Troops to France. secret sailing dates announced
White House confirms troops will go to France with dates kept secret by the War Department. Initial contingent expected from long service ranks, with conscription likely once age limits are set. Nine additional regiments of engineers ordered to France. Senate in secret session amid espionage and censorship concerns. Also upcoming film offerings at The Dream theater.
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Wilson
Washington
War Department
France
Senate
Martin
Edison’s World Shaking Invention Promises End to War
Pacific News Service from Spattle Washington May 6 reports Edison’s new invention may end all warfare by destroying submarines and wrecking enemy fleets from a distance. Observers describe it as world shaking, with trials led by a Navy board and scientists in secrecy. The piece imagines peace without army or navy and notes ongoing large scale testing before public disclosure.
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Pacific News Service
Wash
Thomas A. Edison
Jules Verne
the Navy
Seattle
Edison
United States
Kixon
News Service
International News Service
America
Japanese ship sunk by submarine off African coast
Kirshhi Mazoan Maru, a Japanese vessel of 3400 tons bound for Boston with a million dollar cargo, was sunk after dark by a German submarine off the African coast. There was loss of life with few details available, and the attack follows Japan’s rapid naval expansion and enhanced shipping protection plans.
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Ber
Secretary McAdoo Advances 25 Million Loan to England
Washington May 7 Secretary McAdoo announced another 25 million dollar loan to England described as a short term loan. A second 50 million dollar loan is expected before month end, with the loans committee working hard on details. A French loan of 100 million may be arranged before the next funds to England.
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Washington
McAdoo
Committee On Loans
Aviators Killed In Mid Air Over Hempstead Plains
International News Service reports two aviators Merrick and Stender killed when a gasoline tank exploded at about two thousand feet over Hempstead Plains. Spectators witnessed a flash and a crash as the machine disintegrated. engine shaft and wreckage struck the ground and the pilots perished.
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International News
Servn
New York
Merrick
Stender
Hempstead Plains
German Aviator Bombs London in Lone Raid
A solitary German flyer dropped high explosive bombs on northern London causing property damage and two deaths. Pursued by Royal Navy and air forces, the aircraft was forced down near Greenwich after a running fight. The incident fuels rumors of a major Zeppelin raid and wider planned operations toward Petrograd.
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London
Gerantor
Ieerness
Navy Department
England
Wae
North Sea
von Hinterberg
Petrograd
Mans
Great Shipbuilding Deal Targets Portland Wharfage
International News Service reports a major Portland deal transferring idle wharfage and waterfront property to a Pittsburgh led shipbuilding combine with a $450 million capitalization. The group plans a government vessel plant within sixty days, hiring Norwegian designers to build Dessel engine powered ships, signaling a regional industrial boom. The move aims to diversify Portland’s economy beyond tourism and attract further industrial growth and labor influx. Also noted is a German Crown Prince birthday with Kaiser Wilhelm predicting central power victory.
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Nternational
Portland
Pittsburg
Hewy
Fore Riverhipbuilding Works
Norway
Dessel
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