Attacks at Gavrelle Drive Fierce WWI Front Fighting
Intense fighting rages along the British line from Lena to south of St Quentin. German attempts to retake positions continue with liquid fire, gas, shells, mortars and reinforcements. Australians and British repulse heavy assaults around Bullecourt and Avion La Coulotte Arleux as artillery pressure grows.
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France
Lena
St. Quentin
Bullecourt
Hindenburg
Bomme
Gavrelle
Souchez
la Coulotte
Avion
Arleux
STOP WHEAT TRADING
Chicago board of trade halts May wheat trading for first time. Directors order contracts settled by delivery or price agreement to curb price surge. Federal official notes precedent elsewhere and government may regulate basic food prices. Secretary Redfield supports food bills citing no economic reason for high prices.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Board
Directora
Canada
Europe
Redfield
Haiti Congress refuses to declare war on Germany
Congress rejects a war declaration, adopts a resolution protesting submarine warfare in humanity’s name, and authorizes the President to break diplomatic relations if Germany fails to make reparations for past killings. Gen Felix Diaz reported slain by Calimay after a dispute over revolutionary command in Oaxaca.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Congress
Germany
Humanity
Felix Diaz
el Paso
Tex
Mexico
Felis Dias
Porfirio Dias
Calimayor
Zapata
Oaxaca
Andres Garcia
United States
Billion for Big Fleet to Build Over 5 Million Tons in Two Years
Kaiser William escaped an assassination attempt as a gunman fired on his car near Berlin. In Washington, Congress may authorize 1 billion dollars to fund a vast American merchant fleet to counter the submarine menace. The Shipping Board plan would reallocate steel and mill outputs, cancel private contracts, and compensate impacted parties, with 6 to 6.0 million tons of vessels built by government and railroads kept to minimal steel supply.
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Union
Rome
Kaiser William
Berlin
Zurich
Corriere d'Italia
Washington
Congress
Shipping Board
Potatoes Seen Returning to Normal Prices in Minneapolis Market
Minneapolis reports large southern potato crops and expected big shipments by June 1. Produce men foresee prices returning to 75 cents to $1 per bushel wholesale as about 37,000,000 bushels are projected to reach the market within ten days after shipments start.
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Minneapolis
Hollweg Blamed for Long War in Copenhagen Clash
In Copenhagen the conservatives and pan Germans press the charge against Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg, blaming him for the protracted war and accusing him of failing to end the conflict promptly.
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Hollweg
Copenhagen
von Bethrunn- Hollweg
Coloradoan Fliat to Russia's Aid
Sweeney Muncion of Fowler Cole has received the first passport from the Blaze Department to engage in industrial construction work in Russia. He is a steam shovel man.
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Russia
Washington
Sweeney Muncion
Fowler, Cole
Blaze Department
State House and Senate Back Defense Farm Fund Money
Both chambers approve a conference report granting 760000 dollars for a state defense and agricultural fund in New Mexico. The measure moves to the governor for signature.
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New Mexico
Santa Fé
Senate
House
France and Kansas City Hear War Pledges
M Viviani head of the French mission and former premier of France told a Kansas City audience that US unity with allies will endure until German imperialism is defeated. Marshal Joffre also addressed the crowd praising loyalty and cooperation in the war of democracy against autocracy.
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Kansas City
United States
Imperialisn
M. Viviani
France
Middle West
Marshal Joffre
Congress Agrees On War Army Bill And Draft Plan
The conferees reached a May 10 agreement on the army bill removing Roosevelt four division provision and border patrol regiments. Age for selective service set at 1 to 30. liquor sale at camps preserved. Aims to have 500000 drafted within three months after registration begins. Senator France proposes broader 18 to 45 enrollment with cadet and reserve groups.
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Union News Service
Washington
Senate
Col. Roosevelt
France
Armfes
Wilson
Congress
Maryland
Foraker Dead Former Ohio Governor and Senator
Joseph B. Foraker, 70, former U S senator and Ohio governor, died at his Cincinnati home after a relapse following a collapse at his office. He leaves a wife, three daughters, and a son. Born July 5, 1846, he served in the Civil War, backed McKinley at two GOP conventions, and held two U S Senate terms. An assassination attempt on Cuba’s President Menocal was thwarted as nine arrests were made.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Joseph B. Foraker
United States
Julia Foraker
Florence Matthews
Victor Cushman
Washington
F. King Wainwright
Philadelphia
Arthur Foraker
Mr. Foraker
Sherman
United States Senate
William McKinley
Havana
Menocal
Cuba
William Gonzales
Must Restore Alsace and Lorraine
At the Merchants Association luncheon M Viviani said there would be no peace between the allies and the central powers until Alsace and Lorraine are restored to France and French territory freed of German invaders according to auditors who understood French.
