Lloyd George Vindicated As Motion Is Defeated In Parliament
London May 10 The motion for an inquiry into charges against Premier Lloyd George was defeated by a vote of 205 to 104. Lloyd George asserted his figures on British fighting forces were from official war office records and had been verified. He defended ministers and said inquiries found no misrepresentation of troop strength.
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Political clash over war leadership and Maurice affair
Prime Minister Asquith defends government while Lloyd George criticizes cabinet decisions on General Maurice and British front extensions. He appeals for a swift war effort as press attacks and sniping threaten unity. A no party committee was proposed to examine the matter.
Spy in Ireland Arrested and Casement Link Noted
London May 10 a German submarine landed a man on the Irish coast who was arrested by government officials. James Metherson said in the house of commons the man is in the tower of London and will be court martialed. The article links the Casement case to the 1916 Dublin uprising and notes a German armed voyage.
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British Sink U Boat In Ostend Harbor Bottling U Boats
May 10 news reports the British Admiralty says forces bottled up U boats in Ostend harbor. An obsolete cruiser named Vindictive filled with cement was sunk at the harbor entrance. Casualties are described as light.
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French Troops Re Capture Grivesnes Town
French forces today retook the town of Grivesnes located northeast of Montdidier, Paris reported on May 10. The operation marked a recapture of the strategic locality.
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British Recapture Trenches Northwest of Albert
British forces recaptured a portion of trenches northwest of Albert, as reported from London on May 10. The gain marks renewed pressure on German lines and suggests a shift in local momentum during the present fighting season.
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Albert
Germans Pretend Wounded to Lure Aid in French Front Clash
A German patrol tried a night rush on the Picardy front with one man feigning injury outside American trenches to lure help. He served as a screen while others used hand grenades, but Americans repelled the assault and inflicted heavy German casualties. Heavy artillery roars persist as Allied forces strengthen positions.
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Picardy Front
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Bois de L'Alval
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Austrian Cities Suffer Food Shortage Amid Wartime Delays
Vienna dispatches relay statements from Innsbruck and Klagenfurt burgomasters about severe hunger in Austria. Flour is scarce outside maize flour, potatoes are nearly unavailable, and bread has run out in whole districts for weeks. May 10 report highlights ongoing supply crises.
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Recall of French ambassador demanded by Soviet Union
Moscow May 10 The Soviet foreign office demands the recall of French ambassador Joseph J. BenoNoulens after statements they deem harmful to Franco Russian relations. The note says Nou lens aggravates relations during Russia's tragic days and cannot be tolerated within the Russian republic.
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Russia
France
Thursday's National League Baseball Scores
Results show Chicago defeated Pittsburgh 6 to 2 while New York beat Philadelphia 4 to 1. Boston tied Brooklyn 1 1 2 and St Louis edged Cincinnati 5 to 6 with the latter game producing a close finish.
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Warship Sinks German Submarine In Dramatic Blow
An Atlantic Port reports a U S warship sinking a German submarine with a single shot that lifted the U boat out of the water and tore it in two. The gun crew earned an extra ten days furlough for their accuracy and bravery.
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Senator Lodge Sued for 20000 in Pacifism Dispute
Alexander Bannwart of Boston sues United States Senator Lodge for 820 damages over a Washington argument in April 1917 that led to a fistic encounter. Bannwart claims Lodge caused his arrest without authority and published false charges in a Boston newspaper named as a defendant.
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Alexander Bannwart
Senator Lodge
Bannwart
Washington
Sanator Lodge
F& Boston Newspaper
Allied armies halt German thrust in Flanders three mile front
Allied forces repelled a German assault on a three mile front in Flanders after heavy fighting. About 25 000 German troops attacked near Vierstraet and Dickebased, with counterattacks restoring most lost ground as Haig reported, while bombardments hit Montdidier and the Somme sector. The action involved French and British troops with support from Australian units and American organizations nearby awaiting expected German moves.
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Labor Leader Seeks Removal of Porto Rico Governor
Samuel Gompers asks President Wilson to remove Governor Arthur Yager of Porto Rico alleging incompetence in handling the island's labor situation. The request was reported from Washington on May 10.
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Arthur Yager
Wilson
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
May Gompers
Lewis Picked for Senate Finance Committee Vacancy
Washington May 10 Senator J Hamilton Lewis of Illinois was chosen to fill a vacancy on the senate finance committee.
Princess Marta del Pilar Dies of Meningitis
Madrid May 10 Princess Marta del Pilar cousin of King Alfonso II dies from meningitis.
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Marta del Pilar
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