Loan Grows Toward Third Liberty Bond Goal
On May 4 with one day left in the third Liberty loan campaign the total subscriptions reached 2,940,610,400 dollars, edging toward the three billion target. District tallies show Chicago and Boston surpassing quotas, San Francisco and Dallas near 98 percent, and Philadelphia at 95 percent with further late pledges expected. The drive emphasizes presidential matches and regional gains across Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, and New York among others.
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Liberty Loan
Treasury
Chicago
Boston
Federal Reserve
New England
San Francisco
Dallas
Philadelphia
Richmond
Cleveland
New York
Atlanta
The
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St. Louis
Kansi City
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Taft
Elizabeth City
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Gerard
Illinois
Indiana
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Wisconsin
Yankee Pilot Dies Fighting With Hun Foe
Associated Press reports from France say Charles W. Chapman Jr. of Waterloo Iowa died in a dogfight over American lines near Toul. Five American pilots chased a German formation. Chapman and a German pilot exchanged fire, both planes ignited and fell inside German lines as the others returned safely. Chapman was well regarded as an excellent pilot.
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Associated Press
France
Toul
Charles W. Chapman, Jr
Waterloo
Iowa
Chapman
Bowie
Germans Advance In Ukraine Reported From Basel
BASEL Switzerland May 4 German troops in Ukraine with a base on the line between Ekaterinoslav and Kharkov have advanced in the Donetz river coal basin region. The Donnetz coal area lies in eastern Kharkov and extends into the Don-Cossacks. The report indicates German advances in southern Russia stretching nearly north from the eastern shore of the Sea of Azov.
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Basel
Switzerland
Ukraine
Ekaterinoslav
Kharkov
Donetz River
Donnetz River
Russia
Sea of Azov
Wealthy widow Agnes Sella dies after husband in hospital
In St Louis on May 4, Agnes John son Cella widow of Louis A Sella died four days after her husband perishing in an adjoining hospital room. Cella claimed to be the largest downtown real estate holder in St Louis with an estate estimated above 12 million dollars. The couple had been hospitalized for weeks and were unaware of each other’s condition before death. Celia’s burial occurred on Thursday.
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Agnes Johnson Cella
Louis A. Sella
Cella
Celia
British air raids extend across Western front in May reports
London reports detail RAF actions with substantial bomb drops on Bapaume Channes Juniville and Thionville. Several enemy aircraft brought down or driven out of control while Allied losses include five planes missing. Large bombs hit Zee Brugge lock gates and Caix railway targets.
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London
Bapaume
Channes Juniville
Caix
German Proof Sought On Ambulance Claim
Want German Proof May 4 report says the state department has asked Spain to compel Germany to produce proof of the accusation that American aviators served in France under cover as ambulance men and Y M C A workers.
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Wasitington
France
State Department
Miske Dempsey Fight Ends in Draw in St Paul
In St Paul on Friday night Billy Miske and Tack Dempsey fought a tame ten round bout. Neither fighter gained a commanding lead and the editors declared the result a poor draw.
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Miske-Dempsey
ST. Paul
Billy Miske
Tack Dempsey
Lord Cecil predicts German peace offensive after knockout failure
May 4 Lord Robert Cecil, minister of blockade, told the Associated Press that Germany may launch a big peace offensive against Great Britain after failing their western front knockout effort. He said the move would likely be framed for German consumption and not offer any terms allies can accept.
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London
Robert Cecil
Germany
Great Britain
Associated Press
Robert
Baker Considers Borglum Air Report for War Dept Inquiry
Secretary Baker said he is studying the Borglum report on aircraft production and will order an official inquiry if facts justify action. He has received all aviation program information but has not reached a conclusion yet, awaiting the Snowden Marshall committee’s full report to the President.
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Baker
Gutzon Borglum
Borglum
War Department
Snowden Marshall
New York
Wilson
Cadet Killed on San Diego Field in Airpane Accident
Flying Cadet Nicholas Slealy was instantly killed and Cadet O'Hanley broke an ankle after an airpane incident near La jolla San Diego on Friday. The plane spun from about 500 feet after a forced landing, and O'Hanley hails from Garden City Long Island.
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Cal
Nicholas Slealy
O'Hanley
Lajolla
Hear
Garden City
L. I
German Gains Negated By Loss of Men in Western Front
London May 4 A war office briefing by Gen. Radcliffe deputy director of military operations states that German gains near Kemmel secured the right flank but at high cost. He notes five divisions pulled from reserves and seven or eight more previously used, highlighting the heavy manpower toll on the German side.
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London
Radcliffe
War Office
Western Front
Kemmel
Seventh District Liberty Loan Drive Surpasses Quotas
In the seven state Seventh Federal Reserve district Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Iowa and Chicago report strong results with Cook County Illinois at 85.47 percent of its quota and overall district totals at 110.88 percent of aim. Iowa leads the field at 134.05 percent while meat packers report subscriptions over ten million dollars.
