Food Ministry Tightens Rations Shrink Tea Time in Britain
Britain enacts strict wartime food controls under Lord Devonport with daily allowances for meat bread sugar and pastries. Public eating places face limits on meat two ounces per meal and sugar to two sevenths of an ounce. private homes guided to curb rations. Cakes pastries and light breads banned or restricted. tea time disrupted as ration rulings threaten the British afternoon tradition.
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Associated Press
London
Ministry of Food
Britain
Admiralty
War Department
Ministry of Munitions
Navy
Lord Devonport
House of Lords
War Budget Secret In Executive Session At Senate
Washington May 16 The Senate opened the $3 39 billion war budget in executive session amid claims that confidential information on war prosecution would be discussed The House passed the bill publicly Senator Martin urged executive consideration at the suggestion of Senator Weeks who said Secretary Baker asked for confidentiality An amendment by Senator Smith providing 100000000 for freight cars to ease the railcar shortage and to support merchant ships was offered for presidential approval of terms
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Martin
Weeks
Massachusetts
Baker
Appropriations Committee
Smith
Georgia
Gardner Resigns Congress to Enter Army for Active Duty
Representative Gardner of Massachusetts resigns from Congress to enter the army as a reserve officer. A leading advocate of military preparedness, he leaves the Ways and Means Committee to join active duty, the first member of either house to quit for service in the present war.
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Washington, D. C
Gardner
Massachusetts
Congress
Army
Ways and Means
Planned submarine bases on Pacific coast
Germany began work last fall to establish submarine and airplane bases along the Lower California coast. Maps and military information were gathered by German secret agents. A youth held as a spy, known here as Lieutenant Frank E. Wolf, is said to have confessed and named Rudolph Flamendinghe as his handler.
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San Francisco
Cal
Germany
Lower
California
Pacific Coast
Frank E. Wolf
Baron Friedrich Devan Fels
Fels
Rudolph Flamendinghe
Los Angeles
Gulf of Mexico
Children urged to collect rag and junk for war relief
Secretary Redfield proposed that children enter rag, waste paper, and old iron collection to fund war relief. He urged formation of local organizations in towns and cities to systematize the drive and organize child collectors.
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Washington, D. C
Redfield -Oday
San Antonio Tonight Fair and Thursday Partly Cloudy
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair conditions tonight with a low cloud cover and Thursday turning partly cloudy. Winds light from the southwest. Highs near 78 with mild humidity.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather Forecasts From The Light by Region
Forecasts from The Light show St Louis clear at 60 with a west wind of 6 miles per hour and rising to 76. Chicago at 64 with a west wind 12 miles per hour stays fair and warm with 60 to 78. Milwaukee 58 west wind eight miles per hour stays fair and warmer with 52 to 76. Kansas City 60 south wind eight miles per hour increases cloudiness with 58 to 74. New York 50 cloudy eight? wind northwest Thursday 46 to 60. Washington 58 clear southeast wind six miles per hour Thursday fair with 46 to 72.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Fair
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington, D. C
National Artillery to not have cavalry units in new Army
Governors informed that no cavalry regiments will be raised in the National Army under the draft bill. Regulars would supply cavalry if needed. National Guard cavalry could cover border duties. National Guard enlistees since April 6 will be discharged after the war. Ex-officers may train as instructors at camps and be commissioned in the reserve corps.
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National Army
Omar Bundy
Department
National Guard
Secretary of War
Reserve Corps
Ninth Infantry Moves As New Regiment Formations Begin
Army orders shift several regiments to new stations for forming fresh units. Ninth Infantry from Camp Wilson heads to Syracuse on Saturday, with Twenty-third also bound for Syracuse a day later. Moves suspend field artillery, and other units from El Paso Fort Sam Houston Brownsville Fort Clark Del Rio Douglas and Chickamauga Park are reassigned to establish the Sixty fourth Fifty seventh and other new regiments.
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Ninth Infantry
Camp Wilson
Syracuse
N. Y
Twentieth Infantry
Sixth Infantry
el Paso
Fort Douglas
Utah
Chickamauga Park
Twenty-third Infantry
Southern Department
War Department
Fort Sam Houston
Brownsville
Gettysburg
Fort Clark
del Rio
Fort Snelling
Douglas, Ariz
Medical Reserve Camp for Officers at Leon Springs
Six hundred medical reserve officers are ordered to attend a training camp at Leon Springs starting June 1. A field hospital company and ambulance troops will support the camp, under department surgeon Col. W. D. McCaw. Cantonments and buildings will be erected nearby and ready for officers reporting late this month. The camp is limited to those accepted into the Medical Reserve Corps.
