U Boat Sinks Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle
German U boat torpedoed the hospital ship Llandovery Castle off the British coast. 248 aboard included 60 Canadian Army Medical Corps members and 14 nurses. only 24 survived after the ship was sunk in darkness. The Lysander destroyer reports the attack followed a leave no trace policy with boats from the ship seen capsizing and many nurses lost at sea.
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London
Trish
Llandovery Castle
England
Canada
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Lysander
Othe Lysander
Liberty Motor a Success Report to Navy on Taberty Motor
A report to Secretary Daniels lauds the Liberty motor noting superior loading and climbing facilities versus European motors. The document highlights the engine's performance potential and naval suitability as part of ongoing development efforts.
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Liberty Motor
Admiral
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
French Hit German Strong Point Near Cutry In Aisne Sector
The French seized a German strong point south west of Soissons as part of renewed gains in the Aisne area. Italian forces captured Col del Rosso on the Asiago plateau and prisoners exceed 2000 from the resumed battle there. Kaiser Wilhelm would face at least three American divisions if he mounts another major west front drive.
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Aisne
Cutry
Soissons
Col del Rosso
Asiago
Kaiser Wilhelm
Chateau-Thierry
Chateau Thierry
Paris
Compeigne
Michael
First Year's War Bill Tops 12.6 Billion in 1917–18 Fiscal Year
Washington reports the first full war fiscal year cost 12.6 billion dollars in outlay since July 1, 1917, with June expenses near a record 1.258 billion and allied loans about 236.6 million. The daily war drain runs around 50 million, driven by army, navy, shipbuilding, air programs, defense needs, and aid to allies.
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Washington
Wilson
Army
Navy
United States
France
Tax receipts over 3.6 billion in 1917 18 exceed estimates
Washington reports 3,672,000,000 dollars in taxes collected by the Treasury Internal Revenue Bureau for the fiscal year ending 1918. Commissioner Roper says this total is 272,000,000 more than the congressional estimate adopted last year during the revenue bill debate.
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Washington
Treasury Internal Revenue Bureau
Roper
Congress
Wilson asks wire control for war effort
President Wilson urged Congress to authorize state control of all telegraph, telephone, cable and radio systems nationwide. He framed the move as needed to support the army and similar to the government operation of railroads during the crisis.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
United States
Germans Beaten on Two Fronts Ahead of May Offensive
Allied forces struck in two major west front sectors driving Germans back about a mile on an eight and a half mile front. British troops east of Nieppe Forest captured three towns and 300 prisoners. French advances west of Soissons pushed five miles with 1,060 prisoners and gains at Montdidier. Australians and others seized outposts as artillery fire intensified near Amiens. Reports also circulated on chaotic Russian situation with counterrevolutionary aims and claimed Bolshevik setbacks.
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Paris
Flanders
Nieppe Forest
Ypres
Hazebrouck
L’epinette
Verte Rue
la Becque
Plate Becque River
Soissons
Crown Prince's
Champagne
Ambleny
Hontgobert
Cutry
St. Pierre Aiple
Montdidier
Senecat Wood
Merris
Amiens
Berlin
Lys
Aisne
World News in Condensed Form Excerpt
German submarines lurk off the Almerian coast according to navy messages. A state of war is proclaimed in Archangel province, with Kola port guarded by Allied and American forces. Berlin notes food shortages undermining morale. Wilson vetoes a bill on clerks hours. veto override fails. Profiteering millers ordered to disgorge profits. Scientists dispute Garabed’s principles.
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Washington
Almerean
Navy Department
Moscow
Archangel
Arctic
Kola
Berlin
Germany
Boston
Huns Test Americans in Fresh Allied Drive
Washington reports General Pershing's forces in France, now over a million, expected to bear the brunt of Germany's supreme offensive aimed between Rheims and Verdun. German high command may strike hard at American troops while British and French advances shift the front, with avia tors guiding massing troops for a major clash on American sectors.
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Washington
Pershing
France
Germany
Rheims
Verdun
Vaceley
Soissons
Foch
Rheims- Verdun
Europe
Ludendorff
Work or Fight Order Affects Up To a Million Men
The work or fight order is in full swing with 500,000 to 1,000,000 men affected. Provost Marshal General’s office notes broad national impact as men aged 21 to 81 recognize their duty to society.
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Washington
Potatoes Rise Another Dollar A Barrel On Poor Southern Crop
New York wholesale market sees a ten cent advance per barrel in potatoes with a parallel rise in retail prices. The cause cited is the poor quality of the new southern potatoes now entering the market. Some indications suggest stock is being held back to sustain higher prices.
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New York
Plan to Farm Jersey Wastes in Wartime Farm Drive
Governor Edge launches a broad study of New Jersey agriculture to boost production and use surplus dairy and vegetables via state dehydrating plants. The plan seeks federal cooperation, fair freight rates, and labor mobilization to curb waste and drive a wartime farming program.
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Trenton
South Jersey
Edge
New Jersey
Salem Grange
Canada
Army and Navy
The
Food Administration
Woodstown
Salem
Agee
State Department of Agriculture
Jersey
State Board of Agriculture
State Dairymen's Association
State Board
Department
Army
Navy
United States Food Administration
Mivy
Gil
Minhere
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