U S Troops Praised by London Press Parade Draws Royal Viewing
London papers hail the American National Army battalion in a grand welcome at Buckingham Palace. King George V Queen Mary and Prince of Wales watched as troops from Camp Gordon Athinta Ga marched to The Stars and Stripes Forever. Crowds cheered huskies and the doughboys with bands playing Hello New York My Old Kentucky Home and Over There.
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Princess Mary
Buckingham Palace
London
Waterloo Station
Goodby
Gys the Observer
King George V
Prince of Wales
American National Army
Camp Gordon
Athinta
the Stars and Stripes Forever
Grenadier Guilds
Queen Mary
Col. Whitman
Grenadiers
States
Illingis Aviator Killed in Accident Near Montrose
London May 1 Second Lieut Dud C Fairbairn of Joliet Illinois was killed near Montrose when his airplane fell accidentally on Wednesday. Belleville May 13 Maj Hugh J Knerr arrived at Scott aviation field on the second leg of a triangular flight from Parkfield Milling Tenn to Kansas City to Scott field and back to Parkfield. The 240 miles were flown in six hours.
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London
Dudi C. Fairbairn
Joliet, IL
Jill
Montrose
Belleville
Hugh J. Knerr
Scott Aviation Field
Here
Parkfield
Millingon
Tenn
Kansas City
Scott Field
Park Field
Memorial Day Proclamation Urges Prayer and Fasting
President Wilson designates Memorial Day for public humiliation prayer and fasting. Citizens urged to worship and seek divine aid for victory, mercy, justice, and lasting peace. Brig. Gen. John Lejeune ordered to France to command Marine brigade succeeding Brig. Gen. Doyen, as a full division potential.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Congress of the
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Robert Lansing
Secretary of
John Lejeune
France
Toarines
Charles A. Doyen
Lejeune
Von Hindenburg Dead Report Prompts Theories In Britain
German prisoners in France assert that Von Hindenburg has died recently. London reports speculation that the claim aims to justify German army failures or may be camouflage for disinformation, fueling conjecture about the war’s course.
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von Hindenburg
London
France
Maurice out as Gen Maurice retired from active service
London May 13 Gen Maurice former director of military operations has been retired by the army council. The council found reason in his breach of reputations by publishing letters questioning Lloyd George and Bonar Law and ordered him placed on retired pay. Maj Gen Frederick B Maurice spoke for the army.
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London
Maurice
Army Council
Lloyd George
Bonar Law
Frederick B. Maurice
Fuch
Britain
England
Italians Storm Monte Corno Peak in Night Assault
Italian Army reports capture of Monte Corno peak after a night operation in the Arsa valley. 100 prisoners, two guns and other war material seized, crest secured, dislodging Austrians from a key position near the Venetian plain. Doctor Cesare Battisti and companions were honoured in the action.
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Monte Corno
Arsa
Trent
Rovereto
Monte Corni
Cesare Battisti
Doctor Battisti
Austrians, Wipe Out Austro Garrison
Rome reports patrol actions along the mountain front with Italian units storming an advanced post at Col dell Orso and destroying its garrison in hand to hand fighting. Other patrols repelled enemy detachments and captured war materiel in Akolone. Seven hostile airplanes were brought down.
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Rome
War Office
Col Dell Orso
Akolone
Monte Mantello
Lagarina
Dutch Front Reports German Demands Precede War
German soldiers on the Dutch frontier say Holland yielded to Germany to avoid conflict. They claim the plan was rapid advance into Dutch Flanders and control of the Scheldt river bank. Thousands of troops were on standby, with eighty thousand men at Ghent including cavalry and artillery. Guns aboard vessels at Ghent were prepared to move toward the canal to Terneuzen.
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London
Holland
Germany
Reuter
Amsterdam
Dutch Flanders
Scheldt
Ghent
Belgium
Verneuser
Terneuzen
Airman Burns to Death in Florida Plane Crash
Penacola Florida May 13 Richard McCalla of Toledo Ohio student aviator was burned to death and George J Henderson of Pawtucket Rhode Island student aviator was badly burned when their airplane set on Santa Tose isto and Henderson will recover.
General Bry an Mahon Relieved in Ireland Command
London May 11 General Sir Bryan Mahon relinquished command of the British forces in Ireland ending his tenure amid a reshuffle. The move shifts leadership as authorities adjust military oversight during ongoing unrest. Mahon previously led operations across several counties and reported to the British high command in London.
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Mahon
London
Sir Bryan Mahon
Ireland
Chicago Beats Cleveland 1–0 Amid Rainouts
National League games postponed by rain. In the American League, Chicago defeated Cleveland 1 to 0. no other games played due to rain.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Roumanian Queen Rejects German Peace Pact
Queen Marie of Roumania pledges to never recognize the Roumanian German peace treaty and would abdicate rather than rule under German control. Her children share the stance and reportedly taunt Germans in Roumania.
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Marie
Roumania
Hans
Amsterdam
Marie of
Germany
Sedition Bill Signed and Sent to President
The sedition bill with harsh penalties for disloyal conduct was signed by Vice President Marshall and Speaker Clark and transmitted to President Wilson after being before Congress for over a year.
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Wilson
Washington
Congress
Marshall
Clark
Americans Drive Huns From Town Near Lunéville
American patrols in the Luneville sector report the abandonment of the hamlet of Ancreviller by German forces. French troops on the Flanders front improved positions north of Kemmel and took more than 100 prisoners. German attacks near Orvillers-Sorel failed with heavy losses as two night battles favored the Allies.
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Kemmel
Orvillers
Sorel
France
Luneville
Ancerviller
Berlin
U. S
Berlins
Toul
Lune Ville
Apremont
St. Mihiel
Parroy
London
Flanders
War Office
Ancre
Albert
Loos
Voormezeele
Paris
Orvillers-Sorel
Picardy
Muailly-Raineval
Amiens
Verdun
Kemimel
Ypres
von Arnim
Mapy
Germany to reconstruct peace delegation at Kursk talks
Moscow dispatch says Germany informed the Russian foreign minister that the Ukrainian government change requires a complete reconstruction of the peace delegation. Berlin also desires the Russia Ukraine peace talks porters to halt at Kiev due to shifts in the general political situation.
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Moscow
Germany
Kursk
Russia
Ukraine
Kiev
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