Italy May Shake Her Cabinet Up
New York May 18 Italy faces internal politics over the Fiume affair as Giolitti and Nitti push to oust Orlando and Sonnino. The pro German accusation lingers while Rome weighs rewards from the Treaty of London and the postwar balance.
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Ohio
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France
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Orlando
Sannine
Pieme
War Expenses Prompt Party Investigation
Republican members of the house propose to investigate government activities and expenditures since the war to inform the people and serve the public interest. The conference favored earth passage of a definite military policy, return of soldiers, public air and coal legislation, water power development, immigration revision, deportation of undesirables, and extending foreign trade to aid agriculture and manufacture.
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House of Representatives
Congress
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New House
Success Was Due To Plans Daniels Says
NEW YORK May 18 The successful ocean flight of American navy seaplanes covering two thirds of the 134 mile cruise to the Azores was attributed by Secretary of the Navy Daniels to thorough preparation. He praised a perfect system of operation and said the trip was not a competition with British aviators but aimed to advance an air route from America to Europe.
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Wilson To Dedicate Shaft Near Gironde
Paris May 17 President Wilson invited by monument committees to dedicate the site for a monument honoring American WWI intervention at the mouth of the Gironde. Deputy Damour said the committee would be pleased if he left France from Ponte De Grave where Lafayette sailed to aid the American colonies.
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Wilson
Gironde
Maurice Damour
United States
Ponte de Grave
Lafayette
France
Bordeaux
Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau heads to Berlin
Paris and Versailles dispatches report Count Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau head of the German peace delegation departing Paris at 11 10 p m for Berlin with several delegation members. The German delegation travels aboard special cars attached to the Cologne train as talks continue on peace terms and mandates.
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Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Berlin
Associated Press
Versailles
Count Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Cologne
Germany
Austria
Pay Envelopes for Camp Laborers Gone
Baltimore, May 18. Second Lieut. Harry J. Bracker, paymaster at Camp Stobird near Baltimore, disappeared Saturday. The week’s pay envelopes for 1,200 civilian laborers, totaling 29,204 dollars, were missing from his safe. Bracker, 23, a former enlisted man wounded overseas, had sent his wife to St. Louis a week earlier. He previously served as civilian police chief at Camp Stolabird before becoming paymaster.
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Harry J. Bracker
Camp Isolabird
Bracker
West
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Camp Stolabird
German Captain Held For Stealing Linen
A former German army captain was arrested in Coblenz on a war time theft charge. He possessed property taken from France and was turned over to French military authorities who plan to try him in a French civil court for common robbery. This marks the first such arrest in the American occupation zone.
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Associated Press
Coblenz
France
Amencan
Wait in Vain For Fliers At Delgada
The failure of American seaplanes to arrive by 22 40 GMT at Delgada caused keen disappointment among thousands who waited for hours at vantage points for the Trans Atlantic flyers.
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Iita Delgada
New York
77th Led All Divisions In Ground Won
Washington May 18 Official records of the war department show the 77th division made the largest advance in France among American units, covering 71.5 kilometers. Gen March, chief of staff, notes the New York City national guard unit led, with several other divisions following in order.
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Illinois 33rd Division Returns From War Parade Plans Abandoned
Major Gen. George Bell Jr and Major Gen. Clarence C Williams lead 5834 expeditionary troops home on Mount Vernon. Units include 132nd infantry and 122nd machine gun battalion with 58 officers and 3264 men. Bell praises Illinois soldiers citing their service with French British and American forces. Navy Secretary Daniels and Pershing lauded the unit. Chicago parade plans for the 33rd National Guard unit are officially abandoned though individual regiments may march as they arrive. a brigade may be assembled if sentiment supports it.
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122Nd Machine Gun Battalion
124Th Machine Gun Battalion
Twsth Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop
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War Department
Bryan Calls League Greatest Peace Step
St Louis Mo May May VII Declaring the league of nations is the greatest step toward peace in 1000 years William J Bryan praised the league before the 8th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America He urged his church to back a wartime replacement for war and expressed hope for unbroken peace A cablegram to President Wilson was sent and resolutions urged Sabbath observance and condemnation of Sunday sports and amusements.
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Wilson
Harbor Search Under Fog Off Azores Flight
London May 17 The commander of the N C 4 guiding the flight to Horta said he kept 3000 feet until sighting Corvo Island then descended to 200 feet because of fog Half an hour before arrival the N C A was forced to land on the water to seek a harbor Once found the flight resumed and the seaplane reached the cruiser Columbia reporting the N C 1 had alighted nearby expected to arrive soon
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Weekly Dispatch
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Columbia
German plebiscite plan if peace talks stall
Berlin reports the German government has arranged a plebiscite if the allies reject treaty concessions. The May 16 dispatch notes the measure follows a demand for terms and reflects wartime diplomacy as negotiations continue.
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Expect Sensation In Tax Board Case
Sensational developments are expected when the special legislative committee investigating the state board of equalization and Pullman tax assessments convenes in Springfield Illinois on Monday. Subpoenas have been issued for board members and others as inquiries arise from charges by William Malone of Chicago alleging efforts to lower Pullman company assessments.
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Pullman Company
Equalization Board
Richard J. Barr
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Telinois
William Malone
Chicago
Navy Planes Logs From Trepassey Seized By Azores Rescue
Reports show three U S Navy planes operating from Trepassey. N C 1 disappeared in fog southeast of Flores Island Azores, S O S received by U S S Harding which aided the crew. N C 4 landed safely at Horta after 15 hours 13 minutes voyage.
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Mexican authorities withhold Italian attaché in Tampico dispute
In Washington on May 18 the Mexican government reported to Italy that Rear Admiral Count Max Lovatelli, naval attache at the Italian embassy, was barred from leaving Mexico City for Vera Cruz and summoned to a tribunal. He refused to report, returning to the Italian legation as police guarded it. A protest was lodged after newspapers accused him of concealing his visit to Tampico. Simultaneously Camilo Cirurri was attacked and robbed while inspecting the Tampico oil fields.
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Count Max Lovatelli
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Count Lovatelli
Mexico
Tampico
United States
Legation
Antonio del Conti Cantoni
Foreign Office
Pelaez
Camilo Cirruti
Monaco Prince Adopts Spurious Heir Daughter Mile
Paris May 7 The hereditary Prince Louis of Monaco has solemnly adopted Mile De Valentinois as his daughter. The move aligns with French government wishes to ensure the dynasty’s direct line. Mile is a natural child of Prince Louis born in 19th century and has lived in Prince Albert’s household in recent years.
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Havas
Prince Louis of
Monaco
Albert
Mile, de Valentinois
Mile. de Valentinois
Prince Louis
Prince Albert
Chicago Express Messenger Dies at Age Three in Chicago
William D Heath aged 3, a longtime Chicago resident since 1859, died at home. He was the youngest child of a local family, while his father previously served as a veteran express messenger with the American Express company on the Illinois Central railroad for 40 years.
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Williamd. Heath
American Express Company
Illinois Central Railroad
Three US seaplanes cross Atlantic in foggy voyage
Three American naval seaplanes embarked from Trepassey Newfoundland toward the Azores. The N C 4 reached Horta but the N C 1 forced to land near Corvo Island while the N C 3 was sought by destroyers. By late tonight N C 1 was fog bound off Flores Island, with destroyers searching for all three planes and crew.
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Bellinger
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Horta
Azores
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