Germans Firing More Shells Than Franco Prussian War
Berne reports German artillery fired over 1,600,000 shells in a three hour bombardment preceding a major assault. Allies hold lines from Ypres to Somme as French and American forces conduct raids and advance sections, with heavy fighting noted around Grievnes Mailly-Rameval and Cantigny Mesnil-St. Georges.
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New York
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Ypres
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Somme
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Trent
Montdidier
Cantigny
Mesnil-St. Georges
Noyon
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M Dermott Cahill Wedding Ties Capitalist to Society Woman
Fond du Lac capitalists William McDermott and Miss Nancy Cahill, prominent local society figure, are reportedly to wed in Los Angeles over the weekend. McDermott heads the McDermott insurance agency and holds interests in local financial enterprises.
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Fond du Lac
United Press
William McDermott
Nancy Cahill
Los Angeles
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McDermott
McDermott Insurance Agency
Soldier’s solo raid beats lieutenant to Apremont report
In France near Apremont a private, a striker for his lieutenant, slipped behind the wire and into No Man’s Land to gather word of German activity. He returned with details that a small German force occupied the village, aiding a later American patrol that found the enemy and called a barrage. German prisoners and aerial observers corroborate heavy shelling following reports of an impending assault.
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Associated Press
France
Apresont
Igg
No Man’s Land
Apremoni
Apremont Forest
Apremont
Baker's Words Please to America Troop Count in France
United Press London reports Secretary Baker announced 300000 American troops are in France adding to hopeful views as American soldiers march before King George. London papers praise the alliance and say their numbers will strengthen the Allied effort. The king sent a letter to the troops and copies will be given to every American soldier in England.
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Hughish
United Press London
Baker
George
London
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Mail
America
the Express
the Times
England
Flour Drops Dollar Price in Minneapolis Market
Washburn Crosby quotes flour at 355 per barrel f o b mill city. Other firms hold oil price at 5 28 per ninety eight pounds sack. The firm has cut price by one dollar in the past week after a May 4 drop from 9 45 to 9 05 with no explanation or time frame given.
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United Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Washburn Crosby Company
Washburn-Crosby Company
Farmer gored by bull near Winneconne headline
Winneconne resident Walter Neuman was seriously injured Wednesday when a bull in a village yard gored him. He was knocked down and sustained multiple fractures including his collar and breastbone and was to be taken to Oshkosh for X-ray evaluation to determine the extent of injuries.
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Winneconne
Walter Neuman
John Mueller
Neuman
Oshkosh
Do Not Be Taken Alive Warned by Salvation Army Nurses
Marinette Wisconsin reports Salvation Army nurses advised not to be taken alive by Germans as they prepare to air into France in late May according to visiting nurse Misa Answenson who is among the contingent.
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United Press
Marinette
Wis
Salvation Army
France
Misa Anns
Wenson
Visting
Man Arrested For Wearing Army Uniform In Civilian Life
At Paul Minn, Withaven of Duluth was arraigned before a federal court commissioner on a charge of wearing an army uniform while not in service. He was bound over to the June grand jury.
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Associated Press
Paul
Miin
Withaven
Duluth
Army mobilization could push U.S. to three million
The ordnance department reported American forces overseas rising with artillery and machine guns in France. About 1.3 million men have been called to date and may reach full strength well over 3 million within the next year as mobilization continues through summer and fall.
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Washington, D. C
France
Wilson appoints Frankfurter to unify war labor policy
President Wilson names Felix Frankfurter as labor administrator to coordinate a broad network of government labor bodies. A policies board will aid Frankfurter, aligning the Department of Labor with the War Production, Navy, Agriculture, Shipping Board, Railroad Administration and War Industries boards. Frankfurter urges uninterrupted promotion of war supplies.
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Robert Bender
United Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Felix Frankfurter
New York
Washington
Frankfurters
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Frankfurter
Mooney
Sterg
England
Labor Department
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Railroad Administration
War Industries Board
Germans Face Active Allied Foe On Fronts
AP reports the German army confronting an active foe as French and British actions intensify on multiple fronts. Allied air superiority yields 27 German planes down to 6 for British forces, with French infantry delivering decisive blows near Locre and Montdidier Noyon area. Reports also indicate German troubles in Ukraine as Bavarian troops redeploy eastward.
