Move to Transfer German Prisoners to United States Debated
Washington May 8 Senator Hale of Maine discussed with British Foreign Minister Balfour the transfer of German prisoners to the United States on seized ships. Hale’s plan aims to ease Britain's burden by feeding prisoners and use transport for war supplies on return trips. Letters and telegrams pour into Washington pledging Liberty Bonds as the nation boosts war funding.
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Washington
Hale
Maine
Balfour
British Isles
United States
Great Britain
Bridges
Admiral de Chair
Senate
Marshal
123 Year Old Seawood Dies After Marrying After 100
Henderson May 8 Anthony Seawood a Negro said to be 123 years old and once considered the oldest man in the state died last night at home in Warren County 15 miles north of Henderson. He claimed never to have used medicine prescribed by a physician. He had been married twice with the second marriage after age 100. His second wife was much younger. Seawood left several children, all but one of whom have died past age 70. one child survives at 80.
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Henderson
Anthony Seawood
Warren County
Here
Seawood
Americans Leave Turkey for Bern as departure plans unfold
May 8. The American minister in Constantinople reports 70 Americans left for Berne last Thursday and 20 American consular officers are set to depart from Turkey. Mor ris says Americans are gathering in Constantinople and those wishing to leave will be permitted to do so. information is reassuring.
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Stockholm
London
Ira Nelson Morris
Sweden
Constantinople
Berne
Turkey
Morris
France Receives Hundred Million From the U S
France today received the 100000000 loan the United States decided to lend to meet expenses in this country during May. Secretary McAdoo transferred the funds to the French ambassador by treasury warrants.
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Washington
France
United States
McAdoo
Treasury
Wheat futures spike as May and July climb in Chicago
Fresh record upward swings in wheat marked today trading in Chicago. May futures opened near yesterday's close then rose to around 2.90 3-4 cents and July advance to about 2.30 1/4, after prior gains from 2. a6 to 2. b6 following the session start.
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Chicago
Storm Moves Northeast Off Georgia Coast
A weather disturbance off the Georgia coast is moving northeast with stronger northeast winds. The weather bureau issued warnings from Virginia Capes to New York.
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Washington
Georgia
Virginia Capes
New York
Pardoned farmer Thad Brown of Pasquotank County
Governor Bicket pardoned Thad Brown a Pasquotank County Black man convicted in December 1916 of manslaughter and sentenced to five years. White residents contended Brown was a productive farmer and would aid the county more on the farm than on roads. Brown killed a man he believed approached with a gun. the slain man reportedly carried only a brick. The father of the deceased and county officials supported the petition, calling Brown one of the county's most substantial Black citizens.
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Raleigh
Tin
Thad Brown
Pasquotant County
Bicket
Brown
Many Masons to Gather for Three Weekly Meetings
Fayetteville May 8 Members of the Masonic order from across the state arrive for a trio of meetings this week. The Royal Arch Masons led by High Priest Harry F P Reid meet tonight, the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters convenes tomorrow, and the Knights Templar led by Grand Master Dr Joseph Rhem meets Thursday. About 11 000 members are represented with elections for officers in each group.
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Fayetteville
Masone Order
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Harry FP. Reid
Lincolton
Great Council Royal
R. N. Pickett
Wilmington
Knights Templar
Joseph Rhem
New Bern
City Manager Plan Adopted in Goldsboro Vote
Goldsboro May election results show the city manager amendment approved by 38 votes in a close contest for mayor and aldermen seats. The count ended with a minimal majority amid a quiet ballot.
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Goldsboro
New York May Cotton Market Opens Quiet on Unsettled Sentiment
The New York cotton market opened quiet with unsettled sentiment and irregular fluctuations. May dipped early, July rose to 19.48, and October touched 18.63 as prices swung before easing after the initial advance.
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York
Winter wheat crop forecast shows 366 million bushels
Washington on May 8 reports the agriculture department forecasts 366,116,000 bushels from 27,653,000 harvested acres. Condition stands at 73.8 percent of normal as of May 1.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Lloyd George Returns to London After War Conference
Premier Lloyd George and his colleagues arrive in London after attending a war conference of the en tente allies in France.
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Lloyd George
London
France
Four Cent Meals Opened in Dublin Communal Kitchens
Dublin reports three communal kitchens now serving four cent meals to anyone who comes. The facilities provide affordable food access in the city. May 8.
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Dublin
Ireland
Interned German crew to be housed at Kanuga camp
Information from Washington states B B Gresham has contracted for a camp at Lake Kanuga near Hendersonville to hold interned German sailors. Civilians will arrive in squads of 250, aiming for about 3000 with officers arriving first. Immigration Commissioner Howe inspected sites and suggested use in agriculture and road work in Pisgah forest lands nearby.
