Canadians Take Over New Front in France Frontline Shift
Canadian Army Headquarters in France reports a new section of the line southeast of Arras three miles long, from Hill 70 to Gavrelle, including Neuville Vitasse Mericat el Boisieux St Marc. Saskatchewan troops led a Friday raid under artillery and machine gun cover while keeping the enemy on alert north of the Scarpe.
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France
Neuville-Vitasse
Mercatel
Boisieux-St. Marc
Gavrelle
Arras
Scarpe
Saskatchewan
Raid by Ontario Troops Boosts Canadian Front
On April 26 Ontario troops conducted a successful raid near Neuville Vitasse capturing ten prisoners and four machine guns. Canadians stayed in enemy lines twenty minutes, inflicting many casualties, with nine killed or missing overall. An Ontario officer led a trench clearance aiding English forces in repelling a hostile water attack and stopping a camouaged assault with artillery rifle and machine gun fire.
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Ontario Mengain
Ontaro
Neuville-Vitasse
Enesh
Ontario
Camo
French President Receives Labor Mission at Paris
President Poincare hosted the American labor mission noting broad industry representation. Professor Arthur Q. Lovejoy praised America’s war effort and commitment to defeating German militarism. Delegates dined with workers, met labor leaders, and discussed roles in future peace talks and an international labor conference.
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Paris
Poincare
American Labor Mission
Arthur Q. Lovejoy
Johns Hopkins University
America
France
Labor Federation
Leonard Jouuhaux
Federation
Albert Thomas
William Graves Sharp
Packing House Fire Causes Heavy Loss
Fire at Independent Packing warehouse in North St Louis raged late Monday afternoon, destroying five storage houses, Rogers Grain Elevator with hundreds of bushels of wheat, and Union Packing Co building, as police put damages near 2 million while officials say under 500 thousand is possible. Fire took four hours to control and cause remains undetermined.
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ST. Louis
Independent Packing Company
North St. Louis
Rogers Grain Elevator
Union Packing Company
President orders full inquiry into aircraft affairs
Washington May 7. President Wilson orders a Justice Department probe amid graft and mismanagement rumors in the national airplane construction program. Generals and sculptor Borglum prompted inquiries as government seeks to uncover alleged corruption and improve production.
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Washington
Senate
Department of Justice
Squier
Army Aviation
White House
Wilson
Howard Coffin
Airraft Board
Gutzon Googlum
Thomas
Colorado
Senate Military Committee
Borglum
Federal court case ties I W W members to seized papers
In Chicago on May 7 the federal court read a petition signed by nearly a hundred I W W leaders demanding return of all papers seized in the nationwide raid last fall. The move, previously denied, was used to connect members to the I W W. Pamphlets ordered published before the war and other printed matter were admitted over defense objections. The judge ruled the evidence need not be limited to the indictment period and that prewar letters and documents showing links may be admitted. The court said acts by members without executive approval helped form the organization's mental guide.
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Chicago
W. W
George F. Vanderveer
America
Spokane
Wash
Landis
New York’s Liberty Loan Total Near Billion Marker
New York federal reserve district raised 978,395,700 for the third Liberty loan, nine percent above quota. Subscriptions flowing into headquarters expected to push the district total over one billion. New York City contributed 685,863,650, three percent above allotment, with the balance of the district at 292,532,050, twenty five percent over its share.
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New York
New York Federal Reserve District
Liberty Loan Committee
New York City
Mattoon Forms Guard To Fight Pro-Germans
Mattoon Ill May 7 Fear of an outbreak by pro Germans led to a meeting call for about 200 patriotic citizens to form an armed guard to protect Effingham county citizens and property. Sheriff Jakle issued the call with Governor Lowden's consent amid a county with a large German descent population and many naturalized residents.
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Mattoon
Ill
Effingham County
Martin Jakle
Lowden
Fliers Killed in Canadian Plunge At Camp Borden
CAMP BORDEN Ont May 7 In an airplane accident here Monday Lieut G Burdi of Mt Clair New Jersey and Sgt H Cleary of Toronto were killed.
