Moldavia torpedoed with American troops sunk in English Channel
London May 25 official admiralty bulletin reports the armed mercantile cruiser Moldavia torpedoed and sunk. No crew casualties but American troops aboard unaccounted for. British destroyers rescued survivors and supplied clothing and aid as Americans displayed calm discipline amid the disaster.
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London
Moldavia
Admiralty
Engitsh
Meldavin
English Channel
Uney
Washington
Zepelin Shot Down at Sea Reported by Fishermen
Fishermen arriving at Bebjerg on the Danish coast report a Zep pelin has been shot down in the North sea. The German air ship's crew were rescued by a British destroyer.
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North Sea
London
Bebjerg
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Ship Torpedoed Near Cork With Dozens Lost
The Cork steamer Inniscarra was torpedoed and sunk while sailing from Fishguard to Cork. Thirty seven crewmen are missing and presumed dead, five survived the attack. The incident occurred May 2 near Queenstown. Local rescue efforts are underway as authorities review the vessel’s voyage details.
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Inniscarra
Cork
Inniscarra Sinks After Collision Off Cork
The Inniscarra, a 1412 ton steamship built in 1903 and owned by City of Cork Steam Packet, was struck amidships and foundered within four minutes. Captain, chief officer, a steward and two sailors were saved.
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Moldavia
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Greenock
City of Cork Steam Packet Company
May Raise Enlistment Age for Volunteers
Secretary Baker sent to Congress a draft bill proposing to raise the maximum enlistment age to fifty five for voluntary service in the army. All men over forty would be assigned to noncombatant roles. An estimated 7.9 million men fall in the forty to fifty five bracket, with thousands already seeking service.
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Washington
Baker
Congress
United States Converted Yacht Wakiva Sunk in Collision
The Wakiva, a converted U S yacht, sank in European waters May 22 after a collision. Two men were lost: Joseph M. Farley of Chicago and W Dol White of Gloucester Massachusetts.
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Washington
United States
Wakiva
Joseph M. Farley
North Racine Avenue
Chicago
W. Dol. White
Gloucester
Mass
Shipyards Break May Output Record in Steel Vessels
Washington reports record steel ship production in May with 20 vessels totaling 174,661 tons through May 22. Four steel steamers, totaling 28,200 tons, were delivered on Thursday, marking a historic monthly total.
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Washington
Archbishop Ganther in Ottawa Critical Condition
Archbishop Monsignor Ganther of Ottawa remains in critical condition with no expected recovery. Physicians report his health deteriorating and no hopeful improvement anticipated as of May 2.
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Ottawa
Monsignor Ganther
American Escadrille Formed to Defend Paris Front
Paris May 25 An American escadrille of pilots selected from top fliers will join French forces to defend Paris against air raids. The move follows a German raid and was accepted by the French government. Allied air superiority has produced damage to German targets as British and French squadrons bomb areas behind the front lines.
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Paris
M. Dumesnil
Mannheim
Rhine
Saarbrucken
Lorraine
Metz
Kerlin
Lys
War Department Orders 8000 Trucks for Army
Washington May 25. The war department announced orders for 8,000 three to five ton trucks placed with 15 automobile manufacturers. This adds to 10,000 standard trucks already being delivered.
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Army
Washington
War Department
New Tan Bill Delayed by Pres. Wilson
Washington May 25 President Wilson delays decision on immediate tax legislation awaiting data on status revenue and appropriations as Senator Simmons reports. Chairman Kitchin says hearings will start. nonessential industries taxed and a three to four billion dollar revenue plan based on 2018 calendar year aims to fund war efforts.
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Washington
Simmons
White House
Congress
McAdoo
Wilson
Kitchin
Ways and Menta Committee
Tax plan targets broad business sector to fund war effort
Mr Gaines explains a sweeping tax strategy to raise funds through taxes on income and excess profits while extending levies to luxuries and consumer goods. Chairman Kitchin says a Ways and Means framework will shape the bill and promises targeting profiteers.
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Gaines
Texas
Ways and Means Committee
Kitchin
U S Troops to Help Italian Army on Front Line
Secretary of War Baker announced on Italy Day that American infantry machine gun units and artillery would soon join Italian forces on the front. Rome reports George W Braden of the Y M C A Italy outlines introducing massed athletic training to the Italian army to exercise 200 soldiers at once.
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New York
Baker
Italy
Rome
George W. Braden
Red Cross War Fund Passes Seventy Four Million
Washington May 25 The second war fund of the American Red Cross reached 74 200 825 with Greater New York leading at 16 204 456 in total contributions according to reports at national headquarters.
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Washington
American Red Cross
National Headquarters
Greater New York
Germans Revolt In Western Front Units Amid War Tension
Dispatches report German regiments ordered to the western front showing dissent with some soldiers shot and many imprisoned. Lloyd George warns of a race between Hindenburg and Wilson as Germany presses toward a major attack, citing shipping gains and Prussian robberies.
