Ford Hearing Details on Smuggled Guns and Profits
Ford testified that guns were smuggled from Germany and not made in America as he believed. He said he and Lussing expected to split about 2 million dollars in profits from selling rifles and cartridges worth 78 million. The lawyer noted his client had a fare in New Jersey and interest in monetary and coke oven projects.
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Ford
Germany
Lussing
Hawyer
New Jersey
Charles H. Murray
Washington, D.D
Ivan Norodny
New York
Norodny
Woodbury Falls
Hans Tauscher
Murray
Lansing
United States
Robert T. Tucker
Charleston
D. C
Judd
Tucker
Brooklyn
Witners
William H. Ford
Tarssing
Maj
Nicholas Biddle
Army Intelligence Bureau
American Patrol Routs German Forces Near Pi cardy
An American patrol in Pi cardy defeated a German patrol of about 20 men at night. The front lines endure machine-gun fire without casualties. Back of German lines shows activity while the Toul sector remains quiet and artillery limited.
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France
Picardy
Toul
French and British Battles Report Heavy Casualties May 15
War updates from Paris and London describe heavy artillery actions in Champagne and Vosges, patrols near Amiens, and repulsed German assaults north of Kemmel. Haig notes British lines held with losses and news of Hill 44 contested, with British casualties reaching 41,612 for the week ending May 14.
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Kemmel
Champagne
London
Plot Bared in New York Arms to Germanize America Inquiry
New York May 15 reports claim thousands of rifles were secretly imported from Krupp Essen to Germanize the United States. Witness Edgar A. Holmes tied the claim to James H. Crossley and a letter offering 1,000,000 Mausers and 1,000,000 cartridges.
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New York
Krupp
Essen
Edgar A. Holmes
James H. Crossley
Holmes
Crossley
United States
Englsh
Bo Himmself
Thomas Darlington
Chief of all Sioux John Grass dies at Fort Yates
Fort Yates reports the death of John Grass, age seventy nine, renowned as chief of the Sioux Indians. The obituary notes his leadership and long tenure in the tribe. In other items, American Lieut Frank K Knapp of the Royal Air Force vanished during a France air patrol on April 16, with his fate unknown to his Brooklyn family. Also Ciscaucasia proclaims independence and informs central powers and neutrals.
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Fort Yates
John Grass
Chief Grass
New York
France
Frank K. Knapp
Royal Air Force
Brooklyn
Knapp
Canada
Premier Sees Labor Envoys In London Dinner
London May 15 Premier Lloyd George received the American labor delegation at Downing Street. The guests were entertained at a dinner at the House of Commons by the General Federation of Trades Unions. James Wilson led the delegation and affirmed American labor support for the president, Congress, and allied peoples until freedom and demilitarization prevail.
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London
Lloyd George
Downing Street
House of Commons
General Federation of Trades Unions
George Nicoll Barnes
War Cabinet
John Hodge
Pensions
John Robert Clynes
Food Control Department
James Wilson
Congress
Germany
Finns and Russians in World War I clash across Europe
May 15 dispatches report a large strike by about a thousand Truck Drivers union members in Chicago paralyzing shipping traffic. Allied and regional fronts show heavy fighting with Bolsheviks, anarchists, and White guards amid a wave of mass executions and territorial gains in Russia and the Caucasus.
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Chicago
Docka
Chicago Teamsters’ Joint Council
Unien
German advances threaten key Russia cities and capitals
The article notes a single rail line through Tzaritsin and a German threat in the southern Saratov region. With Sebastopol fallen and the Ukraine rada overthrown, Rostov-on-Don is captured and Moscow and Petrograd are uneasy. A central Russia advance is feared and a potential capital move to Yekaterinburg is discussed. The Ukraine government collapse is seen as a step toward German occupation. The next weeks may force Moscow or Petrograd to submit or retreat eastward.
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Caucasus
Tzaritsin
Saratov
Sebastopol
Ukraine Rada
Ukraine
Rostov-on-Don
Moscow
Petrograd
Russia
Yekaterinburg
Ural Mountains
Germany
Vetrograd
Mississippi Valley Waterways plan urged for river control
Delegates from Mississippi river states gathered in St. Louis for the first annual convention of the Mississippi Valley Waterways association to discuss increasing river traffic and easing freight congestion. A resolution likely to push government takeover of the river’s lower portion and operation akin to the Erie canal.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
Mississippi Valley Waterways Association
Overman bill wins House passage amid war power debate
The House approved the Overman bill to empower the president to reorganize departments and agencies, sending it to President Wilson for signature. The vote was 2 to 2 with two Republicans opposing and an amendment excluding the Interstate Commerce Commission defeated 213 to 587.
