Troops Break Four-Day Deadlock At Bullecourt
British forces lift a four day stalemate to seize Bullecourt village on the Arras Cambrai front and gain 1200 yards of trenches while Roeux cemetery is stormed. Haig reports continued heavy fighting as Nivelle advances on the French front. The British drive follows strong artillery and counter attacks by German forces. The army also plans rapid expansion to war strength by creating 27 infantry regiments along with eight cavalry and eighteen artillery units across multiple departments.
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London
Haig
Bullecourt
Arras-Cambrai
Roeux
Arras- Cambrai
Hindenburg
Nivelle
Arras
Guemappe
Monchy
Wancourt
Fontaine
Scarpe
Roosevelt
House
Ater
Brooklyn Cooperage Works Destroyed by Fire
A massive blaze in Brooklyn destroyed the Brooklyn Cooperage works, the world’s largest of its kind, with losses around 1 million dollars and nine firemen overcome by smoke. The fire drew a large crowd and required state troops from the Forty-seventh regiment and fifteen Manhattan companies. Simultaneously Archibald and Lewis spice warehouse also caught fire but was contained with no spread. Police guard auxiliary helped manage the crowds at the munition district blaze.
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New York
Brooklyn Cooperage Works
Forty-seventh Regiment of State
Archibald and Lewis
Munition
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Home Defense League
Germans Lose Airplanes in Western Front Action
Seven German airplanes destroyed and seven damaged in the first score against the enemy on the western front. French artillery was active and effective south of St. Quentin, north of the Aisne, and in Champagne. Avocourt Wood bombardment was particularly effective.
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Paris
War Office
St. Quentin
Aisne
Champagne
Avocourt Wood
British forces gain on Scarpe banks as prisoners rise
In the late daylight the British Army advanced on both banks of the River Scarpe. About six hundred Germans had been taken prisoner in this forward movement. Heavy fighting continued through the night and around Guemappe with Cavalry Farm repeatedly in the fighting.
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Scarpe
Guemappe
Weather Outlook for East and West Texas
East Texas Sunday remains generally fair with unsettled conditions in the south portion. Monday returns to fair weather. West Texas Sunday is generally fair and warmer in the north portion. Monday outlook also fair.
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East
Texas
West
North
Weather Forecasts From The Light Nation Wide
Forecast from multiple cities shows clear to partly cloudy skies with brisk north and northwest winds. Temperatures range from the 40s in Chicago to the upper 60s in Kansas City and New York may see possible rain Saturday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Roosevelt Plan for Picked Army Heads to Wilson
Congress debates Roosevelt proposed volunteer force to France. House votes to insert authorizing four divisions of picked men over 25, while Senate keeps its conference, President cautions against amateur mobilization, and questions rise about Roosevelt’s possible leadership role in a future division.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
France
Wilson
House
Senate
Contee
Conerence
Senate Backs Grain Prohibition in War Time Alcohol Edit
The Senate voted 38 to 32 to adopt the Cummins amendment prohibiting use of cereals grain sugar or syrups in making intoxicating liquor during World War I. Wine manufacturing was protected after Phelan pressed to strike edible items and keep sugar and syrup. The measure awaits House concurrence and faces potential changes before becoming law.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Cummins
Germany
Secretary of the Treasury
Phelan
California
Internal dissolution threatens Russia’s new freedom
Petrograd May 12. Workers and peasants press for profit sharing and land as peasants seize millions of acres. The council defeated a coalition ministry by one vote, leaving the decision to the full council. Ministers urge unity with the Entente and promise loyalty while noting warned secret treaties.
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Petrograd
Russia
Duma
Miliakoff
Japan
Germany
United States
Coal owners form group to mine their own coal
In Chicago on May 12 the Property Owners Co operative Coal Company secured options on two West Virginia coal mines. The Chicago group aims to break the coal trust and plans to have about 30 000 building owners mine and distribute their own coal next winter.
