Allied Commanders Shift To Wide Front Hammering Of Germans
Allied forces abandon sudden thrusts and press a continuous hammering across a broad front in France. French gains near Moronvilliers, Champagne, are held after German bombardments and attacks. Over 1,000 French prisoners reported. Isonzo quiet with one Italian advance repelled. Austrians press on Trento with heavy bombardments to distract Italians from the Isonzo offensive. No other major actions noted.
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Polley
London
France
Moronvillieres
Champagne
Isonzo
Vienba
Trento
Rome
President Wilson backs censorship in espionage bill dispute
President Wilson reiterates need for press censorship powers to curb a few unreliable individuals, following House Republicans caucus opposition to any censorship provision in the pending espionage bill. He urged Congress to grant authority to ensure patriotic reticence in publication.
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Washington
House Republicans
Wilson
Webb
Judicciary Committee
Congress
Registration Law Upheld by California Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court denied a petition to restrain Oakland city officials from enforcing military registration. The petition, filed for Ferdinand Claudius, argued the law violated the Thirteenth Amendment prohibiting involuntary servitude.
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San Francisco
Supreme Court of California
Oakland
Petitiion
Ferdinand Claudius
Maxim Invents Device To Shield Ships From Submarines
Hudson Maxim announced on May 22 that he invented and perfected a device to protect ships from U boat danger. He said torpedoes would explode harmlessly against hulls of intended victims, even when fired at close range.
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Maxim
New York
Hudson Maxim
Washington to Press Coal Price Curbs if Traders Fall Short
The federal trade commission will push measures to reduce anthracite coal prices if producers and dealers fail to honor pledge against extortionate practices.
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Washington
Bomb Plotters Indicted in Local Case
Albert Kaleclimtet, a wealthy local businessman, is named in an indictment dated May 2 charging him and thirty others with bowih plot. The document was returned by the federal grand jury here, detailing charges against multiple defendants.
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Albert Kaleclimtet
Armour Subscribes for Liberty Bond on May 2
Armour reportedly subscribes a million and a half to a Liberty Bond on May 2 using his personal account. The move is tied to Moytteed Ogden Arnaut and associates, with an $81,000 portion noted in records.
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Armour
Chicago
Moytteed
Ogden Arnaut
Mer
Arnos
Hla
Brazil to Revoke Neutrality Decree Amid War Pressure
Brazil moves to end neutrality as President Dros proposes scrapping the decree amid U S and German hostilities. Congress is expected to act, signaling a shift in Brazil’s wartime stance.
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Brazil
Rio
Pershing to Lead Large U S Army Force to Europe
General Pershing and staff prepare to sail ahead of U S troops to Europe as the army, navy, and marine corps form a large expeditionary force. About 40 000 men are to be deployed with engineers forestry and marine regiments counted in and training accelerated. Details of departure remain undisclosed.
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Washington
America
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
European
Belgium
France
Pershing
Marine
Europe
Forestry Regiment
Marine Regiment
United States
General Pershing
No Lives Lost in Shipwreck Off Cape Continent
A sehing ship named Standard went in near Cape Continenting, Bering ton, Alaska. No lives were lost according to a wire report from the radio operator of the bandhand.
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Standard
Cape Conetinting
Berington
Alaska
Training Negro Officers Camp at Des Moines Iowa
Washington announces a training camp for negro officers to be set up at Port Tex Moines Iowa. About 1200 candidates for commissions in negro regiments of the new army will be trained.
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Washington
Port Tex Moines
Iowa
Germany's World Empire Plans Seep Into Peace Talks
Washington reports reveal Germany seeks an impregnable unity from the North Sea to the Mediterranean, cutting Europe in half and forming the backbone of a Prussian world empire. The disclosure suggests Kaiser's aims persist despite territorial renunciations and raises Allied fears of a renewed great war.
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Germany
Dardanelles
Europe
Washington
North Sea
Mediterranean
Aegean
Baltic
Bismarck
France
Belgium
Russia
Wilson
America
Balfour
Logy Stilmuet
Roosevelt's Volunteers Urged Home Route to France Front
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt urges men who volunteered for his proposed division to disband and return home or join service in safer roles while advising those near France to pursue the front in the best way. The president's denial of the Roosevelt service request is noted.
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France
New York
Theodore Rnosevelt
Olghe
Toep
Wilton
Roosevelt
Baroness Murdered Near Tenworvir Estate
Baroness Ces Dake von Kader was murdered by an employee on her estate near Tenworvir, Klongory. The only heir is Baron Fender Nikolic, currently in the United States.
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Hudapwete
Ces Dake von Kader
Tenworvir
Klongory
Baron Fender Nikolic
United States
Liberty Bonds Urge Every Citizen to Invest
New York officials urge all capable men and women to buy Liberty bonds to support the United States in the war effort. The program aims at broad public participation and strengthens national financing for the conflict.
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New York
United States
Italians Take Prisoners on Jullan Front Offensive
Italian forces take 6482 Austro Hungarian prisoners in the Jullan front offensive, according to the official statement issued May 18 by the Milan war department.
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Jullan
Mullan
American Soldiers Ordered to France Fronting German War
President Wilson on May 18 ordered a division of regular troops under Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing to France at the earliest practicable date. The move follows France’s plea to carry the Stars and Stripes to the front and includes mobilization plans for the National Guard and selective draft.
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Washington
Wilson
John, J. Pershing
France
America
Roosevelt
War Department
National Guard
United States Army
Pershing
General Pershing
John J. Pershing
Europe
Germans Evacuate Ballecourt Report
The German army headquarters announced the ruins of the former village of Ballecourt were evacuated on Thursday May 1. The official statement was issued in May and notes the clearance of the area surrounding the village.
