Berlin approves hard terms on Roumania and Ferdinand on throne
Berlin shows satisfaction with the treaty terms imposed on Roumania and keeps Ferdinand on the throne though pan German opposition protests. A Russian officer’s private letter describes hopes for allied intervention to restore order, set up a new Russian army, and end the Alsheviks’ rule through international action.
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Russia's Fate in Flux Amid Monarchy Debate
Stockholm May 15 The Republican press campaign in Finkund opposes proclaiming a monarchy arguing it delays debate in the diet. Russia's future hinges on ally support versus German reorganization and a revived German empire threatening Europe and India. Intervention remains an option before war ends. Finns plan to push a constitutional bill tied to 1772 and 1789 laws, potentially recognizing a monarch and inviting a German prince to the throne.
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Ukraine Scores Hun Agitation in Vienna Report
A Vienna dispatch reported by the Exchange Telegraph Company says anti German agitation in the Ukraine continues unchecked. Ukrainian newspapers accuse Germany of using Russian warships at Sebastopol to seize coal and Ukrainian merchant men. Reports say Germans mined the Strait of Yenikale blocking the Sea of Azov passage.
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Ukraine
Vienna
Exchange Telegraph Company
Germany
Sebastopol
Strait
Yenkale
Sea of Azov
Labor Leader Henderson Backs Wilson for Democratic Peace
Arthur Henderson of the British Labor Party told a Manchester-Salford Trade Council meeting that British labor will back President Wilson for a democratic peace and support American labor. Three members of the American labor delegation accompanied him to the gathering.
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London
Wilson
Arthur Henderson
Labor Party
Manchester-Salford
Henderson
Italians Torpedo Huge Battleship at Austrian Base
Italian naval forces torpedoed an Austrian battleship in Pola harbor early Tuesday, using seaplanes to engage enemy ships. The Viribus class vessel, 20,000 tons, was targeted as Italians dodged patrols and searchlights. Several Austrian ships were damaged or driven out of control. two German reports note Baltic fleet concentration at Kiel.
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Pola
Mrs Wilson Says No at Air Mail Departure
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson were photographed at the flying field in Washington as the first airplane mail carrier departed for New York. When asked to pose again with his wife, the President joked that Mrs. Wilson says no and his authority stops there.
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Wilson
New York
No Change Planned in British Army Command in France
London May 16 reports of an imminent change in the British army leadership in France were denied in the House of Commons by Bonar Law. He stated no change had occurred and none was contemplated by the war cabinet.
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France
House of Commons
Bonar Law
War Cabinet
Weather roundup for multiple cities with varying winds
San Anto yla and vicinity forecast shows tonight and Friday cloudy. Louis reports 64 clear and 12 mile southwest wind with highs up to 80. Chicago 64 clear with southwest wind, warmer, 62 to 80. Kansas City 62 cloudy with southeast wind, warmer, 62 to 82. New York 58 cloudy with northeast wind, likely rain, 58 to 76. Washington Cloudy with north wind, likely rain, 63 to 76.
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New York
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Balfour Details Peace Bid From Austria Claims Secrecy
Foreign Secretary Balfour told the House of Commons that Emperor Charles of Austria sent a peace proposal to France via Prince Sixtus with the letter conveyed in strictest secrecy. He said no permission was given to share the letter with anyone but the French premier, denying secrets from President Wilson. He stressed Britain and the United States must have full confidence to pursue honorable peace and that central powers offered no fair peace terms.
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Prince Sixtus
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Great Britain
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Alsace-Lorraijne
Alsace-Lorraine
Shipping Plans Made Washington DC 46 May Plan
Government freight diversion outlined to the House Military Committee by General Goethals. Shipments to American troops would allocate 60 percent from New York, 10 percent each from Baltimore and Norfolk, and 5 percent from Philadelphia Charleston and New Orleans. Major General Black requested 230 million dollars for cantonment construction in France and 250 million for non railroad purchases in France.
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House Military Committee
Goethals
Lcng
New York
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Norfolk
Poston
Philadelphia
Charleston
New Orleans
William M. Black
France
Kaiser Thankful As German Offensive Advances
Amsterdam dispatch reports Kaiser Wilhelm addressing Aachen town council praising western war progress. He says 600000 English casualties and 1600 guns captured, calls for patience and insists the west offensive will succeed, with the French forced to assist in hardship.
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Aachen
Aix-La-Chapelle
Berlin
France
ORDER NEW TANK SHIPS FOR FUEL OIL TRADE
The Shipping Board approved immediate construction of fourteen concrete tank steamers with 105000 tons capacity and four concrete cargo vessels of 12500 tons. These join eighteen existing concrete ships totaling 117600 tons. Eight new ships will be built on the Pacific coast and the rest on the Atlantic coast.
