Great War Program Aims to Mobilize Million Men
Secretary Baker outlines vast war program to expand cantonments and use all national guard camps. The May call will draft 239 849 men, part of a plan to reach about 3 million troops, with total funding of 15 billion dollars sought for next fiscal year. Baker stresses no monthly cap, aim to mobilize all available men as training and equipment permit.
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Washington
United States
Baker
House Military Committee
Congress
War Department
Velary Bakar
Minnesota Draft Call Expands To 4 700 Men
Adjutant General Rhinow received a new draft call for 4 700 Minnesotans to entrain for Camp Lewis in Tacoma Washington within five days. The total call rises to 283 742 men the largest so far as the May draft progresses toward immediate induction. States included exclude California Oregon and Nevada and many districts have already supplied their quotas.
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Rhinow
Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Wash
Hethe
Californls
Oregon
Nevada
District of Columbia
War Department
Meatless Days Probable Marketing Move In Minneapolis
May 4 report from Minneapolis notes pressure to cut meat consumption immediately to avoid a rematch of meatless days. Herbert Hoover, national food administrator, notified A. D. Wilson of Minnesota food administration about accelerating economy measures. Officials consider substituting milk and fish as alternatives amid shifting marketing season.
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Minneapolis
United States
Harbert
Hoover
Netionst
A. D. Wilson
Hema
Americans Win Bloody Battle Against Germans Near Villers-Betonneux
In France on May 8 American and French forces repelled a two hour German bombardment and infantry assault near Villers-Betonneux. Heavy German casualties followed as hand to hand fighting drove them back with many American and French casualties reported.
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France
Villers-Bretonneux
Navy Expansion Revealed By Assistant Secretary
In Brooklyn at the YMCA Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the Navy will grow to about 500000 men by year end. He cited an increase from 74000 at the war’s start to 370000 now and disclosed 170 warships manned by around 40000 sailors in foreign waters.
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Asistant Secretary
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Brooklyn
United States Navy
Roosevelt
United States
Inter Allied Marine Council in Paris Discusses Tonnage and Imports
The Inter Allied Council of Marine Transport met in Paris and Washington to decide tonnage and import policies. Officials reported continued Allied accord and focused on feeding Belgium and northern France while advancing merchant marine provisioning.
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Inter-Allied Marine Council
Paris
Washington
inter-Allied Council of Marine Transport
Mathe
Belgium
France
Liberty Loan target to mobilize men for war effort
Philadelphia May 4 Josephus Daniels urged that as many men as needed be sent to the battlefront for victory in the Third Liberty Loan address. He said fixed limits should not constrain recruiting and that if more ships are available troops will go to the field. The report notes a lieutenant colonel was killed.
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Cetary Daniels
America
Philadelphia
Josephus Daniele
Allies Rebound as Petain Forces Pierce Hill 82 on Somme Front
On May 4 at Amiens the French under General Petain seized Hill 82 above the Avre river, drove German troops from the fortressed ground, and captured surrounding woodlands. The gain, described as a vital new terrain, strengthens Allied positions from Hangard to Villers-Bretonneaux while German efforts focus on the Flanders front and the Nieppe wood line.
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London
Amiens
Hainles
Castel
Petain
Avre
Somme
Paris-Amiens
Hangard
Yvillers-Bretonneaux Ridge
Hangard Wood
Hangard-En-Santerre
Villers-Bretonneaux
Flanders
Ypres
Givenchy
Nieppe Wood
British Bomb Zeebrugge Submarine Base Raid Progress
British aviators continued efforts to destroy the Zeebrugge submarine base. Three heavy bombs hit the harbor lock gates and a large hole was blown in the mole. British naval forces attacked Zeebrugge harbor and sank three vessels at the entrance. Germans work to repair the damage. channel remains blocked for now.
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London
Zeebrugge
W. Ra
British Forces Press on in Pursuit of Turkish Troops
British troops pursue retreating Turkish forces advancing to the Tauketeaitelatty line. An official report cites 1,800 prisoners captured and twelve field pieces taken as the pursuit continues amid continuing combat actions in London on May 31.
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London
Taukete
Aitelatty
Fragmentary wartime caption points to US intervention debate
Readable bits describe protests and wartime sentiment about American intervention. Phrases mention Einaty Sogete and German newspapers arguing for or against intervention, with references to a band and arms before the full American approach.
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Einaty
Poicenanda i
Geran
Owances
Secseblhd
Peter Gnome and the Every Day In Nice Club Origin
New club members ask Peter Gnome about how the group began. He recounts a tale of the Cloud King and a rain soaked conversation that convinces him the Cloud King should be valued, linking the club’s start to appreciation of the rain’s helper. Billie Brownie and other brownies join early and remain friends with Peter.
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Bille Brownie
Peter Ha
Peter
Billie Brownie
Brownies
King of the Clouds
Cloud King
Clouds
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