German Western Front Offensive Upgraded by Kaiser
A Kaiser backed German push on the western front is reported by a correspondent who has returned from Germany. The official says Allied resistance in northern France and Verdun could lead to a German defeat unless Hindenburg Ludendorff and the crown prince succeed by May 15. If failures occur a peace move by Prince von Buelow is hinted. Central powers face serious economic strain.
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Kaiser
Andrew
Ger
France
Verdun
Germany
I. 1
Hindenburg
Amiens
Paris
Ludendorff
Prince von Buelow
Red Cross Conference Held in Hartford May Day
State conference of the American Red Cross convened in Hartford with delegates from chapters across the state. Governor Holcomb and Rev. John G. Murray welcomed attendees. John H. Lathrop outlined naval relief efforts as a featured morning address.
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Hartford
the American Red Cross
Governor Holcomb
John G. Murray
John H. Lathrop
Naval Relief
Laura de Turczynowicz
Poland
Gerhard ™. Dahl
Ce Aes
Mrs
August I
Red Cross
Royal Assassin Dies in Prison for Archduke Murder
London reports Gavrilo Princip, who killed Archduke Francis Ferdinand in 1914, died of tuberculosis in Thereseinstadt prison near Prague. The assassination sparked World War I, with Austria alleging Serbian government involvement in the Sarajevo plot.
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Prince Ferdinand
London
Gavrio Prinzip
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Thereseinstadt
Prague
Hague
Europe
Austria
Sarajevo
Judge Bennett to become New Haven corporation counsel
Judge William L. Bennett of the superior court announced plans to retire on May 18, noting his birthday is the following day. After retirement he will serve as corporation counsel for the city of New Haven, a post now temporarily held by Attorney Harrison Hewitt.
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New Haven
Heavy Cannonading on Picardy Front Opposite Amiens
Paris reports extreme artillery fire along the Picardy front near Amiens. Villers Bretonneux area and both banks of the Avre river saw violent actions with some prisoner captures. Patrol activity occurred in Lorraine while the night remained calm elsewhere.
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Paris
Picardy Front
Amiens
French War Office
Villers Bretonneux
Avre
Lorraine
Call For Selective Service Training Program
Washington May 1 The call for 8985 selective service men to receive a two months training course for auto mechanics chauffeurs mechanics blacksmiths sheet metal workers carpenters radio operators electricians concrete workers and telegraphers was issued this afternoon by Provost Marshal General Crowder. The movement will start May 16 in all affected men.
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Washington
Crowder
Holland Holds Line as Rumors of Surrender Fade
May 1 reports from the Exchange Telegraph in Fragues state Holland has not yielded to pressures in dis dis routes. Optimistic rumors are unjustified, yet the situation is not worse. Paris dispatches say Germany is not prepared to attack Holland and that Allied resistance on the western front remains admirable. A separate note from Camp Mills reports a 35 year old sergeant killed himself after being relieved from guard duty. no motive or ground is known. Washington dispatches indicate definite policies on Turkey will be conveyed to the relations committee by Secretary Lansing.
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Exchange
Fragues
Brees
Germany
Paris
Amsterdam
Telegraf
Camp Mills
Albert
Stenn
Wisconsin
Turkey
Bulgaria
Ashington
Con
Lansing
Gilligan Trial May 1 New Trial Possibility
The supreme court granted Amy E Archer Gilligan a new trial after she was condemned to hang for murder in a state home for the aged. Counsel Benedict Holden now serves in the government in Philadelphia, Josiah Peck declines comment, and State's Attorney Hugh Alcorn stays reticent on the impact of the decision. If granted a new trial the state might accept a guilty plea to second degree murder to avoid another costly trial.
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Amy E. Archer Gilligan
Supreme Court
Benedict M. Holden
Quartermaster’s
Philadelphia
Josiah Peck
Hugh M. Alcorn
Railroads place largest single locomotive order ever
Washington May 1 Contracts for 1025 freight and passenger locomotives, the biggest order in U.S. railway history, were let by the railroad administration to the American Locomotive Company and the Baldwin Locomotive Works. The $60 million contract covers six new standard engine types, with both heavy and light sets, to be owned jointly by all railroads under government management. American Locomotive to build about 550 and Baldwin 475, mostly at the Philadelphia plant.
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Railroad Administration
Washington
American Railways
American Locomotive Company
Baldwin Locomotive Works
U.S
Baldwin
Philadelphia
Resources of the United States Outstrip Allied Nations
Yale Dean Brown told a Bridgeport audience that US wealth surpasses France England and Germany combined. He said the United States could pay its national debt in two months, while France would need three years four months, Germany two years, and England two years. He warned Connecticut’s war industries would make it a target if the Allies fell.
