Battlefront notes show renewed artillery activity on Picardy front
The report details ongoing artillery exchanges across Picardy with no decisive infantry breakthrough. German guns fire in the Tendencre valleys and Nieppe area while British positions southwest of Flanders hold. Amid heavy weather, officials say a large offensive remains unlikely soon, but more action is anticipated. American and French troops push jointly near Montdidier and Amiens as the 56th day of the grand offensive unfolds.
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Chariton
N. S
Picardy
Tendencre
Nieppe
Morlancourt Rimme
Ancre
Pleardy
Amiens
Flanders Front
Lys
Mcourt
Belgium
Trentino
Opms
France
French War Office
Hainles
Mans
Montdidier
French Front Reports Minor Counter Attacks Repulsed
The war office states French troops repulsed counter attacks south of Rollot and near Chemin-des-Dames in Picardy and Aisne fronts. About seventy prisoners were captured in the Rollot action. American troops reported artillery activity eight miles south of Amiens.
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Picardy Battle Front
War Office
Rollot
Picardy Front
Chemin-des-Dames
Aisne
Habovelle
Amiens
Ler
British Official May 15 War Report Continues
Marshal Haig’s communiqué notes heavy artillery activity during the night in the Somme valleys and near Bethune. German raiders were repulsed north of Lens, with successful Allied raids northeast of Robecq and activity in the Ancre and Nieppe forest sectors. Artillery fire spiked southwest of Morlan and north of Kemmel.
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Marshal Haig
Somme
Bethune
Wandcourt
Kemmels
Wraig
Robecq
Lens
Ancre
Bein
Forest de Nieppe
Morlan
Kemmel
Italians Held in Rail Robbery Probe in Connecticut
Wimantic authorities detained Harold Waters of Springfield Massachusetts aged 13 and Francis Dionne aged 18 of Impal for alleged break ins at stations in Eagleville Willings West Willington and an attempted train wreck by placing ties on tracks near Marrow station on the Cen ormont railroad. They were turned over to federal agents and transported to Hartford for further action.
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Wimantic
Harold Waters
Springfield
Mass
Francis ‘Dionne
Impal
Jiff Vinton
Tolland County
Weed
Eagleville
Willings West Willington
Cenormont
Vermont
Marrow Station
Federals
Hartford
Wisconsin Senator La Follette Faces Privileges Charge
Charges against Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin arise from a speech in St Paul. Gilbert M Roe, New Attorney for the senator, is given a hearing by the privileges committee as the case moves forward with Friday proceedings looming in the capitol scene.
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R LaFollette
Neton
Robert M
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Privileges Committee
Senn
Gilbert M. Roe
LaFollette
Connecticut Men In Today's List Of Missing War Casualties
Hartford and several towns report missing Connecticut men from the 102nd regiment in the Leicheprey battle. Captains Freeland Felstedt Griswold Locke among the missing or dead. many listed as missing April 21 with Company D prominent. Local men Herbert Newton New Milford Lory Couch Joseph DAnna Ernest Mequin Vincenzo Labriela Michael Olie named among those missing.
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Aw Haven
Connecticut
George C. Freeland
Second
102Nd Regiment
Freeland
Leidheprey
Joseph Felstedt
A. H. Griswold
New Britain
Arthur Locke
Connecticut Regiment
Leicheprey
New Milford
Lory M. Couch
Joseph D’anna
Couch
Hermon Couch
D’anna
Bristol
Ernest E. Mequin
Eugene Mequin
Arthur Mequin
Texas
Vincenzo LaBriela
Italy
Michael M. Olie
Pequabuck
Peter Olie
Revenues in excess of McAdoo estimate for 1918
Washington reports that revenues for the year ending June 30 1918 will exceed the Treasury’s estimate by about one billion dollars. Secretary McAdoo testified before the Senate detailing projected internal revenue and other categories totaling 4.095 billion, with separate figures for customs and land sales among others.
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McAdoo
Washington
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Pomerene
Ohio
Internal Revenue
Prince Leopold Leaves Brest Litovsk for Eastern Front
Prince Leopold of Bavaria, former German commander on the western front, has left Brest Litovsk for the eastern front. Reports say Germany is concentrating its best forces for a renewed drive on Picardy and Flanders with leading commanders including von Mackensen, von Bulow, von Gallwitz, Hindenburg, Ludendorff, Crown Prince Rupprecht, and von Arnim already in France.
