Allied Victory Report as Germans Fail in La Clytte Sector
Field Marshal Haig reports French and British forces restored positions in the La Clytte Voormezeele sector after two days of fierce fighting. German assault with 25 000 troops was pushed back with heavy losses, while French and British advances near Grivesnes and Amiens further tilt the front.
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Somme
London
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Haig
France
Hans
Flanders
Mount Rouge
Ypres
Scherpenberg
von Arnim
Chicago Boy Attacked by German Youths in Anspach
Wellington G. Bosworth, thirteen, son of W. G. Bosworth of 5930 South Park Ave, was stoned and chased by German children in Anspach Bavaria after the U S declared war. He said German youths taunted him with threats against American pigs as he traveled Europe with his grandmother.
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Chicago
Wellington G. Bosworth
W. G. Bosworth
South Park Avenue
Anspach
Varia
United States
Wellington
Europe
Germany
Grandma
Wage Board Proposes Large Railroad Wage Increases
The railroad wage commission recommends wage hikes for 1,089,399 workers totaling about 300 million dollars, from 1 percent up to 43 percent, with McAdoo expected to approve only part of the plan. The report calls for equal pay for equal service, regardless of sex or race, and outlines mileage and overtime adjustments.
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Washington, D. C
McAdoo
Railroad Wage Commission
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Charles C. McChord
J. Harry Covington
William R. Willcox
Wage Increases Proposed For Railroad Workers Amid War Strain
The wage commission recommends raises averaging around 40 percent for workers and about 20 percent for others as part of wartime government control. The net added cost to railroads is about 260 million dollars, with broader deficits in government operation driving possible fare hikes. The plan favors equalizing pay with cost of living while preserving essential officials’ salaries and establishing tribunals to study ongoing labor issues.
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McAdoo
Europe
Saloniki Ancient City Through the Ages
The London Globe notes Saloniki was founded about 815 B C on Therme’s site. Named by its founder after his wife, sister of Alexander the Great, it became Macedonia’s chief harbor on the Rome to East route. Ancient mosque later a temple of Venus and a Christian church, the town has few fine buildings and many wooden houses, prone to extreme summer heat.
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St. Paul
Saloniki
Reason for Woman's Longer Life Observed by Experts
Life insurance experts contend that a healthy forty five year old woman is likely to outlive a man of the same age due to greater temperance and lower accident risk.
War News Briefs From Europe and Atlantic Theater
Reports confirm the death of Second Lieut. Dudley C. Fairbairn near Montrose England. A U S warship sinks a German submarine after lifting it from water and breaking it in two. Sergeant Frank L. Baylies claims seven German planes down in France. A German American spy is arrested on the American front with a captured officer. A draft requisition seeks 4 060 registrants to report May 20. Captain James Norman Hall is missing after a German battle near the Toul sector. The TyIer torpedoed off the French coast with eleven crewmen dead. An American medic Lieut. John Rosenwald is killed near Verdun. Several officers and privates receive the cross of war for bravery at Verdun. Maj. A Rasmussen is killed on the American front. The American Salvation Army will place flowers on graves in France on Memorial Day. Asquith’s motion to investigate Lloyd George is rejected in London. A German submarine lands a man on the Irish coast and he is court martialed. Roumania’s peace treaty with Germany and allies demobilizes its army and redraws borders. General Maurice’s letter criticizes war leadership. Unrest and mutiny rise in Slovenian Austria. Reuter reports a Serbian source on London notes.
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London
Somme
Grivesnes Park
Montdidier
Cantigny
Picardy
Albert
Amiens
Ostend
Admiralty
Zeebrugge
Vindictive
Ostend Harbor
Berlin
U. S
Vontaine- Sous-Montididier
Courtemanche
Mesnil-St. Georges
St. Mihiel
U S Steel to Build Artillery Plant for War Effort
United States Steel will, at government request, manufacture heavy artillery and projectiles in large quantities. Elbert H. Gary announced a plant will be built promptly at government expense on an interior site. Wage hikes for 1,929,399 railroad workers totaling 300 million dollars take effect January 1. Draft-age arrests rise in New York as tornado tragedy hits Elbridge. Fort Worth gunners suffer losses from a three inch shell mishap. Kamann, former Lincoln School principal, guilty of disloyalty and fined. Marine pilots Sullivan and Cronk killed in Florida training accident. British minesweeper losses reported as 23 killed May 1.
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United State Steel Corporation
New York
Elbert H. Gary
McAdoo
Washington Prolific Washington News Pack Keeps Congress Busy
The sedition bill nears law after a year in Congress as Vice President Marshall and Speaker Clark sign and send it to the president. Attorney General Gregory begins planning an aircraft funding probe of 640 million dollars. Red Cross Week set for May 20 to bolster a 100 million dollar war fund for troops and allies. Treasury eyes a renewed revenue bill boosting year collections to six to seven billion. Xenophon Wilfley sworn in to succeed Senator Stone. Mann bids farewell after a long Congress tenure. The Sherwood pension bill advances to provide Civil War veterans with 25 dollars monthly, rising with age and service.
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Wilson
Red Cross
American Red Cross
France
Preparations for Fourth Liberty Loan Under Way
Treasury publicity bureau begins planning for the fourth Liberty Loan to be offered next fall. Artists and designers must submit posters and button designs by June 1. Tornadoes strike Franklin Illinois and eastern Iowa causing fatalities and heavy property damage with losses estimated up to 100000.
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Treasury
Blood and nerve tonic promises vigor for spring
An advertising column extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood and nerve tonic to restore vim and vitality after winter, plus Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a weekly laxative for cleansing the system. It urges spring house cleaning to maintain health and notes the product is sold by druggists for sixty cents.
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Dr. Pierce
Educating the Farmer through Motion Pictures in Ontario
Ontario farmers increasingly attend lecture and demonstration film sessions. Since November 1 more than 5,000 farmers have seen the wood grading film, with attendance per screening ranging from 50 to 5,000 depending on the subject.
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Ontario
Canada
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure for Catarrh
A vintage advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional issue and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood acting remedy. It offers a $100 reward for any case not cured, cites Druggists 7c, and lists FE J Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio as makers.
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Nature
FE J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Frame up on Dolly framed in lobby tale
In a Washington hotel lobby Rep Frank D Scott of Michigan recounted a comic anecdote about a five year old girl who believes a missing dolly caused a broken dish in the pantry leading to her deathlike distress finishing with the child saying the dolly caused the mishap.
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Washington
Frank D. Scott
Michigan
Bessie
Why Not Open Air Schools for All Children?
The Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium bulletin questions the policy of delaying fresh air treatment until illness occurs, urging open air schools for all children to prevent sickness. It argues against waiting until a child is ill to provide the needed exposure.
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Chicago
Quite a Grip in the Public Pages
A brief anecdote features dialogue about Jones and a humorous remark on pulling a leg, illustrating a light social moment in the neighborhood pages.
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