Russians Reform Army as War Effort Grows
Russian war ministry pursues strict discipline under Kerensky as it reorganizes forces. Deserters face return by May 28. Italian Cadorna aims at Trieste amid Austrian defense strongholds in the Isonzo. German gains limited on the Aisne front near Braye-En-Laonnois. efforts to reach French positions falter.
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Russia
Kerensky
France
Aisne
Trieste
Cadorna
Austria
Isonzo
Plava
Gorizia
Braye-En-Laonnois
Paris
Italians Reach Hill 652 in Vodice With Key Position
Rome says Italian troops reached the crests of Hill 652 in Vodice, a position described as vital to Austrian defenses north of Monte Santo. London reports Austria admits Monte Kuk loss in an official war office statement issued Friday.
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Rome
London
Monte Santo
Austrian War Office
Germans Gain Footing on Aisne Front Near Brayne-En-Doannois
German forces renewed attacks on the Aisne front at night, pushing waves against French positions northwest of Brayne-En-Doannois. They gained footing in western trenches in parts, with prisoners taken, while burning liquid was used in an unsuccessful assault northwest of Rheims. Allied planes suffered losses as three French and British aircraft were shot down on the Franco-Belgian front.
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Paris
Aisne
Brayne-En- Doannois
War Office
Rheims
Russian Fire Ignited Front as Germans Answered Strongly
Berlin May 19 report says artillery fighting increased on the Russo Galicia front. Russian fire was met by energetic German counterfire as war office issued the update via London.
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Berlin
London
War Office
Registration for ships at Panama Canal zones ends travel ban
Registration of steamships is now required at Cristobal and Balboa canal terminals under the president's proclamation. Any person not employed by the United States on the Isthmus must obtain a transportation permit before buying a steamer ticket to leave the zone. Regular travelers to the isthmus must register within 24 hours of arrival.
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Associated Press
Ancon
Canal Zone
Cristobal
Balboa
United States
Isthmus
Food Waste Report Cites Millions Wasted in New York
A New York report from the bureau of foods and drugs states that millions of pounds of food bound for the city are wasted annually. In the first 125 days of the year 8,330,896 pounds were condemned or destroyed by commissioners before reaching the market.
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New York
New York City
Bureau of Foods and Drugs
Texas Denied Right to Raise Division in War
Washington may 19 Texas will not be allowed to mobilize a division of the National Guard Secretary of War Baker ruled Texas must limit its guardsmen to 16 000 max He rejected Sen Sheppard and Brig Gen Hulen request to recruit a division at war strength The decision aims to keep a standard volunteer system and avoid conscription-like expansion Mobilization centers for the Southern Department must apply to Brig Gen Parker as acting commander El Paso has been the only designated center so far Orders are expected to name Parker as Pershing successor
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Washington, D. C
Texas
National Guard
Baker
Sheppard
Hulen
War Department
Southern Department
Parker
el Paso
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Pershing
Flowers Sacrificed for School Vegetable Garden
At Herff school principal Miss Kate Colding and staff converted former flower beds to vegetable plots. Snap beans supplanted sweet peas and the first harvest was sold to neighbors, funds added to the general school fund. Roses, including American Beauty varieties, brought in $5 this spring.
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Herff School
Kate Colding
Albert Engelhardt
Mrs Lockwood dies at 86 pioneering lawyer and suffragist
Mrs Belva A. B. Lockwood, the first woman admitted to practice before the Supreme Court, a suffrage pioneer and the only woman to run for U.S. president, died here after a long illness at age 86.
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Washington, D. C
Belva A. B. Lockwood
Supreme Court
United States
ROTC Camp Bars Fraternity Pins and Cars at Fort Sheridan
At Fort Sheridan Illinois on May 19 Colonel William Nicholson commandant banned fraternity pins and private motor cars at the Reserve Officers' Training Camp. The action drew criticism as not democratic.
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Fort Sheridan
Reserve Officers' Training Camp
William Nicholson
Nicholson
Fourteen Ambulances Donated to Chicago Service
Fourteen ambulances have been given in Chicago to the ambulance field service in the last ten days. Donations came from private individuals churches and clubs. Thirty carloads of military aviation equipment including 208 aeroplanes are in Chicago preparatory to moving the army aviation school from Memphis Tennessee.
