German Drive Thro Mont German Drive Events Halted
Allied forces report German spring offensive weakening after three months of fighting. British and French units deter German advances in Picardy Flanders and near Lys. American air and artillery activity grows as reinforcements move to France. Italians report gains near the Piave and Lake Garda with enemy post destroyed and prisoners taken. Turkish resistance in Mesopotamia falters as mounted troops secure Fatha.
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Germany
France
Picardy
Flanders
Mont Rommel
Merville
Lys
Bailleul
Ypres
Amiens
Otto von Below
Amy
Arras
Berlin
Breer Ste
Lorraine
Woevre
Piave
Lake Garda
Monte Spinancia
The
Regional railroad directors to be replaced by federal chiefs
Washington May 22 regional directors of the railroad administration were told by Director General McAdoo to recommend immediate federal directors for every road. These federal chiefs will report only to the railroad administration and replace local presidents as chief operating officers. Salaries range from 5000 to 20000 dollars. Some presidents may continue to direct while subject to removal.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Gental McAdoo
Bilroad
Pntrol
Toad
Ensign Stephen Potter Killed Battling Seven German Planes
Washington reports the death of Ensign Stephen Potter, naval reserve, who was killed in the North Sea on April 25 while engaging seven enemy single seated aircraft. Potter shot down a German seaplane earlier and perished as his aircraft burst into flames near water, companions witnessing the fatal dive and explosion.
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Washington
Stephen Potter
North Sea
London
Committee On Public Information
Ensign Potter
Heligoland Bight
Hinder Light
Potter
Flying Corps
France
England
British
German Money Used to Finance Agitations in US
Washington reports confirm government agents uncovered conspiracies between Sinn Fein leaders and German agitators to incite rebellion in Ireland. Officials withheld a state department statement while stating agents found Irish and other nationalist groups in the United States funded by German money for agitation among Finns and Lithuanians.
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Washington
United States
Sinn Fein
Ireland
State Department
Trial of Dr. Lemuel Johnson Nears Verdict in Richmond
Dr. A F Williams testified in Richmond as Johnson’s trial resumed about the planned murder of his bride Alice Knight. Mrs. Knight described meeting Johnson in 1917, their secret marriage, and Johnson’s fear of military duty as she recounted the couple’s early visits and the marriage ceremony.
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Richmond
A.F. Williams
Wilson
N. C
Lemuel Johnson
Williams
Johnson
George E. Knight
North Carolina
Knight
Alice
Medical College
Dr. Johnson
Breach With Wilson at Last Disappears
Washington May 22 The threat of a breach between President Wilson and the senate ended as a viva voce vote adopted a substitute for the Chamberlain resolution. The measure avoids a recess committee sub requirement and preserves investigations into aircraft and quartermaster matters under senate funding from the contingent fund. Senator Chamberlain aims to name subcommittee personnel soon.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Chamberlain
Military Affairs Committee
Congress
Senate approves 105 million for new naval batteries
Washington May 22 The Senate took up the naval bill and approved 105 million dollars for new batteries for warships up from 48.3 million dollars in the house action. A million dollars is set for a mine depot site chosen by President Wilson. Nine point fifteen million for a nitrate plant at Indian Head and 475 thousand dollars to buy 4900 acres at Quantico Virginia for a permanent Marine Corps post were also approved.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wilson
Indian Head
Quantico
Marine Corps
Johnson’s Court Admission Links to North Carolina Letters
Mrs. Knight testified Johnson urged his bride Alice to marry him and vowed to make her happy. She described his letters from North Carolina written to her under a name other than her married name, revealing a practiced method in their correspondence.
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Knight
Johnson
Alice
North Carolina
Des Moines Tornado Toll Rises Across Iowa Towns
A Des Moines report says at least six people were killed and many injured as tornadoes hit central Iowa. Boone, Newton, and Denison suffered fatalities. property damage may reach about 1 million dollars with lines of communication down between Boone and Marshalltown.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Boone
Here
Newton
Denison
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Marshalltown
American aviator rescued after seven hours in North Sea
An American aviator attache with British forces was shot down off the Belgium coast while operating a seaplane. He fell into the North Sea and, after seven hours adrift with a broken leg, was rescued and taken to a hospital in stable condition.
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France
Todd
North Sea
New York State
Belgia
Nine Miners Die After Mining Blast Fire
Nine miners perished when a wall of fire trapped them at the Mill Creek Canal Coal Mining Company's mine in Villa West Virginia. Four other workers were recovered yesterday, with the remaining bodies found today as rescue efforts concluded.
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Charleston
W. Va
Grand Lodge Elects Officers and Meeting Set
Asheville chosen for grand lodge officer elections and the next meeting to be held there on the third Tuesday in May. Members spend the afternoon on the beach and will visit Oakdale early in the evening.
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Grand Lodge
Oakdale
Odd
North Carolina
Assembly of
Rebekahs
Richard J. Jones
Nathaniel Jacobi
Goldsboro
Order
Wrightsville Beach
Oxford Lodge No. 103
R. L. Hamilton
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
P. Q. Moore
Marcus W. Jacobi
Wilmington
Academy of Music
Officers Elected Today in Grand Lodge Assembly
Cc G Smith of Goldsboro is named grand master with Co O McMichael of Wentworth as deputy grand master. D H Tillitt of Camden becomes grand warden, John D Berry of Raleigh grand secretary, W L Smith of Wilmington grand treasurer. C Woodward of Wilson serves as grand representative for two years to the sovereign grand lodge. Charles Dewey of Goldsboro reappointed trustee of the orphan home for five years.
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O. McMichael
Wentworth
D. H. Tillitt
Camden
John D. Berry
Raleigh
W. L. Smith
Wilmington
C. Woodward
Wilson
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Charles Dewey
Goldsboro
Orphan Home
Abney Urged Out of City Over Red Cross Comment
The article quotes Mr. McMaster urging Abney be driven from Columbia for saying No cent for the Red Cross while able to give, accusing him of disloyalty to the South railroad he represents. The call emphasizes local resentment toward his stance.
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Columbia
McMaster
Great Southern Railroad
Red Cross
U Boat Lead Cut Down As April Output Surges
Report shows U boats reduced lead by the month of April with a daily record over 9 000 tons. Allied naval assessments credit sustained convoy escorts and improved anti submarine tactics for the drop in German submarine tonnage.
U S Shipyards Accelerate Output to Surpass U Boat Losses
American yards cut submarine toll by 25 percent in April while U S merchant marine grows by about 9 000 tons daily. May figures promise record tonnage as Hog Island and other plants near full capacity restore and build ships to offset German U boats. Britain also speeds up and repairs over 500 000 gross tons weekly.
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Washington, D.C
Admiralty
London
United States
Uni States
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Hog Island
Shipping Board
Great Britain
Washington
Ostend
Zebrugge
Presbyterians asked for eight thousand in training fund
The report notes an $8,000 request from Presbyterians to support the training school for agricultural workers. It cites moves to transfer the question forward, lists Miss Katherine Hawes of Richmond and Mrs. H. M. Price of Baltimore among the new board members, and references President Wilson’s call for college and seminary students to finish their courses for service to state and church.
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America
Entente
Companion
U.S
Monsieur Thrift
Tornad
Asheville
Cc. G. Smith
Abney
Frank P. Morse
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