davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-29

The statement follows:
In the course of the night there was
violent artillery fighting north OF the
.Avre and in the region between Las
signy and Noyon. North Of the Chemin
des Danes we made two successful
raids on the German lines and brought
back 81 prisoners.
The French repulsed German at
tacks, made after spirited lombard
ments. northwest of Rheims and IN the
sectors of st. Mihiel. I.uneville and lie
lretre wood. Prisoners remained in
our hands"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-29

developed in the neightborhood of Noor-
meZeele. The enemy succeeded in cap
turing the village but was dr;ven out
early in the night.
There was local fighting throughout
the night on both sides of the Ypres-
Confines canal. Successful raids, in
which VIC captured over 80 prisoners
and four machine guns and trench NOR
tars. were ,rred out last night south
of Gavelle and i'll the Lens and Hill u
sectors. a raid attempted by the enc
my north of Baileul was repulsed"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-29

Empress Z.ta has been Blamed by the
pro-German party IN her husbands EN-
pre as being responsible tor Emperor
Charles now famous letter to Prince
Sjxtus of Bourbon. his brother-in, Ia W.
in which ne made overtures for peace to
France. Anti-Tcutonic tendencies have
been attributed TO the Empress be-
cause OF her Bourbon descent.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-29
SWEDEN REJECTS
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

After long debate the First Cham
ber Of Parliament has rejected a bill
calling for woman suffrage. The vote
was g. to 36.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-29
INFANTRY ACTION LESS
HEAVY ARTILLERY DUELS
NORTH OF THE AVRE RIVER

Voormeizeele Taken By Germans Saturday Is
Retaken By British in Night Attack and In
f1ict Heavy Casualties on Enemy Who Again
Try to Take Town-Efforts to Pierce
French Line Meet With Failure All Along
Line
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-29
NUMBER OF GERMANS
MISSING TOTAL 664,1O4

Amsterdam, April 21.--Speakins De
fore the main committee of thc Ge"-
Continued on Page 4-Column 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-29
JAP DEMANDS
China Virtually Given
Over to Japanese
According to Newspaper Shanghai
Gazette-Asse-ts That r. ioh Official
At Pekir Says Demands Are Far
More Serious Than Those in
Group V.

SliurEli, Wednesday, April r. Ul
The ASSoriattI! Press The first issue
Of the Shanghai Gazette. which has
made its appearance under the edl-
torship OF Eugene Chen. states that
the Chinese government has agreed
to new demands made ny Japan
which are Of such Il nature that the
country has virtually been turned
over 10 the japanese. The Gazette
asserts it has been Informed by a
nigh official at Pellin that the Japan
csc demands are far more serious
than those in group Y uf the famous
II demands made by Japan in 1919.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
utmost secrecy is being observed,
says the Gazette. ii may be stated
safely that the following is not fan
from the true terms Of the govern
ment:
"Chnese cXpcditionary forces sent
to Siberia shall be commanded by d
japanese.
'ChinesC police shall he organized
hy Japanese officers.
Japan shall control all of China
arscnals and dockyards.
Japan shall have the privilege OF
working mines in all parts of China.
Special privileges siIaIl be srantot
ia Japan in outer and Inner Mongolia
and the whole of Manchuris,,
Other articles include provisions
for financial control and educationa
. asSiStance"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-29

\ dispatch filed in Pckin on April
said it was reported there that
japan had submitted 2 new series OF
demands to China including complete
control of China's finances, the pur-
chase Of Chinese ammunition and
pperations of Chinese iron mines and
backwards under Japanese control.
A dispatch received on Saturday
from Pekin said that for the purpose
Of putting an end to sensational spec
ulation on the diplomatic situation as
between Japan and China. the govern
ment had authorized the statement
that the negotiations in progress be-
tween the Chinese and japanese gov
crnnerts were intended 70 refer solely
TO corporations against the enemy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-29
FOREIGNERS IN BOSTON
BUY Sd LIBERTY BONDS

Thousands Pledge Subscriptions At Mass
Meetings in Hub Sunday - Almost Every
Race Represented and Enthusiasm Runs
High-Boston Navy Yard Leads All Navy
Yards in Country With Per Cent of SO
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-29
TURKS OCCUPY FORTRESS
OF KARS IN RUSSIA AND
HAVE CAPTURED 500 GINS

constantinople, Via London. April
.S-Thc Turkish official communi"a-
ton issued today SAYS; we have
occupied tho fortress Of kars and cap
turcd $50 guns.
Recent dispatches have reported
successes for the Turks in Trans-Cau-
casia where they already had cap
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-29
MILLIONS
must TAKE
THIRD BONDS
To Reach Five Billion
Goal in Next Six
ABOUT HALF
SUBSCRIBERS
ASKED FOR

