Federal directors to run US railroads under McAdoo plan
Director General McAdoo orders every railroad president relieved of active duty and replaced by a federal manager who will report to a regional director. Federal managers will be chosen from operating officers when possible to preserve railroad identity and reassure stockholders and employees. New operating districts are created, Allegheny region east of Pittsburgh and the Pocahontas district to Hampton Roads.
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United States
McAdoo
Tie
Railroad Administration
Allegheny Region
Pittsburgh
New York Central
Co. YW. Markham
Pocahontas District
Hampton Roads
Congress
U S Men Rout Germans on French Front in May 1942
The American Army fights through dawn with a strong German patrol repulsed and main force driving the foe to scatter. Front line remains under occasional machine-gun fire as German artillery quiets, uses improvised high explosive shells nicknamed G L buckets. Aerial activity increases on both sides.
Wilson Signs Sedition Bill Granting Broad Punishment Powers
President Wilson signed the sedition bill granting the government broad powers to punish disloyal acts and utterances. The measure expands authority to curb antiwar expressions and curb dissent during wartime.
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U. S.S. Wide
Washington
Wilson
Netherlands Prohibited Departure As Grain Shipments Halt
The United States advised the Netherlands that three ships in European ports cannot carry the promised grain, citing Germany's influence and Holland's port restrictions. More than 400,000 tons of Dutch ships are idle, with 50,000 tons of grain destined for Holland awaiting ships from Dutch ports or replacement tonnage.
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Washington
Holland
United States
Wilson
Netherlands
Germany
State Department
War Trade Board
Atlantic
Argentine
British Casualties Reported After Heavy Fighting Declines
London reports British losses for the week ending Tuesday with 8,815 killed or died of wounds among men and 81,308 wounded or missing. Officers accounted for 81 percent of killed or wounded. The totals reflect recent heavy fighting, though the weekly figures fall from 41,612 the prior week.
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London
Earthquake Tremors Recorded Near Peru by St Louis Seismograph
The seismograph at St Louis University recorded an earthquake lasting five minutes. The epicenter is estimated about four thousand miles south, likely in Peru, according to readings from May 21.
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St. Louis
St. Louis University
Peru
U S Forces Launch Gas Attack Near Toul World War I
American troops staged a sudden gas assault on German positions near Toul with three waves. U S troops also cut a high tension cable feeding enemy wires, and a patrol defeated Germans near Apremont. British troops seized positions southeast of Arras as German air activity against Paris was repelled.
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U. S
Apremont
Arras
Paris
Uprising Plot Tied German Irish Link Nipped
Evidence of plotting between German and Irish agents in the United States to finance and arm an Ireland uprising has emerged. Sinn Fein sympathizers in America discussed German funds and arms by submarines or runners, aiming to strike at channel ports to divert Britain during a French offensive. British officials moved to arrest Irish leaders as investigations continued.
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Germany
London
Washington
Ireland
United
Sinn Fein
Channel
France
England
Great Britain
State Department
Witish
Irish Loyal Says Dillon Distances Sinn Fein
Dublin reports John Dillon, nationalist leader, attacks Sinn Fein as wrong and foolish and predicts disaster. He argues for a friendly settlement with Great Britain and upholds Redmond's wartime pledge that the allies’ cause is the cause of freedom. He appeals to Irish Americans for support of his party against Sinn Fein.
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Dublin
John Dillon
Teader
Sinn Fein
Dion
Jim
Dle
John BE
Redmond
Dillon
New York
United States
American cargo carrier J C McCulloch sunk in foreign waters
The J C McCulloch, an American cargo carrier, was sunk in foreign waters by a mine or torpedo. All aboard were rescued except engineer Daughtry, as announced by the navy department.
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J. C. McCulloch
Foresan
Navy Department
Washington
J.C. McCulloch
Daughtry
French Advance on Locre Front and Prisons Taken
Paris reports French troops carried out successful operations east and northeast of Locre gaining objectives on a front of about 440 seeds and taking over 400 prisoners. British actions northwest of Merville yielded 80 prisoners and six machine guns in a local operation.
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London
Melville
Flinders
War Office
Surrey
Paris
Aar
Locre
Albert
Hebuterne
Bethune
Hinges
Albert -Bucquoy
Somme
Arras
Rheims
Champagne
Ethune
France
April ship losses drop 25 percent says Navy official
Washington reports April shipping losses of both British and Allied fleets declined by about a quarter from the prior monthly average according to Acting Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt. He credits intensified Allied naval activity and notes raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge may influence May losses.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Freezing Weather In North Dakota Reported
North Dakota towns including Pevil's Lake and Bismarck reported temperatures near 80 degrees as a cold snap affected many sections. Officials say damage estimates are not yet available.
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North Dakota
Vargo
N. D
Pevil’s Lake
Bismarck
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