Pershing Urges Southern Training Camps For New Army
General John J. Pershing traveled to Washington to discuss War Department plans for training the new army after conscription. Officers favor year round cantonments in the South to economize and ensure efficiency, with camps proposed in California Arizona Texas Florida Ohio Chattanooga and other sites, though no official decisions have been made.
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John J. Pershing
Southern Department
Washington
War Department
South
Pershing
Southeastern Department
Leonard Wood
Western Department
Camp Wilson
Leon Springs
California
Oregon
Utah
Arizona
Montana
Wyoming
Chattanooga
Florida
Texas
Middle West
Regular Army
Berlin Troops Praised By Crown Prince Telegram
Berlin papers publish a telegram from the crown prince praising Berlin troops. He notes great exertions, heavy fire, and losses but commends the soldiers for their spirits and wit, claiming with such troops they can fetch the devil from hell.
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Crown Prince
Devil
Hell
Amsterdam
London
Berlin
France Receives $100 Million U.S. Loan
France today received the $100,000,000 loan the United States agreed to provide to meet expenses in the country during May. The funds were transferred by Secretary McAdoo to Ambassador Jusser and dispatched by treasury warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
France
United States
McAdoo
Jusser
Treasury
British Style Uniforms Considered for U S Army
Plans under review by Major General Scott propose adopting a British roll collar uniform to replace the current closed collar for the American service. The change would blur distinctions between American and British officers in future dress.
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Washington, D. C
Scott
Kansas Contingent Called for Officers Reserve Camp
Fort Riley Kansas May 8 The first increment of men for the officers reserve training camp was ordered to report by Thursday Four hundred were summoned in the first call and notices were mailed today to the selected personnel.
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Kansas
Fort Riley
Kas
Army Appropriation Bill Agreed Up On Fort Sam Houston Plans
Conference report approves the army appropriation bill affecting Fort Sam Houston with about 330 000 dollars for 1187 acres east of the Austin Road to be used as a drill ground 30000 for hospital additions and a nurses home and roughly 1000000 for 700 acres south of San Antonio for an aviation post with buildings. Colonel Harry L. Rogers has abstracts ready and the land is expected to pass to the government within weeks while the aviation post lease deal can be closed quickly.
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Washington, D. C
Fort Sam Houston
Austin Road
Camp Wilson
Salado Creek
San Antonio
Harry L. Rogers
Aviation Post
Billion Dollar Fleet Plan Aims to Dodge Submarine Menace
Congress will be asked to authorize 1 billion dollars to build the American merchant fleet. The Shipping Board plans diverting steel mill outputs to government use, canceling private contracts, and paying damages where needed. Five to six million tons of ships could be built in two years with railroads exempted.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Shipping Board
United States
May Wheat Reaches New High At $3.00 A Bushel
May wheat sold at $3.00 a bushel in Chicago, the highest price on record, an advance of 17 cents. The close stood at $2.97 as July wheat rose 7.5 cents to $2.383/4.
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Chicago
San Antonio Weather Tonight Outlook
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair skies tonight with temperatures not very cool, followed by increasing cloudiness on Wednesday as the mercury rises.
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San Antonio
Weather Readings From Multiple Cities
Forecast notes for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Walington. Each city lists temperature cloud cover wind direction and speed with likely conditions for Wednesday including highs and lows.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Walington
Lansing Appoints Bureau of Foreign Intelligence to Control News
Secretary Lansing imposes a gag order on State Department officials, restricting information to the public to the new Bureau of Foreign Intelligence. He warns those who criticize policy may be dismissed, arguing the bureau will handle all international topics and wartime matters.
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Washington, D. C
Lansing
State Department
Bureau of Foreign Intelligence
Cuba
China
England
United States
Bureau
Far East
South America
Near East
Europe
Border protection funds debated in Texas House
In Austin on May 8 the Texas House adopted a modified resolution seeking information from Governor Ferguson on the need for a 1 million dollar appropriation for border protection. The original measure by Representative Terrell asked for all related executive department information, while Representative Nichols’ substitute limited disclosures to what the governor deems necessary. The resolution also sought copies of War Department correspondence on the subject.
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Austin, Tex
House
Ferguson
Terrell
Executive Department
Nichols
Hunt County
Garrett to New Post in St Stephen New Brunswick
Alonzo Garrett after fifteen years as American consul at Nuevo Laredo will leave this week for a new assignment as consul at St Stephen New Brunswick. He is relieved by George K Donald formerly consul at Maracaibo Venezuela who arrived yesterday from Mobile Alabama.
