GUNS FOR U. S. REVOLT HUGHES HEADS PROBE
Reports claim German rifles hidden in the United States to threaten mobilization if Calais falls. WITNESS Edgar A. Holmes testifies that George H. Crossley spoke of 1,000,000 Essen rifles via Hoboken docks for use against Britain. German shipments allegedly tied to Krupp interests and rapid delivery.
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U S Mail Sent by Airplane In Greater United States Service
Aerial mail service in the United States began with planes piloted by army aviators carrying mail between New York and Washington and Philadelphia. A flight from Washington to Philadelphia was forced to land in Waldorf Maryland due to a broken propeller. Daily trips are planned except Sundays, with a New York to Washington run completing in about three hours and twenty minutes.
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Post Office Department
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Belmont
Feld Heay
Million Tons of U S Ships Ready for Sea
The Shipping Board reports 150 vessels totaling 1,018,021 tons completed by May 11 under its direction. Since January 1 deliveries reach 507,806 tons, with monthly totals rising steadily as the war effort accelerates.
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Washington
United States
Shipping Board
High Seas
Germany
Allies to Assist Russia Policy Policy Across War
Lord Cecil in the House of Commons pledged Britain will resist and support Russia not only during the war but after, aiming to keep Russia as an allied country or at least as a non German partner, to preserve Russian cooperation. He spoke amid London reports dated May 18.
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Russia
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House of Commons
Strike Grows Among Philadelphia Transit Workers
Philadelphia Rapid Transit conductors and motormen strike widens to 1600 to 2000 workers. City service halted as walkout disrupts streetcar system across Philadelphia.
Argentina Reaffirms Neutrality At 57th Congress Session
President Irigoyen declares Argentina at peace with the nations and maintains neutrality policy as the fifty seventh congress session opens in Buenos Aires on May 20.
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Irigoyen
Battle in Moscow as Bolsheviks clash with anarchists
In Moscow fighting erupted in the city center as Soviet troops surrounded an anarchist HQ flying a black flag and exchanged fire with grenades and machine guns. Similar street battles followed. In Washington reports Sweden cites German demands on Russia seeking Moscow surrender and disarmament of new units.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Palmer Estate Will Fades to Philanthropic Trust
Chicago May 20 Mrs Potter Palmer's will affects disposal of between 20 000 000 and 30 000 000 in estate assets The estate is placed in trust to sons Honore Palmer and Potter Palmer Jr The will directs 400 000 for philanthropic or educational institutions to be chosen The United Charities receives 100 000 Children’s Memorial Hospital and Chicago Commons get 10 000 each and 6 000 goes to the Legal Aid Society The Palmer Lake Shore Drive home is left outright to the two sons
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Honore Palmer
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Legal Aid Society
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Lake Shore Drive
Huns and Italy to Exchange Prisoners of War
In Berne on May 20 German and Italian commissioners agreed on exchanging sick and crippled POWs and on managing prison camps.
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Berne
Switzerland
Three Die in Nitro Blast Near Pleasant City O
Three men were killed when nitroglycerin exploded while hauled to oil fields by John Aupy whose horses were also killed. The victims include farmhands and bystanders in the Nitro Bigat area near Pleasant City Ohio.
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Farmops
Third Liberty Loan Surpasses Four Billion Demand
Washington reports the Third Liberty loan total at 4,170,019,650 dollars, oversubscribed by 20 percent beyond the three billion target. About 17 million subscribers across all federal reserve districts participated, with Minneapolis at 172 percent and New York at 124 percent. Treasury notes possible later revisions as last subscriptions are counted. Secretary McAdoo hails the result as proof of national strength and patriotism despite income and excess profits taxes totaling roughly three billion dollars.
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Federal Reserve
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New York
Treasury
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Baer Claims Lower U S War Plane Expenditure
Representative Baer of North Dakota cites aviation authorities to allege the government spent 165 million dollars on planes in the last year, not 640 million, noting 250 war planes in Europe on May 1 and 1 200 training planes there plus 4 000 training planes in America and a 1 000 airplanes per month output.
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Aircraft Production Board
Baer
North Dakota
Europe
America
Noted Italian flyer Nesnati killed testing Capron bomber
Captain Antonio Silvio Nesnati of the Royal Italian flying corps, famed for piloting the ten passenger Caproni biplane between Washington and New York, died in a Hempstead field crash while testing an American built Capron bomber. He was alone aboard carrying 60 bombs when the craft collapsed at about 100 feet, the engine crushing him.
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Royal Italian Flying Corps
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Waghington
Hempstead
Reasnatl
United States
Resnati
Resnnt
Columbia Opens World First Camouflage Course
New York May 18 A camouflage course described as the first ever offered by any college opened at Columbia University. It will be available to artists and mature students in various branches.
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New York
Columbia University
Traction Men Receive Wages Boost at Ewin City Transit
Minneapolis workers at Ewin City Rapids Transit will see monthly wage increases from 7 to 10 dollars effective June 1, announced Thursday. The move affects a range of positions with the higher raises for skilled or senior roles.
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Ralue
Minneapolis
Minn
Ewin City Rapids Transit Company
Britain Seeks Honest Peace Talks In War Exit
In London May 14 Foreign Secretary Balfour signaled Britain will consider enemy proposals if presented by credible intermediaries. He urged a straightforward approach and said Britain seeks an honorable end to the war, but warned German peace terms to date do not serve fair peace. He stressed no secrets from President Wilson and demanded complete confidence for joint efforts with the United States.
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Huns Tq War On Russia Proclaimed At Multiple Fronts
A European press summary reports that war has been proclaimed at Ekaterinoslav Odessa and Poltava as a counter-movement. Russian forces are described in the Don region while Austrian and German emperors meet at headquarters to designate monarchs for Lithuania Courland Estonia and Polau.
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Vossischa Zeitung
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Overman Bill Passes Congress for Presidential Reorganization
Washington May 10 The Overman bill to empower the president to reorganize government departments and agencies passed Congress after a house amend ment. The measure now goes to President Wilson for signature by a 298 to 2 vote with Republicans Sterling of Illinois and Gillett of Massachusetts the only negatives. An amendment to exempt the Interstate Commerce Commission from operation of the bill was defeated 218 to 87.
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Austrian Warship Sunk by Italian Knife-Edge Raid
On May 18 Commander Fel legrini led three picked men to Pola and torpedoed an Austro Hungarian battleship Viribus Unitis. The 20,000 ton Italian attack followed air support. two Austro Hungarian planes fell, a third was forced down. Porto Ricans to work on farms within a month for southern states and war industries along the Atlantic coast.
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United States
Atlantic
German birth rate falls 1915 to 1917
A German sourced report records a birth rate decline during 1915 seventeen. It links the trend to a loss of eight million infants and notes implications for London based observers.
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