American Army Size to Reach 2.4 Million in July
United Press reports U S armies will total about 2 400 000 by July with 478 000 more to be called before June 30. Secretary Baker General Mare and others outline expansion, including a 250 000 draft call and a 12 000 skilled mechanics special call. Mobilization orders for 4000 more artisans sent to states.
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United Press
Washington
Aday
America
Jwy L
Baker
Mare
Crowder
Bolsheviks Form Coalition Body and Prepare Treaty Change
Russia and allied powers debate intervention as Bolsheviks in Crimea mobilize armored trains and heavy artillery. Reports from Zurich cite Bolsheviks assaulting German lines between Theodosia and Drankol while purportedly managing German colonists.
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United Press
Zurich
Bolwhevik
Crimea
Geran
Theodosia
Drankol
Frankfurter Zeitung
Lieutenant Receives War Cross for Bravery in Lorraine
From May 3 dispatches: Lieutenant William Meyering earned the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on April 16 near Lorraine. Despite fatal wounds to his right hand, he rallied his platoon under fire and forwarded to the rear station, inspiring his men as the attack repelled the enemy.
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Lorraine
William Meyering
Jeutenant Meyering
Dveling
Meyering
New England Casualties Reported in Today’s List
Washington May 3 The War Department releases New England division casualty figures. Eighteen killed in action two missing one dead of wounds five dead of diseases two dead of an accidenta two wounded severely and fifty eight wounded slightly.
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New England
Washington
War Department
Lisy
Ford Faces U S Senate Bid Amid Smouldering Campaign
Detroit May 3 Henry Ford becomes a focal potential candidate to succeed retiring Senator William Alden Smith. Ford has not disclosed whether he will run as the campaign carries on with a taint of smoldering controversy surrounding his possible entry.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Michigan
United States Senate
William Alden Smith
Ford
U S Plans Step To Cut Newspaper Size
The government moves toward smaller papers as Baruch announces creation of a commodity section on paper to address print shortages. The new unit will designate a bending publisher to oversee paper questions and supply as wartime controls tighten.
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United Press
Washington
Baruch
The
War Industries Bho
American officer killed on Picardy front in World War I
Col. Griffiths of the Eighteenth Infantry was killed by shell fire on the Picardy front as he emerged from a dugout. Born in Great Britain, Griffiths became a naturalized American after joining the Royal Corps at the war’s outbreak and later transferring to American forces.
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Aermio
France
Steut
Col
Griffiths
Eighteenth Infantry
Picardy Front
Great Britain
Royal Core
Liberty Loan Nears Minimum Shortfall In Subscriptions
United Press reports on May 3 that two days remain in the third Liberty Loan drive and the government tally shows 0.162 billion dollars short of the 0.85 billion dollar minimum subscription target.
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United Press
Washington
Atlon Today
Women of Cheyenne Ready for Big Food Show
In wartime, Cheyenne women adapt kitchens to new food rations. They embrace pantry changes and learn new cooking methods to support troops, forming a practical home front effort. The piece notes the government relies on housewives as trained workers in wartime food service.
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Cheyenne
Sn BO
Ude E
Balloon Explosion Kills Two at Fort Omaha Sky School
Two cadets died and 43 were hurt when a large balloon exploded during a Fort Omaha balloon school event. Authorities blame a static discharge and a secondary blast. among the dead are Pr Wile John Kavne and Vincent Beall, burned beyond recognition. Many others sustained burns and injuries.
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Omaha
Ned
Fort Omaha
Itelengar
John Kavne
Vincent Beall
Witnote
Wage Board Recommends Large Rail Wage Increases
United Press reports the railroad wage adjustment board has prepared recommendations for substantial increases affecting most railroad employers. Director General McAdoo will review the report after hearings and may release details soon from White Sulphur Springs.
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Washington
America
Railway
Yankee Aviator Is Victor in Air Duel
An American airman from Brooklyn, Jimmy Melaner, shot down a German aircraft northwest of Toul. He spotted the enemy at about 4000 feet, dived and fired 200 rounds, and finished the foe as it faltered.