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Conn
Dean Brown
Yale
United States
France
Eingland
Germany
England
Connecticut
Third Liberty Loan Subscriptions Near Minimum Quota
Treasury reports total subscriptions across twelve federal reserve districts reach 2.5099 billion dollars. Less than 500 million remains to meet the 3 billion dollar minimum. Minneapolis district shows all states and counties over quota as drive gains momentum.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Treasury Department
Treasury
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
War Industries Board to fix copper and hides prices
Washington reports the war industries board near agreement to amend copper contracting terms with consumers to be fairer while fixed prices for hides and leathers were expected after talks with trade representatives and price fixing committee.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Smallpox In Waterbury Investigations Spread
May 11 report from Waterbury names Dr. T E Reeks of the state board of health directing inquiries into suspected smallpox cases in Waterbury and Cheshire. A Cheshire Fowler family visitor who had a child with them contracted smallpox, prompting efforts to trace the disease.
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Waterbury
T. E. Reeks
State Board of Health
Department For Preventable Diseases
Cheshire
Fowler
Hertling's Position Imperilled in German Franchsse Debate
London dispatch reports Count von Hertling's chancellorship is at risk if the Prussian diet rejects the franchise bill. Hertling pledged to pass the measure, risking his own position. Forecasts estimate the bill will lose by about 30 votes.
Child Hit By Auto in Waterbury Noon
Six year old Sarah Luciano of Waterbury was struck by an automobile owned by L. S. Storrs a New Haven resident from the Taft hotel. The child was taken to St Marys hospital by the car owner.
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Waterbury
Sarah Luciano
L.S. Storrs
New Taft Hotel
New Haven
St. Mary’s Hospital
Cromwell Man In Auto Accident Injures Lieutenant
Lieutenant Sylvester Butler of Cromwell is in Bridgeport Hospital with severe injuries and possible brain concussion from an automobile crash. His condition is reported as not so serious today.
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Cromwell
Sylvester Butler
Bridgeport
Baker Prepares 3,000,000 Man Army Request
Washington May 1 The War Secretary Baker will ask Congress next Monday for an army of 3,000,000 combatants to support European fighting, with a total army establishment near 5,000,000 including 1,500,000 auxiliaries and 500,000 for emergencies. The House delays draft measures over volunteer credit while Crowder's testim ony shapes the draft plan and conference continues.
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Washington
Congress
Baker
Capitol Hill
Europe
House
Crowder
Senate
Pershing Sends 170 Soldiers Home for Recovery
Washington May 1 General Pershing has sent back 170 soldiers to receive treatment in reconstruction hospitals in this country. Lieut Col Billings MR C in charge said these men were received at Ellis Island depot and distributed among hospitals dedicated to reconstruction. He notes excellent rehabilitation progress but delays in enlarging the work due to priority denial by the War Industries Board.
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Pershing
Washington
Billings
Ellis Island
War Industries Board
Western Union Refuses War Board Demand on Dismissals
New York May 1 Newcomb Carleton president of Western Union Telegraph Co refused the War Labor Board request to stop discharging workers until the telegraphers union demands are settled in Washington. He said the company may exercise its right to discharge and does not expect to be forced to dismiss. The union accuses Western Union of discharging members allied with the union, and a nationwide strike is threatened if recognition is not granted.
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Western Union
New York
Newcomb Carlton
Western Union Telegraph Co
National War Labor Board
Telegraphers’ Union
Washington
Government Takes Wool From Dealers and Growers
The government commandeered all unsold wool stocks this afternoon through the War Industries Board. Stocks held by dealers and growers were seized at this year's clip prices, enabling the government to set prices for finished fabrics at the earliest feasible date.
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Washington
War Industries Board
War Orders Halted by Chicago Molders Strike
Chicago May 1 Work in thirty to forty carloads of war orders for the government stood still today as moulders and core makers in Chicago iron and brass foundries went on strike. About 3,500 workers walked out after employers refused to raise pay to six dollars for an eight hour day, affecting 30 foundries and 30 machine shops.
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Chicago
Hungarian blockade reduces Austria to famine says Vienna paper
Zurich May 1 An Arbeiter Zeitung dispatch from Vienna asserts Hungary’s blockade, not Britain’s, pushed Austria toward famine. Reports indicate Ukraine imports remain distant and food hoarding has occurred in Hungary, suggesting supply shortages persist.
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Austria
Zurich
Arbeiter Zeitung
Vienna
Ukrainia
Hungary
Storm Warnings Ordered for Maine Coast
The weather bureau issued a storm warning for the eastern Maine coast stating a northeast storm that becomes northwest at sunset. Strong northerly winds are forecast this afternoon and tonight.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Maine
Allied Attack Fails, Germans Say
Berlin via London May 1—An Allied drive between Lake Doiran and the Vardar river broke down according to an official German war office report on Balkan operations.