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Alsace and Lorraine
New York
Merchants’ Association
M. Viviani
France
Flour Hits Record High at $16 a Barrel in St Paul
Wholesale flour sold for $16 a barrel in St Paul on May 10 marking the highest price on record. The move signals tight supply and strong demand in the grain market.
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St. Paul
Minn
House debate predicts war tax bill costs reach five billion
Chairman Kitchin in the House war tax debate estimated current and next fiscal year war expenditures would reach 5 billion dollars, higher than the 3.8 billion dollar estimate by the wage and means committee.
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Washington
House
Kitchin
Ginn Feiner Elected to Commons for Longford South
Joseph McGuinness, a Blinn Feiner, has been aveted to the House of Commons representing the southern division of Longford county Ireland.
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Ginn Feiner
Commons
London
Joseph WcGuinness
May wheat at 3.15 as 1917 winter crop seen lower yield
Wheat futures rose to 3.15 for May with May 20 trading rally after an early drop. Government estimates predict 336,166,000 bushels of 1917 winter wheat, down from 481,744,000 in 1916, with harvest area about 27.65 million acres, far below last year.
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Agricultural Department
Union News Service
Chicago
Washington
Government to loan Britain 100 million in May
Washington reports a second 25 million transfer to the British embassy, part of a 100 million May loan. Officials estimate Allied financing could reach 400 million monthly, with Russia Belgium and possibly Serbia added, raising pre-Liberty proceeds to about 1 billion by July 1. Liberty loan subscriptions rise heavily.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Italy
Russia
Belgium
Serbia
Liberty Loan
Labor reps prepare urgent Irish settlement push
London reports powerful representations will be made to Premier Lloyd George and the war cabinet by labor representatives on the urgent need for an Irish settlement. The Pall Mall Gazette says labor members may reassess their positions if a settlement is not quickly reached.
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London
Lloyd George
War Cabinet
Labor
Pall Mall Gazette
Congressman Taylor Improves After Operation in Washington
Congress member Taylor of Colorado, who recently underwent surgery, was able to sit up for the first time. The report notes improving condition following the operation.
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Taylor
Washington
Colorado
Explosion at Osaka Munition Sheds Kills Fifty
A blast at Osaka munitions sheds destroys four thousand real deneces and over thirty warehouses and factories. Fifty people are reported killed instantly with many injured as property damage runs to several millions of dollars. Cause remains a mystery per a cablegram to the Japanese American News in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Osaka
Japan
British Drive On Fresnoy In Fierce Front Clash
London reports intense fighting on the Western Front as British forces regain ground near Fresnoy after heavy bombardment. Canadians sustain losses in the village battle while Hindenburg deploys fresh units to break tight German lines. Entente armies push on in Balkans and Macedonia with ongoing artillery duels.
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Balkans
Monastir Entente
Moglinica
Cerna River
Fresnoy and
Bullecourt
London
Haig
Fresnoy
Chevyreux
Rheims
Great Britain
Rumania
Macedonia
Hindenburg
Dominion
Arras
No Parcel Post to Norway Amid Transport Difficulties
Difficulties of ocean transportation have caused the suspension of parcel post from the United States to Norway. Nebraska Helps Loan in Lincoln reports the state has subscribed $500,000 to the national liberty bond effort.
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Norway
Washington
United States
Nebraska
Lincoln
French wartime loan and submarine supply shipments noted
The Navy Department disclosed investigations into the steamer Manitowoc and other American Transatlantic Company vessels said to have carried supplies to German submarines. France received a loan of 100 million dollars in Washington as part of wartime aid.
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Washington
American Transatlantic Company
Ince Atlantic
Navy Department
Hides and Pelts Prices from Flint Butcher Listing
Dry hides and pelts listed for Flint items including dry hides at .84 per Ib, salt hides, horsehides, dry and wool pelts, short wool pelts, butcher shearling grades, buckskin saddles and pieces valued at market. Prices given per pound and per unit vary by item.
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Miscellaneous Markets and Commodity Prices Report
A fragmented market list covers copper, silver, tungsten, crude ores, cotton, wheat, corn, barley, lard, and oils with varied bid and offer ranges. Prices appear for New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Duluth markets, noting highlights such as copper spot values, cotton May and July quotes, and oats and barley figures.
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New York
Harthare
Southern
Lo Strona
St. Louis
London
Boulder
Colo
Colorado
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Davis
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Entente
Lake Ochrida
Lake Presba
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South Park
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F. C. Enver
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Chhicago Grube
Chicagou
FCC
Ianmeedd
Duluth
Grebe
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Sarate
Uae
Peeguee
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Sitry
Onatea
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Tba
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