Huns Start Wedge Into Allied Lines In Flanders
Heavy fighting continues in Flanders as German forces renew attempts to wedge into entente lines near Ypres and Hill positions. British and French troops retake small gains while suffering heavy German casualties. In Picardy and Somme sectors, artillery and harassing fire persist. Northwest of Toul American patrol engages for first time. Mesopotamia forces seize Kerkuk, taking 600 wounded Turks.
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Flanders
Ypres
Bucquoy
Albert
Arras
Somme
Avre
France
Toul
Montdidier
Picardy
Bagdad
Mesopotamia
Kerkuk
Sinking of German submarine reported by U S warship
In Atlantic port May 6 officers said a US warship sank a German submarine with a single shot lifting the U-boat out of the water and breaking it in two. The ship’s gunners earned ten additional days of furlough for the crew. The voyage over included sighting three submarines with two destroyed and no survivors seen from the water.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
United States
Yi. Mors Krang
Jap bankers loan huge sums to Celestials in China
Peking May 1. Japanese bankers close a loan of 80 million yen tied to Chinese telegraph revenues with installments arriving. An additional 25 million dollars secured by the Zinlin Shuntel railway is reported. Heavy gossip claims ChinaJapan negotiations aim to secure Japanese dominance and China’s sale out for military and financial aid.
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Associated Breer
Maser
Peking
China
Associated Press
Tzinin-Shuntel
Optimistic Thought and the Voice of Reason
A succinct reflection contrasts optimism with current impulses, elevating reason as the steadier guide. The piece frames rational thinking as the preferred compass, opposing impulsive sentiment and urging measured judgment.
More Soldiers In France Now Than Expected
Secretary Baker’s claim that over 500000 American troops would be in France by early 1918 was widely debated in Congress. The public was told the exact figures could not be clarified, and the administration stressed that only four months of 1918 had passed with transport underway.
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France
Washington
Baker
Congress
Haker
Von Hertling Aims to Dismiss Prussian Chamber
Report from the Galveston News notes German Chancellor von Hertling is believed to dissolve the Prussian chamber. The piece references debates in Amsterdam and Russia’s officials amid shifting wartime alliances and internal pressure in Prussia.
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von Hertling
Parliament Faces Repeated War Investigations
London May 10 The House of Commons debated government inquiries into the Maurice affair with former Premier Asquith urging a formal Royal or parliamentary probe. Prime Minister Lloyd George defended cabinet actions, insisting officials’ figures from Maurice’s department were accurate and that further inquiries would burden wartime governance.
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London
House
Gene
German U boat lands man on Irish coast in 1916
London reports a German submarine landed Sir Roger Casement on the Kerry coast in April. Casement was arrested, taken to London, and later executed for high treason after a 1916 trial. The Dublin uprising and Easter Week chaos left hundreds dead or wounded.
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Irish
Associated Press
London
Rovernwent Useiale
Jamex McPhur
pArlianentar
War Office
House of Commons
Owas
Sir Roger Casement
Kerry
Trohind
Casement
Welug Ine
Tower of London
Pentonville
Ste Roger
Dublin
Trish
Eight Trapped in Subway Are Rescued
Four lower level workers were buried in a subway tunnel section after a cave in Brooklyn. Rescue crews saved eight men as rock and water cascaded down, but four remained trapped with limited chances of survival.
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Subway
Gompers Urges Wilson to Recall Porto Rico Governor
Samuel Gompers, AF of L president, urged President Wilson to remove Arthur Yaser as Porto Rico governor. He accused the governor of incompetence in labor affairs and failing to address worker living conditions, writing a letter detailing the governor's refusals to take needed action.
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Joneph Ae Wilson
British Geomen's Union
Post Ponerti
Europe
Labo Indorses
Samuel Gompers
Belgium
Serbia
Associated Prat
Washington
Arthur Yaser
Porto Rico
Pres. Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Porto Micco
Lie Kuvernor
Soviet Demands Nolens Leave Moscow
Moscow demands recall of French ambassador Noulens after statements attributed to him. Foreign Minister Tchitcherin says the remarks during Russia's troubled days harm Franco Russian relations and cannot be tolerated within the Soviet republic.
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Moscow
Prosa
Joseph J. B. E. Noulens
Amebassador
Tchitcherin
M. Newlens
Russia
France
Naval Aviators Rescued After Plunge Off Coast
An Atlantic port reported two naval aviators rescued from a hydro airplane adrift 35 miles off Miami after an engine failure left them afloat 48 hours. Buslen Arthur Léverents and C. Cotton were picked up by a coastwise steamship and reached the port today. They had no food or water during the ordeal.
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Atlantic
New
Arthur Léverents
C. Cotton
Miami
Fla
Columbus Man Prisoner by the Enemy Report
The casualty list shows 76 names with 10 killed in action 1 died of wounds 2 died of accident 4 died of disease 41 wounded lightly 1 wounded severely 5 prisoners. Private Howard Cummins of Powell O with additional names from Newark Wellton and Columbus are noted among the wounded and prisoner categories.
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Iby
Washington
Wetion
Wilghily
Andrew
Robinson
Columbus
Howard Cummins
Powell
O. Burl W. Mausburger
Newark
Artur L. van Bichter
Wellaton
Rabbit clubs to cut living costs in Wood County
Parkersburg West Virginia officials plan to raise rabbits under the guidance of Wood County Agricultural Agent RL Buchanin. He will organize rabbit clubs and offer 16 Belgian hares and six Mendich grants to foster breeding. He notes a single pair can yield 200 to 300 pounds of meat annually and rabbits grow eight to twelve pounds.
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Iby Associated Press
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wood County
RL. Buchanin
British Triumph on Flanders Front Frontline Progress Report
Allied forces repelled a German counterattack along the Flanders front. British troops advanced east of the Somme and Auero rivers as one German division engaged, with heavy casualties reported on both sides. The war office noted gains near La Clytte and Voormezeele as Belted troops pressed forward.
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Associated Press
Bassage
Beltlaly
Germins
Flanders
la Clytte Voormezeeia
War Office
Anions
Ue Somme
Auero
Refusal of Credit in Draft Does Not Affect Quotas
In Columbus May 1 the pro draft view says credit for volunteers and inductions will only affect future quotas. Major Woos Poder, a state draft observer, states May 25 selective service movement quotas already balance fitments and voluntary inductions between July 1 and March.
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Arsociated
Columbus
Congress
Woos
Poder
Thrift Stamp Message Urges Fewer Joy Rides
A brief government style message urges Americans to curb unnecessary automobile trips to save Thrift Stamps and conserve gasoline for national security. It emphasizes reducing miles driven to protect future safety.
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