German submarine sinks nine trawlers in North Sea raid
London reports German submarine attack on Monday sinks nine British trawlers including Iolanthe Hero Northward Ho Coquette Bob White Rugby Uxbridge and others. Crews escaped with bread given by the submarine as souvenirs while no lives were lost.
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London
England
Iull
Iolanthe
Ilere
Hull
Hector
Progress
Coquette
Bob White
Rugby
Uxbridge
Grimsby
North Sea
Hero
Copenhagen
Dual life confession leads to Sing Sing sentences
New York City. Phillip T. White of Masury Paint Brooklyn confessed to leading a highwaymen gang that robbed his employers bank messengers of nearly $3,000. He halted his trial last week and was sentenced to seven and a half to fifteen years. James Clinning, the chief accomplice, received a similar term. Three other accomplices drew two to five years.
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New York City
Phillip T. White
Masury Paint Company
Brooklyn
Sing-Sing
James Clinning
Coming Events in Mitchell and Nearby South Dakota Dates
Dakota Wesleyan commencement May 30 to June 2 inclusive. Corn Palace September 27 to October 2. South Dakota state trap shoot June 2 3 and 4. South Dakota Swine Breeders association June 3 and 4. State Episcopal choir festival Ascension eve May 12.
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Dakota Wesleyan
South Dakota
South Dakota Swine Breeders’ Association
State Episcopal
College Education No Bar to Happy Marriage
Dean Virginia C. Gilder Sleeves of Barnard College says there are fewer divorces among college women because the self reliant graduate marries for love, not for home duties.
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Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Barnard College
Becaus
British Retreat At Ypres Alleges German Victory
Berlin dispatch claims British retreat east of Ypres with losses as Germans press on near Van Heule Kasternest Hernthage Set Pappetje. It notes French attack northwest of Pont Ampousson failed and Russian advances were repelled, 400 prisoners taken. Reports of Austro German success in Galicia and Dardanelles actions accompany broader war updates.
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Berlin
Germany
London
Ypres
van Heule
Kasternest
Hernthage
Set Pappetje
Pont AmpOusson
Sulwalki
Augustowo
England
Galicia
Russian War Office
Damasec
Carpathian
Stry
Saloniki
Dardanelles
Bulgaria
Turkey
Adrienople
Gallipoli
Austria
Italy
Rome
Garibaldi
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Dunajec
Paris
France
French War Office
Russians Claim Victory Over Turks in Persia
London dispatches report that Russian forces defeated Turkish invaders in Persia in a three day battle near the frontier. Heavy Ottoman losses were inflicted as Moscow reported partial revenge for prior defeats in Galicia.
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Persia
Germany
Austria
Galicia
Aris
France
Mytilene
Havas
Dardanelles
Tenedos
Moudros
Tiflis
Transcaucasia
Petrograd
Khali Bey
Khori-Dilman
Caucasia
Dilman
Julfa
Russia
Urumiah
London
England
Britain Faces War Cost Soaring to Five Billion Dollars
London reports a brief budget speech by Chancellor David Lloyd George showing current war outlay around 10.5 million daily and projecting a potential annual bill surpassing five billion dollars if the war endures. He signals possible new taxes and notes Britain’s imports rise while exports fall under the blockade, urging allied considerations of England’s role and best service.
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Great Britain
London
England
David Lloyd George
Germany
Outlook for crops West of River Aberdeen area
Residents in the western South Dakota area report excellent crop prospects. Last winter produced about forty inches of snow that melted gradually. April rainfall reached six and a third inches. Winter wheat and ice fared well. spring wheat and other grains have been sown. Potatoes and corn acreage to rise. potatoes yield around 200 bushels per acre, corn about fifty. Alfalfa area grows. dairy herds increase with Tim ber Lake cream sales exceeding $30 000 last year.
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Aberdeen
South Dakota
Timber Lake
Monument Unveiling Honors Soldier Dead in Hot Springs
Ceremonies marked the unveiling of a monument to the soldier dead in the cemetery of the state soldiers' home. Erected through the efforts of the Women's Relief Corps and state home members, the monument rises sixteen feet high in a sightly location and bears the inscription In Memory of Our Soldier Dead on each side.
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Membrs
Women’s Relief Corps
State Home
Aged 74 Sees His First Electric Car
Peter Lear, 74, attending federal court from Mossman in Stanley county, watched an electric street car for the first time in his life on arriving. A lifelong frontiersman, he has lived in Stanley county for twenty years and is charged with selling liquor to Indians.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Peter Lear
Mossman
Stanley County
Lear
Never Lost Trench Record of French General in Action
General de Maudhuy of the French Army was recently wounded in action in the Front near Planders. He has the distinction of never losing a trench since taking command of the right wing of General Foch's army group.