Loan Headquarters States that
Germany After Three Years
cl War Recently Floated
Loan Which Averaged One
Bond TO Every 10 Persons
and that We Should Go Well
Above that Figure
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-29
THE WEATHER
WARM

Forecast: Eain Monday night or
Tuesday: warmer Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-29
MONDAY: Warmer
Ready Reference B0ok--2c

The advertising in the Journal is a
ready reference book to household
economy. Keep posted. act accord
tugly, and you will save a hundred
times the price of the information.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-29
TUESDAY,: Rain
All Weathers

Classified advertising works all the
time; fair weather or foul. If yoG
have a task want ad" can dc
for you, set the want ad to work
on that task
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16
Modern Joan ofArc
En- Route To France;
Led Death Battalion

A Pacific Port, May 1.-THE leader
or Russia's famous battalion OF death,
Nine. Marie ~I.eontievna Botchkareva,
is on her way to war once more.
Driven from Russia b. the bolshev-
lists, her command OF 1,G00 loyal Rus
sian women dispersed. Nine. Botchli-
areva reached America today on an
Oriental steamer
Il am on my way to France, and X
pect to die on the battlefield.
This was all she had to say when
she arrived. Other passengers on the
vessel, however, told Of the daring es-
cap from Russia of this modern Joan
of Arc, who insisted on fighting Ger
many even though her fellow country
men had quit.
She crossed Siberia clad as n RUS
sian peasant women. At V~ladivostok.
she was repeatedly threatened with ar
rest, and finally took refuge on a
British cruiser i'm the harbor. Again,
before she could leave V~ladivostok,
soviet officers threatened her, and this
time she was taken aboard an Ameri-
can transport.
Accompanying her are her young
daughter and her aide, Captain p. Fill
poff, the only man ever connected with
the battalion Of death.
Nine. B~otchkareva got in touch with
the British consul as soon as she ar
rived here. She was closely guarded
at her hotel, and would seen no one.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16
UNIQUE MORAL CODE
TO FIGURE IN TRIAL
Country Teachers Thoughts on
Love and Sin Have Bear
ing on Murder.

Waukcsha, Wis, May IA battle
Of psychologists and alienists center
ing about a moral code devised by a
country school teacher, was forecast
by attorneys in the case at the open
ing today OF the trial Of Miss Grace
Lusk, charged with Staying Mrs. Mary
Newman Roberts, wife of DR.. David
Roberts.
The moral code compiled from let
tiers Miss Lusk wrote to Mrs. Roberts
and which were admitted by her at
the time of the inquest, will be sub
mitted to a jury composed mostly Of
farmers, il was indicated from the
makeup Of the first venire Of 1876 men.
In these letters, Miss Lusk, who at
the time OF the tragedy was a school
teacher, wrote:
for his wife is a sufficient annulment Of
any marriage vow.
So-called respectable rome ignore the
loss OF a husbands love to live a life OF
ease.
Those who truly love must be brave
world which is bitter against anything It
cannot understand.
Hiding a real love is the only sin
is why | feel l have sinned.
The trial marks the last chapter i'm
a tragic triangle. After a long friend
ship between Miss Lusk and DR.. Rob
erts, the school teacher pleaded with
Mrs. Roberts to give up her husband
and Mrs. Roberts refused. The shoot
ing which occurred almost a year ago
followed.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16
UKRAINIANS BETRAYED, NOW
PEASANTS TURN ON BOCHES

with the aid OF the kaiser's forces to
crush the course OF the revolution in
Ukrainia II thus ave their proper
ty.
Long ago the Ukrainian peasants
saw through the trick which had been
played upon them by the ~treacherous
Ckrainian land owners, who had sold
Ckrainia to Germany. During the win
ter, when food was scarce and fight
ing was difficult, the peasants were
forced to ubmit to the land owners
government. But every one who has
been familiar with conditions in
Ukrainia has been expecting that. with
the opening OF spring and the conse-
quent improvement in the food situa-
ton, the Ukrainian peasants would re-
volt 10Th against their own traitorous
government and against German troops.
The latest reports from both Germany
and Ukrainia indicate hat these en-
pectations are being fulfilled. The
peasants OF Ukrainia are learning that
to make the Russian revolution effec-
tive for themselves they must help
the rest OF the allies to whip Germany.
1t is a safe assumption that peas
ants in other parts of Russia will In
time discover. as the Ukrainian peas
ants are discovering, that they must re-
enter the war against Germany il they
expect to retain not only the supposed
benefits OF the revolution, but even
the little land which they now possess
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OF RUSSIAN QUEEN
and DUKE HELD BY B0CHES