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Ballecourt
Geran
Government Buys 200000 Horses and Mules for Army
Washington government plans to buy 200000 horses and mules for army use at an estimated cost of about 100 million dollars. They will be in addition to 40000 motor vehicles and automobiles.
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Washington
Dynamite Used to Check Flames in Atlanta Blaze
A series of fires in Atlanta, Georgia left about ten thousand people homeless and damaged thirty six blocks, shifting from the Negro district to the city’s wealthier area. Dynamite was used to slow the flames and the fire was controlled by eight oclock. Estimated damage ranged up to three million dollars as warehouses burned while guards from Camp Mack Pherson and visiting units aided firefighting efforts. Looters warned of strict punishment and injuries were limited to several minor cases.
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Atlanta
Camp McPherson
Germans May Eat Grass in Face of Food Shortages
Copenhagen reports Berlin faces a potato shortfall with a five pound ration unlikely for all this week. Those unable to obtain full rations may receive cakes, pork will be sold only Thursdays, and a further meat ration cut after August 15 is considered. Agricultural expert Professor Weldner suggests Nebuchadnezzar style grass eating and notes red clover and lucerne can be used in human dishes.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Weldner
Passau
Bavaria
Nebuchadnezzar
Nurses Killed Aboard Ship In Practice Firings
New York report says Edith Ayers and Helen Burnett Wood American Red Cross nurses were killed when an explosion occurred during gun practice on an armed merchantman at sea Sunday. Emma Matzen of Columbus Ohio was injured but not severely.
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New York
Mia
Edith Ayers
Helen Burnett Wood
Chicago
Red Cross
France
Emma Matzen
Columbus
Ned
Mooney Trial Begins as San Francisco Bomb Case Unfolds
Mrs Mena Mooney stands trial amid murder charges from the preparedness day blast last July in San Francisco. She meets her husband Thomas J Mooney under death sentence as they share a brief court moment.
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San Francisco
Mena Mooney
Fruit Growers Seek Government Preference for Fruits
Trustees of the Fruit Growers' agency of Washington Oregon Montana and Idaho met in Spokane on Monday and adopted resolutions urging that fresh fruits be classified by the government as staple food to gain transportation preference alongside other staples.
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Spokane
Wash
the Fruit Growers’ Agency
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Anti-Conscription Conspiracy Probe Sparks Dallas Grand Jury
A U S grand jury hearing in Dallas on May 21 investigates an alleged conspiracy to resist conscription uncovered by a Justice Department team in northwest Texas. Judge George Whitheld Jack presides over the inquiry.
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Dallas
Texas
United States Grand Jury
George Whitheld Jack
Department of Justice
Recruiting Negroes for Mexico in Waco
Three Black men were arrested in Freestone County Texas on treason charges for recruiting others to go to Mexico to join in hostilities against the United States. The case outlines a planned campaign to enlist Black Americans in antigovernment actions abroad.
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Mexico
Waco
Texas
Freestone County
United States
Beefs Price Jump in Paris Amid Meatless Campaign
The regime implements a week of meatless days causing beef to rise sharply to 14 francs a pound on May 21. Vegetables and tea also trend upward as the policy impacts daily consumption.
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Parta
Supreme Court to Reargue Major Trust Cases
The Supreme Court ordered reargument Monday of an anti trust case against United States Steel Corporation International Harvester Company and three other large corporations. The decision directs fresh briefing and further hearings to reassess antitrust claims.
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Washington
United States Steel Corporation
International Harvester Company
Supreme Court
Bombing hits Kishinev railroad station
A German aircraft bombed the Kishinev railway station in Beesarabia province. A soldier and two children were killed and five workers wounded.
Tricks Of The Shoplifter At New York Store
A man in a New York department store attempted to steal four silk skirts and other items. A store detective observed his sleight of hand using a hooked string up his sleeve to pull goods into his coat. He was taken to the office after being caught in the act.
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New York
Pathfinder
Uve
Of're
What One Little Girl Did
A New York moment on upper Broadway shows a small girl with bread and two baskets of strawberries pausing traffic for five minutes. Bystanders and drivers smile as she gathers her market items, halting both north south and east west flows amid urban hurry.
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Upper Broadway
New York
Broadway
Cvr
New York Prosperous Theater Season Amid Luxe Bustle
The writer notes a booming Broadway scene with lavish theaters and high prices. He recalls a January morning on Fifth Avenue seeing seven vintage cars, each valued from $3,000 to $10,500, and luxury coats and brand-new machinery for a spectacle aimed at seven women, illustrating opulent excess in New York's prosperity.
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New York
Broadway
Fragrant Garden Paths Invite Pleasant Odors
Fragrance along garden paths invites aroma from plants along walkways. In larger gardens fragrant pathways wind through borders, guiding visitors while filling the air with pleasant scents. The design aims to relax the mind and enhance the garden’s spirit.
Fragmentary quotes reflect hospital patient misunderstandings
Readable fragments depict conversations about medical care and a hospital setting. The text mentions doctors, a patient, and a diamond rug in a cryptic exchange. The overall meaning remains unclear due to garbled wording and incomplete sentences.
Hip Loyalty to Alma Mater
A humorous exchange questions Dippling’s loyalty to his alma mater with a claim he has never wavered. The dialogue asserts he remains tied to college funds and benefits even twenty years after graduation.
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Alma Mater
Dipling
Alma Water
Diplings
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