Attacks at Gavrelle Mark Bitter British Front Clash
Intense fighting flared along the British line from Lena to south of St Quentin as Germans try to retake positions near Bullecourt and the Hindenburg line. Liquid fire gas and heavy artillery feature in the combat with Australian and British forces holding ground around Gavrelle La Coulotte and Arleux.
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France
Lena
St. Quentin
Bullecourt
Hindenburg
Bomme
Gavrelle
Souchez
la Coulotte
Avion
Arleux
London
Haig
Fresnoy
Chevyreux
Rheims
Great Britain
Rumania
Macedonia
Stop Wheat Trading Shuts May Wheat on Chicago Board
Chicago May 12 trading halted on the Chicago Board of Trade for the first time as prices were set by delivery or committee settlement. A federal official said the move prevented a wheat flight, while Secretary Redfield backed food bill actions and argued no economic reason for high prices.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Board
Directora
Canada
Europe
Redfield
Congress Refuses War Declaration as Germany Submarine Policy Questioned
Port au Prince Haiti reports Congress will not declare war on Germany. A resolution protests submarine warfare in humanity terms. The President may sever diplomatic ties if Germany does not offer reparations for lifelosses and provide future guarantees. Gen Felix Diaz Reported Slain in Oaxaca conflict details.
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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 giant plan to build ships for war
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports Kaiser William's brush with an assassin near Berlin and Washington's push for a 1 billion dollar program to construct 5 to 6 million tons of steel and wooden merchant ships in two years. The Shipping Board would divert mill products to government use, cancel private contracts, and pay damages. railroads receive exemptions while steel mills supply minimum needs. Shipbuilding could begin within two weeks, funded by bond issues, with defense exemptions for steel.
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Union
Rome
Kaiser William
Berlin
Zurich
Corriere d'Italia
Washington
Congress
Shipping Board
Potatoes Expected to Normalize Prices in Minneapolis Market
Minneapolis reports potato crops in southern states are unusually large this year and large shipments due about June 1. Produce dealers expect prices to return to 75 cents to $1 a bushel wholesale. An estimated 37 million bushels will be offered in the market within ten days after shipments begin.
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Minneapolis
Hollweg Blamed for Long War Debate Grows
In Copenhagen conservatives and pan-Germans intensify attacks on Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg accusing him of prolonging the war. The political blow lands as opposition presses for policy changes and accountability.
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Hollweg
Copenhagen
von Bethrunn- Hollweg
Coloradoan Sweeney Muncion Receives Passport for Russia Work
Sweeney Muncion of Fowler Cole has been issued the first passport by the Blaze Department to engage in industrial construction in Russia. He is described as a steam shovel man.
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Russia
Washington
Sweeney Muncion
Fowler, Cole
Blaze Department
New Mexico House and Senate Back State Farm Defense Fund
The New Mexico Senate and House approved the conference report setting aside 760000 dollars for a state defense fund related to agriculture and sod programs in Santa Fe.
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New Mexico
Santa Fé
Senate
House
Peace pledge rally in Kansas City aids war effort
M Viviani head of the French mission and former French premier told a Kansas City audience that lasting peace depends on destroying the German imperial threat and securing unity with the United States. Marshal Joffre also spoke to the large crowd, urging loyalty and undivided cooperation in the democratic war against autocracy.
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Kansas City
United States
Imperialisn
M. Viviani
France
Middle West
Marshal Joffre
Congress agrees on war army bill with age 21 to 30 limit
Conferees on the army bill reached a May 10 agreement, reporting to Congress for confirmation. The plan sets the selective service age at 1 to 30, eliminates Roosevelt four divisions and border patrol volunteers, keeps morals safeguards, and envisions 500000 men chosen within about three months after registration of up to 10 million. Senator France proposes 18 to 45 enrollment for a broader defense cadet and reserve corps.
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Union News Service
Washington
Senate
Col. Roosevelt
France
Armfes
Wilson
Congress
Maryland
Foraker, Ex-Senator and Ohio Governor, Dies at 70
Joseph B. Foraker, 70, former U S senator and Ohio governor, died at his Cincinnati home after a sequence of collapses and relapses. He served two terms in the Senate 1897 to 1909 and helped present William McKinley’s name at two Republican conventions. He leaves a wife Julia and children Florence Matthews Washington Cushman Philadelphia and Arthur Foraker Washington.
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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
Alsace and Lorraine Restored Urged by Viviani at Luncheon
At the Merchants Assocation luncheon M Viviani declared there would be no peace with the central powers until Alsace and Lorraine are fully restored to France and French territory cleared of the German invaders according to auditors who understood French.
