French French Drive Advances North of Arras Threatens German Lines
In the ongoing battle described as the greatest of the war the French push north of Arras gaining ground near Neuville Saint Vaast and Carency. Berlin acknowledges some gains while Britain reports repulsed German attacks east of Ypres and south of Menin. The Belgians push at the Yser as the French seek to cut German communications on the Oise and Aisne fronts.
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Berlin
Paris
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Neuville
St. Vaast
Carency
Allain
Hartmannsweiler Kopf
Ypres
Menin
Bitish
Loos
Yser
Oise
Aisne
Roosevelt Named Empire State GOP Boss Says Barnes Suit
In Syracuse on May 13, State Senator Elon R. Brown testified in Barnes $50,000 libel case that Theodore Roosevelt was the dominant Republican leader in 1910. He cited the New York convention's nomination of Charles E. Hughes as governor following Roosevelt's urging.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
William Barnes
Empire State
Barnes
Elon R. Brown
Roosevelt
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
No Cruise for U S Fleet Through Panama This Year
Secretary of the Navy Daniels indicated the Atlantic fleet would not pass the Panama Canal this year and postponed discussion of a Pacific voyage until a final decision. He cited the coal problem as serious noting coal would have to be carried in coal carriers.
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Panama Canal
Daniels
Washington
Turkish claim on AE-2 sinking disputed by admiralty
London May 138 The admiralty on Tuesday said there is no confirmation of the Turkish report that the Australian submarine AE-2 was sunk at the entrance to the Sea of Marmora and that three officers and twenty nine men were taken prisoner, despite the Turkish statement.
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London
Admiralty
Sea of Marmora
Riggs Bank Case Delayed In Treasury Suit
Washington May 13 The Riggs National Bank case against Secretary McAdoo Comptroller Williams and Treasurer Burke was postponed until next Monday at the government's request.
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Washington
Riggs National Bank
Torpedo Sets Steamer Afire Off Schiermonnikoog
A Reuters Amsterdam dispatch reports an unidentified steamer was torpedoed and set on fire off Schiermonnikoog in the North Sea. The fate of the crew is not mentioned in the message.
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London
Schiermonnik-Oog
North Sea
Reuter
Amsterdam
Dewey Named Commander of Vermont Loyal Legion
Admiral George Dewey is elected commander of the Vermont Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion at its annual meeting in Burlington Vermont on May 13. The selection marks his new leadership role within the organization.
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Dewey
Burlington
George Dewey
Vermont Commandery
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Boat Capsizes. Four Crown Tragedy Near Midland
William H. Taylor chief engineer of Ohio river dam No 77 his wife and two children drowned when the boat they rode swept over the dam and capsized on the Ohio River near Midland Pa on May 13.
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Midland
William H. Taylor
Ohio River Dam No
Insurance Firms Gathered Policies on Lusitania Passengers
New York May 13 agents for life insurance companies pressed wealthy Lusitania passengers for policies. It is estimated that total new coverage reached 6 060 000 dollars before the ship’s failure.
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New York
Lusitania
Wilson urges peace as guiding American example at naturalization rally
President Wilson addresses 4000 naturalized Americans in Philadelphia urging a peaceful U.S. stance after the Lusitania loss. He frames loyalty as to the land of adoption, not birth, and calls for unity with all nations while condemning force as a path to justice. Mayor Blankenburg introduces him in a German-accented welcome.
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Philadelphia
Wilson
United States
Lusitania
Germany
America
Blankenburg
Navy Review Plans Unchanged for New York and Narragansett
Washington reports the great naval review at New York and Narragansett Pier will proceed as scheduled next week. Secretary Daniels says there was no thought of altering plans or the war game agreed with the general board and war college. President Wilson intends to travel. Daniels expects him aboard the Mayflower and arriving in New York by water. The Lusitania incident will not affect the maneuvers.
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New York
Narragansett Pier
Navy
Daniels
General Board
War College
Wilson
New York City
Brock Nabbed After Four Years On Mail Fraud Probe
M J Brock who fled after forfeiting a 1500 bond in Jersey City was arrested at the Stratford Hotel by Deputy U S Marshal Thomas Hennebery. He faced alleged use of the mails to defraud by setting up agency offices for a typewriter company and collecting fees. A secret search had been ongoing since his disappearance.
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Chicago
M. J. Brock
Jersey City
N. J
Stratford Hotel
United States
Thomas Hennebery
Brock
New Jersey
Air raid on Paris thwarted by aerial patrol
A Zeppelin aimed at Paris was spotted shortly after seven by aeroplane scouts near Damartin ten miles northeast. The craft altered course, then headed northwest and east toward its lines, but the attack failed as patrols pursued it.
