Germans poised to strike Arras front in west theater
British officials warn of a likely German thrust in the Arras sector as forces mass north of the city. heavy concentrations and renewed artillery duels mark the front with Canada and British units holding lines near Vimy Ridge. A raid at Vitasse and Boyelles is reported with prisoners and weapons seized.
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Eee Catic
Arras
British War Office
Germany
Manders
von Hindenburg
Fonthe
Amiens
Ting
Picardy
Vimy Ridge
Vimy
E Vitasse
War Office
Boyelles
Suville Vitasse
Jeuville Vitesse
Trouble in Austrian Navy Disrupts Fleet Leadership
May 7 dispatch from Zurich reports serious trouble among Austrian Navy crews with severe disturbances and numerous command changes. The unrest is described as roiling the fleet, amid reports of Italian involvement. In other news, a commercial aviation service is planned to start serving Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, with cargo operations expected.
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Zurich
de Paris
Aus
Mercial Aviation
Norway
Sweden
Dendt
Premier Orlando Agrees to Generalissimo Armies Plan
May 7 report from Paris via Reuter's dispatch states Premier Orlando of Italy has agreed to appoint a generalissimo over armies, signaling a centralized command proposal. The terse cable emphasizes a nascent agreement, with no further details on scope or timeline.
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Orlando
Italy
Reuter
Paris
Sub Treasury Report Describes Gains in York Banks
York May 7 The sub treasury notes gains by banks total cash net up 1 268 000 in a report from the sub treasurer.
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Sub-Treasury
York
Circus Clown Becomes Sunlit Hero in French Front line
Charles Klein, 19, once a Brooklyn circus clown, now a private in the American infantry, earned the nickname Sunny Charles for cheering convalescing soldiers while dodging shells in France. He rode a motorcycle through a heavy barrage, survived mustard gas, and delivered a crucial dispatch. He recalls meeting Irish Foster and trading circus tricks for morale.
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Bert Ford
France
Charles Klein
Union Court
Brooklyn
N. Y
Sunny Charles
Foster
States
Prominent Man Killed by Trolley Near Derby
George H. Tuttle 69 president of Tuttle Morehouse Taylor Co. printers New Haven was killed by a trolley at Clark's Corner while returning from his Racebrook summer house. Car crew cited he stepped into the path. coroner Mix to investigate in Derby tomorrow. Prominent notice of Selective Service calls follows. Four thousand sixty selective men were drafted for May 20 training camps across most states. breakdown by corps listed. Ten sailors killed when a miner ship near Vestervik blew ashore after an explosion per Copenhagen dispatch.
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New Haven
Mix
Derby
Washington
Crowder
Arizona
Delaware
Vermont
Signal Corps
Engineer Corps
Quartermaster Corps
Ordnance
London
Vestervik
Copenhagen
McAdoo Reports Tonsillitis Halts Washington Return
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, back in Washington from a White Sulphur Springs holiday, is sidelined by tonsillitis likely caused by his Liberty Loan tour. He may stay home two days as the railroad wage commission’s lengthy report awaits his attention. Treasury officials expect a summary of key points and a review by the railroad cabinet before final action. The War Finance Corporation directors were named during his absence, promising early credit and aid to banks and war industries, while preparations for the fourth Liberty Loan begin despite third loan subscriptions still pending.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
White Sulphur Springs
Railroad Wage Commission
Treasury
War Finance Corporation
White House
Negro killer eludes search after Pelham police shooting
In New York on May 7 a negro fatally shot Pelham Police Officer John Maguire during questioning after a reported home invasion on Pelham Heights. Soldiers on a New Rochelle trolley witnessed the crime. the suspect fled toward Connecticut as a shirt fragment clung to Maguire.
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New York
Westchester County
Connecticut
John Maguire
Pelham
New Rochelle
Herman Rokohl
Rokohl
Pelham Heights
Maguire
Marcus P Knowlton Dies After Illness In Springfield
Marcus P Knowlton former chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court died at his Springfield home after a 13 day illness of terminal pneumonia. He had served on the high court for many years and was widely respected in legal circles. His death was announced today.
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Marcus P. Knowlton
Springfield
Mass
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Happenings in This Vicinity Twenty Five Years Ago
A flood freshet washed logs and debris ashore as a five foot dam was built around Cromwell Quarry. Salvation Army led a Reform Club meeting and collected funds. Captain George Bacon was rescued after nearly drowning crossing a plank into the river. Benjamin Birdsey sold his meat business stake to William H. Hall and retired. Goodyear Rubber Co. reopened after repairs. Officer Louis Haling moved stairs to escape floodwater. Legislature appropriated 15000 for fisheries with 6000 for shad propagation.
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Cromwell
Reform Club
Salvation Army
George Bacon
Butler
Valley
Benjamin Birdsey
William H. Hall
Goodyear Rubber Co
Louis Haling
Wilson to Defense Council Telegrams of Appreciation
President sends state councils telegrams of appreciation as defense holds war conferences nationwide. The message notes that in the fight for free men the efforts of citizens are vital and that perseverance in labor and sacrifice reaffirm ideals of justice humanity and liberty toward a world that will prevail.
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Yefir
Frederick Fuessenich gifts Torrington League Park
On his 70th birthday Hon Frederick S Fuessenich former state senator and Hendey Machine Co president presented Torrington a four to five acre central tract for recreation naming it Elizabeth Blake Fuessenich playground. The park valued about 25000 dollars has long hosted town athletics.
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Torrington
Frederick S. Fuessenich
Hendey Machine Co
League Park
Fuessenich
Elizabeth Blake Fuessenich
Knit for the Boys: Red Cross Sock Campaign Urges Help
In anxious days of distant years, Middletown women and children knit socks for soldiers at home and abroad. The Red Cross supplies yarn and instruction and stresses faster production for next winter as many more boys wear our colors and comforts.
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Goldsmith
Middletown
Mr. Son
Are Campaign of the Red Cross
The
Red Cross
Gladys
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Ishington
Frank A. Anderson
York Navy Yard
Navy Department Department
W’adoo
Main & Washington Fruitery
Tien Chorsaght Seith
Alessio Abesench
Sanitary
George F. Redford
Main
Odds and Ends
R. J. Atwell
Berkshire
Sullivan’s
Wallace Goldsmith
Zamowski Jones
van Zant
Jacobson de Franz Svenson McDuff
Johnson de Rome Murphy
Wain
Court Slicte
Hartford
Conn
Ntxw
High
Andrew F. Sheehan
John D. McDonald
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