War Bill Passes With Draft and Pay Increases
Congress approves the army bill after Senate amendment curbs conscription postwar. The measure defines selective service for 21 to 30 year olds, raises pay, allows Roosevelt volunteer forces, and sets up registration within days. Roosevelt amendment sparks debate as final action nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
Wilson
Senate
Smith
Georgia
Marshall
Clark
White House
House
Roosevelt
France
War Department
Crowder
Washington
Baker
Stone
Missouri
Johnson
California
Chamberlain
Military Committee
Gore
Oklahoma
Hardwick
Kirby
Arkansas
Trammell
Florida
LaFo
Federal Service of
National Guard
Tragic 19 Month Old Child Hangs Near Fence
Temple report says Rodena Jezek, 19 months old, accidentally hanged herself near Oscar when her cap got caught on barbed wire. She was passing through a fence. strings around her neck tightened and she died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Tex
Rodena Jezek
Oscar
British Captain on American Warship
Commander Edward R. G. H. Evans is assigned to advisory duty with an American destroyer squadron in British waters. He will advise the senior American officer on strategy, submarine warfare methods, and technique as part of renewed Allied cooperation during World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward R. G. H. Evans
the Times
Admiral Sims
Evans
Broke
United States Navy
Unsettled Southwest Texas Weather Forecast Hints Rain
Unsettled warm conditions prevail in Southwest Texas with rain likely. Maj. Allen Buell of the local weather bureau notes early summer air patterns and irregular pressure distribution. Cooler readings appear in the Northwest and plateau regions with 36 to 39 degree sightings in Colorado and Calgary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
South Atlantic
Plateau
Colorado
Calgary
Alberta
United States Red Cross Unit Reaches England for France
The first of six fully organized American Red Cross hospital units arrived in England. The unit includes about 300 personnel with 20 army medical officers and 60 nurses. It is the first U S sanctioned unit to bear the American flag on French battlefields since the war entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
American Red Cross
France
England
United States
Honduras Breaks Off Diplomatic Ties With Germany
Honduras has severed diplomatic relations with Germany, joining Guatemala in cutting ties and signaling region tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honduras
Germany
Guatemala
Washington, D. C
Weather forecast by city for travelers
The Light reports conditions in major cities including St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington. Temperatures range from 56 to 68 with rain possible in several cities and varying wind directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
D A McAskill moves to shift 35 murder cases docket
District Attorney D A McAskill asks Judge W B Anderson to transfer 35 capital cases from the Thirty seventh district court to the Seventy third, enabling Judge J T Slader to share criminal jurisdiction and speed trials. He argues delays jeopardize witnesses, convictions, and public safety as murder and felonies pile up. Defendants listed include Merchant, Shafer, Bence, Vargas, Thompson, Trevino, and many others in Bexar County, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirty-seventh
Seventythird District Court
D. A. McAskill
W. 8. Anderson
J. T. Slader
Bexar County
Slader
Seventy-third
Thirty-seventh District Court
McAskill
Anderson
J. O. Merchant
Tommy Shafer
William Bence
Angel Vargas
Doctor Stockton Axson Enlists in Marine Reserve
Dr Stockton Axson English professor at Rice Institute and brother in law of President Wilson filed his enlistment application with the Marine Corps Reserve in Houston. He chose to apply as a private citizen and sent the form to Washington with Lt Mc Cauley’s recommendation for acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Stockton Axson
Rice Institute
Wilson
Marine Corps Reserve
Washington
McCauley
Dr. Axson
British Artillery Aids Italian Offensive on Julian Front
London May 18 British heavy artillery batteries are co operating with the Italian army in the offensive against the Austrians on the Julian front an official statement from the British war office said this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Julian
British War Office
Social upheaval feared in America amid rising food prices
United States Attorney George W. Anderson told the House Agricultural Committee that unless food prices are checked there will be a phenomenon of lawless upheaval. He urged a maximum price for food and authority to uncover stored stocks in major cities, noting delays hinder enforcement. Chairman Lever said the pending bill would grant such authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
George W. Anderson
United States
Boston
Gregory
House Agricultural Committee
Anderson
America
New York
Chicago
Duluth
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Lever
