Great German Offensive Threatens British French Line
Intense air activity signals an impending German push along the British French front. London reports twelve German planes destroyed and ten driven out of control. Paris notes seven German planes shot down and twelve damaged. French counterattacks occur in Verdun and Champagne with minor gains near Vacherauville. Austro Italian front sees Cadorna pressing Austrian lines toward Trist. Naval notices report Norwegian ships sunk near Corunna and Christianssand, with crews rescued. Rescue hopes fade for victims of a Spanish liner sinking.
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Paris
Champagne
Hurtebise
Verdun
Vacherauville
Cadorna
Trist
American vessel sunk by torpedo near French coast
The American schooner Margaret Bours, outbound from St Andrews Bay Florida with timber for Genoa, was sunk by a submarine on April 7 near the French Italian coast. Captain Fred Le Foot said the Germans stripped the vessel of food and gear, set the crew adrift in an open boat, and bombed the vessel. The crew were rescued by a patrol boat.
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York
Mer
Margaret Bours
St. Andrews Bay
Florida
Genoa
Fred le Foot
France
Budk
New Hungarian Premier Report Fails to Confirm
An official telegram from Budapest states Count Julian Andrassy was appointed premier of Hungary to replace Count Stephen Tisza who resigned May 23 amid disputes over franchise reform. The Volkezeitung of Cologne later said confirmation of Andrassy's appointment was lacking.
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Zurich
Switzerland
London
Nor Wireless Preas
Budapest
Charles
Julian Andrasay
Hungary
Stephen Tissa
Austria
Iron Men
Count Tlara
Count Andrassy
Iang
Count Tleava
Count Apponyi
Aiam
Amsterdam
Volkezeitung
Cologne
Kays
Lackian
Farmers insured against losses in New York area
A fund of 25 000 dollars, possibly growing, backs the Westchester county coalition of safety insuring 50 to 71 farmers against crop losses if prices fall. The group guarantees a minimum price of 1 50 a bushel for potatoes and 4 75 a bushel for corn and turkey heat. Farmers pledge acreage and food production to support wartime needs as women in Ohio mobilize to prepare for possible wartime labor shifts.
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New York
West Chester County
Japan Explains Gold Movement Amid Global Trade Talks
The Japanese finance minister M Shoda outlined plans to curb American gold outflow by Japan seeking war loans from Britain and France and banks buying British and French securities held in the United States. He cited Japan’s 300 million yen yearly foreign income and rising gold imports, and urged U.S. cooperation with China on financial ties. In Verdun, Paris reports German post captures and repulsed attacks amid ongoing fighting. Mattoon and Charleston mourn tornado victims as Red Cross assesses needs and reconstruction begins, while Paducah reports expected death toll rise. Birmingham counts tornado deaths at about 60 with numerous injuries.
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Jtorio
United States
Japan
Hstue Rhoda
Minnister
Great Britain
France
America
M. Shoda
Shoda
India
Entente
Ghoda
Jarin
United Stalra
Toan
China
British raid positions reported near Lens and Messines
London dispatch says raiding parties were driven off southwest of Lens and west of Messines. A successful raid occurred north of Plegateert wood. German artillery was active near Bullecourt and on both sides of the Scarpe.
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Scarpe
London
Lens
Messines
Plegateert Wood
Bullecourt
Army exemptions are reviewed under wartime draft rules
Washington May 22 Men who claim exemption from army draft when they register next Tuesday will be required later to explain fully why they believe they should not be called. Provost Marshal General Crowder.
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Washington
Crowder
New York
Ole Dier
Roy Pert
Body of Guthrie Reaches Pittsburg
The body of George W. Guthrie, former Pittsburgh mayor and United States ambassador to Japan, arrived in Pittsburg from San Francisco aboard a Japanese war ship, accompanied by state, army, and navy officials and the Japanese government. Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon.
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Pittshungi
State
Army
Navy Departments
George W. Guthrie
United Thetates Ambaapedor
Japan
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Thia
German plots unfold as Italians seize 36 guns in Plava sector
Rome and Washington dispatches describe Italian forces driving Austro-Hungarian troops from the valley east of Ilobna in the Plava sector. The statement totals 24,681 Austro-Hungarian prisoners since May 14 and notes 36 firearms with 13 heavy calibers captured. Separate reports from Washington detail German influence in Texas against army registration and the draft, indictments by a federal grand jury, and moves to defeat conscription. Officials say efforts resemble scattered radio interference and mountaineer activity in Virginia, with penalties under espionage and war provisions.
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Rome
London
Plava
Ilobna
Gaya
Bay 14
Washington
Oermea
Texas
Ciliesty
Department of Justice
Arc Arding To &D
Anme
Immago
Jis Pu
Nome Weaternell
Department of Jus
Congress
Oficiels
Virginia
William McCoy
J. W. Phipps
Roanoke
Iav
Caid
Gregory
United States
Rioting Ends After Night of Attacks in East St. Louis
Dozens beaten and several seriously hurt as mobs confront negro labor imports. National guardsmen patrol city streets to restore order after clashes prompted by the shipment of southern workers. Police report two shot and nine beaten, with hundreds driven across the Mississippi River to St. Louis. The Sixth Illinois Infantry mobilized though not actively used.
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East ST. Louis
Negres
Bollinan
St. Louie
Mississippi
St. Loula
Central Trades and Labor Union
Negro Laborere
Hertork
Wil ‘Liam Taylor
St. Louis
Dorent
Mollmen
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Manufacturers’ Association of Poree
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Iron Man
Empire
Mies
Kate Paris
Bee
Ohio
Destroyer
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Mattoon
Charleston
RED Cross
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Vacheranville
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War Office
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Meuse
Birmingham
Ale
Alabama
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Serench Line
Guthrie
Pittsburg
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Rhine
Boston
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