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Washington
Congress
Overman
House
Wilson
Sterling
Ilinois
Gillett
Massachusetts
Longworth
Ohio
McAdoo
War Finance Corporation
Cannon
Weld
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
Creel
Sherley
Kentucky
Hoys
Italy’s War Expenses Hit Eighty Six Billion
Italy reports total wartime expenditures of 86 billion Hire since entering the conflict. The figure reflects the mounting cost of military operations and allied support as Italy engages in sustained combat and logistics.
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Italy
Steel ship output rises at Emergency Fleet plant
Washington reports last week saw daily completions of one steel ship averaging 670 tons, with two steel vessels and one wooden vessel launched each day. Deliveries, including requisitioned and contract vessels, topped 48 150 tons, while steel launchings added 22 100 tons.
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Washington
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Belgian Born Man Forcibly Enlisted by Germans
A Belgian subject born in Teuven was forcibly drafted into the German army on January 21, 1918 and deserted on March 4, reporting to Belgian representatives in a neutral country. He was compelled into the First ersatz battalion of Regiment No. 161 at Duren in Rhenish Prussia.
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Paris
Teuven
Havre
Duren
Rhenish
Prussia
Lithuania to participate in German war burdens amid proclaimed independence
Amsterdam dispatch reports Emperor Wilhelm II issuing a proclamation on Lithuania, recognizing its nominal independence but stating conventions will favor German interests and that Lithuania will share Germanys war burdens. The piece notes Lithuanian opposition to becoming a semifederal German gate and cites a 2 million population in Lithuania and Vilna region.
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Amsterdam
Willieu
Lithuania
Germany
Poland
Vorwaerts
Berlin
Vilna
Grand Suwaki
Yankee flier downs eighth enemy plane
Paris May 15—Sgt Frank L Baylies of New Bedford Massachusetts adds to his record by shooting down his eighth enemy aircraft. The French officer Guerin reports Baylies wounded in the side but still alive with 28 victories to his credit.
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Sergt
Frank L. Baylies
New Bedfod
Mass
Paris
New Bedford
Ligtonams Guerin
Ski Operations By Germans Confined To Minor West Front Attacks
German actions on the western front are limited to minor offensive operations and patrols, with no major breakthroughs reported. Front line reporting indicates limited bombardment and skirmishes, while Allied forces maintain defensive posture in the sector.
French Take Wood Hailles as Germans Fail Renewed Drive
Special to Evening Journal reports Allied lines hold with minor German attacks along the front. French forces seized the wood near Hailles on the Avre river south of Amiens after a spirited battle. German counter-attacks were repulsed with heavy losses as artillery fire intensified near Morlancourt and in Flanders.
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Evening Journal
Paris
Hailles
Amiens
Avre
Morlancourt
Albert
Flanders
Weight Based Air Service to Caribbean Postwar
Washington reports a plan for a passenger and mail air service across the Caribbean after the war. Hyd rival hydroairplanes would fly between Key West and Trinidad with stops at Barbados St Kitts Porto Rico Jamaica and Cuba. Fares would be charged by weight and the project has British government backing and London capital support. The journey is expected to take five days.
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Washington
Caribbean Sea
London
Key West
Fla
Trinidad
South America
Barbados
St. Kitts
Porto Rico
Jamaica
Cuba
Echo of Maurice incident prompts British denial
Washington reports the British government quickly repudiated Ottawa's Sunday claim that American units would not be brigaded with Anglo French forces. American officers view this as an echo of the Maurice incident and note London called the statement an error that has been corrected.
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Washington
Ottawa
Maurice
London
War Committee
Million Tons Of U S Ships Delivered To Fight Germany
Washington reports the first million tons of ships completed and delivered to the United States government under the shipping board. By May 11 a total of 1,008,021 tons across 100 vessels had shipped, with 667,804 tons delivered since January 1 and steady monthly progress. Zurich notes a German submarine squadron of a new large type failed to return after an engagement.
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Washington
United States
Shiping Board
High Seas
Germany
Shipping Board
Zurich
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Vosges
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Haig
Wyverbeek River
Kemimel
Ypres
North Sea
Xchange Telegraph Company
Flanders Hills
Peperlughe
Hasebrouch
Doullens
Perth
Givenchy
la Bassee Canal
War Office
U.S
Francis J. Judd
Gustave Lussing
Broadway
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Caucasia
Ciscaucasia
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Skaw
Tammerfors
Lahti
Finland
White Guard
Labti
Red Guard
White Guards
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Bonetz
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