Toronto Honors Root And Reading At University
May 17. Elihu Root secretary of State arrives in Toronto to receive an honorary degree from the University of Toronto accompanied by Sir Edmund Walker. President Sir Robert Falconer and officials greet him. Lord Reading British ambassador to the United States is to receive a degree as well.
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Toronto
Elihu Root
Roosevelt
University of Toronto
Edmund Walker
Robert Falconer
Lietenant
Lord Reading
United States
Congress
New England Infantry Losses Highlight Frontline Casualties
War Department list shows 17 New England soldiers among 106 names. Six from the 103d and 108th Infantry killed or dead of wounds. William C. Sweeney missing from Lynn now living in South Boston. Private Henry N. Danforth of Danville Vermont killed in third trench tour. officers Averill Pfeifer and Charles Maxson among those listed.
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108D Infantry
Boston
William C. Sweeney
Frank R. Gaffney
Fighting Ninth
101St Infantry
New England
War Department
Washington
New
Henry N. Danforth
Danville
Harry Danforth
Danforth
Lynn
Pulaski Avenue
IL Company
Averill Brazion Pfeifer
Cleveland
Charles W. Maxson
Baltimore
Harold A. Goodrich
New Haven
M. S. Redmond
Pittsburg
Penn
List of wounded noncommissioned officers and soldiers
Corporal Walter G. Moore Fitzdale Vi Privates Vernon Bailey Alden Minn Vincent J Blahovec St Louis Thomas W Cleary Portage Mich Henry L Danforth Danville Vt John W Low Dallas Tex William R Lyon Indianola Ia George F Martin Fort Kent Me Wyvil L Mathis Johnstown Clarence B Perkins 17 Schoolstreet Manchester N H Joseph I Poulin Augusta Me Gino Roberti Lucca Tuscana Italy Emmet D Sullivan Fine N Y Charles R Thompson Kingman Me Corporals Daniel B Gould New Vineyard Me Dewey W Ingerson Whitefield N H Wagoner Luke Reynard Detroit Mich Privates Martino Girolamo Oneida N Y Talmage T Rand Sunny Lake Ky William H Stone Norway Me Sergeant Cecil G Tormey Thorp Wis Cook John J Corcoran Branf ord Conn Privates Joseph L Decker Rochester N Y Fred L Harshaw Murphy N C Private Clement W Gravelle 147 West Hollis street Nashua N H Severely Wounded Sergeant William A Meister Elgin
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Walter G. Moore
Fitzdale
Vernon Bailey
Alden
Minn
Vincent J. Blahovec
St. Louis
Thomas W. Cleary
Portage
Mich
Henry Ll. Danforth
Danville
John W. Low
Dallas
Tex
William R. Lyon
Indianola
George F. Martin
Fort Kent
Wyvil L. Mathis
Johnstown
Clarence &. Perkins
Clarence &. Perkins, 17 Schoolstreet
Manchester
N. H
Joseph I. Poulin
Augusta
Gino Roberti
Lucca Tuscana
Italy
Emmet D. Sullivan
Fine
N. Y
Charles R. Thompson
Kingman
Daniel B. Gould
New Vineyard
Dewey W. Ingerson
Whitefield
Wagoner Luke Reynard
Detroit
Martino Girolamo
Oneida
Talmage T. Rand
Sunny Lake
William H. Stone
Norway
Averill
Plainfield
N. J
Andrew J. Carpenter
Dickey
N. D
Raymond Valentine Christie
Hoboken
Henry Clark
Candor
George William Dell
Malvern
Penn
James F. Foran
Stockton
Cal
Isadore Durkin
Beech Street
Bridgeport
Macon
William Leary
Tronwood
Isidore Levine
Kansas City
Boyd MacDonald
Grafton
Peter Joseph O’ Donnell
Bayonne
Christopher C. Plummer
Matthews
Daniel J. Ray
Moulton
John Joseph Schottinger
Dunellen
Edgar A. Schrader
Vacaville
New England Boys Listed as Casualty and Missing
Casualties include Walter G. Moore Innenburg Vermont and Henry L. Danforth Danville Vermont from 103d Infantry. Georges F. Martin Fort Kent Maine and Clarence L. Perkins Farmington Maine also with 103d Inf. Others listed died of wounds Dewey Ingerson Whitefield New Hampshire and William H. Stone Norway Maine. Missing William C. Sweeney South Boston Massachusetts and Lee Lemere Lunenburg Vermont.
