Senate probes aviation funding no whitewashing pledge
Washington May 7 The justice department and Congress began swift investigation into the $640 million aviation appropriation. Senator Chamberlain vowed no whitewashing as he announced a thorough inquiry to find responsible parties and trace expenditures. Cadet training failures abroad and morale issues were raised amid new charges.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Congress
Gregory
Wilson
Champerlain
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Brandegee
Connecticut
Chamberlain
U.S. Steamer Tidewater Sinks Diver in Sea Fight
The navy department reports that on March 17 the American steamer Tidewater fought a German submarine off its starboard bow at about 11:30 p m. A clean hit was claimed after two earlier shots and the U-boat submerged. The crew stood by for further attack but the submarine did not reappear.
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Washington, D. C
Tidewater
Navy Department
Armed Guard
Owan Killed by Enemy Fire in Casualty List
Washington May 7 casualty list reports 41 names with four killed in action two died of wounds six died of disease one died of other causes 15 wounded severely 13 wounded slightly and one missing in action. Officer Lt Edmond J La Porte Plainfield N J among those listed as died of disease.
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Washington, D. C
Tiieutenant
Edmond J. la Porte
Plainfield
N. J
Herman Bjormhang
Tofte
Minn
Osear C
Griffith
Gadsen
Ola
Marcus Jones
Minneapolis
Julius F. Muller
Missouri Valley
Iowa
EH. J. la
Hollygrove
Willis Booth
Hanson
Okla
Giovanni Cavadari
Torrington
Conn
Malcolm Cullom
Naborton
Clarnece A. Baugher
Elkton
Orlando L. Graham
Avon
Mass
Cook James P. Cutter
Brooklyn
Joseph Schubert
Ford City
Jenkins
Stanley
John A. Kennedy
Portland
Ore
John Maxfield
Salt Lake
City
Utah
Henry Monaco
New Rochelle
N. Y
J. W. O'Connor
Ross
Cal
Clarence Odell
Spokane
Wash
John S. Potter
Orient
Thomas Rodwanski
Chicago
Leslie Sexton
Huntsville
Tenn
George
Coons
Wilk Grove
Raymond E. Gwinne
Mentor
Britton C. Harrigson
Greenville
Adolph Hirsch
New York
Carl P. Hoffman
Oregon City
Clarence C. Kellogg
South Franklin Street
Decatur
Patrick D. McTear
Wollaston
William J. Pinkerton
Christiania
Patrick J. Luby
Elizabeth
Louis R. Ziegra
Deep River Conn
Rumanian and Central Powers Peace Signed
Amsterdam reports the Rumanian Central Powers peace treaty signed yesterday morning. In Burlington, Henry Stutter aged 90 hanged himself today, with ill health and war worry cited as causes.
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Amsterdam
Bucharest
Burlington
Iowa
Henry Stutter
British Raid Near Arras Reports Capture of Machines
London May 7 British forces conducted a successful raid near Neuville Vitasse southwest of Arras capturing three machine guns with slight casualties. Enemy raid near Boyelles was repulsed as artillery fire remained brisk along the Avre front southeast of Amiens. Local fighting centered on delays in the German offensive and renewed bombardments following gains north of the Somme.
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Germany
Flanders
Picardy
Arras
Somme
Mont Jemmel
London
Neusville-Vitasse
War Office
Neuville-Vitasse
Boyelles
Paris
Amiens
Hangard
Rumors of Bolshevik Overthrow Unfounded say Times
London dispatch from May 7 reports via Swedish and Dutch channels that rumors of a Bolshevik overthrow are unfounded. The Soviet administration moves toward moderation as Kommissars fight anarchists, with Trotzky urging compulsory labor amid friction. Food distribution improves as national hatred of German oppression grows.
