Vienna Parliament in Crisis as War Front Advances
Austrian parliament faces drastic measures ordered by the emperor to resume sessions amid food shortages and racial tensions. Emperor Charles heads to the front as Austro Italian operations intensify and Allied air power claims fourteen downed enemy machines. German offensives stall near Ypres though buildup for a renewed push continues, with Allied defenses strengthening along the Lys salient and around Locre and Hinges.
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Austria
Hungary
Italy
Vienna
Charles
Rome
Germans Stir Mexico as Exiled Officers Clash in Tamaulipas
Washington reports Germans in Latin America converge in Mexico to spread propaganda and mobilize Mexicans. In a Tamaulipas clash at Marquesates Caballero forces killed three allied commanders including Samerino Caballero and Colonel Peres, with 100 followers killed, 98 captured, and recovery of property including cars, horses, and weapons.
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Washington
South
Central America
Mexico
Germany
Associated Press
EL. Paso
Tex
Luis Caballero
Samerino Caballero
Rodrigo Flores Peres
Caballero
Marquesates
Tamaulipas
Ricaut
Ciudad Victoria
Peres
Escape Attempt Foiled by Jail Guards After Explosion
An explosion rocked Cook county jail in Chicago on May 4. About twenty prisoners attempted to break free but were subdued by guards. Among inmates are 112 I W W members awaiting trial in federal court. no court session was held that afternoon.
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Chicago
Cook County
Ean
Tunnel Plot Foiled at Fort McPherson Inmate Conspiracy
At Fort McPherson a fifty foot tunnel from a barrack toward the wire was discovered as guards stopped an attempted escape. Prisoners clashed prompting bayonet charges and a search found leaders in the alleged plot. Colonel Van Orsdale promises punishment and possible further actions.
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United Preta
Atlanta
Fort McPherson
van Orsdale
Liberty Loan total in U S may reach four billion
The third Liberty Loan closes with officials calling the campaign an overwhelming success. Early figures show pledges around 9.2 billion dollars, far exceeding the 3 billion formal goal, with banks expected to push the total toward four billion next week as tabulations finish.
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Liberty Loan
U.S
A Pate Ee
Federal Reserve Dinieicla
Paris Welcomes U S Labor Delegation
A U S labor delegation arriving in Paris at the Metropolitan station was greeted by the French minister of labor. Chairman James Wilson and George T Harty spoke on arrival, expressing willingness to work with Europe amid ongoing tensions and the war.
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Associated
Vail
England
Minister of Labor
James Wilson
George 'T Harty
Ghett
Food Show Draws Huge Crowds in Cheyenne Parade
March 2000 the Burlington depot hosts a Cheyenne food show with large crowds. Women organized extensive displays of wheat substitutes and tested recipes. Government leaflets and conservation placards accompany booths featuring bread, rolls, cakes, and salads amid vivid demonstrations.
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Burlington Depot
Cheyenne
Thomas
J. Hb
Jordan
Chugwater
Lfe
Three Burn to Death in Auto in Absecon Curve
A touring car overturned on a dangerous curve near Absecon New Jersey killing two men and four women as the vehicle burned. The crash occurred at high speed on the dead man’s curve, details released by United Press.
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United Preas
Atlantic Ovfy
N. J
Absecon
Floats and Joan of Are Are Features of Big Pageant
More than 2 000 people marched or rode in Cheyenne's food show parade led by mounted police and the Cheyenne Union Musicians under N Kopald. Floats depicted foreign lands including Chinese American Italian and Belgian themes with children on several floats and a Chinese band vehicle enhancing the spectacle. The Belgian float drew attention by portraying a Belgian family, while the Italian float showed Italian children with their fathers nearby as the Stars and Stripes and Italy’s flag appeared together.
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Cheyenne Union Musicians’ Band
N. Kopald
State House
Burlington Station
Italy
Cheyenne
Peking
Factional Fighting in Kiev and Korniloff Reported Dead
Telegrams from Zurich recount continued clashes in Kiev between old government partisans and the peasant government. Reports from Peking state General Korniloff, once Russian commander, is dead, with Bolsheviks said to have recaptured Novo Teherkask. An Amsterdam dispatch cites Kiev information that Korniloff was marching on Orenburg.
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London
Telegrama
Zurich
Kiev
Exchange Telegraph
Peking
Harbin
Korniloff
Amsterdam
Orenburg
Ural
Germans May Start New Drives West of Kemmel
British Headquarters in France reports signs of a renewed German push to seize positions on the Kemmel hill line. German artillery pounded Scherpenberg and Mount Rouge and again struck north of Laclytte early today, but no infantry assault followed. Allies prepared for an attack.
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Flanders
Ypres
Genera von
Lacre
Lysamient
Locre
Mount Rouge
Hinges
France
Kemmel
Laatplaht
Scherpenberg
Laclytte
Blind Australian Soldier in Cheyenne Receives Light Restoration
Thomas Skeyhill, a blind Australian soldier who lectured in Cheyenne for the Red Cross, has reportedly regained sight after a surgical correction of a damaged vertebra that affected night vision. Doctors in Washington have not confirmed the report. observers expect his return to lecturing soon.
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Cheyenne
Thomas Skeyhill
Washington, D. C
Skeyhill
Washington
Nntact
Sabotage Evils Shown in Trial
In Chicago on May 4 the government opened its case against 112 defendants in the S W W trial by showing Emilie Pouget’s Sabotage circulated within the organization. The publication urged direct action in various industries and offered methods to harm machinery and workers. The session focused on identifying thousands of exhibits forming the sedition and sabotage charges.
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Chicago
Emilie Pouget
Pouget
Senate Adopts Report on Bill to Curb Disloyalty
The Senate adopts the conference report on a sedition measure by a 48 to 20 vote. The bill targets disloyal acts and speech and would restrict Liberty Loan sales and army draft interference. The action caps a lengthy Senate debate and follows controversy over loyalty enforcement.
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Senate
Associated Exess
Washington
Conference
Telegraph system open to spies claim shocks nation
J P B Campbell international VP of the Commercial Telegraphers Union telegrams Secretary of War urging government control of all lines. He says Seattle offices are open to spies with two suspects firing loyal Americans and over 200 discharged as leaks threaten national security.
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Seattle
Wasa
Bandits Hold Up Paymaster At Tire Plant Heist
Two gunmen in overalls robbed a paymaster at the Ideal Tire & Rubber plant in Cleveland. They escaped with 8600, but the OCR shows 96,000. The funds were for a construction firm building for the tire company and intended for workers.
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Dan Dis
Cleveland
Ideal Tire & Rubber Company
Yire Company
U S Warehouses Destroyed by Fire In Wallergan Area
A large fire swept several government warehouses in Wallergan on Friday causing about ten million dollars in damage. Army officers investigated the blaze as four companies of sailors fought the flames and aided in extinguishing hotspots.
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Wallergan
Piriday
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