Lord Reading warns against false optimism amid war effort
British Ambassador Lord Reading told the National Press Club that American democracy shares justice with British rule and praised US wartime efforts. Taft urged a 5,000,000 man army with power to raise more, while Reading argued press influence must foster patriotism and unity in the Allied cause.
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United States
Lea
Lord Reading
William H. Taft
Great Britain
Taf
General Maurice Placed on Retired Pay
The Army Council has placed General Frederick Maurice on retired pay after considering his explanations for breaching regulations by writing and publishing a letter in the press. The retirement was announced by the War Office, with the decision seen as ending his active involvement in the controversy.
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Maurice
London
Army Council
Frederick B. Maurice
War Office
Berlin schemes against Holland and Ukraine turmoil
German plans threaten Holland with economic influence and shipping control after the war while Bavarian cavalry detachments move from Flanders toward Ukraine. Mirbach ultimatum fuels Bolshevik unease as famine and labor strife deepen in Petrograd. Berlin扬
Two American Fliers Reported Captured in World War I
Paris report says Thomas Buffin of New York and Donald E. Stone of Mexico New York, Lafayette Flying Squadron members, are missing. Stone likely a prisoner in Germany after a clash that left nine French and thirteen German planes down. Buffin may be Thomas B. Buffum of Ithaca, listed in the 1918 Social Directory as serving in the French flying service.
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Paris
Thomas Buffin
New York
Donald E. Stone
Mexico
N. Y
Lafayette
Stone
Germany
Thomas Buffun
Thomas B. Buffum
Ithaca
David B. Buffum
Dryden Road
Germans Laud Romanian Treaty in Security Debate
Authorities report mixed reactions as German leaders laud the Romanian treaty while critics raise concerns over troop safety and regional stability. Anxieties focus on potential reprisals and security gaps amid ongoing tensions.
United States Army Troops Reviewed by King at Buckingham Palace
Three hundred line marching infantrymen of the national army passed Buckingham Palace in a royal review. General Biddle and Col. Whitman met Queen Mary as King George greeted each officer, while crowds cheered Old Glory along Birdcage Walk and Whitehall.
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London
United States National Army
New York Times
Wellington Barracks
Ingland
Baker
France
Flanders
America
Liverpool
Whitman
Whitehall
Lord Milner
War Office
Trafalgar Square
Buckingham Palace
John Biddle
Queen Mary
Queen Alexandra
Duke of Connaught
General Biddle
Grenadier Guards
Dutch Foreign Minister outlines strained Holland Germany talks
In the second chamber Jonkheer Loudon explains Dutch objections to German demands on transit, arms description, and neutrality terms. He notes Germany pressed for an irreducible minimum and warned of serious consequences if unmet, while sand and gravel transit faced fewer objections and army provisions were the decisive sticking point. British French American and Italian ministers indicated no objections to Holland’s arrangements in principle.
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Germany
Romania
London
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Entente
America
Russia
Podnia
Nijni-Novgorod
Moscow
The
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Petrograd
Helsingfors
M. Boichiller
Amsterdam
Jonkheer Loudon
Berlin
Limburg
The Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs WV
European plan featured at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia offering a wonderful case of Ure waters. Office located at The Plasa-Sdre.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Greenbrier
the Plasa
German methods spark Ukrainian opposition in Stockholm reports
Ukrainian papers reaching Stockholm show widespread anti German sentiment over wartime policies. They note the new government, largely estate owners, includes White Russians seen as opposing German aims. Reports describe the disarming of the Ukrainian Blue Guard with government consent, reflecting rising anti German feeling.
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Stockholm
Ukraine
Blue Guard
Rada
Foch Granted Indivisible Command By Allied Powers
Lord Derby’s address underscores General Foch as General in Chief with complete, indivisible responsibility for western front operations. France Britain and the United States have pledged to place forces at his disposal and share the burden only by rescinding Beauvais. A three-way command risks disaster.
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New York Times
Paris
Lord Derby
Foch
Timfs
France
Great Britain
United States
General Foch
Order of Things
Associated Press
Grivesnes
Amiens
Von
Arras
Somme
German Army in France Reaches 5.3 Million as War Rages
Berlin reports heavy losses for American troops in Apremont and Parroy sectors amid mine bombardments. Official bulletins describe thick fighting along the western front from Kemmel to the Somme with French and British counterattacks, while Germany claims 5.3 million effective troops and broad manpower mobilization across fronts.
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Kemmel
Lacre
Somme
Aveluy Wood
Hangard
Ayre
Grivesnes Park
Oise-Aisne
Champagne
Pont-a- Mousson
Apremont Wood
Lys
Avre
French Repel German Drive Southwest Near Mailly-Raineval
Paris reports heavy fighting as Germans push into ground southwest of Mailly-Raineval between Hangard and Montdidier. French counterattacks recapture lost areas with many German casualties and prisoners, while Mareuil Wood seen as a focal point of continued action near Orvillers-Sorel and Montdidier.
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Mailly-Rameval
Orvillers-Sorrel
Mareuil Wood
Orvillers-Sorel
Montdidier
Thiaucourt
Sapignuel
Draft calls top 1.3 million as May force grows
In Washington on May 11 more than 1,300,000 men have been called in the draft. They are in France, in camp, or awaiting orders to enter service before June 1. The total covers all men summoned in the May contingent. A separate classified notice advertises Sunny hotel rooms at 112 West 72d Street.
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Rada
Salikovsky
Petoura
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Rumania
Landwehr
Palestine
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