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Paris
Dammartin
Mine Scale Ratified in Fifth District
United Mine Workers of Ohio for the Fifth district ratified the Cleveland scale setting 29 cents a ton for loaders and eight cents for cutters in Wheeling West Virginia.
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Wheeling
W. Va
United Mine Workers of Ohio
Fifth District
Cleveland
Won't Free Dynamiter Denied by Judge
Boston May 13 Judge Morton denied Werner Horn's release petition ruling that the attempt to destroy the Vanceboro Maine bridge was not an act of war.
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Dynamiter
Boston
Werner Horn
Morton
Vanceboro
Ferris vetoes boxing bill in Michigan
Governor Ferris vetoed the boxing commission bill to legalize ten round boxing matches in Michigan. He said I disapprove the boxing commission bill, signaling the measure faces defeat in its current form.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Boxing Commission
Trawler Hellenic Blown Up Near Spurn Head
The trawler Hellenic was blown up and sunk by a mine 85 miles east of Spurn Head in the North Sea on Sunday. Three crewmen were reported killed.
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Grimsby
England
Spurn Head
Martial law in Victoria after anti-German rioting
Martial law takes effect in Victoria British Columbia after two nights of violent anti German rioting. All citizens ordered to stay in their homes after dark.
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Victoria
B. C
Olives Theft Conviction Nineteen Years On
Seventeen years after a Colfax store clerk stole olives a letter now received by I Shanifelt's son L Shanifelt acknowledges the theft and sends 50 cents in payment. Miss Siboldt says divine conviction leads her to rectify the act.
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I. Shanifelt
Colfax
L. B. Shanifelt
Sunnyside
Wash
Siboldt
Holy Ghost
Pendleton
Ore
Dispatch
Los Angeles Times
Precedence to Militarism Redirects British Road Work
Britain shifts road construction away from civilian areas to military needs. Labor will be moved to southern and eastern counties for essential highways, earning 13 cents an hour with free housing and meals. Civil improvements and nonmilitary jobs are paused to support munition industries.
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Great Britain
Intoxicated Fish Tale From Front Wonders of Teetotalism
A wounded officer recounts how a commander ordered 800 casks of spirits found in a captured German village poured into a fish pond. The fish drank and floated to the surface making them easy prey for Russian soldiers. the supply lasted several days.
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Petrograd
How They Stop Shot Holes On Battleships
Sailors describe stopping ship leaks after naval hits. For small side holes an umbrella like device is pushed through and opened to press canvas against the hull, secured by a screwlike handle and nut. For larger below water line breaches a canvas and oakum mat is lashed in place with ropes under the keel and at angles to guide it.
Belize gains wireless link to world as station opens
British Honduras now communicates with the world via a newly established wireless station in Belize. The move marks a significant step in regional telecommunication, linking Belize with international networks and advancing regional connectivity.
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British Honduras
Belize
Premier Asquith Signals Alien Camps Amid Riots
In London on May 14 Premier Asquith told the House of Commons the government will move to place aliens in concentration camps. Rioting against Germans follows the Lusitania sinking, with shop attacks in London and Liverpool, minor disturbances elsewhere, and police strained while courts punish offenders.
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House of Commons
London
England
Liverpool
Manchester
Birkenhead
Glasgow
Russians Driven From Hungary in Great War Push
Austrian reports say the last Russians have been expelled from Hungary as Austrian troops pursue across the frontier and Carpathians. Desperate fighting rages in western Galicia with Russians pressed back over a 125 mile front from the Vistula to Uzsok pass and east of Uzsok. Vienna claims Russians crossed the Dniester with 3500 captured, and Petrograd confirms Libau fall to German land and naval forces under Hindenburg.
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Hungary
Carpathian Ridge
Galicia
Vienna
Vistula
Uzsok Pass
Dniester
Teutons
Petrograd
Libau
von Hindenburg
Carbolic Acid Famine Reaches Chicago Hospitals
May 11 report says the United States faces a carbolic acid famine as wartime demand surges. The drug value has jumped tenfold and many hospitals lack supplies to last a year or more, with Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago among those halting use due to shortages.
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Chicago
United States
America
Presbyterian Hospital
Japan Cancels Naval and Military Movements Over China
Tokyo reports the government has canceled all naval and military movements related to the Chinese situation. This decision comes amid ongoing tensions and domestic concerns about regional actions.
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China
Tokyo
Parliament Member Wounded in Latest Casualty List
London May 14 Josiah Wedgewood MP for Newcastle Under Lyme is among the wounded listed in the latest casualty report from the Darda Velles.