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Leon Springs
Southern Department
W. D. McCaw
Medical Reserve Corps
Colonel Russell to Capital
Lieut Col Edgar Russell of the Signal Corps is ordered to Washington and will depart Fort Sam Houston Friday morning for the capital.
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Russell
Capital
Col
Edgar Russell
Signal Corps
Washington
Fort Sam Houston
Explosion kills six at Fort Brady pier in Sault Ste. Marie
Six men died and several were seriously hurt when dynamite stored under the Fort Brady pier exploded this forenoon near the fish hatchery. The blast damaged hatchery buildings and adjacent quarters. Soldiers patrolled the area as a military inquiry began into the disaster. A fire in the quartermaster's building at Brady caused further damage last Saturday.
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Sault Ste. Maria
Mich
Fort Brady
American destroyers join British waters in war effort
London May 16 The admiralty announced that a flotilla of United States destroyers has arrived in British waters to cooperate with British naval forces in the prosecution of the war.
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British
London
The
Admiralty
United States
Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg Offers Resignation
A Hague dispatch reports the German chancellor went to headquarters to offer his resignation. The Berlin press says the resignation was not accepted, and Berlin circles fear the emperor and Junker faction aimed to close the Reichstag to halt electoral reform plans. The chancellor reportedly opposed the plan and threatened to resign if it proceeded.
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London
Evening News
Hague
Berlin Deutsche Zeitung
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Berliner Tageblatt
Berlin
Junker
Constitutional Committee For Electoral Reform
Heat Market Breaks Sharply in Chicago Wheat Decline
The Chicago wheat market fell sharply today after yesterday’s restrictive regulations. September futures slipped to $1.98 and July to $2.18 as initial sales fell 17 cents to $2.04, with noon declines of 23 to 24 cents. Even with these drops, actual wheat remained above $3 a bushel and in short supply despite regulatory limits on futures.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Farmers Urge End to Wheat Exports in Four States
TEXARKANA Ark May 16 The Four States Farmers Protective Association named a committee to complete organization and expects a report in sixty days. The group formed by Texas Arkansas Oklahoma and Louisiana farmers to aid the government food campaign adjourned and wired Secretary Houston in Washington and Governor Ferguson in Austin protesting wheat exports to Europe and urging corn bread and corn cakes as substitutes.
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Texarkana
Ark
Four States
Farmers’ Protective Association
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Houston
Washington
Ferguson
Austin
Europe
Customs record broken New York daily duties surge
The New York custom house posted its largest single day duties total since World War I began as goods left bonded warehouses ahead of the 10 percent war tax. The $1,412,999 largely covered direct imports of distilled spirits, with daily withdrawals spiking to about $20,000 just before the bill became public.
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New York
New York Custom House
Senators Plan Navy Enlistment During Congress Recess
Several senators and representatives plan to enlist as bluejackets in the navy when the current session ends. They intend to serve during the war recess and will decide later whether to resign or take a leave of absence during the next session.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Naval Service
Russia's Provisional Government Reshuffles Frontbench
Petrograd reports Milukoff resigns as foreign minister and Tereshchenko becomes foreign minister while Kerensky moves to war. The council agrees to include socialist delegates in the cabinet but the provisional government rejects conditions for their entry. It reiterates alliance unity and strong action against anarchy amid reforms.
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Petrograd
London
Paul N. Milukoff
M. Tereschtenko
A. F. Kerensky
Justice
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Russia
Council of Workmen's
Americans to Go to Russia to counter German intrigue
The American commission to Russia led by Elihu Root will rush to Russia to convey U S gratification for the republic and offer aid while denying meddling. Reorganization of the cabinet and resignations are viewed as radical pressure. Milakoff’s pledge against a separate peace worsened radicals’ stance. a breathing space is hoped as spring rains pause military action and unify factions.
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Washington, D. C
Russia
Elihu Root
United States
Germany
Milakoff
Not to Attend Socialist Convention Effort by Norway
Copenhagen May 16 The Norwegian Work mens Central Bureau decided not to attend the Stockholm Socialist conference.
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Copenhagen
London
Stockholm
Switzerland Establishes Legation at The Hague
Zurich dispatch reports Switzerland has set up a legation in The Hague and will transfer Dr Paul Ritter from Washington to the post. Ritter's successor not approved. The United States has not yet signified acceptance of Ritter's transfer to The Hague.
