Battle of Messines Ridge Ends. Allies Hope for Faster German Defeat
British forces declare the battle of Messines Ridge complete with over 7,000 prisoners taken and substantial gains on the Western Front. The article notes German lines like Siegfried and Wotan are weakened, while American manpower and materiel are seen as key to accelerating the war’s end and reshaping postwar civilization.
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Manding
Bapaume
Vimy
Messines
Monchy
Arras
Queant
St. Quentin
Dorcourt
Montigny
Annay
America
Australian General Expects German Defeat by Summer
Major General James Gordon Legge returning from the western front declares Germany can be beaten on the western front by June and that Turkey and Austria may collapse soon after. He cites brutal German tactics and calls for strong action, recalling his wartime service from Anzac to the front.
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Melborne
Australia
James Gordon Legge
General Legge
General Bridges
Anzac Cove
Trawlers Battle German Submarines In North Sea Encounters
London May 20. British trawlers clashed with German U boats in the North Sea as recounted by Robert Lowery and others at a seamen mission meeting. Tales tell of armed trawlers exchanging fire, sinking subs, and daring chases while admiral Fremantle notes the Navy seeks effective countermeasures with Allied help.
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North Sea
London
Robert Lowery
The Time Has Come to Uphold Justice and Honor
A ceremonial appeal echoes themes of reason guiding action and justice blessing a righteous cause, invoking duty, courage, and the moral weight of public service as a nation faces pivotal moments.
McAdoo Quote Sparks Debate On War Economy Policy
The remark advocates tougher wartime finance while conscription campaigns mobilize youth. Aimed at urging restraint on spending, the quote reflects tensions between military needs and economic sacrifice during the period.
175 Miners Perished In Butte Montana Mine Disaster
In Butte Montana the Peculator mine fire trapped miners after a power cable failure. Helmet men reached the 7200 foot level, found numerous bodies, with 40 confirmed dead and more than 175 unaccounted. Gas and water hampered rescues as Granite Mountain shaft belched smoke. On night shift 412 workers were employed with 213 escaping. toll feared higher in Diamond mine.
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Granite Mountain
Austrian Emperor Favors Early Peace and Reform
A Budapest dispatch reports Emperor Charles again states support for an early peace and broad suffrage reform. About 100,000 people marched to the Budapest burgomaster to deliver a petition urging adoption of the secret decree and enlarged franchise. The burgomaster presented the address, and the emperor replied he would push suffrage reform and seek an honorable peace at the first opportunity.
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Amsterdam
London
Budapest
Charles
Vasanyi
Esterhazy
Drue
Sugar independence committee formed in British Empire
London May 15 A Committee of experts in sugar industries formed by the Society of Chemical Industries to study securing an imperial sugar supply and independence from foreign sources.
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London
British Empire
Society of Chemical Industries
Three Men Shot Over Draft Debate in Detroit Saloon
In Detroit Michigan this afternoon a saloon fight broke out over the selective draft. Three men were shot during the clash which drew more than one hundred participants after two men began blows over the subject. The saloon was wrecked and all involved were foreigners.
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Detroit
Mich
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Juat
Wytshche Salient
Ypres
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Chapel Hill
United
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Bak
University of North Carolina
Grand Canyon
Belgium
United States
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Great
Kingdom of
Poland
Mr. Barker
Dier
Englat
Chapel Hills
Dardenanelles
Galli
Poli Peninsula
Turkey
Austria
House of Cards
Lyge
Sir Rob
Ert
Sir Robert
Ter
Sir Edmund Fremantle
McAdoo
Butte, Mont
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