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Flanders
Somme
Locre
Mont Rouge
Mernie
Montdidier
Noyon
Orvillers- 1
Montser
Ukraine
Ecori
Germany May Drive Ukraine Aghs to Revolt
Wrought by food shortages Germany tightens rule in Ukraine to secure grain. Ukrainian peasants resist German military oversight and fear a vassal state under Teutonic control as Berlin weighs renewed eastern operations.
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TD. Mason
Nited Press
New York
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Kalver
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Uhkuair
Austra-Hungary
Brush Melines to Accom ish at This Quis Seven
The British had fought a long melee and exhausted ammunition. Seven of the twenty enemy planes remained airborne before the counterattack ended and retreat began in safety.
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de Bunt
Seizing Hoarded Wheat Drives Federal Action Across States
Government use of compulsory seizure expands to curb hoarding in many states. Hoover warns officials that every bushel must be offered to relieve famine risk, with farmers urged to sell voluntarily. Nationwide, 30 to 40 percent of normal food supplies are affected as enforcement tightens.
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Washington
Finners
Hooverlas Arlin
Sinte
Neinia
Lesan
Kankas Inthana
Midiana
British Aviators Down Twenty German Planes In Day Battle
British fighters engaged seven German planes, then forced two more to join the fight. The combined effort brought the total German aircraft to twenty, with two British planes pursuing the attack amid flames and smoke. One German machine was riddled from the tail, crashing in a blaze as others were shot down in rapid succession. The burst of combat lasted about thirty minutes.
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Associated Preys
Cheee
Ube
Appleton Man Killed In Roadside Collision
An elderly Appleton man, sixty years old, was killed when alighting from a moving automobile on Kimberly road. He fled the vehicle in haste and was struck by a second car causing his death. He was survived by nine children and no wife. The incident follows a tense scene with temporary speakers listed in local notices.
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Koo Chansen
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Marylin Schaffer
Waussuy
Lewis Katitanods
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Junkin charged in Minnesota for corrupt practice link
A complaint issued in St Paul charges Thomas P Junkin member of a public relations bureau with corrupt practice tied to a pamphlet attacking Lindbergh and other candidates. Junkin, once employed on papers in Grand Rapids and Detroit, is named in the allegation.
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Ateairie
Thomas P. Junkin
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Tan
Amsaifing Coa
Lindbergh
Naubarlisun
Junekin
Wim
Grand Tepid
Letroit
Mich
McAdoo Ill While Leading Liberty Loan Drive
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo is ill and not responding as rapidly as expected to medical treatment. The illness, attributed to wear from his strenuous Liberty loan campaign, leaves him worn around the eyes and resting at home.
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Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Roosevelt on the Warpath Against Hearst Press Ties
Colonel Roosevelt vows to amplify charges of government favoritism toward Hearst papers and other outlets. He asserts Hearst’s editorials harmed the war effort, accused media owners of aiding Germany, and proposes action against papers advancing enemy interests.
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Exaipe
Tadiuee Bey
Hearst
Gove Ernie
Tom Watsen
Georgia
Tom Watson
Germany
Heacat
Edtorhite
Altre
Cormin Flousevelt
Sock
United States
Hobson Eyes Submarine Plan Amid Blockade Talk
The text describes Hobson proposing a submarine approach to blockades and deter incursions. It mentions plans, persons like Mohsen and Hodson, and possible naval actions against a threatening force. Details are fragmented but indicate strategic ideas about underwater operations and related risks.
Verbal Knockout Doubts Willard Fight by Fulton
Fred Fulton touring on vaudeville says he doubts Jess Willard will fight Colonel Miller de Wit’s claim to the heavyweight title and the $10,000 forfeit. Fulton believes Miller’s cancellation is Willard avoiding the bout and sees no plan for a title fight.