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Asheville
Washington
B. B. Gresham
Lake Kanuga
Hendersonville
Howe
New York
Pisgah National Forest
Three More Arrests in Pittsburgh Life Scandal
Warrants were sworn for three additional men linked to the wrecking of the Pittsburgh Life and Trust company, a $24 million insurer. Named are F. A. Wallis of Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance New York who was to be president, J. S. Grant, and George A. Nichol Jr. of New York.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Life and Trust Company
Life Insurance Corporation
Horace W. Davis
Pennsylvania
F. A. Wallis
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York
Machine Guns Trained On House Members Exhibit
Washington May 8 Four machine guns were aimed from the well of the house along with rifles revolvers and other weapons. The display accompanied a speech by Representative Tilson of Connecticut urging use of the British army rifle to equip the U S war army. He argued for shared ammunition to ensure compatibility for any expeditionary force.
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Washington
Tilson
Connecticut
National Guard
House Military Committee
United States
Warlick Re-elected Mayor in Newton by Narrow Margin
Newton May 8 George A Warlick was re elected mayor of Newton by an 89 vote majority over W A Rhyne. Voting drew heaviest turnout in years as R P Caldwell D M Grainger and J W Killian won alderman seats and S T Gaddy and Dr J A Young became school commissioners. Mayors also elected in nearby towns J A Long Catawba W A Hoke Claremont P F E Yount Conover and B A Whitener Maiden.
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Newton
George A. Warlick
W. A. Rhyne
R. P. Caldwell
D. M. Grainger
J. W. Killian
S. T. Gaddy
J. A. Young
J. A. Long
Catawba
W. A. Hoke
Claremont
P. FE. Yount
Conover
B. A. Whitener
Maiden
War Dept Recommends Guilford Battleground Park Fund
The War Department proposes an appropriation of 8100 dollars to begin establishing a national military park at the Guilford Courthouse battlefield in North Carolina. The recommendation was issued on May 8 in Washington.
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Washington
Guilford Courthouse
North Carolina
War Department
German Forces Recapture Fresnoy, Berlin Says
Berlin reports recapture of Fresnoy by German troops according to an official statement from the army headquarters. The message comes via London and confirms a successful operation in the Fouilloy area during the ongoing campaign.
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Berlin
Fresnoy
London
Chantilly Reopens as Top Thoroughbred Training Center
Chantilly in Paris resumes its status as the chief training center for thoroughbred racehorses. Races were re inaugurated without public attendance and without betting to select top breeding stock. For three years Chantilly lay in the war zone with General Joffre's staff headquartered there.
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Chantilly
Paris
Joffre
Human Nippers To Grip Hindenburg Front
British forces press the Drocourt-Quenant line to isolate Cambrai and Douai with Bullecourt near capture. Australians near surrender of the German stronghold while Berlin boosts war news to bolster morale amid rumors of a broader Allied offensive in Macedonia.
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Haig
Drocourt-Quenant
Field Marshal
Hindenberg
Cambrai
Douai
Bullecourt
Quenant
Douai Cambrai
Great Lens
France
Western Front
Berlin
Macedonia
National Coal Production Committee Formed by Defense Council
The council of national defense announced a 15 member committee to boost coal production and speed distribution. E. 8. Peabody leads the group, with sub committees across the country working directly with producers and distributors.
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Washington
Council of National Defense
Peabody
Mrs Duffield Elected President of Southern Golf Association
Montgomery Ala May 8 Mrs Kk G Duffield of Memphis Tenn was last night elected president of the Women’s Southern Golf association and Memphis was selected as the tournament city for 1918. Mrs J D Kirkpatrick of Birmingham was elected secretary treasurer.
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Montgomery
Ala
Kk. G. Duffield
Memphis
Tenn. Ws
Women’s Southern Golf Association
J. D. Kirkpatrick
Birmingham
Man's Outline Found Mirrored in Eyes
Memphis May L A Parsons, a negro, confessed last night to killing Antoinette Rappal a 11-year-old school girl and decapitating her body near here days ago. He will be sent to the Nashville penitentiary for safekeeping. Police report a photograph of one eye shows the outline of a man's head, alleged to reflect the last view before death.
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Memphis
L. A
Railway chiefs in Washington refuse to give statement
railroad officials from lines southeast of Washington meet in secrecy to discuss wage increases and hours readjustment affecting 25 000 shopmen. Readjustments could cost about 12 million dollars annually. Officials decline to disclose purposes.
