Peace Terms From German Trench Document Revealed
Germany’s proposed terms include Belgium under German influence, larger naval fleets, return of colonies without growth, and frontier adjustments. In London, Foreign Secretary Balfour says France seeks Alsace Lorraine plus more, while pledging openness to serious peace offers. The House of Commons debates the Austria Emperor Sixtus note as Allies weigh concessions.
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London
House of Commons
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Alsace-Lorraine
German Empire
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Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Charles
Runciman
Weather Forecast Across States With Temperatures
Weather notes forecast fair and cooler conditions for Friday and Saturday across Indiana West Virginia Kentucky and surrounding regions with chances of showers. Temperature readings from Montreal Denver Jacksonville Phoenix Pittsburgh Spokane Seattle Chicago Portland St Louis San Francisco Omaha Winnipeg Cincinnati and other stations are listed with highs and precipitation figures.
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Countess Undertakes Reconstruction Work in Stricken Poland
Countess Laura de Gozdawa Turczynowicz leads the Polish Gray Samaritans and heads the Polish Reconstruction Committee. Polish women are being recruited nationwide to train in nursing and social welfare courses and to work in hospitals or reconstruction projects in Europe for the Allies.
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Gray Samaritans
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Poland
Polish Reconstruction Committee
Europe
American Troops in France Hinted at 1.5 Million by Year End
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau’s newspaper says the United States plans 1,500,000 fighting men in France by year end 1918 with 2,000,000 specialists. Washington notes 500,000 already there and cautions against definite pledges due to shipping limits and evolving front conditions.
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Paris
United States
France
Washington
Clemenceau
Baker
Senate Military Committee
Conference Between Kaiser and Emperor Breaks Up Early
Semi official dispatches from Vienna reported by Associated Press say the Kaiser and Emperor interrupted their six day conference on a new alliance treaty. The talks ended sooner than hoped with no full agreement on key issues. The Polish question and Austria's army commitments to Germany were the two central topics noted.
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Show Down Demanded by Steel Men in War Board Meeting
A secret steel committee meeting led by Elbert H. Gary with the War Industries Board is set for tomorrow to decide curtailment and government controls of steel output. Key figures include J. A. Topping E. A. S. Clarke E. G. Grace J. A. Campbell and James A. Burden, with Schwab possibly attending. Officials say a steel shortage and rising allied demand make the meeting imperative to resolve war needs versus board overreach.
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Washington
Steel Committee
American Tron and Steel Institute
Elbert H. Gary
War Industries Board
Nate Mend McBerich
Mr. Gary
J. A. Topping
Republic Tron &Steel Co
E. A. S. Clarke
Lackawanna Steel Company
E. G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Company
J. A. Campbell
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
James A. Burden
Burden Iron Company
New York
Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Steel Institute Committee
Uation
Submarine Casualties Reported At Hango Action
British Admiralty states Russian naval chiefs blew up four American submarines and three British Class C boats at Helsingfors and near Hango before retreating from the area in April. Seven British submarines were also destroyed as German forces approached, with crews removed to Petrograd.
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Associated Press
London
Hango
Finland
Admiralty
Helsingfors
Petrograd
Wasmuth Elected Chairman of Indiana Republican Party
Edward H Wasmuth of Huntington Ind yesterday was elected Chairman of the Indiana Republican State Committee succeeding Will H Hays now Chairman of the National Republican Committee Secretary L W Henley who declined to be a candidate for the Chairmanship was re elected Secretary
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Indianapolis
Edward H. Wasmuth
Huntington
Ind
Indiana Republican State Committee
Will H. Hays
National Reublican Committee
L.W. Henley
First American official war communique issued from France
Publica tion today of the first American official communique prepared at expeditionary headquarters in France inaugurates a daily report to the American people on soldiers abroad. The brief military note covers increased artillery activity north of Toul and in Lorraine and highlights daring scouting and raiding by American officers and men.
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Associated Press
Washington
Expeditionary
France
Baker
Pershing
Toul
Lorraine
Ralph Royce
Senate OKs Postal Pay Raise and Pneumatic Mail Plan
The Senate passed the post office appropriation bill without a record vote, approving wage increases for postal workers and authorizing acquisition of pneumatic mail tubes in six major cities. The measure, worth 381 million dollars, moves to conference after factoring in a disputed amendment on second class rates.
