Libel Trial Reveals Asquith Wife Among German Suspects
London report details libel case of Noel Pemberton-Billing over a book accusing British figures of German influence and vice. Witnesses name Mrs Asquith and Viscount Haldane among those alleged to be in the unsettling list, prompting police protection and political fallout.
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London
Noel Pemberton-Billing
East Herfordshire
Prdlisher
Vigilante
Bolo Pasha
Maude Allan
Dapeer
J. T. Arien
Independent Theater
Villiers Stewart
Germany
Asquith
Mrs. Asquith
Viscount Haldane
Captain Spencer
Stewart
Pemberton
Dilling
Mre. Asquith
Viscount Herdane
Admiralty
England
Pemberton- Filling
Haldane
Lady Macbeth
He i Ieltence
French Unshakable At Midnight as War Rages
Paris reports a shift of German pressure with French forces holding the Crise river left bank and near Rheims. Air battles yield 19 enemy planes shot down and 25 forced to land. raids around Mar 27 28 noted. German efforts aim at the Marne and Paris-Chalons rail line amid heavy fighting.
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Paris
Soissons
Crise River
Hone
Ville-en-Tardenoys
Rheims
Todaey
Fo ch Believed Now About to Repeat Marne Stroke
Allied forces halt German advance in France as Belgian front steadies near Rheims and the Marne. Foch’s reserves rush in as French and British prepare a counterstroke while American units defend Toul and Lunéville and hold at Cantigny.
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London
Soletone
Aberme
Marne
Paris-Chalops
Paris
Foch
Not a Strike But Merely a Request From Local 237
A Local 237 union of cooks waiters and waltronmes says its stance is a request not a strike. They claim no demands have been made beyond a proposal to proprietors for a quiet settlement. Proposed raises range from 1 to 2 dollars for different worker ranks and no consultations have occurred yet. The issue is framed as a temporary measure to cover rising costs, to be discussed next week.
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Upton Cooks
Americans Hold Their Line After German Attacks In France
Washington reports General Pershing confirms heavy German counterattacks against American lines in France. Three waves are described as fierce yet repelled with American barrage and effective rifle and artillery fire. The communique notes Cantiguy and nearby sectors remain under U.S. control despite pressure.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
Germany
Women Die in Panic Over False Alarm in Mannheim
Eighteen women were trampled to death and many were injured in a panic following an aerial raid alarm at midday yesterday in Mannheim. The crowded streets sparked a frantic rush for shelter as the alarm spread through Geneva reporting.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Mannheim
Colossal Booty Falls to Teats General 18 SLAIN on Field of Honor
Paris May 30 A French general, General Pierre de Valliers, was killed on the field of honor yesterday at age 40. He was struck by a shell fragment while leading his men into action. The report comes from the Havas correspondent at the front.
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Paris
Havas
Pierre de Valliers
Accon
Submarines Reported Off Atlantic Coast May Day
A Brazilian steamer arriving in an Atlantic port reported German submarines sighted near the Florida coast. Passengers aboard described a long detour as wireless warnings urged lookout for subs while a former governor general of Barbadoes and Jamaica officials noted the danger.
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Atlantic
Leelie Trobyn
Barbadoes
Jamaica
Berliah
German gains in Western Front as 96,000 prisoners claimed
German dispatch reports capture of Crecy-au-Mont Juvigny and Cie Wes with 24,000 prisoners in a day of heavy fighting. Crown Prince forces advance along the front driving French troops back and seizing stores, engines, and aircraft depots. The text cites 96,000 total prisoners and widespread booty as the campaign continues near Ypres and the Venle line.
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Brarlin
London
Crecy-au-Mont
Duvigny
Cusnies
Tbe
Orecyrau-Mont
Juvigny
Cie Wes
Acros
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Wyoming
Llell
Evn
Bow Street
France
Armentiers
Bapaume
Everet
Cem
Marie
Paris-Chalons
Parte
Parin
Cormany
Parle
Associated Press
Théerd
Tinop
Brimont
Solseons
Outemirts
von Mackensen
Dunejee
Picardy
Langeage
Sobbornhy
Alies
Shackern
Vexilly
Bolmons
Marné
Fech
Usia
Toul
Luneville
Diekenbusche Lake
Ypres
Adamantine
Hans
Araiy
P Alea
Guancere de Nook
Almedeans
Lonor
Berlin
Mentiole
Perre-en-Lardenoys, Conlonger, Brouilletie and
Cranscourt
Forte
Kiel
Lanouvellette
Hetheny
Hidine Rhea
Forers
Sulusone
Albrecht
Thames
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