The Arizona copper camp., 1917-05-26
HISTORY MAKING
EVENTS OF WEEK

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Saturday, May 19-Pershing ordered to
take division of American soldiers to
France as soon as possible. Ma
rines also to go.
June set as date for registration for
selective draft
Austrian cruisers sink IA mine
= sweepers in Adriatic and torpedo
British light cruiser.
British transport Cameronia sunk.
Nicaragua breaks with Germany.
Russian provisional government re-
jects separate peace, but aims at
peace without annexations or in
IDENTITIES.
Hoover accepts post of food admin
istratOr for the war.
Wars toll to date 100000 killed,
total casualties over $4,000, 900 ac-
cording to estimate of Arthur Hen
derson of British war council.
Sunday May 20-Sweden on breaking
point with Germany as result of
sinking of three Swedish ships
laden with food. Ten lives lost.
French steamer Colbert torpedoed: ::
so lives lost.
U. s. plans building of $500 airpianes
first year and 5000 to 5000 avi-
ators are to be trained.
German plot to overthrow Costa Rica
discovered
British continue offensive along Is
mile front.
Forty-two states report ready for
registration of men of military age.
Spain suspends diplomatic business
with Germany pending receipt of
reply to latest protest against sub
marine activities.
Six railway heads named to cooper
ate in raising force of engineers to
go to France.
Monday, May 21-Atlanta, Ca, swept
by $4,000 fire.
Two American Red Cross nurses
killed and and one injured by gun
explosion on American liner short
ly after leaving New York.
British government to call conven-
tion of Irishmen to frame constitu-
ton for Ireland
Berlin feels potato and meat short
age. Pork once week now. Ra-
ton of pounds of potatoes per
week is cut down.
Tuesday, May 22-British plan new Of
fensive on Hindenberg line.
Italian war mission arrives in U. S.
Administration bill providing for
emergency food agent with power
to fix prices is introduced in
= congress.
McAdoo to make second trip for
Liberty Loan.
Wilson continues to insist on censor
ship.
Arizona expected to subscribe at
least $3,0O0,OO0 to Liberty Loan.
May 23-viviani and Joffre
arrive safely back in France. hav-
ing sailed from New York May Is.
Brazil prepares to enter war against
Germany
Chinese premier dismissed and new
cabinet favorable to declaring war
on Germany to be formed.
Submarine toll for week is thirty
vessels.
House passes great war revenue bill
calculated to raise two billions by
direct taxation.
Socialist delegates denied passports
to Stockholm. Peace conference
arranged by German radicals.
Weather delays operations on west
'front.'
Italians launch attack on Gorilla.
Thursday, May "a. = Italians break
through Austrian line on five mile
'front.' take 5000 prisoners.
German airships raid eastern Eng
lish counties.
British transport Pennsylvania tor
pedoed in Mediterranean May 4
with loss of Alb lives, it is an
nounced.
81 Prince Udine and Italian war mis-
sion visit President Wilson.
Russia rejects Germany's offer of
separate peace.
Balfour says America has accom-
plished wonders in forty days since
war was declared.
Friday, May 25.-Italians threaten Tri-
este.
Eighty-eigh corporations and indi-
viduals indicted by Boston grand