Camp Meeting in Pain Wraps in Evidence
Seventh Day Adventist camp meeting in Chantatqua Park near Iowa is underway with 400 delegates living in 200 tents. Charles Thompson of Minneapolis will speak tonight as delegates adjust to rain and muddy grounds while early sessions cover devotionals and youth activities. Two churches, Lake City and West Union, join the Iowa conference, and President A R Ogden reflects on a war-torn year and the uncertain horizon ahead.
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Chantatqua Park
Bureau H
Lake City
West Union
Iowa
A. R. Ogden
Earth
Europe
French Ship Imperiled Near St Nazaire
The Steamer La Champagne of the French transatlantic line ran aground near St Nazaire and is badly damaged. All 900 aboard have been rescued and landed at St Nazaire. Officials say there is no danger to the ship and that it was not torpedoed. A February Madrid dispatch reported a German agent planned to destroy the ship. five dynamite bombs were found on board.
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Nantes
France
St. Nazaire
Paris
la Champagne
Madrid
Engineers claim Nebraskan torpedo wake off Ireland
Liverpool reports chief engineer believes he saw a torpedo wake on Nebraskan’s starboard side after an explosion that disabled the American steamer off Ireland. Three crewmen injured, bunkroom wreckage, hole about twenty feet square. American consul and embassy officials boarded the ship. Crookhaven witnesses say they saw a submarine and torpedoed fishing boats. one steamer with American flag fled west. Temperatures listed. Pan American conference meets in Washington. Panama Pacific sports program planned in San Francisco.
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Liverpool
Ireland
Green
Crookhaven
London
McCoy
20 Die When Bastion Ship Blown Up In Harbor Repairs
In government service in harbor for repairs the Bastion ship exploded, causing 20 deaths. Affected crew and officials reported the blast damaged hull and triggered emergency response as investigators opened a probe into the incident.
Princess Irene sinks after accidental explosion at Sheerness
Atmospheric report details the accidental blast on the British steamer Princess Irene at Sheerness harbor. About 328 people died, including 250 crew and 78 dock workers, with one survivor, amid debris and a massive smoke column.
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Sheerness
England
Maidstone
Lloyds
Great Britain
Thames
Admiralty
Sheerness Harbor
Rain Delays 500 Mile Auto Race at Speedway
Indianapolis May 28. Weather conditions force postponement of the 500 mile automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from tomorrow to Monday. Announcement came from the speedway office. El Tovar, Broadscat Havana, Be. (advertisement)
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianaporis Motor Speedway
Speedway
el Tovar
Broadscat
Havana, Be
Volunteers under 50 request to serve against Italy
Berlin reports hundreds of volunteers, many over fifty, have approached authorities in Frankfurt to offer their services against Italy. The appeal seeks permission for this older cadre to enlist and fight in the war effort.
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Berlin
Tondon
Frankfurt
Two Steamers Is Day's Toll of Submarines
May 28 reports from Penzance Copenhagen and Liverpool describe maritime losses and attacks by German submarines. The British steamer Caddy was sunk off the Scilly Isles with all aboard including four passengers. The Danish steamer Fly sank after hitting a mine near Stockholm with crew saved. The Argyllshire sent distress calls after an attack near Sydney.
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London
Majestic
Admiralty
H. E.G. Talbot
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Gulf of Saros
Menace
Penzance
England
Scilly Isles
Copenhagen
Fly
Stockholm
Ely
Sundsvall
Sweden
Liverpool
ArgyUshire
Sydney
Ahipping
Citwles Hero
Heavy May Rains Ravage Crops and Swell Bridge Washouts
A six inch May rainfall in Waterloo and up to ten inches nearby caused major crop damage and washed out approaches at more than twenty five bridges. Flooded lowlands killed many young chickens and weakened or destroyed seed corn. Warned to check bridges as high water hides hazardous approaches. May rains continue with more rain forecast.
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Waterloo
Barker
Miller's Creek
Eagle
Black Hawk
Eagle Center
J.b
Supervi
D. Strayer
Lincoln-Eagle-Orange-Black Hawk District
Black Hawk Creek
Miller’s
Mud Creeks
Garber
John S. Johnson
Germans Die Back on River 6A in Galicia
Berlin reports a Russian reverse on the San in central Galicia with German retreat and loss of six guns near Sieniawa. The German positions were said to be lightly defended as Italians press into Carinthia taking passes and fourteen villages.
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Garmen
Berlin
Galicia
Trieste
Tyrol
Trentino
London
San
Sieniawa
Geneva
Paris
Carinthia
New Hartford Woman's Relief Fund Boosts Edmund DeWagenabere
A New Hartford W R G chapter reports a $5 contribution to the Edmund DeWagenabere fund, raising its total to $137.60 after prior receipts. Also captured in the dispatches are wartime notes from Rome and Basel about Italian actions, Germany’s potential declaration of war on Italy, and Przemysl’s strategic situation in Galicia.
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Robert Olmstead Woman's Relief Corps, No. 228
New Hartford
Edmund DeWagenaera Fund
W. R.G
Rome
Paris
Trieste-Nabrescita
Tyrol
Frieuli
Italian War Office
Trentino
Declane Wank
Geneva
Switzerland
Basel
Germany
Italy
Turkey
Przemysl
London
iPrsemysl
Galicia
Vienna
Przemys
Lemberg
Gallipoli
U. S. Cruiser Aground at Alexandria
The U S cruiser North Carolina is aground in the outer harbor of Alexandria Egypt. Capt Joseph W Gman reports the vessel damaged and dredging will be used to free her. Des Moines has arrived for relief and will soon be sent back to the United States to serve as a naval aviation ship off Pensacola Florida.
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Washington, D. C
United States
North Carolina
Alexandria
Egypt
Navy Department
Joseph W. Gman
Oman
Criser Des Moines
Mediterranean
Pensacola
Fla
Flood Threatens on Des Moines River
Des Moines faces serious flood conditions after heavy rains. The Des Moines river is rising and may reach fifteen to sixteen feet, six feet above flood stage, prompting evacuations and a danger warning from the local weather forecaster. Police reported rescuing a family from a southeast Des Moines home in the lowlands.
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Nes Moines
Des Moines
Fort Dedge
Jie
Delivery Notice for Later Paper Copy
A notice states failure to deliver the paper by 6 o'clock due to carrier error or other cause. Readers are asked to phone 3230 for a copy and, if not received after 6:20, to call 2058 for assistance.
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Aegean
Martin Enasmith
Sea of
Marmara
Redosto
Constantinople
Roumania
Queen Maria
Bucharest
Rousmania
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Maria
Queen Victoria
Russia
Austria
Ferdinand
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E. DE Wagenabere
Havana
U. S
Des Moines River
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