French drive pushes Germans from Rheims salient
Reporter Henry Wood describes French operations from May as German lines crumble near Rheims. Despite 28,000 prisoners, German morale appears shattered yet reserves are hurled into battle. The French barrage and bayonet work crushes German troops as they retreat or mass for counterattacks.
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Henry Wood
Germany
France
von Hindenburg
Rheims
Hindenburg
Aiane
Lens
Champagne
Aisne
Mornvillers
Rheims Salient
Brimont
Berrules
Nogent Labesse
Vitry Les Rheims
Hand to Hand Fight at Bullecourt Enters Town
British forces push well within Bullecourt in a dawn general attack from the south and west after four days of violent assault from positions south and east. Patrol skirmishes occurred earlier but the enveloping assault advances under heavy bombardment with prisoners reporting back as Khaki troops enter the village on the Hindenburg line.
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France
Bullecourt
Bullecourte
England
Suffrage Leaders Mobilize Westchester Farm Effort
Westchester County suffrage leaders plan to take charge of the wartime military census and expand agricultural development. Mrs Jank A Vanderlip, Ninth district chair, appoints Mrs Rupert Hughes of Bedford Hills as agricultural chairman to coordinate farm activities for the movement. A Snectal.
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Woman Suffrage Party
Westchester County
N. Y
Jank A. Vanderlip
Westchester
Rockland
Orange
Sullivan Counties
Rupert Hughes
Bedford Hills
Hughes
Moonlit advance of infantry under fire
The moon shone brilliantly through the night as the infantry emerged from shallow trenches and moved forward, each man burdened by hand grenades and the weight of the advancing line.
Roosevelt foreign army recruits in Washington state
New York May 8 The Tribune reports Edwin Gill of Seattle among Pacific Coast leaders for Roosevelt foreign army. Washington enrolled more than two regiments with about 180000 men exempt from conscription, excluding officers.
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New York
the Tribune
Edwin §. Gill
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Roosevelt Foreign Army
Washington
Jefferson Sailed for North Today with Light List
Seattle May steamship Jefferson sailed for the north this afternoon at 2 o clock with a small list of passengers. Those aboard for Juneau include J R Barnaby Miss Anna B Lens and Peter Krines.
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Seattle
Jefferson
Juneau
J. R. Barnaby
Anna B. Lens
Peter Krincs
Kaiser Power Curbed as Reichstag Cuts Kaiser Decree Role
Berlin dispatches report the Reichstag constitutional committee will alter article seventeen of the Imperial Constitution to require the Kaiser’s ordinances to bear the counter signature of the Imperial Chancellor or his representatives, making the Chancellor responsible to the Reichstag. The move follows a joint proposal by Centrists National Liberals and Progressives and calls for a bill to fix the Chancellor’s responsibility and Senate tribunal oversight.
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Copenhagen
Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
Reichstag
Berlin
Senate
National Defense Council Orders Health Measures for Armed Forces
The National Defense Council has determined decisive steps for the hygienic and mental welfare of soldiers and sailors. A medical board prescribes strict war measures aimed at eradicating insidious diseases and combating alcoholism among the troops.
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Washington
National Defense Council
Medical Board
Milk wagon drivers strike in Seattle over wage scale
About one third of the milk wagon drivers in Seattle went on strike this morning. They demanded a wage of 110 dollars per month, up from the 90 dollar monthly scale.
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Seattle
Weather conditions from the U S Weather Bureau report
A low pressure system centered over Kodiak Island covered most of Alaska yesterday by 8 p m. The system brought damp unsettled weather to interior regions and rain to the southern and southeast coasts. Temperatures ran cooler than seasonal averages except on the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island where pressure was lowest.
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Kodiak Island
Alaska
Bering Sea
Kenai Peninsula
Dr Alfred Brooks Won’t Visit Alaska This Year
Dr Alfred Brooks long in charge of Alaska Geological surveys will not go North this year due to United States army service. Dr G C Martin, connected with Brooks in Alaska work, will lead operations there this season and depart for duty next month.
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Washington, May
Alfred Tlulse Brooks
Alaska
United States Army Service
G. C. Martin
Geological Survey Investigations
Brooks
Alaskan Joins Active U S Navy as Boatswain
Capt Franklin Johnston, noted Alaskan, has entered active service in the United States Naval Reserves. He will serve as boatswain aboard one of the interned German liners the government will use. Johnston is a former resident of Juneau and previously lived in Nome and Anchorage.
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Washington
Franklin Johnston
United States Naval
United States
Juneau
Nome
Anchorage
Death by Own Action Ties San Francisco Millionaire Kin
Seattle May 8 A J Wilkie formerly of Valdez who died yesterday after a death pact with his wife has been identified as the son of Andrew J Wilkie a San Francisco millionaire Mrs Wilkie died soon after the pact and friends say the couple were in financial distress The bodies will be shipped to San Francisco for burial per instructions wired today.
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Seattle
A. J. Wilkie
Valdez
Andrew J. Wilkie
San Francisco
Alaska Gold and Utah Copper Lead May Close Quotations
May 8 daily stock quotations show Alaska Gold closing at 6 percent and Utah Copper at 113 percent. Alaska Juneau at 5 percent, American Zine at 30 percent, Butte and Superior at 43 percent, China at 52 percent, Ray at 29 percent, and Copper metal at 30 percent.
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New York
Alaska
Alaska Juneau
Butte & Superior
China
Ray
Utah
The Empire News: Daily Chronicle of City Affairs
The Empire reports on local government actions, community events, and notable incidents shaping daily life. Officials, businesses, and residents feature in concise briefs reflecting the city’s pace and priorities.