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London
Switzerland
Zurich
The
Hague
Paul Ritter
United States
Washington
New Post
Ritter
Washington, D. C
Government d refutes draft of foreigners including Mexicans
An official announcement states there is no intention to draft outsiders into the army. The move aims to ease fears among Mexican workers who have been leaving the United States for Mexico.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Mexico
Milukoff as Moderate Leader in Russian Revolt
Paul N. Milukoff, noted as a leading figure in the revolt that toppled the Romanoffs, favored law and order and moderation. He stood between conservatives and radicals to save Russia, supporting the czar’s government until defeat and famine forced a shift. His retirement ends the coalition and leaves the change uncertain.
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Paul N. Milukoff
Russia
Milakoff
Volunteers Sought to Register Conscripts in Draft
Washington May 16 War Department called for volunteers to act as registrars under the selective draft bill. Volunteers should contact their local sheriff or mayor. nonvolunteer registrars get four dollars a day for registration day only. Lists of registrants will be posted and evasions should be reported. failure to register is a misdemeanor with potential imprisonment.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Wilson
Congress
Bexar County volunteers to register men at no cost
Sheriff Tobin says Bexar County will handle the census registration of military age men without cost to the United States. He notes ample local volunteers, pledged as a patriotic duty, to register all eligible men from sunrise to sunset in one day, with Governor Ferguson naming him to oversee the effort.
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Sheriff Tobin
Bexar County
Uncle Sam
Ferguson
United States
Government loans Russia first aid to allies loan
The government issued its first loan to Russia amounting to 100 million dollars raising total aid to the allies to 625 million. The loan supports Russia's purchases of American supplies and was deposited to her credit in Federal Reserve Banks marking Russia’s entry into the three billion dollar credit program.
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Washington, D. C
Russia
Federal Reserve Banks
British Regain Hold On Bullecourt Front
The Associated Press reports in Berlin on May 16 that trenches were captured east of Laneuville along a 600 metre front. Paris notes a violent battle near Moulin De Lafaux with German forces attacking after an all night artillery duel. French troops hold their positions on a four kilometre front.
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Moulin de Lafaux
Paris
Berlin
London
Laneuville
War Office
British regain ground at Bullecourt and push west
Reuters reports British forces have recaptured most lost ground at Bullecourt and set up new posts on the village's west side. Fierce fighting rages north of the Scarpe on the Arras front as of today’s official Franco Belgian front line update. Austrian lines yield to thrusts near the Carso plateau southeast of Gorizia toward the road to Trieste.
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London
Bullecourt
Reuter
Scarpe River
Arras
Carso Plateau
Gorizia
Triest
Crisis in Germany and Italian Moves Open War News
The piece details German political tension and military strain as Russia’s demoralization bolsters Allied efforts in France. It notes Hindenburg’s reinforced lines, a fragile German domestic situation, censorship limits, and radical pressure in the Reichstag. Italy launches an Isonzo offensive amid contested Vienna and Rome reports, with gains near Triest and Gorizia, signaling a broader spring campaign.
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Associated Press
France
von Hindenburg
Rrussia
Germany
Empire
Reichstag
Stockholm
Italy
Cadorna
Isonzo
Vienna
Rome
Triest
Austria
Adriatic
Gorizia
Plava
Italians Win Successes On Isonzo Front Invasion
Rome May 15 a Paris relay note reports Italian forces achieved important successes while opening an offensive on the Julian front. Heavy artillery prepped the line Tolmino to the sea May 12. May 13 intensified, May 14 saw violent enemy counterfire, yet Italian troops advanced, seizing valuable positions and taking prisoners as aviators supported operations.
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Rome
Paris
Isonzo
Julian
Tolmino
Plavato Salcano Pass
Campaign at standstill in Mesopotamia report says
London May 16 official report says British campaign in Mesopotamia, where a string of victories over the Turks has been won, is now almost at a standstill.
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London
Mesopotamia
Italians Take Prisoners in Offensive Near Rome
The war office announced that after yesterday's offensive Italian forces have captured 3375 prisoners, a mau battery, and 30 machine guns. The report cites the Rome front dated May 16 and relayed by Vie London.
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Rome
Vie
London
War Office
Noted German General Killed at Soissons Front
AMSTERDAM May 16 dispatch from Berlin reports General von Vietinghoff governor of Strassburg killed in action at the front near Soissons. He died of wounds received in recent fighting.
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London
von Vietinghoff
Strassburg
Berlin
Soissons
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