House Votes 12 Billions For the Army
The House passed a 12.041 billion dollar army appropriation bill authorizing call up to three million men and fast tracking troops to France. Key items include 6.315 billion for Quartermaster, 3.316 billion for ordnance, 1.028 billion for engineers, aviation funding, and 267 million for medical corps with extensive clothing and camp equipage costs.
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Engineers
Olney
Clothing and Gartison Equipage
Camp Equi Page
Quartermastery Department
Massachusetts
America
Way Department
Anthony
Kansas
Senate plans to curb debate until war ends
The Senate chaired by Underwood weighs a one hour cap on debate per member during wartime and twenty minutes on amendments. The plan aims to curb filibuster and endless discourse while maintaining deliberation. Opponents, largely older members and some Republicans, argue it curbs speech and censors public opinion. The move follows issues with the current cloture rule and aims at a more efficient wartime legislature.
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Longworth
Ohio
Ilinois
Chicago
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Kentucky
C. W. Gilbert
Tiihunes
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Underwood
Committee On Rules
United States
Germany
Congress
Enator Underwood
Ling
House of Representatives
Lupo
Creel
Treasures Bomb Relic Of London Air Raid
John Frey of San Francisco, member of the Labor mission returning from abroad, shows a shrapnel shell from London’s May 14 raid. He spent two hours during the raid at St James's Park in front of Buckingham Palace. He recalls a U boat threat and American destroyers fending off torpedoes as British cruisers cruised with the convoy.
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Sanrancisco
Labor
London
St.’ Jamus's Park
Buckingham Palace
Princess Mery
George
Frey
Europe
Italians Engage Germans as Arras Front Opens
Italian forces have taken positions on the Arras sector and are expected to clash with German troops by noon. General Garibaldi reportedly accompanies Italian contingents to France, though not in supreme command. French critics praise Italian morale and efficiency and urge French endurance in the expected German advance.
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Tribune
Washington
Arras
France
Flanders
Geneval
Garibaldi
Pacis
Italy May Strike Before Austria Is Ready Belief Here
Washington dispatch reports Italian officials believe Austria’s internal problems delay its offensive and Italy may strike first. Italian authorities say munitions exist to start an attack, but not to sustain a long campaign. They cite Allied supply losses in France and Flanders as reducing the German drive’s impact and assert Italy stands ready to join any Allied action under General Foch.
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France
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Caporetto
Taly
Foch
Austrian General Quits After Italian Victory Report
A Rome report says General Boroevic has relinquished the Austro Hungarian high command after an Italian victory near Tonale. The dispatch notes 4,000 Austrian casualties and 500 prisoners, with Italians advancing near Caposile and fortifying the Tonale outpost.
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Aribuney
Washington
Rome
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Tonale
Piave
Caposile
Berne
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Austro- Aa
Ian
Udine
Renaissance of Higher Ideals Predicted by Wilson
President Wilson told Central Presbyterian Church members they should pursue a renaissance of higher ideals and better living after World War I while gathering to commemorate the church's fiftieth anniversary in Washington on May 31.
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Australia Urges U S Aid in New Monroe Doctrine
Prime Minister William Morris Hughes urged U S aid for a Southern Pacific Monroe Doctrine at a Pilgrims Society dinner. He warned that peace with Germany was impossible and stressed Australia’s heavy war losses and the need for a lasting peace to protect its vast Pacific islands and security.
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Germany
Aun
Austra
Boston
Morris Plan Ad Offers Tax Payment Loan Option
The Morris Plan Company of New York proposes a loan to cover income tax payments, suggesting borrowers can secure funds quickly rather than worry about their tax bill. The ad promotes accessible lending as a solution for owed taxes.
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Australia seeks steadfast aid to deter aggression
Chauncey M. Depew as toastmaster presented a vision of a hemispheric security doctrine with Australia urging American and Allied backing to deter predatory nations in the Pacific. The gathering included notable figures from Britain and the United States, signaling broad support for a Western alliance stance.
Daily Forward Elevates Pro Allies Propaganda
The Jewish Daily Forward announced it will mount strong pro allied propaganda in its pages despite the Socialist party not reversing its St. Louis platform against war. Editor Abraham Cahan cited Germany’s invasion of Russia as proof the Bolshevik movement faces a dangerous foe. Party leaders and Socialists expect a future shift toward a clearer pro war stance.
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New York
Rusais
Cahan
Socialista
Vanderbilt Jr Elected President of New York Central
William K. Vanderbilt Jr. was named president of the New York Central to succeed Alfred Smith who resigned to become regional director of Eastern railroads under Director General McAdoo. Vanderbilt brings railroad study and broad experience, while Smith served over thirty nine years.
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New York Central
Alfred Smith
Eastern Railroads
McAdoo
Railroad Administration
Castro
Vanderbilt
Smith
New York Central Lines
Miessenger
Laks Shore & Michigan Southern
New York
Hudson River Railroad
Hudson River
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
William C. Brown
Middle West
Mi. Psmith
Gallead
William K. Vanderbilt
Harrad
Me. Vanderbilt
Mx Vanderbilt
Long Island Motor “Parkway
Vanderbilt Cup racer and Harvard graduate profile
A concise sketch notes the lifelong interest in outdoor sports and Vanderbilt Cup races. It mentions his Harvard completion, California-born Virginia Faty marriage, club memberships, and daily routine tracking from early morning to late afternoon, with an estimated age around forty.
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Virginia Faty
California
Harvard
Desense
German Planes and Balloons Shot Down in Air War
London dispatch reports that on Thursday Allied air forces conducted intensive bombing with artillery support. Thirty eight loads of bombs were dropped on railways roads dumps and billets at Merville Armentieres Bapaume Albert Valenciennes. Thirty eight German aircraft and two balloons were destroyed. six more hostile planes were shot down near central areas.
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Bapaume
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Valenciennes
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