Germans Aim Siege to Take Verdun as French Fortifications Hold
Berlin reports the Verdun fortress likely to fall by siege rather than direct assault. The Vossische Zeitung notes the German general staff intends to reduce Verdun with artillery and mining, while French counter offensives struggle to slow the advance along the Meuse and Marne fronts.
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Vossische Zeitung
Verdun
Warsaw
Kavno NM
Meuse
Kavna
Marne
Aes
Lisbon Mutiny and Revolution Reported
Dispatch from Granada, Spain says a revolution has broken out in Lisbon with troops mutinied and arsenals burned. No further details available.
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Berlin
Sayville
Granada
Spain
Lisbon
Treaty remarks cause concern in Germany
Amsterdam via London May 13 Secretary of State Lansing’s statement after Wilson’s note to Germany caused unease in Germany. Ambassador Gerard noted the remarks likely referred to the 1914 arbitration treaties with 21 nations. The Kyemnische Volks Zeitung called the interpretation highly important, implying America would adhere to treaty obligations and delay actions until after the war.
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Amsterdam
London
Lansing
Wilson
Germany
Gerard
Vossische Zeitung
United States
England
Kyemnische Volks Zeitung
America
Delbrueck Steps Down as German Interior Minister
Amsterdam dispatch reports Emperor William and Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg agreed Clemens DelbrueckGermany interior minister and vice chancellor must resign. The move followed reports of his illness and growing discontent over Germany housing and food supplies. Bavarian premier Count George von Hertting as likely successor.
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Amsterdam
En Peror William
von Rethmann-Hollweg
Clemens Delbrueck
Berlin
Manhunter in Missouri: Trooper William White Goes On Run
Leavenworth reports a violent spree after William White, a black trooper, bought his release from the trench school and shot Sergeant C Jackson and Ernest Brown, a domestic, injuring Annie Thomas. White fled across the Missouri River with officers in pursuit after a fatal fort shooting. No clear motive given by officials.
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Leavenworth
Missouri
William White
Trvnce
C. Jackson
Ernest¢ Brown
E Fort
Annie Thomas
Serant Jackson
Fesconworth Kan
Remembered in will of grocer's widow
Danville Illinois May 13 Ten years ago L Parrett now at Haute went to the aid of grocer Reppetoe at Planiet Indiana who was being robbed. Parrett was shot three times but saved the grocer and nearly died. The will filed at Covington Indiana bequeaths 000 to Parrett and names him as executor.
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Ill
Tra
Parrett
Secretary Baker for Readjustment
Secretary of War Baker urged a permanent national readjustment to mobilize industrial financial and military resources in case of war. Speaking at the New Jersey State Bankers association convention he called for coordinated national preparedness and a rapid mobilization plan including industry and finance.
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Atlantic City
Baker
New Jersey State Bankers’ Association
Army
Navy
Congress
House Leaders Predict Passage Of Rural Credits Bill
Washington May 13 after an all day debate on the rural credits bill house leaders predicted its passage today as it came from the committee. Many amendments were voted down including one to permit the land banks to loan to tenant farmers as well as landowners.
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Washington
House
Illicit love pact ends in double tragedy at Williamsville
In Williamsville Missouri on May 13 Arthur Goodman a wealthy farmer killed his step daughter Evelyn Hawthorn s 17 a week after her marriage then killed himself She said before dying that she and Goodman loved each other and had formed a pact after she was forced to leave his home Goodman 43 and father of one child leaves a widow as the girl's mother remains alive.
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Williamsville
Evelyn Hawthorns
Arthur Goodman
Here
Goodman
Hawthorne
George Hawthorne
Effort Made to Surprise Bandits in Marathon Texas
Major George Langhorne and troops from the Eighth Cavalry crossed the Rio Grande from Boquillas to surprise bandits holding Jesse Deemer prisoner. News on the exchange offer for three Mexican bandits captured recently was not available. Coast Artillery from Fort Sam Houston, about 100 men, will reinforce Marathon with guards along the Marathon Boquillas road to Col Sible’s expeditionary column.
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Tex
George Langhorne
Rio Grande
Boquillas
Jesse Deemer
Langhorne
Deemer
127Th
Coast Artilly
Fort Samn
Houston
Pany
Marathon-Rboquithis
Col Sibles
Carranza
Big Bend
Glenn Springs
War Department
Major Langhorne
Tne
Mexico
Piedras Negras
Pershing
Funston
Virginians for Teddy convention selects delegates to Roosevelt
ROANOKE Va May 13 a state convention here Friday selected delegates to the national Progressive convention in Chicago and instructed them to vote for Col Roosevelt for president.
