Southern floods reach Dunedin area report May 29
Weather cleared after morning and improved. East Taieri reports falling water but lower plain remains flooded. Momonu residents evacuated. Outram line under water delaying traffic for days. Balclutha town center flooded. railways Mosgiel service by tomorrow with road link to Tutur, Kaitangata line badly damaged.
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Mosgiel
Tutri
Lawrence
Papanui
Glenham
Henley
Kaitangtta
Floodwaters Recede as Gore Sees Diminished Damage
Floodwaters have largely receded in Gore with only low-lying streets remaining affected by silt. Shops report minor damage and stocks safe. Power and water outages from Mataura are expected to be restored Friday night as the railway pump aids the Gore reservoir. Business resumes normally.
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Gore
Shopa
Mataura
Gore Reservoir
Tragic Car Crash Claims Life of Gore Man
A car driven by L C Robinson carrying J W Winsloe and George Milder overturned after drafting sheep in the Mandeville district. Winsloe and Milder escaped with minor injuries while Elder, pinned beneath the gear, died at the hospital from internal injuries this morning.
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Gore
J. @. Winsloe
Cokerland Arctic Expedition Reported Safe
A telegram from the Shetlands confirms that members of the Maclean Cokerland Arctic expedition are safe. Details from the May 20 dispatch are brief and acknowledge their safety.
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Cokerland Expedition
New York
Shetlands
Gate
Expedition reaches Etak after Greenland sledging voyage
The MacMillan expedition arrived safely at Etak New York May 29. Two members Hunt and Eblaw geologists sledged 1500 miles from Etak to Godhaven in Greenland.
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New York
Etak
Hunt and Eblaw
Godhaven
Greenland
General strike shuts Montevideo. army assumes police duties
A general strike in Montevideo on May 29 led to the army taking over police duties and newspapers suspending publication. The action, reported from Buenos Ayres, reflects broad labor unrest in the region.
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Buenos Ayres
Monte Video
Australian Methodist Conference backs total prohibition drive
The Australasian Methodist Conference in Melbourne on May 29 adopted a motion affirming total prohibition as the national ideal for alcohol. It also created a Methodist Men's Brotherhood to mobilize church members for social service and cooperate with other churches on postwar issues, pledging non political stance.
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Melbourne
Australasian Methodist Conference
Australian Methodist Men’s Brotherhood
Chaotic Labour Conditions Warn of War Time Strife
Sydney May 30 The Associated Chambers of Manufacturers reports chaotic labour conditions during the war year due to agitators and a go slow policy. Employers face harassment, many firms going out of business, rising unemployment, and potential industry collapse. Melbourne May 0 W M Hughes calls June 12 unions conference to discuss shipbuilding scheme.
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Sydney
Associated Chambers of Manufacturers
Melbourne
W. MM. Hughes
Aerial Battles in the West Reported
British hospital ship sunk amid aerial battles in the western theater, with press reports detailing the loss and ongoing conflict context.
Italy at War Reports Major Allied Progress in Italy
London reports from Rome on May 29 that Austrian opposition has diminished due to heavy losses. Since May 14 in the Julian Alps, 23,691 prisoners have been captured, plus 604 officers, 96 guns, 148 machine guns, 7 trench mortars, and substantial matériel. In the Playa area small advances and 100 prisoners taken.
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London
High Commissioner
Rome
Playa
Globna
Julian Alps
Vodice
Hindenburg Line Described as Fairy Tale by German Wounded
A Herald dispatch from British Headquarters reports German wounded saying the Hindenburg line is a fairy tale and that they were misled and blindfolded by their commanders.
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Hindenburg
New York
Haig Reports Raider Actions Near Longueval and Messines
Sir Douglas Haig reports raiders driven off south of Longueval and west of Messines. He notes successful raid north of Ploegstraart and Wood. Enemy artillery active at Bullecourt and along the Scarpe River.
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London
Sir Douglas, Haig
Teporta
Long
Messines
Ploegstrart, Wood
Bullecourt
Scarpe River
French Repel Attacks as Seven German Planes Downed
A French communique reports violent bombardment near Hurtebise repulsed enemy attacks. A small post north of Vacherauville was carried, and communications south of Nauroy and Moronvillers heavily bombed. Seven German airplanes were shot down and twelve forced to land seriously damaged.
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London
Hurtebise
Vacherauville
Nauroy
Moronvillers
Friends of the German Republic office opened in America
The Provisional Revolutionary Committee of American Germans has opened an office under the title Friends of the German Republic with the aim of toppling the Kaiser, according to Reuters telegrams received May 30.
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London
Friends of the
Provisional Revolutionary Committee
German reply seeks to reassure amid submarine dispute
Germany issues a lengthy statement intended to reassure the public after Mr Lloyd George’s submarine remarks. The telegram notes the counterblast to the British position and presents German government framing of the issue.
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London
Lloyd George
German Prisoners Dig For Liberty in Chelmsford Gaol Escape
In Britain, German prisoner Lieutenant Thelen engineered a dramatic escape from Chelmsford Gaol using dummy bed occupants and padlocks made of cardboard. He previously escaped from Donnington Hall in 1915 and Maidenhead Camp in 1916, evading pursuit by climbing the wall and slipping away as a cyclist spotted two dummies in water.
