Austrians in Adriatic and British Ships Warcraft is Torpedoed
The Bulletin reports the British steamer Highland Corrie was torpedoed on May 16 with five crew and three passengers dead. It cites an Austrian raid in the Adriatic sinking 14 drifters, and says the Dartmouth was torpedoed but reached port, with Bristol, French and Italian forces in pursuit near Camaro. Italian Rear Admiral aboard the Dartmouth involved.
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London
Highland Corrie
Adraitic Sea
Dartmouth
Admiralty
Bristol
Camaron
H. M
Camaro
Dartmouth torpedoed. three killed as crew report losses
The British Admiralty says the Dartmouth was badly damaged after a torpedo strike from an enemy submarine during return to port. Three men were killed with one officer and four men missing believed dead, while seven were wounded. No other casualties are reported to our ships. A drifter is described as a steam fishing vessel used in mine sweeping during the war.
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Dartmouth
Transport Cameronia Sunk Off Eastern Mediterranean
The Cameronia transport was torpedoed by a submarine on April 15 in calm weather. One hundred forty men aboard are missing and presumed drowned. Survivors say the ship stayed afloat 40 minutes, allowing torpedo boat destroyers to board. soldiers left in orderly succession.
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London
Cameronia
British Admiralty
Mediterranean
Cameronian
Utset
Norwegian Ship Seized by German Submarine
The Norwegian steamship Thorum was captured by a German submarine inside the four mile limit near Norway. Copenhagen reports the Norwegian government expects the vessel will be released.
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Christiania
Norway
London
Thorum
Tidens Tegn
Copenhagen
Germany
Walker Defense Begins in Walker Murder Trial
The government rested its case Saturday morning in Federal Court as Randolph Walker faces an indictment for the May 6 1916 killing of William Burger on Arsenal property. Jurisdiction challenges by Senator Carlos Bee were overruled and evidence began. Soldiers testified about events surrounding the shooting.
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Randolph Walker
William Burger
Arsenal
Carlos Bee
Duval West
Milam School Mothers Club hears summer plans for youth service
Superintendent Meek Assistant Superintendent Knox and Scout master Quaiff update Milam School Mothers Club on Boy Scouts aiding 500 acres of waste land and junior training camps. They discuss using the domestic science center for summer conservation classes and gardens on school grounds.
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Charles Meek
Knox
Quaiff
Milam School
Mothers’ Club
Mr. Quaiff
United States
San Antonio
Avis Chamberlain
William A Bailey 6 Dies in Seguin Family Obituary
William Armstrong Bailey six year old son of Mr and Mrs William Bailey of Seguin died at 3 PM Friday at home. Body brought to San Antonio Friday night. Funeral held 4 PM Saturday at C L Koenig’s residence 305 North Smith Street. Interment at Knights of Columbus cemetery.
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William A. Bailey
William Armstrong Bailey
William Bailey
Seguin
San Antonio
C. L. Koenig
North
Smith Street
Knights of Columbus
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co Automobile Equipment
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co offers automobile equipment and related services with contact via phone number 971Adv.
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Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
U S Regulars May Aid Belgians To Hold Line
A news item discusses U S regular troops potentially aiding Belgian forces to hold their line. The piece notes Roosevelt’s desire to bring certain officers, notably Major General Leonard Wood, into key commands and describes ongoing speculation about Wood as a likely supreme commander under War Department plans.
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U. S
Roosevelt
Wood
Eld
Leonard Wood
General Wood
War Department
General Assigned to Direct Southeastern Mobilization Force
The officer has been named commander of the Southeastern Department with the task of mobilizing and training twelve divisions totaling over 300,000 men. These units will likely be the first to accompany General Pershing to France.
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Southeastern Department
General Pershing
France
No Orders Yet For Pershing Troops Move
The article notes no departure orders for Pershing to France have been issued by Saturday morning. It states most regular army troops will come from the Southern Department and that border units may be replaced by National Guard regiments now in federal service. General Pershing’s effects are packed at Fort Sam Houston and aides expect orders to Washington soon.
