Cabinet Back in Favor of Sending American Troops to France
Washington May 2 Cabinet members favored sending American troops to France at the earliest moment. War Department staff opposed quick deployment citing 5 000 000 trained Allied soldiers already at front. President Wilson and Secretary Baker weighed the issue as French commissioners planned a U S tour.
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Washington
France
War Department
West Front
Wilson
Baker
Army General Staff
England
Japan
United States
FRENCH TAKE 400 GERMANS IN AISNE CHAMPAGNE AREAS
Paris reports the French war office says over 400 Germans were captured along the Aisne river and in Champagne. Heavy bombardment occurred on the Chemin-des-Danes heights north of the Aisne. German attacks north of the Oise and at Champagne were repulsed as French forces consolidate gains near Moronvilliers. Patrols clashed between Troyon and Hurtebise farm.
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Paris
Aisne
Champagne
French War Office
Chemin-des- Danes
Oise
Moronvilliers
Troyon
Hurtebise Farm
Gen Bell Takes New Post as East Dept Commander
Major General J Franklin Bell assumed command of the Department of the East at Governor's Island. He arrived from Washington and, after a 1 PM arrival, proceeded to headquarters, with only a ceremonial 18 gun salute and the customary order announcing his command.
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New York
J. Franklin Bell
Leonard Wood
Department of the East
Governor's Inland
Washington
U Boat Toll Heavy on Neutral Ships
London May 2 German submarines are taking a heavy toll of neutral ships, with reports cited by the Daily Mail that Norwegian vessels were sent down by submarine action, signaling a growing peril at sea during wartime.
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London
Daily Mail
Lo SR
Vacuum Sunk by German Sub. 15 Americans Missing
London reports the oil tanker Vacuum was torpedoed on its way to the United States. The captain, a portion of the crew, and 10 U S gun crews are missing. the chief mate and 17 other men were landed. The vessel carried 39 aboard, including 15 Americans.
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London
Vacuum
United States
New York
Mount Vernon
N. Y
John Kirk
John Simpson
New York City
Francis J. Davison
R. Williams
Wisconsin
J. Wittens
W. H. Crane
Brooklyn
Thomas Ellis
Albany
L. J. Hatton
Trade Board Tackles High Food Prices
Washington May 2 State aid in the federal trade commission investigation of high food prices was taken up at a conference of state food board representatives with the commission. Governors of states without boards sent delegates. The commission is starting an investigation directed by President Wilson aimed at remedying unlawful or economic conditions disclosed.
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Trade Board
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Wilson
Trade Commissioners
Lenine Supporters Arrive in Petrograd as Rasputin Fate Hinted
A message from The Party Combating German Espionage says a Kronstadt delegation backing Lenine has arrived in Petrograd. Manifestos advocate Lenine share Rasputin's fate, signaling rising radical sentiment.
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Petrograd
Kronstadt
Nikolai Lenine
Switzerland
Russia
Germany
Lenine
Rasputin
U-Boat Escapes U S Navy Fire Sink Claim
Lt Ware of the Mongolia's gun crew says a single April 10 submarine shot did not sink the U-boat. He reports the target had no periscope and that only the periscope was knocked off in the encounter.
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Ware
London
Lienut
Bruce Ft. Ware
U. S
Mongolia
Fire at Belmont Park Kills 28 Race Horses
A blaze at the Belmont Park stable of Schuyler L. Parsons and H. K. Knapp in New York destroyed the facility and all 28 horses housed there. Officials suspect incendiary action behind the $1,000,000 fire, which followed six other arson incidents at the park on April 7. Avalanche swallows a train near Davos Switzerland with many deaths reported.
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New York
Schuyler L. Parsons
H. K. Knapp
Belmont Park
Will Resume Coal Probe In Chicago Hearings
Federal trade commission hearings in the bituminous coal investigation will be resumed in Chicago. Producers of coal will appear to present their versions of the causes for high prices.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Chicago
U S Plans Use of German Steamers to Relieve Trade
Manila reports the government plans to use seized German steamships to ease insular trade congestion. The North German Lloyd steamer Mark is nearly ready for service.
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U. S
Manila
Philippines
British Gain German Trenches south of Oppy in heavy fighting
British troops captured a German trench system south of Oppy on a one mile front after heavy fighting. German counterattacks failed and the British report 76 prisoners since Saturday morning including 16 officers. Elsewhere the Germans held, shelling Hurtebise and Courcy while the British claimed over 200 prisoners. Berlin says the British failed to pierce near Arras after a battle of extreme violence.
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London
Oppy
France
Arleux-en- Gobelle
War Office
Paris
Chemin-des-Dames
Rerman
Hurtebise
Refs
Champagne
Geruit
Courcy
Berlin
Arras
Arleus-en-Gohelle
Bills for food control aim to curb hoarding and ensure fair distribution
In Washington on May 2, measures were introduced in Congress by Chairman Lever and Senator Gore to boost production, prevent hoarding, and suspend the mixing of flour. The bills avoid price fixing and liquor grain use, and include anti trust and interstate commerce safeguards.
