United States Troops in France Promised 1.5 Million by 1918
Paris dispatch notes L'Humanite Libre claims the U S will field 1,500,000 fighting men in France by year end 1918 with 2,000,000 specialists and staff. It asserts Allied workers will not replace French labor in factories. The report follows earlier AP coverage of American activity near Toul and Lorraine and air force achievements.
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Paria
United States
France
London
Harry B. V. Britain
Pt Grim Club
Royal Colonial
Charles P. Lucas
Dominions Department
The
Colonial Office
America
Paris
L'lonune Libre
U. S. Shells Fire Town in May 17 Action
Several fires were set in Montdidier and behind German lines by American batteries last night. Enemy communications are continuously battered by American heavy artillery while aerial services on both sides stay active. The infantry has not been engaged. German search lights operate nightly. French officers praise the American artillery units. Two German airplanes were brought down by French aviators in this sector.
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France
Toul
Lorraine
Ralph Royce
Hancock
Mich
Herbert K. Garside
New York
Paul BD. Meyers
Milwaukee
Angel
Emerson
Montdidier
Ameriyn
Aviation toll from accidents at American fields
Washington reports twelve aviation deaths in the two weeks ending May 8 due to incidents at multiple Army fields. Fatalities occurred at Carlstrom Field Arcadia Florida Hazlehurst Mineola Oak Field Dayton Post Field Fort Sill Rockwell Field San Diego Scott Field Belleville Fort Worth Taliaferro Barron and Caruthers Fells Wilbur Wright Fairfield.
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Washington
American Fields
War Department
Foloa Carlstrom
Arcadia
Fin
Hazlehurst Field
Mineola
Sie ‘Oak Field
Dayton
Post Field
Fort Sil
Okla
Rockwell Field
San Diego
Cal
Scott Field
Belleville
Til
Camp Taliaferro
Fort Worth
Tex
Taliaferro, Barron and Carruthers Fells
Wilbur Wright Field
Fairfield
U S War Bill for March Reveals Steep March Expenditures
Washington May 17 rapid rise in war costs for the army navy and shipbuilding shown in a treasury report covering March expenditures of 1 220 000 090 dollars the report details how funds were allocated across military payrolls equipment and naval construction.
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Treasury
Army
Navy
Washington
German Attack Is Beaten Back In Somme and Flanders Fronts
British imperial and French forces repelled a German raid east of Amiens and reported artillery activity across the Somme and Ancre valleys, the Lys front, and Flanders. Haig said no major actions beyond continued bombardment, while Gavrelle trench raids yielded a few prisoners.
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Somme
Ancre
Arras
Flanders
Paris
Amiens
Haules-Castel
War Office
Montdidier
Allette
London
Maurechal Haig
France
Lys
Gavrelle
North Sea
Picardy
von Hindenburg
Amsterdam
Belgium
Rommania
Bomme
Flanders Front
Hailes and
Castel
Taft Urges War To End War With Victory With Power
Former President Taft speaks at the League to Enforce Peace convention urging a fighting army of 5,000,000 and a hard war to secure permanent peace. He warns it will take two to three years to mobilize full strength and denounces Kaiser as untrustworthy. The slogan urged is victory with power and force now must be met with force.
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Philadelphia
Taft
The
League
Ameriien
Wiliam Howard Taft
London
Paris
Berlin
Mr. Taft
America
Europe
Wilson
France
Germany
Belgium
Flanders
Antwerp
Longwy
Briey
Vosges
Courland
Lithuania
Livonia
Lithonia
Taft Urges Unyielding War Policy Against Germany
The former president argues that public opinion mandates continued war until Germany is defeated. He labels the foe as the German people under the Hohenzollerns and Prussian leaders, citing fifty years of buildup and the need for victory since August 1914. He rejects negotiated peace as unsatisfactory.
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Germany
Austia
Roumania
Serbia
Belgium
Mr. Taft
Russia
Turkey
Ship Zaanland Sunk After Collision. Crew Rescued
Washington reports the steam ship Zaanland, a Dutch vessel requisitioned by the U S government, was sunk in a sea collision on May 18. All on board were rescued and to be sent back to the United States. The Neches was torpedoed and sunk May 14 or 15 with about 125 crew aboard, no soldiers.
