Secret diplomacy and Red Cross drive stir Britain
In London on May 16 Foreign Secretary Balfour faced questions in the Commons about Prince Sixtus of Bourbon and a sealed letter from Emperor Charles seeking peace terms with France. Balfour said no permission was given to reveal the letter and emphasized utmost secrecy. He condemned central powers for failing to propose fair peace. Separately Oklahoma County manager Harriss authorized Red Cross fund solicitors to start door to door in Lawton, distributing official receipts to collectors and donors to ensure proper accounting and avoid fraud.
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Red Cross Way Fund
Ichard Harriss
Oklahoma
Laiverorw Moening
Harriss
City Campaign
Geissler Holds Ousting Illegal and Won’t Quit
Oklahoma party turmoil centers on Geissler refusal to quit as state chair. A preferential convention vote blocked electing a new chair, while Geissler claims the April 22 call limited to state officers and insists he was elected to a four year term. If a new chair is seated after the August primary, courts may intervene. Harry H Rogers, Tulsa oilman, faces uncertain gubernatorial nomination as GOP factions clash over leadership.
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Regulsican Party
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Central Commnittee
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Geissler
Oklahoma City
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Tulsa
Draft registration proposal amid youth at age threshold.
Bulletin notes conference report on bill for registration of youths reaching draft age since June 5. May 16 reports from Washington and Madison, with unrelated items including a bank robbery in Tri-City and Chickasha Oklahoma hosting 2,000 garden plots judged by students. Stillwater and farm agents assist in selecting winners. The German government informs Uruguay it does not consider formal relations at this time.
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Washington
Kaiser Gall s in Baltic Fleet to Gather at Kiel
May 16. The entire German Baltic fleet except a few light cruisers was recalled last week to Kiel. Naval forces are being concentrated there, according to a Hamburg report received in Geneva and transmitted by the Daily Express correspondent.
Kaiser Bill Still Has His Six Stalwart Sonnies
Amsterdam report on wartime aristocracy notes heavy losses among German nobility per Adelsblatt. It cites 270 counts killed, including seven from Doha and Finck van Finckenstein, and 649 barons with thirteen from Wangenheim. It also records 816 overall losses among noble families, led by Vin Edel and Von Arnim.
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House of Wangenheim
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Generally Fair Weather Forecast
Brief local forecast notes fair to generally fair conditions with cloudy spells. Night and Friday may bring unsettled clouds and light gusts, with northern areas experiencing colder winds. Overall, mild temperatures expected with limited precipitation risk.
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Otis Named to Lead War Industries Board Survey
Charles A. Otis, president of the Cleveland chamber of commerce, was appointed by the War Industries Board to conduct a nationwide survey of the country’s industrial resources. The May 16 announcement places Otis in charge of coordinating resources for war effort.
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Washington
Charles A. Otis
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
War Industries Board
No Change 18 Likely in British Command
London May 16 reports circulated of a change in the British army command in France but Bonar Law denied in the house of commons that any change had occurred or was under consideration.
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France
House of Commons
Bonar Law
War Cabinet
Slavs Will War To Guard Homes Protest Text Revealed
Washington May 16 A state department release prints a Soviet government protest to the German ministry of foreign affairs dated April 26. It shows Russia warned of mobilizing all measures to secure its homeland in response to German aggressions.
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Washington
Ministry of Forum Affairs
State Department
Wilson renews fight against Dragnet probe
President Wilson rebukes Senate Chamberlain resolution for a dragnet gunboat inquiry by the Senate Military Committee. He warns Senator Thompson that even as amended the measure remains objectionable and signals a vote of lack of confidence in the administration.
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Wilson
Senate
Chamberlain
Thompson
Kansas
Senate Expenditures Committee
Expenditures Committee
Martin
Virginia
Vienna Anxious to Learn Whole of Prussian Pact
Vienna awaits the full text of the military agreement reached by the German and Austrian emperors. A dispatch from Zurich reports Vienna’s key worry is whether the Austro Hungarian army will adopt the Prussian spirit as the southern German states did after 1866, deepening the alliance and shaping broader political questions.
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Zurich
Ace
Frangfurter Zeitung
German Emperor warns of devastation in France in Aix la Chapelle speech
London reports the German emperor addressing the Aix la Chapelle town council saying he inspected western France and describes widespread devastation. He claims Allied forces suffer and vows the offensive will continue until the task is done, urging patience and front-line resolve.
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Berling
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Ras
Taft Calls for War to Death to Secure Peace
Philadelphia May 16 former President Taft opened the winthe-war convention of the League to Enforce Peace urging a fighting army of 5 000 to back a stern determined war policy He insisted on an implacable war to the end to secure lasting peace and predicted strong national leadership at the gathering with about 4 000 prominent men in attendance
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Philadelphia
Allied messenger girls and new army uniforms emerge
Reports describe official messenger girls to wear WW initials on red silk sleeves with adjusted caps and larger sizes for feminine personnel. The piece notes a push for half a million more specialists and American troops in the Alps to bolster morale as Italy desires a modest U.S. presence on the front.
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Syed
West Fen
New York
Jury completes Lusk trial panel in Roberts slaying
Waukesh a Wis May 1 The twelve jurors for the Grace Lusk murder case were selected this morning all married with eight farmers among them Immediately after selection the jury Miss Lusk Judge Martin Lueck and attorneys visited the Mills home to view the scene of the fatal shooting on June 21 last year to recross the threshold of the house.
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Mary Newman Roberts
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Martin Lueck
Bianca Mills
Haber Medal Lecture Rails At War Time Science Alliance
German Junk Professor Haber head of the Chemical Research Institute at the University of Berlin received a medal from the Bunsen Society. He delivered a lecture on the relation of exact sciences to militarism, urging close cooperation between scientists and military leaders as long as war lasts. He discussed artillery fire and gas, noting gas use arose from wartime needs rather than German intent, and argued that gas attacks prompted by situation foster discipline and intelligence in soldiers.
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University of Berlin
Way Just Bern
Fermen Bunsen Society
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Ee Cally
Austrian Warship Torpedoed at Pola Harbor
Rome reports an Austrian battleship of the Viribust Unitis class, 20,000 tons, torpedoed by Italian forces in Pola harbor early Tuesday. Italians guided by patrols and searchlights breached defenses as seaplanes attacked Austrian aircraft. two Austrians were shot down and several others forced to descend out of control. Italian planes returned safely.
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Rome
Mavay
Austrian Blow at Milan Expected by Observers
Well informed observers here expect an Austrian offensive toward Milan with Brescia as a target. The plan reportedly aims to seize the Italian heartland along a broad front after last October’s retreat. Defence lines along the Brenta and Monte Grappa area are said to be the focus of the enemy’s move.
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Monte Grappa
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Artillery Fighting Reported Aid From Front Lines
London reports heavy artillery activity last night across the Somme and Ancre rivers and on the Flanders battlefields. French detachments conducted operations north of the Ailette as fighting continued in the Amiens sector with actions east of the front.
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London
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Ancre
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Plane crash injures aviator near Philadelphia
The May 16 Washington bulletin reports a plane traveling from New York to Philadelphia, piloted by Stephen Bosal, crashed on landing at Piaeto, N. An aviator sustained injuries and was conveyed by motor truck and machine to Washington for treatment.
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Postel Fire Department
New York
Philadelphia
Stephen Bosal
Piaeto
Ken Bo
Shipping Board Orders Eighteen New Concrete Ships
Shipping Board orders eighteen new concrete ships for wartime service. Fourteen will be tank steamers with substantial capacity and four additional vessels contribute to the total fleet strength. Construction advances under the national effort.
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