Germans Hesitate to Renew Offensive in Western Front
Reports say German leaders hesitate to renew large scale offensives on the western front. Allied defense around Ypres Amiens and the Somme holds, with British French forces gaining local success in Picardy and artillery barrages continuing south of the Somme. Allied air forces target railways and supply lines while Japanese and Russian moves reshape regional fronts.
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Germans at Fort McPherson Attempt Escape Tunnel Found
Atlanta May 4 A mass escape bid by German prisoners at Fort McPherson was foiled when a 50 foot tunnel from under a barracks toward the double wire fence was discovered. Guards with fixed bayonets quelled a disturbance among prisoners after a violent quarrel. Several convicts are confined as officials probe the cause and those involved.
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Atlanta
Fort McPherson
Southern Tailroads Seeks Rate Increases on Iron and Rails
Washington May 4 Southern Tailroads filed with the interstate Commerce Commission for authority to raise rates on pig iron steel rails billets looms and cast iron pipe from southern producing points to Ohio western crossings and Gulf and South Atlantic ports. Proposed increases would range from 15 cents to 92.22 per ton.
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Washington
inter‘ComMerce Commission
Ohio
Gulf
South Atlantic
Sugar Tax Debate Cites New Analysis From Washington
Partial OCR reads a discussion on sugar tax impact with mentions of Alabama Georgia and interstate commission. The text references estimates around nineteen percent in certain categories and hints at policy discussion in Washington.
Generally Fair Weather Forecast Next Week
May 4 forecast calls for generally fair conditions with little pressure change across the South Atlantic and East Gulf States. Near term outlook mentions tomorrow’s start with unchanged temperatures and light winds shaping a dry pattern.
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Washington
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Prominent Tarheel Died in Washington
Dr Stephen Beauregard Weeks a noted North Carolinian and historian died Thursday at his Washington home. Born February 2 1865 he studied at UNC Johns Hopkins and Trinity College and served in the U S Bureau of Education and Indian Service. He indexed colonial and state records and helped edit the Biographical History of North Carolina. Funeral planned for Rougemont Durham County conducted by Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire.
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Stephen Beauregard Weeks
Weeks
James Elliott Weeks
Mary Louise Mullen Weeks
Pasquetant County
T. M. Pittman
North Carolina
Robertson Jackson
Pasquotank County
Henderson
University of North Carolina
Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Mary Lee Martin
J. B. Martin
Indian Service
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Bureau of Education
Wake Fores
Rougemont
Durham County
Joseph Blount Cheshire
French Gun Hit Destroys Long Range German Cannon
Paris reports a French gun scored a direct hit on a long range German cannon during bombardment and put it out of action. The article also mentions the U.S. Food Administration in context.
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Paris
New England Casualties Lead War Loss List
Washington reports 86 names in today’s casualty list with 14 severely wounded and 50 slight injuries. Most listed hail from New England regions, including officers and soldiers from Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts and Georgia.
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Washington
Simpson Hunter
Buell
Harry Lewis
Chicamauga
Eddie B. Henderson
Douglas
New England
Wilson Marshall, Jr
Bridgeport
Conn
Albert E. Johnson
Collinsville
Maurices. Redmond
Pittsburgh
Frederick L. Blair
Providence
R. I
Joseph E. Felsted
West Haven
Alfred H. Griswald
New Britain
Arthur W. Desmond
Dorchester
Mass
Patrick F. Healey
Charlestown
Durant F. Ladd
Worcester
J. L. Leslie
Flushing
Verdun veterans recall Kemmel Hill battle in Flanders
In a May dispatch from France and Chicago, veterans of Verdun recount the Kemmel Hill fight where French troops relieved British positions on April 22 and endured a heavy German bombardment with gas shells. Gas masks were worn repeatedly, yet casualties remained relatively low while French artillery and machine guns inflicted heavy losses on German forces.
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France
Verdun
Kemmel Hill
Fleury
Flanders
Kemmel
Negro sea cook Murphy arrested for espionage charge
Pensacola, May 4. John Murphy, a black sea cook, was arrested by federal authorities on espionage law violation charges. He was rescued by patrol officers who handled him roughly, with marks noted. The assembled group of black workers asked to be left alone with Murphy. The report mentions waste and extravagance as Germany's silent allies.
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Pensacola
Fla
John Murphy
Murphy
Rere
Third Liberty Loan Tops Quota Amid Shipping Board Plans
The Third Liberty Loan oversubscribed by 6.89 million as Treasury aims for four to five billion. Washington reports progress toward a four to five billion goal with San Francisco confirming district quotas. New York also exceeds its 900 million minimum as subscripts flood in. A weekend Dispatch announces new features including a daily illustrated fashion service and a serialized story His Stenographer by Dale Drummond in partnership with Philadelphia North American and Washington Post.
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Candil
Chapman
Cleveland
Pipp
Gilhooley
New York
Jackson
Gedeon
St. Louis
Burns
Philadelphia
Baker
Shanks
Washington
Dave Shean
Boston
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Gandil
Lew McCarty
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Roush
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Fred Luderns
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Doyle
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Southern Association
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Chattanooga
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Brottom
Little Rock
Graff
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Edmondson
Bluhm
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Mobile
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Distel
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Wilmington
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Washington Post
Sunday Dispatch
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Germany
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Liberty Loan
Maryland
Vermont
Indiana
Virginity
Liberty Loan Committee
Angus W McLean welcomed home by Lumberton
Angus W. McLean returned from a business trip to New York and eastern points to a cheering Lumberton crowd. Mayor James D. Proctor voiced city county and state pride in his appointment as a War Finance Corporation director and McLean expressed gratitude and loyalty to his home.
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Lumberton
N. C
Angus W. McLean
War Finance Corporation
New York
McLean
Helping Wilmington to Reach Its Quota
This morning reports show the nation oversubscribed the 3 000 000 000 goal as North Carolina neared its 19 000 000 allotment. Wilmington campaign workers rush through the city urging every citizen to buy bonds before 9 pm tonight, with many already purchasing to meet the quota.
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Wilmington
Wilmington Iron Works
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