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Washington
United States
Navy Department
Navy
Neches
Labor trust in Wilson backed by British workers
London reports Arthur Henderson of the labor party telling the Manchester-Salford Trade Council that British labor will trust President Wilson to secure a democratic peace. He notes three members of the American labor delegation attended, emphasizing support for the U.S. president as the rightful guide to lasting peace.
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Arthur Henderson
U. S
London
Wilson
Labor Party
Manchester-Salford
Kaiser bows to Uruguay in relations definition
Montevideo May 17 The German government informed Uruguay in reply to a request for a definition of relations that it does not consider a state of war exists.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Britain Ready to Hear Proposals for Peace in War Talks
London May 17 Great Britain signals openness to proposals from an accredited bellicose representative for a straightforward presentation in the hopes of an honorable end to the war. Balfour dismisses Alsace-Lorraine ambitions and asserts no secrets with Wilson while outlining German terms and Austro German diplomacy.
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Charlies
France
England
Wilson
Germany
London
Great Britain
Balfour
House of Commerts
Mr. Balfour
Charles of Austria
Prince Sixtus of Bourbon
Alsace
Gaston Doumergine
Alsace-Lorraine
United States
Italians Torch Viribus Unitis in Pola Harbor Raid
Italian commander Pellegini and three men penetrated Pola harbor and torpedoed a 20 000 ton Viribus Unitis battleship. Italian seaplanes clashed with Austro Hungarian machines as two Austrian planes were shot down and several forced down. The operation occurred early Tuesday and all Italian aircraft returned safely. Cape Girardeau mourns judge B F Davis drowned in the Little River drainage ditch south of town.
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Rome
Pellegrini
Pela
Hallan
Pola Harbor
Pola
Cape Girardeau, Mo
B. F. Davis
Cape Girardeau Cotamen
Litthe River
Americans Placed Near Calais Aid British in France
Allied forces including a large U.S. contingent move to reinforce Calais as the British troops extend defenses in northern France. The deployment signals coordinated action to stem German pressure and protect key ports amid ongoing combat operations.
New American Army Joins British Forces in Dallas Sector
Special to The Evening Journal reports that a new American army has joined British units in northern France to block the German drive toward the English Channel. U S troops are taking positions in the Dallas Sector where heavy fighting has occurred during the March German offensive.
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The
Evening Journal
Paris
France
English Channel
U. S
Dallas
Americans to stay with Pershing command in new movement
Special to The FMvening Journal reports that American troops in Paris dispatch remain under General Pershing. The transfer to the northern fighting lines is part of a new Movement, not a detach ment from his forces.
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Fmvening
Washington, D.C
Paris
Pershing
Burbank Unveils New Wheat With High Gluten
Luther Burbank announces a new winter wheat variety containing 14 percent gluten. Developed after lengthy experiments, it can be grown from Hudson Bay to Patagonia and aims to replace low gluten California wheat. The flour would be white and bread making with yields similar to California wheat. Burbank also works on rye and barley to boost gluten content.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Luther Burbank
California
Hudson Bay
Patagonia
Burbank
Russians Destroy U S Subs at Hango in April Retreat
Russian naval officials blew up four American submarines at Hango in Southwest Finland before retreating in April. Seven British submarines were also blown up as German naval forces approached Hango.
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London
Hango
Finland
Germoa
Hanyo
Italy Asks For U S Troops On Italian Front
Washington May 17 Italy expressed informally that the presence of American troops on the Italian front is greatly desired. Italian officials feel a few thousand U S troops under the American flag would hearten both the civilian population and Italian troops.
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Washington
Italy
United States
Will Build 400 Wood Ships
Washington May 17 report shows the Shipping Board planning to contract 200 additional wooden ships of 4700 tons each, on top of 200 already authorized, to occupy shipyard capacity through the war's end.
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Washington
Shipping Board
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