Australians Hold Hill 44 and Repel German Attacks
News from the front reports Germans reconstituting units after the recent offensive. Australian counter attacks near Morlancourt retook ground with heavy enemy losses, while Haig claims Hill 44 north of Kemmel was repulsed. French actions on Amiens also show similar results as German attempts slow.
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Haig
Flanders
Picardy
Champagne
Vosges
North Sea
Morlancourt
Albert
Hill 44
Kemmel
Rebeca
Amiens
Channel
Monte Corno
Trent
Rovereto
Diaz
Women Herd Sheep Herders In Lone Outpost Near Cheyenne
On May 15 three women volunteered to replace drafted sheep herders for B. J. Reno earning 40 dollars a month with keep. They guard bands of 2,500 sheep in a remote area where weeks pass without human contact.
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Cheyenne
B. J. Reno
Britain Tightens Gas Use Across London
London reports that British gas consumers must limit quarterly gas use to five sixths of the previous year’s quarter. Noncompliance will be punishable under defense regulations.
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London
Civil War Breaks Out in City of Moscow
Petrograd May 15. Moscow endures a civil war with Bolshevik forces fighting anarchists in central streets. Open conflict began Saturday with siege around anarchist headquarters. The standoff ended briefly as the anarchists hoisted a white flag but fighting resumed Sunday and continued into yesterday.
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Moscow
Petrograd
Statter
Hoax Dance Promised in German Village Ends in Shame
London reports from May 15 describe Leiringshausen maidens who dressed in their best for a Sunday dance in the town hall only to find the event canceled by the burgomaster who forced each girl to sign an official paper. Police later confiscated their ribbons and laces.
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London
Kiefer Zeitung
Leiringshausen
Army call expands draft pool with 21 thousand more
Washington reports 24 states and the District of Columbia will furnish 21 074 more men eligible for military service. The mobilization will extend over two periods from May 24 to 24 and May 29 to June 2 as about 223 000 men called recently move to camps.
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Washington
Orict
Columbia
Gene
Senate adopts resolution to protect dollar parity abroad
Washington May 15. A resolution by Senator Owen of Oklahoma, chair of the senate banking committee, asks the secretary of the treasury to report steps taken to protect parity of the American dollar in neutral countries.
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Washington
Owen
Oklahoma
Senate Banking Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Emperor Charles and Kaiser Wilhelm hold decisive conference
London May 15 The exchange telegraph reports a sealed conference at German headquarters where Emperor Charles and Emperor William meet amid speculation Germany will tighten control over Austria Hungary. The talks touch on Poland links with Russia and Austria's role in offensives as Berlin appears to direct foreign policy. Bohemia unrest grows with 150 women arrested after protests in Smichow.
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Smichow
Prague
Bohemia
Amsterdam
Charles
Emperor William
Germany
Austria-Hungary
France
William
Kaiser
Poland
Dombrovo
Russia
Austria
Roumania
Ukraine
Hungary
Trade Compact Hints In Commons Asks About Allied Progress
In London May 15 Sir Edward Carson asked Premier Lloyd George when a government statement on postwar economic progress among allies would be issued. Chancellor Bonar Law said the statement would come with the exports bill. Carson asked about American desire for united economic control. Bonar Law replied he had every reason to believe it.
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London
Sir Edward Carson
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Bonar Law
Edward
America
Emperor Charles ennobles Bron Burian in peace efforts
A Vienna telegram reports Emperor Charles has made Bron Burian, Austro Hungarian foreign minister, a Hungarian count in recognition of his services toward concluding peace with Roumania.
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Amsterdam
Vienna
Charles
Bron Burian
Roumania
Entente Brigading Noted As Error Corrected
Ottawa reports British government says a May 10 summary error caused confusion over American forces in France. The correction states the note referred to the period when America entered the war, not current events, and that the American army is now brigaded with Entente forces.