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Leopold
Brest Litovsk
Amsterdam
Prince Leopold of
Bavaria
Germany
von Mackennsen
Picardy
Flanders
von Bulow
von Gallwitz
Balkan
France
von Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Rupprecht
von Arnim
Senator Sauls Amendment Expands Parcels Post to Soldiers
Senator Sauls of Delaware introduced and adopted an amendment to post office appropriations to allow families of American Expeditionary Forces to send one parcel monthly to France by parcels post. Each package may not exceed three pounds, offsetting a war department embargo on abroad parcels.
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Washington
Saulsbury
Delaware
Post Office
France
War Department
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge Session Opens in Waterbury
Six hundred Odd Fellows from across Connecticut attended the annual session of the grand lodge I O O F in Waterbury. Morning business included routine reports and the reading of officers. Resolutions pledged continued lodge support for the United States. Election of officers was slated for this afternoon.
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Waterbury
Odd Fellows
Connecticut
Grand Lodge
United States
Government Plans Large Gun Plant for Midvale Steel
Washington May 15 The government will build a gigantic plant for the Midvale Steel company to manufacture 16 inch howitzers. The plant will cost several million dollars and is to be erected at an undisclosed location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Midvale Steel Company
No Public Meetings In Dublin Extended to June 14
A Dublin notice announces that a scheduled meeting date has been extended from May 15 to June 14 by government authorities. The update affects local governance proceedings and advises all participants to adjust plans accordingly.
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Dublin
Ees
Meningaba Proceetony
Dubisin
Gov
Clearing House Statement May 15 New York
Sub treasury reports a balance of 699187 dollars as of May 15 in the Clearing House Statement issued in New York.
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House
New York
Treasury
Austria as Germany's vassal in new accord
The report claims Austria-Hungary will become a near sovereign satellite of Germany after the Kaiser conference. Officials allegedly drafted pacts granting Germany full sway over Austria-Hungary's future, seen as part of Germany's broader aim to dominate western Russia.
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Austria-Hung
Germany
Charles
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Success of General Foch Praised by Former Allies
London reports growing praise for General Foch after allied forces were placed under his supreme command. Former opponents of a unified command now credit his timely appointment with reducing friction, halting the German push toward Amiens and the sea, and directing efforts toward Flinders as organization expands. His readiness to learn from the enemy is noted.
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London
Foch
Amiens
Flanders
von Hindenburg
Citizenship Cancelled for German Born American
Washington reports the naturalized citizen Frederick W. Wursterbarth of Newark New Jersey has his citizenship papers cancelled reducing him to an enemy alien. Judge Haight ordered the action establishing a precedent to cope with naturalized citizens showing sympathy for Germany. Officials say the revocation can occur regardless of time since naturalization and will aid in handling similar cases.
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Washington
United States
Haight
Frederick W. Wursterbarth
Newark
N. J
Department of Justice
Lusk Murder Trial Opens As Testimony Begun
In Waukesha Wisconsin Grace Lusk stands trial for the murder of Mary Newman Roberts. Testimony began this afternoon with witnesses ordered to appear at 3. Attorneys expect brief opening arguments. Jury selection moved briskly after judges and lawyers used four peremptory challenges each leaving four peremptory challenges remaining.
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Waukesha
Wis
Grace Lusk
Mary Newman Roberts
Austrian Affairs Stir Growing Jugoslav Movement Disturb Vienna
Vienna faces unrest as Jugoslav movement expands. A Servian source cited by the Globe says Austria aims to sow discord among promoters. Dr Pillar leads a Bosnian group seeking a Croatian state within Austria, provoking Slovenes to denounce him. The movement envisions a greater Servia uniting Slavs under one state.
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Vienna
London
Globe Today
Pillar
Austria
Servia
Child Hit By Auto In Waterbury May 15
Six year old Margaret Cirullo of Waterbury is in critical condition at St Marys Hospital after a vehicle owned by John Glasnapp of Cheshire struck her and two other children who were playing nearby. The two others escaped serious injury.
