Germany Again Warns American Travelers Amid Baltic Moves
German offensives and Allied responses dominate front news with British aviators near Dunkirk dropping 15 inch shells on the French port. Reports describe Baltic thrusts toward Libau and Riga, rail lines to Warsaw, and a Dunkirk bombardment with multiple shells causing casualties. The era's battles include Dardanelles landings, Turkish port actions, and a torpedoed Russian steamer near the Blasket Islands. reports emphasize strategic aims and shifting naval losses across the region.
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London
Dunkirk
France
Baltic
Tae
England
Flanders
Petrograd
Liban
Riga
Warsaw
Dutenaburg
Vilna
Fifty Two Acts of Heroism Rewarded by Carnegie Medals
At the spring meeting of the Carnegie hero fund commission in Pittsburgh, 52 acts of heroism were recognized with gold, silver, and bronze medals. Ten heroes died. pensions totaling 2,760 a year were granted for four dependents, 38,500 for five others, and 25,000 for educational payments in 13 cases. In 29 cases, 30,500 was directed toward homes and other worthy purposes. The Iowa medal went to Glen B. Eastman, 21, who died saving J. Rogers at Iowa Falls in 1913. The two gold medals went to Charles Zollinger of Frederick, Oklahoma, and Julius R. Gapsden of Houston for cave-in rescues at Frederick in 1915.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Towa
Iowa
Glen B. Eastman
J. Rogers
Iowa Falls
Eastman
Estherville
Charles Zollinger
Frederick
Okla
Julius RR. Gapsden
Houston
Tex
Oliver Ti. Brewer
Alva Dean
Canadians Halt German Advance Near Ypres in Battle
Ottawa reports a cable from Bir Max Aitkin describing a desperate fight by the Canadian division near Ypres. Despite heavy losses and gas, raw recruits recovered four British guns and ground, holding a 5,000 yard line and bayonet clashes by the Scottish 16th, the Tenth Battalion, and reinforcements from Watson’s second division and the Queen’s Own.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ypres
Bir
Max Aitkin
Military Department
Ypres-Roulers
Ypres-Poelezpelle
St. Julien
Watson
Toronto Regiment
Queen’s Own
Cal
Reenie
Four Zeppelins in English skies during Suffolk incident
London reports say four Zeppelin dirigibles dropped no bombs over Lowestoft Suffolk last night after German aeroplanes visited the county in the afternoon. Two British airmen reportedly pursued the hostile aircraft as the Exchange Telegraph records the events.
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London
Lowlestoft
Suffolk County
Exchange Telegraph Company
Stalled Motor Led to Capture of Roland Garros
Milan via Paris May 1. A stalled motor grounded the famed French aviator Roland Garros during a flight over the Ingelmunster Courtai railway line in Belgium. After bombing a track from 6,000 to 120 feet, Garros landed safely, set fire to his machine, and hid in a cottage before soldiers captured him, Garros stating he had no companion and believing his engine was struck by a bullet.
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Milan
Paris
Jaen
Roland Garros
Kriegs Zeitung
Corriere Della Serra
Garros
Ingelmunster-Courtrai
Belgian Women Demand Justice Before Peace
May 4 The Hague via London reports at the international congress of women that the Belgian delegation was invited to the platform. Only two of five Belgian delegates joined, greeting Miss Jane Addams while avoiding German delegates. Mile. Hamer urged no peace without justice, insisting Belgian wrongs be righted and mediations occur only at justice’s floor.
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Hague
London
Dove of Peace
International Congress of Women
Augspurg
Munich
Jane Addams
Chicago
Rosita Schwimmer
Women's Suffrage Association
Mile. Hamer
Wilson Goes to Massachusetts to Christen Grandson
President Wilson travels from New York to Massachusetts to christen his grandson Franky Sayre. He is joined here by Miss Margaret and plans to attend the ceremony in Willimes town, Mass.
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Wilson
Massachusetts
Grandson
New York
Willlimestown
Mass
Franky Sayre
Mel
Margaret
Delivery Error Notice for Newspaper Service
If the paper is not delivered by oclock please call 8380 and a copy will be sent. After 630 call 205percent.
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Eniisa
Western Rails Wage Award Leaves Engineers Short of Demands
Chisago May 1 The wage award in the western railroad dispute increases pay for firemen and engineers but is viewed as short of their demands by men and the Brotherhoods. The award, affecting rules, hours, and conditions, leaves some surprises and the railroads call it generally satisfactory. Chicago May disapproval notes the award as not meeting engineers gains.