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Ottawa
Ont
France
War Committee
War Office
Ukrainians Cool to New Government in Kiev Report
Berlin Tageblatt says Kiev’s vast population shows a cool attitude toward the new Ukrainian government with some hostility while order remains. Vorwaerts reports Lithuanians resist Lithuania becoming a German semi federal state and call for an independent Lithuania ruled by a non belligerent monarch.
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Amsterdam
Kiev
Berlin Tageblatt
Taglebatt
Lithuania
Vorwaerts
Berlin
Italians suffer cruelties in Austrian camps
A Rome dispatch to the Italian embassy reports Italian prisoners in Austria endure severe outrages. It says prisoners are stripped left unfed and uncared for when wounded, many die from hunger and plague, with tuberculosis rampant in camps and thousands in concentration camps.
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Washington
Austria
Thetalian
Rome
Italy
Uspatch
Scripps Granted Deferred Classification by Wilson
James G. Scripps publisher of the San Diego Union won deferment from a draft in class 4 division D after appealing to President Wilson. Gov. Stephens received a telegram from Provost Marshal General Crowder confirming the action.
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Sacramento
Cal
Wilson
James G. Scripps
San Diego
William D. Stephens
K. H. Crowder
Scripps
South M. E. Church Grants Full Laity Rights to Women
At the general conference meeting in Atlanta on May 15, the Methodist Episcopal Church South voted overwhelmingly to grant full laity rights to women, expanding their role within the church structure.
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South M. E
Atlanta
Americans in Paris Clock Long-Range Shell Strikes
Albert Ogden reports that American YMCA workers in Paris observed shelling by a long range gun. They timed intervals to about every 15 minutes and did not retreat, while French forces initially mistook the shelling for an aerial raid and police and firemen warned civilians during air alerts.
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New York
Paris
Albert Ogden
Columbia County
National War Works Council
Organization
Grand Boulevard
Y’ Pavillion
Inquiry into Farm Tool Prices by Federal Trade Commission
Washington May 15 The senate adopted a resolution introduced by Senator Thompson to authorize a federal trade commission inquiry into the production and supply of agricultural implements. The probe will seek any unfair trade practices or price fixing and determine if farmers pay unreasonable prices for farm equipment.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Thompson
Ran
Senate
Seers Prey on Mothers in New York
An investigation into fortune tellers who claim to inform parents about sons in France was opened by the district attorney. Acting DA Talley says mediums have profited by exploiting patriotism and prosecutions may follow. Two women detectives provided information to start the case.
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New York
France
Talley
Killen O'Grady
Uniform Workers Seek Raise Amid Philadelphia Unrest
Uniform factory workers in Philadelphia contemplate a strike for higher wages matching recent contract raises. Industry leaders warn further concessions could shut down plants. Some manufacturers call for government control similar to shipyard oversight to curb unrest.
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Philadelphia
Austria mulls breadless day amid flour shortage
London reports a Geneva dispatch that Austria may introduce one breadless day a week. Vienna papers say the government acts because flour supplies are rapidly limited and there is little heat before the next harvest.
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Austria
London
Geneva
Daily News
Vienna
Wilson Wins Overman Bill As Congress Unamended
Congress passes the Overman bill granting the president power to reorganize government departments with no house amendments. Debates touch exemptions for the Interstate Commerce Commission and transfers of staff to war agencies. Fordney reverses to oppose after talks with officers. Wilson to sign.
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Posal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Congress
Overman
House
Wilson
Senate
Walsh
Massachusetts
Longworth
Ohio
War Finance Corporation
Capital Issues Committee
Gould
New York
Webb
Judiciary Committee
Railroad Administration
Federal Reserve Board
Fordney
Michigan
Probing Death of Four in New York Central Wreck
Inspectors for the public service commission in the Second district report the Buffalo special wreck at Schodack Landing killed four. They found signals were properly set but not obeyed according to a statement issued last night.
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Albany
Public Service Commission
Second District
New York Central Railroad
Buffalo
Schodack Landing
Army Balloon Breaks Moorings at Fort Monroe
A large observation balloon broke from moorings at Fort Monroe in Newport News Virginia and was carried northward by the wind. The name of the airship was not reported.
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Newport News
Fort Monroe
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