British Army Adds Vast New Force on French Front
A field dispatch from May 15 describes the arrival of numerous new British battalions in France, transforming the front as seasoned units are replaced. Officers without prior combat experience rise rapidly, and large-scale organizational changes place fresh corps and divisions under new commanders. The article notes Spring returns and the continuous German concentration, with limited gains from continuous raids along the Ypres and Somme sectors.
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France
Prema
Ple
Tle
Gene
Somme
Ypres
Loos
Majora
Epring
Ankdlers
Verdun
Reston
Hagvlost
North Sea
Switzerland
Toon
Fragmentary wartime remark on Verdin and attack constraints
A damaged passage notes high command attempts near Verdin and Machineto defend under pressure. An officer cites a worded reason why the British could not attack, calling it a season the enemy mate would have chosen for assault.
Carranza Demands Withdrawal of Troops
Carranza presses for removal of American troops as constitutionalists plan closer cooperation with Pershing. Gavito leaves Juarez for Casas Grandes to meet Gen. Pershing, who travels from his base toward the frontier for talks on joint action. A machine gun sits on a boxcar as Gavito’s escort departs.
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Gavira
Mexico Northwestern
Claim Election of Mrs. Cowles President of Federation
Supporters of Mrs Josiah Evans Cowles of Los Angeles claimed she won the presidency of the General Federation of Women's Clubs by a safe majority over Mrs Samuel B Sneath of Tiffin Ohio. Precautions were taken to prevent electioneering as votes were still being counted at midnight and Cowles distributed artificial peppers regarded as a Cowles badge.
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New York
Josiah Evans Cowles
Los T Angeles
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Samuel B. Sneath
Tiffin
Ohio
California
Cowles
Baby Elephant Stuns Suffrage Leaders With Candy Aid
National American Woman Suffrage Association leaders enlisted a baby elephant named Chin Chin to help advertise their cause. The girl baby held her trunk up for photos, attracted by candy, a lighthearted moment amid advocacy efforts.
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National American Woman Suffrage Association
Chin Chin
Traffic Stops When ill is Buried
Traffic disruption spreads across HI lines as offices receive blanket orders. Operating officials prepared for a five minute halt while trains paused from Galveston to Seattle and Seattle to Chicago. Messages extended to all branches and agencies with workers in Cheyenne Burlington Colorado 4 Southern joining in tribute.
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Nota Trale
Galveston
Seattle
Chicago
Senyver
Branc
Cheyenne
Burlington
Colorado
Southern
Signa
Theodore Roosevelt denounces Wilson in St. Louis speeches
Col Theodore Roosevelt campaigns in St Louis arguing universal military service and attacking the German American alliance as immoral and anti American while blasting President Wilson in Memorial Day remarks.
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St, Louis
Theodore Roosevelt
St. Louis
Weasel words spark heated debate on universal military training
A speaker insists he opposes any pro universal military training parallel and accuses critics of misrepresenting him. He states he values Ryan and Ford but would not join them in what he calls wild mental rides. He rejects Anglo-American and German-American alliances as anti American and says his stance is straightforward. He notes distinct ancestral lines and warns his connections would show seven hyphens to indicate heritage.
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Philadelphia
Ted Daly
McManus
Morsan
Hilly Rath
Morgan
Winon
Ryan
Ford
Stressman rejects Wilson as World War I peacemaker
Berlin May 30. Dr. Guystav Stressman a national liberal in the Berchetag rejects the idea that President Wilson could serve as a peace mediator. He says a German vote would show only a small minority would accept Wilson due to U S policy and munition production concerns, though a neutral power mediator might be possible.
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Berlin
Guystav Stressman
Berchetag
Wilson
Germany
Switzerland
Girl Charged With Sneak Thievery
A girl faced charges for stealing a blue silk sweater from the Maccabee hall cloak room on May 10. She claimed it came from another girl who bought it at a royal second hand store. Sheriff Gleason expects multiple other young women to be involved as cross examination suggests.
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Royal
Atatemonte
Gleason
Maccabee Hall
Misa Sturr
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