Americans Annihilate German Division at Cantigny
Two German regiments were practically wiped out in the Cantigny assault as American forces demonstrated resolve in France. A 12,000 man division was put out of action for weeks, with survivors forced to remain. A German carrier pigeon was killed, its message recovered by French intelligence, while an enemy plane was shot down. Intense aerial activity and heavy artillery continued against the German rear areas.
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France
Cantigny
Champagne
Dierman
Solassons
Montdidier
Frenchmen Fight Like Tigers In Desperate Battle
Berlin press describes the French as heroic in a great battle using grenades trench knives rifle butts and bryonels. A Frenchman died gripping a German officer by the throat while a German officer lay amid decapitated bodies. Germans note the poilus refused to surrender and fought to the death with swords and broken blades.
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London
Berlin
Pollue
Poiles
Mass murders blamed on Turkish army in Caucasus
Washington reports a sharp protest from Russia over mass murder by the Turkish army as it advances in the Caucasus. The Russian commissioner pins responsibility on the German government for enabling Turkey to seize Ardaban Kars and Batum provinces after Russian forces drove out the Turks.
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Washington
Berlin
De Palma Wins Tarkness Handicap at Sheepshead Bay
Ralph de Palma, driving a non Packard, won the $30,000 100 mile Tarkness handicap at Sheepshead Bay on Saturday. The confusion over the winner was corrected by the American Automobile Association on Sunday after reviewing the times, aclarifying that Tom Milton did not win.
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New York
Ralph de Palma
Sheepahead Bay Speedway
Tom Milton
American Automobile Association
Pledge Mooney Support At Independent Workmen’s Circle
The Independent Workingmen's Circle convention in Springtiel Masa adopted a resolution pledging moral and financial support to win clemency for Thomas Mooney, who faces a death sentence in California.
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Mooney
Springtiel
Masa
Workmen's Circle
Thomas + Mooney
California
Tanning Plant Burned Near Noxen
A Sunday fire destroyed the J. K. Mouser Tanning Company plant at Noxen operated by Armour and Co. near Wilkes Barre. Estimated loss by owners runs to nearly $3,000.
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Wilkes Barre
Pax
J. K. Mouser Tanning Company
Armour & Co
Noxen
Beets Bring High Price in Racine area
Sugar beet growers in Racine are offered 10 dollars a ton with potential for higher prices as factories push to expand beet acreage this year. Farmers respond with cautious optimism about market demand and bids.
Concrete ships to aid wartime supply despite skeptics
The Emergency Fleet Corporation pushs ahead with concrete ship plans as engineers study hull stability and durability. Tests in sea water show no major damage, with ships like the Namsenfjord and Faith advancing toward large scale production and trials to help counter submarine threats.
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Washington
Department of Concrete Construction
Emergency Fleet Corporation
New York Times
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Navy Department
Lloyds’ Registry
American Bureau of Shipping
Naval
Rudolph J. Wig
Government Bureau of Standards
Wig
Numsenfjord
Norway
Faith
San Francisco Shipbuilding Company
Namsenfjord
Boston
San Francisco
Waith
United States backs oppressed Czecho-Slovaks and Jugo-Slavs
The State Department issued a formal statement on May 20 expressing earnest sympathy for the nationalistic aspirations of the Czecho-Slovaks and Jugo-Slavs within Austria-Hungary. The declaration, disseminated globally, signals U S support for these peoples seeking freedom and aims to influence the war’s outcome and postwar arrangements.
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Washington
Austria- Hungary
United States
State Department
Congress of Oppressed Tribes
Austria-Hungary
Rome
Austria
Italy
Adriatic Sea
Borah Calls for End to Profiteering in Senate
Idaho Senator Borah demanded anti profiteering legislation in the Senate on Friday. He introduced resolutions seeking proof from government departments regarding profiteering charges tied to President Wilson's revenue address to Congress.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Wilson
Congress
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