Australians Drive Ahead In Amiens Region Amid Bombardment
British and Australian forces push forward in two sectors near Sailly le Sec and Morlancourt despite German heavy barrage. Artillery clashes persist along Flanders Somme fronts as Allied gains widen and French American cooperation is praised by Clemenceau.
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Sailly-Le- Bec
A Press
Picardy
Spremier Clemenceau
Four Bandits Rob Bank at Plano Iowa
Four bandits traveling in an automobile robbed the Farmers & Merchants bank at Plano Iowa early this morning. They did not breach the vault and took only 40 dollars in small change. Liveryman William Hamlin was tied in his bunk. the depot agent heard cries, freed him, and the robbery was discovered.
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Aapanoose
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Plano
Willam Hamlin
Hamlin
Berlin War Work Suits Drive Aims 40000 Garments
Amsterdam May 8 The city of Berlin is ordered to produce 40000 complete secondhand war work suits for railways and farming, paid as a voluntary surrender but may be seized by force if unavailable. Collectors rushed with old coats and trousers to obtain a certificate exempting wardrobe inspection. Maxor Dahlman loses in Omaha election race. 12 years as cowboy mayor behind Lewis Mann. final count shows behind by 1009 votes with only soldiers abroad to decide remaining outcome.
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Berlin
Maxor Dahlman
Omaha
Neb
James C. Dahlman
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Teuton Crisis: Wilhelm Returns to Potsdam in Political Shakeup
Berne May 8 Emperor William has returned to Potsdam amid a Prussian diet suffrage reform crisis. Count von Hertling, imperial chancellor, has been summoned to Potsdam to report on the situation, per British Admiralty wireless.
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Switzerland
William
Potsdam
Count von Hertling
Riots in Ukraine Crush Government Backed by Deepening Crises
Disorder erupts across Ukraine as crowds attack and kill amid a government crisis. German troops reportedly entered Kiev and surrounded the Rada at 4 pm, with the president knocked to the ground as officials and documents were seized. An official Ukrainian statement quoted by Vorwaerts notes the events unfolding in Kiev on April 26.
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Berlin
Kiev
Rada
Jand
Greater Moravia Plan Reported as Austrian Separatist Move
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from The Hague cites Vienna advices that a plan to form a Greater Moravia state including Silesia and Slovene districts of Hungary with Olomouc as capital is in progress. Vienna papers note Austria Hungary faces great strain and warn parliament's adjournment fans unrest amid severe economic pressure.
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London
I Tria
Daily Mail
Hague
Vienna
Silesia
Hungary
Olmutz
Austria Hungary
Arbeiter Zeitung
Austria
Finn Monarchy Believed Assured With Hun Prince Uncle to Sit on Throne
London dispatch reports a Finland monarchy likely with Duke Adolph Frederick of Mecklenburg Schwerin, uncle of the German crown prince, as king. A reactionary mood spreads, the democratic constitution to be remodeled autocratically, Socialists and Democrats banned for backing rebellion, while fighting with rebels continues across Finland.
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London
Finland
Stockholm
Times
Adolph Frederick of
Mecklenberg-Schwerin
Germany
Europe
Times Disputch
Winter Wheat Crop Forecast Shows Large 1927 Yield Prospects
The Agriculture Department forecasts winter wheat at 572,539,000 bushels based on May 1 conditions and acreage remaining to harvest. Rye and hay outlooks are included with state and national condition figures. Kansas reports exceptionally favorable conditions for the growing season.
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Els
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Indiana
Villagis
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Topeka
Kan
Weather Bureau
Lightning Strikes Judd General Store Post Office
A lightning bolt hit the Judd general store with the post office attached, eight miles east of Fort Dodge Iowa, causing a fire that destroyed the building. Postmistress Nellie Baughman and her father, the store owner, were slightly burned, with post office equipment and supplies destroyed. Loss estimated in the thousands.
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Judd
Here
Nellie Baughman
Aviator Hall Last Seen DME To Earth In France Battle
Captain James Norman Hall of Colfax Iowa, an American aviator, was last seen diving toward the ground after engaging German Albatross planes ten miles north of Pont-A-Mousson. The fate of Hall and two others remains unknown as Germans pursued and machine guns fired. Hall bore the first U S insignia painted on a combat aircraft, a starry striped hat in a ring. Des Moines reports Hall fulfilled a longtime wish to fight for America, dying in active service at age 30.
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France
Pont-A-Mousson
James Norman Hall
Calefax
Hall
St. Mihiel
Pagny-Sur-Moselle
Uncle Sam
Lieut
Cunningham
Foe
Des Moines
May
Iowa
America
Stars and Stripes
Colfax
A. W. Hall
Grinnell (Iowa) College
Wales
United States
Lafayette Escadrille
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Luxburg and Other Hun Diplomats Sail From South America
Count von Luxburg, former German minister to Argentina, sails home aboard the Swedish steamer Suecia under allied safe conduct after delays due to illness and arrangements. Dr. Perl, former German minister to Peru, and the German charge d affaires at Montevideo also depart, completing the exodus of Berlin diplomats from the South American republics.
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Buenos Aires
Count von Lixburg
Argentina
Cities of Iowa among top bond buyers by population class
Treasury data show Boston, Hartford, and Washington lead in various population classes for liberty loan subscriptions. In totals across classes, major cities like Boston, Baltimore, Chicago, New York, and St. Louis appear with high percentages. Hartford leads among smaller cities, with numerous others listed by population bands. The 1910 census determined classes, with some cities still awaiting final results and possible additions to honor lists.
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Grain ships brave U boats to feed Switzerland
Washington May publish: in defiance of German submarines the United States is sending grain to Switzerland aboard armed ships under heavy convoys ready to fight their way through danger zones. Two ships left Atlantic ports recently with two more sailing last week and more to follow. The decision to supply immediately, without awaiting Germany’s three month notice, followed critical Swiss food needs. Officials note past German assurances failed to guarantee safety of vessels.
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United States
Switzerland
Atlantic
Germany
Republic
State Department
Ally cash need future told by U S agent
Washington May 8 A report on future financial needs of the allies was presented at the treasury by Oscar T Crosby president and American member of the inter allied council on finance and purchases returning from Europe Crosby will help plan extending greater credits direct to France Italy and other co-belligerents to relieve Britain from borrowing from the United States The financial branch of the council was organized in Paris five months ago and includes representatives of the principal allied governments It has acted as a board of priority for American loans
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Treasury
Oscar T. Crosby
Inter-Allied Council On
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Crosby
France
Italy
Great Britain
United States
Paris
Swedes Finns and Hans Plan Fortification Treaty
Stockholm May 8 Sweden Germany and Finland announce plan to negotiate a treaty on dismantling fortifications on Aldnd islands built during the war, stated as contrary to international conventions.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
Finland
Aldnd Islands
British Peace Party Backing Maurice In Turbulent Times
London reports the British Peace Party backing General Maurice amid a crisis spurred by his letter. The Daily Telegraph notes unnamed papers fault the coverage as given in good faith. Debates loom as Asquith and allies face pressure over government continuance and potential peace cabinet shifts.
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Eal
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Mzade
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