Amsterdam, May 1.-THE Ukrainian
press bureau has received information
from Odessa, according to which the
former Dowager Empress Marie Fe-
dorovona and Grand Duke Nicholas
~Nicholaievitch and Alexander MECH
~aelsvitch, who had been living at Dull
bar, near Aitodor, in the Crimea, are
In the hands OF the Germans.
Special dispatches from Moscow. pub
fshed last Saturday, reported that the
howager empress had arrived at Kiev, the
Ukrainian capital. This news was coupled
with the statements that General Skoro-
padski, the new Ukrainian dictator, had
peen one or the pages OF the former en-
press, and that Grand Duke Dmitri Paw
lovitch, who also was reported to be in
kiev, had taken a prominent part in the
coup d'etat by which the Ukrainlan rada
was overthrow n dictatorship estab-
lished.
The e~x-dowager empress is a Dane by
birth. She had been living in Crimea in
Strengthened circumstances since the Rus
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaeivitch is
the former commanderinchief of the
Russian armies and regarded as the
greatest of Russia's military leaders: He
Joined In the general abdication of the
Romanoffs and since is believed to have
been living I'm retirement on his estate In
the Crimea, although there have been va
rious reports connecting him with royalist
plots.
Little has been heard Of Grand Duke
Alexander Michaelovitch since the abdi-
cation last year. 1t Is probable, however,
that he has been living continuously in
the Crimea. He is a brotherinlaw Of the
former pnnorOr.
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|. WIS PLANNED TO
WRECK ALL INDUSTRY
Letters introduced In Chicago
Trial Are of the Most
Damaging Nature.

Chicago, May 14-Letters seized from
the private files OF branch officers OF
the Industrial Workers Of the World
containing statements relative to the
anti-war campaign, were introduced by
the prosecution today at the .seditious
conspiracy trial Of 112 leaders Of the
organization.
These letters, intended to prove gov
eminent charges that the organization
entered a conspiracy, nation wide in
scope, to block Americas war plans,
told of results being obtained In fac-
tories and other industries.
One letter to Albert Prashner, secre-
tary OF the coal miners branch at
Scranton, Pa, written by an organizer,
who was trying to bring about strikes
in Pennsylvania, said:
I'VE are making a grand drive on the
factories with the leaflet campaign and
IL the ammunition holds out, we will be
able to give the bosses that which the
Germans gave the Serbians.'
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16
MAJOR BIRKNER'S TRIAL
STARTED AT SANTA FE

Santa Fee, n. NJ, May 1.-THE trial
of former Major John Birkner, Of the
United States army charged with VIC
lation of the espionage act, opened in
federal court here this morning. In
argument on a motion to quash the in
dictment ex-senator Burkett, of Ne
braska counsel for Birkner, laid much
stress on the alleged omission of the
word "wlfull" from the indictment
charging disloyal utterance.
A large number Of witnesses are
present including many officers and
.privates from Camp Cody. where it is
charged Birkner's alleged offense was
committed. Major Birkner's home is
in Lincoln, Neb.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16
WILSON WILL IGNORE
NEW BORGLUM CHARGE

Warrington, ID. c., May 13.--It APP
peared unlikely today that President
Wilson would permit himself to be
drawn further into the aircraft en-
broglio by the latest open letter OF
Gutzon Eorglum, involving Secretary
of Wan Baker.
1t was stated officially today that
President Wilson would not reply to
the Borglum letter and that if any no
tice is taken Of the missive, Secretary
Baker will do it.
In an open letter TO President Will
son, BUrglum announced his intent to
place new documentary evidence be-
for the Senate in an effort to cleanse
himself OF the charge against him. In
his letter Borglum accused Secretary
Baker of baking his efforts at air.
craft probing.
Never, | believe, in the history Of
this country" Borglum wrote has a
Sroup of men been given so completely
a nations resources. together with the
administrations and peoples conf
dence AS have the aircraft group and
never have such condolences been more
WantanlE abused. | refer here 10 Mai
or General Squier, Howard r. Coffin.
Colonel Deeds and Colonel Monteom-
cry They appear everv-
where in the fin network OF false
hood and camoutlage and they in
clude Mr.. Baker as their partner"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16
WAR SAVING STAMP
ca MPAtGN SUCCESS