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London
Thelen
Chelmsford
Donnington Hall
Maidenhead
Capture of Bapaume Report With Harsh Aftermath
A high ranking British officer reports the capture of Bapaume after heavy fighting on the Somme. He notes minimal casualties, continued German retreat, and broad destruction across the region. The letter describes scorched villages, destroyed houses and trees, and alleged German cruelty toward civilians.
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Wellington
St James Allen
Bapaume
Somme
Russian Situation: Army Ready But Needs Warlike Enthusiasm
Petrograd reports M Yakovitch addressing the Peasant Congress. He says the army is technically prepared with shells, guns, and bombs, but soldiers must be filled with warlike enthusiasm. Delegates from the front urge radical measures to restore discipline.
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Petrograd
M. Yakovitch
Italy's Tremendous Task in the Alpine Front
War correspondent W A Murdoch reports from the Italian front that infantry bears the main burden as hills and gullies shield Austrian machine guns. He notes 18,000 prisoners, mainly Dalmatian, Czech, and Hungarian troops, and describes a lull before a new offensive, praising Italian morale and mobilization.
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London
W. A. Murdoch
Murdoch
Eastern Front Order Urges Offensive Readiness
May 30 dispatch reports M. Kerensky, Minister of War, issuing an order of the day calling the army and navy to be ready to take the offensive on the Eastern Front.
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Petrograd
M. Kerensky
Russian ships land at Chiri and destroy gendarmerie post
A wireless Russian official message says vessels landed at Chiri on the Asia Minor coast east of Samsun and burned a grain store and two large sailing ships. They also escorted two other vessels to Trebizond, with a gendarmerie post destroyed.
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London
Chiri
Samsun
Asia Minor
Trebizond
Socialist Congress backs unity with Russians for peace talks
A Paris report states the Socialist Congress resolution issues Stockholm Conference delegates a mandate to join Russians in seeking an international peace conference. It directs them to present French views at preparatory Stockholm meetings on socialist principles guiding peace.
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Paris
Socialist Congress
Stockholm
Plots Against Conscription Bared By U S Authorities
Washington reports an extraordinary plot to resist conscription with 11 leaders arrested at mountain headquarters in Texas and Virginia. A Virginia group aimed at cooperative buying and secrecy by oath, tied to German backing, planned to kill registration officials and mount armed rebellion. A separate Midwest conspiracy was also unearthed.
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Washington
Texas
Virginia
United States
Middle West
Sinking of Hilary Merchant Cruiser by Submarines
On May 29 a British merchant cruiser Hilany was sunk in the North Sea after being struck by three submarines. Six people are reported dead, four of whom were crew members. The incident was confirmed in London with the news received on May 30 2:33 p.m.
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London
Hilany
North Sea
British naval losses include hospital ship Dover Castle
London reports that the hospital ship Dover Castle was torpedoed at 6 p.m. and sunk after transfers. six crew members are missing. The mercantile cruiser Hilary was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea with four dead. A British destroyer was sunk by collision. no further details.
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High Commissioner
Admiralty
Dover Castle
Mediterran
Hilany
North Sea
Haig reports heavy air battles with many enemy planes down
London May 28 Sir Douglas Haig reports fierce air combats on Sunday Twenty three enemy aircraft were shot down while three of ours were also destroyed in the clash local details scarce but the tally emphasizes heavy air activity during the period
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London
Sir Douglas, Haig
Féports
Austrian Emperor Furious Over Italian Offensive Losses
Rome May 29 report says the Austrian Emperor, furious and despairing after the failure to hold the line, ordered the dismissal of the general commanding the Kuk sector where 14 000 were killed or wounded in a single day.
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Rome
Tsonga
Kuk
Austrians Resolve to Defend Trieste Despite German Advice
A Zurich dispatch says the Austrian General Staff held a council at Juaibach and voted to defend Trieste at all costs. Generals Jalkenhayn and Lindendorff urged abandoning the port and withdrawing to a stronger line but their advice was rejected in Vienna amid anti German sentiment.
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Rome
Qorriere d'Italia
Zurich
Juaibach
Trieste
Jalkenhayn
Lindendorff
Vienna
German Plot Named Involving United States War Plot
Washington May 29 Mr Lansing disclosed that shortly before war Germany sought to draw the United States into a quarrel with Britain and France by organizing a steamship company whose purpose violated foreign trading with the enemy laws. The Department of Justice investigates.
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Washington
Lansing
United States
Britain
France
Graisonnetre
Department of Justice
French Socialists Call for International Peace Talks
French Socialists returning from Russia spoke at the Socialist Congress. They said without the revolution Russia would have made a separate peace and that leaders of the revolution favored an international congress to prepare peace terms.
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Paris
Russia
Socialist Congress
Maori Cheer Along Front Lines in France Says Major Rawdon Beere
Major Rawdon Beere of Wellington writes from France praising Maori soldiers as the most cheerful in Europe. He notes constant legal changes in military life and the need to stay alert to avoid yesterday’s acceptable acts becoming today’s wrong. He finds the front line duty engaging and compares it favorably to sports.
