French Launch Smothering Attack Near Craonne
On the Aisne front British and French forces press toward Craonne as artillery bombardment intensifies. Berlin and Paris reports note heavy guns northwest of Rheims and major action around Fresnoy village with British forces holding key positions despite German counter thrusts. The German line claims 1000 British captured in Thursday’s engagements.
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London
Aisne- Champagne
Teuton
Rheims
Craonne
Nerville
Laon
Republic
Soissons-Rheims
Berlin
Paris
Sir Douglas Haig
Herisy
Arras Camrai Road
Fresnoy
German War Office
Premier Miliukoff quiets mob stirred by agitators
Russian Premier Miliukoff moved quickly to quell a mob wave stirred by agitators. Authorities reported tight security and calm restored as political tensions mounted in the capital.
Tarnowski bids farewell to Americans before leaving for home
Count Adam Tarnowski von Tarnow, the Austrian ambassador to the United States, issued a farewell message in New York on May 5. He praised Austrian countrymen for their sobriety, industry, and lawfulness and expressed confidence they would honor American hospitality and obey its laws.
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New York
Adam Tarnowski von Tarnow
United States
British Drive 14 Days Ahead of Schedule
Washington reports a cable from the foreign office saying British forces on the western front are two weeks ahead of schedule with faster advance and smaller losses. The telegraph notes losses are about half those of the Somme offensive, due to better artillery prep and coordinated speed. London says British forces retreated from positions near Cherisy and the Arras ambra road.
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Washington
Western Front
Balfour
Foreign Office
Somme
London
Cherisy
Arras
Ambra Road
Haitian President Demands War With Germany
Port au Prince May 5 President Artiguenave has sent a message to the senate and chamber of deputies in congress demanding a declaration of war against Germany and a commission has been appointed to consider the question.
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Port Au Prince
Artiguenave
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Congress
Germany
Ham Gift to Mme Joffre Delights French Wife at Paris Return
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson gifts a fine Virginia sugar cured ham to Mme. Joffre, wife of Marshal Joffre, intended for her in Paris after a White House visit. Wilson learned of Mme Joffre's fondness for American ham, scarce in France, and arranged a special purchase in Virginia.
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Washington
Mme. Joffre
Marshal
France
Virginia
Woodrow Wilson
Paris
White House
Sweden fears U S embargo prompts envoy departure
Stockholm May 5 Hermann Lageav ercrantz former Swedish minister to Washington left for the United States as special envoy. His appointment reflects Sweden's fear that the United States may place an embargo on exports to the country.
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Sweden
U. S
Stockholm
Hermann Lageavercrantz
Washington
United States
Sweden to Force Drill Law for All Citizens
Stockholm May 5. The Swedish government will ask the riksdag to adopt a proposed law establishing compulsory civilian service for males and females between fifteen and sixty.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Riksdag
Chicago and Kansas City Live Stock Markets Report
Chicago and Kansas City markets show hogs and cattle receipts and varying quotations. Hogs in Chicago ranged light to heavy packing with prices from 11.85 to 15.75, cattle from 8.65 to 13.00, while cash grain listed No. 2 red wheat at 3.00 and corn around 1.58 to 1.63. Kansas City hogs steady to 10c lower with bulk near 15.75, cattle with primes at 12.75 and calves up to 13.25, sheep steady with lambs 14.00 to 17.60.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Arrested as German Spy in Indianapolis
Followed by a telegram directing Mark Storen, U S marshal for Indiana, to arrest John W. Klapdor a former Esterline Electric employee living in Indianapolis on suspicion of spying for Germany. He will be interned in Marion county jail during the war. An ironbound trunk in his room held plans and photographs of several Indiana and midwestern factories.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Followderson
John W. Klapder
The
Esterline
Esterline Electric Company
Mark Storen
United States
Indiana
Klapdor
Marion County
Germany
Middle West
Baseball Results From Boston and Chicago Games
At Boston Brooklyn 3 runs 11 hits 1 error. Hootenais faced Cadore and Meyers with Allen Gowdy. At Chicago Chicago 11 runs 12 hits 5 errors. Schneider Clark Demaree Wilson. The Cincinnati game details show 83 6 4 and 30210113 for Chicago.