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Chisago
Western Railroad
East
Vemihct
Abstain from Smoking Day Observed in Vienna
Vienna marks May 1 as abstain from smoking day. Thrnont Hungary urges a stop to pipe cup and cigarette use. Funds saved will be dedicated to invalid soldiers welfare.
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Vienna
Hungary
President’s Train Halt in Philadelphia Incident Delays Williamstown Arrival
The presidential party including Wilson and his daughter spent days in New York. Dr Cary Ty Grayson and Miss Helen Woodrow Tower were also present. En route near West Philadelphia an air brake failed causing shattered glass but no serious injuries. The president is scheduled to reach Williamstown at 4 PM today.
Monroe Doctrine Bar to Trade in South America?
Philadelphia May 1 John Hays Hammond addressing the American Academy of Political and Social Science reviews South American financial distress from the European war and proposes a Pan American supreme court to resolve disputes on foreign investments and Pan American commerce. He suggests limiting the Monroe Doctrine to defense of the Panama Canal and the Caribbean while advocating a Pan American defensive alliance elsewhere. He notes Europe as South America’s banker and calls for assurances of capital protection against discriminatory laws and confiscation. Smoke El Verso Favana 1¢ cigar advertisement.
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Philadelphia
John Hays
Hammond
Ican
South America
Pan-American Supreme Court
Panama Canal
Caribbean Sea
Europe
Roks Waterloo Care Feed Promise For One Dollar
Seven million people are hemmed by a steel ring, unable to export or import goods. Belgian relief is the only channel allowed, and the monthly feed for one person costs one dollar, as signed by a relief committee.
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ROKS
Waterloo
Europe
Warrity Nations
Ure Commission For Relief
Belgium
Ola
American Ship Damaged by Shells from Dirigible
Official report from Minister Van Dyke describes an attack on the steamer Cushing with shells fired from a dirigible. Ambassador von Bernstorff warns Americans to sail on British and French owned vessels at their own risk. No lives were lost.
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van Dyke
von Bernstorff
Germans Hint New North Sea Activity Foreshadowed
Washington reports that German warnings about ships in the war zone have renewed interest in possible submarine or fleet movements in the North Sea. The note followed bomb damage to the steamship Cushing en route from Philadelphia to Rotterdam. Passengers continued to sail on six transatlantic liners from New York despite the warning, with over 3,000 booked and telegrams urging caution.
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Ho Tyas
United States
Clermany
Ndeo
Eve
Germany
British Isles
North Sea
New York
Oure
I Steamship
Young Belgian Benefit Fund Aids Student with Lost Feet
The Courier and Reporter reopened the Bamund De Wagenaere fund to support a young Belgian who lost his feet in an accident. Donations continue, with one donor pledging $10 monthly and Waterloo Business College reporting progress as the student studies to prepare for independent work. The drive aims to provide about $30 monthly to cover living and college costs while he completes his course.
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Bamund de Wagenaere Fund
Minneapolis
Waterloo Business Collége
DeWagenaere
Courier and
Quake in Japan Indicated by Seismographs
Washington observers at Georgetown University describe a May seismic event as unusually severe and potentially destructive. Seismographs recorded shocks between 22:82 am and 0 a.m. with peak intensity at 1:40 p.m. about 5,300 miles from Washington. London reports a severe quake at Cardiff and the Isle of Wight early May indicating the center in Japan.
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Washington
Georgetown University
London
Cardiff
Isle of Wight
Japan
Steamer Peter H Crowell Ashore Off New Jersey Coast
A steamer named Peter H Crowell, bound from San Francisco to New York with lumber, ran ashore on Barnegat shoals early today off the New Jersey coast. It was floated hours later without assistance.
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New York
Barnegat Shoals
New Jersey
Peter H. ‘Crowell
San Francisco
Donkeys as Cavalry Aid Dardanelles Landing
London dispatch reports British forces landed at the Dardanelles aided by one thousand donkeys carrying dummy bags sage and guns. The Turkish attack targeted the decoy cavalry while English troops advanced ashore largely unopposed along a section of the coast.
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Berlin
Sayville
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Gaba Tepes
Jean D'Arc
Majestic
Triumph
Vengeance
Tenedos
London
Singa Tenedos
Daily News
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Carnegie
Lowa Malls
Leon Gambettal
Otranto
Austria
el Tovar
Havana
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Stone
Ie ‘Brotherhood of
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John Hays Hammond
Pan
American Alliance
Aston
Tad
Hob
Cropper
Mra
Ta Lomnson
The
State Department
Stumer Cushing
Rotterdam
Plier
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Chas. P. Sumner
Gunara Line
Pholines
Washington, D. C
Brean
DE Wagenaene Fund
Ellis’ Charity Fund
Ann Te Severin
Cedar Falls
Bown
Johnson
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