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Waterbury
Margaret Cirullo
St. Mary’s Hospital
John Glasnapp
Cheshire
Memorial Sunday Proclaimed To Honor Soldiers
Washington May 15 Sunday through May 26 would be set aside by presidential proclamation as Memorial Sunday to commemorate the memory of American soldiers who have died since the beginning of the war with Germany under a resolution presented this afternoon by Representative Emerson of Ohio.
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Washington
Germany
Emerson
Ohio
Embargo on Hartford Freight Over Carload Limits
Hartford notices from the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad announce an embargo on freight to Hartford until further notice. No shipments will be accepted in less than carload lots, a measure prompted by water traffic disruption caused by a strike of atevedores.
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Hartford
Conn
New York
New Haven
Hartford Railroad
Atevedores
Hughes To Help Aircraft Inquiry in Washington
Former supreme court justice and presidential candidate Charles Evans Hughes to cooperate with the department on an aircraft inquiry in Washington, May 15. He will assist the inquiry indicating continued public service involvement.
Airplane Mail Service Began Between Washington and New York
The inaugural aerial mail link from Washington to New York encountered a propeller failure near Walborg Maryland forcing a forced landing, with relief aircraft prepared to continue mail delivery by train or courier to Philadelphia. The first run carried about 12,000 letters and 350 pounds of mail, while the ceremony in Washington featured Lieut George Leroye Boyles piloting the first leg and Gov Whitman sending the ceremonial first letter signed by the president.
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Washington
New York
State Road
Walborg
Post Office Department
Philadelphia
New York City
Corey Webb
J. C. Edgerton
Wilson
George Leroye Boyles
Capitol
Red Cross
Whitman
Senate
Post Office
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Atlanta
Birmingham
Connec
Bridgeport
New Haven
Springfield
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Torey Webb
Signal Corps
Belmont Park
Charles S. Whitman
St Andrew's Chapel Cleared of Debt at Celebration
Members of Holy Trinity parish resumed midweek services at St Andrew's Chapel Warwick Street after a December suspension due to coal shortages. Debt cleared since 1912, with the Men's club and E P Schaefer leading efforts, Mrs Edgerton recounting the debt story as the note was burned amid a festive service.
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Holy Trinity Parish
Saint Andrew’s Chapel
Warwick Street
St. ‘S
E. P. Schaefer
Col. Wadsworth
EEP
Schaefer
Harold J. Edwards
Richard L. deZeng
deZeng
St. Andrew’s
Frost Forecasts And Sugar Certification Notes
Cabell’s Almanac predicts frost for today while sugar use shifts to certificates issued by the food administration. Authorities warn soda fountain owners about a new tax on syrups made and used on premises. Straw hats’ closed season expired and Whit Sunday services planned at Episcopal churches. Showers aided early crops as river levels rise two feet above normal. Mrs. Burton Harris returns home after visiting Wethersfield parents.
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Cabell
The
Food Administration
Burton Harris
Wethersfield
New Haven
Hopewell
East Hartford
Midway
Boston
Divorce Testimony in Champagne Case in New Haven
In New Haven on May 15, testimony was offered in superior court before Judge Howard B. Curtis in a divorce petition by Henry Champagne against Elizabeth Champagne. He alleges desertion while she claims intolerable cruelty. She testified she was criticized for spending time with neighbors and neglecting household duties and child. Judge Curtis reserved decision.
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New Haven
Superior Court
Howard B. Curtis
Henry Champagne
Elizabeth Champagne
Bulldogs Are Mascots
London reports American soldiers in English training camps favor the English bulldog as a mascot by a wide margin. Many servicemen have written letters to newspapers expressing support for the breed, making bulldogs the preferred symbol.
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London
Credit To Serbia Reported In Washington May 15
A terse Washington dispatch states a credit of an unspecified amount was extended to Serbia as part of ongoing financial aid efforts. The report mentions government action and international assistance but lacks concrete figures or agency names.
