British Reserves Urged as Casualty Toll Surges
May 4 report from Washington cites British military estimate of about 250000 casualties since the March 2 offensive. The piece notes German losses likely higher, warns continued heavy fighting will strain British reserves unless reinforcements arrive, and mentions German efforts to withhold casualty figures from the public while sending wounded to Belgium.
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British General Details Losses Since Offense Began
A British general reports heavy losses since the Ferman offensive began on March 2. The figure cited is about 28,100 casualties. The information comes from the Heptish war ominion in the United States via Lieutenant General Tom HMeinlues, noting continued strain on British forces and an early warweariness.
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Enormous Mine Field Aims to Block U Boats
London wire reports a British plan to lay the largest mine field in the North Sea to deter submarines. The barrier would span about 121,182 square miles between Norway and Scotland with the line reaching toward the Arctic. Naval expert Hurd notes the project, described by Admiral Jellicoe, required months and tens of thousands of mines to seal the northern exit.
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North Sea
Jellicoe
Min
Local Draft Quotas Not Assigned Here
The adjutant general's office assigns May 25 draft quotas for S.R49 in this state. Net quotas depend on conlists and credits. results expected late today. Selected men will be sent to Camp Howie Fort Worth Texas and Camp Funston Fort Riley Kansas, with each local board assigned to a single destination.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Camp Funston
Fort Riley
Kaw
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E. Gipson
Generally Fair Weather Forecast Card
A brief weather note predicts generally fair conditions with a focus on Sunday. The forecast mentions tonight and Sunday, with emphasis on a stable, mild pattern and no precipitation expected. Local readers are advised to plan outdoor activities accordingly.
Court Backs Holding Out Osage Money
Washington May 4 dispatches report the government will continue holding back Osage royalty payments due from oil and mineral activity near Pawhuska. The ruling notes bootlegger activity influence and confirms the Treasury decision in this disputed fund.
Food Crisis in Austria Forces Parliament to Close
A Vienna dispatch reports the Austrian premier adjourned parliament and called an extraordinary measure due to a severe food shortage. The government states it will devote all effort to solving the economic problem and sustaining the population.
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Haywood Charged With Direction of I. W. W. Sabotage
Chicago May 4 government testimony linked William Big Bill Haywood and other W W cabinet members to directing anticwar activities from the Chicago headquarters. Letters bearing signatures of Haywood and aides were admitted, tying leaders to a wartime program and secret meetings as part of the espionage case against 112 leaders.
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Canada Lowers Draft Age to 19 and July Service
OTTAWA May 4 Canada lowers the age limit for military service registration from 18 to 19 years. A proclamation will call upon men aged 19 to enroll before June 1. Registrants will not be called to service before July.
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Canada
Ottawa
Fuel Oil Famine If Leasing Bill Not Passed
Washington May 4 prediction warns ships and war industries will face fuel shortages after sixty days unless the leasing bill is enacted by Congress. Statement attributed to Sessa lay indicates potential drastic energy impact amid wartime needs.
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Washington
Congress
Sessa Lay
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Surge Across States
Washington reports show the treasury aiming for four to five billion with oversubscriptions in many districts. New York surpassed its 900 million minimum as Chicago and Oklahoma counties also beat their quotas. Lincoln County and Watonga rallied, with total district subscriptions reaching over seven million dollars as drives continue nationwide.
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Treasury
Mi Adios
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Challas
Vlaime
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Dallas
New York
Liberty Loan Committee
Frisco Railroad
Oklahoma County
Farmers National Bank
Mate Witton
Leonard H.llailey
Bailey
Skirwin
Lincoln County
Lincal County
Liberty
Joan Af
Frank J. Wikoff
Watonga
Blaine County
Farever
Wikoff
Oklahoma
Pa Gces
Chicago
Stabo
Strike Threatened on Lake Vessels
U S. May 4 The seamen unions urged government control of all Great Lakes vessels to avert an imminent strike. They told the shipping labor conference that carriers refuse to join with the Shipping Board and unions to recruit manpower for the merchant fleet.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Lake Carriers’ Association
Shipping Board
Verdun Battle Compared to Kemmel Hill Assaults
Veterans of Verdun are singled out as they defended Kemmel Hill against a German drive led by German guns and gas shells. The piece notes sustained bombardment on Kemmel from April 22 to 24, French gas mask use, fierce infantry clashes, French artillery gains, and heroic services including stretcher-bearers amid heavy German forces.
