Italians Pierce Austrian Line in Major 10k Prison Victory
Italian forces push from Castegnazizza to the Adriatic in a sweeping offensive near Gorizia, taking about 9 000 to 10 000 prisoners in a day aided by 130 airplanes and ten tons of bombs. Front spans five miles along the Austrian line as France reports resumed activity with a French counterattack repelled near Zaucere,造成 heavy German losses.
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Preas
Trieste
Castegnazizza
Adriatic
Gorizia
Cadorna
France
Zaucere
Cox Proclaims June 5 Registration Day as Ohio Holiday
Governor Cox declares June fifth nineteen hundred and seventeen a statewide holiday to honor the call to the colors. He urges suspension of business and closing of schools and amusements except essential operations. Registrations occur at usual voting places with deputy supervisors coordinating the process.
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Cox
State of
Ohio
Nnion
Secretary of State
War Department
Washington
James M. Cox
Draft board members named for Knox county area
Columbus on May 24 reports the governor's office released the names of draft board members. In larger counties a labor representative joins the boards, with names announced yesterday. List includes Devin Ewalt and Lartmore Ewalt among Knox county appointees.
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Ewalt, Devin and Lartmore Draft Board
Knox CO
Columbus
Knox County
Bulgars Demand Restoration of Territory in Balkans
Bulgarian Socialists in conference with Dutch and Scandinavian committees called for restoring Belgium Serbia Montenegro and Roumania and urged a national reunion of Bulgarians to secure lasting Balkans peace. They argued peoples like Armenians and Poles deserve self determination and suggested resolving Alsace Lorraine along these lines and backed a general Socialist conference.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
London
Belgium
Serbia
Montenegro
Roumania
Balkans
Alsace—Lorraine
House Approves Bill to Regulate Freight Car Shortage
The House passed a bill empowering the Interstate Commerce Commission to enforce its freight car regulations. The measure, approved in the form accepted by the Senate, becomes law with the president's signature.
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Associated Press
Banner
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Senate
Transylvania Transport Sunk With 514 Troops Lost
London reports the British transport Transylvania torpedoed in the Mediterranean on May 4 with 514 aboard. The loss includes 72 officers and 442 enlisted men, plus the ship’s captain Lieut Brewell and one officer and nine crew. Built in 1914 for New York to Mediterranean service, the 14,815 ton Anchor Line liner carried 2450 passengers and had served under government since 1915.
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Brean
London
Transylvania
Mediterranean
Brewell
Transylvatia
Nay Hoon
Gallipoli
New York
Russian coalition orders speedier constituent assembly meeting
The new Russian coalition government ordered measures to hasten summoning the constituent assembly. The first meeting of the committee on election arrangements is fixed for June 7. Horace Pumphrey, after a month in M. & S. hospital, returned home on West Chestnut Street Thursday.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
London
Horace Pumphrey
M. & S. Hospital
Chestnut Street
Germany and Brazil at War Declared by Minister Pecanha
Rio de Janeiro May 24 Foreign Minister Nilo Pecanha stated in a ministers council that Brazil need not declare war on Germany as circumstances effectively placed Brazil at war. He urged full focus on military and naval readiness and US collaboration to police the South Atlantic. He added Brazil declares war on no one, insisting Germany declares war on neutrals.
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Associated
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Nilo Pecanha
Council of Ministers
Germany
Senor Pecunba
United States
South Atlantic
Senor Pecunha
England Raided by German Airships
London May 24 German airships bombed eastern England last night in a raid confirmed by an official statement. Four to five airships deployed bombs and escaped despite pursuit by defense forces.
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Associated Prees
London
England
Arrival Of Japanese Boats For Mediterranean Naval Aid
London May 24 Associated Press reports in the House of Commons that a considerable number of light Japanese craft have arrived in the Mediterranean to cooperate with Allied naval forces. A Paris dispatch said gun-boats reached Marseilles to aid anti submarine operations and escort French merchant ships. If successful, the plan will be extended.
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TBY
Associated Press
London
Mediterranean
House of Commons
Lord Cecil
Paris
Marseilles
War tax bill may need another month in Congress
Associated Press report from Washington states the house passed the war tax bill but senate likely changes will require a near redraft. Changes target excess profits incomes manufacturers and higher second class postal rates. Formal bill receipt and finance committee reference postponed due to Senator Lane of Oregon's death.
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Associated Press
Banner
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Finance Committee
Lane
Oregon
Bigelow Notes Community Briefs and Local Visits
Moat of the section finished planting corn last week. Several from this vicinity attended the Danville high school play and commencement last Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Mr and Mrs T R Simmons Jr, daughter Mildred, and Robert McClelland visited near Ankeny tonn. Mrs Frank Kirkpatrick, once ill with pneumonia, can now go out. Mrs Sylvia Davis and Master Paul Davis of Amity called on Mrs T R Simmons. Bigelow Chapel holds preaching and Sunday School every two weeks.
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Danville
T. R. Simmons, Jr
Mildred
Robert McClelland
John L. Gilmore
Near Ankenytonn
Frank Kirkpatrick
Sylvia Davis
Paul Davis
Amity
T. R. Simmons
Bigelow Chapel
Today Markets: Livestock and Grain Prices Across Cities
Market notes from East Buffalo Pittsburgh and Chicago show cattle hogs and sheep receipts varying by city with mixed to steady trends. Chicago hogs weak to steady and cattle steady with calves strong while grain futures move with wheat soy oats and corn, reflecting a fluctuating agricultural market.
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East Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Tom Lambs
Chicago
Presbyterians to Hold 1918 Assembly in Columbus Ohio
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America voted unanimously to convene the 1918 assembly in Columbus Ohio, as reported by Associated Press. The decision sets Columbus as the conference site, reflecting the church’s planning phase for next year.
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Associated Presa
Barnes Dallas
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church of the United States of America
Columbus
Ohio
Australian pugilist Les Damcy dies of pneumonia
By Associated Press to The Banas Memphis Tenn May 24 Les Dam cy, the Australian pugilist, died at a hospital here this afternoon from pneumonia. He had been at bay more than a month.
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Associated Press
Banas
Memphis
Tenn
Les Damcy
Fey
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H.C. Devin
RUSS
Min. Pecanha
Bigelow Notes
Toledo
Alsike
Timothy
Presbyterians
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