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Federal Reserve District
Liberty Loan Drive
Cumberland
Cook
Illinois
Jay
Indiana
Liberty Loan
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Cook County
Lablanche of Pivot Punch Fame Dies in Lawrence
George Lablanche, a middleweight boxer known for the pivot punch and a notable figure in the Sulllivan era, died in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Friday.
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Lablanche
Lawrence
Mass
George Lablanche
John L. Sullivan
Tommy Burns Enlists in Canadian Forces
Tommy Burns, former heavyweight champion, has enlisted in the Canadian military forces in San Francisco on May 4. Burns is a Canadian, and the move marks his entry into military service.
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Tommy Burns
San Francisco
Burns
Baker Asks Congress for 15 Billion for New Army
Washington May 4 Simultaneous with the announcement that 233 000 men from 45 states had been called to join the colors in May Secretary Baker indicated the scope of the government's plan for increasing its fighting strength by stating that Congress had been asked to appropriate approximately 15 000 000 000 for the army for the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Baker
Congress
California
Oregon
Nevada
District of Columbia
War Department
Army drafts 233 742 men for May mobilization
The provost marshal general announced a May draft call of 233 742 men with entrainment to camps within five days and a May total of about 305 000 including special classes. State by state apportionments are listed and Illinois awaits further quota details.
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Alabama
Camp Sevier
S. C. Arizona
Camp Cody
N. M
Arkansas
Camp Beauregard
Camp Pike
Colorado
Connecticut
Camp Upton
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Dickson
Ilinois
Congress
Germans Regain Ypres Sector While Hill 82 Seized
German forces regain a southern angle in northern France near Ypres as French take Hill 82 north of Castel. British and French patrols push positions near Hamgard and Villers-Bretonneux while Zeebrugge channel remains blocked. Donetz coal region sees German advance in Ukraine and Foch gains command over Italian fronts.
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Ypres
Channel
France
Givenchy
Neippe Forest
Lys
Merville
Armentieres
Arras-Lens
Hangard
Villers-Bretonneux
Amiens
Teutons
Castel
Zeebrugge
Ukraine
Donetz
Kharkov
Russia
Black Sea
Foch
Inter-Allied War Council
Abbeville
Sister of Casement Buys Liberty Bonds
Mrs Agnes Newman, sister of Sir Roger Casement, subscribes nearly all she owns to the liberty loan. In Atlantic City she read Wilson’s appeal to join the match the President movement and adds $50 to her loan. At liberty loan HQ she shows a bank book with $1,282 and plans to buy a $1,000 bond.
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Philadelphia
Agnes Newman
Roger Casement
Liberty Loan
Newman
Atlantic City
Wilson
Government Fixes 1918 Wool Prices At 60 Percent Premium
London May 4 The government announces British and Irish wool clips for 1918 will be bought at 60 percent above the June and July 1914 ruling prices. The rise is 10 percent over last season’s level and follows representations by agricultural associations that production costs have risen since last year.
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London
The
Goverment
Subscriptions for Liberty Loan Hit 773 Million in New York
New York totals filed with the Federal Reserve Bank up to May 23 show 773,550,650 in subscriptions. Daily submissions added 66,574,000, reflecting ongoing Liberty loan activity in the region.
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New York
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Frontline Update From May 4 Across Western Front
British and French forces cooperated south of Villers-Bretonneux securing a few prisoners while enemy artillery activity persisted north of Albert. In southwest Finland German claims of a five day battle near Lakhti and Tavas report 20 000 prisoners captured. Paris notes heavy artillery activity near the Avre Meuse with eight German planes downed and large aerial bombardments on Ham Reyes Chaulnes St Quentin Viconacs and nearby cantonments.
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Villers-Bretonneux
Field Marshal Haig
Albert
Beaumont Hamel
Berlin
Finland
Lakhti
Tavasthus
Avre
Lorraine
Ukraine
Ekaterinoslav-Kharkov
Donetz
Tagenrog
Sea of Azov
Paris
War Office
Castel
Meuse
Ham
Reyes
Chaulnes
St. Quentin
Bethel
Asfeld-La« Ville
War Turns Coventry Into Arms Factory
Coventry England Special report notes city’s shift into a major munitions center. Coventry’s ordnance works now produce guns and gun mountings for navy and army equipment while automakers convert to aircraft engines. Factories boost weekly machine output and other firms join the drive, led by Lord Mayor Alex Hill, once a bicycle shop proprietor in Boston.
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Coventry
England
Birmingham
Alex Hill
Columbus Avenue
Poston
Anna Held Struggles With Rare Disease
New York May 4 Doctors say Anna Held is seriously ill with a rare disease. The actress rests with a fair degree of comfort as X ray results show a spongy condition in the bone marrow and bone cells.
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Anna Held
New York
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