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Pranch
Jimmy Melaner
Brooklyn
Toul
Melasner
Hie
Boch
Melaruor
Rumors of Kaiser Propaganda Reach Cheyenne
Cheyenne residents discussed a German propaganda rumor linking an agent to the Kaiser with claims of peace and halted troop movements. The Union Pacific denied orders to reroute trains and authorities investigated but found no proof.
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Cheyenne
Union Pacific
T Ie
Kaiser
German Presse
213 LW.W. Are Placed in Jail
A local report notes that 213 LW.W. individuals are placed in jail following a shuttle incident. Federal authorities join city police in the investigation as unrest spreads.
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Lw.w
Waal
May
Seattle
Thonal Werker
Wald
Poilus Take Hill No 82 From HMS Paria
May 3 dispatch reports the capture of Hill 62 near Castel and a wood with 100 prisoners. American troops held the Avre front with actions near Halettes and Villers-Bretonneux. Allied forces repulsed a German surprise attack and Canadians raided Lens area. Hindenburg poised to strike again as a period of static warfare persists.
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Tite 1
Hafilea
Caste
Castel
Halites
Avre
Avra
Woevre
Lorraine
Allete
Villera-Bretonneix
Bhangard-En-Santerre
Cadets Ordered to Surrender Wyoming Rifles
Wyoming Governor directs Cheyenne High School cadets to turn over all rifles and ammunition to the adjutant general under a War Department order. Supt H R Mee notes special permission allows a brief retention for a stated item.
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Cheyenne
H. Mee Yeaterday
Frank L. Hoax
War Department
Adjutant General of
Wyoming
State of Wyoming
L. Moix
Kaiser Grabs Crown Amid Turbulent European Move
Report from PERNE says Kateer Wilhelm invited himself to accept the crown of Livonia Puthonia Lithunia and Courland in a delegation’s statement. Kerenshky cabinet members freed from Nitikunain have taken government posts, dispatch from Petrograd notes. Germans report 11 000 prisoners at Hela inforg and 5 000 at Viborg, as Vibork is bombarded for eleven hours. Monarchy restoration and republic continuation collide in Pinninh and parliamentary bodies. Turkey and Germany appoint ambassadors to the Bolshevik government now in Moscow, state department says.
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Perne
Kateer Wilhelm
Livonia
Puthonia
Lithunia
Courland
Kerenshky
Nitikunain
Petrograd
Molsheviks
Copeshagen
Helainforg
Dihipatchen
Capitel
Viborg
Vibork
Pinninh
Young Pings
United Press
Washington
Turkey
Germany
Moncow
State Department
New U S Chief of Staff Named
May 3 report from Lorraine states Major General McAndrew is appointed chief of staff of the American expeditionary force replacing Brigadier General Harbord who moves to a field command.
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Lorraine
McAndrew
Harbord
Austria Faces Revolt Amid Internal Strife, U.S. Observers Say
Washington reports warn of rising unrest in the Austrian dual monarchy as polyglot tensions flare and the government remains tied to Germany's military regime. Analysts note Austrians seek wartime promises but fear a break from the Allies, while cautions about a potential domestic upheaval shape official views.
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Robert J. Bender
United Press
Odrreespendini
Washington
American
State Department
Austria
Germany
Maly
German claims on hospital ships expose American ambulances
London reports a German wireless dispatch reiterates charges that American aviators and ambulance crews misuse the Red Cross to reach Europe and guide wounded to hospital ships. It cites documents from downed flyers and prisoners noting entry into American ambulance services for transport to France and onward to medical ships in the Atlantic.
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London
Auto
Europe
France
British Raid Seizes Huns and Guns in Night Action
Report from Field Marshal Hate states a raid south of Ste ras and days of 6venant yielded ten picsonets and five aching Guay artillery. The operation occurred near the Villvree Bretonneys frontline with losses and equipment captured.
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London
Steras
Ioere
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