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Rawdon Beere
Wellington
France
Europe
Senate Finance Committee Deletes Tariff Rise From Revenue Bill
Washington May 29 The Senate Finance Committee unanimously struck out from the Revenue Bill the House inserted 100 percent tariff increase clause. The action was recorded after the bill’s receipt on May 29 at 11.45 a.m.
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Washington
Senate
House
Deteriorating Coastal Road Threatens Winter Mail Service
A Tokomaru resident warns the Gisborne mail may fail this winter as a rural road has slipped by up to a quarter mile in places with parts 10 to 12 feet deep, and the hillside continues to rot.
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Hast
Tokomaru
Poverty Bay
Oherald
Gisborne
French Air Forces Repel Attacks and Down 16 Planes
A French communique reports three enemy assaults repulsed around Casque and Teton in Champagne while German artillery remains active near Mort Homie. Allied aerial forces penetrate second-line sectors near Holtz in Alsace, inflicting damage on military targets. Sixteen enemy aircraft were shot down in the Champagne Thionville region.
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London
Casque
Teton
Champagne
Mort” Homie
Chank
Mennc
Holtz
Alsace
Thionville
Franco German agreement on repatriation of prisoners
France and Germany have signed an agreement with Switzerland to repatriate or intern sick or wounded prisoners. The pact will be applied soon, with 15 000 prisoners in Switzerland slated for repatriation.
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Paris
France
Germany
Switzerland
Revolts Reported in Poland Serbia and Montenegro
Swiss sources report revolts in Poland Serbia and Montenegro with details limited to the brief transmission received May 30 at 2 6 p.m. The notice notes rising unrest across these regions without elaborating on causes or consequences.
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London
Poland
Serbia
Montenegro
Brazil Moves First Reading on Neutrality Bill
In BRASILIA BRIO DE JANEIRO on May 29 the Chamber carried the first reading of the Bill revoking Brazil s neutrality.
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Brio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Madame Melba Promises Fundraising Film For Soldiers
Madame Melba arrives in Sydney exuding patriotic zeal for soldiers and funds. She recalls meeting Charlie Chaplin in America and plans a short film to raise money, noting Chaplin’s charm and desire for serious projects.
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Madame Melba
Sydney
Charlie Chaplin
America
Chaplin
San Francisco
German Claims On French Front South of Moronvillers
An official wireless message from Germany reports capture of French trenches near Keilberg and a post southeast of Nauroy, with aerial successes claiming 12 aircraft and two balloons shot down last Friday.
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London
Keilberg
Moronvillers
Nauroy
Russian Offensive Predicted From Carpathians to Galicia
London May 28 Swiss telegrams confirm movements of Austrian and German forces from the East front. The High Command notes numerous symptoms suggesting a Russian offensive in the near future, extending from the Carpathians to Galicia.
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London
East Front
Carpathianis
Galicia
Hungarian Crisis Settlement Talks End Without Result
Rome May 28 The negotiations between Emperor Karl and Hungarian Opposition over the political crisis produced no result. Archduke Josef, after consulting ex-Premier Count Tisza, has left Budapest. It is expected Professor Wekerle will be named Premier.
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Rome
Karl
Archduke Josef
Count Tisza
Budapest
Professor Wekerke
Count Andrássy Named To Form Cabinet In Hungary
Amsterdam reports on May 28 that Count Andrássy has been commissioned to form a new Hungarian cabinet. The message follows Count István Tisza’s tenure, signaling a political leadership transition and government formation efforts.
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Amsterdam
Count Andrassy
Munitions Factory Explosion Leaves Dozens Dead in Bohemia
A fire at a BoLovice munitions factory in Bohemia triggered an explosion. Sixteen bodies were recovered and fifty workers remain entombed in the wreckage as rescuers search the rubble.
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Amsterdam
Bolovice
Bohemia
Greek Government Accepts Allies Plan of Control
Athens May 28 the government has unreservedly accepted the Allies plan of control while hoping to exchange cipher communications with Greek representatives in neutral countries.
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Athens
Cannonade Near Jutland Reported in North Sea
Violent cannonading along the Jutland coast was heard throughout the night near Copenhagen, with reports stating heavy firing in the North Sea. The action continued as dawn approached.
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Copenhagen
North
Sea
Jutland
New Russian Decree Regulates Rights of Service Men
Petrograd reports a government decree on service member rights. It preserves free speech within ordinary law and allows quitting barracks off duty with notice. It abolishes compulsory salute, replaces it with voluntary mutual obedience, and bans punishments that offend honour and dignity.
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London
Morning Post
Petrograd
No Annexation Policy Satisfies Allies Say Russia Policy
M Tseretelli told the Workmen and Soldiers Council that talks with Entente Ambassadors on treaty revisions are ongoing. He said the Allies find Russia’s no annexation policy satisfactory, but any revision depends on public opinion in the Allied countries.
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Petrograd
M. Tseretelli
Workmens and Soldiers’ Council
Entente
Russia
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