Garden for Dancing Opens at Gunter Hotel
An outdoor garden for dancing will be opened by the Gunter Hotel in a few weeks with a Japanese decorative scheme designed by Herbert Barrard. Ground north of the hotel is being prepared from a tennis court base for a new dance floor surrounded by an artistes pergola and quaint booths. Performers include Miss Doris Jones and Miss Bessie McIlhenny among others from Camp Travis and local clubs. The millinery class will hold a business session Saturday at 3 and the association will award diplomas to its tenth stenography class Friday evening.
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Gunter
Herbert Barrard
Allur
Doris Jones
Bessie McIlhenny
Maida Davis
Erence ‘Turney
344Th Field Artillery
Camp Travis
Mr. Pandhcime
Dan John Wise
Mildred Marral
Iliott
Army “Y
Reading
Munice Gray
Sehott
Taggert
Camp ‘Travis
Cominne Maier
Seaye Wilson
Lucille Teagarden
Constance Ball
Kate Blount
Eleanor Green
Kathleen Callender
Rannie Glanton
Gertie L. Shaw
Irwin Wilson
J. B. Club Birthday Celebration at Y W C A
The J B Club of the Y W C A marks its first anniversary with a birthday party Thursday evening. Guests bring a penny for their birthday to drop into a cake, funds go to the delegate fund for a Y W conference trip to Lollister Missouri. A musical program and refreshments follow.
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J. B. Club
Y. W
Lol+ lister
Boys Confess To Wreck North Coast Limited
Two boys aged 12 and 13 in North Dakota confessed to wrecking the North Coast Limited near Casselton on Tuesday night and are under arrest. A military context and lines about recruits appear in the muddled text, plus a note about Spain building a dam for hydroelectric power.
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Wreck Limited
Fargo
N. D
North Coast Limited
Casselton
Spain
San Antonio and Texas men return from France outfits
A party of San Antonio and Texas motor truck group with six month service badges in France has returned. They likely will be assigned as instructors in motor truck repair. Names and addresses of returning members are listed including Joe Allala, Cox, Steidl, Basse, Thrailkill, Carlson, Waterwall, Walls, Pietry, Liebler, Manus, Ganutu, Mensderson, Ray Franklin, Slat, Ingle, and others from Eagle Pass and Big Rock Tennessee.
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France
San Antonio
Texas
Joe Allala
Avenue 5
Cox
Casa Blanca Street
Warren J. Steidl
East
Houston Street
Hubert L. Basse
South Street
Prank Thrailkill
Pleasanton Road
John C
Knights of Liberty raid near San Jose target Germans
In San Jose and Oakland the group nicknamed Knights of Liberty wore black hoods and attempted to abduct two alleged pro Germans five miles west of the city. George Koetzer, a brewery employee, was tarred and feathered and chained to a brass cannon in a park before police freed him and took him to jail. Military police hurried to the scene.
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San Jose
Cal
Knights of Liberty
Oakland
Here
George Koetzer
Trial Scene Details Warned by Witness as Knight Convicts
A witness described police at the trial scene where a prisoner was taken by automobile from his room. In the glare of lamps the knights conducted the examination and convicted him, while information on the other prisoner’s fate remained unavailable.
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Koetzer
German War Minister Orders Bronze Statue Inventory
May 2 Amsterdam reports the German minister of war has ordered an inventory of all bronze statues to identify those that can be spared for military use. He also orders an inventory of church bells that have thus far escaped confiscation.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Hst
Kahoolawe Island to Host Goat Raising Plan
The Island of Kahoolawe may be leased after being withdrawn from the forest reserve to boost living costs by producing 10 060 goats for market. Arthur H. Rice leads talks with the governor and land commissioner with Deputy Attorney General Smith drafting papers. The island currently yields goats and sand, and officials foresee export potential and an eventual goat king of the territory.
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Kahoolawe
Star- Bulletin of
Honolulu
Board of Agriculture and Forestry
Arthur H. Rice
Rice
Smith
Wahoolawe
Trix
May Day Cold Front Voices From British Guards
War dispatch from London Times critic Perry Robinson describes minimal fighting on the Western front on May Day. British guards and the Third division defend positions near Hazebrouk and Ypres while German efforts falter, with notable acts of valor by Grenadier and Coldstream guards.
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London Times
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
The
Public Ledger Co
Almits
France
Perry Robinson
Meteren
Ypres
Berlin
Naiser
Henin
St. Leger
Goisieux St. Marc
Moineville
Arras
Janemy
Guards
Guards Hold Line as German Attack Fails
An account describes Coldstream guards and Irish guards defending a thin frontline under heavy pressure. A private reportedly kept the enemy at bay for 20 minutes before being killed by a bomb. Yorksire light infantry earned praise for stubborn stand. The action left few survivors but demonstrated gallantry and resolve.
