Soissons Falls to German Forces After Desperate Battle
Soissons has fallen under mounting German pressure after days of heavy fighting. French and British troops withdraw behind the Alsne canal northwest of Rheims as assaults continue along the front. The center around Louplogne yields ground while lines east of there hold against costly attacks.
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Pari
Soissons
Rheims
Alsna Canal
Solpsons
Boissons
Jack
Solsons
Belleu-Septmonts
Clearad
Louplegne
Bere-ca-Tarcenoys
Brouillet
Savigny
Tilloy
German advance threatens cathedral town of Rheims
AP dispatch reports German forces pressing a broad offensive toward Rheims with Simons fallen and Druids withdrawing to high ground. Germans claim broad gains and supply captures as battles push toward the railway hub and surrounding areas.
Forty Hurt As S P Deluxe Special Derails Near Lafayette
A Southern Pacific westbound De luxe Special train number 106 derailed near Lafayette Louisiana injuring forty passengers and trainmen. One crew member is reported in grave condition and a defective switch is blamed for the wreck.
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Lafayette
Dempsey Knocks Out Pelky in First Round Fight
Salt Lake City heavyweight Jack Dempsey stopped Canadian champion Arthur Pelky in one minute of the opening round in Denver. Dempsey opened with a rush, Pelky rose, then a swift right and a sharp left put Pelky down for the count of ten. In New York, W Ladek alias Byazko, claiming world heavyweight wrestling title, was released from Ellis Island after detention by federal agents.
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Denver
Jack Dempsey
Salt Lake City
Arthur Pelky
Dempsey
Pelky
New York
W. Ladek
Byazko
Ellin Island
Newton
War Industries Board Formally Created by President
President Wilson signs executive order creating the War Industries Board as a separate agency to coordinate war production and oversee civilian enterprises under federal direction. Senate Military Affairs subcommittee opens inquiry into aviation field expenditures, questioning Col. Clifton Wolgar on contracts issued under his supervision.
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WAR Industries Board
Wilson
Washington
Executive Department
Senate Military Affairs
Tas
Colorado
Clifton #. Wolgar
War Department
Senate
Americans Repel Cantigny Assaults in France
Allied dispatches report May 29 in France detailing repeated German counter attacks near Cantigny. American forces reportedly hold strong positions, inflicting heavy losses and taking prisoners after fierce fighting amid gas bombardment and close combat.
German assaults repulsed as Allied forces hold line in France
In France the fighting continues with German gas attacks near Luneville repelled by American troops. Cantigny gains are consolidated despite heavy artillery and machine gun fire while Lorraine sees three raids repulsed with prisoners taken. Both sides trade continuous artillery fire near Woerre.
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Associated Press
France
Cantigny
Jones
No Man’s Land
Frince
Luneville
Lorraine
Woerre
Sideale
Hash Slingers Threaten Walkout Over Wages
Cheyenne waiters threaten a strike over pay and board with a weekly rate of nine dollars plus board, seeking eleven dollars and board. Restaurants plan to stay open and feed customers in three meals daily regardless of outcome.
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Cheyenne
Leasowe Castle sunk by submarine in the Mediterranean
The British transport ship Leasowe Castle, 737 tons gross, was torpedoed in the Mediterranean on May 26. One hundred and one persons drowned, including officers and 79 soldiers. An official British admiralty notice reported the loss and casualty figures.
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London
Leasowe Castle
Mediterranean Sea
Admiralty
Knight Camp bell Music figure recovering after surgery
Lovejoy of the Knight Camp Bell Music company who underwent appendicitis operation last week is reported to be much improved and progressing well.
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OC. BR. Lovejoy
Knight Campbell Music Company
Grace Lusk Convicted Murder in Waukesha Trial
Grace Lusk was found guilty of second degree murder in the killing of Mrs. Mary Newman Roberta. The verdict brings a prison term of 1 to 25 years and triggered a dramatic courtroom scene as Lusk attacked prosecutor Maurice Tuller and collapsed, prompting help from her father and lawyers.
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Associated Press
Waukbhegha
Waukesha
Race Lusk
Tuller
Maurice Tuller
Mies Lusk
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Frank West in Cheyenne
A baby daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Frank West at Cheyenne Private Hospital on Tuesday May 25. Mother and daughter are reported to be doing well.
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Mra
Frank Westfott
Cheyenone Private Hospital
Matron of Cheyenne Private Hospital Heads to Denver
Matron Myrna Boyd Williams of Cheyenne Private Hospital left today for a business trip to Denver and expects to be away several days.
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Denver
Myrna Boyd Williams
Cheyene Private Hospital
Famine Threatens Germans in Austria Bohemia Rim
Reports from Paris indicate famine menaces Germans in Austria as Czech and South Slavic groups withhold food. Conflicts erupt in villages while Austrian officials struggle to quell unrest and maintain the Austro German alliance amid rising casualties.
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Washington
Austria
Paris
Canrer
Meat and Ice Placed Under Watchful Eye
President Wilson announced a broad policy plan to regulate meat and ice industries. The program outlines licensing, animal grading, profit controls, centralized purchases for government and allies, an inquiry into retail trade, and government control of packer transportation to improve distribution and prices.
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Washington
Wilson
Iiporvision
Department of Agriculture
United States
Alliew
Rgvernment
Germans claim 2600 prisoners in Aisne fighting
Berlin reports a German official statement from London claiming 2600 prisoners taken on the Aisne front with commanders including a French and a British general. The report says advancing forces under Boehm and von Below push into Cantigé while other regiments hold and seize ridges and heights near Soissons and the Vesle, with several villages captured and positions assaulted.
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Berlin
London
Aisne
Ypres
Ans
Oise
Montdidier
Cantige
Boehm
von Below
Gammah «Rown Prince
Aisnes
Larisch
Terry-Sorny Ridge
Soisson
Wiehura
Conde
Vesle
Cirn
Conta
Schmetow
Craine
Misme
Wilson Urges Thrift for War Effort
President Wilson appeals to the nation to save materials and labor for wartime needs urging citizens to buy only essentials. He calls for universal thrift ending with a pledge before National Thrift Day to support the war through certificates thrift stamps or other government securities.
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Washington
Pius
Wilson
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