Young Man of Corsicana Shot in Local Business House
Corsicana Texas May 8 Frank McCormick unmarried was shot twice and probably fatally wounded this morning in a local business house. W R White recently moved from Corsicana to Wortham was arrested.
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Corsicana
Tex
Frank McCormick
W. R. White
Wortham
Fresnoy Recaptured by German Forces on Arras Front
Berlin reports Fresnoy recaptured near Lens on the Arras front after British and Canadian gains on May 3. The German statement says fighting has been continuous and the Canadians’ line was briefly penetrated north of the village but re-established except at a single point. combat ongoing.
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Berlin
London
Fresnoy
Arras
Lens
Ottawa
Can
Canadian Army
Fresnoy Village
Roosevelt Division Holds Up Army Bill
Conferees failed to reconcile differences on the army bill. The key dispute concerns allowing Colonel Roosevelt's division to be sent to France, prompting the committee to recess without a near agreement.
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Roosevelt
ARMY
Washington, D.D. C
Senate
House
France
Balfour Receives United States Senate Reception
Foreign Secretary Balfour with Lieutenant Bridges and Admiral De Chair of the British mission were received today in the Senate with a great demonstration. Vice President Marshall hosted a luncheon and praised allied resolve as Balfour defended Britain's stance and warned Germany's miscalculation could wreck hopes for civilization. Senators Lafollette and Gronna, who opposed the war resolution, applauded.
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Washington, D. C
Balfour
Lieutenant Bridges
Admiral de Chair
Senate
Marshall
Earth
Mr. Balfour
Germany
England
America
Lafollette
Gronna
Chauffeur Stabbed. Two Men Held After Attack
Ross Roberts the chauffeur at a local livery company was seriously stabbed at 3 55 Tuesday morning. Two young men are held by police and a woman is detained as a material witness. Roberts is hospitalized at Robert B Green Memorial Hospital. The victim was stabbed while seated in an automobile near the Matamoras and Leona Streets intersection. Two stab wounds were inflicted in the left side. Police Captain Brown and officers responded to the central headquarters. The arrested occupants of the car are linked to the assault.
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Ross Roberts
Roberts
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
Matamoras
Leona
Rockport man killed in Kyle area auto crash
San Marcos Texas May 8 An drew Sorenson a Rockport business man died in an automobile accident near Kyle late last night J A Moore a soldier was badly but not fatally injured The Sorenson car traversed bad roads from recent rains and flipped twice at a washout body taken to Rockport for burial
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San Marcos
Tex
Andrew Sorenson
Rockport
J. A. Moore
Kyle
Sorenson
Fire Burns Large Part of Ringling Village on Main Street
Fire swept two blocks of Main street at Wirt, Ringling Oklahoma early today destroying thirty five structures including key business houses and ten dwellings. Loss is estimated at seventy five thousand dollars.
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Ringling
Okla
Wirt
Haig closes on Nipperg and Brestourt line in major offensive
British forces tighten the noose around the Drecourt Queant sector as German resistance concentrates at Bullecourt. Australians near surrender at Bullecourt while Lens coal region looms at stake. Berlin reports self-censorship and a tense, decisive moment for the war.
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Associated Press
Haig
Chrocourt-Queant
Procourt-Queant
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Cambrai
Douai
Bullecourt
Jucant
Queant
Gullecourt
Lens
Drecourt-Queant
Douai-Cambrai
Drecourt
Great Lens
France
Western Front
Berlin
French Repel German Counterattacks Near Vauxaillon
Paris reports French forces repulsed German counterattacks near Vauxaillon and along the Chemin-des-Dames. Intense artillery rained on the Vauclere plateau and Craonne. North of Vauclere, a surprise attack yielded ninety German prisoners. South of ferry-au-Bac, sixty or more prisoners were taken after a brisk engagement. A field fort northwest of Prosnes was captured.
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Paris
Vauxaillon
Chemin-des-Dames
War Office
Vauclere Plateau
Craonne
ferry-au-Bac
Prosnes
Artillery in Action On Front Near Fresnoy and Loos
British fronts report artillery activity along the line between Fresnoy and Loos with nocturnal bombardments. Raids occurred near Neuve Chapelle and Fauquissart and Armentieres. hand to hand fighting drove the enemy from the southwest corner of a village. British airmen shot down seven German observation balloons, three in flames.
