May Draft Inducts 233 472 Men for Camp Training
Washington reports 233 472 men will be inducted in May with entrainment within five days for camps beginning May 25. Total May call reaches about 305,000 including special classes, with state quotas and camps listed by location. War plan costs projected near 20 billion dollars, Baker and committee foresee higher actual expense.
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Yence
Congress
New Photograph of W C Potter In Signal Corps Division
A photo features W C Potter chief of the equipment division of the United States Signal corps. He is identified as a prominent business leader aiding government war work during the current period.
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Signal Corps
W. C. Potter
United States Signal Corps
IBuy Loan Match Wilson Raises Bond Participation
Telegrams from national liberty loan headquarters report success of buy another bond and match the president contests yesterday. They added 62 million dollars to the national total of 2 641 631 850. Treasury estimates over 1 000 000 participants in match the president and subscriptions between 50 and 100 million dollars in August.
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National Liberty Loan Headquarters
Treasury
Nagel Heads to Washington for Federal Post
St Louis May 4 Charles Nagel former secretary of commerce and labor in President Taft's cabinet left for Washington where it is said he will take a federal post.
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Charles Nagel
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Loan Near 3 Billion Campaign Closes Tonight
As the Third Liberty loan nears close, subscriptions total 2.94 billion, with optimism that late pledges will push past three billion. Treasury reports show strong district gains led by New York and Chicago, while the “match the president” feature drives final-day purchases.
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Liberty Loan
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Germany says American prisoners treated the same as others
Washington reports the German government answered a state department inquiry through Spain. It said American prisoners of war are accorded the same treatment as prisoners of other nationalities.
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State Department
Germany
President Wilson meets Lithuanian council committee in Washington
In Washington on May 4 President Wilson canceled a cabinet meeting to hold talks with a committee from the Lithuanian national council now in session. The delegation discussed issues related to Lithuania and its status amid ongoing wartime diplomacy.
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Wilson
Lithuanian National Council
Germans Prepare Fresh Breakthrough Attempt in Flanders
London reports German forces launching a heavy bombardment along the Ypres front from Locre to Vermezeele near Ypres. Intense activity persists between the Nieppe forest and Meteren, southwest of Locre, signaling preparation for another major offensive.
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British Positions Improve South of Amiens
British forces have slightly improved their positions in the Amiens sector at a point south of the city, according to London reports dated May 4. The update notes modest gains without detailing specific objectives or casualties.
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Liberty Loan totals reach 3.01 billion across nation
The Treasury Department reports official Liberty Loan subscriptions amount to 3,006,888,900 dollars. In Italy heavy fighting is reported along the front from the Adriatic to the Giudicarie valley, signaling intensified combat in the north.
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Secretary Daniels urges unlimited manpower for war effort
Secretary Daniels told the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce that millions more may be sent to the front as needed for victory in the war. He urged avoiding fixed army limits and suggested older men would serve if required, while stressing labor's crucial role in producing war materiel at League Island navy yard.
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French Capture Hill at Amiens
Paris reports French forces attacked between Hailles and Castel southeast of Amiens and seized hill 82 and nearby wood along the Avre river. British forces gained local advantage near Villers-Bretonneux as artillery fights continue on the Amiens front. raids south of Arras and east of St. Venant yielded ten prisoners and five machine guns. General Foch’s command expands to all western fronts with Italy’s adhesion strengthening Allied armies in the west.
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Foch
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Allied War Council Reports Satisfactory Results At Abbeville
British, French and other Allied forces report ongoing quiet on the Flanders and Picardy fronts with no sign of a final German blow. The interallied war council at Abbeville completed two days of talks on military questions with satisfactory results while Palestine reports a British recapture of Es Salt and continued prisoner-taking.
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Huns Beat Red Guards Seize Cholm District
A Kyiv based report says the Cholm district, granted to Ukraine under Brest-Litovsk, has been completely taken by Polish forces. Polish officials have been appointed and Polish courts established as the region, largely inhabited by Poles, shifts control amid postwar turmoil.
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Brest-Litovsk
Russians Rise Against the Hun and Allied Responses
German occupation provokes protests as armored cars subdue Kiev district resistance and civilians flee. Minsk district conscripts are sent to Germany. refugees exceed 800000 near frontiers. French ambassador Noulens accuses Germany of seeking economic control of Russia. Teh Shemin calls for aid to support soviet power without conquest.
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Wilson nominates J. D. Ryan for aircraft board chair
President Wilson formally nominates John D. Ryan of Montana to head aircraft production. In the same action Cols M. W. Treland and Francis A. Winter are named brigadier generals in the National Army.
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