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DE Maud'huy
Planders
Mother Aliss for Vengeance
Mrs. Lottie E Short, widow in Chicago, mourns son Charles Short 22 among three Americans killed when the oil steamer Gaitlight was torpedoed by a German submarine near the Seilly Islands. She denounces government inaction and demands punishment of the torpedo captain, calling the act murder. She questions compensation and vows to seek justice rather than polite notes.
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Chicago
Lottie E. Short
West One Hundred and Third Street
Charles CC. Short
Gaitlight
Seilly Islands
Sles
Dria
Jin
Mexico
Europe
Sebastian in Lead for Mayor in Los Angeles Primary
In Los Angeles the suspended police chief Charles I. Sebastian led the mayoral primary with about 40 percent of the vote, likely under 65,000 of 200,000 registrations, while council president Frederick J. Whiffen was runner up. Six candidates split the vote, and Sebastian’s trial and a gun incident at his home may have influenced voters. Voters also approved annexations expanding the city area by adding San Fernando Valley and Palms, boosting size to 279 square miles and population by about 5,000.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Charles I. Sebastian
Sebastian
Frederick J. Whiffen
San Fernando Valley
Palms
Farmer saved from horrific injury near Woessington Springs
William Kieser, a farmer near Woessington Springs, saved his life by clinging to a machine’s tongue as horses drawing a disc ran away. He escaped with two broken ribs and numerous cuts and bruises, narrowly avoiding being torn under the implement.
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Woessington Springs
William Kieser
Here
New Witness in Carman Case Testifies Daylight Murder
Mrs May Black, first of New York state witnesses in the Mrs Carman murder trial, testified she saw a man on the lawn after the explosion and that the man walked away, asserting it was daylight. The defense objected, arguing the shooting occurred at night. The jurors, all married except one widower, were seated as the state prepared to present evidence that a woman fired the fatal shot through a window, possibly Mrs Carman, with jealousy and suspicion of her husband cited as motive.
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Mineola
N. Y
May Black
Carman
Bailey
C. F. Carman
Louise Bailey
Smith
Dr. Carman
Militia Make Good Showing In British Territorial System
London dispatch notes Sir John French praising Territorials for reliability and discipline, comparing Britain’s system to the US National Guard. The piece highlights command structure under the War Office, home service focus, and high volunteer rates, with skilled tradespeople like doctors contributing. Territorials substitute for deployed units, drawing more recruits than other forces.
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London
England
Associated Press
Territorials
John French
Neuve Chapelle
John
Great Britain
United States
America
War Department
War Office
Territorial
France
Territorial Army
Kitchener
Flirting As Aid To British Recruiting Expands Efforts
London reports flirting can boost recruitment efforts as a recent expedition sees a girl announce she has sent five young men to join. The piece notes such tactics as part of London recruitment activities in wartime.
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London
England
Warships Ready as Japanese Move Toward Legation
British dispatches report Japan delaying its ultimatum to China by 48 hours. A Japanese cruiser and four destroyers docked at Chin-Wang-Tao near Peking, seemingly to remove Chinese members of the Japanese delegation. Tokyo orders consuls to prepare for possible action, while Peking remains quiet amid the gravest peril in modern Chinese history.
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London
England
China
Tokio
Central News
Peking
Chin-Wang-Tao
Gulf of
Liao-Tung
Japan
Foreign Office
Mukden
Peking Gazette
Gulfflight Inquiry Finds Heart Failure Aided by Shock
In Penzance England an inquest into the death of Captain Gunther of the American tanker Gulflight, torpedoed May 1 near the Scilly Islands, returned a verdict of heart failure accelerated by the shock from the torpedoing. The ship was shown to fly a very large American flag at the time.
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Penzance
Eengland
Gunther
Gulflight
Scilly Islands
Flirting Patriotism Encouraged By Speaker at Meet
At the meeting's end a speaker praised a young man's companion and declared, Here's the sixth, prompting a reply about flirtation as patriotic. He urged young girls in the audience to use their wiles in service of king and country.
Young Promoter Uses Call-Back Line on Residents
A local promoter is seen circulating a familiar sales line promising a representative will call, drawing attention from residents wary of aggressive outreach and potential scams. The message signals growing activity in the area as organizers push for engagements.
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Mitchell Eeeer
Athens
Asiatiac
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Turk Regiment
Noadyle
Hot Springs
Oimotrunon Funders
Aliss
Jerauld Farmer
Mrs. Black
Militia
American National Guard
U. S
Inquest
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