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Chicago
Army Aviation School
Memphis
Tenn
Weather Update for San Antonio Area
For San Antonio and vicinity. Tonight and Sunday partly cloudy. The forecast notes regionalsky conditions with no significant precipitation and mild temperatures expected through the weekend.
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San Antonio and Vicinity
Weather Forecasts for Major Cities
The Light reports St Louis 68 cloudy wind 24 SW with possible rain. Chicago 74 cloudy 12 SW with rain. Milwaukee 58 cloudy 10 N with rain. Kansas City 170 cloudy 14 SW with rain. New York 64 clear 16 NE with increasing cloudiness. Washington DC 70 clear 4 N with increasing cloudiness.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington, D. C
Russia Declares Peace Goals and Iron Discipline for Army
The provisional government rejects a separate peace and seeks general peace without annexations. A new cabinet is named with Prince Lvoff as premier and Kerensky as war minister. Kerensky vows iron army discipline and orders deserters to return by May 28, while Milakoff declines the education post over foreign policy concerns.
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Pieschehonoff
Karensky
Shingareff
Tseretelli
Nekrazeff
Manuiloff
Grimm
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Prince Shakhovsky
First Duma
War Kerensky
Congress of Peasants
Russia
Kerensky
Duma Committee
Council of Deputies
M. M. Milakoff
Ministry of Education
Russian Socialists Press Peace Question in Europe
The Vorwaerts paper in Berlin says the Russian council of Workmen's and Soldiers' delegates will soon press London Paris Berlin and Vienna with demands for a general peace without annexations or indemnities based on the freedom of peoples. It adds German chancellor will be asked by Russian Socialists to reply, not by Germans.
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London
Paul Milukoff
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Berlin
Russian Council of Workmen's and
Paris
Vienna
Socialists Hold Separate Meetings In Stockholm Conference
The conference of Socialist delegations will begin Monday with each delegation meeting separately. The Bulgarians go first, then the German minority Socialists who have passes for the Finns, followed by the Austrians and, in the next week, the Slungerians will meet.
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Stockholm
London
Carranza Urges Miners to Return to Work in Mexico City
President Carranza meets a miner delegation from the Pachuca fields and asks them to resume work while promising to handle grievances. Governor Rodriguez of Hidalgo accompanies the delegation. Under-secretary Castro telegraphs Villa commanders inviting surrender, with signs such invitation may be considered.
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Carranza
Pachuca
Rodriguez
Hidalgo
Castro
Villa
Small Liberty Loan Certificates May Be Issued
New York merchants committee weighs appealing to the secretary of the treasury to issue Liberty Loan certificates in 5 10 and 20 dollar denominations. Louis Stewart says small certificates appeal to department store patrons and small investors and encourage buying enough to obtain a bond since certificates bear no interest while bonds pay 3 1/2 percent.
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New York
Merchants Committee
General Liberty Loan Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Louis Stewart
Stewart
Trade settlements in wheat planned by Chicago Board of Trade
Announcement says a corporation plan to settle trades will be recommended at the Chicago Board of Trade directors meeting next Tuesday. The clearing house would be semi independent under board supervision, non profit, with stockholders among members, and penalties for insufficient funds. About five thousand Chicago brokers may receive vacations as futures trading ceases.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Prison chauffeur in Dallas gets year jail term and fine
Ezra Coffey, a negro chauffeur for a Dallas physician, was fined 500 and sentenced to one year in jail by Judge Charles Pippen for aggravated assault after driving his car into Louis Rick and family and Rev Father Bruning as they were en route to church. Rick, formerly of San Antonio, worked at L. P. Peck furniture. Mrs Rick and their daughter were badly hurt. Bruning, guest of the Ricks, remains seriously injured.
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Tex
Ezra Coffey
Charles Pippen
Louis Rick
San Antonio
L. P. Peck Furniture Store
Slighland Park
Rick
Father Bruning
St. Gerard's Parish
Ricks
New York Hospital Opens Repair Shop for Rejected Recruits
St Luke's Hospital in New York announces a new department to rehabilitate men rejected by recruiting officers for minor defects. A 30 bed ward will provide care without fees, focusing on enlarged tonsils and adenoids. Annual upkeep about $22 000.