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Canada
Camp Borden
Ont
Lieut. G. Burdi
Mt. Clair
N. J
Net H. Cleary
Toronto
Police witness testifies in Strause bank murder trial
Dick Claudin of the Peoria police testifies about the bloody trail of cashier Berne Mead and three bullet holes in the bank walls. Strause admits trouble with Mead and says he shot him in self defense. Detective Clifford corroborates Claudin as court adjourns for the day. Additional officers to be heard today. Meantime, Judge Lueitu assesses the bank interior plot drawing.
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Peoria
Dick Claudin
Mead
Strause
Claudin
M. J. Clifford
Police Department
Clifford
Charles H. Dunn
Attack on U S Lines On Picardy Front
German forces delivered a heavy gas attack on American troops in Picardy during the night. More than fifteen thousand mustard gas shells were fired, followed by intense artillery and aerial activity. Anti aircraft guns downed one German plane and damaged another as Pershing’s men mounted harassing fire and readiness for further action.
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Associated Press
Picardy
Five Marine Corps casualties announced by Navy Department
Five Marine Corps casualties in the American Expeditionary Forces were announced by the Navy Department on Monday. One was killed in action and four died of wounds. Killed in Action Private Willard Franklin Clark of Buffalo New York. Died of Wounds Corporal John Martin Gardner of Dunn North Carolina. Privates Gregory Alan Darian Ernest Peter John Peterson Leon John Roberts, all of Chicago and Buffalo respectively.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Navy Department
Willard Franklin Clark
Buffalo
N.Y
John Martin Gardner
Dunn
N. C
Gregory Alan Darian
Chicago
Ernest Peter John Peterson
Leon’ John Roberts
Front quiet as artillery duels on Avre fronts
Paris May 7 war bulletin says opposing artillery engaged heavily north and south of the Avre with no infantry action. Easter theater May 5 bulletin notes reciprocal artillery actions on various sectors with enemy reconnaissance repulsed at Dobropolje and Davol valley.
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Paris
War Office
Avre
Dobropolje
Davol
Unrest and mutiny spread in Slovenian Austria
Unrest in the Slovenian districts of Austria grows daily as mutiny spreads rapidly. Reuters reports a Serbian source noting that a recent clash between German and Slovenians ended in blood, signaling escalating tension in the region.
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Austria
London
Reuter’s Limited
Four Wounded Men Awarded Cross of War
Four American soldiers at a Verdun hospital received France’s Cross of War for gallantry during the German raid on American positions. Lieut. Harry J. Kelly and Private Aloysius Brown lost a leg each, with Kelly cited for escape after being wounded in both legs and captured. Private George A. Hopkins and Private Dewey D. Smith also earned honors. Brown killed two Germans during a surrounding assault. Medals were pinned to their pajamas in the hospital ward.
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Associated Press
France
Verdun
Harry J. Kelly
Ottawa
Ill
Dewey D. Smith
Steens
Miss
George A. Hopkins
Baltimore
Aloysius Brown
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kelly
Brown
Corp
Hopkins
Lieut. Kelly
Lieut
Fort Sheridan
Smith
Deliver All Bonds Within Two Weeks Planned
Washington May 7 extra printer shifts were put to work by the bureau of engraving and printing to supply Liberty bonds promptly. It is planned to deliver all bonds within two weeks as subscriptions reach nearly 3.5 billion dollars with estimates for a further half billion before totals are announced after next Monday.
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Washington
Liberty
Bureau of
Treasury
Kaiser Innocence Testimony Highlights Peoria Trial
In Peoria on May 7 a former Lincoln school principal and ex head of the German American Alliance faced espionage act charges. Cecil Wallace a 14 year old former history pupil testified that Kammann claimed actions like voting for the Kaiser and noted German naval strength. Witnesses described statements about U boats and German influence in Civil War lore. The trial featured jury selection with 30+ witnesses expected for the government as Senator Dailey spoke for the defense.
