War Outlook and Front Updates Across Europe May 28
British and American forces report ongoing battles in France and Lorraine with gas attacks and air raids. German efforts increasingly focus on Hindenburg’s timing as Allied resistance tightens, while Ireland faces Sinn Fein unrest and arrests linked to German plots.
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Dublin
Irish Times Today
Edward de Valera
Sinn Fein
Arthur Griffith
Markievicz
Ireland
Germany
Count Plunkett
Sinn Roscommon
British air raid injures dozens in Cologne attack
The report notes 47 injured in a British air raid on the German city of Cologne. In a separate item from Madrid, May 20, German U-boat No 34, possibly the submarine that sank the Lusitania, docked at Cartagena in a damaged state.
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Cologne
Madrid
Cartagena
Mediterranean
Russian Charades and Allied Movements in War News
A May report from London notes German hunger tactics in Ukraine meet strong local resistance as Ukrainian assemblies burn surplus bread. In Moscow Turkish regulars and Kurds push into Persia while Allied subjects flee Russia. Petrograd learns 1 500 Russian prisoners are to be exchanged under a German-Russian accord and are described as walking dead men.
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British
London
Germany
Ukraine
Moscow
Persia
Russia
Washington
Petrograd
State Department
Far East cooperation pact between Japan and China
Paris reports Japan and China have informed the Allied governments of arranging for Entente military cooperation to meet dangers to Far East peace. Tokio notes an agreement signed in Peking will be kept secret and covers military matters.
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Paris
Japan
China
Far East
Teutons
Prague Declares Siege Amid Bohemia Demonstrations
A state of siege is declared in Prague after a street demonstration against Germany. Processions of Czechs and Jugoslovs march shouting Long live Wilson Long live Lloyd George Long live Clemenceau. Martial law declared in Bohemia with many imprisonments reported.
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Prague
Zurich
Germany
Wilson
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
The Old, Old Story
Information from Washington indicates Germany faces its most critical food situation ever, as officials warn of severe shortages and rising hunger amid ongoing political strain.
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Washington
Germany
Draft forecast shows 750000 men in June call up
Washington May 21 Gen Crowder estimates the June 6 draft may call up about 750000 men. The American first field army of 200000 men has been formed in France to begin operations.
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Washington
Crowder
France
Cyclone kills twelve people in Bloomfield Nebraska
Bloomfield Nebraska reports a cyclone last Saturday night killed twelve people mainly children near Boulder creek. The disaster follows early summer activity by Anderson and Kline opening ground near the mouth and Frank O Leary working below them as crews seek pay. Billy Thomas of Beaton and Donnelly Otter creek faced mediation weeks earlier. Paul Shaffer visited Iditarod last Wednesday.
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Bloomfield
Neb
Boulder Creek
Anderson
Kline
Frank O'Leary
Dredgees Report First Cleanups on Virgin Ground
The Donnelley and Beaton dredge completed its first cleanup last Tuesday and rated as very good. The Riley Investment Company followed with a first cleanup last Saturday, small due to worked-out ground, but now moving into virgin ground with good pay.
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Donnelley & Beaton Dredge
Riley Investment Company
Logger Mike Blanuska Injured In Creek Slip At Cottonwood
Mike Blanuska, a well known logger, slipped on the track beside Cottonwood creek yesterday afternoon, breaking his collarbone and dislocating a shoulder. He is at Behla hospital. Dawson and Longtin prepare for open cut work at the mouth of Glengulch with ice still in ditches. Pete Miscovitch also preparing to work with them later for part of the season due to water difficulties. Fred Smith works on Hard Luck gulch near Otter, using ground sluicing and a steamscraper on tailings from a promising ground.
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Mike Blanuska
Cottonwood Creek
Behla Hospital
Dawson & Longtin
Glengulch
Pete Miscovitch
Fred Smith
Otter
Slate Creek
Glen Gulch
Domnelley & Beaton
Man Travels From Takoma After Tough Trek
Tom Shallow arrived from Takoma last Wednesday. The trip was difficult due to broken trails and rough terrain making the journey hard.
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Tom Shallow
Takoma
Gamblers Among Those to be Called to Fight
Washington May 24 General Crowder designates those in other occupations who will be called to duty include gamblers race track and bucket shop attendants ushers and clerks of all kinds from among those now engaged in other occupations.
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Washington
General Crowder
Young man drowns in Lake Washington accident
Earl V. Mills a clerk drowned in Lake Washington while canoeing with his fiancée Miss Audrey Haines. She swam ashore, then leaped into the lake two hours later when Mills was not found but was rescued.
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Seattle
Earl V. Mills
Lake Washington
Audrey Haines
Mills
Drunken Driver Kills Soldier In Spokane Auto Crash
Spokane May 20 Walter Waters of the 14th Infantry U S S A killed in an automobile accident in the city. His driver was intoxicated.
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Spokane
Wash
Walter Waters
14Th Infantry
Austria to Issue Eighth War Loan
Amsterdam date May 20 Austria will shortly issue her eighth war loan as part of wartime financing.
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Amsterdam
Austria
First arrivals from power plant reach site by water
J. E. Kettlewell and Capt. Al Jones arrived by launch Peaceful Henry last Saturday to assess flood damage. They returned the next morning and learned the break-up flood wrecked nearly all buildings, with two cabins and one barn completely destroyed.
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J. E. Kettlewell
Capt
al Jones
Henry
Mr. Kettlewell
Delayed Winter Mail Schedules for Iditarod
Residents seek dates for delayed consignments. Noting past deliveries via Ophir: 1915 May 30, 1916 May 29, 1917 June 7, 1918. This brief records historical delays and asks when future winter mail will arrive.
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Iditarod
Ophir
Cutting Down Submarine Toll May Report
The admiralty's report notes Allied and neutral shipping losses at 805,102 tons in April, down from 898,000 tons in April last year. Langlan, Arnold de House, Eddie Johnson, Frank Watson and two others head to Moore Creek to work for Keller Dawson this season. Shallow says they arrived early amid winter at Moore Creek head. they will stay until thaw. Rivers sluices on the Malamute pup and is progressing well.
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London
Admiralty
Sam Langlan
Arnold de House
Eddie Johnson
Frank Watson
Moore Creek
Keller & Dawson
Tom Shallow
Troop Train Wreck Wounds Troopers Near Texarkana
A troop train derailed after crossing a bridge near Texarkana Arkansas early today injuring a score of troopers. The incident prompted emergency crews to rush injured service members for treatment as investigators began reviewing the cause.
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Texarkana
Ark
Casualties Reported Across Week in Washington
Washington dispatch notes thirty nine casualties reported today including one killed or died of wounds and fourteen wounded. The following Monday May 20 lists casualty numbers fifty five with eight killed and twenty nine wounded.
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Washington
Wealthy Seattle widow marries Navy commander in San Francisco
Rich widow Mrs. Hugh R. Rood, who became a Titanic disaster widow, wed Commander Mark St. Clair Ellis of the United States Navy in San Francisco on May 20.
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San Francisco
Hugh R. Rood
Seattle
Mark St. Clair Ellis
United States Navy
Fifteen Military Airplanes Destroyed by Fire in San Francisco
San Francisco reports fifteen military aeroplanes burned today. City crews repaired sidewalks during the week. A teamster let his horses rest on Wednesday, seemingly to test the wooden trails.
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San Francisco
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