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Coldstream Guards
Guards
Yorksire Light Infantry
Ruckman Appointed Brigadier General to Northeastern Department
Major General James Parker, previously in Waco and Brownsville, is shown as taking command of the Northeastern Department with headquarters in Boston. The department includes Maine to Massachusetts and Camp Devens at Ayer, Massachusetts. Brig. Gen. Buckman awaits further orders as Major General Halbrook's arrival looms.
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James Parker
Waco
Brownsville
Military Academy
Illinois
Coast Artillery
Theifth Artillery
Artillery School
Army War College
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Boston
Devens
Jat Ayer
Mais
Baker Would Bar Limit on Size of Army
Hean raised to 260,000. Last month 150,000 were mobilized. At this rate half of the 800,000 which the department before the German drive was launched had planned to call during the present year will have been called out in two months time.
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Hean
Secretary Daniels urges unlimited manpower for war effort
Secretary Daniels told the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce that millions more may be raised for the war through the Third Liberty Loan. He rejected fixed-quantity limits and warned against capping American strength at 3.6 million, noting drafts and ships will mobilize men of varying ages as needed.
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Philadelphia
Daniels
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Third Liberty Loan
Congress
France
America
Clash in Ukraine Reported as German Military Rule Expands
May 1 telegram from Iliev says General von Bwichorn orders peasants to return property and cultivate large estates, defending landholders interests. The move follows Ukrainian leadership’s direction of Military Rule in Kiev. London dispatch May 4 notes Germans set rule in Vienna and arrest Ukrainian officials, including the minister of war, citing weak governance.
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Zurich
von Bwichorn
Ukraine
Iliev
Kiev
London
Wien
Berlin
British freighter sinks U-boat off Irish coast
A British freighter in its maiden Atlantic voyage reports sinking a German U-boat off the Irish coast after using advanced anti-submarine gear. The sub surfaced near the bow and was quickly engaged by the steamer's helmsman despite camouflage.
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Atlantic
City of Athens Sinks In War Loss With 66 Missing
The 3648 ton steamship City of Athens built 1911 at Camden for Merchants & Miners Coast Service, former Somerset name, sister Suwanee, was bought by Ocean Steamship and placed in New York Savannah runs. It replaced City of Memphis sunk by a German submarine March 17 1916 on a trans Atlantic voyage.
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City of Athens
Camden
N. J
Merchants & Miners’ Transportation Company
Somerset
Suwanee
Ocean Steamship Company
New York
Norwegian Ship Ijell Sunk After Fog Collision
The Norwegian steamer Ijell sank off an Atlantic port after colliding with a British steamer in heavy fog. Ijell’s crew were saved by the steamer and landed here. The collision left Ijell with a large hull breach, many crew half clothed, and the captain vowing legal action.
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Atlantic
Ijell
Fjell
Johannessen
Fell
American positions at Amiens shelled
The narrator recalls American troops at Amiens marching in silence to their fighting positions with discipline and zeal. He praises their artillery, officers, and sanitary vehicles, describing them as first rate and a great help to the forces.
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Amiens
Denly
German Defeat Reported in Last Battle for Calais
London reports a decisive check on German reserves in the fighting described as a massacre. The Times headlines the victory as The German Defeat, while Pall Mall carries a long front about Road to Calais. The San Antonio Taghe and Philadelphia Ledger provide U.S. reprints of the British dispatches.
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London Times
Speviat Cabla
San Antonio
Calais
Road to Calais Barred
The Evening Standard prints a heavy type headline and two column subheads noting Jinemy fought to a standstill and cheering Clemenceau massing the Germans. The Event News reports no dissent in opinion and that Allied command may let Germany go further with sufficient force.
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Jinemy
Evening Standard
Calais
Lieut Mitchell Dies After Pneumonia at Camp Travis
Lieut De Witt A Mitchell head quarters staff 179th Infantry Camp Travis died early Thursday from pneumonia after a six week illness. His mother and sister were with him. The body will go to San Diego for burial. only a small funeral attendance planned at the station. He was 25, a graduate of Cam Stanley school, and had served at Camp Travis for months.
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A. Mitchell
179Th Infantry
Cam Travis
Camp Travis
Basi
Marion Mitchell
San Antonio
San Diego
Cal
Mitchell
Cam Stanley School
Camp Tragig
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