McAdoo to Tour West for Liberty Loan Push
Secretary McAdoo announced a $2 billion Liberty Loan to back the war effort and will tour the Middle West starting May 17. He urged universal support, underscoring that failure to subscribe would signal national weakness and that every citizen should participate.
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McAado
Middle West
Chicago
Denver
McAdoo
United States
America
Germany
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Des Moines
Lincoln
Neb
Kansas City
Liberty Loan
Congress
Germans Plan to Raise Ships U Boats Sunk for Profit
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Hamburger Fremdenblatt says German naval engineers have devised a method to raise sunken ships from the sea bottom. Salvage vessels will operate in storms. February ship losses valued at about 180 million dollars promise years of work and profit after the war.
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Hamburger Fremdenblatt
Fremdenblatt
Eank
Damage Reported at German Naval Hubs Wilhelmshaven and Zeebrugge
Reported fires and destruction in Wilhelmshaven’s Imperial wharves after a seven hour blaze. Damage to the submarine building department with the harbor closed to the public. Zeebrugge port also cited as heavily damaged and losses of U boats noted in Rotterdam dispatches.
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London
Wilhelmshaven
Zeebrugge Raid Described as Destructive Naval Attack
Reports from Rotterdam on May 13 describe the Zeebrugge raid as the most destructive British warship action against the German submarine base on the Belgian coast. Two submarine sheds were blown up, sixty three killed, and about ten taken to hospital.
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Zeebrugge
Appy
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Zeebrugge bombardment reported with port damage feared
Dover reports the Zeebrugge bombardment caused windows to rattle sixty miles inland. The Zeebrugge mole may be breached and rapid silting could render the port useless if not repaired. Official admiralty statement notes heavy bombardment by Royal Navy and Royal Air Service with aerial combats and two enemy planes shot down.
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First U Boat Chaser Off The Ways Here
The first of the new submarine chasers built by the Government has been launched at the New York Navy Yard. The keel was laid April 1 and the 110 foot vessel is in the water in five weeks. More chasers are under construction at New Orleans and other yards and will be launched soon ready for coast patrol duty and submarine attack.
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New York Navy Yard
Committee On Public Information
New Orleans Navy Yard
Vate
Navy Yards
Spain protests to Berlin over torpedoing of Carmen
Madrid reports a formal protest to Germany regarding the torpedoing of the steamer Carmen in Spanish waters. Spain will establish a destroyer patrol between the Cantabrian coast and France to safeguard its shores.
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Paris
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Cantabrian
France
Mongolia's Shot Crippled U Boat Killed Captain
The Mongolia reported firing on a German U-boat April 19 in the English Channel. The submarine was not sunk but periscope and conning tower damage occurred and the commander was killed.
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England
Kiel
James Goodwin
Portsmouth
South Foreland
English Channel
America
Waldorf-Astoria
Emery Rice
C. H. Brent
Philippine Islands
Willard D. Straight
H. H. Bandholtz
Melville E. Stone
J. Franklin Bell
Kaiser Holds American Dentist Visit Amid War Tensions
Emperor William, in Copenhagen, summoned his American dentist Arthur Newton Davis of Piqua, Ohio, to Great Headquarters for dental repairs, signaling no personal war with the United States. The royal family has continued patronizing American dentists despite months of U.S.-Germany tensions. A Belgian relief note cites abandonment of neutrality, and Major General Fredrich states no plan to intern Americans.
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London
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United States
Arthur Newton Davis
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Ohio
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Reichstag
Fredrich
Venus Pencils Patent Drawings Missing
A brief item notes that Venus Pencils faces an issue with patent drawings not available, leaving readers unsure of the status and next steps for the product line.
First of 1000 Ships Contract for Anti Submarine Project
The Federal Shipping Board announced the signing of the first contract for eight steel cargo ships to be built by Los Angeles Ship Building and Dry Dock. Deliveries are scheduled for 1918 with two ships each in May June and two more in September October next year. The board aims to build at least 1,000 ships within eighteen months to counter the German submarine campaign, with initial funding of 400 million dollars and potential further sums.
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Federal Shipping Board
Los Angeles Ship Building and Dry Dock Company
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Shipping Board
Congress
Denman
Shipping Board Today
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Viviani Thrills Boston Audience at City Club
René Viviani former French premier and head of the French War Mission to the United States drew a large Boston crowd May 18. He praised U S neutrality while urging spiritual union with France and allies and warned a German victory would bring servitude. The visit included receptions at the Public Library Harvard University and the City Club with a nearly hour long address to about 2 000 attendees.
