Air Service Reorganized By President
President Wilson orders complete separation of the army air service from the Signal Corps creating a Bureau of Aircraft Production under John D. Ryan with full legal status and control over aircraft production. The Signal Corps reverts to signaling duties. investigation assistants are detached to aid the Attorney General. Open question remains unclear naval cooperation.
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Washington
Army Air Service
Wilson
Air Service
Signal Corps
Bureau of
Army
Aircraft Board
John D. Ryan
Aicraft Production
Kenly
Aero
William L. Kenly
George O. Squier
Air
Navy
Baker
Naval Service
Atiatio
French Trawler Sinks U Boat and Captures Crew
Washington dispatch reports a French trawler commanded by First Mate Leroux sank a German submarine after sinking it and taking prisoner the entire crew including the captain. The submarine captain, a Spanish schooner master, was among those taken aboard the trawler which returned to port without incident.
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Washington
France
Leroux
Boar
Germans Renew Ruthless U Boat War on Norway
German submarines resumed unrestricted warfare against Norwegian fishing boats in the Arctic Ocean north and east of the coast. Survivors report U-boat commanders vow to sink all vessels, targeting Norwegians for oil exports to England, with shells fired at lifeboats. a Russian fishing fleet and a Russian mail steamer were also shelled, eight killed or hurt.
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Christiania
Norway
Arctic Ocean
Hammerfest
England
Germany
Vardee
Russia
Aftonposten” Asays
Vinda Bay
Arctic
Aftonposten
Stokes Trial Highlights Wilson Loyalty vs. Finance Powers
The district attorney quotes Mrs. Stokes defending democracy and accusing a secret financier group of manipulating wealth while her family members serve abroad. The case features Stokes’s alleged loyalty to the administration and a contested interpretation of her letter to The Star as supporting world democracy over profiteers. Meanwhile, Red Cross War Fund drive in New York raises over 4.5 million with large gifts from George F. Baker and United States Steel, plus small offerings like Anthony Cellare’s 28 cents.
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the Tribune
Kansas City
Rose Pastor Stokes
New York
Francis M. Wilson
United States
Seymour Stedman
Chicago
Ralph £. Stout
The
Kansas City Star
Stokes
Red Cross
Woolworth
George F. Baker
United States Steel Corporation
J. P. Morgan & Co
Anthony Cellare
Printing House Square
City Hall Park
Hylan
Gellare
William Randolph No Hearst
Women On National Defence
Virginia Hylan
Alfred
Five Norwegian Ships Sunk in Arctic by Submarines
Copenhagen May 20 reports German submarines sunk five Norwegian ships in the Arctic and shelled a Russian mail steamer, killing ten persons.
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Arctic
Copenhagen
Fliers of U S Wir Mastery On Toul Front
American airmen dominate the Toul front as German aircraft losses mount. Lieutenant Douglas Campbell adds his second victory by destroying an enemy biplane with two officers aboard. Captain David Peterson, aiding from Honesdale, downs a German fighter 2,000 metres within enemy lines after a two-airplane encounter.
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U.S
Toul
Ameri
Sarid
Bowie
Germany
David Peterson
Honesdale
Penn
Peterson
Descendants Honor French Aid in Revolution With Flags
A descendant of a French officer presents a set of national and regimental colors to two regiments arriving in France. The banners honor the Sons of the French and American Liberty and remember aid to the American Revolution. The regimental commander accepts, praising the gift as a memento of liberty and equality for all mankind.
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Byrne
Ressy
France
Sud
Ee F Jonor
Ben
Germans Await Austrian Blow In Europe War Drive
London reports that Ludendorff delays a West drive awaiting Austrian preparations for Italy. Asiago Plateau sees limited activity while full reserves arrive from the East and training depots churn out fresh troops. Longer moonlit nights offer near twenty four hour fighting potential as a likely factor.
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Tribune
London
Ludendorff
Italy
Asiago
Lufbery Killed In Flaming Plane Over Toul Front
Major Raoul Lutbery famed American ace, shot down by a German triplane near Toul. He leaped from 800 yards, his aircraft burst into flames, body recovered near a garden as celebrations and mourning spread. He held seventeen victories and was renowned for coolness and daring.
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Associated Press
France
Raoul Lutbery
Lufbery
Toul
Ling
Luthery
Victor Over Lufbery Shot Down Report Amid Aerial Activity
In France on Sunday May 19 a French aviator reportedly shot down an enemy aircraft behind the Lunevil sector. Two crew from the plane were captured by American forces. Unconfirmed reports tie the target to the aircraft that brought down Major Lufbery. A day of intense air combat is noted in the sector.
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France
Toul
United States
Luthery
Brest
Air Service
Lufbery
Emetneet
Lunevil
Germans Kill 37 in Record London Raid
London report describes the night raid as the greatest on record with 192 casualties in the metropolis including 37 killed. Gothas attacked from the east while British defenses and pilots fought back, causing several bomb falls with few injuries in the countryside and a hospital sheltering patients as prayers and hymns rose nearby.
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London
Arthur
Draper
the Tribune
Gothas
London Crowds See Giant Gotha
London crowds witness a massive air raid amid high casualties and heavy anti aircraft fire. The War Office reports 47 killed and 166 injured in London and 6 injured in the provinces with extensive property damage. The raid featured multiple targets and two additional enemy aircraft reportedly downed, while many Londoners left towns for the countryside before returning home.
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London
Forrty
Metropolitan Police District
War Office
Petain's Men Gain Sudden Blow in Allied Drive
French and Allied forces report a rapid breakthrough with Petain's units achieving all objectives. The operation captures 400 German prisoners and tightens the Allied position as they block敌 a German drive, signaling a decisive turn in the campaign.
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Petain
British Also Win Before Amiens
British and Allied forces reported multiple gains on several fronts. French and Italian troops advanced near Locre and in the Amiens sector while operations west of Koritza pushed Bulgars back, marking the first significant Balkan advance in over a year.
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Flanders
Locre
Mount Kemmel
Berlin
Kemmel
London
Morlancourt
Amiens
Hindenburg
Rheims
Bermericourt
Foch
Laon
Koritza
Lake
Ochrida
Balkan Peninsula
French Score Big Gain by Sudden Smash in North
May 20. French troops fighting with the British pushed a rapid attack on a 4000 yard front in the Locre sector on the Flanders front. Several hundred German prisoners taken. Locre area shows major gains as Bruloose and Locre Hospice change hands, creating an Allied foothold in the gateway area.
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North
France
Flanders
Locre
Bruloose
Locre Hospice
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Semtoc Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
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Armatidis
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Plirey
U. S
Arthur S. Draper
America
Nody
Luff
Victor
Kent
Essex
Gotha
Ant
Enst
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Hem
Scotland
Wales
Whitsuntide Hall
Metropolia
Macedonia
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