Government raid uncovers national enlistment plot in Ohio
Secret service agents reported a nationwide scheme headquartered in Columbus to deter military enlistment by young men. A print shop at 111 12 South High street was raided and seized as authorities said the operation was well organized and extended across many states. Arrests were made in New York City as part of the investigation led by Governor Cox and federal marshals.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
United States
Cox
South High Street
Germans accused of copying Fiske torpedo plane design
The Aero Club of America says German seaplanes used torpedo launching method based on Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske’s invention when they torpedoed the British steamship Gena off Aldeburgh on May 1. Two seaplanes took part, one was shot down, and the evidence includes a captured seaplane sketch.
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Associated Press
New York
Bradley A. Fiske
Gena
Aldeburgh
Aero Club of America
Aero Club
Admiral Fiske
Hindenburg makes desperate attempts to regain lost positions
Desperate German efforts to push back French lines in Champagne fail to gain ground beyond a slight foothold near Mont Haut and Mont Blond while British fronts show quiet but active artillery duels near Arras. Casualties in Arras theater tallied at 112,233 with 6,902 officers. Spain's political crisis deepens as constitutional guarantees loom, with former Premier Romanones warning of worsening conditions amid submarine losses and pro Allied sentiment.
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Teton
Casque
Auberive
Mont Blond
Connes
Arras
Bulle Court
Scarpe
Spain
Madrid
Romanones
Anticonscription Conspiracy Arrests Reported in New York
Three individuals described as Columbia University students Otten Cattrell and Charles F. Philips and orator Eleanor Wilson Parker were arrested by Department of Justice agents. They face charges of conspiring to spread anti-conscription sentiment after attending an anticonscription meeting and delivering manuscript folders with related literature to a printing establishment on May 24.
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Gotham
New York
Otten Cattrell
Charles F. Philips
Columbia University
Eleanor Wilson Parker
Department of Justice
Soldier dies after fall from bridge guarding train
Nashville May 81 Colonel Mary S Berry commander of the First Tennessee announced the death today of Private George W Moore of Knoxville who fell from the Louisville and Nashville bridge he was guarding His sister resides at Scotland Neck North Carolina
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A S. Nashville
Mary S. Berry
First Tennessee
George W. Moore
Knoxville
Louisville and Nashville
Scotland Neck
N. C
Two Die As Steamship Hamakua Burns Off Hawaii
Honolulu May 31 Two crew members of the steamship Hamakua are killed and the vessel a total loss after a fire and explosion. First officer George Nystrom was killed directing firefighting. a boatswain is missing likely perished. Captain Wichert suspects an explosion near the hatches ignited gasoline drums aboard. The Hamakua owned by Inter Island Steamship Navigation Co. of Honolulu carried explosives.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Haui
Wich
Hamakua
Inter- Island Steamship Navigation Comad
Storm Toll Rises as Missouri Illinois Storms Claim 18 Dead
By Associated Press in St. Louis on May 31 reports increase storm damage in Southeastern Missouri and Southern Illinois. Death toll stands at 18 with about 60 injured and a family of seven reported missing.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
War Tax Bill Advances In Senate With Redraft Planned
Senate Finance committee nears a redrafted War Tax bill aimed for Senate action by mid next week. The measure targets about 1.5 billion dollars in revenue, down from the House total of 1.8 billion. New levies include import taxes on coffee tea sugar cocoa and revisions on alcohol and near beer provisions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
More German Ships in American Use
Washington reports additional seized German vessels to be pressed into U S Navy service. Besides raiders Prince Hither Frederich and Kronprinz Wilhelm, Liebenfels Geier and Lockson will be used, with colliers and cargo ships including Hohenfelde Frieda Leonhardt Nicaria Kiel Rudolph Blumberg Vogesen Breslau and Saxonia also pulled into service.
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Associated Press
Washington
Prince Hither Frederich
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Liebenfels
Geier
Lockson
Navy
Hohenfelde
Frieda Leonhardt
Nicaria
Kiel
Rudolph
Blumberg
Vogesen
Breslau
Saxonia
Prince Udine Addresses Senate in Washington
Prince Udine head of the Italian mission delivered a message from King Victor Emmanuel to the American people in the Senate chamber. Clad in gold and blue uniforms with green sashes, the mission was warmly received. The prince stressed the united effort and purpose of Italy and the United States.
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Associated Press
Washington
Prince Udine
Senate _chamber
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
United States
Prominent Educator William Bell Dies in Richmond
Richmond May 31 Captain William T R Bell 73 a Confederate veteran and noted educator died this morning at his daughter's home in Richmond He formerly ran a military academy at Kings Mountain North Carolina His body will be moved tonight to Rutherfordton North Carolina for burial there
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Associated Press
Richmond
William T. R. Bell
King’s Mountain
N. C
Rutherfordton
Submarines Sink More Norwegian Vessels
Central News dispatch from Christiania reports German submarines sinking the sailing ship Asters 1531 tons Glyn 358 tons and the steamship Fridtjof Nansen 2197 tons according to the Norwegian foreign minister.
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Associated Press
London
Christiania
Asters
Glyn
Glyg
Fridtjof Nansen
Austria Divided on War Policy
Dr. Gustav Gross elected President of Austria's Lower House and pledges free speech and fair debate. He calls for unity against external enemies while opposing suppression of other nations. Premier Count Clam-Martinic outlines government plans. next sitting set for June 5 amid Czech-German tensions and likely minority government.
