Pause in Flanders Front As Allied Stand Holds
War review notes a fresh lull in Flanders as German assaults on the Ypres salient falter. British and French lines stay firm, Lacre changes hands then stabilizes, and Allied guns answer German bombardment. Reports hint at a forthcoming Allied interallied council meeting in Paris to discuss turning the tide.
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Three Bills Propose Large Increase in Army
In Washington on May 1 three senate bills seek to expand Americas manpower for the war. Senator Poindexter proposes immediate call of 1,500,000 under the draft. Senator Reed would add 3,000,000. Senator Smith offers raising the army to 5,000,000.
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Liberty Bond Campaign Sets Daily Subscriptions Record
Washington reports Liberty loan subscriptions for yesterday totaled 174 443 000 the largest one day total in the campaign and a start toward a banner week. The campaign total to date stands at 2 457 744 000 not counting yesterday's substantial business.
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Crowder objects to bottoming new registrants in draft list
Provost Marshal General Crowder asks Congress to remove the plan that places youths 21 at the bottom of eligibility. He also urges retroactive quotas, arguing delays would shift registrants into marriage or industrial roles and that scattering order numbers is fairer. He wrote to Senate and House military committee chairs.
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Ninth District Leads Country in Loan Oversubscription
Minneapolis, April 29. A semi official check shows the ninth district oversubscribed its $105 million allotment by 50 percent, with district director A. R. Rogers predicting a total around $157 million. South Dakota leads with $18.896 million on record from a $22 million allotment and is expected to top all states in percentage over population.
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Dutch Accept German Demands on Sand and Gravel
Holland yields to Germany on canal and railway sand and gravel transit with a limited supply and a general undertaking that it will not be used for military purposes. The crisis with Berlin is seen as subsiding though the settlement is not ideal for Holland.
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British Casualties in April Reported
London reports 52,475 British casualties in April with 1,621 officers and 7,723 men killed or died of wounds and 7,447 officers and 35,684 men wounded or missing. The April total shows a marked rise from March’s 14,000, amid ongoing heavy fighting in France and Belgium.
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Fire on Russian Warships Near Helsingfors
Diplomatic dispatches report Finnish shore batteries under German officers opened fire on 145 Russian ships bound for Kronstadt. The action violates the Brest-Litovsk treaty which requires vessels to move unmolested.
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Kronstadt
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Brest-Litovsk
Senatorship Again Refused by Missouri Judge
Jefferson City Missouri April 80 Judge W W Graves declines appointment to U S senator offered by Governor Gardner. He remains chief justice of the Missouri district court. The vacancy arose from the death of Senator W J Stone, Graves saying his current duties demand his work now.
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Chicago and Omaha Market Report Highlights May 1
Grain prices across corn oats rye barley and timothy shown for No 2 yellow No 3 yellow and standard types. Live stock data include hog and cattle receipts and prices in Chicago and Omaha with market firm to weak tones and ranges for hogs cattle and sheep.
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Grain Prices and Receipts at Minneapolis May First
Minneapolis grain market report notes Wheat receipts 104 cars versus 156 year ago. Corn No 3 yellow 1.50 to 1.60 per bushel. Oats No 3 white around 0.81. Flax 4.02 to 4.14. Flour steady at 9.55 per barrel. Shipments 42 880 barrels. Barley 1.35 to 1.78. Bran 33.14 per ton.
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St Paul Livestock Market Report May 1 Prices
Hogs receipts 5800 market steady to 10 cents higher with hogs mostly 16.80 to 17.25. Cattle receipts 3600 killers steady with steers 7.50 to 17, cows and heifers 8.13, veal calves 6.12, stockers 6.50 to 11. Sheep receipts 2400 market slower with lambs 8.20, wethers 7.16, ewes 5.16.
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Omaha
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St. Paul
Canadians get recruits from Chicago and New York
The British Canadian recruiting mission in the United States has sent over 30,000 men from Chicago, New York, and other cities to Canadian armies. Enlistments have averaged about 1,000 per week in recent weeks, according to reports to Canadian militia headquarters received by Maj. G. P. Morton in Chicago.
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