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Washington
Congress
House
Lever
Agriculture Committee
Senate
Chatman Gore
Oust Senator Raguse Expelled by Wisconsin Senate
Madison Wis April 28 Senator Frank Raguse Milwaukee Socialist was expelled from the Wisconsin senate for contempt disorderly conduct and unbecoming behavior after a disloyal statement during debate over a resolution to print some copies of President Wilsons Message The expulsion passed 80 to 3 with Raguse Arnold and Zumach all Socialists of Milwaukee voting against the resolution
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Madison
Wis
Frank Raguse
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Senate
Wisconsin
Senate
Wilson
Raguse
Arnold
Zumach
Constantine to Abdicate Report Reiterated
London May 2. A Rome dispatch to the Star repeats the claim that King Constantine of Greece will abdicate soon. The report says the abdication is confirmed from neutral diplomatic sources.
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Constantine
London
Greece
Rome
The
Star
Government Will Not Fix Food Prices
Washington May 2 Secretary Houston assured that the government has no immediate plan to fix prices for food items including produce poultry and eggs despite calls from Honda of the country’s largest markets.
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Washington
Honda
Houston
Joffre Praises American Army and Allies in Washington
Marshal Joffre told reporters in Washington that the United States will soon send an expeditionary force and that American valor is deeply valued by France. He praised the allied effort with Britain and warned Germany fears America joining the fight as troops converge on liberty.
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Maine
Germany
America
Washington
France
United States
Marshal Joffre
Marne
State Department
No Hope for 120 Miners Trapped in Colorado Mine
Trinidad Colorado April 80 There is no escape for 120 or more men trapped behind the fire in the Hastings mine of Victor American Fuel near Ludlow and it is feared many have perished Five bodies were recovered Rescue crews cannot reach the entombed due to wreckage as the explosion tore ceilings and walls Superintendent Cameron said little hope remains for saving any of the men listed as 83 known to be in the mine with the list incomplete
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Trinidad
Colo
Hastings
Victor-American Fuel Company
Ludiow
Cameron
Chicago Bakers Strike Threatens City Bread Supply
Chicago on May 1 faced a bread crisis as 1.5 million loaves were at risk with the city’s largest plants shut by a bankers strike. Government assistance arrived when Hinton G. Clabaugh sought Washington instructions to handle the stoppage affecting the Great Lakes Naval Training Station contract with Schulze Baking.
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Chicago
Bankers
Hinton G. Clabaugh
Washington
Yankee foes in Germany police notice in Berlin papers
Amsterdam May 1 Berlin newspapers publish a police notice stating that citizens of the United States Cuba and Panama hereafter will be subject to the ordinances governing enemy aliens.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Berlin
United States
Cuba
Panama
Shackleton to Enlist for France Army Service
Sir Ernest Shackleton announces he will return to England to enlist in the army in France. The Antarctic explorer plans to board a ship after arriving from the West.
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Shackleton
New York
Sir Ernest Shackleton
England
France
War on Submarines Told by British Admiral De Chair
Rear Admiral Sir Dudley R. S. De Chair, veteran of Britain’s war commission, told Washington reporters of two years commanding a patrol fleet chasing German submarines. He predicted the threat would be overcome and noted Germany would need Atlantic supply bases to wage a coast campaign. He cited ally lessons and said they would aid the American government.
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Washington
Dudley R. 8S. de Chair
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Atlantic
Roosevelt Urges Flag Duty At Chicago Rally
Colonel Roosevelt spoke to a large crowd in Chicago urging Americans to place the flag on the firing line and repay France, saying he and his closest kin should be sent to Europe under the flag. He called on the middle West to lead in turning the president's war message into action and history.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy
Stockyards
France
Roosevelt
Europe
Middle West
Bond Issue Size and Allied Aid Plan Revealed
Preliminary treasury reports to be used by Secretary McAdoo outline a first bond issue under the $7 billion war finance law and show the United States may be asked to levy at least $400 to $500 million monthly in aiding the Allies. The plan intends to spend nearly all borrowed funds within the United States for food, munitions, coal, clothing, railway equipment and other supplies.
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United States
Washington
Treasury Department
McAdoo
All U S War Vessels In Commission On Fall Footing
The navy department announced that every fighting ship in the United States navy both active and reserve is in commission on a fall war footing. Secretary Daniels plans to speed destroyer construction while work on larger ships will slacken as they cannot be finished for years.
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Navy Department
Washington
United States Navy
Daniels
Blind Decatur Fan John J. Moore Dies in May
John J. Moore, a renowned blind Decatur baseball fan, died in Decatur Illinois. Despite his lack of sight he followed games by the patterns of the crowd and could report on the progress of the play.
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Siind
Decatur
John J. Moore
Moore
Three Hangars Donated to U S by W Hart Dodge
In New York on May 2 the Aero Club of America announced government acceptance of an offer from W Hart Dodge a New York millionaire to provide three steel airplane hangars for military use. The donation represents a significant support to aviation facilities during the period.
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U. S. New York
W. Hart Dodge
New York
The
Aero Club of America
Home Life of the Bass and Angling Tactics
A historical fishing column discusses the black bass as a year round hunter with varied prey from minnows to frogs. It outlines seasonal movements between shallow and deep waters, notes differences between large and small mouth bass locations, and gives tips on timing, bait handling, and strike timing.
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Motha
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Chicago Bakers
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