Lloyd George Vindicated After Confidence Vote Clash
In London May 10 Premier Lloyd George declares the Maurice Rea vist commission claims false and asserts war-office figures were official. Asquith’s inquiry motion fails 293 to 186 as Carson urges delay. Lloyd George defends records and calls for unity and a quick end to the sniping.
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Lloyd-George
War Office
France
Douglas Haig
War Cabinet
Pershing's Ordered Returns Home Highlight A Valet's Devotion
The article recalls General Pershing's orderly Vaockton Vaockton from Cleveland who, after serving in the Philippines Dutch East Indies Japan Mexico and Europe, returned to his chief in Washington and faced restless days. Tecays Paris is cited as optimistic about the war’s outcome.
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Philippines
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Cleveland
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German submarine lands man on Irish coast in May
London reports a German sub landed a man on the Irish shore who was arrested. James McPherson says the man is jailed in the tower of London to face court martial. Casement’s 1916 treason trial recalls Irish rebellion and German arms deliveries.
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James McPherson
War Office
House of Commons
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Kerry
Ireland
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Pentonville
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Dublin
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Germany
British naval forces seal Ostend harbor bottling U boats
British ships blockaded U boats at Ostend harbor where operations had continued. The obsolete cruiser Vindictive, cemented, was sunk at the harbor entrance with light casualties reported.
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Ostend
French Troops Re Capture Grivesnes Town
Paris reports French forces retook Grivesnes, northeast of Montdidier, on May 10 after engagements in the region. The village previously controlled by opposing forces is now back under French occupation.
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Paris
Montdidier
British Recapture Trench Section Northwest of Albert
London reports on May 10 that British forces have recaptured a portion of trenches northwest of Albert during ongoing fighting. The update highlights a local shift in frontline positions and reflects the war's evolving momentum in that sector.
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Albert
Yankees Escape German Attack in Picardy Perimeter
A German patrol attempted a nighttime rush on American lines in Picardy but was repelled with heavy German casualties. An enemy scout pretended to be wounded outside the wire to lure Americans. American artillery continued shelling German positions and blew up at least one battery near Bois de L Alval. The Franco American forces tighten the line as alertness grows and aerial night patrols continue.
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Egypt
Versailles
Gough
France
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Picardy
Bois de L’alval
Framicourt
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Bocies
Austrians Crying for Food Declares Tyrol Bread Shortage
Vienna dispatch quotes burghomasters from Innsbruck and Klagenfurt describing severe food scarcity. Flour is unavailable except maize meal, potatoes scarce, and whole districts have gone weeks without bread amid the Tyrol crisis.
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Klagenfurst
French envoy recall demanded over Russia tensions
Moscow reports Foreign Minister Tchitcherin calls for the recall of French ambassador Joseph Noulens citing statements during Russia's crisis as harming Franco Russian relations and asserting the envoy cannot be tolerated in the Russian republic.
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Tchitcherin
M. Noulens
Russia
France
Baseball scores from Thursday across the National League
National League results show Chicago defeating Pittsburgh 6 to 2, New York 4 over Philadelphia 1, Boston 1 over Brooklyn, St Louis 5 and Cincinnati 6, with Brooklyn posting a high 38 runs in a single game.
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Warship Sinks German Sub. Sub Killed In One Blow
An Atlantic Port report says a United States warship sank a German submarine after a single shot lifted it clear of the water and broke it in two. The ship’s gunners earned an extra ten days furlough for the crew’s action while at sea the vessel sighted three subs. the first two shots missed before the fatal third. No survivors were seen.
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United States
Senator Lodge Sued for 20000 Damages Over Washington Altercation
Alexander Bannwart of Boston sues United States Senator Henry C Lodge for 20000 alleging assault after an April Washington argument over pacifism. Bannwart claims Lodge caused his arrest and that false charges were published in a Weston newspaper named as a defendant.
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United States
Honry C. Lodge
Alexander Bannwart
Senator Lodge
Bannwart
Washington
Weston
Allied Armies Repel German Attack in Flanders Front
Allied forces repelled a three mile German initial onslaught in the La Clytte Voormegh sector near Ypres, delaying a breakthrough aimed at Mount Rouge. German casualties were heavy as Haig’s troops and French supports regained lost ground after furious fighting.
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la ‘Chytte-Voorme Gesse
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Stow
France
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Staten
Flanders
Genet Hale
la Clytte-Voormergela
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Dickebuseh Lake
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Labor Leader Seeks Puerto Rico Governor Removal
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, asked President Wilson to remove Governor Arthur Yager of Porto Rico. Gompers charged the governor with incompetence in handling the labor situation in Porto Rico.
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Porto Rico
Washington
Arthur Yager
Wilson
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mw Gompers
Lewis Named to 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
Princess Marta del Pilar, cousin of King Alfonso of Spain, died in Madrid from meningitis on May 10, according to reports from the capital.
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Marta del Pilar
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