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Peoria
Charles H. Kammann
Lincoln School
German American Alliance
Cecil Wallace
Kammann
Reichstag
George T. Adlington
Davis
John A. Read
Read
Jefferson Davis
John E. Dougherty
John Dailey
Sinking of German submarine UC-39 reported
London and Amsterdam dispatches describe the destruction of UC-39 in March 1917 by a British destroyer after firing on vessels Hansinkek Hanna Larsen and Ida. Seventeen crew members were captured, Ehrentraut and six others killed, with two British prisoners uninjured.
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London
North Sea
Otto Chrentraut
Prince Henry
Russia
Kiel
Ehrentraut
Hansinkek
Hanna Larsen
Ida
Bandits Kill Entire Family in Santa Rosa Mountains
Mexican bandits murdered the entire family of Frederick Willcoat an Englishman living near Musquiz in the Santa Rosa mountains Texas telegram reports Willcoat his wife son and sister in law were killed in the attack near Musquiz May 7 in Eagle Pass Texas authorities said
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Eagle Pass
Texas
Frederick Willcoat
Santa Rosa Mountains
Musquiz
Mexico
Hillcoat
Australians Press German Front Near Morlancourt
British columns report virtually unanimous belief that a major German blow will come soon in France. Australian and Canadian troops push along the front near Morlancourt between the Ancre and Somme, as Von Below concentrates forces near Arras for a possible major attack.
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Associated Press
France
Ypres
von Below
Arras
Morlancourt
Ancre
Somme
Made Rumania Ask Peace On German Terms
London May 7 Count Czernin Austro-Hungarian foreign minister paid a secret February visit to Jassy and delivered a verbal ultimatum to King Ferdinand of Rumania. The move aimed to speed Romanians to conclude peace with Germany and Austria, with Czernin reportedly stern and unbending.
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London
Count Czernin
Jassy
Ferdinand of
Rumania
American Red Cross
Associated Press
Romania
Railroad Operator Dies In The Service
Major Charles G. Baird, named among those who died of disease in Monday’s casualty list, went to France in February as commander of a telegraph battalion he organized. He later led telegraph and telephone lines on American railroads in France, mainly worked by former Pennsylvania operators. A 20 year veteran of the Pennsylvania railroad, he also served in the Spanish American War, dying April 28 of a heart lesion.
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Sculptor
Borglum
Washington
Baker
Bolgium
Snowden Marose
D. Ryan
New York
Charles G. Baird
France
National Army
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baird
Pennsylvania
Dutch Emissary in London Talks Peace
London May 7 Germany's peace emissary has been in London but made no progress. Dutch intermediary Jonkheer Colyn, former minister of war, reportedly proposed terms including renouncing western claims, Belgian restoration, autonomous Alsace Lorraine, east status, Austria concessions to Italy, Balkan conference, and a global conference on colonial issues. Colyn aimed to explain Germany's demands to Britain and address the transfer of German materials through Dutch territory.
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London
Germany
Daily Mail
Hague
Jonkheer Colyn
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
Austria
Italy
Trentino
Balkan
Africa
Asia Minor
Kiaochau
China
Cabaret ordinance in Chicago in force
Chicago enacted a cabaret ordinance separating liquor sales from entertainment and prohibiting dancing in restaurants serving intoxicants. It took effect at midnight after passage last month amid government pressure to curb vice near soldiers and sailors. Some cabarets closed while others reduced service or offered soft drinks. a $900 cease fee applies to the first violator.
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Chicago
Paws
Rem
Pri
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Jamiu Lue Itu
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Boisseaux-St. Marc
Mont Didier
Es-Salt
Jordan
Jericho
Amiens
Lens
Flanders
Maria
United States
Red Cross
Nenter
England
Holland
Dutch Terriory
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