French Meuse Front Advances Over German Gains
The French reports say on the Meuse left bank they pushed Germans beyond the Dead Man Hill line first held in March. German losses are described as heavy with few prisoners. West of the Meuse German attacks north of Hill 304 were repulsed. a separate assault near Cappy failed. Front conditions otherwise calm with intermittent bombardment in the east.
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Paris
Meuse
Dead Man Hill
Hill 304
French War Office
Cappy
Somme
Woevre
German reply to U S note on submarine warfare
Berlin nations weather dispute over Sussex and submarine war. Germany asserts it followed international law with naval restrictions, blames Britain for violations, and offers to restrain actions for neutrals while urging U S Britain cooperation.
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Rman
United States
James W. Gerard
Sussex
U. S
Germany
Great Britain
Submarine Note Slow to Move in Washington
President Wilson and the cabinet reviewed Germany’s note but expect no quick decision. Officials said no hasty action would be taken pending an official copy and careful digestion of the long document. Secretary Lansing noted mistakes in submarine warfare are not admissible and discussed possible demands for Germany’s official orders.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
United States
Wilson
Congress
Lusitania
Falaba
Cushing
Gulflight
Bryan
Berlin
T. C. Dumba
Lansing
State Department
Gerard
Washington
Great Britain
Pershing Reports Locating Villa In El Paso
At General Funston's temporary headquarters a message from General Pershing said he believed he had located Villa. The note was received this afternoon in El Paso Texas.
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EL Paso
Tex
General Funston
General Pershing
Filla
Belloc declares Verdun victory seals French defense
London May 5 Hilaire Belloc renowned military critic says Verdun is won and French defense cannot be broken. He calls Verdun the greatest battle yet and warns the German effort failed despite their months of preparation and their confident declarations of victory.
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Verdun
Hilaire Belloc
London
Belloc
Marne
French Trench Captures Reported Southeast of Haucourt Verdun Front
The war office announced the capture of several French trenches southeast of Haucourt on the Verdun front. Repeated French assaults against German positions west of Dead Man's Hill were repelled.
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Berlin
Sayville
Haucourt
Verdun Front
War Office
Dead Man's Hill
French Hold Florina Nearby Monastir
Athens reports French troops occupy Florina, a Greek town eighteen miles south of Monastir, a move Greeks see as highly significant given its proximity to the contested area. The development underscores ongoing Allied military leverage in Greek and Balkan theaters during May.
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Athens
Greece
Paris
Florina
Monastir
Acquittal in Collinsville Murder Case
Claremore Oklahoma May 6 James Kennan was acquitted by a jury on the charge of murdering Ed Guston at Collinsville Oklahoma last September.
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Claremore
Okla
James Kennan
Ed Guston
Collinsville
Zeppelin raid on Saloniki loses three aircraft in two days
London May 5. A Zeppelin raided Saloniki early today and came under heavy fire. A Reuters dispatch from Saloniki confirms the report of its destruction. Only one of the thirty crew members escaped. The losses since the last two days total three Zepellins.
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London
Saloniki
Reuter
Weather outlook for San Antonio and vicinity
For San Antonio and vicinity, fair to night and Saturday, continued warm.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather Forecasts From The Light Across Major Cities
Forecasts by The Light for multiple cities including St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington. Temperatures range from 54 to 82 with conditions such as clear rain and partly cloudy. Winds vary from 4 to 16 miles per hour. Saturday outlook generally fair.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Higheo
England 10 Release Men Taken Off China
London May 5 The British government has decided to release thirty eight Germans and Austrians who were taken from the American steamship China.
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England
China
London
Ships and aircraft clash in Adriatic amid attack on Ravenna
A report from the Austro-Hungarian admiralty describes a battle in the Adriatic between Italian and Austro-Hungarian ships and aircraft. The statement also notes Austro-Hungarian airships raided Ravenna, Italy.
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Adriatic
Berlin
Sayville
Ravenna
Germans Account for 26 Aeroplanes on Western Front
Sayville report states twenty six aeroplanes were shot down by German aviators on the western front in April. German losses for the month totaled twenty two aeroplanes.
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West Front
Berlin
Sayville
Boy's Hand Frozen While Fetching Ice Cream
An eight year old student at St Marys college placed his hand in a freezer on a vendor cart to obtain ice cream. His arm and hand were severely numbed with fears of amputation before regaining motion. The vendor who dared him was taken to the police station and released.
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Morris Jost
St. Mary's College
H. C. Jost
Warrant Found for Mrs R S Taylor in Texas
A Treasury warrant for 933 dollars intended for Mrs R S Taylor of San Antonio was traced to her residence in Fowlerton after a Light newspaper story. The warrant, a Court of Claims judgment from Washington DC, covered depredations by the Comanche Indians.
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United States Treasury
R. S. Taylor
San Antonio
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