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Senate approves Hawaii prohibition bill without roll call
The Senate passed a prohibition bill for Hawaii today without a roll call and sent it to the House. Senator Sheppard of Texas, in charge of the bill, said districts in the islands not dry by military order were being forced toward compliance.
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Hawaii
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House
Sheppard
Texas
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Dutch Cargo Ship Zaanland Sunk in Sea Collision
The Dutch cargo carrier Zaanland, requisitioned by the United States, was sunk after a collision at sea on May 13. Navy reports all aboard were rescued and will be returned to the United States. The ship, 8,700 deadweight tons, was Navy manned for Army purposes.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Navy Department
Navy
Army
Neches Torpedoed and Sunk With No Troops aboard
The American steamer Neches, a 7175 ton cargo carrier built in 1914, was torpedoed and sunk on the night of May 14 or morning May 15. All aboard are reported saved. the vessel was returning light with no cargo and carried about 125 crew members. It was under charter by the United States Shipping Board and capable of about fourteen knots.
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Washington
Navy Department
Daniels
War Department
Neches
United States Shipping Board
German siege guns moved for repairs near Paris
Geneva May 16 report states two German long distance guns that have shelled Paris were moved to the Krupp plant for repairs. The Constance Zeitung notes such massive weapons cannot be fired indefinitely without timely maintenance.
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Geneva
Paris
Krupp
Constance Zeitung
Raid Was a Success on British Front
Berlin reports a large number of airplanes shot down by Germans with Austrians involved, describing the raid as a success and noting little further action on the British front.
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Gerafhns
Berlin
Super wheat with 14 percent glitter announced by Burbank
Santa Rosa California May 16 Luther Burbank announces a new wheat developed after eleven years of work. The variety described as a winter hardy type may be grown from Hudson Bay to Patagonia and produces white flour.
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Cal
Luther Burbank
California
Hudson Bay
Patagonia
Flays Doctor As Deceiver Of 2 Women
In Waukesha Wisconsin on May 16 the trial of Grace Lusk for the killing of Mary Newman Roberts unfolds with Dr David Roberts serving as a witness. Prosecutors allege deception by the doctor who pursued Miss Lusk while his wife lay dead from gunshots.
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Waukesha
Wis
David Roberts
Grace Lusk
Mary Newman Roberts
Miss Lusk
Henry Lockney
Stoughton
University of Wisconsin
Dr. Roberts
R. E. Davies
Bianca Mills
Davison Describes German Terror Offensive Behind Front Lines
Henry P. Davison, chair of the Red Cross War Council, returns from a 12,000 mile inspection tour to urge a $100,000,000 drive. He says German terror aims to break civilian morale by nightly bombardment of towns behind the lines and by killing civilians to force peace. He cites French and Italian civilian suffering and notes American ambulance rescue efforts under fire.
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Associated Press
New York
France
Italy
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross
Re Cross War Council
Bee
JESS Re _ frey
Adriatic
Davison
Othe Ast
Ife
Paris
European Front Shifts as Italian and German Lines Engage
British airmen report 37 German planes with 25 destroyed and ongoing bombardment of rail hubs behind German lines. Italian fronts erupt with intense fights east of the Brenta, with Italians pushing into Austrian trenches on Monte Asolone and patrols skirmishing along the Piave and Asiago areas.
Haig Reports No Major News From Front Line
Field Marshal Haig says artillery activity remains on both sides north of the Lys with nothing of special interest to report beyond routine exchanges. The AP dispatch from British headquarters in France notes no notable developments tonight.
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Associated Press
London
Field Marshal Haig
France
River
Lys
War Office briefing on Kemmel and Western Front air actions
Berlin reports a near end to infantry fighting north of Kemmel with French forces ejected from forward positions and artillery activity waning. On the Ayre and near the Somme and Avre the enemy pressed early but were repulsed with heavy losses. The air war saw many engagements with 33 enemy planes shot down, 14 by the chasers once led by Baron Richthofen.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
War Office
Kemmel
la Basse Canal
Somme
Avre
Italians Sink Austrian Warship in Pola Harbor
Italian naval forces torpedoed an Austrian Viribus Unitis type battleship in Pola harbor early Tuesday. The vessel, part of the Austrian Navy, suffered a direct hit and was damaged as Italian units entered the harbor.
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