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New England
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
William C. Sweeney
Pulaski Ave
South
Boston
L Co
Lee Lemere
Lunenburg
Ill. and Ohio servicemen listed alphabetically
A long list of names and addresses from Illinois Indiana Ohio New York Massachusetts and other states. The roster includes ranks from private to lieutenant and lists soldiers sailors or airmen reported missing or previously listed as missing with hometowns and addresses. The document notes prior missing status for several lieutenants and privates with dates.
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Harold A. Goodrich
New Haven
M. S. Redmond
Pittsburgh
Penn
Sidney C. Kinch
Clayville
N. Y
Casualty List Update From Washington A 106 Names
Washington casualty list for May 17 reports 106 names but lacks further details in the provided fragment.
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Washington
British General Staff Views Situation
London May 17. The British general staff says the west front has been quiet with minor raids in which the Allies held the advantage. The Germans have spent spring offensive momentum but plan another big push as American reinforcements arrive. they still underestimate the United States, yet risk a spring offensive this year.
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London
Associated Press
West Front
New American Army on Flanders Front
Allied dispatches describe American units joining the British in Flanders to bolster the sector around Ypres and the Lys front. The move aims to blunt renewed German pressure, with early brigading and training beside Haig’s veterans and potential rapid expansion of British divisions. Eddie Rickenbacker adds to American air effort over Toul. The Italian front reports show Austrian positions near the Brenta held following Italian assaults.
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Flanders
Ypres
Channel
United States
Picardy
France
Picardy Front
Hazebrouck
Hailles
Amiens
Western Front
Eddie Rickenbacker
Toul
Rome
Vienna
Brenta River
American Heroism On Battle Front
A wounded American hero continued fighting with his hands and strangled a German, inspiring his companions despite injuries on the front.
Heroic Platoon Leader Falls in No Man's Land Despatch
Lieutenant FitzGerald was shot in the head while leading a platoon in No Man's Land during a day raid against a German machine gun. He refused aid and kept leading until a second bullet felled him. Jack Fritz of Boston led a platoon into No Man's Land and, after ordering his men back to the trenches, fought alone with grenades until wounded. The despatch appears censored.
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FitzGerald
No Man’s Land
Jack Fritz
Boston
No Man's Land
Fritz
Memory Honored for Lt Stephen E FitzGerald in Requiem Mass
Detachments of the State Guard relatives and friends from Greater Boston and 40 priests mourned Lieut Stephen E FitzGerald of I company 16th US Infantry lately reported killed in France. A solemn high mass at St Pauls Roxbury was led by Rev Peter C Quinn with Boston College clerics assisting. State Guard officers and soldiers in uniform participated with military rites including taps.
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State Guard
Greater
Boston
Boston College
Stephen E. FitzGerald
16Th United States Infantry
France
St. Paul’s Church
Roxbury
Christopher I. FitzGerald
Sargent Street
Peter C. Quinn
Charles EK. Lane
Edward McLaughlin
Concord
John F. Duran
Oscar O'Gorman
Mt. Auburn
10Th Regiment
C. G. Atwood
Thomas F. Sullivan
American troops reach training area behind British lines
Washington reports indicate American units have reached Wanders and moved into training with the British army. Secretary Baker and army officials accepted press notices that the first contingent to be brigaded for training and operations with British forces has arrived.