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St. Luke's Hospital
G.F. Clover
Clover
Atlanta Flag Raising Marks Patriot Demonstration
Atlanta plans a large flag raising today on a public subscription hipple with a parade featuring 2500 officers reserve corps cadets Seventeenth United States Infantry Fifth Georgia Guardsmen Atlanta State cavalry recruits at Fort McPherson boy Scouts Red Cross contingents and many civilian groups welcoming Major General Wood inspecting the training camp at Fort McPherson.
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Atlanta
Wood
Fort McPherson
Seventeenth United States Infantry
Fifth
Georgia Guardsmen
Troop of State Cavalry
Regular
Boy Scouts
Red Cross
Wilson rejects Roosevelt volunteer army plan during war
President Wilson states he will not use the act's volunteer division authorization at the current war stage. He cites need to focus on rapid, effective army buildup and training regular troops, and notes Roosevelt cannot be spared from regular commands. He adds no personal gain guides his decision.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Roosevelt
Germany
Western Front
France
Belgium
Roosevelt pleased as Pershing to lead first American troops
May 19 Roosevelt welcomes General Pershing commanding the initial American force headed to France. He notes the decision not to send volunteers now and says the division would have sailed Monday if his earlier request had been granted. He praises training, urges support for the liberty loan.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Pershing
France
Wilson
Europe
Senate OKs World War II War Budget Record
The Senate passed the largest appropriation in U.S. history, a 3.3423 billion war budget with 750 million for merchant ships. The measure authorizes 400 million for immediate merchant fleet construction and grants the President authority to commandeer shipbuilding facilities.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
British Munition Workers Fatigued Report Warns of Reduced Output
A parliamentary committee on health of munition workers warns that two years of speeded up factory work have caused industrial fatigue across Britain. The report notes reduced efficiency and health, especially among managers and foremen, and urges attention to daily and weekly rest to avoid output loss.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Baruch Denies Politics in Advisory Council Defense
Senator Thomas of Colorado entered a Baruch letter into the Record defending the Council of National Defense advisory commission. Baruch denied political influence in its formation and said the panel saved government money by buying supplies directly from manufacturers.
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Washington, D. C
Thomas
Colorado
Bernard M. Baruch
Advisory Commission of
The
Council of National Defense
Commission
Senate
Baruch
Famine Tightens Grip in Athens Amid Bread Shortage
In Athens a bread famine is worsened by a broad scarcity of foodstuffs. Reuters reports yesterday’s telegraph from Athens notes small stocks selling at exorbitant prices, leaving the poor in dire straits.
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London
Athens
Reuter
British Mission in Richmond Receives Warm Welcome
British Foreign Secretary Balfour and the delegation arrived in Richmond to a warm southern reception as the visitors completed a courtesy call in the former Confederate capital.
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Richmond
Balfour
Argentine crisis as Irigoyen clash nears congressional row
May 19. A sharp controversy erupts between the chamber of deputies and President Irigoyen over his failure to send a message to congress at the session opening. The dispute threatens to precipitate a political crisis in Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
Chamber of Deputies
Irigoyen
Congress
Brazil Moves to End Neutrality Decree
Rio de Janeiro reports Brazil is believed to revoke its neutrality decree affecting the war between the United States and Germany. The change would shift Brazil’s stance as global conflict develops.
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Brazil
Rio Janeiro
United States
Germany
House Rejects Lenroot Amendment to War Tax Bill
The House voted on amendments to the war tax bill with Representative Lenroot proposing to strike five percent taxes on light and heat bills. The motion failed by 114 to 58.
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House
Washington, D. C
Lenroot
Nicaragua Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Germany
Nicaragua ends diplomatic relations with Germany following regional leaders Guatemala and Honduras. The move aligns with Central American nations amid tensions abroad and impacts regional diplomacy in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Honduras
Germany
Representative Comstock Dies After Pneumonia
Representative Daniel W. Comstock of Indiana died here early today of pneumonia. He was 77 and one of the few Civil War veterans still serving in the House.
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Comstock
Washington, D. C
Daniel W. Comstock
Indiana
Pershing to Lead Regulars to France in New War Plan
Washington reports Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing will command a division of regular troops to France as fast as practicable under Wilson's policy. A 2600 man Marine regiment will accompany the expedition, led by Col. Charles R. Dogan, with draft enrollment speeding toward 10,000,000 men and a first 500,000 to be selected.
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