Allied Breakthrough at Arras Front Sparks New British Drive
British forces renew heavy assault along an 11 mile front from Lens to Arras as Germans retreat from Cherisy and Oppy lines. French artillery pressures the Aisne and Champagne sectors while Verdun and St Mihiel see increased patrol and artillery activity. Germans mounting reserves falter under Allied push.
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Associated Press
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Peace of Lens
Acheville-Vimy
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Croiselles
Sensee
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Champagne
Mont Haut
Verdun
St.Mihiel
Haig Forces Break West Deadlock In Major Advances
General Haig’s troops break the west’s long stalemate and push along the Arras battlefront. British airstrikes disrupt German lines while Oppy’s line is breached and progress toward Fresnoy is reported. French actions along Aisne and Champagne intensify as Verdun artillery activity rises. Norway Brazil and China edge toward joining the war, amplifying the global crisis.
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Brazil
China
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Congress
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Alleux
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Fresnoy
Arras-Cambrai
Heninel
Cherisy
Aisne
Champagne
Verdun
U-Boat Terror Not Fatal to the Allies
Allied diplomats and entente missions acknowledge submarine menace grows but do not see it dooming the war. They expect measures denying sea access to intensify and seek to outpace U S support in ships, men, and money, with American ingenuity offsetting German naval pressure despite censorship.
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Washington
Entente
United States
Mada
Germany
Efforts to Renew Cultivation of Flax in Egypt
Cairo May 3 efforts are under way to revive flax cultivation in Egypt. The war has cut off flax supplies to Great Britain and France at current high prices, yielding large profits for Egyptian growers on a wide scale. The article notes flax production doubling in some periods and highlights economic incentives amid supply disruptions.
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Cairo
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Great Britain
France
Detroit Americans Reinstate Oscar Vitt After Holdout
The National Baseball Commission reinstated Oscar Vitt of the Detroit Americans after a delay caused by salary disputes with the club. The commission states such holdouts will not be condoned in the future despite prior representations, noting Vitt reported late in April 1917 after disagreements over wages.
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Ohio
Natonal Baseball Commination
Oscar Vitt
Detroit Americans
Vitt
Princeton scientists mobilize for war effort
Princeton New Jersey May 3 Scientists of Princeton laboratories are mobilizing for service in the war effort. The Princeton Research Committee will cooperate with the National Research Council on wartime problems. Members include Professors J W McCay G A Hubett A Trowbird MacLare Northrup H R Russell G Vyan Ingen and others.
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N. J
Ni Monas Orisia
Princeton Research Committee
National Research Council
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J. Conklin
J. W. McCay
G. A. Hubett
Trowbird MacLare Northrup
Film Exhibitors To Elect Today In Minneapolis Meeting
More than 600 motion picture exhibitors from the northwest gathered in Minneapolis for their annual banquet at West Heath Dick Travers hosted by Miss Ove Tap ley and Odia of New York. W. J. Sweeney of Chicago served as national secretary and spoke during the evening. Elections for officers were to be held later today with a grand ball to follow tomorrow night. The report notes market efforts to steady trading as Winnipeg May wheat fluctuated before the Royal Wheat commission acted.
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Minneapolis
Northwest
West
Hetith Dick Travers
Chicago
Ove Tapley
Winnipeg
Royal Wheat Commission
Council of the Exchange
British Airmen Fire Relentless In Major Front Assault
Weather favors heavy fighting as British forces push along a wide front near Arras. Luftwaffe reports show stiff German counterattacks at Gavrelle and Bullecourt while air crews strike behind lines. The action includes night raids with bombs dropped on targets as airpower dominates the front.
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London
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Bullecourt
Hindenburg
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Gavrelle
Sol
Alera
Turing
Cate
Liberty Loan Draws Forth Golden Stream
Washington on May 3 reports subscriptions to the first two billion dollar Liberty Loan of 1917 pouring into the treasury at over a million dollars per hour. Approximately two thousand banks nationwide collected subscriptions as the issue nears likely over subscription. Secretary McAdoo presented 190 million dollars advanced to Italy to the Italian ambassador.