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Washington
Wanders and Wes
Baker
General Pershing
Allies to Hold Conference at The Hague Idea
London May 17 George Nicoll Barnes a war cabinet labor member proposed the United States seek Holland to invite allied powers to convene at The Hague as a prelude to a third Hague peace conference He urged a postwar meeting and believed it could spur Germany to respect its standing while not hindering the war effort and suggested broad readiness for such a gathering.
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Hague
London
United States
Holland
George Nicoll Barnes
League of Nations
the Hague
Mr. Barnes
Austrian Emperor and Empress Leave for Sofia on Way to Constantinople
A Swiss despatch reports Emperor Charles and Empress Zita departing for Sofia en route to Constantinople to visit the Bulgarian king and Turkish sultan. The contingent includes Count Burian, the foreign minister.
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Washington
Switzerland
Charles of Austria
Zita
Sofia
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Turkey
Burian
U S Delegates Travel to Ireland with British Labor Ties
London May 17 American delegates conferred with British Labour party and Trades Union Congress officials. War aims not discussed. Seven Americans depart for Ireland for three to four days to tour industrial centres. Participants include Martin F. Ryan B. O. McCormick William H. Johnson Chester M. Wright and Miss Agnes Nestor.
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London
British Labor Party
Trades Union Congress
Labor Party
Ireland
Martin F. Ryan
B. O. McCormick
William H. Johnson
Chester M. Wright
Agnes Nestor
Holland Food Situation Deteriorates Amid Food Shortages
May 17 Amsterdam reports Dutch authorities seize hoarded grain and send troops to farms prompting farmer protests. Wheat and fats scarce. tea exhausted and coffee dwindling. Meat largely unavailable. potato rations cut. Government seeks ships to America for food but German permission and a new economic deal remain unsettled.
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Amsterdam
Holland
America
Germany
Adamson Cough Balsam Cures Coughs and Grippe
Adamson's Cough Balsam claims to cure coughs colds and grippe. Sold at all druggists with a broad, period advertisement tone.
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Adamson
Working Girls Swayed by Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
An advertisement from Milwaukee features Mrs Dooley praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for functional disorders. The testimonial claims prior fatigue and pain are eliminated, enabling full daily work, urging other working girls to try the root and herb remedy.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia F. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
H. Dooley
25Th Street
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Greater Boston
Navy
Voile
Chandler & Co
Tremont Street
Cerva
Beaty United
LEMP
C. B. Smith & Bro
Mass
103D Infantry
Private William ©. Sweeney
I. Company
Cecil G. Tormey
Thorp
John J. Corcoran
Brandford
Conn
Joseph L. Decker
Rochester
Fred L. Harshaw
Murphy
N. C
Clement W. Gravelle
West Hollis Street
Nashua, N. H
William A. Meister
Elgin
NEW England Boys
Casualty
Innenburg
Henry L. Danforth
Mach. Gun Co
Clarence L. Perkins
School St
Farmington
Bricksman St
D Co
Kingman, Me
Dewey W._ Ingerson
Cook John J. Corcoran
Branaford
Earnest Hickey
Congress St
Hartford, Ct
B Co
Friend W. Rosene
Shelton
Beech St
Bay State Road
Ill
Einar T. Helman
Evanston
Otto Yothers
St. Joseph
Howard A. Bowman
Clyde
Amos P. Briggs
South Charleston
Joseph Cully
Clarence L. Graham
Elm Street
Ernest F. Hickey
Congress Street
Hartford
Charles W. Mason
Robert Walker
Jersey City
Les
John M. Jennings
Belle Plaine
Iowa
Americas
Physic
French Lick Springs
Ind
PLUTO
Nature
The
Red Cross
Gilchrist Co
Sullivan Bros. It
Summer Street
Teutons
National Army
King George
Sir Douglas Haig
Haig
Tally
Lieut
St. Paul’s
View
U. S
Bell-Ans
Emperor White
Poe
U.S
Connor
Special Shoppers’ Store
Washington Street
Brookside
Henfield
Ciesgu
Campbell’s
John T. Connorogg
Food Administration
MRS
Beecham
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