Guns for U.S. revolt alleged in New York inquiry
New York reports at the state inquiry into German arms hoarding detail that 1,000,000 rifles were allegedly imported from Essen by German ships and hidden across 40 U.S. locations. Witnesses place guns and ammunition in warehouses and farms, with names like Lussing, Judd, and Tauscher linked to the scheme.
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America
New York
Krupp
Essen
Edgar A. Holmes
James H. Crossley
Holmes
Crossley
Hoboken
United States
Thomas Darlington
U. S
Francis L. Judd
Aego
Gustave Lussing
Judd
Broadway
Charles H. Murray
Washington, D. C
Ivan Norodny
Norodny
Lussing
Woodbury Falls
Hans Tauscher
Murray
Robert T. Tucker
Charleston
S. C
Tucker
Brooklyn
D Tucker
William H. Ford
Nicholas Biddle
Army Intelligence Bureau
Ford
Philadelphia
Germany
New Jersey
French Forces Capture Hailles Wood Near Amiens
The French seized the wood near Hailles southeast of Amiens about two miles from Moreuil on the Avre river. German counterattacks were repelled with heavy losses. German artillery activity increased near Morlancourt Mericourt south of Albert and in Flanders, but no sign of a new German offensive.
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Hailles Wood
Paris
Hailles
Amiens
Moreuil
Avre
Morlancourt
Mericourt
Albert
Flanders
German Ground Attacks Around Morlancourt Hill 44 Details
Reports from London and Paris describe German assaults north of Kemmel near Hill 44 and at Morlancourt where Germans briefly penetrated British lines. Haig notes mixed gains with Australian counteractions. French forces press Hill 44 while foggy mud and inundation affect operations between Ypres and the North Sea. Casualties for the week ending May 14 total 41 612 with 601 officers and 5 065 other ranks killed or died of wounds.
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London
Morlancourt
Haig
France
Wyverbeek River
Kemimel
French Take Prisoners as Champagne Artillery Fights Continue
Paris reports heavy artillery actions in the Champagne region with patrols taking prisoners north of Hangard and near Amiens. German raids on small French posts northwest of Orvillers Sorel were repulsed, and fighting remains spirited in the Champagne near Butte du Mesnil and the Vosges.
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Paris
Champagne
Picardy
Hangard
Amiens
Courcy
Meuse
Orvillers-Sorel
National League Baseball Scores And Rain Delays
In a rain affected slate the Pittsburgh Pirates fell 2 to 3 to the New York Giants while the Boston Red Sox shut out Chicago 5 to 0 and the Cincinnati Reds edged the Brooklyn Dodgers 2 to 1 in zero innings. The St Louis 4 Philadelphia 5, Philadelphia swept Chicago 3 to 0 in the American League and Washington 2 Cleveland 4. Western and American Association games included St Joseph 2 Omaha 7 Hutchinson 4 Joplin 1 Topeka 1 Wichita 2 Sioux City 12 Des Moines 6. No other games were played due to rain.
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Perch
Isves
Chicagoastentee Enaben
Onses Coke
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Ae Eweeseene
Philadelphia Ween
Brooklyn
St Louis
Oston Arr
Boston
New York Seleh Ee Siy Sane Ganid
Cleveland
Aataseeys
Bapee Eben Ss
Chicago
Washington Ee Paneer
Louis
Philadelphia
Eens
Detroit
Pate
American Association
Milwaukee
Louisville
Vaseres
Kahtsas
Sree
Nee Sane
Indianapolis
Columbus
St Paul
Jeostbverhet
Minneapolis
Toledo
Peer
Reeseee Sevanee
Omaha
Sete
Des Moines
Topeka Steers Wee Tener
Wichita
Ry See
Joplin
Hutchinson
Joseph Oe Peeereee
Sioux City
Setdnvess Sreescars
New York
St. Louis
Washington
St. Joseph
Topeka
Million Tons of U. S. Ships Delivered for War Effort
Washington reports that the shipping board has completed 159 vessels totaling 1,018,621 tons by May 11 and delivered 667,896 tons since January 1. The output shows a steady rise in monthly totals to bolster the war effort against Germany.
