Irish Revolt Plot Charge Links Sinn Fein Leaders
Dublin reports reveal a German plot connected to Sinn Fein figures including Edward De Valera Arthur Griffith Countess Markievicz and William Cosgrave. Proclamations call for drastic action and voluntary recruitment while arrests mount and Ireland debates conscription and home rule prospects.
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London
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Arthur Griffith
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William Cosgrave
Z Exchange
Dublin
Ireland
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Hayes
Darrell Figzis
Allied Aerial Activity and German Strain Mark WWI Fronts
News from the Western Front notes heavy aerial combat with 35 German aircraft downed by British forces and 18 Allied planes destroyed in Berlin claims. Pershing’s American troops are now on Flanders and Picardy fronts, boosting Allied morale as German reserves struggle to fill depleted divisions. A plot against Ireland’s government leads to arrests of Sinn Fein leaders including De Valera and Dillon.
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Lnes
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Picardy
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Paris
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Lorraine
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Ireland
de Valera
Dr. Dillon
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German Front Losses Heavy As War Press Calls Up Reserves
London reports the Associated Press figures showing 206 German divisions on the western front since March 21 with 126 engaged on Somme and Armentieres fronts. At least seven divisions lost over 50 percent of effectives and many units nearly annihilated, forcing calls for men from Germany itself and exhausting reserve depots.
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London
Western Front
Associated Press
Somme
Armentieres
Sailly Lavarette
Germany
Three Cereal Ships Arrive at Hantic Port
Three large vessels carrying cargoes of cereals arrived at the Atlantic port escorted by armed ships. The ships depart from Berne and are reported to be bound for local warehouses.
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Aate- Hantic
Acoerdit
Berne
Be Peace This Year Says Von Hertling
Amsterdam May 18 Count von Hertling German chancellor tells Budapest Az Elet correspondent he remains optimistic for peace this year and believes events in the west may shorten the war He would join an international peace league if formed but conditions leave little hope of it he says Germany desires victory and peace.
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Budapest
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Allied Military Cooperation Amid Far East Tensions
Reports from Washington say Allied governments planned defensive military cooperation to guard the Far East from German penetration. The measure is understood as defensive, limited to Japan and China, aiming to safeguard Manchuria and regional peace.
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Entente Militar
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China
Perret Candidates Nominated in New Era Campaign
The Wilmington Dispatch launches a prosperity circulation push with 4 six month subscriptions boosting early votes, offering 25 000 extra votes for six months and 100 votes per four six month subs. Campaign HQ at 7 North Second Street swells with hopeful entrants amid unique nomination methods and gifts like Studebaker Six and Chevrolet.
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Wilmington Dispatch
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Mington Dispatch
Tudebaker
French markings on German airplane over Toul region
An American patrol failed to intercept a German plane flying with French markings northwest of Toul. The craft escaped, illustrating the risk and caution needed in air operations near the front. American patrols remained active around Toul with no contact, while Luneville saw intensified German artillery in response to heavy American bombardments.
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Luneville
Heavy artillery fighting reported near Flanders front
The war office reports heavy artillery action last night between Givenchy and Robecq on the southern Flanders front with activity also in the Lens Hazebrouck and Ypres sectors. There is nothing further to report.
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Hazebrouck
Ypres
Violent artillery on front north and south of the Avre
Paris reports a violent artillery bombardment across the front north and south of the Avre river near Amiens. German raids near Massiges in Champagne and north of Four de Paris in the Argonne yielded no results. Elsewhere, the night was calm.
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Amiens
Massiges
Champagne
Four de Paris
Argonne
Casualty list shows 39 names with state officers listed
Washington May 18 The casualty list today contained 39 names divided as follows Killed in action 38 Died of wounds 8 and severely 5 Wounded degree not known Wounded slightly Missing in action 12 Prisoners 2 The following officers are included Major Alexander Rasmussen Sherwood Ore killed in action Lieutenant Sherman DeMore Chicago Ill missing in action First Lieutenant Abraham Gordon Newark N J prisoner but not previously reported missing Died of disease Privates Ralph A Johnson 732 Arlington Street Houston Texas John Peetee Route No 2 Box 81 Holly Grove La Wounded slightly Private James Johnson Reynolds station Kentucky Missing in action Privates Ray R Mason Gainesville Fla
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Alexander. Rasmussen
Sherwood
Ore
Sherman DeMore
Chicago
Ill
Abraham J. Gordon
Newark
N. J
Ralph A. Johnson
Arlington Street
Houston
Texas
John Peetee
Box 81
Holly Grove
James Johnson
Reynolds
Reynolds, Station
Kentucky
Ray R. Mason
Gainesville
Fla
Wilson Presses Immediate Revenue Bill as Summer Session Near
President Wilson bans politics this summer to push a new revenue bill. Democratic leaders fear tax discussion may delay elections and extend the session into August or September while Hull signals readiness to address the issue now, risking party pushback.
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House of Representatives
Germany
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Ways and Means Committee
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Wooden ships launched daily in first half of May
Washington reports that wooden ships have been launched at a rate of more than one per day for four weeks. The shipping board announced that in the first seventeen days of May a total of 60,000 tons burden were added to American merchant marine.
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Potatoes fed to stock as county plantings grow
A surge in using Irish potatoes to feed cattle hogs and horses appears to deter farmers from big plantings this year. Three farmers report up to 100 bushels each with one using 125 bushels for seed and still planting. Total county acreage is expected to be unusually large.
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