British Forces Enter Bullecourt in Major Front Breakthrough
British troops pushed into Bullecourt on the Hindenburg line amid heavy fighting. Reports say they seized parts of the town, with renewed assaults and counterattacks around Bellecourt as Haig’s men press the breach to disrupt German lines and support French advances along the Aisne and Chemin des Dames sectors. Germany reports maintained positions elsewhere, while French forces claim gains near Laon and on the Soissons front with increasing prisoner totals.
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Associated Press
London
Bullecourt
Reuters
Blyce
Germany
New York
Laon
Haig
Hindenburg
Berlin
Soixeons-Laon
Laffaux
Satunfar
Betlecourt
Chetax
France
Bellecourt
Ballecourt
Hmita
Paris
Braye
Craonne
Filain Wood
Froidmont Farm
Chevregny
Hill 15
Oise Canal
Ailette
Chamin Des Dames
Nivelle
Freight rate hearings open before commission in Washington
Hearings on a proposed fifteen percent freight rate increase began in Washington with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Railways argued higher revenue would not cover rising costs while shippers planned to show earnings have been high despite claims of over-capitalization. The report also blends war frontline notes with French and German actions near Bullecourt and La Fère as World War I battles unfold.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Interstate
Commerce Commission
Snowfall Hint Amid Texas Midwinter Weather
Sporadic snow and cold weather sweep parts of Texas affecting fruit and young cotton while heavier rains elsewhere boost oat and wheat yields. Officials note rare winter weather in the state with varying regional impacts on agriculture.
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Texas
Astedar
Governor Turns Gardener Plows Potatoes at Mansion
Wisconsin governor and Speaker Lawrence Whittet joined in planting a potato patch at the executive mansion. The joint effort marks a cooperative gesture to promote farming activities in state leadership circles.
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Madieon
Wis
May Foerner Philp Telay
Executive Mansion
Covermer
Lawrence Whittet
City Council Raises Salaries for Police and Firemen
By Associated Press Ean Cisire, Win, May 7. City council votes to raise salaries of all police and fire department members due to rising cost of living. Increase effective immediately.
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Associated Trexe
Ean Cisire
Win
Police and Fire Department
Embargo Debate and War Censorship Prompt Senate Session
Washington May 7 Senate closed doors to thresh embargo and censorship questions as administration argues supplies reach Germany via neutral states. President warned by Senator Martin that embargo fact status risks White House handling. Roosevelt division amendment to conscription bill in doubt among conferees as Harding and Johnson push for France-bound troops. West Indies treaty secrecy surfaces as Mann presses for disclosure on special arrangements with Germany and Scandinavia.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Germany
Martin
Wilson
White House
United Press
Roosevelt
House
Ivery
Harding
Johnson
France
West Indies
United States
Mann
Webb
Bill to lease land for cattle to feed state penal institutions
Green Bay Wis May 7 A bill authorizing the commissioners of public lands and the Wisconsin constitutional commission to lease 5009 acres in Price and Sawyer counties to the State board of control for raising cattle and foodstuffs for state penal institutions will be introduced in the state Senate tomorrow by Senator Burke Prison labor would be employed on the farm.
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Associated Press
Green Bay
Wis
Commissioners of Public Lands
Wisconsin Consttation Commissin
Price
Sawyer Counties
State Board of Control
State Senate
Burke
Americans Do War Work Under Earthquake Fear
A May 7 dispatch from Paris reports American munitions units beginning work for French fighters amid tremors felt in several southern towns. Piatt Andrews, head of the American Ambulance Corps, described the earthquake shock and damage to storefront windows, noting few serious effects beyond broken panes as the unit prepared to ship equipment.
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Alter Pree
Paris
Ameri
Br United Preendeans
St. Louis
Amola
Piatt Andrews
American Ambulance Corps
Pennington elected president of Spokane International
Edmund Pennington, president of the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railway, was elected president of the Spokane and International railroad to succeed D C Corbin. He will remain president of the Soo Line and direct the Spokane line from Minneapolis with Edgar and McPherson assisting from Spokane.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis, Minn
Edmund Pennington
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Bto
Marie Taliway
Spokane & International Railroad
D. C. Corbin
Spokane
Pennington
Air
Soo” One
Spokane & International
Edgar & McPherson
Boo” Jine
Bombing hits outskirts of London. man and woman injured
A hostile airplane dropped four bombs northeast of London. One man was killed and a man and a woman were injured as slight damage occurred to nearby buildings. The incident was announced by Associated Press from London on May 7.
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Hamond
London
Pope Benedict May Act In Irish Situation
Rome reports Pope Benedict may influence Ireland as Vatican authorities note his support for small nations. Monsignor Ceretti to be papal secretary of state for extraordinary ecclesiastical affairs. Cardinal Sparrigi remains, signaling expanded Vatican activity. The pope’s peace message and European and Asian involvement are viewed as consequential.
