Hill 44 Retaken by French in Western Front Action
Allied forces press to improve position as German artillery harasses trench lines from Kemmel to Montdidier. French counterattacks reclaim shell holes and capture prisoners while American aviators shoot down three enemy planes and receive French decorations.
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Associated Press
London
Flanders
Picardy
Kemmel
Hill 44
Haines
Miens
Thruout
Altho
Field Marshal
Haig
Albert
Montdidier
Neyon
Toul
Kaiser Bombastic In Talk of Drive At Aachen
The German Kaiser addressed Aachen's Town Council and spoke of the western campaign. He claimed half of devastated France has been inspected and urged patience as the offensive advances with 600000 English casualties and 1600 guns captured. He said the goal will be reached but cannot be rushed.
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Amsterdam
Aachen
Aix-la-Chapelle
Berlin
France
Weather Review and Temperature Table For Multiple States
Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Tennessee show increasing warmth with fair conditions Friday. West Virginia expects fair skies and warmer weather on Thursday and Friday. Temperature readings at stations include Montreal 62/92, Phoenix 56/92, Jacksonville 0.26, Spokane 50/54, Pittsburgh 0, Seattle 52/52, Chattanooga 6, Portland 54/54, Chicago 58/60, St. Louis 58/60, Winnipeg 80/65, Omaha 54/60, Denver 82/? The Cincinnati May 15 1918 record lists temperatures 74 noon and 73 pm with clear skies and light winds. humidity around 55%.
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Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Montreal
Phoenix
Jacksonville
Spokane
Pittsburg
Ales
Seattle
Chattanooga
Portland
Chicago
St. Louis
Winnipeg
Omaha
Kamloops
Denver
Cincinnati
Mt Ras
Railroads Lose Big Under Government Operation in Early Year
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports for the first quarter that railroads earned 71.7 million dollars, down from 179.5 million a year earlier, producing about 109 million dollars in government losses under common operation. March net income was 63 million, with revenues 385 million and expenses 282 million, signaling gradual improvement. Eastern lines showed a 15.9 million deficit for the quarter, while Western carriers earned 56 million versus 84 million last year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Comerce Commission
Eastern
Western
Water power conservation discussed by cabinet secretaries
Washington May 15 Cabinet secretaries Baker and Houston urged water power conservation before the House Waterways Committee as it considers an administration bill for power and irrigation. They called for specifics on compensation to private firms, license periods of about fifty years, and government takeover terms to avoid future equities. Houston favored a single commission and opposed fixed rate of return provisions.
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Washington
Baker
Houston
House Waterways Committee
War, Agriculture and Interior
Commission
House
Niagara Falls
One Commission
Germany and Austria Sign Multi Year Alliance Pact
A Swiss dispatch reports Berlin and Vienna prepared a twenty five year alliance framework with stricter military duties and economic ties aimed at a German led union absorbing Austria Hungary. Berlin reports indicate rapid political and military planning with economic terms to follow.
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Germany
Austria
Associated Press
Washington
Switzerland
Berlin
Vienna
London
Austria-Hungary
Lokal Anzeiger
Austria- Hungary
Poland
German Empire
Munich
William
Charles
President to Open Red Cross Campaign in New York
President Wilson will open a Red Cross campaign for 100 million dollars in New York. He will address a mass meeting at the Metropolitan Opera House Saturday night, with Henry P. Davison as the other speaker after returning from Europe.
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RED Cross
New York
Associated
Wilson
Metropolitan Opera House
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross War Council
Europe
Equality a Dream Not to Be Realized Say Hun Professors
London dispatch reports German professors warn against international idealism. Suddeutsche Monatsschaft argues Germany must lead any league of nations and that unity requires leadership by the most efficient people. Professors Spahn Haeckel and Wundt caution against utopian peace notions.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Suddeutsche Monatsheft
the Times
Spahn
Straissburg University
League of Nations
Ernst Haeckel
University of Jena
Wilhelm Wundt
University of Leipzig
Pershing to Command Allied Troops on Western Front
General Pershing likely to command French and British units on the western front as American brigades broaden the allied fighting line. Generalissimo Foch’s authority extends over Italian troops in Italy as well, uniting all allied forces under one high command. Italy increases its on front strength and equipment in response to renewed Austrian pressure.