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Shipping Board
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Plea From Italy Seeks U S Troop Cheer Up
Italy asks for a few thousand American troops to visit the front and boost morale among Italian civilians and troops, a casual note conveyed in Washington on May 16. The proposal stresses that American presence would hearten Italy as its forces fight alongside Allied troops.
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Washington, D. C
United States
America promises 1.5 million troops in 1918 drives
Paris reports L Homme Libere claims the United States will send 1.5 million fighting men to France by end of 1918 with a need for 2 million specialists and quartermaster staff. Taft urges a 5,000,000 man army at the Win-the-War convention in Philadelphia. London cites plans to support 5,006,000 troops on the western front if Germany resists.
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France
L'Homme Libere
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Quartermaster’s Department
Taft
Philadelphia
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Pilgrims’ Club
Royal Colonial Institute
Neco Ry. Il
Freight rate plans threaten Fort Sam depot move
Washington plans to shift Fort Sam Houston’s quartermaster depot to Houston or New Orleans to equalize freight costs after McAdoo abolishes the water-rate basis. San Antonio leaders, including John Carrington and Sen Sheppard with Rep Garner, protest. a formal order issued April 9 is paused for further study as aviation supply at Fort Sam Houston remains untouched and construction continues.
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Fort Sam Houston
Houston
New Orleans
Iouston
San Antonio
McAdoo
Iflouston
Touston
Aster
John Barton Paine
Railroad Administration
John Carrington
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Quartermaster’s Corps
Senator Sheppard
John Garner
Carrington
Fort Sam Touston
Quartermaster
Fort Sain Houston
Mysterious Fire Destroys Navy Plane at Pensacola
A new type airplane at the Pensacola Navy Air Station was suddenly destroyed by fire while idle on the ground. The incident follows a previous week’s aerial fire that killed Chief Quartermaster McCall and seriously injured Chief Quartermaster R. Henderson.
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Fla
Pensacola Navy Air Station
Quartermaster McCall
Quartermaster R. [. Henderson
Promise 505 Ships by February
CHICAGO May 15 At least 555 small ships with a tonnage near 2,000,000 will join the United States merchant marine by February 1, 1919, said Charles Piez general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. About 40 wooden ships have been launched and will be ready for service within a month.
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United States Merchant Marine
Charles, Plez
Emergency Leet Corporation
Mr. Piez
Austrian strike against Italy eyed on western front
London reports observ ers expect an early Austrian push against Italy aimed at a large invasion with Milan and Brescia as primary objectives. The plan reportedly seeks to breach the western front between the Brenta and Piave, leveraging the Alpine barrier from St Elvio Pass to Moste Grappa.
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Ottawa
Italy
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Brescia
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St. Elvio Pass
Moste Grappa
Brenté
Piave
Artillery Fire Heavy on Somme and Ancre Fronts
London reports last night’s artillery activity in the Somme and Ancre valleys east of Arras and on the Flanders battlefields. Allied raiders captured a few prisoners near Gavrelle while both sides engaged at multiple points. Paris notes actions near Amiens in the Halles Castel area, Germans driven off near Montdidier and French patrols taking prisoners north of the Ailette.
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Ancre
Arras
Flanders
War Office
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Somme
Paris
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Hailes-Castel
Montdidier
Ailette
Warfront activity shifts as German attacks pause
Artilery remains heavy along Arras, Kemmel, and Albert to Avre fronts. German efforts to retake Hill 44 fail as French forces hold and push back. No renewed counterattacks near Hyulls, while German and French artillery fire persists and aerial bombing targets railway hubs and supply centers behind German lines.
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Associated Press
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Landers
Pleardy
Arras
Kemmel
Albert
Avie
Ticardy
Hyulles
Jenemy
Crermans
Trench
British Down Six HMNs In Air War Report
London reports from May 16 outline aerial operations from the prior day. An official statement says six hostile aircraft were shot down or driven down, one by air fire, two enemy planes are missing, and bombing continued with twelve tons dropped on railway hubs at Lille Menin Chaulnes and Peronne as well as billets at Bapaume and Bruges. British machines returned.
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Lille
Menin
Chaulnes
Peronne
Bapaume
Bruges
Austrian Drive Rumors Stir Press Headlines Front
May 16 at Italian Headquarters reports from the Austrian and Hungarian press discuss a significant front event. Weather remains unsettled with rain and snow gone from high altitudes as Austrians reorganize units and rely on mixed regiments.