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Boston
R. H. E. Brooklyn
Hootenais
Cadore
Meyers
Allen and Gowdy
Chicago
R.H. FE
Cincinnati
Schneider and Clark
Demaree
Wilson
Russia Seeks to Keep Russia in War With Aid Plan
Washington May 5 The United States and Britain discuss keeping Russia in World War I with a plan to aid the new republic. President Wilson and cabinet back “good father” policy offering money food munitions and equipment if Russia rejects a separate peace. A US-Russia commission led by Elihu Root will press for unity with rail and military support coordinated by John F Stevens and others.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Wilson
United States
State Department
American Commission
Elihu Root
Root
John F. Stevens
New York
FH. P. Darling
Northern Pacific Railroad
Mr. Stevens
John C. Greiner
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Henry W. Miller
Wabash System
Modified censorship accepted by house
Washington reports that the house rejected the administration’s broad press censorship as part of the espionage bill and adopted a narrower section requiring proof of value to the enemy before penalties attach. The Senate then shifted to an export embargo limit tied to American production reaching the enemy.
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Washington
House
Senate
Wilson
America
French War Mission in Chicago Meets Vast Public Welcome
A massive Chicago welcome greeted Pere Joffre and Vice Premier Viviani as they toured the city for two days. Ten thousand plus attended the Dexter Pavilion stockyards meeting while fifty thousand lined the streets. military guards, parades, and speeches by Dawes and local leaders highlighted the Allied visit. They then proceeded to Springfield to honor Lincoln before continuing to Kansas City and St. Louis en route to Washington.
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Middle West
Alleghenies
Rockies
Pere” Joffre
Marne
Viviani
Auditorium Theater
America
Michigan Avenue
France
Joffre
Viviam
Vivian
Edgar A. Bancroft
Cyrus H. McCormick
Thompson
Frank O. Lowden
William T. McElveen
Samuel Fallows
Lowden
First Cavalry
University of Chicago
Dexter Pavillion
Stock Yards
Park
Springfield
Ill
Lincoln
House
Senate
Kansas City
St. Louis
Washington
Junius S. Morgan On Duty In U S Coast Reserve
Junior Morgan, son of a local banker, serves on duty in the United States Coast Reserve, identified in city notices as part of the military volunteer force. He is stationed to support coastal defense operations during a period of heightened readiness.
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J. P. Morgan
Navy
Strike Riots Hit South Bend Streets
Street strike sympathizers rioted in South Bend Indiana smashing two cars injuring one strikebreaker and preventing rides. Six arrests were made all arrestees identified as strikebreakers.
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South Bend
Ind
Lieutenant Commander Trowas Died in Torpedo Attack
An official report confirms Lieutenant Commander Trowas was killed when his vessel was struck by a torpedo. Details remain sparse but the loss is acknowledged by naval authorities and commemorations are planned.
Missing Rockingham boat found by British steamer
Rockingham reported missing with fourteen aboard has been located by a British steamer. In Washington reports on the Vacuum sinking by a German submarine indicate Lieutenant Clarence C. Thomas was likely killed in the torpedo explosions or died with others after the life boat capsized on the first day at sea.
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London
Admiralty
Rockingham
Washington
Clarence C. Thomas
Wheat Takes Big Tumble In Chicago Trading
Wheat fell sharply as news of Colonel House invited to Berlin spurred peace talk and selling. After hour cover brought a fair rebound. corn oats and provisions closed modestly lower. Local cash sales included 30 000 bushels of corn and 120 000 bushels of oats. Cash wheat eased with No 2 red at 27 cents over May.
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Chicago
Colonel House
Berlin
$100,000 Estate Left to Missing Son in Ranch Killing
Dickinson North Dakota May 6 The $100 000 estate of James H Caldwell and his wife killed by a hired man named Mike Chumich is left to their missing son. Caldwell confessed to the killing.
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Dickinson
N. D
James H. Caldwell
Mike Chumich
Berlin Co-operative Workers Strike Across 125 Branches
A dispatch quotes the Berliner Tageblatt saying 1,200 employees of the Berlin Co operative Society struck on Wednesday. The society runs 125 branches supplying the working classes with goods and services.
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Berlin
London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Berliner Tageblatt
Berlin Co-operative Society
Aged Man in Auburn Takes HIs Own Life
Emmett Burk aged seventy two shot himself at his daughter's home in Butler Indiana. Health is believed to be the cause of the personal crisis reported from Auburn dated May 5.
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Auburn
Ind
Emmett Burk
Butler
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