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Berlin
London
Lake Doiran
Vardar
Balkan
German War Office
Government Milk Monopoly Report Drawn Up In London
The Star reported that a government milk monopoly is to be established. A committee is drawing up a report on the matter.
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London
the Star
German Alliance Loses Charter In New York May Day
Albany May 1 The New York state branch of the German American Alliance lost its charter to the state authorities amid disputes over organization control and compliance with required rules.
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German Alliance
Albany
N. Y
New York State
German American Alliance
Officers' Training Camp Opens To College Men At Devens
College men from recognized institutions may attend the fourth officers' training camp at Devens Mass with a selection process similar to the prior camp. A flood of applications from enlisted men is to be reviewed this week by the board of officers. Substitutes for beef will be served in messes for five to six weeks due to expected beef shortages. The Devens nine baseball game with Brown University was cancelled because of wet grounds.
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Devens
Mass
Washington
United States
Devens Nine
Brown University
Paymaster Tied to German Plots Arrested in New York
Federal authorities in New York arrested a high ranking German paymaster claimed to be the chief agent for German incendiary and bomb plots in the United States. Officials withheld his name but described him as a lieutenant commander in the German navy and said he directed all German intelligence operations in the country after Count von Bernstorff's departure. He reportedly controlled money disbursements and was linked to recent alien enemy activity arrests on Long Island.
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New York
America
Count von Bernstorff
Long Island
Boy Scout Liberty Bond Drive Totals $14,000
A late report confirms Boy Scout Liberty Bond sales reached 14 000 dollars after omissions in last night's tally. The drive added 1 900 dollars to 12 100 dollars previously reported, finalizing the total for the period.
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Boy Scouts
Deep River Woman Dies After Truck Collision
Mrs. Joseph Malchiodi of Deep River died at Middlesex Hospital from injuries after being struck by an auto truck loaded with lumber on Jennings hill road Tuesday. She suffered a fractured skull and was unconscious when brought to the hospital. Survived by husband and two children. Remains taken to Deep River this afternoon.
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Deep River
Middlesex Hospital
Joseph Malchiodi
Jennings Hill
Regular P. A. notes plan meeting and play
The monthly business meeting convenes tonight at 8 30 with officers to be nominated for the next term. The efficiency contest nears its end with four weeks remaining and Lester Dunklee leading with 115 points. A play titled A Fool for Luck is set for May 16 and members are preparing. A special speaker is scheduled for next Sunday evening.
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Lester Dunklee
Company C Man Wounded in Action
Word from Adjutant General McCain that Raphael Cerbo of Portland Street Portland city in Company C 102nd Regiment was severely wounded in action at age 29. He has three sisters and three brothers in the area and his name appears on today’s casualty list.
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McCain
War Department
B. Cerbo
Portland Street
Raphael Cerbo
Eons. C, 102Nd Regiment
Grain Market Snapshot and World Trade Note
Grain market in Chicago shows slight shifts with corn and oats down modestly and provisions up. May futures for corn and oats are listed with nearby dates while Park and livestock futures close higher. A Berlin press urges Germany to safeguard interests in a new Anglo American Danish shipping pact. The column ends with a social quip about many men and whiskers.
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Chicago
Park
Baptist Pastor Awarded Damages in Hartford Court Case
In Hartford superior court Rev. Harold W. Tillinghast former Cromwell Baptist pastor was awarded 175 dollars for damage to his automobile from a Wethersfield collision on November 1, 1917. The judge held the case for trebling under statute. Tillinghast claimed reckless speed by Charles H. Leppert of New Britain caused the crash on Broad street near the Wethersfield green as he drove northbound. The car suffered extensive damage including engine misalignment, twisted steering, crushed wheel fender torn windshield broken. Attorneys Leonard O. Ryan for Tillinghast and Warren B. Johnson for Leppert appeared.
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Hartford
Harold W. Tillinghast
Cromwell Baptist Church
Charles H. Leppert
New Britain
Wethersfield
Tillinghast
Cromwell
East Hartford
William S. Case
Case
Broad Street
Wethersfield Green
Leonard O. Ryan
Warren B. Johnson
Obituary notices for Joseph Wineavski and Thomas Duffy in Middletown
Joseph Wineavski 39 of Middletown died at Norwich Tuberculosis Sanitarium after a three year illness. Survived by wife and four children. He worked as a teamster for James Lawton & Son. Remains moved by W. J. Coughlin's Sons. Funeral from 75 College Street Saturday at time to be announced. Thomas Duffy died in Middletown today. He survived by wife. Funeral from W. J. Coughlin's Sons parlors Friday at time to be announced.