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London Times
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pubic Ledger Co
British Blocked U-Boat Base at Ostend with Concrete Sink
The Vindictive cruiser, laden with concrete, was sunk to seal Ostend harbor entrance. The 820 foot ship blocked the 320 foot channel between two piers, nearly closing the exit to the North Sea. Germans must remove the obstruction soon or tides will seal the channel with shifting sand. Basins on both sides fill at high tide. at low tide water escapes to sweep sand from the channel.
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Ostend
Raid on Paris Fails as Bombs Hit Suburbs
Paris authorities say enemy aircraft dropped bombs on the outer suburbs late last night but could not penetrate the city defenses. An aerial alarm sounded at 10 12 p m with anti aircraft fire, as several bombs were dropped on distant suburbs before an all clear was given.
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Seize bombs in Italy report from Zurich police
Revolutionary documents bombs and firearms seized by Zurich police tied to an Italian distribution plot. The evidence names Gine Andres editor of the anarchist newspaper Afarbie arrested on espionage charges in Switzerland since last November. His brother and three others fled to Germany.
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Italy
Zurich
Trathin
Gine Andres
Afarbie
Switzerland
Andres
Germany
German-born Saft Arrested for Disloyal Remarks in Texas
At Austin Texas on May 16 native of Germany and citizen of the state and United States was arrested last night by Deputy Sheriff Eugene Liarhisch on a charge of violation of loyalty. The complaint says Saft made disloyal remarks about the United States and its war aims. Saft, formerly a Whiskey drummer, was released on a $2500 bond.
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Germany
United States
Sheritf Eugene Liarhisch
Saft
Ferdinand
91 Names On Casualty List In Washington D C
The casualty list dated May 16 reports 91 names with 8 killed in action, 42 died of wounds, 1 died of accident, 4 died of disease, 1 died other causes, 4 wounded severely, 55 wounded slightly, and 14 missing in action. Among the slightly wounded is Private Arnold C. Pieh, RLF. 2. No. 4, Fort Worth, Tex.
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RLF
Fort Worth
Tex
Four Flushing the Real Home Wrecker Says Divorce Judge
Kansas City May 16 Judge John Stelk of the Court of Domestic Relations of Chicago spoke to the National Probation Association on how four flushing and similar ruses ruin homes. He blamed mental cruelty cold suppers gambling and wife cheating for much of the domestic trouble reviewed in his court. He warned that tightening credit lines followed by quarrels leads to divorce court.
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John Stelk
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Chicago
National Probation Association
Cupid
Wilson Opposes Senate War Probes Amid Political Clash
President Wilson renewed opposition to Chamberlain’s war inquiry resolution in the Senate, telling Senator Thompson it remains objectionable even when amended. Thompson said he may offer a narrower substitute limited to the draft, while Chamberlain hopes to delay consideration and hold a military committee meeting tomorrow.
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Wilson
Senate
Chamberlain
Senate Unitary Committee
Thompson
Kansas
Senate Expenditures Committee
Military
Martin
Virginia
White House
Thaompson
Military Committee
Airca Ft
Ordnance and Quartermasters
War Department
Nobility Losses Counted in German Adelsblatt Tale
The German Adelsblatt notes heavy wartime losses among the old and new nobility. It lists 270 counts killed including seven of the House of Dohna and seven of Finck von Karkenstein, plus 633 barons with thirteen from Wagenheim. Remaining figures show 843 old noble deaths and 836 later noble losses, led by Von Wedel with 22 and Von Arnim with 21.
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Adelsblatt
House of Dohna
Ais
von Wedel
von Arnim
Pershing announces American command of lines in France
General Pershing issues first official statement since troops took permanent sectors in France. Washington confirms American majority control where troops fight alongside British and French. Reported artillery activity northwest of Toul and in Lorraine and three German planes shot down by American aviators. Captain Kenneth Marr of California and Captain David Peterson of Monesdale, Pa., credited with enemy aircraft shoots in the Toul region.
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Associates Press
Pershing
Washington
Franch
Toul
Lorraine
France
Kenneth Marr
California
David Peterson
Monesdale
Pershing to Command Allied Forces as Units Merge
General Pershing to command French and British brigades on the western front as American divisions unite with co-belligerents under Foch. Italy’s troops in Italy now fall under Foch, joining American, British, and French forces in a unified command. Germany shifts to zinc coinage for artillery needs, minting 10 million marks worth of zinc coins.
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Pershing
United States
France
Poeh
Helsium
Foch
Italaan
Generalissima
Italy
General Pershing
Germany
Amsterdam
Lusk jury chosen in slaying case in Wisconsin
Waueksha WI May 16 twelve jurors were selected at 9 20 am to decide the fate of Grace Lusk charged with the murder of Mrs Mary Lewiman Roberts The jury will determine guilt or innocence in the high profile case with the panel now complete for deliberations.
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