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Washington
United States
Shipping Board
High Seas
Germany
American Patrol Drives Back German Group in France Front
An American patrol in Pi Cardy routed a 20 man German patrol at night. Germans use searchlights and trench mortars though artillery is light. No American casualties reported amid active back of lines. Toul sector quiet with minimal artillery and little air activity.
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France
Picardy
Toul
Submarine Squadron Fails to Return in German Report
Zurich reports a German source says a squadron of new large U boats failed to return after a cruise. The submarines are described as very unwieldy and difficult to maneuver quickly.
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Zurich
Chief of all Sioux John Grass Dies in North Dakota
Fort Yates North Dakota May 14 John Grass chief of all the Sioux Indians died here at age seventy nine. The report notes Flyer Missing Fate Unknown from New York dated May 15. Lieut Frank K Knapp an American with the British Royal Air Forces disappeared April 16 over the German lines in France. his fate is unknown. Knapp joined in Canada last June at twenty four.
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Fort Yates
N. D
John Grass
Chief Grass
New York
France
Frank K. Knapp
Royal Air Forces
Brooklyn
Knapp
Canada
James Gordon Bennett Dies At Villa In France
James Gordon Bennett proprietor of the New York Herald the Evening Telegram and the Paris edition of the Herald died at his villa in southern France a private cablegram reported. He had been unwell for some time and had lived abroad for many years.
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New York
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
The
Evening Telegram
Paris
France
Bennett
Overman bill passed empowering president to reorganize agencies
The Overman bill to empower the president to reorganize government agencies passed the House 295 to 2 and goes to President Wilson for signature. Key votes by Sterling and Gillett marked the opposition. An interstate commerce commission exemption was defeated 218 to 587.
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Washington
Congress
House
Wilson
Sterling
Ilinois
Gillett
Massachusetts
Interstate Commerce Commission
Longworth
Ohio
McAdoo
War Finance Corporation
Cannon
Maassachusetts
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
Creel
Sherley
Kentucky
Premier Sees Labor Envoys in London Dinner
Premier Lloyd George hosted the American labor delegation at Downing Street and the House of Commons dinner. Notables present included George Nicell Barnes, John Hodge, John Robert Clynes, and James Wilson. The delegation pledged continued support for the president, Congress, and allies until freedom is won and militarism is defeated for all time.
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London
Lloyd George
Downing Street
House of Commons
General Federation of Trades Unions
George Nicell Barnes
War Cabinet
John Hodge
Pensions
John Robert Clynes
Food Control Department
James Wilson
Congress
Germany
White guards clash with Bolsheviks in Finnish theaters warfronts
Reports from Moscow and Washington describe night battles in Tammerfors and Lahti with Bolshevik and anarchist factions. Soviet troops allegedly executed 60 officers at a municipal theater after occupation, and German forces advance across Rostov-on-Don threatening Moscow and Petrograd as Ukraine rulers fall.
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Moscow
Tammerfors
Finland
White Guard
Lahti
Berlin
Red Guard
Gnrly
White Guards
Rostov-on-Don
Caucasus
Donetz
Russia
Tzaritsin
Saratov
Sebastopol
Ukraine Rada
Ukraine
Petrograd
Augesia
Yekaterinburg
Ural Mountains
Germany
Urge U S Control Of River At Mississippi Valley Meet
Delegates from states bordering the Mississippi gather for the first annual convention of the Mississippi Valley Waterways association in St Louis. They discuss plans to boost river traffic and tackle freight congestion and likely urge government takeover of the river’s lower portion to operate it like the Erie canals.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
Mississippi Valley Waterways Association
Yankee Ace Claims Eighth Victory in Paris Action
Aviator Frank Bayes of New Bedford Massachusetts shoots down his eighth enemy plane over Paris. Lieutenant Guerin, the French ace with 28 victories, is wounded in the side in a duel with a German airman.
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Paris
Frank Baylies
New Bedford
Mass
Guerin
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