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Hindenburg
Wilson
Lloyd George
Washington
Western Battle Front
State Department
Dvinak
Western Front
Wesenberg
Edinburgh
Brest-Litovak
Liogd George
Belgium
Yanks Face New Troops In France As German Cavalry Replaced
The American forces report German troops along the Toul sector have withdrawn and been moved to Northern France. They are replaced by the Eighth Bavarian reserves. The official headquarters statement notes the day is quiet across occupied sectors. London reports heavy fighting remains anticipated with both sides ready for renewed offensives.
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France
Toul
London
White Russian Republic Proclaimed with German Consent
London reports a White Russian republic proclaimed with Germany's consent under May 16. A coalition government is formed and talks focus on uniting Lithuania and White Russia into a separate state under German military protectorate.
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London
Germany
Exchange Telegraph
Moscow
Lithuania
White Russia
Lieut William Fleet of Grenadier Guards Killed in Action
Lieut William Alexander Fleet of the Grenadier Guards was killed in action on May 18. He was from Culver Indiana, son of the late Col A F Fleet and Mrs Fleet of Atlanta. A Rhodes scholar, he earned his commission in January 1917 and married Cecil Lyall the same year.
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London
William Alexander Fleet
Grenadier Guards
Fleet
Culver
Ind
Atlanta
Rhodes Echelor
Cecil
Charles James Lyall
Indian Service
Sinn Fein Aids Seized in Dublin In May Arrests
In Dublin police seize Sinn Fein aides amid a crackdown on rebels. Walter Hume Long arrives in Dublin to oversee the Irish home rule bill draft. Five more arrests follow including Mrs. Thomas J. Clark and others deported to England.
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London
Walter Hume Long
Dublin
Collins
Malins
Michael Lennon
Sian Penn
Young Ireland
Sinn
Two Hanged for Assault in Dallas Jail Yard
Dallas May 2. Leonard Dodd and Walter Stevenson were hanged in the county jail yard for assault on a young woman in June 1917. Dodd took poison during religious services but doctors revived him and he later paid the penalty.
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Dallas
Tex
Leonard Dodd
Walter Stevenson
Aeault
Dodd
Trewis
Hand of AU diplomats again seek revolt in Ireland
Diplomatic agitators in Ireland, aided by German agents including Bernstorff, press for renewed rebellion. Officials warn of foreign interference as unrest resurges amid Irish politics and external meddling claims.
Sinn Feinters Arrest Planned in Ireland Revolt Plot
An official statement from Longon May 25 reports Bernstorff, former German ambassador, involved in a Sinn Fein revolt plot. It claims other high German officials aided the scheme hatched in America during Bernstorff’s diplomatic tenure in the United States.
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Evening Journal
Longon
Leares
Bernstorff
Germany
United States
Ireland
Sinn Fein
America
Count Bernstorff
U S to Arrest Sinn Feiners in U S the Journal says
Special dispatch from Washington reports the United States government has evidence of a close Sinn Fein connection with the German government and that arrests will soon be made in America. The item emphasizes imminent action by federal authorities in a wartime context.
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U.S
The
Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
United States
America
Fifty Three Soldiers Lost As Moldavia Sinks
Official report states fifty three American soldiers from Company B 58th Infantry 4th Division perished when the Moldavia was torpedoed by a German submarine off an unnamed location on May 25.
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Washington, D. C
Moldavia
58Th Infantry
Zeebrugge Canal Obstruction Faces German Pier Clearing
London reports that after failed attempts to blow up two ships sunk at Zeebrugge entrance the German forces are cutting away piers to bypass the obstruction. Photographs from British naval airmen, taken three days earlier, show the canal entrance still blocked.
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London
Bruges Canal
Zeebrugge
Coal price cut by ten cents a ton by government
Washington May 25 the fuel administration announced a ten cent cut in fixed prices for bituminous coal. The reduction follows an agreement in which railroads will pay the fixed price for coal and drop the practice of granting preferential car service to mines supplying railroad fuel.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
De Weese Executed for Wife’s Murder in Utah
In Salt Lake City on May 25 1903 or 1904 the convicted murderer H De Weese was executed in the state prison yard. He walked to the chair and allowed the firing squad to strap him in and ensure a lethal aim. Death was almost instantaneous.
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Salt Lake City
Howard H. de Weese
Fanny Fisher de Wereese
Farm Loan Board Reports $91 Million in Loans
The 12 federal land banks have made loans to farmers totaling 91,865,586 as of April 30, 1918, the Farm Loan Board reported. The figures mark near the close of the first business period under the Farm Loan Act.
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Federal Land Banks
Washington
Farm Loan Art
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