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Serbia
Washington
Market Opens Strong as Stocks Rally and Hit New Highs
Stock quotations from New York show a robust opening with heavy buying and scarce supply. Baldwin Locomotive leads gains to 89 1/2, New Haven 41 1/4, and several rails and steel issues rise, while copper stocks fade. Trading remains active through forenoon and afternoon with further advances and firm closes on a strong note.
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New York
Baldwin
New Haven
Erie
American
Distillers Securities
International Paper
Westinghouse
Butte
Superior
Baldwin Locomotive
Steel Common
Midvale Steel
American Sugar Refining
Ohio Cities Gas
Texas Company
Steel
Grain Market Highlights From Chicago May Fifteenth
Grain prices showed mixed moves with corn up 13 4 cents and oats up 11 4 cents at close. May prices for metals and lead firm with the spot at 7 to 7 1 8, and zinc and spelter following through in late May contracts.
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Chicago
Rome
New York
Brokerage Firm Fails in Boston
Boston May 1. The brokerage firm Codman Fletcher and Company at 59 Congress Street assigned its liabilities of 500000 and assets of 300000 to B A Brickley of McLellan Carney Brickley at 141 Milk Street. The failure is due to large cash withdrawals by customers and an accompanying attachment lawsuit.
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Boston
Codman, Fletcher and Company
Congress Street
New York
B. A. Brickley
McLellan, Carney & Brickley
Milk Street
Escapes From Jail In Rhode Island Case
Providence report notes Michael Gomoreyk aged 25 from Waterbury Conn escaped from state prison early today. He had been arrested in Woonsocket May 4 on a charge of carrying concealed weapons. Also mentioned is a western invention claiming to restore old paintings and a preparation for restoring new skin or canvas.
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Providence
R. I
Michael Gomoreyk
Waterbury
Wilson fails to block Chamberlain resolution in Senate
Washington May 15 President Wilson protests a Chamberlain resolution as the Senate audit and control committee votes 3 to 2 to amend the measure. The change would curb the panel’s power to investigate military activities, with Chamberlain insisting the panel aimed only at misconduct. Senators Smoot France Kean McKellar supported the resolution. Le Thompson and Jones opposed it. A report on the resolution is expected tomorrow and a Senate fight appears likely.
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Washington
Presid
Wilson
Chamberlain
On Audit and Control
Milita Committee
Smoot
France
Kcans
McKellar
le Thompson
Jones
Tration
Senate
Call for American News on American Heroes Honors
A Brooklyn Standays Union reader urges publication of first hand American accounts of American troops decorated by the French for valor. The letter notes the decorated men were not French volunteers but Americans serving under French command. It calls for clear American news from military channels.
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Brooklyn Standays Union
Ameri
Fire in Canadian Shipyard Threatens Million Dollar Loss
May 15 Vancouver B C fire at Coughlands Shipbuilding yards injures boilers and mould loft. War Charger and War Chariot, both 8,800 ton vessels, on the ways. Explosion in an actgeline tank said to have started blaze. L along with boiler shops destroyed, may total loss.
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Vancouver
B. C
Coughlands Shipbuilding Company
War Chariot
Summer Forage for the Hogs Farm Life
Government asks for more pork supply and farmers answer with forage driven by cheap production. Rape crops thrive on rich soil, using eight pounds of Dwarf Essex rape to cut tankage and concentrate costs, boosting pork output through patriotic farming and efficient feeding practices.
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Corm Belt
Essex
Middletown City Hearing on College Place Designation
Legal notice announces Common Council action to designate and re establish street lines and grades on College Place between Lawn Avenue and Cross Street in Middletown. A public hearing is set for June 3 1918 at 8 pm before the council. observers and landowners may appear to be heard. Attest City Clerk James P Stow dated July 1918.
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College Place
Avenue
Cross Street
Common Council
Lawnave
City of Middletown
Lege Place
Lawn Avenue
City of Middle
College
City of
Middletown
James P. Stow
Conn
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F. D. Edgerton
ST. Andrew's
Richter & Company
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Am Car Foundry
AT &S Fe
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C&o
Elec
Gt Northern
Ill Cent
Interboro
Penna
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Repub & S
Chic RI & Pac
Sou Pac
Sou Ry
St Paul
UN Pac
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Utah Copper
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