British raid seals Ostend submarine base in Zeebrugge style
British forces struck along the Belgian coast and blocked the Ostend harbor entrance by sinking the cruiser Vindictive at a pier, repeating the Zeebrugge tactic. The action followed earlier Allied efforts near Zeebrugge and involved heavy bombardment and trench activity around Albert.
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London
Ostend
Vindictive
Zeebrugge
Albert
Amiens
St. Pols
Arras Salient
Flanders
Loore
Ypres
Forest of
Nieppe
Meteren
Lye Salient
Neuville Vitasse
German War Office
Clamont
France
Somme
Morlancourt
Saillilsac
Lacryst
Vogremezelle
Haig
Kem
Eutons
Locre
Scherpenberg
Mont Rouge
Shipping Soldiers to the Front in May and June
America ships reserves to France during May and June, with troop shipments exceeding the combined strength of Belgian and Portuguese forces on the Western front. July and August shipments may dip as tonnage shifts to needed supplies. In Washington on May 9, Baker announced 500,000 U.S. soldiers are in France, with 1,247,000 men to be called by June 5, one year after the first registration.
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Lorraine
France
Montdidier
Cantigny
Mesnil
St. Georges
Meuse
Toul
Leicheprey
Picardy
Washington
America
U.S
Baker
United States
Crowder
London
Paris
Anchin Farm
Lusitania
Amiens
Queenstown
House of Commons
Balfour
Germany
Eco de Paris
Rockefeller Foundation Corporation
Soldiers killed in train wreck near Camp Jackson
Fifteen soldiers died and many were fatally injured when three passenger coaches carrying members of the 321 Infantry and the 317th Machine-gun company plunged from a trestle near Camp Jackson. The incident follows a long casualty list across the American forces in Picardy with additional details about Cantigny and surrounding actions.
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Columbia
S. C
321 Infantry
317Th
Camp Jackson
Cantigny
Washington
Berlin
War Office
Flanders
Italian Front and North Sea War Updates
Reports from Vienna describe heavy fighting along the Italian front from the Adriatic to the Giudicaria valley. A massive North Sea mine field blocks German submarines, covering about 121 782 square miles. Allies discuss war results as British losses reach about 250 000. events include Lusitania commemoration and French battlefield actions.
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Adriatic Sea
Giudicaria Valley
Russian Charades and Baltic Moves Reported Abroad
May reports from Constantinople and Copenhagen describe German occupation at Sebastopol seizing most of the Black Sea fleet. A 100000 Russian army is marching on Finland from Petrograd, while London cites a potential Finnish monarchy with Duke Adolph Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin as king candidate.
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Constantinople
Sebastopol
Black Sea
Copenhagen
Finland
Petrograd
London
Stockholm
London Times
Adolph Frederick of
Otter Creek mining operator killed in boilerhouse attack
Joseph E. Riley, a prominent Otter Creek mining operator, was shot dead in his boilerhouse by Montenegrin woodchopper Mailo Cegura. Three close range shots hit Riley as he worked, with a fatal wound to the heart area. Cegura was captured after discarding the revolver. a coroner's jury opened the inquiry. The article also notes local house moves and other stray items from Otter Creek.
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Joseph E. Riley
Otter-creek
Mailo Cegura
Milo Stegura
H. Behla
Cegura
Riley
Geraghty
Flat City
Kilgore
Otter Creek
Red Cross Mission Escapes Odessa and Reaches London
The American Red Cross Mission to Romania arrived in London after escaping Odessa 36 hours before German forces entered the city. They were later fired on by a German battery in Ukraine, about 200 miles north of the Black Sea port. Amsterdam reports a Budapest conference on Central European air law with delegates from Germany Austria Hungary Turkey and Bulgaria considering a unified code.
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London
Jassy
American Red Cross
Romania
Odessa
Ukraine
Black Sea
Amsterdam
Budapest
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Japanese cattle shipments scheduled to port in six weeks
Ninety thousand head of Japanese cattle will be delivered to the Federal Shipping Board at the port over the next six weeks.
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Federal Shipping Board
Strike on in Austria across the country
Copenhagen reports a general strike in Austria as 7 workers push for an eight hour day. Relying on limited readable text, the item notes widespread labor action with demand for shorter work hours.
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Copenhagen
Steamship Governor Runs Aground At Victoria Harbor
The steamship Governor, en route from San Francisco to Seattle, struck the breakwater rocks in Victoria B C harbor and suffered serious damage.
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Zecnule
Governor
San Francisco
Seattle
Victoria, B.C
American Steamer Tyler Torpedoed Off French Coast
The American steamer Tyler was torpedoed off the French coast with 11 fatalities or drownings reported among those aboard.
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New York
Tyler
Cuba Approves 600000 for Allied Nations Relief
Javana May 9 The Cuban house of representatives approved a resolution appropriating 600000 dollars to alleviate suffering among the peoples of the Allied nations.
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Javana
House of Representatives
Money for Shipping Estimates by Federal Shipping Board
Washington May 8 estimates submitted today by the Federal Shipping Board call for transportation expenses and related funding. The report outlines projected costs for naval and merchant fleet logistics and port operations.
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Washington
Federal Shipping Board
Call For
Break-up Incidents On Ice Affect Local Vessels And Warehouse
Ice movement last Thursday causes Captain Elmer J. Smith to lose a boat valued around eight hundred thirty-five cents. Rogers fleet boat broke from moorings but was recovered within a mile by Captain Rogers using the U-15. Early yesterday ice damaged the Cleveland warehouse on the starboard side, yet John Hamilton believes the lumber can be saved.
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Elmer J. Smith
Rogers
Cleveland
John Hamilton
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North Sea
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Ireland
Tower of London
Ann Joseph E. Riley
Otter
House Today
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Joe McDowell
Eddie Kimball
al Walsh
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