Military expansion plans and funding debated in Congress
May 3 reports on the administration’s 3,000,000 man expansion program for France and domestic mobilization. Baker, secretary and former Chief of Staff, describes tentative totals and the need for authorizations and appropriations potentially totaling thirteen to fifteen billion, with the possibility of higher figures as war needs evolve before Congress adjourns in December.
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Romanian Peace Signaled in Dispatch Notes
A dispatch from Amsterdam cited by the Cologne Gazette reports a German war news pact with Roumania to settle Bulgarian Turkish issues at once. The report hints Bulgaria ceding some terms from Turkey if Bulgaria’s Dobrudja claims are recognized, potentially ending the first war dynamics.
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Cologne
Roumania
Drive on Italians Looks for New German Push
London dispatches report that Italian forces face heavy fighting along the Plave river as German and Austro-Hungarian plans may shift to an Italian offensive to ease pressure on the western front. Berlin sources signal waning German morale and possible transfer of the drive from Flanders to Italy.
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Plave
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Berlin
U Boat Crews Go Insane Report From Os Base
Amsterdam dispatch reports two German submariners at Os base driven mad by meals poor enough to force them to be escorted through the town in handcuffs. A seaman who betrayed them due to the bad food was paraded through the streets. Inggris.
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Amsterdam
Ig Post
Germans Lose Heavily In Seicheprey Attack on Toul Front
German Red Cross attaché captured by an American patrol says four-fifths of the attackers were killed in the Seicheprey assault on April 20. German shock troops penetrated Seicheprey but were repulsed, with fighting on the Toul front described as very inactive and limited shelling.
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Leicheprey
Toul Front
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Toul
Seicheprey
New Corn Cure Promises Quick Relief At Low Cost
A Cincinnati inventor promotes Freezone as a cheap quick remedy for hard corns. A few drops on the aching corn supposedly relieve pain instantly and allow the corn to be lifted out with no tissue irritation. The method is described as drying andShriveling the corn without harming surrounding skin, offering a painless alternative to whittling.
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Swiss Gunners Down German Airship Near Basle
Paris dispatch to the Matin reports Swiss gunners shot down a German aeroplane near Basle. The German aviator was not injured.
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Basle
Matin
25 Years Ago in Happenings in this Vicinity
A local note sheet recounts a county reservoir proposal under review by officials including John Broatch of the Water Board. Other items mention a new position for N Hilliard Smith at P F Corbin, stock market woes, a landslide on Valley Railroad track near the Asylum dock, and local commerce listings. An unidentified body from the Air Line track burial is noted, along with a leather trust formation and a proposed electric road between Cromwell and Durham via Middletown.
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