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Open coal cars used to move wounded in Belgium
The Hague paper Les Nouvelles reports 265 trains carrying wounded soldiers from Picardy and Flanders to Germany on April 1 and April 12 along the Namur Liege line. Crowded transports forced use of open coal cars for wounded. Hospitals, convents, schools, and factories in Belgium are filled with injured.
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Germany
Picardy
Flanders
Les Nouvelles
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Hague
Namur-Liege
Belgium
French Artillery Hit German Big Gun Positively
Paris dispatch reports a French field gun scored a direct hit on a German long-range cannon, rendering it inoperable as Paris endured bombardment yesterday.
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Paris
Riverside club owner to face trial over liquor charge
Jack Stanley, owner of the Riverside Country Club, closed by court order last January and later destroyed by fire, and Johnny Duncan were to stand trial in county court this afternoon on a charge of maintaining a liquor operation. Officers raid of Tenth Street apartments yielded seized clothing and furniture. Duncan allegedly employed by Stanley to run the club was named in the complaint.
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Ufited
Riverside Country Club
Johnny Duncan
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Tenth Street
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University Students to Visit Mayor for Study Tour
Prof F. F. Blachly of Oklahoma University will lead a class to visit Mayor Overholser for a firsthand study of the city government. The group will tour municipal branches to inspect methods and administration.
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Death sentences of men who slept
Washington May 4 President Wilson disapproved the sentence of American soldiers in France ordered to be shot. Privates Alen Ledoven and Stanley G Fishback had their sentences commuted to three years confinement at Leavenworth. Privates Forest D Sebastian and Tess Cook were granted full pardons for sleeping sentry posts.
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Wilson
France
Alen Ledoven
Stanley G. Fishback
Forest D. Sebastian
Tess Cook
Sebastian
Cook
Ledoyen
Fishback
Leavenworth
Germans Tunnel Escape Foiled at Fort McPherson
Interned Germans at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, attempted a wholesale escape through a tunnel under a barracks toward the wire fence. Guards uncovered the SEfoot tunnel late yesterday after an investigation into prisoner unrest. guards plus bayonets restored order as Germans clashed.
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Atlanta
Fort McPherson
Rds
Dutch Financier Reaches England in German Peace Offensive
An emissary of Germany's peace initiative, named as a Dutch financier, has arrived in England. A second agent is believed to be en route. In Paris, American labor delegates touring Europe arrived at the Metropolitan station and were greeted by Labor Minister Colliard.
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London
Germany
England
Central News
Paris
Colliard
Konach Monau
Frontline Fury Across Flanders and Italy War Fronts
British and French forces endure drumfire in Flanders while heavy fighting rages along the Italian front from the Adriatic to the Giudicaria valley.German bombardments intensify near Amiens and Ypres as Italy may witness a Teutonic drive. Visibly heightened artillery on the Somme front accompanies infantry movements by the German side.
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Somme
Italy Is Stronger No Drive Seen
Washington May 4 An Austrian delay in operations due to snow and heavy weather keeps the Italian front quiet. Italy is said to be growing stronger daily as material losses are being replaced, with Austria unwilling to risk sending aid to Germany on the western front.
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Amcesty
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Austria
Italan
Nisby
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Austrian Emperor Heads to Front in Vienna Dispatch
A Vienna dispatch reports the Austrian Emperor yesterday began a journey to the front. He is accompanied by Chief of Staff Field Marshal Are von Straussenberg and German military representative Major General Cramon. The note suggests the front lines may be the theater of Austria’s major move at present.
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Vienna
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von Straussenberg
Cramon
Austria
Youths of Alsace Sent Into Battle by the Associated Press
Geneva May 4 German forces deploy youths from reserve depots to the front lines in Alsace as the war press reports escalate. Reporting from Geneva notes the mobilization intensifies amid ongoing conflict in the region.
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