Liberty Loan totals climb as nations urge bond sales
Large government bond drive reports progress toward a three billion goal with 2.75 billion subscribed. District tallies show New York and Chicago momentum, St. Louis full quota reached for a city over 600,000 population, and Navy bonds pushing toward eleven million. Messages from navy leaders urge broader participation and pledge continued campaigns.
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Dallas
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
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Atlanta
Detroit
Chicago drives toward loan goal with new total
Start on Last Lap reports Chicago Liberty Loan HQ pledges aim to lift subscriptions to 126 million by campaign end. By May 3 Chicago total stood at 105,236,200 dollars, about 21 million short of the city quota. Public enthusiasm and organized efforts push toward the remaining target.
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Liberty Loan
Chicagoa
Strand Of Hair As Clew To Murder
DETROIT May 8 Wrapped in canvas the body of Irma Pallatinus was found under the cement basement floor in the home formerly occupied by Helmuth Schmidt whose death by own action in the Highland Park jail ten days ago has resulted in investigation of the fate of three women who lived with Schmidt as his wife. Mrs Edward Rederer a sister of Inna Pallatinus identified a strand of hair as that of her sister and examination revealed the fact that the woman had been strangled to death with a clothes
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Irma Pallatinus
Helmuth Schmidt
Highland Park
Schmidt
Edward Rederer
Inna Pallatinus
City of Athens Sinks After Collision With French Cruiser
At Atlantic Port May 3 the steamship City of Athens, with ample lifeboats aboard, was rammed and sunk off the Delaware coast by a French cruiser in heavy fog. 69 of 135 aboard were lost. 33 passengers and 32 crew saved. Names of passengers, Marines, sailors, and crew listed. Investigations launched by Ocean Steamship company and French officials.
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City of
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Delaware
L. Collins
Ocean Steamship Company
Richard Bodziner
Mobile
Ala
Jean Cadron
New York City
Edward Clug
Savannah
Isaac Dalzell
Paterson
N. J
C. A. W. Denk
Brooklyn
N. Y
Alice Gewehr
Claude Lewis
A. C. Cook
FP. J. Doherty
H. Perez
J. Munda
O. Burnham
William Peckett
A McKenry
C. Logan
J. Francis
J. Pincorey
J. Brown
E. Miller
R. Jenkins
William Johnston
William Fisher
P. Munroe
H. Brown
William Kelly
W. Middleton
C. Brathwaite
William Walker
A. Delwort
A. Jones
Collins
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Steampship Company
Captain Forward
W. W. Lillie
B. J. Graham
United States Marines
Marine Corps
Lillie
Graham
Record orders for seventy thousand freight cars
Washington May 3 The railroad administration placed orders for 70 000 additional freight cars to supplement 30 000 contracted earlier. The total program totals about 325 million with 60 million for locomotives. Cars feature steel underframes with wood sides and cover 15 000 forty ton double sheathed box cars and 19 000 fifty five ton hopper cars among others. Major builders include Standard Steel Car Pressed Steel Car Pullman Haskel and Barker Mount Vernon Bettendorf Ambria Pacific Lenoir Keith Laconia St Louis Liberty and Magone Car. An extra 2 006 cars are pending with Barney and Smith Car Co. at Dayton.
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Pittsburgh
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Pullman Company
Chicago
Haskel and Barker Works
Michigan City
Ind
Mount Vernon Car Mfg. Co
Mount Vernon Ill
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Colmnbus
Ohio
Bettendorf Company
Bettendorf
Ambria Steel Company
Johnstown
Acific Car and Foundry Company
Seattle
Wash
Lenoir Car Works
Lenoir
Rent Robbers Will Face Drastic Acts
Washington May 3 Reports that shipyard workers in some communities have faced flagrant abuses by rent profiteers led the shipping board to warn Thursday night it will not hesitate to use drastic preventive power granted by Congress. Newport News Virginia reports say landlords are forcing workers out so they can reset homes for non war labor.
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Shipping Board
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Newport News
Ukraine in Throes of Revolution Headlines Amsterdam
May 3 reports from Berlin indicate the old Ukrainian government and Rada have been overthrown by peasant deputies armed at Kiev. The new government declares adherence to the Brest-Litovsk peace treaty.
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Brest-Litovsk
French War Office Hails Advances Near Mailly and Hangard Wood
Paris May 3 The war office reports active artillery on both sides of the Avre. Our troops made a notable advance in Hangard wood Wednesday night. Thursday morning local operations enabled occupation of Baunewood southwest of Mailly-Raineval. We took about thirty prisoners including one officer and captured five machine guns. Artillery activity continued between Harroy forest and the Vosges.