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Associated Press
Washington
General Pershing
United States
France
Generalissimo Foch
Foch
Italy
Belgium
Farmer Defied Food Officers as Wheat Supply Seized
William Doering, a farmer near Amanda in Fairfield County Ohio, refused to market his 3000 bushels of wheat claiming government overreach. Federal agents seized and bought the grain under the food control act after Doering ignored Hoover's market guidance and state appeals.
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Associated Press
Columbus
William Doering
Amanda
Fairfield County
United States
Food Administration
Food Control Act
Doering
Herbert Hoover
L. J. Taber
State Grange
Fred C. Croxton
Ohio
Mr. Deering
Mrs Wilson Says No And That Settles It
President Wilson faced reporters at the flying field as the first airplane mail carrier left for New York. After a brief discussion with wife Ellen, he quips that Mrs. Wilson says no and his authority stops there in wartime powers context.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
New York
Senator Seeks Manpower Report for Future Military Draft
Senator Cummins of Iowa introduced a resolution asking the Provost Marshal General and the War Navy Agriculture Commerce and Labor secretaries to inform the Senate how many men can be called for military service in the next two years while keeping home manpower for civil needs. It requests details on abandonable occupations and fit men beyond draft ages in nonuseful work and seeks guidance on legislation to maximize manpower with minimal production disruption.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Cummins
Iowa
War
Navy
Agriculture, Commerce and Labor
Martin
Chamberlain
Oregon
Senate Expenditures Committee
Military Committee
Squier
Taylor
Army and Navy
Department of Justice
Department
Gutzon_Borglum
William L. Frierson
Frierson
War Department
H. Snowden Marshall
Borglum
Chamberslain
McKellar
Tennessee
Smoot
Utah
France
Maryland
Thompson
Kansas
Jones
New Mexico
Aerial Mail Service Realized Between Major U S Cities
Washington May 15 air mail became a fact with army pilots delivering mail from New York to Washington and Philadelphia to New York. One plane diverted to Waldorf Maryland after a propeller break then resumed, carrying 350 pounds of mail.
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United States
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Wilson
Waldorf
New York-Washington
George L. Boyle
Potomac Park
Boyle
Sharp contest on moderator at Presbyterian Assembly
In Columbus May 15 the Presbyterian Church North opens a ten day General Assembly with a three way race for moderator. Detroit’s Dr J H Vance joins Dallas’ Dr J Frank Smith and Chicago’s Dr W C Covert as leading candidates. The assembly votes tomorrow afternoon. An overture seeks to form The Church of America uniting Evangelical churches with a shared polity and local church autonomy.
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Associated Press
Coolumbus
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church, North
J. H. Vance
Detroit
Redes
J. Frank Smith
Dallas
Texas
W. C. Covert
Chicago
Vance
J. Wilbur “Chapman
Evangelical
Church of America
Presbyterian Church
Europe
Hughes Accepts War Investigation Role and Arrives in D.C.
President Wilson named Charles Hughes to work with Attorney General Gregory on aviation and war production probes. The move followed a heated Senate debate over a new resolution authorizing broader inquiries, with party leaders split on scope and timing of the investigation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Charles ¥. Hughes
Gregory
Mr. Hughes
White House
Capitol
Martin
Senate Military Committee
Aviation
Otter
Justice Hughes
New York Insurance
Department of Justice
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Field Marshal Haig
Associate Press
Paris
Kaiser Bombastic
Drive
Gov’t
Perching Quin
Foct
Charles E. Hughes
Congress
Rumania
Post Office Department
Torey H. Webb
Belmont Field
Marshall
Burleson
James C. Edgerton
Whitman
Daniels
Patten
Presbyterian General Assembly
Hughes
Toda
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