U S Ship Sunk by Submarine and by Freighter Tidewater Battle
Reports from New York and Washington describe the sinking of the American freighter Tyler off the French coast after a torpedo attack killing eleven crew members. A separate navy daily account details the Tidewater deterring a German submarine on March 17 with a decisive volley and evasive actions. A Canadian vessel near the British Isles also claims a submarine kill after ramming and gunfire.
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Tyler
Old Dominion Line
U. S
Washington
Tidewater
Navy Department
Department
Armed Guard
Red Cross Mission in Roumania Arrives in London
The American Red Cross mission of Roumania arrived in London after a perilous flight from Jassy. Escaping Odessa 86 hours before German advance, it was fired upon by a German battery in the Ukraine about 200 miles north of the Black Sea port. The shells caused no damage, the train survived, and the attack lasted about a minute.
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London
Jassy
Red Cross
Roumania
Odessa
Ukraine
Black Sea
British airman claims squadron downed 106 enemy planes in six weeks
A wounded British airman returning from France says the squadron on the Amiens front has possibly set a record by shooting down 106 enemy aircraft in six weeks, including 21 in a single day. He notes the difficulty of engaging German pilots and that only a few squadron members were wounded.
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London
France
Amiens
New York Marks Hottest May 6 on Record
The New York weather bureau reported Monday was the city’s hottest May 6 in history with 84 degrees, beating the previous May 6 record by four degrees set in 1896.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Field Officers Should Be Grateful to Darden
Lieut Thomas R Darden now commands four tanks on the French front and is credited by a Washington editorial writer with securing a commutation allowance for United States officers away from Washington This enabled field officers to support their families as well as those in Washington Darden a former newspaper man conceived the plan and urged Secretary Baker to act He promptly asked Congress for the needed legislation
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Thomas R. Darden
Washington
United States
Darden
Baker
Congress
Peace Pact Signed With Roumania Amid German Terms
A Bucharest signed peace between the Central powers and Roumania ends Romania's war entry. The treaty, described as the Peace of Bucharest, was signed in the Romanian king’s castle with Foreign Minister von Kuehlmann chairing. Details to be published. a Germanized petrol monopoly will be introduced, and surplus grain to Germany for two years. Dobrudja’s northern portion will be governed by a central powers commission.
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London
Bucharest
Roumania
von Kuehlmann
Copenhagen
Dobrudja
Bulgaria
Dutch fishing boat attacked by German planes in North Sea
Five Dutch fishermen were attacked for two hours by four German airmen as they sailed unarmed in the North Sea. They rowed 60 miles before rescue by a small British boat. their vessel was later brought to harbor with clear damage from machine-gun fire.
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London
North Sea
Pension bill boosts Civil War veterans payments
In Washington on May 7 the Sherwood bill granting a minimum pension of 25 dollars a month to Civil War veterans passed the house and moves to the senate. It provides graduated payments from 25 to 39 dollars monthly by age and service, raising about 50 percent for short-term soldiers and around 80 percent for long-term veterans. excludes those with income over 1,000 dollars yearly or residents of soldiers homes.
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Washington
Sherwood
House
Senate
Australians Advance Near Saillet Le Sec in Amiens Sector
London reports Australian troops pressed forward near Saillet Le Sec east of Amiens despite a heavy German barrage. They conducted successful operations and pushed the British lines a short distance between the Somme and Ancre rivers.
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London
Saillet-Le-Sec
Amiens
Somme
Ancre
Artillery Duel Rages Along Avre River Front
Paris May 8 heavy artillery fighting continues on both banks of the Avre river as Allied and opposing forces clash. The exchange intensifies with no clear breakthrough reported.
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Paris
Avre
Amiens
U S Artillery Pounding German Lines at Cantigny
American artillery continues bombardment of German positions in Cantigny Flamina court sector. German supply trains are being deluged with high explosives as U S forces press the offensive.
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U. S
Cantigny-Flamina Court
Haig Hurls Huns Back Near Arras
British forces conduct a successful raid near Neuville-Vitasse southeast of Arras capturing three machine guns and a few prisoners with minimal casualties. Enemy attempts near Royelles are repulsed as both sides exchange artillery along the northern French front.
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London
Neuville-Vitasse
Arras
War Office
Neu Ville-Vitasse
Royelles
Flanders
Picardy
von Hindenburg
France
St. Vilassee
Boyelles
Muny S
Avre
Paris
Hangard
Eugene Meyer Named to Government War Finance Board
Eugene Meyer Jr. a New York banker and business man has been chosen by President Wilson as a member of the war finance corporation. Meyer has worked on war industries board and national war savings committee for several months.
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Eugene Meyer, Jr
New York
Wilson
War Finance Corporation
Meyer
War Industries Board
National War Savings Committee
British and German engagements in late war reports
The war office says a night assault between the Ancre and the Somme reached the foremost German positions south of the Corbie Bray road but broke down at our posts with heavy losses. North of the Lys English advances failed. A German raid across the Aisne canal is also reported.
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Ancre
Somme
Corbie-Bray Road
War Office
Lys
Aisne Canal
Red Embassy Housewarming Sparks Berlin Scandal
Amsterdam May 8 The Russian Bolshevik embassy in Berlin opened in Unter den Linden while a Berlin housewarming party lasting until 3 AM drew scandal. A banquet costing 40 marks per person flowed with champagne and wine, attended by Independent socialists led by Herr Hause and hosted with funds claimed to be from the German treasury. Ambassador Joffe toasted Red Internationale as uproar grows over embassy staff feasting amid war-time food bureau arrangements.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Unter den Linden
Herr Hause
Joffe
War Food Bureau
Memorial Day Graves in France Will Be Decorated
Memorial day 1918 will find fresh flowers placed on American graves in France. The American Salvation Army women in France will place flowers and the Stars and Stripes on every grave of an American fighter buried there since the war began.
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Salvation Army
France
New York
Fall Fatal to U. S. Flyer at Texas field
Lieut. Fred A. Keep of East Milton Massachusetts a flying instructor at Taliaferro field died from injuries after his aircraft fell last week He had been stationed in Fort Worth since November arriving in Texas after earning his commission at a Canadian field.
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F. A. Keep
Massachusetts
Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
Fred A. Keep
East Milton
Mass
Taliaferro Field
Senate Plans Air Inquiry Into Aviation Spending
Attorney General Gregory at President Wilsons direction begins an inquiry into the 640 million dollar aviation appropriation to determine if any dishonesty or malversation occurred. Senator Chamberlain promises a thorough Senate investigation to identify those responsible and ends with remarks on training and material orders. Baker presses for a new billion dollar aircraft program but urges secrecy on plan details.
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Gregory
Wilson
William L. Frierson
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Senator Chamberlain
Vardaman
Thomas
Colorado
Norris
Nebraska
Republcan
Liberty Motors
England
Baker
House Military Committee
Spy Bill Sent to Wilson After House Vote
The house adopted the conference report on the sedition bill to punish disloyal utterances and curb disloyal publications. The bill is ready for the president’s signature after a 208 to 1 vote. Representative London of New York, Socialist, voted no. Lundeen of Minnesota and Church of California voted present.
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House
London
New York
Lundeen
Minnesota
Church of California
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