Third Liberty Loan Surpasses Four Billion Dollar Target
Washington reports the Third Liberty loan total at 4,170,019,650 dollars with about 17 million subscribers. Every federal reserve district oversubscribed led by Minneapolis at 172 percent and New York at 124 percent. Treasury notes full allotment expected. tax payments have been heavy, contributing to roughly seven billion dollars in treasury receipts.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Minneapolis
New York
Treasury
United States
McAdoo
Planes in Europe and U S Production Revealed
Rep Baer of North Dakota says aviation figures show 250 war planes in Europe as of May 1 plus 1 200 training planes there and over 4 000 training planes in America. He asserts government outlay was 165 million dollars, not 610 million, and notes 31 000 airplanes monthly production with components like equipment timber and motors forming a large aerial fleet.
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Washington
Aircraft Production Board
Baer
North Dakota
Europe
America
Noted Italian flyer killed in New York test flight
Captain Antonio Silvio Resnati of the Royal Italian flying corps died at Hempstead flying field while testing an American built Caproni bombing biplane. Flying alone with a 60 bomb cargo, the craft rose to 100 feet and crashed as one wing collapsed, crushing him beneath the engine.
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New York
Antonio Silvio Resnati
Royal Italian Flying Corps
Caproni
Washington
Hempstead
Resnati
United States
Columbia University Opens World First Camouflage Course
A camouflage course, claimed to be the first offered by any college, opened at Columbia University. It will be available to artists and mature students across various branches.
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New York
Columbia University
Traction Men Get Raise in Minneapolis Transit
Minneapolis workers with the Twin City Rapid Transit Co will receive wage increases from $7 to $12 per month starting June 2. The company announced the move as part of its announced adjustments.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Perel
GUNS FOR U. S. REVOLT German Rifles Stored in This Country for Uprising
New York reports to State Attorney General Lewis inquiry into hoarded arms by German interests in the United States. Witness Edgar A. Holmes said George H. Crossley claimed 1,000,000 rifles were imported from Essen via Hoboken docks for use if Germany reached English ports. Gustave Lussing named as potential deliverer.
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New York
Krupp
Jessen
Crossley
Essen
Hoboken
United States
Gustave Lussing
Holmes
U. S. Mail Sent by Airplane
Air mail service began with pilots carrying letters from New York and Philadelphia to Washington and back. A Washington to Philadelphia flight was forced to land in Waldorf Maryland due to a broken propeller. Daily trips are planned except Sundays, with Lieut. Torrey H Webb delivering mail in about three hours and twenty minutes from Belmont Field to Washington.
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Washington
United States
New York
Philadelphia
Wilson
Waldorf
New York-Washington
Post Office Department
Torrey H. Webb
Belmont
Million Tons Of U S Ships Delivered In War Effort
Washington reports the first million tons of ships completed and delivered to the United States government under the shipping board. By May 11, 159 vessels totaling 1,018,621 tons were completed, with 67,896 tons delivered since January 1 and monthly totals rising.
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Washington
United States
Shipping Board
High Seas
Germany
Allies to Assist Russia Policy in Commons
London May 18 Lord Cecil minister of Blockade stated in the house of commons that Britain wishes to do all in its power to assist and support Russia not only now but after the war. He said the policy is to preserve Russia as an ally or at least as a non German state.
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London
Russia
Lord Cecil
House of Commons
War Department
General Staff
Army War College
Washington, D. C
Strike in Philadelphia Grows in Transit Workers Dispute
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit strike expands as 1,500 to 2,000 conductors and motormen walk out. The stoppage disrupts street car service across the city.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Argentina Maintains Neutral Policy in 57th Congress Opening
President Irigoyen declared Argentina at peace with all nations and maintaining neutrality as the fifty-seventh congress session opened in Buenos Aires on May 20. He emphasized no reason to alter the current policy and outlined the government’s stance at the start of the session.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Irigoyen
Hughes Heads Probe On Aircraft Scandal Investigation Urged
President Wilson asked Charles E Hughes to assist Attorney General Gregory in probing aviation production charges. Hughes agreed to help, pledging prompt action. The president stressed the matter's high importance and the need to prosecute any guilty parties quickly.
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Washington
Wilson
Charles E. Hughes
Gregory
Hughes
Department of Justice
Battle Raging in Moscow as Bolsheviks Clash with Anarchists
Report from Moscow describes night fighting in the city center between Bolshevik troops and anarchists. Soviet forces surround the anarchist HQ flying a black flag and exchange fire with grenades and machine guns amid street battles. Washington reports, from Swedish sources, Germany’s latest demands on Russia include surrender of Moscow arms and dissolution of newly formed units.
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Moscow
Washington
Russia
Germany
Palmer estate will of Mrs Palmer filed in probate court
Chicago May 20 Mrs Potter Palmer's will covers an estate between 20 million and 30 million, placed in trust for sons Honore Palmer and Potter Palmer Jr. They must spend 400 thousand for education or philanthropic causes. Bequests include 100 thousand to United Charities, 10 thousand each to Children's Memorial Hospital and Chicago Commons, and 5 thousand to the Legal Aid Society. Lake Shore Drive home goes to the two sons outright.
