French Repel Verdun Front Assault and Patrols
Paris May 9. French forces repulsed a morning assault on the Verdun front after a failed German advance. French troops recaptured parts of trenches northwest of Thiaumont and conducted bombardments in the Bix Chatillon Devaumont Vaux sectors. Elsewhere, Germans attacked south of Soissons but were repulsed and two small enemy posts were captured at Bolante in the Argonne with occupants killed.
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Verdun
War Office
Meuse
Poliey
Thiaumont
Bix
Chatillon
Devaumont
Vaux
Fecht
Autreches
Soissons
Bolante
Argonne
Verdun defense shows French machine gun efficiency
Paris reports German assaults on Verdun defenses reveal French skill with machine guns and new automatic rifles. The 48 hour preliminary bombardment, described by eye witnesses, was more severe than any previous attack, and observers say no human could survive the bombardment zone.
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Paris
Verdun
French Defenders Hold Ground Against German Assault
French forces used machine guns to repulse a German infantry assault as they emerged from trenches. Reports claim French officer losses matched the high casualty rate of major battles, with a Prussian division losing over half its officers in the Haudremont wood Thiaumont farm Douaumont fort sector.
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Haudremont
Thiaumont Farm
Douaumont Fort
Battle on the Meuse Foreshadows Fresh Attacks
The report notes ongoing engagement with artillery prep and signs of continued fighting on both sides of the Meuse. Analysts suggest the conflict could spread to the Woevre region as hostilities persist.
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Meuse
Crowd urged for the centennial in Mobile meeting
Mayor Pat J Lyons urged a large Mobile delegation to attend the Tuscaloosa centennial during a chambers of commerce Ways and Means committee session. Dr Erwin Craighead and school efficiency experts R H Allen and G H Burge spoke on friendly Tuscaloosa ties and improving recreation for children.
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Pat J. Lyons
Ways’ and Means Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
Erwin Craighead
R. H. Allen
G. H. Burge
Mobile County School Board
Allen
Burge
Ways and Means
Charles Rapier
Max Rathberger
German Offensives Shift Amid Verdun Focus
The plateau area endured heavy German artillery fire last night as reports say German forces moved substantial troops toward Verdun. Since the latest offensive began on Thursday, renewed attacks along the western front have diminished, especially against British-held sectors.
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Verdun
Western Front
Vatican silent on rumors of papal peace move
Vatican officials declined to confirm reports of a papal initiative to end World War I. They said only Pope Benedict and Cardinal Gasparri handle such matters and urged caution about unconfirmed actions. Still, it is believed the pope would not abandon efforts to aid peace if possible through the United States.
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Rome
Vatican
United States
Pope Benedict
Gasparri
Germany open to ceding France and Belgium in peace plan
Rotterdam Daily Telegraph correspondent reports Berlin informed Germany is willing to give up claims on France and Belgium including guarantees. Eastward aims unchanged save possible Poland autonomy. Germany would keep Courland.
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London
Rotterdam
Daily Telegraph
Germany
Berlin
Ile
France
Belgium
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Poland
Courland
London papers reject peace talk after German note
London newspapers dismiss the German note to Washington as a basis for peace. The Daily Telegraph says the Entente seeks victory and the overthrow of Prussian militarism. A draw is unacceptable and sea power will be used to press their aims.
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London
Washington
Daily Telegraph
City skating championship heats heat up crowd at Coliseum
Last night at the Coliseum rink the city championship races drew a large crowd. The first heat with Leon Malone George Munts Ross Thrower John Ellis G K Clemmons and Harry Groome was ruled a no contest for fouling and rerun thirty minutes later. Malone won in 1 58 flat and three runners retired to tonight’s heat as the series continues with the final set for Friday May 12. Ladies admitted free. Mendell P Goldstein timed the event with Hancock Cox Stevens and Barnes judging.
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Coliseum
Leon Malone
George Munts
Ross
Thrower
John Ellis
G. K. Clemmons
Harry Groome
Mendell P. Goldstein
Alex Hancock
Frank Cox
Claude Stevens
Leslie Stevens
Barnes
Mobile Man In Robert Bacon’s Fort Oglethorpe Camp
A Mobile letter from Carl McMahon describes strenuous drills at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia. The eight man squad includes Robert Bacon a former ambassador to France and Princeton and Harvard alumni. McMahon notes few Alabama recruits with a large New England presence and names Ben Marshall as another Mobile attendee.
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Fort Oglethorpe
Carl McMahon
Georgia
Mr. McMahon
Princeton
Harvard
France
South
Alabama
Boston
Ben Marshall
Wireless plan hailed as key step in radio telegraphy
A new distant control system linked Arlington Virginia to the Cheyenne monitor at Long Beach California via the Point Loma naval wireless plant. The Arlington operator controlled the sending apparatus from over 8,000 miles away marking a significant development in radio telegraphy.
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San Diego
Cal
Federal Radio Station
Arlington
Long Beach
Naval Wireless Plant
Point Loma
Aratus
Clergy Join Red Cross Drive in New York Luncheon
Clergymen from Protestant Roman Catholic and Jewish faiths met in New York for a luncheon to launch a campaign to recruit 100000 members into the American Red Cross in the metropolitan district this month as part of a nationwide push.
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New York
American Red Cross
Pro gressive drills resumed at Southern camp
A roundup of disparate reports shows progressives resuming training at a Southern military camp with offensive and defensive drills noted. Other items include bankruptcy for Continental Coal in Chattanooga with Liabilities near 3 million and plans for reorganization.
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Fort Oglethorpe
Chattanooga, Tenn
Chattanooga
Continental Coal Corporation
Locke Completes Trail Logging Across the Continent
Field Engineer Harry Locke of the Old Spanish Trail Association finished a trans continental trip to log the route. He rests in Jacksonville then plans to Mobile. Locke describes a Jacksonville to Los Angeles journey of about eighteen days via rail lines and highways, noting mild southern winter travel across the Rockies.
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Old Spanish Trail Association
Jacksonville
Fla
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Locke
Los Angeles
Cal
Seaboard
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Pensacola
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Houston
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Yuma
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California
Arizona
New Mexico
Rockies
Church Home Dedicatory Services Planned by Diocesan Council
The diocesan meetings will be held in Trinity church with a three day program starting May 10. Opening service at 10 a.m. includes a sermon by The Rev. M. S. Barnwell followed by council business sessions and items on missions pledges and delegate expenses.
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Trinity Church
M. S. Barnwell
Diocesan Board of Missions
It's Easy to Peel Off All Your Freckles
The article promotes using ordinary unereolized wax to peel freckles by applying an ounce to the face and removing with warm water next morning. It claims repeated use erases freckles and improves complexion. It also suggests treating rough skin and wrinkles with a saxolite and witch hazel lotion for quick results.
Million for suffrage charity from Mrs Leslie estate
In New York on May 9 the surrogate court ruled that one million dollars from the estate of the late Mrs Frank Leslie goes to Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt to fund the woman suffrage campaign. The judge rejected claims by Frank Leslie's grandchildren that they were legatees.
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New York
Frank Leslie
Leslie
Carrie Chapman Catt
International Woman's Suffrage Alliance
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