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Washington
Time limit for accepting candidates extended at Fort McPherson
More than 2,500 candidates for the officers reserve training corps at Fort McPherson in Atlanta were received with hundreds more applying. Officials planned to examine applicants until midnight and extended the acceptance window by one or two days to secure a large pool from Alabama Georgia and Florida for 2 500 future army officers.
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Atlanta
Fort McPherson
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
C. L. Corbin
North Carolina Press Group to Lobby Washington on Postage Hike
The North Carolina Press Association plans a committee trip to Washington on Wednesday to meet with congress members about proposed newspaper postage rate increases. Reports indicate rates could rise about 200 percent, a level many editors fear would be prohibitive.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Press Association
Washington
Congress
To Punish Food Wasters
London May an order will be issued soon making the waste of any kind of food a punishable offense.
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London
Ships Ed U Boats of Germany Held in U S Investigation
The government conducts a tight probe into the steamer Manitowoc and other vessels of the American Trans Atlantic company suspected of carrying supplies to German submarines in the Atlantic. One ship is held at St Thomas, Virgin Islands, during inquiry. The company operates offices in New York and Boston and flies the American flag. Officials declined to state what triggered the case.
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St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Washington
May
Manitowoc
American Trans-Atlantic Company
Atlantic
Navy Department
New York
Boston
Southern Furniture Makers Probe Freight Rate Hike
J T Ryan secretary of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers association sails to Washington to testify at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing over a proposed 14 percent freight rate increase by railroads. He will argue against rate rises to offset Adamson eight hour law costs and higher trainmen salaries. local testimony from a top southern traffic expert could prove influential.
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Furniture Association
Washington
J.T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Interstate Commerce Commision
Adamson
Mr. Ryan
Association of Southern Furniture Manufacturers
Second Quarterly Conference At Wesley Memorial Church
The second quarterly conference of Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal church will be held this evening at 7 45. Rev J H Earnhardt of Greensboro presides. The board of stewards will meet briefly before or after the conference.
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Wesley Memorial Church
Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
J. H. Earnhardt
Greensboro
Renaming of German Raiders Baron von Steuben and Baron de Kalb
Secretary Daniels announced the two German commerce raiders Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel Friedrich will be renamed Baron von Steuben and Baron de Kalb in honor of Continental Army figures Ger manus and de Kalb. The vessels will serve under the American flag after repairs are completed.
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Washington
United States
Germanus
Continental Army
Daniels
Baron von Steuben
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Baron de Kalb
Trapshooters Meet at Roanoke in Twelfth Southern Handicap
More than 100 trapshosters from across the country compete in Roanoke Virginia for the twelfth southern handicap under the interstate association. Despite bad weather 80 marksmen practiced yesterday as the main entry begins today.
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Roanoke
Interstate Association
Richmond Man Wounded in Canadian Casualty List
Ottawa Ontario reports C E B Morgan of Richmond Virginia wounded in the casualty list of Canadian overseas forces issued last night.
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Ottawa
Ont
C. EB. Morgan
Richmond
Vote Forecast in City Election
Report from the city election at 8 pm shows heavy expected turnout with 1325 registered voters and several hundred yet to vote. W. P. Ragan leads in wards three and four by about four to one, while northern wards favor Tomlinson. overall contest appears more intense than the recent primary.
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W. P. Ragan
Tomlinson
Ragan
Completing Plans to Combat the German Submarine Menace
Washington May 8 Congress will be asked to appropriate 1,000,000,000 dollars for the American merchant fleet to defeat the submarine menace. The shipping board plan diverts steel mill products to government use, cancels private contracts, and may pay damages. Estimates project 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 tons of steel and wooden ships built in the next two years.
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Washington
Congress
Shipping Board
Wooden Ship Building Program Under Way
Washington reports the administration is pushing the wooden ship building program into action. The Shipping Board aims to produce many vessels within months to counter the German submarine blockade. Builders act on board assurances that contracts will follow once Congress appropriates funds.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Denman
Congress
Conferees fail to agree over war army bill
Washington May. Conferees on the war army bill failed to reconcile differences between the senate and house measures. They were referred to the committee until later with no prospect of an agreement. The chief dispute centers on the Roosevelt division.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Arrest of Albert L Roberts for Unpatriotic Talk in Iowa
Albert Lee Roberts of Kansas City Coal Company was arrested in Cedar Rapids by a federal agent for treasonable utterances against the U S government. He allegedly disparaged President Wilson and denied intent to be disloyal.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United States
Albert Lee Roberts
Kansas City
Roberts
Wilson
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