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London
Fresnoy
Loos
Neuve Chapelle
Faukuissart
Armentieres
Bullecourt
Reuter
Fighting in Macedonia Front Reported in Official Bulletin
Sofia reports artillery fighting along the Macedonian front. West of the Vardar the enemy infantry after heavy fire attempted an attack toward Alchak Mah south of Gievgeli but was repulsed by our barrage.
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France
Macedonia
Sofia
Bulgaria
London
Vardar
Alchak Mah
Gievgeli
Gorgas Takes Charge Of Red Cross Hospital Units
Surgeon General William C. Gorgas U S A will direct all Red Cross hospital units ordered abroad. Six base hospitals are already ordered for service in France including Cleveland Pennsylvania Evanston St Louis Harvard and New York units.
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William C. Gorgas
Panama
Havana
Red Cross
France
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Evanston
St. Louis
Harvard
New York
Germans Doctoring War Reports Suppress Key French Feats
Copenhagen May 8. German version of the French official war report omits the capture of a stretch of the Hindenburg line southeast of Vauxaillon. Suppressed details and a counterattack emphasis show German attempts to shape public opinion, while a Monday supplement downplays French gains except Interburg Hill and argues French advances on the Chemin des-Dames failed.
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Copenhagen
London
Hindenburg
Vauxailon
Interburg Hill
Aisne
Chemin des-Dames Ridge
Greeks Starving as Blockade Causes Deaths
An official dispatch to the State Department reports Greek coastal blockade causing starvation deaths. January twenty five, February twenty six, March forty nine, and ten in early April, with a new cabinet forming in line with allied wishes and a hoped raising of the blockade.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Zaimais
Legation
Ship Building Underway in U.S. War Program
Washington May 8 The administration announces that the wooden ship building program is definitely underway. The shipping board hopes to turn out large numbers of vessels within months to run the German undersea blockade. Builders proceed without formal contracts on the assurance ships will be taken over when completed.
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Washington, D. C
Shipping Board
Nationalists lead Senate race as Labor rout appears complete
In Queensland the Nationalists surge to lead the Senate counts while results remain unofficial due to pending returns from absent soldiers. The Labor party experiences a sweeping defeat with Nationalist majorities growing steadily.
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Melbourne
Australia
May
London
Senate
Queensland
Labor Party
Banker Killed in Fall From Chicago Elevated
Robert L. Pitte a private banker fell to his death from the Wabash Avenue Adams Street elevated platform in Chicago. His financial downfall had been under Federal Judge Landis scrutiny.
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Robert L. Pitte
Chicago
Wabash Avenue
Adams Street
Landis
Saloonkeepers Prepare to Quit Amid War Dry Policy
Two hundred Chicago saloon-keepers plan to lapse licenses and leave the liquor trade due to expected dry policies during the war, a comptroller's office report states.
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Chicago
America
Comptroller's Office
Nine U S Army Engineer Regiments to France for rail work
The War Department announces nine regiments of regular army engineers drawn from major railway centers will be sent to France to organize and command railway construction and operation. Each regiment totals about 11 000 to 12 000 men with two battalions of three companies, focused on railway efficiency rather than heavy combat. Recruiting centers include New York Chicago St Louis Boston Pittsburgh Detroit Atlanta San Francisco and Philadelphia.
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Washington, D. C
France
War Department
New York
O. H. McKinstry
X. H. Price
St. Louis
Curtis McD. Townsend
C. L. Hall
Langfitt
Chicago
W. C. Langfitt
R.D. Black
Boston
W. P. Wooten
L. E. Atkins
Pittsburg
Edgar Jadwin
B. B. Somervell
Detroit
Harry Burgess
R. F. Fowler
Atlanta
John Sewell
Engineer Reserve Corps
C. P. Bullard
San Francisco
J. B. Cavanaugh
J. B. Cress
Philadelphia
Q. Deakyne
W. I. Tompkins
Army Engineers
Regular Army
National Guard
Great Railroad Brotherhoods
Council of National Defense
Channel
Britain
Langfitt Arrives at Fort Sam Houston to Lead Engineer Office
Col. William C. Langfitt, engineer officer of the Southern Department, has been stationed at Fort Sam Houston since July 1, 1916, and has held the engineer post since September 1. He previously served at Savannah, Georgia and will depart Friday to assume command of his new assignment.
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William C. Langfitt
Southern Department
Fort Sam Houston
Savannah
Langfitt
Cage
Senate debates Carranza powers as payroll stalls
In Mexico City on May 8 the Senate stayed late discussing a bill granting President Carranza extraordinary control over state finances. While no law authorizes him to approve government payments, the payroll for all government employees except the army remains frozen.
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Menico City
Senate
Carranza
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