Men Praised by London Press on American Parade
London papers hail the arrival of American National Army troops in London led by Col. Whitman. King George VI and Queen Mary watched as units from Camp Gordon Atlanta passed to Stars and Stripes Forever. Crowds cheered "huskies" and civilians rode the spectacle with praise.
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National Army
Buckingham Palace
London
Bree
Waterloo Station
George VI
Prince of Wales
American National Army
Cxanp Cordon
Atlanta
the Stars and Stripes Forever
Grenadier Guards
Queen Mary
Princess Mary
Ol. Whitman
Grenadiers
United States
Strike Ends In Bridgeport Machinists War Demand
Machinists and toolmakers in Bridgeport Connecticut end a week long strike after Maj. BE A. Rogers of the US Army Ordnance Department urged patriotism in producing war supplies. Workers resume under preexisting conditions while War Labor Bureau reviews demands with retroactive wage increases from May 1 promised.
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Bridgeport
Conn
BE. A. Rogers
Ordnance Department
United States Army
War Labor Bureau
Finnish Starvation Report Reaches Copenhagen
Reports from Copenhagen on May 13 say Finland is starving as food from Germany fails to arrive. People are reported dying in the streets of Helsingfors and Viborg amid the crisis.
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Finland
Copenhagen
Germany
Helsingfors
Viborg
Fire Destroys Berlin Granaries Near Grosbeeren
Paris dated May 13 reports a Berlin municipal granary blaze near Grosbeeren. Fire crews battled the flames as storage facilities suffered extensive damage and smoke rose over the area.
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Berlin
Paris
Grosbeeren
Borglum Accused in Airplane Deal Revealed in Government Files
Documents from official files show sculptor Gutzon Borglum linked to negotiations for a new aircraft producing corporation. He aimed to be a silent partner and to use his friendship with President Wilson to influence the aircraft board, with associates including Hugo Gibson and Kenyon Mix.
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Washington
Gutzon Borglum
Borglum
Hugo Gibson
United States
Kenyon Mix
Dodge Manufacturing Company
Wisconsin
Mix
Howard Coffin
Aircraft Production Board
War Department
Wilson
Henry Harrison Suplee
Harris
Suplee
Aircraft
Supice
Hoover launches drive against high prices for substitutes
Food Administrator Hoover orders a price drive on corn meal barley flour oatmeal and other substitutes for wheat flour. He denounces dealer prices as extortion and directs that substitutes sell 10 to 15 percent below wheat flour with broader limits set for cornmeal and oatmeal at 20 percent and barley flour at 10 percent lower.
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Chicago
Hoover
Harry A. Wheeler
Tloover
Washington
Irunday
Grave Times Ahead Said Curzon in London
Earl Curzon told the Primrose League that grave times lie ahead and British troops may have to yield ground. He urged unity of command, highlighted American support, and praised the resolute British spirit.
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London
Primrose League
Earl Curzon
House of Lords
British War Council
America
Submarine War Losses Fall by Half in April
Official French figures indicate allied and neutral ship losses in April were about half of April 1917 totals, including sea accidents. Paris dispatch notes the reduction in submarine warfare impact and ongoing naval toll.
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Washington
France
Weinsberg Trial Set for June 10 In Disloyalty Case
St. Louis May 13 Following C H Weinsberg plea of not guilty the head of the disbanded Missouri branch of the German American Alliance is charged with disloyalty and his trial is scheduled for June 10.
Oklahoma Crowd Flogs Detained Man for Disloyalty
A crowd in Henryetta Oklahoma on May 13 stripped Chris Wagoner from the jail where he was held on disloyalty charges. They painted his body red and administered 20 lashes in a mob action.
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Henryetta
Okla
Chris Wagoner
Demobilization of Roumania and Dobrudja Shifts in Peace Pact
Berlin reports Emperor William awarded the iron cross first class to Chancellor von Hertling marking peace with Roumania. The eight clause treaty restores peace, demobilizes Roumanian forces to 20 000 infantry and 3 200 cavalry, severs Dobrudja from Roumania transferring lands to Bulgaria and Austria Hungary, with inhabitants allowed option to emigrate, and settles indemnities and evacuation of occupied areas.
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Berlin
William
von Hertling
Roumania
Amsterdam
Germany
Bessarabia
Moldavia
Whch
Winter wheat crop forecast tops major U S production
The department of agriculture predicts the 1920 winter wheat harvest at 572 539 000 bushels based on May 1 conditions and unharvested acreage. The 1914 record was 684 990 000 bushels with prior years 480 553 000 and 418 070 000. State yields listed include Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Bulletin
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Lloyd George Vindicated as Commons Rebuffs Asquith Inquiry
Ex Premier Lloyd George wins vindication after Commons rejects Asquith’s motion for a select committee to probe Maurice charges by 293 to 106. He defends war records, cites official figures, warns against continued sniping, and appeals for national unity amid German threats.
