Foch's Men Win Patrol Combat in Meuse and Ypres Sectors
British headqua rters report Haig's forces repelled a German raid near Mesnil and conducted patrol strikes around Hebuterne. British parties captured prisoners and a machine gun in multiple sectors from Arras to Ypres, while German troop movements along the front increased pressure as reconnaissance and heavy artillery intensified.
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France
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Flanders
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Locon
Nieppe Forest
Meteren
Ypres-Comines
Albert
Posse Surrounds Suspected Draft Evader in Nebraska Mountains
In Fallon Nebraska on May 22 posses surround Paul Walters an alleged draft evader and socialist who wounded Sheriff Mark Wildes in the mountains about 100 miles away. Walters vowed to die rather than be captured and posse members are ordered to shoot to kill. More than 150 Churchill County ranchers and cowboys form the cordon awaiting a final move.
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Paul Walters
Mark Wildes
Walters
Churchill County
Cyclops List Grows With 18 More Passengers
Washington May 28. The navy department received an additional list of 18 men, likely lost with the naval collier Cyclops. The announcement said they were transferred from other ships as passengers and were presumably aboard Cyclops on its final voyage.
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Washington
Navy Department
Flood Warnings Issued for Colorado River District
Government forecaster issued flood warnings for the district from Topock to Parker due to heavy snowmelt in Colorado River tributaries. The river is expected to reach 14 feet at Topock on Saturday.
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Denver
Colo
Topock
Parker
Ariz
Colorado River
Atrenam
US troop totals rise as war effort expands to millions
In a House record Caldwell New York declared that in May about 90 000 American soldiers went abroad and within a year the US would field 1 000 000 men in France with arms and supplies. He said 2 000 000 now in the army include 500 000 shipped to France and a million in training. He predicted 4 000 000 to 5 000 000 men before the next fiscal year and a potential 20 000 000 fighting aged in a seven year war. Baker seeks 8 618 562 456 in ordnance needs and Daniels asks 30 165 960 for naval next year including training camps and shells. Mooney is resentenced to hang May 28 for 1918 parade bombing.
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Caldwell
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United States
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National Guard
National Army
Reserve Corps
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War Department
Congress
Daniels
They Are Our Boys and the Red Cross Canteens
A vivid scene shows American Red Cross volunteers at railway canteens aiding French and English troops. Women greet arriving soldiers with food, baths, books, games, and beds, while 18 women staff each canteen at key railway junctions. The passage praises these volunteers as “ours” and highlights their tireless service.
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France
Red Cross
Hun airmen bomb British hospitals
With British Army, May 23. Hun airmen have bombed British hospitals, killing many patients and attendants.
Crowder Issues Drastic Amendment To Selective Service
Washington May 23 General Crowder issues a drastic amendment to the selective service regulations. The call targets every man of draft age not in useful occupation to fight. It includes baseball players clerks actors waiters and other workers not deemed essential to the war effort.
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Washington
General Crowder
Selective Service
German aviators reach Paris drop bombs in new attack
Paris reports a new German bombing raid on the French capital with bombs dropped on the city. A Russian unit fighting with a Moroccan division on the front was cited for bravery, Captain Loypenoff named a chevalier of the Legion of Honor, all decorated with war crosses. In Washington a new world riveting record of 65,629 in nine hours was set at Oakla Cal by Tom Horn and crew.
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Loypenoff
Legion of Honor
Tom
Washington
Shipping Board
Oakla Cal
Tom Horn
Formation of America's first field army in France
Washington reports that about 200000 men form America’s first field army in France. The force comprises two corps of three divisions each with Col. A. W. Bjornstad as chief of staff and Maj. Gen. Fronzer Liggett commanding one corps. Estimated LTG rank for leaders nears passage by Congress.
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Washington
America
France
A. W. Bjornstad
Fronzer Liggett
First
Charles T. Menoher
Congress
Pershblug
United States
Haig
Crowder
Yankees Cut High-Tension Cable in Parade of WWI Actions
In France the American forces report 48 casualties among the AEF with three KIA, two DOW, two due to disease, 38 WIA, and three WIA slight. They describe local gas attacks near Gerechamp wood, patrol actions east of Luneville, and a notable cable cut northwest of Toul disrupting German wire charging. Corporal Klick led a personal patrol, exchanging fire but returning safely.
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Yankees
Washington
War Department
Robert H. Long
Houston
Tex
Richard W. Johnson
France
Toul
Gerechamp Wood
Luneville
Lorraine
Ancervillers
Apremont-Varneville
Apremont
Klick
New England
No Man's Land
American Tanker William Rockefeller Reported Lost At Sea
Washington dispatch says the American tanker William Rockefeller is lost at sea with loss of life expected. Official notice awaits formal announcement and relatives of the missing are being notified. no confirmation of torpedoing is available.
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Washington
William Rockefeller
Navy Department
Italians Repel Attacks West of Brenta Front
Italian troops in the mountains west of the Brenta repelled enemy assaults, notably on the southern slopes of Sasso Resse and Monte Spinoneia near the Piave. The war office says an Austrian position was destroyed and 583 prisoners were captured.
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Brenta
Sasso Resse
Monte Spinoneia
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