces captured several American doctors. The terse dispatch notes the presence of these physicians among the prisoners.
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Amsterdam
Wolff Bureau
Berlin
Chemin-des-Dames
West Virginia Forecast For Showered, Cooler Days Ahead
West Virginia weather calls for showers and cooler conditions Thursday with unsettled skies. Friday turns partly cloudy with lingering clouds and a chance of local showers in spots.
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West Virginia
Coal allotment cuts hit Trans Mississippi and South States
WashingtonMay 24 Under the allotment of anthracite coal for the year ending next April tonight by the fuel administration the supply to the trans Mississippi territory and the twenty four southern and western states has been entirely discontinued. The allotments to the central and northwestern states and Canada have been decreased and those to the New England and Atlantic states increased.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
trans-Mississippi
Central
Canada
New England
Atlantic States
President Wilson Urges Thrift for War Effort
President Wilson appeals to Americans to buy only essentials, save materials and labor for war needs, and pledge to thrift stamps and Liberty Bonds by June 28 National Thrift Day. He urges universal participation, increased production, and zero nonessential spending to support the war.
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Washington
Wilson
Treasury Department
United States
War Savings Stamp Societies
Great
Volunteer Army
Counter Attacks Break Down Under American Fire
In Cantigny and Lorraine the Americans consolidate gains and repulse renewed German assaults. Three raids in Lorraine were beaten back with prisoners taken. German counter efforts near Picardy also failed as American artillery and infantry held the ground.
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Washington
Cantigny Salient
Pershing
War Department
Lorraine
France
Associated Press
Luneville
Premenil
Cantigny
Picardy
LIMITED SERVICE MEN CALLED TO COLORS IN WAR EFFORT
Washington on May 29 reports two hundred thousand draft age men with minor physical defects to be used in army staff corps producing or handling equipment. Provost Crowder announces the first call under the plan to governors for about 9,000 men in spruce production for planes. Volunteers may sign up until June 6, after which states will be asked to fill remaining positions by volunteer induction.
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Washington
General Crowder
Army Staff Corps
Crowder
Fourth Liberty Loan Will Be Biggest Ever
Washington reports the government faces record war outlays this month exceeding 1.5 billion dollars with a jump of over 500 million from normal. Officials foresee 11 billion dollars in expenditures through July and December, funded largely by the fourth Liberty Loan in October or November.
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Washington
Treasury
Wilson
Congress
West and East Meet Daily in the Orient Railways
Washington reports American built locomotives link Kalgan on the China border with interior caravans, as rails break the Great Wall relic. Frank Rhea outlines Orient railroad growth from China to Australia, noting gauge differences, government control in Japan, British capital in Luzon, and diverse rail systems across the region.
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Washington
Orient
Kalgan
Mongolia
Asia
Great Wall
China
United States
Frank Rhea
Pennsylvania Railroad
General Electric Company
Japan
Philippines
New Zealand
Australia
Ching-Lung- Chiao
England
Luzon
Brisbane
Perth
Beaver High School Diplomas Awarded to 42 Graduates
Beeville area ceremony saw 34 girls and 8 boys receive diplomas. W Harry Charlton Jr won the attendance medal for perfect attendance since 1906, Annie Mata earned the scholarship medal with 93.00 average, with honorable mentions to Josephine Alexander and Lucille Leonard. Robert Allen Armstrong of West Virginia University delivered a wide ranging address praising public education and its future.
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Beaver High School
Bernard McClaugherty
W. H. Thomas
Annie Mata
Josephine Alexander
Lucille Leonard
BE. C. Wade
W. Harry Charlton, Jr
Robert Allen Armstrong
West Virginia University
Armstrong
Board of Education
Bluefield
West Virginia
United States
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Leasowe Caste
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orYo
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West and
Eagt
Interior Asia
Great Wall of China
Annie Matz
W. Marry Chariton
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