Spies in Navy Warn Germany of U S Plans
Washington reports German spy network operates inside the United States army and fleet. Navy officials warn that spies can relay information to Berlin in time for German submarines to threaten American ships. Officials call for drastic measures including firing squad for those caught, and urge immediate action to curb espionage.
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Mexico May Become Ally As Carranza Seeks US Aid
Washington May 28. President Carranza of Mexico shifts stance from pro German to anti German and seeks an understanding with the United States. He aims for Mexican support of the American war effort in exchange for American financial backing. A neutral, pro US policy and severing ties with Germany are considered possible outcomes if Wilson signals approval.
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Mexico
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Germany
Wilson
Deadly German Raid on Southeast England
London May 28 German aircraft numbering sixteen raided the southeast coast Friday night. Seventy six killed and 174 injured in one town where bombs fell in streets. Twenty seven women and twenty three children among the dead. 93 women and 19 children among the injured. Three enemy planes were shot down as Royal Air Force aircraft pursued them near Dunkirk. Admiralty reported other sea air clashes along the Belgian coast and a British naval air raid on St Denis Westrem.
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England
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Dunkirk
Royal Naval Air Service
Admiralty
St. Deniswestrad
Second Raid in Three Days Over England
A second German air raid hit England in three days as four or five Luftwaffe planes crossed eastern counties on Wednesday night and dropped bombs, killing one man. Earlier six months saw no aerial attacks after two prior Zeppelin raids that ended with three airships destroyed.
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England
English
Japs Scouting the Oceans Across Three Fleets
Tokyo reports three powerful Japanese fleets aiding Allied anti submarine warfare. A Mediterranean squadron of cruisers and destroyers under Rear Admiral Sato works with the Franco British fleet. An Atlantic squadron commands Admiral Yamji and an Indian Ocean squadron, where raiders have appeared, is led by Admiral Ogarl.
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Sato
Atlantic
Yamji
Indian Ocean
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Fast Train Strikes Auto Near Akron Kills Five
Five people die when an Erie train collides with a car between Akron and Mounta late last night. Only survivor, Henry Rose, the driver, telephoned for help and has since disappeared. The deceased include David Munson poolroom proprietor W I VanHorn rubber worker James Harder a mechanic Beulah Snodgrass and May Harris two young women recently arrived from Wheeling West Virginia.
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Erie
Henry Rose
Sheriff's Office
Rose
David Munson
W. I. VanHorn
James Harder
Beulah Snodgrass
May Harris
Wheeling
W. Va
Senate panel rejects auto tax and income surtax plan
Washington May 28 The senate finance committee voted to strike the 5 percent automobile tax and the Len root income surtax amendment from the war revenue bill. It will recommend substituting a license fee for the auto tax.
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Senate Finance Committee
Navy Seizes Two Steamers Odenwald and President
The steamers Odenwald and President, seized at San Juan Porto Rico, have been allotted to the navy department for use.
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Kaiser’s Man Tisza Is Out As Austria-Hungary Shifts
Austria-Hungary ousts premier Tisza and cabinet amid rumors of peace talks and anti‑annexation shifts. France, Russia, and Italy press ahead with war aims while Russia’s government weakens under a tangle of revolts and peace talks. Italy smashes through Austrian lines toward Trieste as Britain and the United States mobilize, seeking to fund the war with a sweeping tax bill and Liberty loans as U.S. engineering units reach Europe.
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Tornado Kills Over 100 in Illinois Indiana
Mattoon and Charleston in central Illinois faced a devastating tornado on Saturday night. More than 100 lives lost, 2,000 homeless, 496 homes razed, 146 damaged, with 54 known dead in Mattoon and 38 in Charleston. Fire briefly flared in Mattoon but died out. power outages left shelters lit by artificial light.
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Modesto
Tornado Toll Rises Across Indiana With Destruction
Two violent twisters struck Indiana on Saturday causing nine known deaths and hundreds injured or homeless. Northern towns Hebron Keots Lowell Crown Point Cedar Lake and Shelby suffered major damage with three men a woman a girl and a boy killed and forty five harmed. A second tornado hit southern Indiana near Black Hawk south of Terre Haute killing two and damaging property estimated at 100000 in Clear Creek and Jennings County as it moved eastward.
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Black Hawk
Terre Haute
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Jennings County
Captain Pike Ordered Back to Eighteenth Infantry
Indianapolis May 28 Captain Pike adjutant of the post received orders from Washington to rejoin his old regiment the Eighteenth Infantry. He had been serving with the Eighteenth at Douglas Arizona and now is to return to his unit. Whether this implies active war service is speculation.
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Maj. Ely
Gen. Pershing
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Washington
Eighteenth Infantry
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Eighteenth
Douglas
Ariz
Many Auto Accidents in Anderson Area May 28
Eleven people were injured in a series of motor accidents in and near Anderson Indiana on Sunday. The most seriously hurt include 13 year old Madelini Younce who has a fractured skull and neck injury, Mrs. Z M Kaufman of Summitville with a spine injury, and 85 year old Eben Thomas of Summitville who suffered bruising and shock.
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Ind
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Newcastle
Z. M. Kaufman
Summitville
Eben Thomas
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