Artillery and Aerial Fights Reported On All Fronts
United Press reports limited fighting Friday and Saturday with artillery and air engagement across Givenchy Robecq and Hazebrouck Ypres and Lens sectors. French war office notes heavy cannonading Avre River. German raids repulsed Champagne Argonne. Rome cites destruction of over 100 enemy planes in 30 days and repulse of Austrian attack. Berlin recon suggests violent fighting near Lassigny as German blow nears. Allies say they are ready and confident to stem the advance.
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United Press
Western Front
Haig
Givenchy
Robecq
Hazebrouck
Ypres
Lens
War Office
Avre
Champagne
Argonne
Tose
Italy
Rome
Berlin
Lassigny
Italians Repulse Third Mont Corno Attack In Latest War Dispatch
Rome reports the enemy made a third attempt to recapture Mont Corno on May 18 but was repulsed. Two columns with flame throwers, aided by sytiffery, were halted by Italian artillery and machine guns, with heavy losses denied in the north slopes of Alissimo, Frenzela valley, Axsolone area, Ornic valley head, and near Feur Femy.
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Rome
Mont Corno
War Office
Sytiffery
Alissimo
Frenzela
Axsolone
Ornic
Feur Femy
British Score in Raid at Morlancourt and Bombardments
London reports British forces conducted raids at Morlancourt near the Ancre and Somme sectors, taking prisoners and a machine gun. Haig says Australians surprised the German garrison at Morlancourt, capturing 21 men and a machine gun with no Australian casualties. Artillery activity increased in the Villers-Bretonneux area. Allied air action included bombings on Tourni, Courtrai, Chaulnes, Metz, and Cologne. Fourteen German planes were shot down, ten Allied aircraft missing.
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London
Morlancourt
Ancre
Somme
Hulluch
Lachasse
Lens
Marshal Haig
Morlancourt Reid
Villers-Bretonneux
Tourni, Courtrai
Chaulnes
Metz
Manbourdin
Dousi
Marcoing
Peronne
Thionville
Cologne
Americans to Join Big Offensive in Northern France
New York May 18 The United States plans to use American troops in the defense of roadways to channel ports after entering British trenches in Northern France General Foch aims to spare American manpower for future offensives and gain actual combat experience this summer on the Flanders and Picardy fronts as a prelude to a major offensive against Von Hindenburg either in autumn or next spring
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J. W. T. Mason
New York
France
General Pershing
Flanders
Picardy
Foch
America
von Hindenburg
Austria-Hungary
On Trial for Murder and European War News
Miss Grace Lusk stands trial for the shooting of Mrs. Mary H. Roberts amid allegations of a love triangle and a demand for Mrs. Roberts removal. Meanwhile reports describe political turmoil in Austria-Hungary with Germany pushing influence and promises of a war end this year, and rising American involvement signaling potential unrest across the region.
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Grace Lusk
Waukesha, Wis
Mary H. Roberts
David Roberts
Wisconsin
Dr. Roberts
Miss Lusk
Roberts
Australia
Austria-Hungary
Hapsburg Empire
von Hertling
Budapest
Germany
West Front
von Herlling
von Findenburg
Hapsburg
Austro-Hungary
Russia
Overseas Army Prepares for Foe With Unyielding Resolve
General Pershing warns against over-confidence as Germany is not yet beaten. American forces, boasting a 500 recent casualties count, have seen front line action and carry a strong esprit in every unit. Infantry and artillery coordination, plus vigilant sentinels and rapid protective fire, underpin the contingent's confidence.
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Pershing
Germany
America
Washington
The Fighting Sardinians of Sassari Brigade
The Sassari brigade, once broken in the great Austro German drive, was quickly remade and has since won renewed glory in its long and gallant fights. These small Sardinian men, noted for melancholy yet haunting music, have struck fear into Austrian lines and are grim fighters when they gain ground.
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Sassari
London Times
Duty to win the war and unite the world
A wartime speech urges unlimited manpower and sea transport to pursue victory, stand by Russia and France, and uphold the Red Cross as a global bond. The speaker stresses unselfish sacrifice, warns against peace terms, and calls Americans to join a world friendship through mercy and duty.
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Russia
France
Germany
Red Cross
Italy
United States
America
Great Red Cross
Congress
American Red Cross
Tost
Local physician held on sedition charges in Corpus Christi
Dr. George L Spivey a Corpus Christi physician was arrested for wilfully circulating seditious literature. He was ordered held in bonds of 1000 dollars and remanded to the county jail when bail was not posted.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
dAnother
Russellites
George L. Spivey
Spivey
Colonel Rescues in No Man's Land Sniper Duel
A colonel in No Man's Land attracts a German sniper in a tree. After a risky crouch in a shell hole, he hides until four star shells explode. An English lieutenant coordinates a rifle shot, hitting the sniper in the shoulder hollow as another shell rises. The German falls, and the colonel quips, Take that for missing our colonel.
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No Man's Land
Eigishman
Leutenant
Aviators praised as planes shot down in French ceremony
General Pershing reports increased actions north of Toul and in Lorraine, with American aviators cited for bravery. Capt. Peterson downed two enemy planes after engaging at 200 meters, others attacked balloons and aircraft, while decorations were awarded in a ceremony attended by French and American officers.
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Washington, D. C
Toul
Lorraine
Pershing
Yeul
Norman Hall
David Mack Feterson
James E. Messmer
Edward 1
Rickenbacker
Charles Chapman
Hall
Chapman
Peterson
Hoe
Marr
Chambers
Messner
Hostig
Crop Outlook Bright In Nation's War Harvest Drive
The 1918 campaign against Krupp forces pushes toward a record harvest in America. Field generals report good gains across the grain belt. spring wheat and oats rise in condition, while oats acreage may dip. Iowa and Kansas show high wheat planted areas. Nebraska reports improved conditions with large acreage. Northern states rally as a harvest army of tens of thousands is contemplated.
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Chicago
America
Iowa
Kansas
Capper
Nebraska
Epidemics and famine harden Petrograd in revolt era
Times correspondent details Petrograd’s dire squalor amid revolution. Filthy streets due to ice and neglect trigger scavenging under Red Guard oversight, while winter frost and war drain workers. Food is scarce with rationing failing, prices soaring, and a famine threatening two thirds of shops. Military and civilian disarray compound the crisis.
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Petrograd
Red Guard
Neva
Helsingfors
Kroffstadt
Count Mirbach
Moscow
Velsingfote
Trotzky
Strike vote ordered for telegraphers nationwide
Detroit officials said International President S. J. Konenkamp ordered a general strike vote to be held tomorrow after telegram companies refused to reinstate 700 telegraphers alleged to be union affiliated. The Detroit Telegraphers Council disclosed the action late tonight.
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Detroit
Mich
Ss. J. Konenkamp
Detroit Commercial Telegrapherg Rouncil
Detroit Council
Telegraph Companies
Anso
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General
Els
Alamo
Parms
Times
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Soledad ‘Ockett
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Franz C. Groos
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