Joffre in West Idol of Crowds in Chicago Speech
Marshal Joffre spoke at Chicago's Auditorium praising Franco American unity. He joined French and American flags, vowed liberty, and received a rousing, tearful reception as Viviani praised Paris and Parisien courage. The crowd, stirred by memories of Marne and wartime feats, roared approval.
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Paris
Bancroft
Tlinois
Call on railroads for full economy in war effort
Washington May 5 The national defense council's general railroad board urges railroads to reform operations and cut waste to aid national defense. Recommendations include longer locomotive runs heavier car loading faster terminal handling reduced idle time and local meetings among railroad workers and officials to stress patriotic duty across the 262000 miles of track. The board acts as a defense committee within the American Railway Association and targets a unified wartime efficiency program across the system.
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Washington
National Defense Council
General Railroad Board
American Railway Association
First War Army to Enlist 528 659 Men Under Draft Plan
Washington May 6 the war department outlines the full strength of the first army to be organized under the selective draft bill 18 538 officers and 528 659 enlisted men forming eighteen divisions with sixteen heavy artillery regiments 168 divisions of infantry 2 cavalry divisions and supporting units training camps to open within days regiments per division and distribution by state outlined national guard and regulars to be expanded to form the army and 700 000 active troops expected with 19 new generals needed as the plan unfolds
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French Break German Line at Craonne in Aisne Offensive
French troops advance along the Aisne capture Craonne at the eastern end of the Vauclere plateau and take 160 prisoners. Berlin claims a repulse near Berry au Bac Brimont while British forces pause on the Arras front to consolidate gains and press bombardments. Prussian sources note Fresnoy fall and ups and downs across other fronts with continued artillery duels andReconnaissance raids.
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Arras
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Bullecourt
Haig
Associated Press
London
Fresnoy
Suchitza
Rumania
Boston Firm Sells Fish to England for British Govt
A Boston fishing company announced Friday a sale of 14,000,000 pounds of fish to the British government. The consignment includes haddock and flounder.
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England
Boston
Destroyer Lost as 62 Sailors Drown in Channel
In London the admiralty reports a destroyer of older type struck a mine May 2 in the English Channel and sank. One officer and 61 men are missing and presumed drowned. Paris dispatch notes Northwest of Rheims French troops seized the first German line, about two and a half miles, taking 600 prisoners, with Craonne reported captured on the Vanelere plateau.
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English Channel
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Vanelere
War Office
Craonne
Fort Peck Reservation opens 3000 acres for homesteads
Washington May 5 The interior department announced the opening of a 3000 acre homestead entry in the former Fort Peck Indian reservation in Montana Coal deposits are reserved to the government Applicants who have filed at Glasgow Mont by tonight will cast lots for first choice of claims and after that the choice will be in order of application
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Washington
Fort Peck
Montana
Interior Department
Glasgow
Mont
Experienced traffic men going to Russia Washington
May 3 H. J. Darling, a western railroad man will go to Russia as a member of the special railroad commission selected by the council of national defense. Howard Elliott, former chairman of the New Haven road may be the railway member of the political commission to be sent by President Wilson.
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H. J. Darling
Russia
Special Railroad Commission
Council of National Defense
Howard Elliott
New Haven Road
Wilson
Petrograd
Germany
Elihu Root
Hollwegs Silence Explained Amid German Peace Debate
Copenhagen via London May 5 The silence of Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg on peace aims is seen as preserving national unity rather than indicating no policy. Germany's annexationists conservatives and radicals push for clear stance while socialists advocate peace without indemnities or annexations. Indemnities and territorial gains, plus stronger naval power, are argued by imperialist groups to be essential for postwar recovery and defense.
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Germany
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Stockholm
Liberal Party
Voissche Zeitung
France
Petrograd Sees Quiet Amid Provisional Government Strife
Petrograd daily life continues with hundreds of workers marching Nevsky Prospect bannered against the temporary government while high level talks in the Marinsky palace seek to define the council’s stance. Washington notes concern over diverging socialist and worker committees but expects continued Western aid. Gen Korniloff says troops back democracy. garrison signs show broad government support with protests limited to a small anti-government fringe.
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Petrograd
Associated Press
Marinsky Palace
New Tariff Board Members Eye Europe Tour
Members of the new tariff commission may tour Great Britain France Russia China and Japan this summer to study tariff and trade problems postwar. The trip aims to gauge how treaties and alliances are affected by the war and to assess future US commercial policy while plans remain unfinished.
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Japan
United States
State agents raid Dubuque blind pigs and gambling dens
In Dubuque Iowa on May 5 twenty special agents from the attorney general's office teamed with the sheriff's deputies and local police to raid blind pigs drug stores cigar stores and pool halls. They confiscated a carload of liquors nearly a hundred slot machines and extensive gambling paraphernalia in what officers called the largest and most successful raid in the state.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Chilean ridicule over Berlin passport demand report
Santiago Chile May 5 the report that the Chilean minister at Berlin demanded his passports excited only ridicule in official and parliamentary circles here. A second report claimed a secret company between Germany and Chile was under consideration. Anonymous persons were exploiting credulity with absurd news.
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Berlin
Germany
What They Pay U S Men Who Fight
Washington May 5 The present yearly pay of officers and enlisted men in the United States army and navy is listed. Army top ranks show Major general and Brigadier general at 8000 a year, Colonel 4000, Lieutenant colonel 3500, Major 3000, Captain 2400, Lieutenants 2000 and 1700. Lower grades receive monthly pay from 45 for electricians to 15 for privates. Navy pay lists Admiral 13500, Captain 4000, Commander 3500, Lieutenant commander 3000, Lieutenant 2000 to 2400, ensign 1700, midshipman 1400 at service, 400 at academy. Lower grades range from chief petty officer 50-70 to sailor 24, apprentice seaman 16, cook 25-55, fireman 30-35. Heat, light and quarters allowances apply. length-of-service bonuses apply starting five years and increasing with service. Marine Corps pay matches army for officers, privates 15. Foreign service adds additional pay.
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Washington
United States Army
Navy
Naval Academy
Army
Marine Corps
Marine
Senate Also Trims Bill On News Censorship
Washington May 5 The espionage bill passed the house with a modified censorship provision after a fight over publishing news that could aid the enemy. Final vote 240 to 105. Senate consideration continued amid defeat for administration aims. A Gard amendment to bar defense news publication with a jury trial passed 190 to 185, while the broader censorship section was rejected 220 to 167.
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House
Senate
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Webb
Judiciary Committee
Wilson
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Ohio
Graham
Pennsylvania
Huge Liberty Loan Subscriptions Pour In From Banks
New York reports total subscriptions to the 2 billion Liberty Loan rising toward 31 billion after bank canvases show 250 to 300 million raised locally. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. list 10 million, Union Pacific 5 million, Southern Pacific 25 million, Western Union 2.5 million. Banking leaders meet McAdoo as Treasury clerks process torrents of offers, with New York leading at about 77 million and states nationwide tallying large sums in a historic drive.
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New York City
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Kuhn, Loeb & Co
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Southern Pacific
Western Union Telegraph Company
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Liberty Loan
Treasury Department
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Missouri
Premier Zain selects cabinet in Athens report
London dispatch reports Alexander Zaimis forming a cabinet in Athens with himself as premier and foreign minister. Other posts include interior, war, navy, shipping, finance, justice, communications, national economy, food, and education. several ministerial names appear garbled in transmission.
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Preaicy
Phocian Negria
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Percyles
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D. G. Rhallis
Constantine Libourikis
M. Achiropoutlis
M. Callvghas
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