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Bu ‘Dasociated
Amsterdam
London
Gustav Gross
German National League
Vienna
Count Clam-Marae
Saihed
Sasesis
Tageblatt
Berlin
Clam- Martinic
Archbishop Henry Moeller Named Supreme Spiritual Director
New Orleans dispatch reports Archbishop Henry Moeller of Cincinnati appointed supreme spiritual director of the Catholic Knights of America succeeding the late Archbishop Blenk of New Orleans. Announcement made by Dr. Felix Gaudin supreme president.
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Associated P
New Orleans
Henry Moeller
Cincinnati
Catholic Knights of America
Archbishop Blenk
Felix Gaudin
Order
Florida Sheriffs Tighten Watch To Stop Draft Evasion
Florida sheriffs along the seacoast are ordered by Governor Catts to detain anyone aged 21 to 31 attempting to leave the state by launch or steamer before the June 5 draft. The governor cites reports that some citizens have already fled to Cuba to evade registration and directs deputies to keep rosters and require compliance with registration before departure.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida Seacoast
Catts
Cuba
Florida
Three Camps to Be Prepared Now in Mil District
Associated Press reports first phase of training camps in the northeastern Military District centers on three camps likely in Atlanta Augusta and Columbia. Additional camps will not start immediately but are expected to be needed in the coming months with longer delays on construction and preparation.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Itheastern Military District
Atlanta
Augusta
Columbia
Germans Line Up for Residency Permits in Federal Building
In New York on May 9 the anxious crowd formed in long lines seeking permission to live or travel in restricted zones around forts navy yards and armories. Officials extended the deadline to June 9 but hundreds remained to hear their cases before Marshal Thomas D. McCarthy and aides as 1,500 applications were filed by day’s end.
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Associated
New York
May
British Losses Report Amid Arras Offensive High Casualties
London May 31 The British offensive on the Arras front produced heavy fighting and rising casualties. February posted 1 243 officers and 17 185 men. April figures were missing. May casualties suggest a higher burden than Somme Vergleichs, with Somme three months totaling 307 169 and August 127 945 compared to May 112 233 for Arras.
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Associated Press
London
Arras
The
Somme
Timber cruiser reports secret wireless plant on Elk Creek
A Seattle timber cruiser told US authorities that a secret wireless plant operates in Elk Creek within the Olympia Forest Reserve about 24 miles from the Pacific. He said materials for the plant were taken into Queen's county in summer 1915, carried by three Germans over inaccessible trails, totaling about eight hundred pounds.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Washington
United States
Elk Creek
Olympia Forest Reserve
Pacific Ocean
Queen’s County
Officials Move to Prevent Military Evasion Abroad
Washington on May 31 reports steps were taken to stop men subject to military registration from leaving the country before June 5. Justice Department officials say every effort is being made to prevent evasion of the law.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
German Socialists oppose Alsace Lorraine cession in peace plan
Dr Eduard David, German Socialist leader, says neither party nor government will surrender Alsace Lorraine, describing it as German land and internal to Germany. He outlines minimal frontier changes and a Belgian restoration financed to prewar condition while proposing a plebiscite on Poland’s future alignment.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Taide
Alsace- Lorraine
Eduard David
Stockholm
David
German Socialists Party
Alsace-Lorraine
Belgium
Poland
Russia
Socialist Organ
Mulhausen
Alsace
Reichstag
Joseph L. Emmel
France
Germany
Democrats at Madison Square denounce conscription act
At the first American conference on democracy and terms of peace held at Madison Square, Daniel Kiefer of Cincinnati denounces the conscription act as immoral and unconstitutional. Dr. Judah L. Magnes criticizes Justice Department plans to note meetings, comparing American practice to Prussia and urging lawful debate on existing laws.
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Associated Ress
New York
Madison Square
Daniel Kiefer
Cincinnati
Judah L. Magnes
Washington
Department of Justice
Magnes
Prussia
Closing at the Odd Fellows Orphanage
Closing exercises at the Odd Fellows Orphan Home in Goldsboro begin Sunday June 8 with a baccalaureate sermon by Rev M L Kesler of Thomasville NC. Kesler is a prominent Baptist orphanage superintendent. Children perform each evening and a high school play caps the final week. Final exams run Monday through next Saturday.
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Goldsboro
N. C
Odd Fellows’ Orphan Home
M. L. Kesler
D. D
Baptist
Thomasville
Kesler
Collision at sea sinks Norwegian steamship Selge
The Norwegian steamship Selge, outbound from Baltimore to Peru with coke, was rammed by a bark at 3 am on May 24 off the North Carolina coast. The ship sank within ten minutes with 22 crew abandoning to small boats, all rescued by the towing bark which reached port for repairs.
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Associated Press
New York
Baltimore
Peru
North Caro
Italian Troops Advance in Albania Extend Front
Rome reports Italian forces have occupied Cerevoda Velisest Csoja and Cafa in central southern Albania. The advance widens the Macedonian front toward Aviona on the Adriatic as Italy presses to reclaim Albanian territory from Austrian influence.
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Associated Press
Rome
London
Albania
Cerevoda
Velisest
Csoja
Cafa
War Office
Aviona
Adriatic
Food Legislation Debated In Senate And House
Washington May 31. Legislation to survey and stimulate food production resumes in the Senate after House passage. The House Agricultural Committee also works to perfect a bill creating a food administration and price fixing. Both measures are administration proposals. Senate expected to pass within two days. Chairman Lever aims to report next week for quick House action.
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Washington
Senate
House
House Agricultural Committee
Lever
Earthquake Tremors Reported Near Georgetown University
Seismograph at Georgetown University logged tremors starting 3 57 a m reaching peak at 4 20 a m and ending 6 a m. Officials estimate the quake’s center about 4000 miles away in the Pacific region.
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Associated Press
Washington
Georgetown University
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