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Alsace and Lorraine
New York
Merchants’ Association
M. Viviani
France
Flour $16 a Barrel in St Paul Record High Price
Flour sold wholesale in St Paul on May 10 at $16 a barrel, the highest price on record. The market price reflects tight supply factors and strong demand in the region.
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St. Paul
Minn
War Tax Debate Forces Higher Spending Forecast
In the House debate on the war tax bill Chairman Kitchin warned that war expenditures for the current year and the next fiscal year could reach 5 billion dollars, exceeding the committee estimate of 3.8 billion.
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Washington
House
Kitchin
Ginn Feiner Wins Seat in Longford Commons
Joseph McGuinness, a Blinn Feiner, has been elected to the House of Commons for the southern division of Longford county Ireland.
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Ginn Feiner
Commons
London
Joseph WcGuinness
May Wheat Soars to 3.15 Amid 1917 Yield Forecast Drop
May wheat closed at 3.15 in Chicago after early weakness, defying a late rally. The Agriculture Department forecast 1917 winter wheat yield at 336,166,000 bushels, down from 481,744,000 in 1916, with harvested area about 27,653,000 acres, far below last fall and last year. Washington notes world food shortages and good overall conditions.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
Second $25,000,000 Transferred to Britain Amid May Loans
Washington reports a second $25 million transfer to the British embassy, joining a $25 million loan on Saturday for a May total of $50 million. The administration expects allied financing to reach about $400 million monthly, with Russia Belgium and possibly Serbia also receiving loans. Subsidies and Liberty loan proceeds are being pursued to cover anticipated needs through July.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Italy
Russia
Belgium
Serbia
Liberty Loan
Labor to press Lloyd George on Irish settlement
The Pall Mall Gazette reports labor representatives will urge Premier Lloyd George and the war cabinet to achieve a swift and satisfactory Irish settlement. It warns labor ministers may reconsider their stance if a prompt solution is not reached.
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London
Lloyd George
War Cabinet
Labor
Pall Mall Gazette
Congressman Taylor Improves After Operation in Colorado
Congressman Taylor of Colorado who recently underwent an operation is now able to sit up for the first time. In Saloniki a decree proclaims the deposition of the King and the overthrow of the dynasty following a meeting of 40,000 Greeks.
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Taylor
Washington
Colorado
Saloniki
Salonikie-At & Maes
Munitions Plant Blast in Osaka Kills Fifty
A munitions shed explosion in Osaka Japan destroys four thousand reale deneces and over thirty warehouses and multiple factories and public buildings. Fifty persons are killed outright with many injured. Property losses run into millions of dollars. Cause of the blast remains unknown per a cablegram to the Japanese American News of San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Osaka
Japan
British Drive Gains as Fresnoy Battle Intensifies
The British continue to push on the Macedonian front and in France near Fresnoy, reclaiming ground from German forces with heavy artillery support. Canadian troops endure fierce assaults as Hindenburg’s forces renew push toward Bullecourt while Entente units report gains along Lake Ochrida and Lake Presba.
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Balkans
Monastir Entente
Moglinica
Cerna River
Fresnoy and
Bullecourt
London
Fresnoy
Hindenburg
Dominion
Arras
Berry-au- Bac
Entente
Lake Ochrida
Lake Presba
No Parcel Post to Norway Suspension in Ocean Freight
Difficulties of ocean transportation have caused the suspension of parcel post from the United States to Norway. Nebraska helps loan. Lincoln notes Nebraska has subscribed $500 000 to the national liberty blown.
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Norway
Washington
United States
Nebraska
Lincoln
Supplies Carried to Pirate Divers Washington
The government investigates the Manitowoc steamer and other American Transatlantic Company vessels said to have carried supplies to German submarines since Atlantic. Navy Department disclosed no details of steps taken. France Gets 100,000,000 Washington A loan of 100,000,000 was made to France.
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Washington
American Transatlantic Company
Ince Atlantic
Navy Department
France
Hides and Pelts Price List Summary
Dry hides and flint hides with varied grades and prices for buckskin and horsehides. Dry flint pelts and wool pelts listed with per pound rates for short and long wool, plus butcher shearling numbers and value notes for bucks saddles and pieces.
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Mixed Commodity Prices and Market Terms Across U S Markets
A collage of market quotes shows copper, bar silver, tungsten, crude ores, and farm products with varied bid and spot prices across New York, St Louis, Minneapolis, and Duluth. Cotton, wheat, corn, barley, lard, and oats appear with multiple price points and on track listings, reflecting a snapshot of commodity trading activity.
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New York
Harthare
Southern
Lo Strona
St. Louis
London
Boulder
Colo
Colorado
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FCC
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Grebe
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Sarate
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