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France
General Pershing
Southern
Wilson
National Guard
Fort Sam Houston
Washington
Captain Margetts
Lieutenant Schallenberger
Collins
New Orleans
Rain Doled Out Fast Gains For Southwest Texas Cattle
Rains across Kleberg Nueces Jim Wells and neighboring counties brought two inches of rainfall that revived pastures and boosted grass growth overnight. Cattle previously shipping early due to feed and water shortages are gaining weight, with a brighter outlook for market weights and beef quality. Farmers also benefit from improved crop prospects across the region.
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Texas
R J. Kleberg
Kingsville
King Ranch
Menger
Austin
James B. Wells
Brownsville
Texas Board of Defense
Kleberg
Nueces
Jim Wells
San Patricio
Sisters Leave for Home After Dr Herdman’s Death
Accompanied by Rev A M Amunson Brooklyn clergyman Mrs Margaret H Allen and her sister Miss Alice Herdman left at 9 o clock Friday night over the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway for the north The body of Dr Sarah Frances Herdman found in her home on Barrett Place last Tuesday morning was sent on the same train for interment at Dallas Pa The departure followed a conference with Bexar county authorities Rev Amunson will accompany the sisters to Buffalo New York where they will meet their brother Wheeler Herdman of Wilkes Barre Pa and go to his home to recover from nervousness tied to the belief they caused Dr Herdman’s death.
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A. M. Amunson
Brooklyn
Margaret H. Allen
Alice Herdman
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Sarah Frances Herdman
Barrett Place
Dallas
Amunson
Bexar County
Buffalo
N. Y
Wheeler Herdman
Wilkesbarre
Herdman
Zeppelins L-22 Destroyed Off Danish Coast
Eyewitness reports from Esbjerg shore allege two Zeppelins were destroyed on May 19 near the Danish coast with one sinking after an explosion off Terschelling and the second loss blamed on lightning.
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Copenhagen
London
Esbjerg
Terschelling
Holland
Now the Americans Arrive in European Waters
German newspapers echo the arrival of the American destroyer flotilla in European waters with a single shared headline. The Lokal Anzeiger proclaims Now the Americans.
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Amsterdam
London
Lokal Anzeiger
Rail power in war honored Col Daniel C. McCallum
The Boston Transcript recalls Colonel McCallum who left the Erie railroad to direct U S railways in the Civil War. A Pratt book notes Europe studied his American rail use in war and Germany only began to acknowledge railroad military potential after 1864.
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Boston Transcript
Daniel C. McCallum
Erie Railroad
United States
Edwin A. Pratt
Europe
Colonel McCallum
Railroad Men's Magazine
Germany
America
Erie
Traction Company Lights Houston White Way Display
Work on the Traction company building facade nears completion with a national colors scheme and square center pieces between stories. Six hundred incandescent lamps illuminate the display as part of Houston Commerce and St. Marys streets White Way campaign to brighten the area from dusk to midnight. Fixtures for St Marys street lighting have arrived and other firms may join the effort to make San Antonio the Brightest City in the South.
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Traction Company
Houston
Commerce
St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s Street
San Antonio
New York National Guard to reach war footing by July 15
Col Charles H. Sherrill says 10,000 guardsmen will be recruited three times over to reach wartime strength. An intensive statewide effort begins with more than eighty trades and professions under the Citizens Preparedness Committee.
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New York
National Guard
New York State
Charles H. Sherrill
Whitman
Citizens Preparedness Committee
Sewing Girls Strike Paris Gains Striking Ranks
In Paris on May 19 the strikers rose to about 8000 as more employers joined the push for a Saturday half holiday with pay and a daily pay rise of one franc amid high living costs. The Dressmakers' Employers' Association chief supported the pay rise and half holiday in some houses, but not as a general measure for the entire association. The strike continued with no serious disorder.