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Washington
McAdoo
Italy
Crop reporter John Ingal recalls private crop reports
May 8 report from Minneapolis says John Ingal, a leading crop reporter, was summoned in Chicago after a conference on private crop reports for the coming season. The move signals changes in how crop data will be handled next year.
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John Ingal Minneapoli
Chicago
Italian War Commission Soon in U S
Representatives of every element in Italian life will land in America as the Italian government aims to thank Americans for aid to Italian soldiers. The commission seeks to extend military experience to the American army and navy while expressing gratitude for wartime support and benevolence.
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Washington
Italy
America
Lieutenant Cody Killed In Action On French Front
Lieutenant S. F. Cody, eldest son of the American aviator Intel. F. Cody, was killed at the front in France. He had won first prize in a major military aeroplane competition and worked at a Royal Aircraft factory before joining the front as a pilot.
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London
F. Cody
France
Intel
England
Royal Aircraft Factory
Infarm Army in Minnesota Promises Farm Labor Pledges
Bt Paul reports to the state biosafety commission that Chua secured pledges from Crookston business men for a definite number of workers on local farms. The undertaking aims to mobilize Minnesota’s 2,660,000 residents for food production and related activities, centralizing efforts without dictatorial aims.
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Martin O'Brien
Crookston
State Bio Safety Commission
Chua
Commission
8 Paul
Minnesota
Germans Demand Hollweg Head Amid Strike Turmoil
German newspapers allowed into Switzerland report conservative attacks on Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg over peace terms and strike leadership. They note rising discontent with government policy and Socialist influence while press silence on actual strikes persists.
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Tvig
London
von Bethmann- Hollwegin
Germany
Kreuz Zeitung
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Mamburg
Berlin
Odessa Declares Dry in Historic First
Odessa Russia May 3. For the first time in its history Odessa is dry as liquor sales remain banned. Old police were dispersed into the army and replaced by local constables who quickly sealed liquor stocks, enforcing sobriety under the new regime.
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Odessa
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Odeosa
Railroad chief forecasts passenger cuts in wartime
Washington May 3 Daniel Willard told a National Defense Council gathering that passenger train service could be curtailed and the entire rolling stock and mills mobilized for allies. He said the railroad board plans to adjust schedules and relieve about 4,000 passenger trains to boost freight shifts. He indicated France and Russia already have locomotives and will need more.
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Washington
Daniel Willard In
Apeech
National Defense Council
Defenee Corneila
Iowas Blue Laws Threaten Iowa Baseball Season
Dodgs Ions and Ford, presidents of local baseball clubs, warn Iowa blue laws may kill the season. With Attorney General Mayner to enforce within ten days, clubs may proceed but cannot finish the season without heavy financial losses as revenue hinges on Sunday games.
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Ions
Ford
Mayner
Dunn Murderer Near Capture
St. Paul May 3 The murder of Mrs. Alice McQuillan Dunn may be solved within 14 hours as Chief O Connor states after an interview. Confessions by Al Brown and Frei! Ferflog, Montanans, about a plot two years old by the husband Frank J Dunn are substantiated. Madame D who aided police is Brown’s former wife. Dunn, jailed since Thursday, suffers an leg abscess.
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Alice McQuillan Dunn
O'Connor
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al Brown
Frei! Ferflog
Madame D
Brown
Dunn
Great Northern Wins Personal Damage Suit
A verdict for the Great Northern Railway in a personal injury case was returned today in district court. Jack Chinnien, a section hand, claimed $3,000 after he fell through a trestle on a Devils Lake bridge while filling a barrel. Judge Brill presided.
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May
Great Northern Railway Company
Jack Chinnien
Brill
Chinnien
Devils Lake
N. D
Fred SnodgrASS Signs With Vernon of Coast League
Fred SnodgrASS, former New York National League outfielder, signed today by Vernon of the Pacific Coast League after refusing to report to Boston last year and being released. The deal makes SnodgrASS a member of Vernon in Los Angeles base.
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Los Angeles
Fred Snod- Fram
Vernon
Millers Top Columbus Club in Ten Inning Duel
Annapolis beat Columbus yesterday by one run in ten innings. Gerber's error tied the game in the fourth. Knight's two out double scored the deciding runs. Jennings made quick fielding plays that helped hold the home team to a lone run as four singles produced a rally in the third.
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