London Air Raid Toll and Front News Update
A London area air raid killed 37 and injured 155 amid broad damage. British and Allied fronts report German pressure slowing, with Australian troops taking Ville Sur Ancre and 880 prisoners. British planes down four German machines near London. Movements include Italian front activity and Prague siege measures as fronts shift north and south.
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Pershing Communique Highlights Valor and Democracy
Gen Pershing's May 20 communique celebrates American sacrifice in France. It details Maj Raoul Lufberry’s death and praises two Black soldiers who, wounded, repelled 20 German raiders to save comrades. Also notes two enemy aircraft down in aerial action.
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Peterson's Third Air Victim Falls From 2000 Metres
In France Capt. David Peterson of Honesdale Pennsylvania shot down a German biplane for his third victory since May 15. He and a fellow American attacked two enemy planes, Peterson targeting the 2000 metre high craft. The plane spiraled into a nose dive and crashed. the second enemy fighter escaped.
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France
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Honesdale
Peterson
Nine Hour Day Rule Set for R R Dispatchers in Offices
Federal court upholds nine hour workday for railroad telephone operators and switch tenders in office settings who handle train orders by wire under the hours of service act. Chicago and Alton railroad penalized for violations as the ruling stands in Washington.
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Havana
Wilson speech lifts war effort in London views
London reports on President Wilson's New York address as a turning point in wartime resolve. The Daily Chronicle lauds the speech for lifting public purpose beyond routine sorrows and condemns insincere peace overtures. The Daily Express terms it a thrilling call to duty and sacrifice. The Daily News notes the verdict carries great weight from a judge of such stature.
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Commander Goodhart dies aiding submarine crew
London May. Correspondence of Associated Press. Commander Frances Herbert Hearingham Goodhart sacrificed his life to save a disabled British submarine crew. He entered the conning tower with the senior officer. a small cylinder with rescuers' instructions was strapped to his belt. He was blown upward by high pressure and killed, while the senior officer survived. The crew were rescued and Goodhart received the Albert Medal posthumously for gallantry at sea.
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Associated Press
Sumbarine
Frances Herbert’ Hearingham Goddhart
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Albert Medal
Geriattry
Helgoland Bight
Sunday's $56,000 Gift to Mission by Billy Sunday
The May 20 free will offering at Billy Sunday’s ten weeks meeting in Chicago totaled 56,000 dollars. Sunday stated the funds will go to Pacific Garden Mission, the church work he began with in the city.
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William
Billy) A. Sunday
Pacific Garden Mission
Red Cross Drive Kicks Off Across Iowa May Day Parade
Iowa formally launches its Red Cross war fund drive with a state minimum of 1.5 million dollars and a goal of two million. Des Moines hosts a pep meeting and a parade expected to mobilize about 12 000 participants including nurses and Red Cross workers.
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Iowa
Red Cross
Major Lufberry Killed in Aerial Battle Over France
Major Raoul Lufberry, famed American aviator, killed when his plane burned after a combat above Toul. He had 17 victories, previously a Lafayette Escadrille member, and will be buried with full military honors with American and French troops in attendance.
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Associated Press
Raoul Lufberry
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First Carrier of U.S. Flag Dying in War Cited by French
Paris reports the citation for Edmond C. G. Genet, a corporal in the Lafayette Escadrille, killed near Ham in April 1917. Genet, descendant of Citizen Genet and George Clinton, was the first American to die in the war bearing an American tag. his home was Ossining, New York.
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United States
George Clinton
New York
Ossining
Former Minneapolis Broker Convicted as Auto Theft Plotter
Eva Bond, a former Minneapolis broker, was found guilty by a Chicago jury of conspiring to buy and sell stolen automobiles. He was sentenced to two years in jail and a $1,000 fine. Bond’s motion for a new trial was filed and arguments were set for May 25. The jury foreman read the verdict without visible reaction from Bond or his wife. Assistant State Attorney Murphy labeled Bond the “master thief and fence” of a large car theft syndicate, seeking the maximum penalty of five years and $2,000. Washington report notes the steamer J G McCullough sank by a mine or torpedo with all hands saved except Engineer Daughtry.
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Eva Bond
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Bond
John K. Murphy
U S Training Camps Spread in North France
Across northern France American training camps and depots grow thick as U S troops form large formations with intensified, tireless training in cooperation with British and French forces. The resolve to fight until victory is emphasized as more units arrive and replace those already in action.
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Ovaiway
Frances
Thoreness
Explosions at Aetna Chemical Plant Kill Dozens in Oakdale
Pittsburgh May 20. Sixty three charred bodies lie in the temporary morgue at Oakdale after a series of explosions destroyed the Aetna Chemical company high explosives plant. Ninety four injured in Pittsburgh hospitals. Two hundred twelve workers unaccounted for, believed to register today. Federal state county and village authorities investigate as troopers and deputy sheriffs guard the ruins.
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Emperor's loyal lieges call for hard line in Prussian league
Amsterdam May 20. A new ultra jingoistic league formed by titled Prussian junkers issues an ultimatum to the emperor. The manifesto pleads for no parliamentization and warns that yielding would alienate true Germans. If the ruler resists interference the public will rally to him. Emperor must decide.
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Fatherland
Czar to Live in Switzerland Instead of Returning
Reports from Vienna newspapers say Nicholas Romanoff former emperor of Russia and his family choose exile in Switzerland over Roumania and will refrain from attempting to reclaim the throne. The Soviet government is said to have granted this concession on certain conditions.
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Switzerland
Nicholas Romanoff
Russia
Vienna
Roumania
Roberts Case Details Grace Lusk Trial at Waukesha
In Waukesha Wisconsin May 20 the defense pressed to counter Dr David Roberts testimony about his meetings with Grace Lusk as the trial for slaying Mrs Mary Newman Roberts enters its second week. The prosecution seeks to prove Lusk sane and premeditated the murder aided by Roberts while the defense argues insanity and lack of premeditation. U.S. agent to testify and earlier hospital statements from Miss Lusk were introduced to challenge the defense.
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