Lane warns public of long war across seas
Secretary Lane told governors at Washington that Germany has sunk 400000 tons of shipping in a week, threatening England and France and alarming the United States. He warned the war may last several years and urged rapid shipbuilding and mobilization of all resources.
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Washington, D. C
Lane
Council of National Defense
England
France
United States
Interior Department
Destructive Damage Reported At Rheims Cathedral
Cardinal Lucan reports Rheims Cathedral severely damaged in a letter. Outside apse destroyed three flying buttresses broken numerous pinnacles smashed main body knocked down walls damaged towers seriously damaged roof vaulting collapsed in five places south transept and chancel in ruins parti saal fonts crushed.
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Paris
Lucan
Rheims
Special Mission From Italy to the United States Named
Rome May 2 announces a special mission to the United States will include Prince Udine eldest son of the Duke of Genoa Senator Marconi Marquis Borsarelli under secretary of foreign affairs and Deputies Cauffelli and Nitti both former ministers.
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Rome
United States
Udine
Duke of Genoa
Marconi
Borsarelli
Cauffelli and
Nitti
France to receive American troops when ships available
French commissioners said the American government is ready to send a small force to France when enough ships can be spared to transport an army and equipment across the Atlantic. The administration overruled army staff objections for moral impact and expects deployment soon. Britain and France welcomed the plan amid shipping constraints of about 500,000 tons per 24,000 men and food needs.
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Washington, D. C
France
Atlantic
Army General Staff
America
Rain not improbable for San Antonio outlook
Local forecast suggests showers possible Wednesday evening and Thursday as Major Allen Buell notes. A broad storm spans the southwest, with high pressure elsewhere causing varied temperatures and unsettled conditions across New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and West Texas.
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Allen Buell
San Antonio
Southwest
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
West Texas
Weather forecast for several cities
The Light reports St. Louis with 50 degrees and partly cloudy conditions, Chicago at 42 degrees with clear skies, Milwaukee at 38 degrees clear, Kansas City 44 with rain and 12 mile winds, New York 48 clear with possible rain, and Washington 56 clear with fair Thursday forecast.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington, D. C
Turks occupy Mush as Russians evacuate town
The war office announces the Russians have evacuated Mush in Turkish Armenia, with the Turks occupying the town. Russian retirement on the Caucasus front appears underway for days, though no official word from Petrograd confirms a shift.
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Mush
Constantinople
London
Armenia
War Office
Caucasian Front
Petrograd
Turkish Armenia
Artillery In Action Across Front Near Fauquissart
British report says artillery engaged on both sides overnight between St. Quentin and Lens. A German raiding party near Fauquissart was repulsed.
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London
St. Quentin
Lens
Fauquissart
French Front Deadlock Frustrates Paris As Parliament Nears
The fighting in France remains stalled and Paris expresses dissatisfaction over the French offensive. The war ministry faces parliamentary criticism when the chamber convenes later this month. In England, scrutiny targets the admiralty and the submarine threat fueling opposition to Sir Edward Carson.
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Associated Press
France
Paris
England
Admiralty
Sir Edward Carson
German Losses Heavy in War Report
Amsterdam reports on May 2 that Joseph Frederick Namann a former Reichstag conservative asserts one million three hundred thousand Germans have perished in the war. He delivers the figure via London sources.
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Amsterdam
London
Joseph Frederick Namann
Reichstag
Russians Attack Roumanian Front Repelled at Oitunz
Berlin reports heavy fighting on the Roumanian front beginning yesterday. The war office says a Russian assault on the heights north of the Oitunz valley was repulsed and that German forces inflicted heavy losses.
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Berlin
London
War Office
Oitunz
Germans Repulsed After Night Aisne Attacks
On the Aisne front German forces attacked several times last night. The official report says they were partially repulsed by French machine gun fire and grenades. French troops also made progress in Champagne.
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Paris
Aisne
Champagne
Air Raids in the Adriatic Reported by War Office
An official war office announcement states reciprocal air raids in the northern Adriatic were carried out. The report comes from Rome dated May 2 via Paris.
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Adriatic
Rome
Paris
War Office
Bakers strike in Chicago faces key foreman issue
May 2 Chicago bakers' strike shows one remaining hurdle as both sides seek a quick settlement. The core dispute centers on whether bakers may approve or dismiss their foremen, a question awaiting resolution before agreement.