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Parliament
London
Josiah Wedgewood
Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Dardavelles
Farmer Frank Malier Found Dead With Throat Cut
Seneca Illinois May 14. Frank Malier a farmer near here was found dead in his bed with his throat cut. Malier had recently been named defendant in a suit by his wife for separate maintenance.
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Ill
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Here
Maier
Rangers Kill Two Mexicans in Alpine Shootout
Texas Rangers clashed with a band of twelve smugglers below Bouquillas. Two Mexicans were killed and others wounded. Nearly one hundred stolen cattle were recovered.
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Alpine
Tex
Texas Rangers
Bouquillas
Professor Karl Lamprecht Dies in Leipzig
The death of Prof. Karl Lamprecht, historian and professor at the University of Leipzig, was announced in Leipzig on Tuesday. Born in 1856, Lamprecht was a prominent figure in historical studies, with ties reported to Berlin and London.
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Karl Lamprecht
Leipzig
Germany
Berlin
London
University of
Clash Near Garza Residence Leaves Many Dead in Mexico City
A May 11 telegram reports an assassination attempt on Roque Gonzales Garza by forces under General Barona. After fierce street fighting along the Alameda, Barona’s troops retreated with thirteen dead and two wounded. Garza’s side suffered two fatalities including General Estrada. In Mexico City, a brawl between rival generals erupted at a dance, triggering chaos that left around fifty dead.
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Roque Gonzales
Garza
Mexico
Barona
Mexico City
Alameda
General Garza
Estrada
San Antonio
Tex
Vera Cruz
Antonio Barona
Zapatista
Francisco Estrada
Gonzales Garza
Telegraphic Notes from Chicago and Elsewhere
Martin Bell of 1126 Townsend street sleepwalks and is found on a mortar box smiling after a stroll through the night. In Arkansas W R Fisher Ashley Ward and Andrew Holmes White receive life terms for the murder of Angus Neely near Wrightsville with robbery as the motive. Joseph DeLong, Brooklyn’s oldest resident, dies at 102. Johnny Kilbane defeats Mel Coogan in a ten round Brooklyn bout. P J Fitzpatrick aged 70 found dead in Chicago asphyxiation listed as accidental by the coroner.
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Townsend Street
Bell
Little Rock
Ark
W. R. Fisher
Ashley Ward
Andrew Holmes White
Angus
Neely
Megro
Wrightsville
New York
Joseph DeLong
Brooklyn
N. Y
Johnny Kilbane
Mel Coogan
Broadway Sporting Club
P.J. Fitzpatrick
Denounced preacher Darnell faces Mann act trial
Milwaukee on May 13. Henry P. Schmidt argues for acquittal saying Darnell lacks manhood but is not a white slaver. Government rests after Mrs. Anna Vaughn testifies about Doris. Defense cites Ruth's mother testimony of a $65 payment to leave for Kenosha with Darnell. jury expected to decide today.
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Wis
Henry P. Schmidt
James Morrison Darnell
Kenosha
Anna Vaughn
Chicago
Doris
Darnell
Soper
Ruth
Owatonna
Minn
Death claims D. M. Parry in Indianapolis
David M. Parry aged sixty three former NAC president and longtime figure in disputes between organized manufacturers and organized labor died at his home Golden Hill in Indianapolis Ind. on May 13.
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Indianapolis
Ind
David M. Parry
National Manufacturers’ Association
Organized Manufacturers
Organized Lapor
Golden Hill
Fall River Weavers Vote to Accept Settlement Terms
In Fall River Massachusetts on May 13 striking weavers at the cotton cloth mills of the Fall River Iron Works company voted to accept the settlement terms offered ending their dispute.
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Fall River
Mass
Fall River Iron Works Company
Villa Reports Victory in Philippine Army Campaign
Villa announces decisive defeat for Obregon's left wing in battles at Guijo and Santa Ana between Leon and Romita. He reports the victory to the convention agency in Washington on May 14.
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Villa
Washington
General Obregon
Guijo
Santa Ana
Leon
Romita
General Villa
Convention
Chinese acceptance of Japan ultimatum linked to British mediation
A Shanghai dispatch to the Post claims one leading Chinese newspaper says China accepted Japan's ultimatum solely because of British mediation. The report notes London involvement as pivotal to the outcome.
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London
Shanghai
The
Post
China
Japan
France's Wheat Supply Estimates in France
The French government estimates domestic wheat stock at 6 million bushels and notes contracts abroad totaling about 4 million bushels, mainly with the United States.
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France
Paris
United States
Not Afraid of Submarines in Cymric Passage Cancellations
Announcement from the White Star line states only two of forty passengers on the Cymric canceled reservations. The British liner Cymric had many travelers seeking passage, and the conflict underscores wartime travel concerns and line policy.
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New York
White Star Line
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