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Chicago
West Virginia
Not a War for Amateurs, Says the President Dedication Speech
President Wilson declares the United States must act through experienced hands as he addresses a vast crowd at the dedication of the Red Cross home, calling for unity, sacrifice, and a strong war effort led by the Red Cross and its new war council. He stresses practical American genius and warns of future sacrifices before democracy triumphs.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
the Red Cross
America
House
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Thieves Take $200,000 in Jewels From Pelham Home
Police reported jewels valued at 200000 dollars were stolen from the country home of Fred K. Allen in Pelham New York. The robbery occurred while the family was away and the collection had been left outside its usual safe.
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Pelham
N. Y
Fred K. Allen
Garner Tax Plan Faces Newspaper Backlash
Washington May 12 Rep Garner proposes sharp hikes in second class mail rates under the war revenue bill drawing widespread criticism from publishers nationwide. Rep Randall of California offers an amendment to tax newspapers but not as heavily as Garner’s zone plan while Senators Culberson and Sheppard oppose censorship removal vote.
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Washington, D.C
Garner
United States Senate
Randall
California
Texan
Congress
Culberson
Sheppard
Gregory
Hold Out Plea Attributed to Emperor Charles of Austria
May 12. An autograph letter to Premier Martinic published in Vienna's Zeitung quotes Emperor Charles urging subjects to hold out through the third war winter. He says relief will come with spring, though many months remain and hardships persist.
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Amstrdam
Charles of Austria
Martinic
Austria
Zeitung of
Vienna
Government sets flat munition price after talks
The United States fixes a single price for munitions of all kinds after over a week of discussions among the War and Navy Departments the munitions board and leading manufacturers. The only alternative would be cost plus a fair percentage of profit for contracts.
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Washington, D. C
United States
War and Navy Departments and Munitions Board
Chicago Papers Raise Prices On English Editions
Chicago announces price changes for daily and Sunday newspapers. Beginning May 30 the Sunday Tribune will cost eight cents outside Chicago and suburbs. On May 13 daily English editions in Chicago and suburbs will sell for two cents.
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Chicago
Suburbs
the Tribune
Sunday Tribune
Italian Vessel Cavour Sunk by Submarine Near Dakar
Buenos Aires reports the Italian steamship Cavour with 500 Italian reservists on board was sunk by a German submarine near Dakar in Senegal. No casualty details were received. the ship left Buenos Aires on April 23 and displaced 1560 tons.
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Buenos Aires
Cavour
Dakar
Africa
Young Taft Enlists With Parental Consent
Charles P. Tate, 19 year old son of former President Taft, has enlisted as a private in the artillery of the army. Because he is under the legal age, consent from his parents was required.
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Washington, D. C
Charles P. Tate
Taft
Army
Army to Promote Officers as Increments Are Called
The four increments will promote many officers and leave lieutenancies to be filled by trainees from current officer training camps. At war strength the army will have 11,233 officers. The first increment formed the Thirty seventh Infantry and the Sixteenth Cavalry at Fort Sam Houston, with probable recruitment of new regiments at Fort Sam Houston or Camp Wilson.
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Secretary of War
Southern Department
Regular Army
Fort Sill
James Parker
Syracuse
N. Y
Fort Myer
Gettysburg
Montauk Point
Chickamauga Park
Fort Snelling
Fort Douglas
Fort Riley
Sparta
Wisconsin
Thirtyseventh Infantry
Sixteenth Cavalry
Fort Sam Houston
Camp Wilson
Americans to Buy War Supplies for Entente Allies
Americans will form the purchasing commission to spend a billion dollars in the United States over the next year on war supplies for the entente allies. The purchases will be on behalf of foreign governments, with Americans expected to obtain more for the money due to market familiarity.
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Washington, D. C
Purchasing Commission
United States
Fire on torpedo boat destroyer at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Fire of unknown origin broke out this afternoon aboard a torpedo boat destroyer moored in the Brooklyn Navy Yards. City firemen battled for an hour before the blaze was controlled. Damaged details were not released but the incident is not believed to be serious.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yards
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