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Paris
Red Cross Gains 18 000 Members in Chicago Drive
Chicago tops nationwide Red Cross recruitment with nearly 18 000 new memberships in a May drive. The city now lists 201 035 members and leads the national effort.
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Red Cross
Chicago
Canada to Enact Compulsory Military Service
Ottawa May 19. Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden proposed compulsory military service on a selective basis to raise 50 000 to 160 000 men to replace wastage in the Canadian army corps in France. He said voluntary enlistment had succeeded but more were needed. the plan drew applause in parliament.
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Ottawa
Ont
France
Robert Borden
England
Canada
Seeking to Escape Tax Washington War Revenue Loss
Washington May 19 Withdrawal of imported goods from bonded warehouses to dodge a 10 percent ad valorem tax slated in the war tax bill has grown to unprecedented levels. Treasury figures show New York withdrawals of nearly 3 million dollars in one day with daily rates of 1.5 to 2 million dollars, and similar patterns nationwide. Revenue would pour in if goods remained in bond until the bill becomes law, but the measure offers no provision to collect once withdrawn.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
New York
United Commercial Travelers Convent Sends $1000 Bond Gift
Abilene Texas May 19 The United Commercial Travelers of America in state convention subscribed 1000 to buy a Liberty loan bond. The convention also went on record opposing jailing soldiers in uniform.
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Abilene, Tex
United Commercial Travelers of America
French inventor unveils foot movement recording device
An unnamed French inventor has devised an apparatus that records every motion of the feet of artificial limbs. The device aims to help users choose the most suitable leg type by accurately tracing foot movements for customization.
Adler Defends Killings as War Time Duty at Vienna Trial
Dr Friedrich Adler pleads guilty by defense claiming he acted as in war when he killed Austrian premier Count Stuergkh last October. He argues the premier violated law by dispersing Parliament and suspending juries, justifying his act as citizen justice.
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Amsterdam
London
Vienna
Friedrich Adler
Karl Stuergkh
Adler
Mexican Colonel Enrile Arrested in Havana
Colonel Gonzalo C Enrile a former Mexican army officer of Porfirio Diaz era was arrested in Havana on Friday afternoon police say documents in his possession show a German intrigue in Latin America and Cuba tied to recent upheavals. The police hint the documents may spark a sensation similar to the Zimmermann note disclosure.
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Havana
Gonzalo C. Enrile
Porfirio Diaz
Latin America
Cuba
Alfred Zimmerman
British Mission Visits Richmond Virginia for Day of Hospitality
Foreign Secretary Balfour and members of the British mission toured Richmond for a day of Southern hospitality. Governor Stuart and Virginia dignitaries hosted a luncheon public meeting and automobile tours to historic sites while wreaths were placed on statues of Gen Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson before the group returned to Washington.
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Washington
D. C
Balfour
Richmond
Stuart
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Spain Demands Immediate Satisfaction Over Patricio Sinking
Madrid dispatch says Spain's government note to Berlin demands immediate satisfaction and guarantees after the Patricio steamer sinking. The exchange telegraph reports the note emphasizes Spanish demands and seeks prompt redress from Germany.
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London
Madrid
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Patricio
Bernhardt to Leave Hospital for First Outdoor Visit
Madame Sarah Bernhardt, with her physician's consent, expected to take her first outdoor trip today after an operation at a New York hospital. Doctors say she should be able to leave the hospital within a few days.
Fat Reduction Method Promises Easy Weight Loss
A simple fat reduction plan emphasizes outdoor deep breathing for blood purification and circulation, plus a nightly oil of kerein capsule dose after meals. The Korein Company offers free testing packets and asserts notable weight loss, claiming results in days and reductions of ten to sixty pounds.
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Korein Company
East 28Th St
Arcade
New York
N. Y
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