Verdun Front and Italian Drive Reported by War Office
Berlin reports British lines breached along two kilometer front near Givenchy en Gohelle with heavy French counterattacks. Italians show gains and heavy Austrian resistance on the Alpine front as Rome cites 24,000 prisoners and 172 cannons captured. Paris notes extreme violence in Verdun area from May 14 to 20 with French trenches held at Le Mort Homme and La Mort Homme slopes still contested.
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Berlin
Ayville
Giveny-En-Gohelle
War Office
Verdun
Overone
Oice
Paris
le Mortomme
le Mort Homme
Meuse
la Mortomme
Yville
Theerseas
Roverto
Adige Valley
Rover
Vielgeruth
Mountain Peak
Tyrol
Ondon
Rome
Vienna
Nch
Douaumont
Howr
St Douaumont
Douaunt
Nct
Hundred Bands Promised for Republican Convention Week
CHICAGO May 23 Indications are that the 1916 Republican national convention will be loud and lively with up to 100 bands and 50 glee and marching clubs planned for Chicago during convention week More than 100 bands and 65 voice glee club from Harry Daugherty of Columbus Ohio to boom Theodore Burton are expected States plan to send multiple bands and clubs Campaign tickets rise in price as demand grows for the event and state committees fill volunteer positions with thousands of applicants fortifying the convention’s operations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred W. Upham
Harry Daugherty
Columbus
Ohio
Theodore E. Burton
Indiana
Charles W. Fairbanks
William F. Stone
Republican National Committee
Jury near in Orpet murder case before week ends
In Waukegan Illinois May 23 the 43 veniremen for Will St Orpet’s murder trial were narrowed as two were tentatively accepted by both sides and two others passed by the defense. One man excused for opposition to circumstantial evidence death penalty. Jury expected to be seated before week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Hil
Veniremen
Will St. Orpet
Marian Lambert
L. H. Whiteney
University of Wisconsin
Orpet
John Perigo
Perigo
Lambert
Berlin Press Men Sue Over British Casement Allegations
Seymour B. Conger Berlin AP correspondent sues Edwin A. Emerson of Continental Times alleging an article implying Conger and Ambassador Gerard betrayed Sir Roger Casement. Conger denies the insinuations and states his awareness of Casement plans only after the Ireland outbreak began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Seymour B. Conger
Associated Press
Edwin A. Emerson
Emerson
Continental Times
Conger
Ambassador Gerard
Sir Roger Casement
Casement
Gerard
Washington
London
Mr. Conger
Ireland
Veracity Question Honors Navy Letters in 1914
C S Thompson, chairman of the American Defence Society, writes to President Wilson about Rear Admiral Bradley A Fiske and the secretary of the navy regarding a 1914 letter. The letter, described as handed to the secretary, was not shown to the secretary by the secretary of the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Thompson
American Defence Society
Wilson
Bradley A. Fiske
Secretary of the Navy
United States Senate
Navy Department
Roosevelt Ready To Lead Fight For Thorough Americanism
Oyster Bay May 23 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt replies to George Von L Meyer and the thirty state Roosevelt Republican committee. He says he fights for thorough going Americanism and preparedness and welcomes support for the principles over personal gain. He warns against half measures and urges concrete action in every crisis by public men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
George von L. Meyer
Roosevelt Republican Committee
Republican Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Meyer
United States
Former Governors to Speak in Peoria
Peoria Illinois May 23 Former Gov ernor s John P St John of Kansas William Sulzer of New York and Eugene N Foss of Massachusetts will address sessions of the prohibition state convention here May 31 June 1 according to programs of the convention issued Monday Delegates at large to the national convention will be selected on the first day Nomination for governor and other state offices will be made at the closing session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
John P. St. John
Kansas
William Sulzer
New York
Eugene N. Foss
Massachusetts
Brandeis Nomination Hope Grows in Senate Aid
Friends of Louis D. Brandeis grew more hopeful that his Supreme Court nomination would be favorably reported next Wednesday by the Senate judiciary committee. Senator Culberson, committee chair, disclosed a letter from Dr. Charles W. Eliot urging confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Culberson
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Waite on trial for murder of father-in-law in New York
Dr Arthur Warren Waite the young dentist and tennis player is on trial before Justice Clarence J Shearn charged with killing his wealthy father in law John E Peck of Grand Rapids Michigan. District Attorney Edward Swann laid out the case claiming arsenic and chloroform were used to poison Peck Waite’s defense hints at insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur Warren Waite
Clarence J. Shearn
Supreme Court
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Mich
Edward Swann
Waite
Albertus Adair Moore
Moore
Peck
Prominent Progressives Expected at Chicago Convention
Hundreds of the nation’s top Progressives are slated to attend the party’s national convention in Chicago, starting June 7, per Secretary Oscar King Davis. Listed invitees include Oscar S. Straus E. H. Hooker William Gamlin Childs George W. Perkins Bainbridge Colby Walter A. Johnson Gifford Pinchot E A. Van Valkenberg Wm. Flinn A. M. Detrich Charles J. Bonaparte N. Winston Williams G. D. Pope John F. Smith Matthew Hale Leon E. Baldwin James R. Garfield A. L. Garford Walter F. Brown T. H. Wanamaker W Boyd Evans H. F. Cachems Norman L. Baker F. E. Davidson of various states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Oscar King Davis