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Fred Fulton
Jess Willard
United Press Porliamdt
Ore
Dee
Tess Willard
Colonel Miller de Wit Cleim
Willard
Fulton
Winder
Explosion destroys glycerine plant in Craft Creek
An explosion at the Louwe Coal Company nitro glycerine plant in Craft Creek, Virginia, destroyed the building. A telephone report from Wellsburg indicates several workers are missing or believed killed.
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Virginia
Yankee Boys Parade Amid War Cabinet Review
American troops escorted through London streets amid a royal reception. Prime Minister George Bonar Law and War Cabinet members watched from Whitehall as King George V and Queen Mary met Major General Brittle and other generals. Cheers rose when the American flag passed.
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War Cabineds
Georre Bonar
Vis Maner
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Queen Mary
Pasiere
Bittle
Matte
Six neutral European nations grow wealthy on war profits
The United Press reports that six neutrals Norway Sweden Spain Holland Denmark and Switzerland have doubled bank deposits and boosted public debt and taxation between July 1914 and early this year. Public wealth totals around 110.6 billion dollars though cautious notes warn of rising indebtedness if trade and gold movements intensify.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Norway
Sweden
Spain
Helland
Denmark
Switzerland
Federal Reserve Board
Witzerland
Chebuntetin
Anserio
Patie Dale
Storm Claims Family as Their Farm Is Wrecked
A fatal storm swept through the region Thursday night destroying holdings on the farm of Vera Frink Peto and killing her son. The family, plan to move to Maine soon, faced the tragedy amid wreckage.
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Proclamation Urges Nationwide Mothers Day Observance
An Associated Press report notes a proclamation declaring Mothers Day and urging observance nationwide. The proclamation was requested after passage of a resolution in the house.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson Lies
Tomeres
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Index of Today's Paper Fourteen Pages
The page list shows multiple sections from a wartime daily edition including categories such as Americans Fool Germans, Wheat Saving, News from the Great Lakes, church services, theater notes, and war industry items. It notes sports, Milwaukee letters, and reports from Brazil and India with a focus on wartime developments and public notices.
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Great Lakes
Aeito
Sporting Uyenin
Val Msher
Milwaukee
Hoy
Brazil
iMerkent
Mongage
Jane
German ultimatum looms over Bolshevik Russia in May report
London dispatch cites Berlin seeking military occupation as Germany pressures Bolshevik regime. Lenine warns gloomily as talks on transferring capital to Nijni Novgorod and defense against air raids surface. In Ukraine Bavarian cavalry movements reported and Count von Mirbach demands arms demobilization and speedy repatriation of prisoners.
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Russia
Pérograd
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Germany
Bol’ Shevik
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Podnia
Nijni-Novgorod
Moscow
Ukraine
Flanders
Amsterdam
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Belgium
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Count von Mirbach Gerdman
Student Aviators Fall in Practice Flight Crash
Two student aviators from the naval station, Richard C. McCalla of Toledo and George F. Henderson of Pawtucket, were involved in a midair crash near Santa Rosa during a practice flight. McCalla was killed by burns and Henderson was found barely alive, not expected to survive.
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Pensacola
Hla
Hane
Santa Rosa
Richard C. McCalla
Toledo
George F. Henderson
Pawtucket
R. T
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Henderson
Naval Station
City Boys Hear Better Nerves Sharpened by Town Din
Army medical men report city boys hear better than country lads. Only one recruit from quiet neighborhoods lacks the keen bearings of the average city dweller. The town din is thought to keep nerves responsive while country quiet dulls them.
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Associated Press
London
Woman Burns Self After Saturating Clothes With Gasoline
Mrs Bertha Eder forty five saturated her night clothes with gasoline and touched a match to them today in Saint Paul. Her husband in an attempt to save her was severely burned. Their son twenty five lies in draft class. Weather forecast from the weather bureau predicts generally fair conditions with some showers and warmer temperatures starting Tuesday across the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi Valley.
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Bertha Eder
Army
Weer
Associated Press
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Great Lakes Region
Inner Lair Reunion
Upner Misaissinni Valley
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