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Chicago
Senate to continue debate on espionage bill this week
Senate will continue discussion of the administration espionage bill today and keep it before action until disposition. Leaders aim to pass the measure by week’s end. A similar bill awaits action in the House.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
House
Benavides Meets Joffre in Historic Franco Meeting
Laredo lawyer Juan Benavides son of a Confederate colonel traveled 1800 miles to meet General Joffre. The encounter was arranged through Senator Sheppard and took place today.
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Washington, D. C
Juan Benavides
Laredo
Joffre
Shepvar
Government Considers Seizing Part Of Food Supply
Chicago May 2. Plans to seize at least a part of the nation's food supply are being seriously considered by the United States government. District Attorney Clyne said district attorneys from the Mississippi valley agreed in Chicago on ways to take over the food supply.
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United States
Clyne
Mississippi Valley
Chicago
Admiral Chocheprat Seeks Close US Allied Naval Cooperation
Vice Admiral Chocheprat of the French mission said he hopes to establish the closest possible cooperation between the American and allied navies for freedom of the seas and the protection of trade. He praised the American fleet including the Pennsylvania and destroyers and noted discussions with U S naval officers on war plans especially anti submarine efforts.
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Washington, D. C
Chocheprat
Pennsylvania
Fifty Bandits Killed in Guaje Train Attack
Report from San Luis Potosi says on April 26 at Guaje near Ira Puato a bandit band attacked a passenger train. A military train preceded it and troops repelled the attack in a pitched battle. Leaders named Mariano Robles and Valente Garcia. Constitutionalists reported light losses.
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San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Guaje
Irapuato
Mariano Robles
Valente Garcia
King urges thrift as wheat shortage worsens
London dispatch reports King George has signed a proclamation urging the public to cut wheat consumption and exercise strict economy in all grain use amid a growing food crisis.
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London
George
Rintelen Plot Claims Tainting US Munitions Shipments
John Co Hammond testified in New York that Captain Franz Rintelen of the German navy proposed actions to provoke strikes at munition plants and docks to disrupt shipments to entente allies. Hammond said he alerted Secretary Tumulty and the Justice Department after reaching this point and that he had spent five to ten thousand dollars on propaganda for Rintelen.
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New York
Mexico
Japan
United States
Franz Rintelen
John Co. Hammond
Rintelen
Tumulty
Department of Justice
Hammond
Whitehall man walks 140 miles to enlist in Marines
Johns Harley Hopkins of Whitehall Wisconsin, great grandson of Johns Hopkins University founder, walked from Madison to Chicago covering 140 miles without food or sleep to enlist. He was initially rejected but passed after a meal and reevaluation.
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Johns Harley Hopkins
Chicago
Whitehall
Wis
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
United States
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Norway Loses Ships as German Submarines Hit April Toll
Norwegian ships Victoria and Langland sunk by German submarines as April losses rise. Seventy five Norwegian vessels sunk and more than 100 sailors killed in April. Crews of Victoria and Langland were saved.
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Christiania
Norway
London
Norwegian Foreign Office
Pass Deficiency Bill Appropriations For War Expenses
The urgent deficiency bill totaling about 2.827 billion dollars passed the House with only Socialist Rep London voting no. It allocates 2.3206 billion to the army 503.399 million to the navy and the remainder to other departments for war related costs.
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Washington, D. C
House
Representative London
Army
Navy
Unidentified ship haunts Seeadler description on Atlantic run
An unknown sailing vessel with auxiliary power, matching the Seeadler profile, intercepted and tailed an American steamship for six hours as it arrived from South America.
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New York
Seeadler
South America
Guardsmen Cleared in Russian Laborer Shooting Verdict
A Brooklyn coroner jury found three New York National Guardsmen acted in performance of duty when they shot Russian laborer John Smith near a munitions plant last week. They were not convicted and await court martial proceedings.
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New York
Brooklyn
New York National
American Ship Rockingham Sunk by German Submarine
The American steamer Rockingham was sunk by a German submarine off May 2. Thirteen men are missing, while two lifeboats with thirty three crew members were rescued. The ship, valued at 3,250,000 dollars, carried forty nine men including Americans and was believed to sail to Liverpool.