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London
Asquith
Maurice
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Edward Carson
Edward
War Office
Century of Peace Marked in Chile Relations
In Santiago on May 10 the American embassy and the Chilean foreign office exchanged greetings to celebrate 100 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Chile.
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Santiago
Chile
Foreign Office
U S Cadet Dies In Plane Crash Near Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas May 13 Cadet Harry J Myers of Bucyrus Ohio died instantly when his plane spun nose first from about 1000 feet east of Hicksfield near here.
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U. S
Fort Worth
Tex
Harry J. Myers
Bucyrus, C
Hicksfield
Here
Mahon to Quit Ireland as C in C Forces
Lieut.-Gen. Sir Bryan Mahon, commander in chief of the forces in Ireland, publicly announced on Thursday that he would leave Ireland, though he did not know who would succeed him. The London report was dated May 13.
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Mahon
Ireland
London
Bryan Mahon
Sirce
Jesus
Jerusalem
Bethany
Israel
Temple
John
Congress May Sit Till Full For War Revenue Needs
Washington May 11 Congress faces an extended session to enact new revenue measures. Secretary McAdoo told Senator Simmons that treasury needs argue for rapid tax and bond increases to cover wartime expenses. A treasury statement guiding the amount of additional taxes and bonds is expected to reach Congress in the next two or three days.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
McAdoo
Simmons
North Carolina
Senate Finance Committee
Roumania Queen Rejects Peace Treaty Recognition
Amsterdam reports Queen Marie of Roumania will never recognize the Roumania Germany peace treaty. German newspapers quote her strong stance, signaling continued diplomatic tension amid the postwar accord.
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Amsterdam
Marie of
Roumania
Germany
American flyer Baylies downed seven German planes
Sergt. Fran L. Baylies of New Bedford Massachusetts, an American flyer in France, has brought down seven German airplanes within the last two months, an office dispatch reported.
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Washington
Fran, L. Baylies
New Bedford
Mass
France
Air Inquiry Planned Into 640 Million Aircraft Funds
Washington reports Attorney General Gregory acting under President Wilson began planning an immediate investigation into the 640 million appropriation for aircraft construction. The aim is to uncover dishonesty or malversation and punish the guilty. Assistant AG William L. Frierson to lead. Senate Military Committee Chair Chamberlain also vows a thorough inquiry.
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Washington
Gregory
Wilson
William L. Frierson
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Storm Kills Seventeen in Two States Across Midwest
A massive tornado and windstorm killed 17 people in Iowa and Illinois, with 150 injured and $1 million in damage. Deaths were reported in Nashua Plainfield New Hampton Calmer Toulon Franklin El mira and Detroit area communities as communications remained down. South Michigan also faced extensive storm damage and power outages after midnight Thursday.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Iowa
Nashua
Plainfield
New Hampton
Calmer
Toulon
Franklin
Dil
Elmira
Michigan
Detroit
Army Deserters Captured Near Pine Hills
George Walker twenty four year old white deserter from Camp Taylor Kentucky was captured in Union county Illinois. His father J B Walker mother and three sisters were arrested after counterfeiter tools were found in their home where Walker was hiding.
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Murphysboro
Ill
George Walker
White
Camp Taylor
Pine Hills
Union County
J. B. Walker
Walker
Army Chaplain Feinler Sentenced for Disloyalty
Army Chaplain Franz C. Feinler, once repatriated from France by General Pershing and later assigned to Hawaii, received a long term of imprisonment on charges of disloyalty.
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Washington
Franz C. Feinler
France
Pershing
Hawaii
Anxiety Over Aviator Safety in Interisland Flight
Honolulu May 13 anxiety grows for Maj Harold Clark believed to have started an interisland flight his safety status remains unknown as efforts continue to locate him and gather details about the route and aircraft involved.
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Honolulu
T. H
Maj
Harold Clark
Jesus Enters Jerusalem and Cleanses the Temple
Historical church lesson outlines Jesus entry into Jerusalem on a donkey, the crowd’s mixed acclamations, and his later cleansing of the Temple and challenge to temple authorities. It notes the fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9 and emphasizes obedience, judgment on religious pretension, and the authority of Jesus.
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Illinois
Curzon
W. L. Kenly
Wm. L. Kenly
Division of
Military Aeronautics
Dobrudja
Commons
Versailles
Gough
Douglas Haig
War Cabinet
C. B. Stanton
Corporal A. W. DE Varila
A. W. de Varila
Company C
Sixth Field Artillery
Fritz
de Varila
Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
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