Germany and United States Near Diplomatic Breaks
Diplomatic circles consider a possible severance of ties with Germany as the United States pushes for neutral rights. Officials discuss potential shifts of interests to Brazil, Argentina, or others if relations worsen, amid detentions of ships and pending German replies.
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Italy
Germany
Mediterranean
Romania
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Vienna
Berlin
Geremany
Brazil
Argentina
Austria
Temperance Advocate Sparks Uproar in House of Commons
In 1815, F H Charrington a noted temperance advocate disrupted a debate on army pensions by rushing into the chamber and attempting to remove the mace from the speaker's desk while shouting that he had no right to act. An attendant restrained him as the incident caused momentary turmoil.
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F. H. Charrington
House of Commons
May Snowstorm Hits Wisconsin Colorado Apple Crop
Appleton Wisconsin reports one of the season's heaviest snowstorms with suspected damage to the apple crop. The May storm, longest since 1895 and the first in four years, brings near freezing at Boulder Colorado with efforts to protect fruit crops. Northeastern Colorado records six to ten inches of snow as Omaha notes the storm's blizzard scale and abnormally cold May temperatures.
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Appleton
Wis
Boulder
Collow
Colorado
Omaha
Nebraska
British Will Use Asphyxiating Gas In War Effort
The British announce renewed offensive actions May 15 pushing the front about two miles and capturing 400 to 500 prisoners. War officials stress heavy losses for both sides but praise the troops’ spirit and morale. Kitchener cites ammunition delays and upcoming demand for 300,000 more men, while lauding General Botha’s South African campaign and Indian troops in Mesopotamia.
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Carpathians
Praemysl
Santot Vistula
Bukowina
Dneister
Pruth
Union of South Africa
Windhoek
German Southwest
Botha
Mesopotamia
Fleet Leaves The Hudson Reviewed By President
New York reports President Wilson reviews a five mile line of ships as the Mayflower passes the Statue of Liberty. Wilson stays on the bridge throughout the ceremony watching the fleet steam out to sea and praising their orderly appearance.
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New York
Wilson
Austria's Territorial Concessions to Italy
Berlin May 18 report on chancellor von Ethmann Hollweg detailing Austria-Hungary's proposed concessions to Italy. The plan includes ceding parts of Tyrol, the western hinterland, and the town of Trieste as an Imperial free city, plus Italian sovereignty over Aviona and a sphere of influence. Also covers amnesty for political prisoners, mixed committees, and Germany's pledge to support the arrangement. The speech emphasizes peace, alliance with Germany, and the choice Italy faces between peaceful settlement or war.
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Berlin
London
von Ethmann-Hollweg
Theeichstag
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Count Tisza
Vienna
Tyrol
Redisca
Sikewine
iTilrd
Trieste
Amg
Aviona
Albania
Pitth
Autria-Hungary
Ing. Xianin
Austria
Germany
Vienne
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Lyon
Daggett
Ramsdell
Yebeco
Beatie
Eerie
Bryan
State Department
Lusitania
Wisconsin
Asica
Dardanelles
Earl Kitchener
Kitchener
England
Hudson
Reichstag
Jerric
Sherland
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