Lull in Infantry Work in Picardy and Foch's Control
War update from Ypres and Picardy notes a lull in major infantry actions in the Picardy front while German forces are halted along the Flanders line. General Foch is praised as master of the situation, with French and British gains at Locre and in the Amiens sector.
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Offensive not over as German drive nears Verdun
The Daily News predicts the German offensive will resemble Verdun, noting a string of failures including four pitched battles and limited progress at Kemmel Hill. It says the Verdun precedent haunts the crown prince, who vanished for 18 months, and anticipates a new thrust south of Arras amid broader anxiety over Mesopotamia and Russia.
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Mesopotamia
Russia
Army footwear contracts let for overseas field shoes
Washington announces contracts for 8.5 million pairs of metallic fastened field shoes for the army overseas at about 7.75 dollars a pair and for 2 million pairs of field welt shoes at 6.50 dollars each.
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Washington
New York May 1 Losses Reported in Bank Cash Net Decline
New York on May 1 reports cash net losses tied to Tuesday banking activity. Details are sparse amid ongoing financial reporting and market movement.
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New York
Et Mans
Middletown Boys in Casualty List
Washington reports a 72 name casualty list from the war department. It details eight killed in action and one died of other causes, with 51 wounded and two missing in action among officers. The list names Sergeant Arvid A. Cederholm and multiple privates, corporals, and lieutenants by rank and surname with their fates.
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Arvid A. Cederholm
John F. Giles
George Gritzback
James O. Carey
Earl R. Clark
Walter G. Caul
John Murray
Raphael Carbo
John J. Cook
Robert B. Remington
Nathaniel C. Reed
Edward D. Brown
Daniel Capjlet
Leon T. Coleman
Bernard F. Cunningham
James E. Denice
Joseph A. Dixon
John C. Fleming
Charles J. Frey
Carroll W. Gleason
Alfred Morin
William H. Whitman
Leroy F. Webber
August H. Wegren
James Zambone
Joseph Zapolsky
Daees H. Jenkins
Franklinb. Pede
Gompers Says AF of L Stands Behind Wilson War Effort
Boston May 1 President Samuel W Gompers of the American Federation of Labor arrived from Montreal and declared organized labor nationwide is loyally backing President Wilson in the war. He issued a May Day message stressing full cooperation with the government and solidarity with the soldiers. Gompers visited his father in Dorchester and planned to address the legislature at 3 pm and speak in Faneuil Hall tonight asserting no slackers exist in labor ranks.
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Largest Liberty Loan Day Reported During Drive
Washington May 1 treasury department reports show the third liberty loan reaching a record daily total with $174,443,000 sold on Monday and the nation’s total at the close of April 29 amounting to $2,457,744,900. Officials pace a final push to secure remaining subscriptions and urge buyers to add one more bond, aiming to complete about 81 percent of the drive.
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Treasury Department
Ukrainians Protest German Interference in Ukraine
The Ukrainian government in Kiev protests to Berlin over German interference in Ukrainian affairs. Officials threaten resignation unless General von Eichern and German ambassador Herr Kartzenstein are replaced. The report notes Kiev's discontent and possible changes in leadership.
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Dr. Ed Fletcher, Noted Angina Expert, Dies in Chicago
Dr. Ed Fletcher, long recognized as a national authority on angina pectoris, died today in Chicago after battling the disease he studied for most of his career. His recent article in a leading medical magazine referred to his experiences under the alias "Dr. X."
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French Once More Save The Allies
London reports the glorious French infantry have again helped the Allies in Flanders and Picardy. They held at Verdun and Somme and now fight to defend the channel coast. German assaults faltered. French and British forces push back and reclaim ground near Ypres, Kemmel, and Scherpenberg with heavy casualties reported. Chicago saloons face mass closures at new license period, potentially 1,000 establishments affected. London announces Ireland’s Henry E Duke named lord justice of appeal, Swinfen Eady appointed master of the rolls.
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Daily Mail
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Verdun
Somme
Channel
Scherpenberg
Belgium
Kemmel
William Redmond
Voorezebeele
Vooremezeele
Henry E. Duke
Ireland
Appeal Court
Swinfen Eady
Hold-up in Greenwich Attacks Hartford Men
Edward Harrington and Carl Gustavson of Hartford reported being beaten and robbed near Greenwich while transporting four new automobiles. They were attacked by five men who rode with them and escaped with one car. Paul Ferris, a Greenwich official, found the injured pair later. police have no trace of the missing car or attackers, believed to be from New York.
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Greenwich
Edward Harrington
Carl Gustavson
Paul Ferris
New York
Red Guard Defeated in Finland Clash
Copenhagen on May 1 reports the Red Guard bolshevik army in Finland defeated and dispersed. Famine rages in Helsingfors with two days without food and several deaths from starvation.
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Helsingfors
Train crash kills two freight crewmen in Lackawanna wreck
Scranton, May 1 two train men were killed when a light engine crashed into the caboose of a Lackawanna freight train at Nayang The dead are William Green conductor Lee N Y and James Jennings flagman Scranton Pa
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Nayang
William Green
Lee N. Y
James Jennings Flagman
New Haven May 11 Weather Forecast Update
Forecast for New Haven and vicinity calls for fair to night and Thursday with cooler conditions tonight and possible heavy frost if skies clear. Connecticut generally fair with cooler nights, light northwest to variable winds Thursday. Central weather disturbance moved southeast across New England toward Boston bringing rains in eastern lake region and along the Virginia to Maine coast. Observations list varied conditions across many cities including New Haven at 60.
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