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John H. Hearley
United Bres Sta
Rome
Benedict
Vatican
Holy Father
Ireland
Monsignor
Cerett
London
Sparrigi
Ceretti
Mexico
Washington
Cardinal Falconio
Australia
Europe
Asia
Russians Must Fight Order From General Guerko
General Guerko on the Eastern Front issuing a wartime directive prohibits fraternizing with enemy troops to prevent leaks of Russian dispositions. He warns German units moved from the Russian front threaten France and urges troops to defend Russia and its allies, invoking sacrifice for liberated nations. Belgians and Serbians appeal for Russian support as deputies back the Joan of Freedom movement.
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Guerko
Associatea Press
Petrograd
London
France
Russia
Ttsavas
Free Russia
Council of Deputies
Joans of Freedom
Banks Lose in Supreme Court Over German Ship Delivery
New York banks failed to win damages in a Boston case against the North German Lloyd liner Kronprinzessin Cecilie. They sought 2 240 000 for gold bullion worth 11 900 000 shipped to England and France at war outbreak, but the court ruled against shipper damages for returning to America mid voyage. Justice Holmes wrote the decision with Justices Pinedy and Clark dissenting.
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Associated Prega
Washington, D. C
New York
Supreme Court
America
Holmes
Pliney and
Clark
How to Beat Submarine Menace Becomes Navy Focus
Washington May 7. A flood of inventor suggestions pours into the navy department after W J Saunders of the naval consulting board claims a likely path to solving the submarine menace. Officials note dozens of ideas are unclear but some with promise will be tested.
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United P
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
W. J. Saunders
Naval Consulting Board
Wheat and flour records set in Minneapolis and Chicago markets
Flour prices jumped forty cents a barrel in Minneapolis with fancy patents touching 31.3, a record high on the local exchange. Chicago May wheat also rose to a new price high on the board of trade marking a peak for the day.
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Associated Pres
Chicago
Board of Trade
Vawter Trial Nearing End in Va Murder Case
Christianburg Va May 7 Taking of testimony in the trial of Charles E Vawter charged with the murder of Stockton Heth Jr was in its final stage today and probably will be ended late today or early tomorrow The case is expected to go to the jury Thursday.
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Associawea Freee
Christianburn
Charles E. Vawter
Stockton Heth Jr
Revolts in Cuba Reported by French Sources
Associated Press dispatch from Washington notes French reports of rebel activities in Cuba as renewed evidence of influence seeking intervention. State Department maintains confidence that President Megeral can restore order despite unrest and external pressure.
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iBy Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Cuba
State Department
Megeral
Labor and Home Rule Urge Quick Irish Settlement
London May 7. Powerful representations are to be made to Premier Lloyd George and the war cabinet by labor representatives on the urgency of settling the Irish question. The Pall Mall Gazette says labor members may rethink their government position if a satisfactory settlement is not soon achieved.
Allied War Commissions Unite To Coordinate Allied Needs
Washington May 7 Allied war commissions meeting in London and Washington coordinate US and ally resources for France and Britain They plan to centralize seaborne traffic allotments and prioritize freight while buying supplies judiciously to keep railways open and combat submarine disruption Also notes loans to Britain and advertising drive for the Liberty Loan with a large New York sign offered at Broadway and Second Street.
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Washington, D. C
London
United States
Wes
Aliien
Lanning
Balfour
Supreme Court
Samuel Gampers
England
Joan
Broadway
Second Street
New York
J. Rode
Laon Will Fall Soon amid French advances and European turbulence
French guns threaten Laon as General Nivelle’s forces close to six miles from the German stronghold. meanwhile European discontent grows with political reforms in Germany and Hungary suppressing democracy, martial law, and press bans. Russian front tensions persist as Guerko condemns fraternizing with Germans. Sweden faces continued unrest with food protests and demonstrations.
Memorial Day for World Allies Plan National Day
London dispatch reports definite plans to establish American Decoration Day as a world memorial day. Consul Skinner forwarded the proposal to President Wilson with plans for a global day of mourning on May 20. Lieutenant Colonel Bullock originated the idea and urges allied nations to join, to honor all who died for democracy in World War I.
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Pia
United ‘States
United Press
London
Consul Skinner
Wilson
Bullock
Hoover urges immediate action on food control bill
Herbert C Hoover, chairman of the food committee of the Council of National Defense and the administration's world food expert, spoke before the agriculture committee to press rapid passage of the administration’s food control bill. The session was private to guard Hoover's disclosures about the world food supply as lawmakers push penalties for manipulation and waste. reportings to the House were anticipated early in the week.