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Teddy
Roanoke
Chicago
Col. Roosevelt
No Warrant for Our Excitement at NA YMCA Meet
Dr Robert E Speer urged calm as 2500 delegates gathered for the 39th triennial YMCA North American convention in Cleveland. Officers named at the opening session include F W Ayer of Philadelphia president G H Wood Ontario first vice president J F Helen St Louis second vice president C E Dodge Denver third vice president Frederick A Henry Cleveland fourth vice president C S Sherman Richmond fifth vice president W A Scott Texas secretary and Graham Stuart Des Moines assistant secretary.
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Robert E. Speer
New York
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
F. W. Ayer
Philadelphia
F. W. Ayer Advertising Company
G. H. Wood
Ontario
J. F. Helen
St. Louis
C. E. Dodge
Denver
Frederick A. Henry
C. S. Sherman
Richmond
W. A
Confectioners Elect Reich Detroit Treasurer
Paul F. Reich of Bloomington Illinois was elected treasurer of the National Confectioners Association at the conclusion of its 33rd annual convention in Detroit Michigan on May 13. Next year’s meeting place will be chosen later by the executive committee. The convention also set the second Saturday in October as national candy day.
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Detroit
Mich
Paul F. Reich
Bloomington
National Confectioners' Association
Older battleships placed in reserve reforming fleet
May 13 Secretary Daniels ordered reorganizing the first line of the Atlantic fleet to place six older battleships in reserve and release crews to man a destroyer division and the new dreadnoughts Oklahoma and Nevada. New Jersey Virginia Rhode Island Nebraska to the reserve at Boston navy yard Connecticut at Philadelphia Louisiana at Norfolk.
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Daniels
Oklahoma
Nevada
New Jersey
Virginia
Rhode Island
Nebraska
Boston
Connecticut
Philadelphia
Louisiana
Norfolk
Washington Policy Unchanged By El Paso Conference
Washington reports no shift in policy toward Mexico after the El Paso military conference failed to reach a definite agreement. President Wilson and cabinet discussed General Scott's report and said the issue remains referred to both governments for diplomatic handling. Pershing's expedition stays in Mexico as border mobilization continues and guardsmen along the 1800 mile frontier are replenished. Senatorial debate signals continued concern over Carranza and the border raid threat while officials pursue cautious diplomacy and readiness.
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el Paso
Mexico
Wilson
General Scott
Chesapeake Bay
Baker
Atlantic City
Newark
N. J
Scott
Texas
War Department
Pershing
Senate
Congress
Carranza
Lewis
Thellinois
Kenyon
Lansing
Eliseo Arredanda
Gen
Villa
Funston
San Antonio
German Gains Near Hullugh Report From World War Front Lines
German forces renewed an offensive around Wallach and Vermelles, capturing first line trenches over about 500 yards while Britain reports some counterattacks recaptured sections. Berlin says British losses were heavy with prisoners and machine guns taken. Verdun battles continue with French recapturing vantage points southeast of Haucourt as bombardments press Le Mort Somme and Cumieres. Russian front fights persist near Dvinsk and Jekabstadt, with reported repulses by Petrograd. Turkish fronts see Rasputin...
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Wallach
Vermelles
Berlin
Meuse
Haucourt
le Mort Somme
Cumieres
Haudremont Wood
Vaux
Fort Duuaumont
Dvinsk
Jacobstadt
Petrograd
Col di Lana
Mount Dukla
Turk
Lucey answers Fergus suit over general deficiency funds
Springfield May 13 Attorney General Lucey filed in Sangamon county circuit court the answer of defendants in the suit by John B. Fergus of Chicago against State Treasurer Andrew Russell and State Auditor James J. Brady to stop payment of items in the general deficiency bill. The court earlier sustained special demurrers saying defendants were not responsible for money paid in good faith under legislative appropriations. The general demurrer was overruled and Lucey was permitted to answer. The answer covers only two of many deficiency appropriations: 4500 dollars to the State auditor paid before suit and 19000 dollars for the southern Illinois penitentiary at Chester, paid with exception of 3800 dollars.