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Haig Reports Repulsed Raid Near Hebuterne
Field Marshal Haig reports a dawn raid by the enemy near Hebuterne was repulsed. He notes only artillery activity on both sides with no further notable events.
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London
Haig
Hebuterne
Italian in World War II battle report near Montenera and Piave
Rome reports brisk patrol encounters in Stoccareddo and Montenera. An enemy party dispersed at Sassorroso. Intense artillery duels in the Tonale zone and along the Asiago plateau and lower Piave river. Italian batteries dispersed troops at Dossdeimorti and struck trains at Primolano Susena Conegliano. Italian aviators downed three enemy planes. British airmen two.
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Sassorroso
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Susegana
Conegliano
American jailed then deported for night drilling near Dublin
William Hedler an American citizen received a four month prison term from a Dublin magistrate for drilling men at night near the city. At the military authorities’ request the magistrate ordered Hedler deported after he completes his sentence.
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William Hedler
Hedler
Balloon Wreck Kills Two at Omaha Field
Florence Field at Fort Omaha witnessed a fatal blast when a captive Cacquot observation balloon exploded late Thursday night. Two soldiers died burned beyond recognition and eighteen were injured, with a balloon shed damaged. Static electricity from fabric friction is suspected as the cause.
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Florence Field
Army Balloon School
Fort Omaha
Here
H. P. Hersey
Hersey
Fort Hospital
German Army Seizes Sebastopol in Crimea Fort
Berlin via London reports German forces have occupied Sebastopol the great fortress in the Crimea without fighting. The official communique notes unchanged fronts, intensified artillery at Mont Kemmel and Somme sectors, French artillery activity on Lorraine, and a breakthrough near Sebastopol in Ukraine with the town taken Wednesday.
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Bombs Dropped on Thionville Barracks and Rail Hub
London report states one ton of bombs were dropped on Thionville with bursts over the barracks and railway station and sidings. A fire started at the Carkshute works.
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Thionville
Carkshute Works
Observations In Belgium Chapter XV
In Belgium Pat notes air raids on the railway hub and observes bomber accuracy. He mingles with crowds, plays mute when addressed, and admires a large German flag outside a staff HQ. He conceals himself and contemplates stealing the banner, though current danger halts any plan as health returns and plans turn toward Holland.
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U S Plans To Field Three Million In War Effort
Secretary of War Baker Major General March and Provost Marshal General Crowder urge Congress to grant blanket authority to expand the U S Army to three million as the nation mobilizes for Europe’s decisive battle. The current force nears two million and the army bill contemplates growth.
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Europe
Congress
Baker
March
Crowder
United States
Baker Wants Men Enough To Win War
Secretary Baker urged a blanket authorization for the President to enlarge the army as needed to win the war. The proposal, tied to an amended selective draft, aims for rapid expansion beyond today’s nearly two million troops, with supplemental funding to follow as forces grow. Dent seeks a four million cap, while Baker warns of inequities in draft quotas if shifts to class one occur.
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Baker
March
Crowder
Europe
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Navy
Wilson
Dent
Military Committee
War Department
Hearst Lawyer Seeks to Free News From IP Rights
Washington May 3 In Supreme Court hearings Samuel Untermeyer for Hearst argues that injunctions against the International News Service and Hearst service to stop pirating AP dispatches should be set aside. He contends news has no property value and warns against creating a monopoly if injunctions stand. He says publication ends property claims and others may use news after publication.
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International News Service
Hearst Service
Associated Press
Supreme Court
Samuel Untermeyer
Frederick W. Lehmann
Senator Johnson
California
Hearst
Untermeyer
News
Britton and Lewis Boxers Fight to Ten Round Draw
Scranton reports Jack Britton of New York and Ted Lewis of England fought a slow ten round draw here last night. Both men are welterweights.
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Scranton
Jack Britton
New York
Ted Lewis
England
Pier Ti
Slight Repulse On Jordan
London reports military actions in Palestine with Australian mounted troops entering EsSalt and taking 33 German and 317 Turkish prisoners. A mounted brigade defending Jordan crossings was forced to withdraw after a night crossing by the enemy. nine guns were abandon ed. West of the Jordan several enemy attacks were repulsed Tuesday night.
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Palestine
War Office
EsSalt
Jordan
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British Airmen Destroy 100 Enemies in Italy Campaign
London May 3 British aviators claim 100 enemy planes destroyed in Italy front operations to date while suffering 13 losses, according to an official war office statement. Activity noted as heightened across the Italian theatre.
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