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Herbert C. Hoover
United Press
Washington, D. C
Council of National Defense
Administration
Agricultural Committee
Hoover
Munition Plant Explosion Kills and Harms Workers
At the Federal Dyestatt and Chemical plant in Kingaport Tennessee an explosion rocked a munitions facility early today. One man was killed, several others were fatally injured, and a minor was among the wounded pending further investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingaport, Tenn
Federal Dyestatt and Chemical Companys
Uruguayan Ship Gorizia Sunk With Five Americans Aboard
A consular report to the state department states that the Uruguayan steamer Gorizia was sunk by a German submarine on April 3. Five Americans were aboard the vessel when it sank near the coast.
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Re United Presny
Washington, D.C
Gorizia
Crere
State Department
American airman honored by French for bravery
Paris May 7 United Press G. H. Struby of Denver Colorado an American airman and bombing crew worker was today awarded the French War Cross for bravery.
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United Presay
Paris
Printing Embargo Booklet Trial Description
Chicago printer Charles H. Canode testified at the resumed trial of Captain Franz Rintelen and seven Americans. He described trouble getting paid for printing 100000 pamphlets urging an embargo on ammunition exports for Tabor's peace council. The witness recounted a Washington discussion with H. Robert Fowler and Henry B. Martin and alleged statements by Martin and Fowler about actions involving Frank Buchanan and others.
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Chicago
Hin Woney
Associated Press
New York
Tabor
National Peace Council
Charles H. Canode
Franz Rintelen
Washington
H. Robert ‘Fowler
Henry ‘B. Martin
Martin
Frank Buchanan
Fowler
Minnesota guards withdrawn from guard points
St Paul, March 1. Governor Burnquist issued a supplemental order announcing the withdrawal of two Minnesota field artillery guards from guard points. Barbed wire fencing and electric devices at industrial plants aided the reduction. The governor also said gunners will have a chance to visit relatives before possible reassignment to practice camps in the south.
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Associated Preas
St Paul
Mino
Minnesota
Burnquiat
Caid
Flw. Klinos
Four Brothers in Wisconsin National Guard Company
Marinette Wis May 3 When Company 1 Second regiment Wisconsin National Guard leaves Marinette to train for federal service four brothers from one family will serve in the unit Eduard Marquitte a bridge tender Jeannot Hector and Max Edward is the company commander and his brothers joined after the border deployment all from Marinette with ties to the local community
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Marinette Familiy Faratehes Guard
Prozay Marinette
Wis
Wieeconsin National Guard
Marinette
United States
Eduard Marqvite
Jeadote Hector
Max
Edward Ia
Company
Hart Improves As Condition Rises In Wisconsin Report
Axer Ablyman Hart shows marked improvement today according to a Northwestern Wisconsin dispatch from Madcon. The brief notice cites his condition as better and notes continued monitoring.
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Madcon
Wis
Axer
Aviation Students Killed in Mineola Flight Accident
Two inexperienced aviation students, Ranson Merrit and Anthony Stileno, died at the Mineola government aviation school after a self-starting device test led to a 2500 foot climb and a steep descent. Cross currents toppled their bi plane, shattering both skulls and destroying the $12,000 aircraft.
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Cress
Associated Press
Hempstead
Government Aviation School
Mineola
Ranson Merrit
Lockport
N. Y
Cornell
Anthony Stileno
Roosevelt
N.Y
Army
Merrit
Stileno
Cavalry Troop Planned for Wisconsin National Guard
Sheboygan Wisconsin May 7 The state guard plans a cavalry troop with three officers and seventy men to be enlisted by May 17 for army inspection Lieutenant Witz recruiting officer of Company C Second Infantry will form the unit Eighteen recruits enlisted over Sunday local business men and manufacturers offer financial support
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Associated Prem
Sheboygan
Wis
Wisconsin National Guard
Adjt
Orlando Holway
Witz
Second Infantry
United States Cavalry
Ue Sheboygan
Fund to Defend Danny Shay in Indianapolis Shooting Case
In Chicago May 7 a fund was started to pay Danny Shay's defense costs. Shay, manager of the Milwaukee club, is charged with shooting a Negro named Walter to death in an Indianapolis cafe. Joe Tinker announced the fund after a meeting of six association managers.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Danny Shay
Milwaukee
American Association
Walter
Indianapolis
Joe Tinker
Clumbus Club
Thomas J. Hicker
Saengerfest Postponed by Economy and War
Sheboygan Wisconsin May 7 delegates postponed indefinitely the Saengerfest of the Eastern Wisconsin association of German Lutheran male choirs planned for July 3 The high cost of living and the general economy drive the decision amid wartime conditions.
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Associated Press
Sheboygan
Wis
Wisconsin
O'Neil Appointed Trustee At Pittsburg Life and Trust
Denny O'Neil, Pennsylvania insurance commissioner, was named trustee for Pittsburg Life and Trust on petition by Harry Rowans and in line with a Justice Department effort to recover about 1.2 million dollars misappropriated from the company funds.
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Pitttsberg
Marij
Denny O'Neil
Nsurance
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg Life and Trust Company
Harry Rowans
Department of Justice
Fonds
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