Government secret service probes American Transport vessels
Washington May 58 Government Secret Service agents probe charges that crews aboard American Transport company ships are supplying German submarines with materials amid wartime patrols and investigations.
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Washington
Government Secret Service
American Transport Company
Seattle Men Appointed to Go to Training Camp
Ninety seven Seattle men including United States District Attorney Clay Allen have been named officers in the Reserve Corps for the San Francisco training camp. The Seattle contingent will depart Thursday. Other notable appointees include attorney RR. Goodale A. D. MccCleverly Malcomb Douglas and Roger M. Bone police sergeant Frank Olmstead Lincoln High School coach Ernest Wells and former University of Washington football player W. J. Wee Coyle.
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Seattle
United States
Clay Allen
San Francisco
Mr. Allen
Goodale
A. D. MccCleverly
Malcomb Douglas
Roger M. Bone
Frank Olmstead
Ernest Wells
Lincoln High School
W. J
Wee) Coyle
University of Washington
Bill to fund merchant fleet to counter submarine threat
Washington May 5 Congress will be asked to appropriate one billion dollars from the shipping bill to build a merchant fleet. Estimates call for five million tons of steel or wooden vessels to be constructed by the government in the next two years to counter submarine warfare.
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Washington
Congress
Springfield Army Rifle Production May Be Abandoned
Washington May 8 The government may temporarily abandon plans to produce the regular Springfield army rifle and substitute the less powerful British Enfield. The Iron Trade Review says at least 18 months will be needed to procure gauges for the American rifle. It is understood the Enfield will be rechambered to use Springfield ammunition.
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Washington
Iron Trade Review
Roosevelt Plan for Army Deadlock Stalls France Division
Washington May 8 The conference on the army bill suspended further action and sent the Roosevelt division for France back to the House and Senate for instructions as negotiators remained deadlocked over the measure.
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Washington
Army
Roosevelt
France
House
Senate
France Gets Money From U S Treasury Aid Effort
Washington May . Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo today delivered to the French Ambassador a Treasury warrant for one hundred million dollars. The action marks formal U S aid to France during the current financial relief effort.
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France
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Treasury
Rivers and Harbors Bill Advances as Emergency Measure
The riv ers and harbors bill was reported to the House as an emergency measure. It includes 105000 dollars for harbor improvements and 45000 dollars for completion of work at the mouth of the Yukon river, focusing on projects of military significance.
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Washington
House
Yukon River
Nine volunteer regiments to France as first American troops
The War Department announced that nine volunteer regiments of engineers, made up of highly trained railway men, will be the first American troops sent to France. The corps will provide essential railway and engineering support for overseas operations.
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France
Washington, D. C
War Department
Senate approves espionage bill authorizing export embargo
The Senate has authorized the Espionage bill granting the President power to place an embargo on exports, warning of broad wartime controls. May 8 report notes the action aims to curb materials routing and secure national interests during the ongoing emergency.
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Senate
Gompers Appeals Russia Workmen to Fight Prussianism
Samuel Gompers President of the American Federation of Labor forwards a plea to the Workmen's and Soldiers Council at Petrograd urging Russian workers and soldiers to fight to the end to defeat Prussianism.
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Russia
Washington, D. C
Workmen's and Soldiers Council
Petrogod
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
French War Commissioners Visit Lincoln Tomb
Late yesterday afternoon the French War commissioners filed into the tomb of Lincoln and paid honor Field Marshal Joffre placed a wreath on the tomb.
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Springfield
Lincoln
Joffre
Train wreck derails near Terre Haute injures none aboard
A train bearing French commissioners was derailed near Terre Haute last night, but no passengers or crew were injured. Local authorities investigated the incident as officials reported no fatalities.
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Terre Haute
Wheat hits high for May as stock closes
Chicago on May 8 reports May wheat rising to $3 a bushel just before the Stock Exchange close. Prices surged to the day’s high in a brisk trading session as traders reacted to market news and weather outlooks.
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Chicago
Stock Exchange
Unidentified man fires at Kaiser during motor ride
A Zurich dispatch reports three shots were fired at the German emperor while he motored near Berlin. An unidentified assailant escaped after the attempt. two bullets hit the auto’s tonneau. The Kaiser remained calm and ordered his guards to capture the would-be killer.
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Rome
Zurich
Berlin
Explosion at Osaka Kills Dozens and Destroys Homes
A massive powder explosion at Osaka last Sunday killed fifty people and destroyed 4,000 residences and 30 warehouses. More than 1,000 injured, with private cablegrams reported to the Japanese American News.
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San Francisco
Osaka
Seattle firm lands big contract to rebuild Congress
May 8, the Seattle Construction and Drydock Company received a Pacific Mail Steamship Co award to rebuild the steamer Congress, damaged off the Oregon coast five months earlier. The line bought the Congress two weeks ago and now assigns repairs costing about $800,000 to the Seattle firm.
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Seattle
Seattle Construction & Drydock Company
Pacific Mail Steamship Co
Congress
Oregon Coast
Pacific Mail
Pacific Steamship Company
Steamers and Mail Movements Reported Northbound
The Princess Sophia arrives tonight from the south with one day’s mail. City of Seattle due from the south tomorrow. Alameda and Jefferson sail from Seattle Thursday and today respectively, with Admiral Evans and Al-Ki due Friday and tomorrow night. Southbound \nDolphin and Mariposa sailings planned. traffic details from along the coast update.
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Princess Sophia
Seattle
Ketchikan
Alameda
Jefferson
Admiral Evans
Spokane
Al-Ki
Dolphin
Mariposa
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