Asquith Confronts Calls for War Inquiry At Westminster
The article notes Ex premier Asquith resisting further wartime investigations by Parliament into General Maurice and war conduct. It contrasts British parliamentary prerogative with public expectation amid gloom in Paris and morale at the front. It cites Asquith’s past as opposition leader and wartime decisions, framing inquiries as politically charged yet constitutionally possible.
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Maurice
War Office
Asquith
House of Commons
Associated Press
England
Lloyd George
Herbert Corey Whiting
France
Paris
London
America
Jimmy Hall and the Ringed Hat Symbol in Battle
James Norman Hall of Iowa known as Jimmy Hall dies after a spiral dive into German lines. His plane bore an Uncle Sam like hat with a golden ring, a morale sign echoed in a defiant wartime message. The piece also comments on Austria’s debts and Habsburg rule amid shifting fortunes.
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West Front
Jimmy Hall
James Norman Hall
Iowa
Hall
America
Uncle Sam
Half a Million Men in France Arrival of American Force
The war department keeps its word as American troops in France reach five times the force Gen. French led in 1914. The force dwarfs the Dardanelles and Mesopotamian armies, equals Allied center power at the Marne, and is near three times the ill fated expedition. The crossing of this many men with a single accident marks a historic transport feat as the vanguard arrives.
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War Department
France
Foch
Marne
Dardanelles
Palestine
von Huttner
New Testament Aid For Every Soldier In War
A New York Globe campaign argues the New Testament, not weapons alone, is the essential moral support for soldiers. It claims the book sustains spirit, mercy, justice, and hope, uniting rich and poor, black and white, in a universal, nonsectarian humanitarian mission during war. It emphasizes the Bible as the universal guide to comfort, forgiveness, and steadfast faith amidst battle.
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Associated Press
Franklin P. Alcorn
Marbridge
New York
Peoples Gas
Chicago
Quincy
Postoffice
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
United States
New York Globe
Steen
Ms. HY
Roosevelt Warned War Idea in Belated Strength
The Lusitania setback recalled by Roosevelt, now echoed by Senator Borah. The piece contrasts early calls for U.S. action with current policy, noting American troops arriving in France and the war department’s intensified effort. It argues the conflict tests liberty and democracy akin to Marathon and Verdun, and predicts U.S. weight may end the war by next summer.
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Peoria
Lusitania
United States
Belgium
England
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Wilson
United States Senate
William E. Borah
Idaho
Marathon
Verdun
France
War Department
Sinking of German U-boat by U S warship in Atlantic
The United States warship on arrival reported sinking a German submarine off an Atlantic port. A shot lifted the U boat entirely out of the water and broke her in two, with no survivors seen. Gunners received ten days extra furlough for the achievement. On the voyage over, the ship had sighted three submarines and fired three decisive shots.
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Atlantic
United States
Tornado Sweeps Over 4 Central Counties
A May 10 Illinois tornado cut a two mile wide path through Christian Shelby Mason and Morgan counties. It wrecked houses barns and outbuildings and toppled miles of telephone poles. In Franklin Morgan county two women died and at Pana a train derailed but no serious injuries followed. Debris blocked railways and telegraph lines as rains damaged crops. livestock losses were reported.
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Chicago
Christian
Shelby
Mason
Morgan
Iingis
Franklin
Morgan County
Anna Wart
E. B. Dener
Lakewood
Decatur
Pana
Illinois
Morgan Counties
Shelby County
Private Sandy Splits Hospital Show Brings Cheer
A wartime hospital Y M C A show draws wheels chair rushes as soldiers, led by a resourceful colored private named Ezra, escort a weak white ambulant comrade to the event and back in a spirited scene that honors teamwork and courage. Ezra and his pals are praised as fighting men, first class and all wool.
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Sandy
Ezra
P. S
A Handy Kind Of Tongue From Burgess For Children
In Thornton W Burgess tale Mr Blacksnake demonstrates a tongue used like a nose to sniff Piper the Hyla near Smiling Pool Peter Rabbit observes the forked tongue and its surprising use as a sensing tool. The scene contrasts tongue, nose, and ear abilities in animal characters. The next tale is The Arrival of Long legs the Heron.
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Thornton W. Burgess
Mr. Toad
Peter
Mr. Blacksnake
Piper the Hyla
Reddy Fox
Bowser the Hound
Shadow the Weasel
Piper the Hulg
Minstral Show Causes Schoolyard Colorful Mixup
In Our School recounts a rural prank by Andy Anderson and friends staging a minstrel show for Red Cross pennies. Results include blackened faces, a stubborn wash fixed only by time, and Miss Palmer’s bemused reaction as students arrive at school smeared with makeup.
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Fatty Bellowes
Andy Anderson
Bull Hickey
Steve Hardy
Miss Palmer
Andy
Red Cross
Genevieve Hicks
Stebbins
Stebbinses
Doctors Explain Spring Fever Causes and Cure
A physician dismisses spring fever as a misnomer describing lassitude from iron and phosphorous deficiency. He links diet, loss of greens, and reduced oxygen to lowered vigor, and advocates phosphated iron capsules, sold as Phosphated Tron, with a notice urging insomnia patients to insist on capsules from Owl Drug Store and other druggists.
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Owl Drug Store
Adv
War Garden Beets Early Crop Tips
Beets should be harvested when partly grown for best flavor. Keep crops close together then pull for table use, continuing weekly plantings with small rows. Plant a twenty foot row at a time this season, with June for winter planting. Detroit Dark Red is a recommended variety.
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Detroit
Beets Unexcelled for Greens Tops Vigorous Growth
Beets excel as a root crop yet produce robust tops suitable for greens, offering a dual use that supports both harvestable bulbs and nutritious leafy greens. The tops grow vigorously, expanding yield options for home gardens and market plots alike.
Pilot Dudley C. Fairbairn Dies In Plane Crash Near Mont Rose
London report states Second Lieut. Dudley C. Fairbairn of Winois was killed when his aircraft fell near Mont Rose on Wednesday during an accidental crash.
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London
Dudley C. Fairbairn
Winois
Mont Rose
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