Third Liberty Loan Over Subscribed At Least One Billion
The third Liberty loan surpassed its minimum by about one billion dollars, totaling at least four billion with estimates of fifteen million bond buyers nationwide. Chicago exceeded its quota with around 150 million subscriptions, leading the Seventh District with substantial overage and Iowa and Wisconsin close behind in district totals.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Chicago
Cook County
Liberty Loan
Chicago Federal Reserve District
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Indiana
Federal Reserve Bank
Army Aeronautics Division Led By Brig Gen Kenly
Brig Gen William L Kenly will direct a new division of military aeronautics tasked with training aviators and directing air forces. Separate item notes a prisoner from Camp Dodge Iowa, Private Frank F Carlson of St Paul Minn, sentenced to ten years at Fort Leavenworth for refusing to obey orders.
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Wm. L. Kenly
Division of
Military Aeronautics
Camp Dodge
Frank FE. Carlson
St. Paul
Minn
Fort Leavenworth
British Hold Gains on Flanders Front Near Hinges
London reports German forces attacked new British positions gained Friday night near Hinges northwest of Bethune but were repulsed. British lines held with local gains northeast of Amiens near Suilly-le-See and Hebuterne north of Albert as artillery activity continued along the Lys front. Paris notes artillery fighting along the Somme with no infantry clashes, and a minor French operation near Letricourt in Lorraine with prisoners taken.
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London
Flanders
Hinges
Bethune
War Office
Amiens
Suilly-le-See
Albert
Hebuterne
Lys
Paris
Somme
Avre
Letricourt
Lorraine
British Push Advances on Somme and Flanders Fronts
London reports the British line advanced on a considerable front between the Somme and Ancre rivers west and southwest of Morlacourt. Positions near Locon and the Law river in the Leg Lies salient on the Flanders front have also been improved.
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London
Somme
Ancre
Morlacourt
Locon
Law River
Salient
Flanders
French Repulse German Attempt Southeast of Amiens
German effort to push southeast of Amiens was repulsed in heavy fighting near Paris on May 6 with Allied forces holding strategic positions.
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Paris
Amiens
Increase in Intensity of Hostile Artillery Fire Reported
Allied airmen destroyed eight gun machines as Italy reports growing artillery fire along the front in the LaghiRina and Astico valleys and in the oss Alta sector. Caproni and British aircraft dropped bombs on hydro electric works north of Mori and at Campo, while patrol actions occur between the Brenta and Piave. Emperor Charles and several officers reach the Italian front from Vienna signaling possible offensive moves.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Vienna
Charles
Tyrol
Trentino
Rome
Lagarina
Astico
less-Alta
War Office
Capronis
Lagarinn
oss-Alta
Stelvio
Rovereto
Piave
Nervesa
Brenta
Caproni
Cavedin
Mori
Campo
Airship Attacks Hit Rail Targets and Army Columns
At night our airships, reaching the railway stations at Rimo lano and Bolzano, dropped bombs with good effects. A Royal Navy airship engaged enemy columns beyond the Tagliamento. Eight enemy machines were reported destroyed, two of which fell in flames within our lines.
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Maggiore
Lenico
Rimolano
Bolzano
Royal Navy
Tagliamento
Peace drive nears as German offensive falters
Lord Robert Cecil predicts a coming peace offensive by Germany aimed mainly at Britain, unlikely to offer terms Allies can accept, while Radcliffe associates outline notes on German losses and battlefield strain. The north sees German failure to hit objectives but Kemmel captured, with significant troop usage from reserves.
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London
Robert Cecil
Germany
Great Britain
Robert
Radcliffe
Kemmel
Canada Lowers Draft Age to Nineteen
Ottawa reports Canada has lowered the military service registration age from twenty to nineteen. A proclamation will call all nineteen year olds to enroll soon with registration before June 1, though no registrants will be called to service before July.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Pay Roll Bandits Net $4100 In Cleveland Hold Up
Two bandits robbed L. M. Gezelte, paymaster for a construction firm, of the company payroll totaling 4100 in Cleveland Ohio on May 6. The crime scene and motives remain under investigation with no arrests reported.
