Allied Forces Repulse Huns at Ypres Front
News from London and Paris reports French troops improving positions near Locre and Meteren as British forces rushed German posts, taking prisoners in the Ypres sector. Artillery duels continued on the Somme and Lorraine with patrols bringing in captives. Kaiser William was observed near the front, making speeches to troops as German plans to push the line persisted.
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Locre
Flanders
War Office
Meteren
St. Julien
Bethune
Lacre
Somme
Paris
Villers-Bretonneux
Avre
Amiens
Villers- Bretonneux
Lorraine
William
Ben
Ile
English Channel
Zeebrugge Admiral to Lose Command
Reports indicate the Zeebrugge admiral is slated to relinquish his post. Officials confirm a leadership change in the naval command amid ongoing operational evaluations.
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Zeebrugge
Expansion of 200 wooden ships under Hurley plan
Washington May 2 expansion of the shipbuilding program will add 200 wooden vessels of 4500 to 4700 dead weight tons. The total wooden ships completed building or planned rises to 580. Vessels will be built in existing yards and allotted to efficiently run yards. Construction starts when current ships leave stocks.
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Washington
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Rickenbacher and Hall Down German Plane Over Toul Sector
Capt Norman Hall of Colfax Indiana and Lieut Edward Rickenbacher of Columbus Ohio shot down a German aircraft after a duel over the American line on the Toul sector. Hall, a Lafayette Escadrille veteran, and Rickenbacher, famed auto racer, returned unharmed after the engagement.
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Edward Rickenbacher
Captain Hall
Iowan
France
Norman Hall
Colfax
Edward V. Rickenbacher
Columbus
Toul
Rickenbacher
United States
Hall
Lafayette Escadrille
Richenbacher
Germany imposes military rule in Kiev Ukraine
London reporting that Germany has established military rule at Kiev, arresting several government members as control tightens in Ukrania. The move signals a shift in occupation policy with authorities detaining key officials.
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London
Germany
Kiev
Ukrania
Stephen Bonsall a veteran war correspondent and official
Stephen Bonsall, a veteran war correspondent, is a major attached to the general staff in Washington. He has covered wars for New York newspapers across many countries for thirty years. He later served in diplomacy and was commissioner of public utilities in the Philippine islands.
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Stephen Bonsall
Washington
New York
Philippine Islands
German Attacks Repulsed by French in Thenes Sector
Paris reports German assaults on the Thenes sector were repulsed. French troops conducted raids on Lemonchel and west of Coucey Lechtteau with success.
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Paris
Thenes
Lemonchel
Coucey Lechtteau
U.S. Guns Raze Town On French Battle Front
Reports from May 2 describe the American sector stabilizing with no infantry encounters in 48 hours. Artillery from both sides concentrates on back-area targets while one American battery shells enemy batteries around a village nearly wiped out. German gas shells appear as weather limits aerial activity.
Artillery Activity Rises in Amiens Sector Near Villers
London dispatch reports increased German artillery in the Villers-Bretonneaux area of the Amiens front and near Merris on the Flanders front. Merris lies on the railroad track west of Hazelbronzk and southwest of Locre.
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Villers-Bretonneaux
Amien
Merris
Flanders Front
Hazelbronzk
Locre
Ireland Draft Deferred as Home Rule Talks Continue
London May 2 An order in council extends the postponement of the national service act in Ireland beyond May 1, delaying conscription while the government weighs a home rule bill. Newspapers suggest the delay aims to gauge support before enforcing conscription in Ireland. Parliament lobbies expect a home rule bill next week, though drafting difficulties remain.
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London
Ireland
House of Commons
Miss Richrath Accepts Resignation Deferred by Vassar
New York May 2 Miss Agathe Wilhelmine Richrath a Vassar college instructor held in Poughkeepsie on a charge of pro German propaganda announced on arrival that she had offered resignation to Henry Noble Mace Cracken president of the college and that it had not been accepted Government authorities said Miss Richrath will be interned as an enemy alien.
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New York
Agathe Wilhelmine Richrath
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
Henry Noble Mace- Cracken
U S Plans to Send 3 000 000 Men to France
Washington reports Secretary Baker will seek blanket authority to raise troops for France, aiming to deploy up to 3 million this year with potential for more. A bill to cap drafted forces at 4 million and allow volunteers up to 5 million is under discussion.
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U.S
France
Washington
Baker
House Military Committee
War Department
House
Crowder
Mr. Baker
Auto train at Chicago first of its kind
A motor truck train of five units carrying 16 tons arrived in Chicago from Akron. The trucks were handed to the Red Cross for overland traffic and will depart for Baltimore via Washington with hospital supplies for soldiers in France. The trip to Baltimore is expected to take four days.
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Akron
Red Cross
Baltimore
Washington
France
City of Athens Sinks After Collision Off Delaware Coast
Seventy four lives lost when the steamship City of Athens rammed by a French cruiser. The ship sank seven minutes after the collision. 61 crew members were rescued by the French vessel. Among passengers were 24 U S Marines. many believed lost or missing with some survivors identified.
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City of Athens
Ocean Steamship Company
Delaware
Withi
United States Marine Corps
M. Green
Astoria
N. Y
James J. Kastl
Morristown
N. J
Richard Bonzevier
Mobile
Ala
E. G. Stiles
New York City
Jean Cadron
J. P. Reynolds
J. P. O'Brien
Savannah
Ben Levy
Bridgeport
Athens
Ita
J. Forward
Eil
Hoff mans U S citizenship questioned by German court ruling
White Plains N Y May 2 A decree from the royal district court of Leipsig received here concerns Ernest Gustav Hoffman of New Rochelle who died in 1908 leaving an estate about 90000 The German court refused to recognize Hoffmans American citizenship claiming no German can become a U S citizen under any circumstances.
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N. Y
Royal District Court of
Leipsig
United States
Ernest Gustav Hoffman
New Rochelle
Hoffman
Germany
Bohemian Troops Join Italian Forces Against Austria
The Daily Mail reports Bohemian soldiers are aiding Italy in the war against Austria. Detachments have begun fighting with Italian troops and wearing Italian uniforms.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Austria
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