Gloomy News From Russia and Front News From Europe
Associated Press reports Allied offensives across Macedonia from Monantir to Lake Toran with battles along the Corna river and near Vardar as French forces prepare another major push. Russian turmoil grows with the provisional government in jeopardy as radical factions destabilize. Paris notes a German position captured near Chevreux with German counterattacks repulsed. Amsterdam reports English planes bombing Leebrugge and torpedo boats bombarding the Belgian coast.
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Associated Press
Macedonia
Monantir
Lake Toran
Corna
Vardar
France
Russia
Paris
Chevreux
Thirteen Year Old Doris Anderson Accused in Murder
The Chicago case involves 13 year old Doris Anderson held on suspicion of killing Grace Hagerman also 13. The girls reportedly argued over a boy. Grace died from a gunshot wound with the police disputing self inflicted cause. Public hearings on the war tax bill opened in Washington as Senate finance examines proposed heavy taxes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Doris Anderson
Grace Hagerman
Grace
Doris
Butler
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
German banker predicts wartime end with Allied victory
A leading German banker in New York says the war nears its end, claiming Germany cannot endure much longer under heavy financial strain. He argues Germany is outmatched on the western front in men, munitions, and supplies as Allied war machinery dominates.
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New York
Germany
British and German Destroyers Battle Near Amsterdam
A battle between German and British destroyers left a German torpedo boat heavily damaged yesterday morning. Reports from Washington note 5 percent levy funding and markets discounting peace. Petrograd cites a council of soldiers and workers calling for three years of good business in the United States after May 1, 1917.
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Amsterdam
Empire
Washington
Adriatic Sea
Associated Press
Fita
Petrograd
Council of Soldiers
Wworkmans
Schlueshelburg
Din
U S Weather Forecast May 11 1917
Tonight and Saturday fair with rising temperatures. Temperatures trend upward across regions as high pressure remains settled.
Extra Session of New Mexico Legislature Ends May 8
Santa Fe May 9 The extraordinary session of the third New Mexico legislature adjourned last night after a contentious yet harmonious debate over defense and food supply. Key measure, a public defense bill, appropriates 750 000 to be raised by certificates. governor to manage emergency funds with a nine member defense council. Charles Springer of Colfax acknowledged as a patriot.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Senate
House
Council of Defense
Charles Springer
Colfax
China Fails to Enter Conflict After Riot at Parliament
Pekin reports a secret parliamentary session ended with the house refusing to declare war on Germany. A mob surrounded the chamber threatening violence if war passed, troops dispersed them with no bloodshed. The premier urged war but was denounced by members. The defense bill faced outside pressure but senators did not waiver. A vocational bill providing full 15000 dollars for federal aid was approved as part of the act from February 23, 1917.
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Associated Press
Pekin
China
House of Parliament
Germany
Senate
Council of Defense
Mexican general Felix Diaz reported killed in dispute
An Associated Press report from El Paso states that General Felix Diaz, nephew of a former Mexican president, was shot and killed by General Gatipayor, a former Zapata commander, after a dispute over supreme command in the state. The finding was officially reported to Inspector General Garcia.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Secret Service
Felix Dias
Gatipayor
Zapata
sUpreme Command of the
Inte
Core
Garcia
Italian peace stance reiterated by Italian commissioner
New York May 11 Fraico Arle ton head of the Italian commission to the United States told newspapermen the situation in Italy was very satisfactory He said We never will consent to a separate peace.
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Associated Press
New York
Fraico Arleton
United States
No Sunday Mail Distribution at Carlsbad Post Office May 15 1917
Postmaster announces Carlsbad New Mexico will cease Sunday mail distribution after May 15 1917 except for special delivery mail. The order limits Sunday staffing to meet mail dispatch needs and prevents congestion with Monday delivery. John B Harvey signs as postmaster.
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Washington
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Abovy
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