Des Moines, Ia. May 13.-The COM
plete success In all counties i'm the state
In. which the war savings stamp drive
Was staged is indicated in reports
which began coming into the Office o.
Homer A. Miller, state director of the
campaign. today. Fairly reports showe.i
that eight counties in h northwestern
part of the state Eni made their que
tas and reports from five others wei c
10 the effect That incomplete returns
eifowed two -th.rds 10 three-fourths ~
the quota raised. G. u. Jordan, chaj,-
man of Group /. reported Cherokee.
Ida, Lyon, Monona, O'Brien, Oscet 10,
Sac and Sioux counties over the tor.
Complete figures are not available. Re
ports from Buena Vista county show
three -fourths Of the quota raised.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16
In Fear of Poverty
Prospective Father
Tries to Kill Wife

Chicago. H., May 14.-Arraigned to-
day on q charge OF an assault with in
tent to kill, Horace Noakes, railroad
worker, told officers he crushed his wife
to the floor with a crowbar Saturday
because a baby was coming to join
them and their income vas barely
enough for two.
Saturday was the first anniversary
of Noakes' marriage. Rent. fuel, gro
ceries and clothes had taken all his
earnings.
II decided then to put her out Of the
way" he said. II had thought of talk
ing both u lives by gas but l was
afraid to die
So as the young woman stopped be-
fore the range preparing his breakfast.
Noakes crept up, struck her down and
fed. Noakes was jailed when his burg
larry alibi fell down. A blood smear on
his tFOuscr caught n detectives eye.
The wife is in a critical condition.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16

Here are the new Mexican service
badges which are being distributed to
the American veterans Of the border
brush. On the left is the navy badge,
both sides being shown, and on the
right The army badge.
The chief feature of the navy badge
design In a reproduction Of the ancient
fort of San Juan D'UllIo, located on an
island at the entrance of Vera Cruz
harbor. The Mexican yucca plant with
mountains in the background features
the army badge.
There badges are issued to officers
and enlisted men who served in Mexico
either ashore or afloat as members Of
the Vera Cruz expedition, to those who
served i'm Mexico between April II, 1911
and February Z, 1917, where casualties
were sustained by the troops, to
members of the punitive expedition of
March Is, 1916. to February Z, 1917,
and In Vera Cruz. November 26, 1914.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16
SIX BILLION FOR
HEAVY ORDNANCE
War Department Asks Congress
For That Amount In Addition
to Demand of Secretary
Baker Last Week.

Washington, d. c., May 13.-The wal
department today asked ongre for
an appropriation Of approximately
50, 100000 900 for heavy ordnance.
This is in addition to the estimates
OF $4,000, O00, 600 placed before the
House military committee by Secre-
tary Baker last week. The big ord
nance estimate was placed before the
House appropriation committee this
morning by Brig. Gen. John B.. Bar
rette, acting chief Of coast artillery,
and from it the fertilization bill will
be framed.
General Barrette stated thai because
or the long time required to build
big guns, most of those to be built
under the next fiscal years appropria-
ton cannot be delivered until one year
after the contract is let.
Need for heavy artillery is not press
ing. Barrette said. because of the large
reserve supply OF the allies, but the
United States must be ready.
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TO HAVE AN
IMPORTANT PART TO PLAY

Philadelphia, May 1.-THE final pro-
gram for the national convention Of
the League to Enforce Peace on May
16 and IT. announced today. shows
that labor delegates will play an i'm
portant part. The speakers include
Hugh Frayne, of New York, organizer
Of the American Federation OF Labor;
w. r. Gaylord, of Milwaukee, vice
president Of the American alliance for
labor and democracy. and John A. Vol,
of Philadelphia. president Of the Glass
Bottle Blowers association of the
United States and Canada.
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az WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD

indianapolis, Ind, May 14.-Revolu-
zion against Germany was inevitable
in Ukrainia. The situation in Ckrainia
has been as follows:
The Ckrainian republic was a bunk
republic. 1t was formed by Ukrainian
land owners. With great shouts or
freedom and liberty they swept the
Ukrainian people off their feet and or
ganized what they, the land owners
chose TO call a republic. | saw these
organizers of the Ukrainian republic.
:, hen they came to P~etrograd to ask
American Ambassador Francis to rec
ogn!ze their alleged republic. They
formed q silk hat squad. or course,
Francis declined TO agree with their
request.
The purpose Of these land owners in
Ukrainia, was to stop the course of the
Russian revolution and prevent the
division Of their land among the peas
ants. By making q traitorous peace
with German, they brought the Ger
man army tuto Ckrainis. hoping thus
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16
BY Associated Press.

