Soissons Falls to German Forces After Intense Fighting
May 29 report says Soissons has fallen after desperate fighting as German troops advance in force. The official statement notes French and British lines around Rheims and Louppleigne holding against heavy pressures with defenders sustaining stiff resistance.
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Pari
Soissons
Rheims
Alsna Canal
Solpsons
Boissons
Jack
Solsons
Belleu-Septmonts
Clearad
Louplegne
Bere-ca-Tarcenoys
Brouillet
Savigny
Tilloy
German Offensive Pushes Toward Rehma Cathedral Town
Allied lines crumble as German forces press across the front. Romping advances claim Solmons and Rahma, with the German official tally noting captured personnel and substantial supplies. German troops penetrate twelve miles in places as they seek decisive victory soon.
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Associated Press
Dimile
Attgele
Rhelma
Beth In
Parle
Compalene Pase
Soimone
Aretor
Forty Injured As SP De Luxe Special Derails Near Lafayette
A Southern Pacific westbound De Luxe Special train number 106 derailed near Lafayette Louisiana causing forty injuries to passengers and trainmen. One trainman is gravely injured and may die. officials suspect a defective switch as the cause.
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Lafayette
Dempsey knocks out Pelky in one minute in Denver
Salt Lake City fighter Jack Dempsey ends the bout with a swift right to the chin and a hard left to Pelky's jaw, sending the Canadian champion to a first round knockout in Denver. Pelky falls, rises, then is stopped as the referee counts ten.
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Denver
Jack Dempsey
Salt Lake City
Arthur Pelky
Dempsey
Pelky
War Industries Board Formally Created by President
President Wilson signed an executive order creating the War Industries Board as a separate agency to coordinate war production and carry out assigned functions for the government. A Senate subcommittee opened an aviation expenditures inquiry, questioning Col. Clifton Wolgar on war contracts issued under his direction.
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WAR Industries Board
Wilson
Washington
Executive Department
Senate Military Affairs
Tas
Colorado
Clifton #. Wolgar
War Department
Senate
Attempted German Counterattacks Fail Around Cantigny
In France on May 29 Allied lines around Cantigny held as German shock troops drove gas bombardments and heavy fighting continued. American fire repelled the assault with light losses while Germans suffered higher casualties and prisoners were taken. A second action near Premenil saw a German attack collapse under American machine gun fire.
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Associated Press
France
Cantigny
Jones
No Man’s Land
Pranch
Premenil
American Forces Repel German Attacks in Lorraine and Cantigny
In France, May 29 dispatch reports heavy German gas and artillery attempts against American lines in Luneville and the Cantigny salient repelled after renewed counter attacks. Other sectors in Lorraine saw raids repulsed with prisoners taken as both sides exchanged heavy bombardment.
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Frince
Luneville
Cantigny
Lorraine
Woerre
Sideale
Hash Slingers On The War Path In Cheyenne Labor Row
Cheyenne waiters threaten a strike over wage increases to 11 shillings and board. Restaurants plan to stay open, ensuring three meals for the public, while unions push for higher pay amid rising costs.
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Cheyenne
Leasowe Castle sunk by submarine in Mediterranean
The British transport ship Leasowe Castle of 737 tons gross was sunk on May 26 in the Mediterranean by a torpedo from an enemy submarine. One hundred and one people died, including officers and 79 soldiers. Reports also describe raids near Beaumont Hamel and Kemmel and a British aerial operation tally with 25 tons of bombs dropped and thirteen German aircraft destroyed.
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London
Leasowe Castle
Mediterranean Sea
Admiralty
Beaumont- Hamel
Might
Kemmel
Tremches
Valenciennes
Bott
Thionyville
Meta
Sallons
Lovejoy Recovering After Appendicitis Operation
Knight Camp bell Music company’s Lovejoy, operated on last week for appendicitis, is reported to be much improved.
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OC. BR. Lovejoy
Knight Campbell Music Company
Grace Lusk Convicted Murder in Wisconsin Trial
Grace Lusk was found guilty of second degree murder in a Wisconsin trial for the killing of Mary Newman Roberta. The verdict appalled spectators and provoked a violent outburst as Lusk attacked District Attorney Maurice Tuller, shouting that he had ruined her life. The jury delayed sentencing, with a range of 1 to 25 years possible.
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Associated Press
Waukbhegha
Waukesha
Race Lusk
Tuller
Maurice Tuller
Mies Lusk
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs West at Cheyenne Private
A baby girl was born Tuesday May 25 at Cheyenne Private hospital to Mr and Mrs Frank West. 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 this morning for a business trip to Denver, expecting to be away several days.
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Myrna Boyd Williams
Cheyene Private Hospital
Denver
Famine Threatens Germans in Austria Amid Bohemian Faction Strife
Report from Paris indicates famine grips Germans in Austria as Czechs and Jugoslaves withhold food. The Austro-German pact appears endangered after clashes across villages. German-Austrian tensions escalate with heavy casualties as officials struggle to respond.
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Washington
Austria
Paris
Canrer
Meat and Ice Placed Under Watchful Eye
President Wilson approved a policy to regulate meat industry without direct government operation. The plan includes licensing stockyards, new animal grading, regulating packing profits, coordinating government and ally purchases, appointing a committee to study retail trade, and controlling Packers transportation to favor efficient distribution.
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Washington
Wilson
Iiporvision
Department of Agriculture
United States
Alliew
Rgvernment
Heights Taken by Germans in Aisne and Vesle Actions
German official statement reports 2600 prisoners taken on the Aisne front. The text notes advances toward Ypres and the Oise, victories around Montdidier, Cantige, and the Vesle area, with landmarks including Terry-Sorny ridge, the plateau of Conde, and heights near Soissons. Multiple German corps claim progress under Boehm, von Below, and Wiehura.
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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 to aid war effort in national appeal
President Wilson calls on Americans to conserve materials and spend only on essentials. He urges buying war bonds and letting thrift stamps certify purchases, aiming to mobilize the nation for victory in a broader struggle, not material comfort.
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Washington
Pius
Wilson
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Prank Wescott
Teutons
Bohemia
Be Covam
Debe
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