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Cleveland
L. M. Gezelte
Indiana Flyer Is Killed In Naval Hydroplane Crash
Ensign Spencer T. Alden of Fort Wayne Indiana was killed when a naval hydroplane he piloted side slipped 500 feet and plummeted into South Bay near Fire Island inlet. Philip P. Mooser of Boston a student aviator was seriously injured but eight other naval craft aided the rescue. Mooser was recovered within three minutes and revived with a motor in a navy launch.
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New York
Spencer T. Alden
Fort Wayne
Ind
Philip P. Mooser
Boston
South Bay
Fire Island Inlet
Mooser
Navy
French to Rule Erin as Lord Lieutenant and Shortt Chief Secretary
Lord French is appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland succeeding Lord Wimborne. Edward Shortt becomes chief secretary for Ireland in place of retiring Duke. Shortt, a radical opponent of conscription, has been noted for his Irish crises experience and political work from Newcastle position.
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Edward Shortt
Ireland
London
Lord French
Lord Wimborne
Duke
France
Dublin
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Lloyd-George
More Than 100 Officers Promoted at Camp Logan
Promotions for over a hundred Prairie division officers were announced from Washington. Maj Edward J Lang moved from adjutant of the Sixty-fifth Infantry Brigade to lieutenant colonel and to command One Hundred and Thirtieth Infantry. Other promotions include to Major-Captains Harr y B Chehey Bertram A Buchannan and Francis M Allen and to Captains First Lieutenants Charles J Kraft Severra A Stenson Melvin M Bridges Herbert BE Algoe and others across the One Hundred and Thirty-first Infantry One Hundred and Twenty-second Field Artillery One Hundred and Thirty-second Infantry and related units with multiple First Lieutenants and Second Lieutenants named.
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Camp Logan
Houston
Tex
Prairie Division
Washington
Edward J. Lang
Sixty-fifth Infantry Brigade
Lundred
Itarry B. Chehey
Bertram A. Buchannan
Francis M. Allen
Yankees Win in Luneville in Major Front Raid
American forces in the Luneville sector launched a successful artillery raid that eliminated a German salient. German gas shells using liquified chlorine-like fluid caused nausea but no injuries to troops. An American patrol contained and repelled German raiders, with two German planes shot down. U S artillery destroyed rear positions and advanced toward the German border near Halleville, improving control of the battlefield.
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France
Lunerville
Picardy
U. S
Luneville
Lorraine
No Man's Land
Halleville
Victory Prayers Appeal For May 12 International Support
The National Association for Mothers of Defenders of Democracy led by Mrs. John R. MacArthur calls for an international victory prayer on May 12. The appeal gains backing from state governors mayors members of Congress patriotic societies and clergymen.
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New York
National Association For Mothers of Defenders of Democracy
John R. MacArthur
New York City
Mothers of Soldiers and Sailors
Congress
French Ship Provence Torpedoed by German Submarine
The French steam ship Provence was torpedoed by a German submarine and beached in the Mediterranean. The attack occurred April 15 with a torpedo striking the port side. the vessel was beached near Pakamose on the Spanish coast, where refloating work is under way.
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Mediterranean
Paris
Pakamos
McAnulty Appointed Chief of Staff for AEF
Maj. Gen. James W. McAnulty draws the top staff post for the American Expeditionary Forces while Brig. Gen. James G. Harbord moves from Pershing to command duties in the field. The reshuffle strengthens leadership as U S forces advance overseas.
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France
James W. McAndrew
James G. Harbord
General Pershing
Loid
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Reugne Ng Sh Trekees
Soldier
Division of Military Aeronautics
Haig
Emperor Charles
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Asua Peo
Attila UA
Detroit
St. Louis
Cleveland Weenee
Washington Steere
Lord Cecil of
England
West
Kaiser
Indiana Flyer
Ensign S. T. Alden
A. W. de Varila
Company C
Sixth Field Artillery
Fritz
de Varila
Yankees
Mothers of the Soldiers and Sailors
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