AMERICANS ARRIVE IN FORGE AS ALLIED LINES HOLD
Allied strength in France tightens as American troops press into battle zones near Neuville Vitasee and Amiens. Haig notes active artillery on Lys fronts while French premier Clemenceau confirms substantial American arrivals. Rain and heavy German preparation hinder offensives, with Canadians and Australians also engaging near Morlancourt and Arras. Mustard gas shells reportedly used against American units on Picardy front.
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Guna
Supa
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Paris
Lys
London
Field Marshal
Haig
France
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Ancre
Somme
Arras
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Mercatel
Rolaleaux-St. Marie
Necos
Tver
Mourntalions
Hern Iraly
Teutonic A
American Ship Sunky May Be Torpedoed Off French Coast
A damaged report states an American vessel named Sunky May was torpedoed near the French coast. Details are unclear, but the incident involves military forces and crew safety remains uncertain.
Consul General Aboard Missing Collier Cyclops
Alfred L. Moret Gottschalk the Brazilian consul general at Rio de Janeiro was aboard the navy collier Cyclops reported missing by the Navy Department. He had served as a war correspondent in Porto Rico for the New York Herald and the London Telegraph and held consular posts in the Americas and London before his Brazilian assignment.
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Rio de Javelo
Navy
Navy Department
Porto Rico
New York Herald
Lonelon Telegraph
Americas
London
Banner Wheat Year Forecast by Chamber of Commerce
Washington May 6 The Chamber of Commerce of the United States forecasts a banner wheat year with winter wheat production near 600 to 650 million bushels if weather holds favorable and insect losses stay low. Spring wheat acreage is expected to rise about 25 percent, led by Iowa Wisconsin and Nebraska with good moisture and strong conditions overall.
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United States
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Former King Constantine Of Greece Feared Dead In Zurich
A dispatch from Zurich reports former King Constantine of Greece believed injured or dead after a fire at his bedside. The Treasury extends an additional 75 million in credit to Great Britain, bringing American loans to 2,795 million dollars and total credit to 5,068,850,000. A battery incident near Mort Sill results in a deadly blaze. one officer and five enlisted men killed, Hartisot Puller wounded. Fravwinte Eskaphulid, of Company, averages notably in the Tourie event over the official tint ure.
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Follara
Great Tioth
Mort Sill
Ma. Hartisot Puller
President Declares Red Cross Week May 20 1913 Proclamation
President Wilson proclaims Red Cross Week starting May 20 urging Americans to donate to a second 100 million dollar war fund for Red Cross relief at home and abroad. The document emphasizes unity with allied forces, wartime needs, and the Red Cross as the public instrumentality for relief.
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Washington
Wilson Das
Red Cross
American Red Cross
France
Bond to every six persons in Liberty Loan drive
Washington reports show Liberty Loan subscriptions total $3,916,628,260 with estimates that 17 million Americans bought bonds. The treasury notes the loan closes Saturday midnight and may reach four billion dollars, highlighting the unprecedented nationwide distribution.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Campaiga
Treasury
United States
Unrest grows in Austrian Slovene districts amid clashes
London reports rising mutiny in Slovene districts of Austria as Germans clash with Slovenians at Windischgraetz railway station. Slovenian deputies at St Jean push for secession and a Jugoslav state, while attendees cheer for independence and the Hapsburgs. Separate note cites grain estimates from the Ukraine and Austria-Germany trade forecasts.
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Austria
Reuter
Windischgraetz
Terminus
St. Jean
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Iugo Slav Club
Ukraine
von Braun
Kiev
Jomat
Germany
Lainst
Food relief prospects in Germany cited in official reports
Washington reports detail the German food crisis with dispatches from the State Department. The Reichstag and Landtag nutrition committees hold joint sessions on relief efforts and Ukraine cities face shortages. A May 2 German report notes 12,000 carloads of grain in Romania ready for shipment, but transport limits still threaten food allotments.
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Germany
State Department
Nutritiona Committee
Rejchstag
Landtag
Ttfa
Ukraine
Romania
German Hunger Grows As Red Cross Mission Escapes
In Jassy an American Red Cross mission to Romania, now in London, escaped a German bombardment near Odesa days before Germany's entry into the war. The shelling, aimed at the unit two hundred miles north of the Black Sea, caused no injuries to staff though several felt relief as the attack ended after tense minutes.
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Marshall
W. L. Holman
Concordia
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Dr. Jones of
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Mabel Hester
Kansas City
Chas. Haupt
Waverly
Dana Perry
Higginsville
O. J. Wollenman
Florence Slusher
Walter Sydnor
Fred Morgan
Lexington
Red Cross
Mildred Maycock
van- Meter School
Hugh Williams
L. H. Burke
Independence
J. C. Perry
Supreme Court Upholds Draft Law In Cox Case
Washington May 7 The Supreme Court sustained federal court decrees dismissing habeas corpus petitions by Robert Cox of Richmond Missouri a National Army member who sought to avoid being drafted for service in France Cox later served abroad and argued the constitutional ban on foreign service. The court denied his view and affirmed the governments position that the draft law was valid.
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Washington
Robert Cox
Richmond
National Army
France
Supreme Court
Cox
Whith
Wus
Paris Bombardment Wrecks Long Range German Gun
Report from the front states a French gun damaged a long range German cannon used against Paris, rendering it out of action. The note, dated yesterday, mentions Hun Cannon wrecked by French fire and highlights ongoing bombardment of the capital.
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Paris
Hoarded wheat seized and placed on marke t
More than 560000 bushels of hoarded wheat were seized and placed on the market by night, announced by state food administration members.
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Chinsgu
State Food Administration
Storage Batteries Recharged and Repaired
John Morrison and Sons recharge and repair storage batteries, offering service to restore power systems with emphasis on efficient maintenance and expert handling of battery equipment.
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