British and German Offensives Across Flanders and Aisne
Allied and German forces clash across 40 kilometer front from Vauxallon to Brimont. Haig reports the enemy driven back with heavy losses, gains near DiKe bush lake contested, and Chemin des Dames ridge captured by Germans. American lines repulse three heavy German attacks with many prisoners. German air raids hit hospitals as air warfare intensifies with dozens of planes destroyed or forced down.
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Haig
Berlin
Chemin Des Dames
Sacre-Voormezeele
London
Aisne
War Office
Berry-au-Lac
Flanders
Di¢kebush Lake
Paris
Vauxallion
Brimont
Pont-Arcy
Reims
Soissons
Locre- Voormartvele
Field Marshal Haig
Loere
Pinon Forest
Soissons-Reims
Foch
Picardy
France
Sisters of Mercy
Mannheim
Rhine
Metz
Thionville
Lorraine
Ghent
Tournass
Armentieres
Bapaume
Bray
Liege
Aveluy Wood
Hebuterne
Toul
Hans Hurl
Villers- Bretonneux
Field Marshal
Hinges
Bailleul
McAdoo Raises Railroad Rates Across Board
Washington reports a 25 percent rise in freight rates and a 20 percent jump in passenger fares to fund wage rises and higher coal costs. Several exceptions apply for veterans and children, with rate reforms to abolish some special rates and require new tariff filings.
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Mississippi River
Mississippi River Territory
St. Joseph
Washington
McAdoo
Wilson
Congress Urges Immediate War Tax Funding
President Wilson addressed a joint session urging immediate action on new war tax laws to provide additional revenue for the treasury. He warned against delaying taxes into 1919 and emphasized fairness, clear deadlines, and broad-based incidence to prevent inflation while supporting war aims.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Treasury
Yale Men Fight U Boat Fear with Navy Unit
Evanston Illinois May 27 The German submarine is a nuisance says Knight son of Newell C Knight Asbury avenue Evans ton Knight resigned from the naval training unit at Yale in April 1917 to enlist in the United States naval reserve He joined 30 Yale men on a converted yacht and has since chased submarines returning home with a commission as ensign The new ensign notes submarines fear anti destroyers and converted yachts and avoid troop ships while destroyers guard the seas against U boats
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United States
Federal Railroad Administration
State Railroads
Public Utilities Commissions
Interstate Commerce Commission
France
Fingland
America
Evanston, SD
Yale
United States Navy
Anit
Innovations and Controls From Global News Briefs
Government bans poppy cultivation in Tunis and destroys wild plants. A gas stove burner boiler saves fuel by using flame over the heat. A 600 ton motor-propelled concrete car is tested by Norwegian builders. European scientists liquefy gas hellium to near absolute zero. A 12 part pocket telephone transmitter with disk form debuts. Exclusive turkey ranches emerge in California foothills and parts of Arizona, supplying 1000 plus turkeys each season.
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Tunis
California
Arizona
Talking Politics and the Future Privilege of Language
A witty exchange features Senator Sorghum regretting that politics should be spoken only in peace and vows to defend the right to discuss his politics in his native tongue. A humorous wedding trip caution adds social gossip about secrecy and travel etiquette.
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Senator Sorghum
The Woman I believe I've danced with you before
The victim responds with uncertainty asking the man to demonstrate, set against a Chaparral venue. The dialogue hints at prior acquaintance and prompts a direct action to confirm recognition in a concise exchange.
Phrase from court heat about damaged consent and assault case
A fragment shows dialogue on damages in an assault case and curiosity about a cousin's injuries. The quoted exchange hints at a tense courtroom or testimony scene with personal stakes and facial reaction described.
Indiana News Roundup From Across The State
Rhineheart Hummel Muncie city official for 30 years dies after skull fracture from a fast car crash. Owen county’s Robert W. Willoughby, 94, laid to rest. born 1824 on local farm. Hammond teamsters seek 50 cents an hour amid war work. federal intervention expected. Barker mansion Michigan City turned to Red Cross for emergency facilities. Terre Haute’s Hannah Dickens, 122, dies. daughter cites 1796 birth claim. Marion county workhouse offered to government as prohibition reduces prisoners. Anderson mayor W. J. Black fined for license tag violation. others face trials. Indianapolis Reduction Company wins city garbage contract at $175,000. Richmond council allows swine on private property as war emergency. Thorntown farmer Binford’s sane custody reveals hundreds in unissued merchandise. Central Union Telephone trains girls in phone work. men ride motorcycles, women fill clerical roles. Samuel Buchanan will and estate set aside. trustees claim unsound mind. Infant welfare week: three babies show near perfect development. Connersville tax assessment rises city and county totals.
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Rhineheart Hummel
Board of Public Works
Muncie
Robert W. Willoughby
Owen County
Hammond Teamsters
Department of Labor
Barker
Michigan City
Howard J. Spaulding, Jr
Catherine Barker
The
Red Cross
Spaulding
Hannah Dickens
Terre Haute
North Carolina
Marion County
W. J. Black
Anderson
Noel McCullough
Indianapolis Reduction Company
Board of Sanitary Commissioners
Richmond
United States Food Administration
Food Production and Conservation Committee
Indiana State Council of Defense
William C. Binford
Thorntown
Binford
Central Union Telephone Company
Muncie How
Muricle Central Union
Samuel Buchanan
Cloe
Noblesville
John Imbler
Buchanan
Little Eagle Creek
Alexandria
Martha Jane Reicher
Dorothy Reed
Jack T. Barewell
Connersville
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New Paris
M’adoo
Grand Army of the Republic
Portland
Ore
United Confederate Veterans
Tulsa
Oklo
MoeAdoo
Railroad Wage Commission
Ensign Newell
Knight of
Evanston
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