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Associated Press
London
Russia
Christiania
the Times
Council of National Commissioners
Kerensky
Leon Trotzky
Nerensky
Portugal to revise constitution adopting American presidential powers
Lisbon plans a constitutional overhaul after the 1910 republic establishment. A constitutional assembly will review the framework, with senators and deputies predicting abolition of parliamentary government while maintaining a republic and adopting an American style presidency.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Portugal
United States
U S Steamer Tyler Sunk By Submarine Off French Coast
The American steamship Tyler a 3925 ton freighter built in 1918 was torpedoed and sunk off the French coast on May 3 Eleven crew members died two merchants and nine other crew members survived The ship had carried Brain cargo through the Italian ministry of shipping and had been serving Genoa from Portland Maine since March 6 as one of the ships commandeered by the U S Shipping Board for Italian trade.
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Associated Press
New York
Tyler
Portland
Maine
Genoa
Ministry of Shipping
U. S. Shipping Board
Ireland Quiet As Defiance Grows Over Conscription
Dublin correspondent for the Daily Mail reports Ireland remains remarkably quiet amid anti conscription activity. A national defense fund is collected by church efforts but controlled by Sinn Fein, with lists of anti conscription pledged names in Sinn Fein hands for potential registration. Dublin denies papal influence as Irish bishops say conscription raises moral and religious questions and bishops have intervened in the issue.
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Associated Press
London
Ireland
Dublin
Daily Mail
Sinn Fein
Thurles
John Harty
Cashel
Shortage of Food in Germany Reaches Crisis Level
Washington reports Germany faces critical food shortage with Reichstag committees meeting daily on rations. Ukraine aid unlikely to relieve hunger. a May 2 German report notes 12,000 carloads of grain may avert only some reduction. Amsterdam ad touts a drug to curb hunger while not a substitute for food.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
State Department
Reichstag
Landtag
Ukraine
Romania
Amsterdam
Taegische Rundgebau
Berlin
British Casualties Reflect Hard Fight
British weekly casualties total 38,691 with 6,555 killed or died of wounds and 32,136 wounded or missing. April losses reached 62,475 as heavy German offensives in March and April produced dense returns, with no uniform weekly figures but likely the heaviest single week yet.
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Associated Preas
London
Somme
Lusitania Sinking Remembered In British Press
London papers mark the Lusitania anniversary with bold captions and editorials. The Daily Graphic laments dulled public memory and questions why no commemorative procession. the Daily Mail insists Germany remains unchanged and still glorifies the sinking of civilians.
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London
The
Daily Graphic
Germany
Daily Mail
Lusitania
Admit Success of Coast Attack
London reports that the Frankfurter Zeitung concedes a British raid on Zeebrugge was successful and warns Germany must stay alert to further bold Allied moves. The piece notes the port entry was achieved and calls for continued war until Germany is subdued.
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London
Zeebrugge
Frankfurter Zeitung
Revolt Threatens Austria as Labor United Calls for Action
Associated Press reports from Berne on May 7 say Austrian labor and socialist groups threaten revolt after parliament suspension. Vienna committees vow a manifesto urging workers to defend rights if absolutism returns amid Pan-German aims. Czechs and southern Slavs rage at Bohemia-only admin changes and push for broader control.
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Associated Press
Berne
Switzerland
Austria
Vienna
Socialist Party
German Socialist Deputies Club
Arbeter Zeltung
von Seydler
Berlin
London
Hague
Daily Mail
Bohemia
Palmer Estate of Great Value and Potter Palmer Family Wealth
Real estate experts estimate the late Mrs Potter Palmer fortune between 10 million and 16 million dollars. The Palmer estate, received after Potter Palmer's death, had been valued at 8 million and then risen over sixteen years. The Palmer house block is valued at 4 to 5 million, the Lake Shore Drive mansion at 1.5 million, over 150 properties at 5 million, and personal property above 1.75 million with no Florida estate estimate. Funeral from the residence for relatives and close friends.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Potter Palmer
Palmer
Palmer House
Lake Shore Drive
Florida
Weather Outlook for Illinois and Towas region
Generally fair tonight and Wednesday with cooler temperatures in the far northern and central portions. Wisconsin weather charts show cooler air moving in from the north, bringing lower temperatures overnight and into Wednesday for the affected areas.
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Towa
Illinois
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