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Joseph Wineavski
Middletown
Norwich
James Lawton & Son
W. J. Coughlin
College’ Street
Thomas Duffy
Funeral of Mrs. Chester H. Clark Held in Durham
The funeral for Mrs. Chester H. Clark was held at 2 30 this afternoon from her Durham home with interment in Durham Cemetery.
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Chester H. Clark
Durham
A Mistaken Policy and Six Month War Forecast
The Kansas City Star criticizes Senator Fletcher of Florida for suggesting a universal military service law tied to a six month war forecast. It argues such optimism risks underestimating the war effort, recalling Lincoln and Seward's misjudgments, and warns against shaping public opinion toward a six month endpoint.
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Kansas City Star
Fletcher
Florida
Germany
Lincoln
Seward
History That Repeats Itself and the Modern Deborah
In The Christian World Rev. Edwin Keigwin reflects on the line The stars in their courses fought against Sisera and the historic struggle of democracy against militarism. He wonders whether the reference points to Deborah and Barak or to broader legends of supernatural aid, concluding that the era’s champions acted for a great ideal and that a modern Deborah may rise to sing of service.
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Edwin Keigwin
Sisera
Deborah
Barker
Barak
America
Man's Chief Concern
In Springfield’s paper a Boston scientist claims humans descend from a now extinct large lizard. The item notes indifference to origins and asks for definite information on humanity’s future direction.
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Springfeld (O
Boston
Mock graves on Berkeley lawn amuse students at faculty display
Four imitation graves appeared on the Berkeley Divinity School quad with epitaphs quoting biblical lines. The wooden headstones bore the names of Berkeley faculty members C. B. Hedrick William Davis W. P. Ladd and Percy V. Norwood. The parade of graves drew curiosity from passersby as students claimed credit for the display.
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Berkeley
Berkeley Divinity School
C. B. Hedrick
William Davis
W. P. Ladd
Percy V. Norwood
Stock Market Opens Higher on Steel News in Hartford
The New York Stock Market rose on favorable steel news and United States Steel March results with early buys of 6000 shares at 95 1 2 to 96. Prices fluctuated as rails and bonds rallied later. Liberty bonds stayed in demand. totals showed 349,200 shares traded and bonds at $9,061,000. Money loaned at 4 percent.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Baldwin
American Gar and Factory
Distillers
Republican Iron & Steel
Reading
Inspiration Copper
Liberty Bonds
Marine
Atlantic Gulf
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
New York Central
Steel
Dressing for the Danger Zone from Woman's Home Companion
Margaret Deland relates a comical scene aboard a vessel where passengers wear improvised life jackets. Fat ladies squeeze into cork garments, thin men strap surplus boards, and two oddly inflated outfits provoke whispers about safety. The purser notes such suits would fail if needed at sea.
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Margaret Deland
Connecticut NEA Campaign Subscriptions Lag in New England
Boston reports May 1 figures show total subscriptions reaching about 88.88 percent of the $250 million goal with $222,017,000 pledged. Connecticut has subscribed $1,635,000, Massachuset Island $633,000, Vermont $4, Maine $638,000, and New Hampshire $374,000, with 24 subscriptions totaling $12,881.
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New
Massachuset Necticut
Island
Vermont
Maine
New Hi
New England
Connecticut
City Briefs From Town Scene and Events
Light vehicle lamps at 8 14 this evening. Best moonlight nights from the 25th to the 27th. Garden pupils made dainty baskets as part of regal work. Pocahontas meets this evening. First M E church program will include patriotic letters and music with refreshments. Dr Jessie W er arrives in Paris. Mrs William A Hunter of street moves to Boston. Alderman Rogers auto truck yesterday. W E Stroud found a Ford auto truck on East Court street. registry No 9530 Conn.
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U. S
Paris
Jessie W. Er
William A. Hunter
Boston
Rogers
W. E. Stroud
East Court Street
Conn
Save More Wheat A Call For Strict Ration Sacrifices
An official report notes bread rations for soldiers reduced due to acute shortages. Citizens are urged to comply with stricter meatless meals and ration limits, urging restaurants and hotels to enforce the rules with public visibility and penalties for noncompliance.
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Chicago News
Restauran
Essary
Emotional Patriotism in Wartime Cleveland Plans
The Springfield Republican criticizes excessive wartime fervor. It argues against destroying culture and education for propaganda, urges serious engagement, and notes French women contributing to war effort while cautioning against childish hysteria. It contrasts German and French wartime roles and champions practical patriotism.
For Sale A 25 ft launch and equpment
For sale a 25 foot launch with two round bottom boats 12 and 10 feet cupped copper fastened all in shape No reasonable offer refused Nielson Haddam Next Tel 337 Hampton Div For sale horse gentle and driver and a meat wagon C & 92 Pearl Street
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Hampton Div
Pearl St
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