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London
Rockingham
Rockingham Edges From Nebraskan Voyage to Liverpool
The Rockingham of 4408 tons gross, built in 1902 at Camden New Jersey and owned by Garland Steamship, sailed from Baltimore on April 19 bound for Liverpool under Captain Charles Edwards of Brooklyn.
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New York
London
Rockingham
Camden
N. J
Garland Steamship Corporation
Baltimore
Liverpool
Charles Edwards
Brooklyn
Vacuum sinks with loss of crew and gun crew saved
Captain Harris reports eighteen men of the Vacuum crew were lost after the sinking near Liverpool. Eight gunners and eighteen crew members were saved. Lieutenant Thomas of the U S Navy died in the disaster. Saved gunners include James E Williams John Williams George W Parker Oswald A Locke Henry J Musshorn Jr. Loree died of exposure after landing. Fischer Luckan and Laree were lost.
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Liverpool
Harris
Thomas
H. L. Washington
James E. Williams
John Williams
George W. Parker
Oswald A. Locke
Henry J. Musshorn Jr
Frank H. Loree
Charles J. Fischer
Charles F. Luckan
A Camer
Frank H. Laree
Naval guards from the Vacuum reach Liverpool safely
The Vacuum’s naval guard members Donald, Loree, Fischer and Luckan arrived in Liverpool safely. Earlier, three gunners Frank M. Lasher John Nichola and George T. Wilson were reported to have reached Liverpool. All guards aboard the Vacuum are now accounted for.
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Donald
Loree
Fischer
Luckan
United States Naval Guard
Liverpool
Frank M. Lasher
John Nichola
George T. Wilson
Survivors From Tanker Vacuum Land In London
Nine crew members including Captain H. S. Harris, from the American oil tanker Vacuum sunk by a German submarine, have been landed in London. The total saved rises to 27 from 45 aboard, with Third Mate E D Husted of Mount Vernon NY among those rescued by a patrol boat.
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London
8. S. Harris
Vacuum
Harris
The
Vacuum Company
E. D. Husted
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Air losses on western front rise in April totals
A May 2 compilation from British, French and German official communiques reports 717 airplanes shot down on the western front in April. German losses numbered 269, French and Belgian 201, and British 147.
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London
Meatless Fridays Begin In St. Louis Hotels
The Hotel and Restaurant Keepers Association in St. Louis announces a citywide meatless menu day each Friday as a conservation measure. The first step is taken with the association agreeing to Fridays without meat in offerings.
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ST. Louis
Hotel and Restaurant Keepers’ Association
Pressure for Change Grows as German Crisis Deepens
From Copenhagen May 2 Reuters dispatches report growing unrest in Germany and Austria with calls for internal reform. The Reichstag postpones Von Bethmann Hollweg’s peace speech amid rumors of strikes and censorship while observers note demands for a strong leader to steady the country. A large labor demonstration in Sweden and a peaceful Austrian demonstration are reported, with no disorders observed.
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Copenhagen
London
Reichstag
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Berlin
Germany
Austria
Sweden
Newspapers Urge Change in German Government
Amsterdam May 2 The Hamburger Fremdenblatt calls for a non autocratic system with fresh blood in government. Berlin Tageblatt cites anti monarchist talk and Freemasonry denials. Vorwaerts predicts soldiers back from front favor peace and notes Stockholm talks. Russia’s revolution ends absolutist methods and heralds doom for feudal sovereignty. The people faced with war fatigue expect swift decline of old order.
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Amsterdam
London
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
Germany
Fremdenblatt
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Friends of Peace
Stockholm
Danish Correspondents Reach Berlin Wires Under Censors
From Copenhagen May 2 Danish special correspondents in Berlin report the German embargo on newspapers persists yet wires reach them for non military news. Front activity south of Verdun shows increased airplane activity with possible significance as censorship continues.
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Copenhagen
London
Berlin
Conferees Begin Work on Army Bills and Draft Age
House and Senate conferees open talks to reconcile the annual army appropriation and war army bills. They aim for agreement after settlement and anticipate a compromise on ages for the draft, likely setting the age range at 21 to 35, with possible limits on Roosevelt's authority to raise a volunteer expedition.
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Washington, D. C
Fhouse
Senate
House
Theodore Roosevelt
Military Training Camps push for more officers in France
New York May 2 The promise of the first honor and privilege of serving actively in France by the Military Training Camps Association of the United States is expected to raise applicant numbers for officers' instruction camps.
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New York
France
Association of the Uni
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