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Chicago
Potter Palmer
Honore Palmer
Potter Palmer, Jr
Honore
United Charities
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago Commons
Legal Aid Society
Palmer
Lake Shore Drive
Huns and Italy Agree on Prisoner Exchange
In Bern on May 20 German and Italian commissioners reached an agreement to exchange sick and crippled prisoners of war and to regulate management of prison camps.
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Italy
Berne
Switzerland
Three Die in Nitro Blast Near Pleasant City
Pleasant City Ohio May 20 three men were blown to pieces when a quantity of nitroglycerin being hauled to the oil fields by John Huey exploded. Huey and his horses were killed and the victims were farmers.
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Pleasant City
John Huey
Britain Open to Peace Proposals in Clear Talks via Accredited Messengers
Foreign Secretary Balfour told the House of Commons Britain would listen to serious proposals from a belligerent if brought forward by accredited representatives. He said there was no evidence Germany sought a truly fair peace and stressed he shares full confidence and no secrets with President Wilson in pursuing the war’s end.
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London
Great Britain
Balfour
House of Commons
Charles of Austria
Prince Sixtus of Bourbon
Wilson
United States
Huns to War on Russia Proclaimed in Several Cities
The Vossische Zeitung reports proclamations of war in Ekaterinoslav Odessa and Poltava as a reaction to changing orders. Russian forces are described in multiple groups in the Don region amid mounting tension.
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Vossische Zeitung
Berlin
Ekaterinoslav
Odessa
Poltava
Don
London
Copenhagen
Lithuania
Courland
Esthonia
Poland
Overman Bill Passes in Congress for Presidential Reorganization
Washington May 10 The Overman bill empowering the president to reorganize government departments and agencies passed the House unamended and goes to President Wilson for signature. The roll stood 295 to 2 with Sterling of Illinois and Gillett of Massachusetts the only nays. An amendment to exempt the Interstate Commerce Commission was defeated 213 to 87.
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Congress
Overman
House
Wilson
Sterling
Illinois
Gillett
Massachusetts
Interstate Commerce Commission
Italian Navy Sinks Austro Hungarian Battle Ship at Pola
Commander Pellegrini and three sailors torpedoed a 20,000 ton Viribus Unitis class battleship at Pola. Italian hydro airplanes supported the raid as Austro Hungarian planes attacked Italian machines. two enemy planes were destroyed and another forced down.
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Rome
Pellegrini
Pola
Porto Ricans to Work on Farms
Porto Rican laborers will be transported to the United States within a month to work on southern state farms shipyards and other war industries along the Atlantic coast.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
Germany's birth rate falls 3,000,000 infants lost report
London reports from German sources indicate a drop in Germany's birth rate over 1915 to 1917, costing about three million infants. The decline is linked to wartime hardship and social disruption across the country.
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London
Germany
Navy Destroyer Travel Milestones Highlight WWI Vigil
Washington reports naval statistics show American destroyers traveled nearly 1.5 million miles up to April 1 as U S naval forces operate in European waters. Details include a single destroyer surpassing 580000 miles from May 1 1917 to April 1 1918 and Allied cooperation with the French front amid the German offensive. Policy notes cover inventions investigations by the War Department and sugar usage restrictions by the Food Administration affecting manufacturers.
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Committee On Public Information
Washington
Naval Headquarters
London
William S. Sims
United States
Foch
Lorraine
England
France
National Sporting Club of London
United States Army
Navy
United States Food Administration
Navy urges press to curb ship movement details
The Navy Department through the committee on public information asks newspapers to stop publishing items and ads revealing vessel locations or movements. The voluntary censorship aims to improve secrecy in merchant shipping by deleting ship names dates routes schedules cargoes and movement details from news and advertising copy.
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Navy Department
Committee On Public Information
Uniforms for Twenty Women in War Work in the United States
Twenty uniforms are issued for women in war work across the United States. Recipients include munition workers telephone and radio operators yeomen employees of the shipping board and food administration Red Cross workers Y M C A workers women s motor corps Girl Scouts and students of the National Service school of the woman s naval service.
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United States
Yeomen
Shipping Board
the Food Administration
Red Cross
Woman’s Motor Corps
Girl Scouts
National Service School
Woman’s Naval Service
Hospitals Organized Under National Defense Council Bureau
Information on United States hospitals compiled since 1916 is indexed in the medical section of the council of national defense. A central bureau provides details on over 1,000 active hospitals and data on nearly 8,000 additional institutions with ties to homes and facilities under war conditions.
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United States
Council of National Defense
International and US debt figures from wartime period
The London Economist cites Britain gross debt at 5 678 600 000 pounds while France estimates 1918 public debt at 115 166 058 000 francs. Italy 1917 debt around 35 000 000 000 lire. central powers totals Germany 25 408 000 000 dollars Austria 13 314 000 000 Hungary 5 704 000 000. US public debt about 8 000 000 000 with over half loaned to Allies. Treasury says over half of 1918 net expenditures will be defrayed by taxation. Senior division ROTC units hold a one month training at Plattsburg Fort Sheridan Presidio. 120 colleges provide 6 500 students. graduates not eligible for commissions.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Austria
Hungary
United States
Treasury Department
Division Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Plattsburg Barracks
New York
Fort Sheridan
Illinois
Presidio
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