Davis
Oscar S. Straus
E. H. Hooker
Wiliam Gamlin Childs
George W. Perkins
Bainbridge Colby
Walter A. Johnson
New York
Gifford Pinchot
E A. van Valkenberg
Wm. Flinn
A. M. Detrich
Pennsylvania
Charles J. Bonaparte
N. Winston Willams
Maryland
G. D. Pope
John F. Smith
Michigan
Matthew Hale
Leon E. Baldwin
Massachusetts
James R. Garfield
A. L. Garford
Walter F. Brown
Ohio
T. H. Wanamaker
W. Boyd Evans
South Carolina
H. F. Cachems
Norman L. Baker
F. E. Davidson
Wisconsin
Filibuster in Senate delays rivers and harbors bill
Filibustering against the rivers and harbors appropriation bill continued in the senate. Monday marked the start of the third week of debate with Senators Kenyon and Sherman pressing for roll call on all amendments and lengthy discussion over each proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Kenyon
Sherman
Riggs Bank Perjury Trial Ends Prosecution Rest
Washington May 28 The government wrapped up its introduction of evidence in the perjury trial of three Riggs National Bank officers who swore the bank did not engage in stock transactions. Defense testimony began as prosecutors conclude their case after more than a week of presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Riggs National Bank
Italian Steamer Airmania Sunk in Sea Battle
LONDON May 93 Liords announce that the Italian steamer Airmania a vessel of 2215 tong has been sunk in a maritime engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Liords
Airmania
Lava Flows From Mauna Loa Again in New Eruption
HONOLULU May 23 Mauna Loa Volcano in eruption again with lava bursting Sunday night from about 7000 feet. The lava travels southwest at roughly one mile per hour splitting into two channels. The glowing flood lights the landscape at night and follows a path similar to the last eruption about nine years ago. The sea lies about fifty miles away with little valuable property intervening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Mauna Loa
Discussion of Irish Question in Observer
London May 23. Editor J L Garvin argues the only real Irish settlement is to revive Buckingham Palace conference and enlarge its basis to include Sir Horace Plunkett. He stresses that success depends on Sir Edward Carson and John Redmond and calls for Ulster exclusion only as a step to reach settlement and joint sessions in Dublin and Belfast to manage common Irish affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
J. L. Garvin
The
Observer
Buckingham Palace
Tyrone
Horace Plunkett
Sir Edward Carson
John Redmond
Redmond
Ulster
Carson
Dublin
Belfast
New York Crowded by Club Women for Biennial Convention
In New York 20 000 delegates visitors and alternates attend the 13th biennial General Federation of Women’s Clubs of America opening today. More than 2 500 000 club women from states Alaska Hawaii the Philippines Cuba and Porto Rico are represented. Boy scouts guide attendees to hotels while hundreds of delegates stay in boarding houses. Officers elected later as displays attract attention during the June 2 closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Federation of Women's Clubs of America
Alaska
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Porto Rico
Boy Scouts
Lynch Sentence Confirmed In Dublin Trial
May 23 Dublin reports that Jeremiah Lynch faces death as official. Peter Gallighan also sentenced to death but commuted to five years penal servitude. John MacNeill, Sinn Fein volunteer leader and former civil servant, heads a private court martial. London Evening Standard notes possible Irish settlement with early home rule and Ulster exclusion. temporary Irish government via an advisory board may be proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Jeremiah ©. Lynch
Peter Gallighan
John MacNeill
Sinn Fein Volunteers
Four Courts of Dublin
Irish University
London
Evening Standard
Ulster
Ireland
Wilson Revises Note Demanding End to Interfering Mail Seizures
President Wilson has completed a renewed protest to Great Britain over interference with American mails. Secretary Lansing and the State Department prepared the draft which the president revised. The note argues that Britain continues the practice, with the core weakness in her rule over neutral mail vessels and local censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
United States
Great Britain
Lansing
State Department
France
Gloomy domestic affairs in Mexico reported by officials
Washington May 23. Mexico faces extreme economic crisis with acute monetary strain, food shortages in Mexico City area, and a rail labor strike paralyzing lines. Carranza regime judged in trouble while U S relations seen as more friendly after the border talks between Generals Scott and Obregon. Consul Letcher travels from Chihuahua to report on conditions with other consuls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico
State Department
Mexico City
Letcher
Chihuahua City
United States
Scott
Obregon
Sibley’s Command Across the Border
Marathon Texas May 23. The 8th and 114th cavalry pursued Glenn Springs and Boquillas raiders into Mexico and returned to the Rio Grande near Boquillas. Four bandits captured. two wounded. Jesse Deemer storekeeper and Monroe Payne rescued. Expedition lasted ten days with no further help available.
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Marathon
Tex
114Th
Frederick Funston
Glenn Springs
Boquillas
Frederick W. Sibley
Rio Grande
Hth
Fort Clark
George T. Langhome
Sth
Fort Bliss
Mexico
Big Bend
Jesse Deemer
Boquilla
Monroe Payne
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Saris
Glee
Roosevelt
Brandeis
Oscar K. Davis
Riggs Bank
Buckingham
Sibley
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