List of 120 casualties from overseas forces announced
Washington reports a 120 name casualty list from overseas forces. Four days of missing in action totals reach 149 with 39 new entries today. Three killed in action, three died of wounds, five died of disease, one in an accident, seven from other causes. 48 slightly wounded and six severely. Names include Patrick Farrell Edgewater 2, Harry Clarke Stronghurst, Joseph Dilly Thompson, Thomas Cole Springvale, Robert Muller Dickinson, John Duhig New York, and many others across states and cities.
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Stronghurst
Ill
Joseph Dilly
Thompson, Mich
Thomas W. Cole
Springvale
Charles Conklin
Grand Haven
Mich
James Cromie
Susan Cromie
Flore Street
Brookline
Mass
Robert
Carroll Muller
Dickinson
Tex
John Duhig
New York City
Stanford M. Grant
Brooklyn
N. Y
Chester M. Maciejewski
Berlin
Wis
Patrick L. Moraham
Stuart Freeman
Portland
Show-Down Due On Aircraft Inquiry in Senate
Washington May 15 Senate commerce on audit and control debated the Chamberlain resolution extending authority for the aircraft inquiry. Military affairs committee prepared to act and may create a subcommittee to begin investigations. Administration opposition to full scope may lead to amendments and open hearings urged to reveal facts.
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Tank Service Opens To Draft Eligible Connecticut Men
Hartford May 15 Forty eight Connecticut men have been inducted or enlisted in the Tank Corps through Leo P. Korper federal director for Connecticut of the U S Employment Service and Allied Service. Additional applications number between twenty and thirty for the Tank Corps. Further interviews for enlistment or induction will be held Friday and Saturday at the state capitol Hartford in Korper's office Room 25. Draft age men are eligible. This is the only service recruiting under the draft at present. Arms In Belfast Confiscated. London May 15 police confiscated all arms in the possession of gunsmiths and pawn brokers in Belfast.
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State Readiness For Red Cross Drive In Connecticut
Connecticut prepares for the American Red Cross second war fund drive to raise 100 million dollars. The campaign opens May 20 and runs through May 27 with meetings and rallies planned statewide. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels will start the drive in Bridgeport and address workers at the Stratfield hotel dinner. The Red Cross reports a gift of 10 million francs to the French Red Cross from the U.S. war fund, approved after Davison’s visit to France.
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Boxing Benefit for Red Cross Set at Madison Square Garden
William Fox and Jess Willard head a list of boxers invited to a Red Cross benefit at Madison Square Garden on May 24. Dempsey Fulton Gibbons O Dowd and others were asked for ten round bouts. Benny Leonard’s manager Billy Gibson said Leonard is booked for army benefits through early June.
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New York
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East Hampton Boy Missing Harry I Cook Co C 102nd
East Hampton May 15 Harry I Cook son of Mr and Mrs William Cook of this place reported missing He enlisted in Hartford about a year ago and was assigned to Company C Middletown He will be 20 in June His brother Archibald Cook also in Company C was wounded recently and is in a hospital The father works at Watrous Manufacturing Co and the family learned of the disappearance from The Evening Press Also notes Americans Not To Replace French Paris May 15 Paris bureau says rumor false American soldiers or workers will not replace French munition workers The government will use mobilized workers for certain duties at the front and wounded receive consideration
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New Haven Weather Forecast and Observations
Forecast for New Haven and vicinity calls for fair tonight and Thursday with cooler tonight. Connecticut expected fair and cooler near the coast, warmer inland with moderate north winds turning southeast on Thursday. Scattered showers reported along the Atlantic coast and Mississippi valley. high pressure over the lake region gives pleasant weather with lower temperatures east of the Mississippi. Observations show varied conditions across several cities with temperatures ranging from 46 to 70.
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