House
Cannon scores Kansas resuming debate on war tax bill
The House voted 125 to 54 to retain the retroactive tax section of the war tax bill. Representative Madden of Illinois led the opposition, while Representative Lit tle of Kansas defended the provision as fair. Cannon of Illinois argued Kansas wealth and tax history contrasting with Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Madden
Illinois
Little
Kansas
Cannon
Mr. Cannon
Ilinois
Hardy
Texas
Women blamed for high food prices in wartime talk
James W. Gerard told the New York Academy of Medicine that American women bear responsibility for food scarcity and rising costs. He urged making market shopping fashionable for women and cited credit systems and telephone use as factors driving up prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James W. Gerard
Germany
New York Academy of Medicine
Mr. Gerard
Tank Car Explosion Shakes Gainesville Texas
Four men were seriously burned in a tank car blast at the Santa Fe railroad yards in Gainesville Texas. The case head gasoline tank belonging to Producers' Refining Company exploded while four workers repaired it. Three cars of gasoline caught fire and boxcars burned. Injured men Rob ert Porter Barney Seeger Will Clements Joe Rison were taken to a hospital. The blaze threatened a locomotive filling tank. fire crews fought the flames as damage was tallied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Tex
Santa Fe
Producers’ Refining Company
Robert Porter
Barney Seeger
Will Clements
Producers
War bread talk dominates Chicago bakers meeting
More than 100 leading bakers attend the National Association of Master Bakers meeting in Chicago to discuss war bread policies and prices. The session is expected to adjourn late today per the committee in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Association of Master Bakers
Japanese Gunboats Aid French Off Marseille
Paris report says several Japanese gunboats reached Marseilles to assist in the war against German submarines and to convoy French merchant ships. If results satisfy, the plan may be extended to other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Marseilles
Bullecourt Fallsreinforced British Advance Near Queant
British forces report Bullecourt now in their hands and close to Queant on the northernQueant switch line. German sacrifices appear in vain as von Hindenburg considers retreats. Report also notes Italian front gains by Cadorna and Japan sending a naval force to Marseille to aid anti submarine efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bullecourt
Drocourt-Queant
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Queant
Cadorna
Isonzo
Japan
Germans Evacuate Ruins of Bullecourt Village
Berlin reports the ruins of the former village of Bullecourt were evacuated yesterday according to the official German statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Bullecourt
French Repel German Attacks Near Craonne
German forces launched several attacks near Craonne last night but were beaten back. French reconnoitering parties penetrated German lines in Lorraine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craonne
Paris
Lorraine
Austro-Hungarian Prisoners Counted by Italians
Rome May 18 Official Italian war department statement reports 6432 Austro-Hungarian prisoners captured on the Julian front by Italian forces. The release notes artillery activity from Toling to the sea and repulses against Austro-Hungarian efforts near Vodice and south of Grazigna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
London
Julian Front
Italian War Department
Toling
Vodice
Grazigna
Russians Report Repulsed Attacks on Kovel and Vladimir-Volynski
The Russian official statement from Petrograd dated May 18 describes intense enemy mine and bombardment across the Western front. It says enemy formations attempted a sweeping attack near Vladimir-Volynski but were repulsed by rifle fire machine guns and artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Kovel
Vladimir-Volynski
London Omnibus Strike Settled After Government Intervention
London officials report the omnibus strike ends after government intervention. Workers will return to service today, ending days of disruption in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Omnibus
London
War Bond Drive Began With National Slogan In 30 000 Banks
New York May 18 The war loan committee of the American Bankers Association launched a nationwide effort to promote liberty bonds through 30 000 financial institutions. A war bond in every home is the campaign motto as Rev Newell Dwight Hillis and bond expert Lawrence Chamberlain plan a speaking tour from Ohio to the Pacific coast to spur subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Bankers’ Association
Newell Dwight Hillis
Lawrence Chamberlain
Ohio
Pacific Coast
Washington, D. C
Treasury
Liberty Loan
Treasury Department
McAdoo Opens Western Campaign For Liberty Loan
Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo launched his western tour for the Liberty Loan drive with a Chicago speech to financiers bankers and business leaders. He arrived at noon and attended a luncheon at the Chicago Club. He warned that explaining the war to rural Americans is hard and that democracy fails when people are stirred only after disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
McAdoo
Fed Bank New York solicits $200 million Treasury certificates
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced it was requested to receive subscriptions for an additional issue of 200 million dollars in Treasury certificates of indebtedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Treasury
Woman and Child Die In Tram Collision At Vinita Crossin
Train passengers reported a woman and her young child killed at the Frisco Katy crossing in Vinita Oklahoma when the Frisco northbound engine jumped the throttle jammed air and crashed into a freight car after a steam pipe explosion forced the southbound crew to abandon the cab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Okla
Vinita
Foresters to France to aid engineers in timber work
A forestry regiment of experienced foresters and woodsmen will sail to France as part of the expedition of army engineers. The unit will be organized as a volunteer force and will help prepare lumber for construction projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
France
Army Engineers
Texas League shakeup drops Galveston and Beaumont
Fort Worth will host the announced reorganization after three days of owners meetings. Galveston and Beaumont are removed from the Texas League and players from both clubs will be redistributed among six remaining teams with specified allocations to Fort Worth San Antonio Dallas Shreveport and Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Galveston
Beaumont
Morris
Dodd
Bobo
Francis
Rook
Gibson
San Antonio
Perry
Munsell
Callahan
Dallas
Johnson
Nixon
Shreveport
Karr
McMahon
Waco
National Guard to Enter Federal Service by July August
The Associated Press reports all national guard units will be called into federal service between July 15 and August 5 with governors authorized to recruit up to war strength. Assembly dates cover states listed by region, and cantonment plans place sixteen camps in southeastern southern and western departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Army
Washington
D. C
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Illinois
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Oregon
United States
Ayre
el Paso
Texas
American Lake
Atlanta
Augusta
Georgia
National Guard
Selective Army
Northeastern
Southeastern
Central Department
Southern
Southern Department
Western
Socialist Attacks on German War Loan Debate
In the Reichstag budget debate Deputy Vogthern charged the government with pressuring soldiers and cooperatives to subscribe to the war loan. He pointed to a Tages Zeitung article suggesting reliance on a large indemnity, while the finance minister disputed the claims and guaranteed safety of subscriptions. Deputy Colin argued that Britain’s hunger war was foretold, prompting censure from the presiding officer amid uproar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
London
Reichstag
Vogthern
Herr Vogthern
Tages Zeitung
Colin
Great Britain
Germany
Cohn
England
Smuts Suggested as Chairman for Irish Convention
A Manchester Guardian correspondent urges General Smuts to chair the Irish convention if it forms. The write-up stresses his intellectual oratorical and legal qualifications and argues the appointment would gain universal acclaim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Guardian
London
War time economy hits Chicago fashion district
Chicago women discharge up to three quarters of assistants in the Michigan Boulevard fashion shops as wartime thrift spreads. A National Council for Defense meeting is set for Monday to seek employment for those let go and work out aid methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michigan Boulevard
Women's Committee
National Council For Defense
Illinois
Army seeks 250000 horses and mules for war effort
The government plans to buy up to 250000 horses and mules for army use at an estimated cost near 100 million dollars. This purchase would supplement 40000 motor trucks and automobiles. Boards of officers will begin animal purchases by June 3, with sites at Fort Royal Virginia Kansas City Fort Reno Oklahoma and Fort Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Fort Royal
Kansas City
Fort Reno
Okla
Fort Montana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Admiralty
Dover
Order of the Bath
King George
Navy
Ocean
Weather Forecast
Weeee
Ween Wena RS
Etna A. m
M. Weteee
A. m
M. Sateen
M. Seen
M. Eee
M.m
M. Steeee
Iil m. m
Muanight
Thanofer
Uaaco
Mpaskill
Seventy-third District
President
Marine Corps
Uncle Joe
Gerard
Master Bakers
Tokio
HAIG
Hindenburg
Hindenburg Line
Loan Committee
Foresters
Europe
THE
Associated Press
Indiana
Kentucky
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!