On the Italian front the fighting Is
becoming sharper and with the Itai-
ians on the offensive. After the sue
cessful operation on Monte Como
south of Aisago the Italians have wiped
out an Austrian advance post on the
important height OF Col. Del Orso be-
tween the Brenta and the Pave. AVS
trian patrol parties were repulsed
north of Lake Garda and along the
line west OF Brenta.
Announcement that Emperor Charles
had zone to the front to witness the
start of a new offensive against the
Italians, which mas not developed, has
not improved internal conditions in
the dual monarchy and the existence
of n separate Austrian state is re-
ported to be in danger. Baron Burian
and the emperor have gone to Ger
man headquarters where it Is said the
foreign minister will discuss plans for
the military and commercial alliance
of Germany and Austria Hungary.
The serious lack Of food which has
caused outbreaks in Austria Bohemia
has spread to Galicia and many are re-
ported to be dying of hunger.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16
H|NDENBURG DEAD
HUN TROOPS TOLD
Reported MaCkenSen Will Sue
coed Him In Command
British Press Think
Rum0r Fake.

London, May 14.--All German pris-
oners captured in France say that
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg is dead,
letters from British officers on the
western front report. according to the
Daily Express. At the same time the
name Of General Won Mackensen is
brought into prominence as that Of a
great man who is TO bring the Ger
manS victory.
The Express assumes that the Won
Hindenburg story Is circulated to eX-
plain the failure Of the great Often
siye.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16
"TH|RTY-E|CHT MEN
REPORTED MISSING
Casualty List Shows Mostly
Eastern Soldiers Are Vic
tins of Huns.

Washington, d. c., May 13.--The
names of 3S soldiers mostly New Eng
land men, are the missing reported in
today's casualty list. They probably
were captured by the Germans at
Seicheprey. Today's list contains a
total of 96 names including 10 killed in
action; nine dead from wounds; five
from disease; two from accidents; one
fror~ other causes: IL wounded severe
ly and 10 wounded slightly.
Iowans and Nebraskan In this cas-
ualty list are the following:
John A. Orthkort, Omaha, Neb., died
OF wounds.
Francis Nugent, Washburn, Ia.
wounded severely.
Charles w. Mitchell, Holdrege, Neb.,
wounded severely.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16
LA Toilette CASE TO
COME UP WEDNESDAY

Washington. ID. c., May 1l.-Effor,s
TO dispose Of disloyalty charges against
Senator LaFollette, growing out OF
statements made in his St. Paul speech
will be made Wednesday by the SEN
alto privileges and elections committee.
Investigation of the charges was be-
gun some time aso. but little progress
has been made in reaching an agree
mont on the report.
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DIVINITY AND MEDICAL
STUDENTS NOT EXEMPT

Washington. ID. G. May 14.-Con-
%ferences agreed today on the measures
drafting those who have become 81
since June last. The dispute was over
exemption of medical and divinity stu
dents. Under the compromise stu
dents already in tho schools Will be
exempt from registration but students
who enroll from this time on viii not
ha
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16
NON-COM TO PRISON..

of Cambridge, a sergeant i'm the 301st
infantry at Camp Devens, today was
sentenced to 80 years imprisonment
al Fort Jay, N. Y, for unpatriotic ut
terances. He was arrested at the can
torment on March 26 and tried by
courtmartial.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-16
0VERMAM BILL is
BEING CONSIDERED

Washington. -. c., May 13.-Con-
sideration OF the OYernian bill. grant
ing TO President Wilson authority to
rcorganizc government departments.
was begun in the House today. The
measure has been passed by the Sen
ate, and House leaders predict IL will
be approved by the House in suhstan-
TALLY the same form.
Opposition to the bill is based on the
principle that it vests the executive
with too great authority.
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SIX MEN TO THE YARD.

Paris, May 14.-Gcneral Gaulcrs, 90
the French general staff, announced to-
day that information showed ~ Ger
mar divisions (4S0, 900 mem, between
the Labassee canal and YpreS, or six
men to every yard.
The same ratio, he said, is MAIN
tanned by the Germans between La
BasSee and the Disc.