Turkish Army Corps Driven From Mesopotamia Front
British forces under Gen Maude report the thirteenth Turkish army corps driven from its Mesopotamian position on both banks of the Shatt El Adhem. British cavalry pursue Turks into the Jebel Hamrin hills as captures mount. Submarine warfare by Germany now seen as the greater threat to the United States and Entente, with April sinking totals rising. Artillery duels rage across France and Flanders while Mesopotamian actions continue against Turkish forces and Russians in Turkish Armenia.
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London
Mesopotamia
Shatt-El-Adhem
Maude
Jebel Hamrin
France
Belgium
Mush
Turkish
Armenia
Balfour to Address Senate and House in Washington
Foreign Secretary Balfour, head of the British war mission, will appear before both chambers in Washington on Saturday at 12 30 p m a landmark courtesy visit though a brief speech is expected and the main aim is to meet members and extend greetings of the British parliament
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Washington
Balfour
Senate
House
Weather delays farm work in Illinois crops slow but improving
Springfield May 3 The weekly crop bulletin from the federal weather and crop bureau notes vegetation made little growth this week but rains promise benefits with warmer weather. The cold rainy spell delayed field work as corn is planted across the southern half of the state. Oats are up, wheat shows improvement, and fruit trees are blooming.
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Springfield
Tll
Federal Weather and Crop Bureau
Hamburg paper calls for ending old order
Hamburg newspaper editorial declares the German political system a failure and must be changed. It argues there is no use theorizing, cites Germany’s political failures in the war, and urges that fresh blood be infused into the government.
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Amsterdam
London
Hamburger Freudeblatt
Germany
Soldiers to Return Converts to Peace
Amsterdam dispatch says the Berlin Vorwaerts believes 99 percent of front soldiers will return after the war as enthusiastic friends of peace. The paper discusses the Socialist conference at Stockholm and notes limited hope from the meeting while urging peace advocates to persist.
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Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Friends of Peace
Aper
Stockholm
French War Mission Leaves Capital Today on Trip West
The French war mission led by Marshal Joffre departs Washington for Chicago at 3:30 PM, with planned stops in Indiana and Illinois before visiting Kansas City St. Louis and Philadelphia then Boston. The entourage includes Rene Viviani Emile Hovelaque and Cosby among others. Talks with U.S. officials and Britain continue on the eve of the tour.
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Washington
France
United States
Marshal Joffre
White House
President Wilson
Col
Spencer Cosby
United States Army
Wilson
Rene Viviani
Emile Hovelaque
France maps American armed aid plans in France
French war experts outline U S military aid with 20 000 regulars to be sent across the Atlantic within three months. First battalion possibly a month earlier. The force would train in France under French oversight while French batteries provide artillery. Regular drafts would arrive bi monthly, with many trained in France. American officers and aspirants to commissions to be sent over in large numbers for rapid French style training. French officers fluent in English to assist in building the first hundred thousand under universal service law. Suppressed claim notes 240 to be dispatched from France immediately.
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Atlantic
France
United States
America
Hunt Wins Arizona Governorship Fight Returns Campbell Victory
In Phoenix on May 3, Judge Stanford ruled for Thomas E. Campbell, de facto Arizona governor since early in the year by court order, over former Gov. W. P. Hunt in the governor's race. The decision ends the contest heard by the judge, confirming Campbell as governor.
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Phoenix
Ariz
W. P. Hunt
Thomas E. Campbell
Supreme Court
Campbell
Stanford
Bakers Strike Settled in Chicago After Conference
May 3 report states a bakers strike in Chicago, ongoing since Saturday, was settled Wednesday night after a conference of representatives of men and employes in the office of United States District Attorney Charles F. Clyne.
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Chicago
United States
Charles F. Clyne
Illinois Leads in Recruiting Tuesday
Washington May 2 2 617 men were accepted in regular army recruiting Tuesday. Illinois, already holding a record, eclipsed earlier figures by enrolling 39 men. Indiana came second with 290 and Pennsylvania third with
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Washington
Ilinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Plans for standard wooden fleet ships soon ready
Washington May 3 announced by the Shipping Board that specifications for a standard wooden ship will be ready shortly. The vessel will be about 280 feet long with a 24 foot hold and two decks and capable of about 1500 horsepower. Bidders may supply completed ships or hulls but plans must be board approved.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
Upward Revision Of War Revenue Plan Moves On
Washington May 3 The house ways and means committee raised the tentative war revenue draft to about 1.65 billion dollars, within 165 million of McAdoo’s original figure. If needed the remaining amount may come from taxes or tariff changes as a last resort. Debate touched secrecy in drafting, excess profits tax, income taxes, and proposed duties on wines and cigars with minor cigar rate changes.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
McAdoo
Bandit Robs Red Oak State Bank in Wilburton Oklahoma
A masked robber entered the State Bank of Red Oak in Wilburton Oklahoma on Wednesday afternoon and secured $700 after forcing vault employee Henry Merchant to unlock the vault. The incident occurred about 14 miles east of Wilburton. Authorities seek leads.
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Wilburton
Okla
State Bank of
Red Oak
Here
Henry Merchant
Ship Losses and Seaplane Action Reported in Week
London reports weekly British losses include 38 merchant ships over 1,600 tons, 13 under 1,600 tons, and eight fishing vessels sunk by submarines or mines. The record notes 24 ships unsuccessfully attacked, with two not previously recorded. The Ge n a of 3,784 tons was sunk May 1 by a German seaplane off Aldeburgh. all aboard survived, and another seaplane was shot down with its crew captured.