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Springfield
Lucey
Sangamon County
John B. Fergus
Chicago
Andrew Russell
James J. Brady
Southern Illinois
Chester
Sherman Speaks For Five Hours In Filibuster
Washington May 13 Senator Kenyon kept speaking Friday night as the filibuster with Senator Sherman of Illinois against the 43 million rivers and harbors appropriation continued into the fourth day The Town senator planned to press for a blanket 20 million appropriation under the war department Sherman who took the floor Thursday spoke five hours accusing the Democratic administration of extravagance and waste in the bill
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Washington
Kenyon
Sherman
Illinois
War Department
Snow Strikes Black Hills With Four to Six Inches
Deadwood South Dakota reports four to six inches of snow in the Black Hills from Thursday night into Friday. Frosts by night are causing light damage to crops and vegetation in the region.
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Stow
Black Hills
Deadwood
Execution of Leaders Continues In Ireland Crisis
Dublin reports confirm the execution of James Connolly and John McDermott for rebellion. Asquith’s sudden resolve to travel to Dublin calmed passions, with two other leaders executed after his pledge to delay further executions until Parliament debated John Dillon’s motion. Speculation remains that no more executions will occur.
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London
James Connolly
John McDermott
Asquith
Ireland
John Dillon
Trish Republic
Dillon
House of Commons
Treland
Trish
Drive Out Miners In Camp Raid Near Lochiel
Mexican bandits raided Polaris mining camp seven miles below Lochiel on the border driving out Americans who fled to Nogales. Col. Sage at Nogales sent infantry and twenty cavalry to guard Lochiel Washington camp and other nearby towns on the American side. In Mercedes Texas authorities report no confirmation of renewed bandit activity and no evidence linking attackers to cross border. American cavalry will not cross the Rio Grande in pursuit of the murder of Curtis Bayles.
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Ariz
Polaris
Lochiel
Nogales
Mercedes
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Curtis Bayles
Bayles
Rio Grande
Alaskan mail by air bids opened for seven routes
Washington May 13 opening of bids at the post office department for aeroplane mail service on seven routes in Alaska and one in Massachusetts yielded only D L Byers of Iditarod Alaska proposing to operate Seward to Iditarod 380 miles for 15500 dollars for a year. Department officials attributed the lack of bids to aircraft makers being tied to European contracts. One firm said existing US contracts blocked a bid.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Alaska
Massachusetts
D. L. Byers
Iditarod
Seward
Department
Burleson
United States
Recovery of the Prize Ship Appam Opens in Norfolk Court
In Norfolk Virginia on May 12 British owners began their bid to recover the prize ship Appam in federal court. Secretary Lansing's letter arguing the Appam did not fall under Prussian American treaty protection was admitted in evidence over German objections. The case hinges on whether protection applies only when a prize is convoyed by a warship, a question for the court to decide.
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Norfolk
Appam
Lansing
Washington
State Department
Waddill
Hans Berg
Hampton Roads
Austrian Liner Dubrovnik Torpedoed and Sunk
The Austro Hungarian passenger steamer Dubrovnik was torpedoed and sunk by a hostile submarine in the Adriatic Sea. The vessel was unarmed and attacked without warning. Reports note possible confusion with a larger Dubrovnik from Ragusa and reference similar submarine activity by France in the Atlantic.
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Berlin
Dubrovnik
Adriatic Sea
Ragusa
Constantinople
Paris
Rome
Atlantic
Berlin reports over one hundred Zeppelins in service
May 18 Berlin The Frankfurter Zeitung notes Germany now possesses more than 100 airships of the Zeppelin type with ongoing production. Some losses occur but are quickly replaced. new Zeppelins improve on earlier models. Fleet growth continues as five new airships are completed each month despite losses, with Friedrichshafen works expanded and three inland factories rushing to keep up.
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Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Friedrichshafen
Empire
Army
Navy
Hear Evidence On Brandeis Fitness For Supreme Bench
Washington May 13 reopened hearings before the senate judiciary subcommittee on Brandeis as counsel with merger links to United Brig and Riker Hegeman Drug Stores. Commissioner Harlan called Brandeis service to the Interstate Commerce Commission in the five percent advance rate case eminently satisfactory. Subcommittee, already favoring confirmation 3 to 2, will draft a supplementary report after evidence is printed. full committee vote date not indicated.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Bench
Brandeis
Last Jauay
United Brig Company
Riker-Hegeman Drug Stores Company
Harlan
Interstate Commerce Commission
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