British Sweep Deep in Hindenburg Line. 2000 Yards Remain
London reports British control of the Hindenburg line from east of Bullecourt to Arras except 2000 yards west of Bullecourt. Gains north of Bullecourt consolidate British positions as Austria launches a Trentino counter offensive and French and British forces strike new trenches in Champagne with Italian pressure on Trieste.
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London
Hindenburg Line
Bullecourt
Arras
War Office
Rome
Austria
Trentino
Trieste
Isonzo
Zugna
Posina
Asiago
Sugana
Hlare
Tommies
Nivelle
Mount Cornilett
Paris
Champagne
Rheims
Auberive
Douai
Prohibition Fight Looms Over Food Control Bill
Washington reports several senate amendments to curb liquor production during the war. Senators Thompson Cummins Jones and Wadsworth propose measures to bar use of foodstuffs for liquor, authorize wartime liquor commandeering, or limit malt beverage alcohol content to four percent.
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Washington
Senate
Thompson
Kansas
Webb
House
Cummins
Iowa
Jones
Wadsworth
New York
Bloomington Mayor Indicted for Graft and Law Violations
Bloomington Indiana mayor John G. Harris who has served eight years faces a Monroe County grand jury indictment on fifteen counts. The charges allege failure to enforce laws and graft in numerous official acts involving money.
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Bloomington
Ind
Monroe County
John G. Harris
Lowden To Address 6G A R Parade In Bloomington
President Lowden will address a large automobile parade tied to the Illinois Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Bloomington. The event runs June 6 7 and 8 with a reviewing stand planned at Prairie street near Illinois Wesleyan University.
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Bloomington
U.S
Illinois Grand Army of the Republic
Prairie Street
Illinois Wesleyan University
Dexter Held on Treason Charge in Indiana
John Dexter a 53 year old building contractor was arrested in Lafayette Indiana on treason charges police allege he urged that President Wilson be shot and that all American battleships be submarined Dexter born in Holland has lived in the United States for 25 years.
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Lafayette
Ind
John Dexter
Dexter
Wilson
Holland
Chicago Live Stock Markets Report
Market notes from Chicago and East Buffalo show hogs steady to slightly lower with bulk sold at 15.75 to 16.30 and heavy 16.25 to 16.40. cattle firm with prime fed steers 12.50 to 13.25 and dressed beef 8.00 to 12.00. hogs receipts 9 000. cattle receipts 12 000. lambs 15.00 to 20.10. East Buffalo reports higher cattle prices and steady hogs with prime steers at 13.50 and hogs 16.90 to 17.00.
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East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
U S Ship Gun Kills Two Nurses In Target Practice Incident
Two American Red Cross nurses, Edith Ayers and Helen Burnett Woods, were killed when a six inch shell fired on an armed steamship exploded during target practice. Emma Matzen was seriously wounded as the vessel carrying base hospital No 12 returned to port in American waters.
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New York
Red Cross
Northwestern University
Chicago
France
Atlantic
Miss Matzen
Naval Board
Navy Department
Former Kansas Senator Caldwell Dies in Kansas City
Leavenworth Kan May 22 Former United States Senator Alexander Caldwell aged 87 died in Kansas City He was a Mexican War veteran who came to Kansas in 1861 Caldwell was elected senator from Kansas in 1871 and resigned two years later He served as president of the First National Bank until health failed two years ago.
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Kansas
Leavenworth
Kan
United States
Alexander Caldwell
Kansas City
First National Bank
Looking Up Illinois Cantonment Sites
Springfield May 22 Personal inspection of Cantonment site for the new national conscription army began with Colonel Edwin Root chairing the board of location Adjutant General Dickson and representatives of the Commercial association viewed a 2731 acre tract four and a half miles from the capital fronting three miles along the Sangamon river It sits near Springfield water works viewed as a key asset as the government demands a reliable water supply and easy connections.
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Springfield
Ill
National
Edwin Root
Root
Dickson
Commercial Association
War Department
Sangamon
Short Wheat Crop for Sweden
Stockholm reports a state census on winter wheat and rye as of April 30 across all provinces. Prospects indicate a crop below average everywhere except Blekinge where yields look average. Wheat area declined 7.3 percent from 1916 and rye planting also fell.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Rce
Blekinge
New York Naval Militiaman Trains In Landing Duties
A New York naval militiaman, recently ordered to duty, practices landing party work with equipment similar to regular infantry. Notably the bayonet now rests on the side of the papoose back rather than at the belt.
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New York
Condition of crops improved by rains
Chicago May 22 crop conditions are favorable. Winter wheat benefited from ideal weather and Sunday rains aiding maturity. Northwest dryness eased. spring wheat prospects improved. Wheat movement remains fair with 75 cars arriving locally. World shipments last week reached 7,865,000 bushels vs 12,676,000 last year. Liverpool spot wheat dull.
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Chicago
Kahsas
Northwest
Winnipee
Minneapolis
Australia
Liverpool
City Sells Produce Quickly in Richmond
A car load of city sold produce in Richmond Indiana went fast at the city market and five fire stations. Clerks were overwhelmed and Mayor Will Robbins helped. Another car load is planned and sales will continue all summer by car load.
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City
Richmond
Ind
Will Robbins
Atlanta Fire Overtakes City in Nine Hour Blaze
A massive fire swept Atlanta on May 22 burning for nine hours across nine city blocks and the Negro quarter to the wealthy Ponce de Leon area. Ten thousand made homeless with losses put at 5 million dollars. dynamite was used to stem the flames and guards protected affected zones.
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Atlanta
Ponce de Leon
Camp McPherson
Fast Fair Street
West End
Decatur, Fort
Hilliard Street
Edgewood Avenue
Hilliard
Houston
Auburn Avenue
Irwin Street
Houston Street
W. F. Slaton
Lexington
Church
Short
Solons' Week in Illinois General Assembly
Springfield May 22 reports preview a busy week as the Fiftieth General Assembly nears adjournment on June 16. Key battles include the private bank bill and a $60 million hard road bond measure, plus conferee meetings on traction, civil service, and loan shark bills. The house fights the anti injunction bill while the boxing measure advances in hearings.
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Springfield
Ill
House
Senate
Contracts for 38 Merchant Vessel
Washington May 22 contracts for thirty eight merchant vessels have been executed to date by the emergency fleet corporation United States shipping board it is announced.
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Washington
Emergency Fleet Corporation
United Stated Shipping Board
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Henry F. Ashurst
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Europe
Joan Redmond
America Press Association
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