American destroyers join British waters in wartime flotilla
The British admiralty announces a flotilla of United States destroyers has arrived in British waters to cooperate with Allied forces. Rear Admiral Sims will command all European naval units, and Beatty and Mayo exchange greetings as the Atlantic and grand fleets unite for freedom of the seas.
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London
Admiralty
United States
Sims
Queenstown
Sir David Beatty
Grand Fleet
Admiral Mayo
Beatty
Mayo
America
Germany
Roosevelt Army enrollments far below claimed strength
New York May 17 The World inquiry finds Col Roosevelt's army may not exceed 5000 enrolled. reports of large mail at recruiting HQ contrast with sparse actual enlistments and many promises of later support.
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New York
Roosevelt
Purity Oats official admits embezzling forty two thousand
J H Currier former treasurer of Purity Oats pleaded guilty to embezzling $42 000 of company funds and received an indeterminate sentence of one to five years in Fort Madison penitentiary. He squandered the money on stock speculation during war relief items. Captain J C Lucy urged Congress to grant Wilson autocratic food control powers for wartime.
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Davenport
J. H. Curryer
Purity Oats Company
Fort Madison
Board of Trade
Washington
J. C. Lucy
New York
European Transportation Service
Belgian Relief Commission
House Agriculture Committee
Wilson
Kerensky Named War and Finance Minister in Russia
May 17 reporting Kerensky's rise to power as war and marine minister and placement of Tereschtenkol as finance minister. Milukoff resigns foreign affairs, council of workmen and soldiers demands unity, full cabinet power, and rapid peace terms while Kerensky consolidates control of the army.
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Russia
Nicholas
Petrograd
Paul N. Millukoff
Entente
A. F. Kerensky
Miliukoff
Kerensky
Tereschtenkol
Ministry of War and Marine
Guidikoff
Council of Workmen and Soldiers
Milinkoff
Foreign Office
The
Duma
Czardom
Miliakoff
Ministry of Public Instruction
Council
Milijukoff
Ice Fields Begin to Move Out of Duluth
Ice fields that have hindered navigation in Duluth Minnesota are starting to move out. Mariners expect the ice to disintegrate soon as the blockage clears the harbor approach.
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Duluth
Minn
Allied Loans Push Russia Into $3 Billion Allied Credit
Washington reports the first loan to Russia of $100,000,000, bringing total allied aid to $625,600,000. The funds will cover Russia purchases in the United States, crediting her in the federal reserve bank for drawing as needed to meet obligations. Secretary McAdoo said the money would be placed where effective. The weather is fair with moderate temperatures.
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Washington
Russia
Federal Reserve Bank
McAdoo
Germany
Chicago Live Stock Market Prices and Receipts
The Chicago market lists hog receipts at 25,000 with light shipping at 15.85 to 16.20 and heavy packing 12.30 to 14.50. Cattle receipts reach 19,000 with steers 11.75 to 12.60 and cows 9.50 to 14.00, plus prime dealers. East Buffalo reports 10 car hogs at 16.40 to 16.85 and lambs 15.75 to 16.00, with calves at 14.00.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Anti-Injunction Bill Defeated in Illinois House
In Springfield May 17 the Illinois House failed to pass the anti-injunction bill, labor’s main measure, after hours of debate. Seventy three representatives voted for it and fifty seven against. seventy seven votes were required. The session then moved to the jury trial in contempt cases, another labor priority, which also failed with seventy two for and fifty four against.
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Springfield
Ill
House of Representatives
Fiftieth General Assembly
House
Davis
Swiss denies woman shot as spy reports
Washington reports the Swiss foreign office rejected claims that Mrs. Katrina Couch of Saint Francisville Illinois was shot in Germany as a spy. Swiss Minister Dr Paul Ritter said no such report exists and any official communication would pass through his ministry.
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Washington
Foreign Office
Katrina Couch
St. Francisville, IL
Germany
Paul Ritter
Dr. Ritter
Italian Commander Cardona Leads New Offensive
General Cardona commands Italian forces as they launch a new offensive operation. Reports indicate coordinated assault across front lines with artillery and armored support advancing objectives. Rebel positions reportedly under pressure while logistics and air cover bolster the advance.
Italians in Big Drive Take 3375 Teutons
Italian forces report 3375 prisoners a mountain battery and thirty machine guns seized during a new offensive. they capture wooded heights east of the isonzo north of goriza cross the river between loga and bombré and take zagora and zagomila. british troops retake most ground lost at bullecourt and set up new posts west of the village.
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Rome
War Office
Isonzo
Goriza
Loga
Bombrez
Zagora
Zagomila
London
Bullecourt
Reuter
Man Held After Blaze in Laurel Ind Fire
Owen Welans was brought from Brookville and held on 1000 bond awaiting fire investigation. Rev. A C Whitsitt reported a newly kindled fire at his garage endangering the parsonage and church. Bloodhounds traced a rubbish pile to a drug store rear and to the room where Wiggins was arrested.
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Laurel
Ind
Owen Whelans
Brookville
A. C. Whitsitt
M. BE. Church
Wiggins
Tin Is Barred for Canning of Beans
Washington May 17 American consumers face a canned bean and soup shortage as the war can committee orders cans diverted to perishables and foods essential to national existence for sixty days. Packers protest, while soldiers at the front in France rely on canned products due to limited cooking facilities.
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Washington
War Can Committee
France
Wheat futures trading halted as Board restricts speculation
Chicago rules suspend futures trading following a spike in prices and federal probes into food conditions and grain trades. July wheat falls from 2.42 to 2.30, September drops to 2.07, and corn oats also slide amid anticipated further restrictions. Winnipeg likewise bans futures trading.
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Chicago Board
Chicago
Tred
Chicago Board of Trade
Washington
United States
Robert W. Childs
Western Grain Exchanges
Mea Nena Exchange
Winnipeg
Canada
Rich Autoist Killed in Train Collision
Burlington Iowa May 17 J N Dut ton capital ist was killed when the automobile he was driving was struck by a Rock Island passenger train at a street crossing here.
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Burlington
J. N. Dutton
Rock Island
Baseball Results At Boston And Philadelphia
Chicago and Pittsburgh staged high scoring games with late rally action. Aldridge Elliott Reulbach Ra gan Gowdy paired for Chicago in Boston while Cooper Fischer Oeschger Lavender Flittery Killifer Adams toed the mound for Pittsburgh in Philadelphia.
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Boston
R.H. E. Chicago
Aldridge
Elliott
Reulbach
Ragan
Gowdy
Philadelphia
R. H. E. Pittsburgh
Cooper
Fischer
Oeschger
Lavender
Flittery
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Guard Alliance
T.R. Army Paper
New York World
Milyoukoy
Fuel Foreign Affairs
American Press Association
Kerenski
Allied Loans
Kansas City
Illinois
Carl Vrooman
Vrooman
General Cardona
Photo
American Presa Association
Man
Blaze
National War Committee
Guather
National League
T. Pet. Wwly
Best
Cin
Phil
Pitts
St. L
Brook
W.L Pet
W. Pet Bost
Tos St. Louis
Chi
Cleve
Detroit
R.H.E Washington
Gallia
Henry Mitchell
Jones
Cunningham
Spencer
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