Baker Asks No Limit On Men Sent To France
Secretary Baker urged Congress to grant unlimited power to raise an army of any size for the war effort. He spoke at a confidential hearing before the House Military Affairs Committee, proposing vast outlays for army growth, artillery plants, and drafting up to 1,000,000 or more registrants with hopes of 8,000,000 in the field next year.
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Baker
France
Washington
House Committee On Military Affairs
House Military Affairs Committee
Congress
Dent
Military Committee
House Military Committee
War Department
House
Senate
Secretary of War
Burnquist Plans Re Election Petition in Minnesota
St Paul May 8 Gov J A Turnquist said he would likely file Monday for re election on the Republican ticket. He noted he intends to continue his policy program and seek another term as governor of Minnesota.
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Burnquist
St. Paul
Minn
J. A Turnquist
Ucket
AIR INSTRUCTOR KILLED IN AVIATION ACCIDENTS
Two veteran aviation men Maj Oscar A Brindley and Colonel Damm died at Moraine City field when their aircraft fell from 400 feet during a turn. Brindley recently named chief instructor of the American aerial forces and a Wright brothers graduate.
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Dayton, O
Oscar A. Brindley
Damm
McCoog Federal
Moraine City
Dali
Brindley
Colonel Dutum
Major Brindley
Wright Brothers
McCook Aviation
Fort Worth
Tex
Lieut
Jamess. Ennis, Jr
New York City
Paul Herriott
Oakland
Cal
Hicks
General Grebe
Camp Bowie
Baseball Scores Across Leagues
National League results include Brooklyn 7 Boston 4 and Chicago 12 Cincinnati 0. American League games show New York 6 Philadelphia 9 and Detroit 9 Chicago 0, with St Louis 2 Cleveland 3. American Association reports Milwaukee 4 St Paul 0 and Kansas City 10 Minneapolis 7. Toledo 7 Seville 8.
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Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
J. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Washington
Detroit
St. Louis
Cleveland
American Association
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Columbus
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Toledo
Seville
Peter Ooh
Hoston
Newark
Atroit
Louis
Teres
Abboc Mation
Paul
Kansas
Ste
Loutaville
Mullica Hill Cashier Charged With Embezzling 19000
Camden May 8 Henry L Tinines cashier of the Farmers National Bank of Mullica Hill is arrested on embezzlement charges for allegedly taking nineteen thousand dollars.
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Camden
N. J
Henry L. Tinines
Farmers’ National Bank of
Mullica Hill
French and British Push Germans Back Near Amiens
London reports comparative quiet on the Western front with German forces reorganizing near Ypres. British and French troops advance in the Amiens area and push Germans back after earlier activity. Hill 82 southeast of Amiens in the Thennes sector is reported captured.
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Amiens
London
von Arnim
Ypres
Thennes
General Foch Heads Italian Armies Also Under Him
Paris May 3 The Italian high command announced that the Italian armies are placed at the disposal and under the command of General Foch.
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Foch
Paris
Senate probes aviation waste and Liberty motor claim
Senators urged formal investigation into army aviation spending and the Liberty motor controversy. They charged misused funds, alleged a confidence game by the Aircraft Board, and debated criminal or civil liability with calls to involve the Justice Department and continue inquiries.
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Hitchcock
Board
Liberty Motor
Washington
Senate
Knox
Pennsylvania
Aircraft Board
Nebraska
Packard Motor
Packard
Brandegee
Connecticut
Wilson
Gutzon Borglum
Senate Military Committee
Kealy Nominated for Major General Rank
Washington May 8 Brig Gen William J Kealy of the National Army was nominated for promotion to major general George Allen of Topeka Kan was nominated to be register of the land office at Topeka
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Kealy
Washington
William J. Kealy
National Army
George & Allen
Topeka
Kan
Ten Years for Desertion in Camp Custer Case
Private Herbert F. Atkins of Detroit was sentenced to ten years in Fort Leavenworth after desertion conviction by a court martial at Camp Custer in Battle Creek Michigan.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Fort Leavenworth
Herbert F. Atkins
Détroit
Camp Custer
Kaiser Rules Ukraine and Sevastopol Occupied
Berlin reports Sevastopol fallen to German forces without fighting. Kiev under military rule with Ukrainian officials arrested for weakness. Von Eichhorn orders peasants to yield land to large estates, drawing Ukrainian rada opposition. An anti German propaganda league in Washington aims to educate Russians about American aims, led by Dr. Frank Goodnow with support for Wilson.
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Berlin
Sevastopol
Crimea
London
Kiev
Zurich
Switzerland
von Eichhorn
Ukraine
Rada
von Féchhorn
Washington
Russia
America
Frank Goodnow
United States Diplomatic Service
Wilson
League
Col
M. Howse
Frank 4. von Deriip
German Attack in Thennes Sector Repulsed
French War Office reports a German strike in the Thennes sector failed. French troops raid Le Monchel and west of Coucy Le Chateau as Hun artillery stays active. Observers note a lull in Somme and Flanders fighting with no infantry action and high German casualties cited at 900,000 since March 21.
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Paris
Thennes
le Monchel
Coucy le Chateau
London
Villers-Bretennens
Amiens
Merris
Flanders
Villers-Bretonneux
Arras
Lens
St. Venant
War Office
von Arnim
Ypres
Senator Phelan Claims Cyclops Destruction Likely
Senator Phelan of California told the Senate mines committee that the missing American collier Cyclops was probably blown up by an explosion charge placed in her manganese cargo by Germans. He cited naval reports of German presence at Bahia Brazil and said the opportunity to plant a device existed as the ship carried ore. The committee considered a bill to conserve ores.
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Washington
May
Senaator Phelan
California
Senate Mines Committee
Cyclops
Bahia
Brazil
Growth in U S Churches Over Ten-Year Span
Census data show US church membership rose to 42,044,374 in the ten years ending 1916, with churches increasing to 225,007 and ministers to 101,722. Sunday school scholars reached 20,060,000 and officers and teachers to 2,040,208, reflecting gains across classes and administration. Prepared under William C. Hunt, statistical chief.
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Washington
United States
Censul Bureau
Wiliam C. Hunt
Swiss Spy Ni verge Executed at Vincennes
A Swiss citizen named Ni verge was executed at dawn in Vincennes after a court martial sentenced him to death three months ago. The Swiss government filed representations, but France declined to modify the sentence.
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Aris
Niverge
Vincennes
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