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Warren H. Robbins
State Department
Henry F. Sears
Beacon Street
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McVall
Sears
America
American Fund
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Cambridge
Lowell
University
City Club
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Contorted OCR Snippet Teases Page 4 Car Advertisement
Fragmentary OCR reads ad like note from New York Adv. with garbled words and stray phrases. No clear event person or organization is identifiable beyond a general newspaper advertisement reference.
Balfour Visits Col Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill
Arthur J. Balfour and Ian Malcolm visited Theodore Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill for four hours. They discussed war and volunteers for France amid high tea, with Roosevelt noting his pleasure with the visit. The pair traveled with Secret Service protection to and from Oyster Bay and departed for Washington by special train.
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Arthur J. Balfour
Ian Malcolm
Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
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Mr. Balfour
St. John the Divine
New York
E. M. House
France
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the Waldorf
Vincent Astor
Secret Service
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John Henry
Quentin
Aviation Corps
Regular Army
Mineola
London
England
Madrid
Kermit
Brazil
British party heads to capital as Bridges stays in New York
Lieut. Gen. G. T. M. Bridges and staff remain in New York for several days at the Plaza while the rest of the party return to the capital. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice the British ambassador left yesterday and the others depart at midnight on a special Pennyslvania Railroad train with no intermediate stops. Fifty uniformed police guarded the station approach and a detachment of detectives was on hand.
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Cecil Spring-Rice
Pennsylvania Railroad
Korniloff Resigns as Petrograd Army Commander
Petrograd May 13 General Korniloff resigns amid power struggles with the Council of Workmen and Soldiers Deputies. He will go to the front to command one of the armies, after the committee demanded his orders be endorsed.
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von Bethmann Hollweg
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Europe
Russia
Powerful Bomb Found at Kaiser's Bellevue Palace
Paris dispatch reports an infernal machine hidden in Bellevue Palace Berlin where the Imperial German family resides. The device contained enough dynamite to wreck the palace and nearby buildings. A correspondent says the German government will likely declare it an invention, though the informant asserts accuracy.
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L‘humanité
Bethmann Clarke with Hindenburg in Vienna trip and peace note
Special cable reports Berlin annexationist press saying Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg visited Army Headquarters to offer resignation but not accepted. Reichstag circles say Kaiser Junkers and militarists balk at Democratic reforms and Bethmann Hollweg may urge postponement of a peace debate until July with a narrow majority.
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Russian commander warns of ruin from army disloyalty
London report cites General Brusiloff condemning desertions and discipline lapses on the southwestern front. He says vodka temptations and enemy proclamations undermine the army and threaten Russia's rear areas and rail hubs. Former General Korniloff, now resigned, had warned Petrograd defense must strengthen against a German attack.
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Times
Odessa
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Saya
Alexis Brusiloff
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Russia
German Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg Talks in Vienna
Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg met Emperor Charles and Empress Zita for luncheon in Vienna on Sunday and dined with Count Czernin. He began his return to Berlin in the evening and said the discussion with the Austrian foreign minister will be continued in Berlin.
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Berlin
Thomas lays out French views on war and Russia
Albert Thomas French Minister of Munitions meets Workmen's and Soldier's Deputies in Petrograd and explains France's position on the war and new Russia. He warns French democracy about Socialist missteps and calls for bases for joint action while outlining hopes for unreserved Russian aid. Ad text follows about New England resort office schedule.
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Berlin Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg Maintains Grip Amid War Aims Debate
Berlin dispatch notes that Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg's position appears secure despite latest attacks. He returned from headquarters to Vienna after consulting Reichstag leaders on Germany's war aims to be submitted Tuesday. Government and centrist factions seek to avoid acrimonious debate, hoping his strong cards in U-boats, the sixth war loan, and food improvements carry the day.
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London
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Great Headquarters
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Reichstag
Germany
Campaign Aims to Oust Von Bethmann Hollweg
Reports from Berlin indicate a vigorous effort to depose Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg. The movement grew strong enough to spark speculation about his return from the Great Headquarters as either Chancellor or private citizen. Continued on Page 2.
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London
Berlin
Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg
British Advance Outposts North of Bullecourt
WAR CORRESPONDENTS REPORT from May 13 describes British and Australian actions at Bullecourt, with British and Scottish troops advancing through the village and Australians holding the northern sector under heavy shellfire. Australian stretcher bearers are praised for bravery amid ten days of near continuous bombardment and counterattacks.
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