New Army Draft Inducts 233 472 Men in May Washington
May draft calls total 305,000 including special classes with 233,472 inducted this month. Entrains set for May 25. state quotas listed with named counties and figures. War plan projected to cost near 20 billion dollars, Baker testimony cites 13 billion actual outlay, committee flags higher needs and potential deficit funds.
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Washington
Crower
Shelbyndiana
Taylor Wence Conceses Oos Dodges
Funston
Kentucky
Wheeler
Lewis
Fort Riley
House Committee On Military Affairs
Baker
Aviation l
Signal Corps
Congress
Buy Loan Match Wilson Sparks Large National Drive
Telegrams from national liberty loan headquarters report success of the buy another bond and match the president contests yesterday. They added 2 million to the national total of 2 641 631 850 dollars. The treasury estimates over 11 million participants in the match the president contest and subscriptions between 50 million and 100 million dollars.
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Washington
National Liberty Loan
Treasury
Nagel Leaves St. Louis for Washington Post
Charles Nagel secretary of commerce and labor in President Taft's cabinet departed St. Louis for Washington where he is reported to take a federal post.
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Famer
Taft
Washington
St. Louis
Charles Nagel
Commerce
Third Liberty Loan Nears 3 Billion as Campaign Ends
Washington reports show the Third Liberty Loan subscriptions nearing three billion with 24 hours left. The total at last night reached 2.14 billion, boosted by a record one day increase of 180.3 million, as banks stay open late to accept last minute pledges. District totals list Chicago and New York among top contributors while presidential match efforts spur late subscriptions across states.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Treasury
The
District
Pet
Minneapolis
EMU
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Richmond
Cleveland
New York
Taft
Elizabeth City
Gerard
Chicago
Tilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
St. Louis
German reply on American POW mistreatment in Germany
Washington reports the German government answered to the U S inquiry that American prisoners are treated the same as prisoners of other nationalities. The statement comes after concerns raised by the estate department via the Spanish government about mistreatment claims.
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Washington
Estate Department
Germany
Wilson Meets Lithuanians in Washington Meeting
President Wilson canceled a cabinet meeting and met a committee from the Lithuanian national council now in session in Washington.
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Wilson
Washington
Lithuanian National Council
Germans Preparing New Offensive in Ypres Sector
London dispatch reports Germany massing for another assault in Flanders. A bombardment of terrific intensity opened this morning across the Flan ders front from Locre to Vermezeele south of Ypres with heavy activity between the Nieppe forest and Meteren southwest of Locre.
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London
Ypres
Sity
Flanders Front
Locre
Vermezeele
Nieppe
Meteren
British Positions Improve South of Amiens
British forces report slight gains in the Amiens sector, improving positions at a point south of Amiens, with London citing continued progress in the area.
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Amiens
London
Third Liberty Loan Goes Over the Top
The Treasury Department reports Liberty Loan subscriptions totaling 3,006,888,900 dollars as of this morning. Across the Italian front from the Adriatic to Giudioaria Valley heavy fighting is reported in Vienna.
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Liberty
Washington
Treasury Department
Viena
Adriatic
Giudioaria Val
May Send Men of 50 for Liberty Loan War Effort
Secretary Daniels told the Philadelphia chamber of commerce that as many millions as needed will be sent to the front for the third Liberty Loan. He urged not to fix a numeric target and suggested replacing the draft age as needed. He also spoke at League Island navy yard about labor's role resisting German influence and boosting war production.
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Philadelphia
Daniels
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Third
Liberty Loan
Congress
Lrrance
America
League Island Navy Yard
United States
French Capture Hill at Amiens in May Offensive
Taris May 4 The French attacked Hailles Castel front southeast of Amiens and captured hill 82 and nearby Avre wood. They also gained ground near Villers Bretonneux while British forces took the night advantage in local fighting near Amiens. Foch extends command to all western fronts following Italian adhesion.
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Givenchy
Forest de Nieppe
Lacre
Ypres
Foch
Paris
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
M. Hutin
Clemenceau
Supreme War Council
Abbeville
Allied War Fronts Show Lull Amid Ongoing German Pressure
The note from Premier and military authorities reports a three day lull with no clear German timing for a new strike. Abbeville interallied council ended with satisfactory results. British raiders repulsed near Hebuterne while German bombardment targets Villers-Bretonneux and surrounding fronts. French troops recaptured Bayne wood Hangard wood and Mailly-Rainval area. Italy Macedonia see little action as rains stop. Palestine reports Es Salt recaptured and Jordan Jericho vicinity, with 800 prisoners taken and ongoing advance.
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Flanders
Picardy
Arras
Abbeville
Amiens
Hebuterme
Albert
Somme
Villers-Bretonneux
Hangard Wood
Mailly-Raineval
Blangard
Bayne Wood
Sterlin
Poles Seize Cholm District Belonging to Ukraine
Telegram from Kiev reports Cholm district, previously assigned to Ukraine under Brest-Litovsk, captured by Polish forces. Polish officials assume control, courts established, amid tensions over the region's Polish and Ukrainian claims in war time politics.
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Cholm
Ukraine
Berlin
Finland
Lakht
Tavasthaus
Salls
London
Kiev
Gopenhagen
Mrest-Litovsk
Chelm
Poland
Kusela
Drest-Litovsk
Russians Rise Against the Hun in Occupied Russia
Report from Moscow on May 4 describes widespread German brutalities in occupied territories, with armed resistance in a Kiev district village and mass deportations to Germany. Berlin-Berlin discussions address Brest-Litovsk terms and Black Sea fleet protections as refugees swell near frontiers.
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Moscow
Germany
Kiev
Minsk
Brest- Litovsk
M. Tehitehertn
Berlin
Tehieherin
Black Sea
Crimea
Wilson nominates J D Ryan to lead aircraft board
President Wilson formally nominates John D. Ryan of Montana to head the aircraft production board. Cola M. Treland and Francis A. Winter of the medical corps are named brigadier generals in the National Army.
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Montana
Aircraft Board
Washington
John D. Ryan
Wilson
Cola
M. W. Treland
Francis A. Winter
Medical Corps
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Izona
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Beauregard
Camp Pike Clorado
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Hnois Seeee
Nagel
U. S. Post
Ogio
Meus
IOI
W. C. Potter
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HMS
Totocom
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Ferdinand of
Ley
U. S. Army
Eral Foch
Kaiser
Russia
Irkutsk
China
Chita
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Isvestia, Savs
England
France
Red Army
M. Noulens
Tehuehberin
M. Tehiteherin
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