Two Naval Aviators Rescued After Sea Ordeal Near Miami
Ensign Arthur Laverents and C. C. Cotton, aboard a hydroaeroplane, spent 18 hours afloat after an engine failure 35 miles off Miami. A coastwise steamer plucked them from the sea as sharks circled the craft, which leaked a pontoon and barely stayed afloat. They arrived at the port and the aircraft was towed to a naval base with minor damage.
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Atlantic
Arthur Laverents
C. C. Cotton
Miami
Fla
China Secures New Loans From Japan Amid Tense Talks
China obtains a 2,000,000 yen loan secured by telegraph revenues and a 20,000,000 dollar loan tied to the Tsinan-Shunteh railway. Japanese bankers close the deals as sensational China Japan negotiations stir public concern over domination and aid terms. Both sides reportedly guard discussions with secrecy.
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Woking
Tsinan
Rabid Collie Attacks Woman on Chestnut Street
Police search for a suspected rabid collie after it attacked and bit a colored woman on Chestnut Street last night. Officials urge disposal of the dog, citing hydrophobia concerns.
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Chestnut Street
British Dinner Hails American War Effort and Ships
At the National Sporting Club in London a dinner for 1,006 American naval and military officers and YMCA representatives honored U.S. support. Sir Frederick E. Smith praised American assistance and predicted shipbuilding would soon outpace German submarine losses. A boxing exhibition followed with Jimmy Wilde and Pedlar Palmer.
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London
National Sporting Club
Erta
Wilson
United States
America
Germany
Cuba Aid Relief Work Among Allies
Havana reports the house approved a 600000 dollar relief appropriation for allied nations and favored a resolution to authorize an aviation school. A fourth bill authorizes a 240000 dollar sanitation effort to stamp out malaria on the island.
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Havana
House
Secretary of Sanitation
Labor Party Opposes Irish Conscription
A joint committee of the Trades Union Congress and the labor party appeals to the government to halt conscription in Ireland. It warns that enforcing conscription could trigger bloodshed across Ireland England and Scotland and spark a broader world tragedy.
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Labor Party
London
Trades Union Congress
Ireland
America
Great Britain
Nationalists Seek Change in Irish Policy Crisis
Dublin dispatch reports Irish nationalist papers pressing for a government shift to oppose conscription. The Freemen's Journal hails General Maurice's letter as hopeful and says ministers must clear themselves or resign or risk a new sensational move to divert British attention.
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London
Times
Dublin
Ireland
Freemen’s Journal
Maurice
Investigation into Fort Worth trench mortar explosion
Fort Worth Texas May 9 officers from Camp Bowie began an investigation into yesterday afternoon’s trench mortar explosion that killed a lieutenant and 10 enlisted men. Five others were wounded raising fatalities to 11 with the deaths of Privates H L Davidson and Alfred J Woodle. Dewey Tillman died last night after injuries. Questions remain on shell size gun jam or construction. English instructors at the camp are motified by the blast. About a hundred shells had been fired when the explosion occurred.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Camp Bowie
H. L. Davidson
Alfred J. Woodle
Abilene
Dewey Tillman
Atlanta
Tillman
Laredo
Agitating Against Von Hindenburg Reported in Germany
London reports say former officers loyal to Von Moltke are agitating against Field Marshal von Hindenburg due to unmet western front gains. A conflict of opinion reportedly divides Hindenburg Ludendorff crown prince versus Hertling and von Kuehlmann with the emperor leaning toward Hertling.
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London
von Moltke
von Hindenburg
Hague
Daily Mail
Ludendorff
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