27 May 1918
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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1918
Page
1
President Wilson appears before Congress delivering a full plea for a definite taxation program. He emphasizes correcting inequalities in current law and focuses solely on taxation without touching other subjects.
President Wilson addressed Congress urging immediate revenue legislation to fund the war. He warned against delaying and pressed for clear, fair tax policy while stressing the nation faces peak wartime demands and profiteering must be curbed. Leader Kitchen pledged to carry out orders and begin hearings within ten days.
Washington May 27 formal announcement of Mexico's withdrawal from Cuba was received at the Mexican embassy from E Garaza Perez assistant secretary of foreign affairs. There were no new developments and the feeling was the move will not affect the United States. Anna Held rally surprises friends New York May 27 Miss Held on the verge of death showed will power by taking a substantial breakfast at her window apartment despite reports of grave illness. Dr. Donald McCasky said no immediate fear for her condition.
London May 2. William Smith, an employee of John Brown Co shipyards on the Clyde, has established a new riveting record by driving home 6 783 rivets in a day's work according to the Daily Mail.
Federal control orders affect railroad and steamship operations with two dated actions effective June 10 and June 25. The measure aims to cover increased expenses under wartime or emergency authority.
The United States railroad administration under McAdoo approved wage gains totaling 360 million yearly and new passenger and freight rates. Effective June 10, passenger fares rise 3 cents per mile with further increases. June 25 freight rates jump about 25 percent. Coal prices soar from 15 to 60 cents per ton as core cause, affecting 196 rail efforts.
Three alienists testifying at a Waukesha Wisconsin trial say Miss Lusk was insane at the time of crime. They cite hereditary traits brought to surface by a verbal attack and assert her mental condition affected actions.
Waukesha Wisconsin May 27 three alienists testified Grace Lusk was insane at the time she shot Mrs Mary Newman Roberts. They said it was hereditary and surfaced by Mrs Roberts scolding epithets. Judge Martin Lueck ruled Lusk not insane now or ever.
Rates for various goods were shifted under federal control with new minimum charges and a 25 percent average increase on many items. The Moldavia sunk after a foggy attack by a German submarine as lights were on, aiding survivors transfer. Germany gave no reply to a prisoner exchange proposal.
The article notes the front between Rheims and Soissons under the Picardy salient places the line closest to Paris except in the Noyon Montdidier sector, highlighting strategic positions in the region.
German forces renewed strong assaults across the Aisne to Rheims line and the Flanders front beginning at dawn. British troops were deployed south to aid French defenses as Loere and Voorezeele withstood attacks. A Swiss report claims Austro Hungarian forces prepare an offensive on the Italian front amid sustained artillery actions in the German grand offensive.
London reports Von Hindenburg pursues a double bid for Paris and Channel ports as German attacks renew on the western front between Rheims and Soissons and Locre and Vooremezeele. No infantry actions near Amiens, artillery fire heard on England's southeast coast, and Allied airmen remain active.
German long range cannoniers renewed bombardment of Paris at 6:25 AM after a two week pause. Previously, French artillery claimed the gun was out of commission. The guns were stationed near the Forest of St Gobain roughly 65 to 70 miles northeast of Paris.
News from France notes Washington ordered no further official Pershing reports and that future communiques will be issued daily from Washington. Concurrently in Italy, Rome reports Austria stripping bells from churches in invaded districts with coffins dug up and zinc linings removed amid protest and executions.
Washington May 27 Nineteen names appeared on the casualty list issued by the war department today Nine were killed in action four died of wounds one died of disease two were wounded severely and three were missing The killed in action include Corporals Milton Scarborough Cilds Md Lonnie Simpson Ready Ky Privates Alexander P Garrett Mangum Okla Joe Griffin East Hampton N Y James C Holland Vila Rica Ga Eugene Rockwell Oakes Sparata Wis Frank John Schmidt Milwaukee Wis Walter Schutzman Ethel La James Whalien Fairland Okla and Sgt James E Delee Troy N Y Wagoner Morris G Stokes LaCrosse Fla Privates Earle Symmes Willow Creek Cal William Oliszewski Ministee Mitch Miss Menne Otto Wiltz Wellsburg Ia Others listed as missing in action are Privates Jerry A Brown Columbus Ohio Charles W Knowlton Fairfield Conn John B F Walters Gassen Ala.
Allied forces report a morning barrage of utmost intensity beginning a broad attack across the front between Rheims and Soissons in Locre and Voormezeele, signaling a major offensive phase.
The Italian war office cites heavy artillery in the Tonale sector on the lower Piave slopes of Sasso Rosso and in the Brenner Valley with reconnoitering skirmishes. Allied aviators break enemy concentrations in the Piave and Ais Valley as King Victor expresses confidence in victory. An Austro Hungarian offensive on the Italian front is anticipated per Massagero via a Swiss source.
Geneva reports eight hundred Czechs were arrested at Prague Bohemia following last week's outbreak. Advices state conditions are normal again. Earlier dispatches described a major uprising with thousands marching Prague streets shouting Viva Wilson.
May 27 forecast notes unsettled conditions in Washington with probable showers tonight and Tuesday. Cooler temperatures expected, especially in the northern portion.
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