Big Movement Underway in Belgian Front Amid French Offensive
Reports from Berlin and London indicate a major Allied maneuver on the Belgian front with a possible forceful strike on the German coast. Artillery fire intensifies near Ostend Bruges Zeebrugge as British air raids hit coastal targets. French troops claim advances south of Chevreux and along the Arras-Cambrai road.
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London
Ypres
Ostend
Bruges
Zeebrugge
Chereaux
Craonne
Chorisy
Croialnes
Arras-Cambrai
Arras
Cherisy
Chernay
Arras Front
Goureaucourt
Loos
Ploegsteert Wood
Famous aviator Guynemer scores victory again
Captain George Guynemer, famed French aviator, downed five German aircraft, two in one minute. He is officially credited with forty three enemy planes. Between May 17 and May 31 he claimed thirty more, with German planes believed to be falling behind the lines. Official war report released today details aerial combat.
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Faria
George Guynemer
Heewren
France
Associated
Presa
Hilla
Chav [Eau
Battefeld
Samsons
Auberive
Wilson warns against fleeing abroad to avoid WWI draft
President Woodrow Wilson issues a proclamation warning all persons subject to the 1917 registration act that fleeing the United States to evade registration exposes them to prosecution and military service upon return. The notice cites penalties of up to one year in district court for failure to present oneself for registration.
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Washington
Jones
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
United States
Act of Congress
Twelve Objectors Behind Bars in Kansas City Riot
Twelve outspoken objectors to the conscription law were jailed in Kansas City and surrounding territory on conspiracy charges. Among the detained are two women from Topeka, Lenora Warorean Moore and Eve Harding, noted for anti draft activism. Several men were arrested after an injunction to halt the draft was denied by a local court.
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Kansas City
Lenora Warorean Moore
Eve Harding
Topeke
Moore
Mra
Warneson
Marcing
Kansas
Congress
Uckel
Germans Sink American Ships in Early May Attacks
British admiralty reports multiple U S ships attacked by German submarines including the Dirigo a 3003 ton auxiliary cruiser sunk after warningless gunfire and bombs all hands saved except third mate John May who drowned during launch, Barbara and Frances M affected and crew landed at Gibraltar Cadiz and Plymouth in late May with Australasia transport stranded near Carmelo Chile.
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Thoreday
John May
Plymcouth
Joseph A. Stephens
Plymouth
Barbara
Admiralty
Gibraline
Frances M
Cadi
Cadiz
New York Port I Now Closed Then Reopened
June 1 reports say the port of New York was closed to outbound vessels most of the forenoon after the harbor gate was shut following severing diplomatic relations with Germany. By noon the ban was lifted and ships could enter the harbor again. The move impacted stocks and the cotton market briefly. News also mentions German air force actions and aircraft losses elsewhere.
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Navy Yard
Germany
Trumors
United States Steel
Banen
Castight
Beth Nary Yard
To Raise 100 Million for the Red Cross War Fund
Seward Prosser, a leading banker and director of many enterprises, heads a proposed drive to raise the largest sum ever asked from Americans for a war relief effort. The plan calls for a nationwide campaign from June 18 to 25 to mobilize donations totaling 100 million dollars.
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Many bin, Buries Enterprises
Rei Getsnia
Sseg
America
Mr. Prosser
United States Officials Busy Over Draft Registration
Washington June 1 With four days until draft registration officials move to quell anti conscription activity and arrest those hindering the draft Reports indicate many have offered opposition details are sent to United States attorneys for prompt action When called before an exemption board a claimant may present his claim at the hearing Seaports and border officials were instructed to detain men seeking to depart the country to avoid registration The war department contemplates enrolling Americans abroad to enforce the law
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Washington
Department of Justice
United States
War Department
Alleged Woman Spy Katrina Couch Safe, Report Confirms
Washington dispatches reported Katrina Couch, an American accused as a spy in Germany, is safe after visiting the Spanish consulate in Brussels. The Athloé department notes Lennon newspapers published the latest claim, clarifying the status of the case.
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Katrina Couch
Newa Dispatches
Germany
Druseele
Lennon
Athloé Department
Belgium and Belgium policy under German aims
The report covers German naval talk on possible British battles, French advances in the front, and Von Bissing's Belgium strategy. It notes Belgian annexation aims, church policy, and German hopes to gain compensation through Belgium. A Vienna peace demonstration is also mentioned along with copper miners' sympathy strike.
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London
Mleatng
Belgium
Stresemann
von Bissing
Bellgium
Germany
von Hiesing
Cardinal Mercier
Diamarck
von Biseing
Crisis Looms As Hungary Faces Likely Parliament Dissolution
Copenhagen dispatches report Hungary drifting toward parliamentary dissolution with a minority ministry likely to rule briefly. Count Tisza backs restricted suffrage while King Charles favors universal secret ballot. Tisza seeks front line service, while opposition fights on until parliament opens.
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Copenhagen
London
Andrassus
Budapest
Charles Debrea
Count Tisza
Banker Keeps Lonely Wall In Springfield Kidnap Drama
Springfield June 1 a local banker J H Keet carried 6000 in currency while driving a car fitted with a peculiar device through muddy roads. He feared a ransom attempt as several pursuers trailed him at dawn. His son Mosh was reported taken while the family was away at tea country rib.
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J. H. Keet
Grrenn
Keet
Mosh
Atlanta
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