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Germany
United States
London
Admiralty
Gena
Aldeburg
Suffolk
England
English King Urges Grain Economy In Proclamation
King George signs a proclamation urging the public to curb wheat use and practice strict economy in all grains. The edict especially calls for at least a one quarter reduction in bread consumption in families compared with normal times.
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London
George
Gompers Witness in Rinvelen Case Details
In New York on May 3 the trial revealed Captain Franz Rinvelen of the German army sought to draw the U S into war with Mexico and Japan. Former Representative Frank Buchanan aimed to mobilize Samuel Gompers against munitions production. Gompers testified he warned Buchanan the plan harmed labor interests and cautioned him about associates Herman Schulters and Henry B Martin within Labor's National Peace Council.
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New York
Franz Rintelen
Mexico
Japan
Frank Buchanan
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Labor
National Peace Council
Buchanan
Gompers
Herman Schulters
Henry B. Martin
Quarrel Led to Double Shooting in Chicago
Juan Casillo, a musician, and his wife Sylvia, a cabaret singer, were found shot to death in their North Side apartment on Thursday. A revolver in Casillo’s hand suggests he killed his wife then himself after a quarrel. police believe she was packing the trunk when shot. The couple moved to Chicago last fall with the Mission Play, which ended here after a long run. They married about a year ago in Sacramento, California.
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Chicago
Juan Casillo
Sylvia
North Side
New York
Mission Play
Kaempf Stirs Reichstag in Speech Attacking America
The German Reichstag opened with Dr. Johnnes Kaempf accusing the United States of entering the war to pursue greed and condemning President Wilson for alleged blindness to England's starvation blockades. Kaempf urged unity for the Kaiser and empire, rejected foreign interference, and praised Germany’s sacrifice as the budget advanced to a second reading.
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Reichstag
America
Amsterdam
London
Johnnes Kaempf
United States
Germany
Wilson
Congress
Mankin
England
Iingland
Kaiser
War Moves in America and Europe War Moves in America
Secretary McAdoo announces a 2 billion dollar Liberty Loan offer as the first war bond issue. Joffre and Col Cosby meet Wilson to discuss sending U S troops to France. Shipping Board to publish specs for standard small wooden ship to fight U boat threats. Vivians and other French mission members depart for a western trip via Chicago. In Mesopotamia British Maude forces drive back Turkish troops as cavalry pursue them. Chinese minister to Germany leaves Berlin for Denmark per Peking.
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Marshal Joffre
Wilson
France
Col
Spencer Cosby
Shipping Board
Stanley Maude
Mesopotamia
Germany
Berlin
Denmark
Peking
Bonar Law Announces War Budget For Britain
London May 3 Bonar Law chancellor of the exchequer introduced Britain’s war budget with no new taxes. Increases include excess profits tax to 80 percent, higher tobacco duties, and raised entertainment taxes on luxury tickets. Ships to be impressed at fixed rates. he condemns the war as mankind’s greatest crime yet notes Britain pays a larger share of expenses from income than other belligerents.
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London
Great Britain
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Bonar Law
Mr. Bonar Law
Congress weighs strike on censorship section in espionage bills
Washington May 3 Both houses plan votes on prop 23 to strike out the censorship section of the administration espionage bills amid opposition from newspapers and free speech advocates. Senator Johnson and Representative Graham argue the measure endangers press rights while Gard defends it as a safeguard against dishonest papers. Debate to intensify with amendments possible as final house vote looms.
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Congress
Johnson
California
Representative Graham
Pennsylvania
Graham
Gard
Ohio
House
Kahn
Board of Censors
McCormick
Thaois
Reception planned for French war mission in Springfield
Arrangements are under way for a patriotic reception of Gen. Joffre and members of the French commission on their arrival in Springfield to visit Lincoln's tomb. The general assembly plans a joint session with the governor and staff officers present. Washington indicates the visitors arrive Monday May 7, not May 3 as previously announced.
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Springfield
Joffre
Lincoln
General Assembly
Washington
Enormous profits in Anaconda stock report
New York May 3 enormous profits and extensive operations are disclosed in the pamphlet report of the Anaconda Copper Mining company for 1916 published Wednesday. Total revenues of 150 40 688 are shown as compared with 87 386 807 in 1915 and a balance for dividends of 30598 373 contrasted with 16 695 806 in the preceding year. Total revenues were larger than in any three previous years in the company history.
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New York
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Senator Kenyon Proposes Crackdown on Life Item Futures
Washington May 3 Senator Kenyon introduces a bill to make it a prison offense to buy or sell futures on any article pertaining to the necessities of life or storing them cornering the market or affecting market price.
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Washington
Kenyon
War Bonds Ready For Investors
Secretary McAdoo announces the first offering of Liberty loan bonds totaling 7.006 billion dollars with an initial issue of 2.6 billion at 30 percent. Subscriptions run to June 13 1917 delivery July 1 with payments arranged through federal reserve banks and broad banking participation nationwide.
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McAdoo
United States
Pll
Unite States
U. S
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve
Goreal
Puich Otisar
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