Italy enters war as Austrian forces mass on frontier
Massive Allied Italian and Austrian troops wait for word as Rome's war bill passes. Italian crowds cheer in Rome while alpine troops prepare for action. Reports say Vienna and Berlin ready to depart Rome. Balkan powers eye shifts as battles widen.
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Salandra
Chamber of Deputies
Rome
Senate
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Prince Colonna
Prince von Buelow
Baron Machio
Germany
Austria
Frugones
Lybia
L. Zuccari
Nava
Brusati
Ugo Brusati
Besozzi
Bertotti
Tripoli
Ressoli
Spaccamela
Province of
Trent
Balkan
Roumania
Bulgaria
Greece
Serbia
Firing on San River Front Intensifies as German Guns Mass
A two to three million shell barrage north of Przemysl signals extreme violence on the San River front. German forces reportedly deploy 4000 field guns in close formation as they push to hold the river’s right bank. The official communique notes Russian detachments retreat west of the San and several aided offensives, with 194000 prisoners taken to date and 400 more captured in Kielce since May 16.
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Petrograd
Przemysl
Galicia
San
Sieniawa
Jarosiau
Teuton
Drohobycz
Neudorf
Rock Island Lines Promotes 42 California Expositions Routes
Travel folder highlights 42 popular routes to California Expositions with map at a glance. Advertises hotels and boarding houses lists with rates. Promises low round trip fares from Boston on glow trains like Golden State Limited and Rock Island services. Visit Rock Island Travel Bureau 288 Washington St Boston or call Main 2249.
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Rock Island Lines
California
Boston
Golden State Limited
Rocky Mountain Limited
Rock Island Travel Bureau
Washington St
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Germans Occupy River San Sectors Near Przemysl
Four days of artillery fire allow German forces to hold 20 miles of the San on the right bank between Przemysl and Sandomir. Russian officers say the move narrows the river line and may hinder further maneuvers against the Russian flank. The main San defenses remain intact though. An Austria-German thrust seeks Przemysl from the east and siege bombardment of the fortress continues from the west.
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Carpathians
Poland
Przemysl
San
Petrograd
Przenysi
Sandomir
Jaroslav
Lezochov
German War Office bulletin from the Western Eastern and Southeastern theatres
Berlin reports updated combat actions across multiple fronts. French forces attacked east of Ypres. British attack south of Neuve Chapelle repelled. German forces claim downed enemy plane near Fresnoy and significant prisoner and weapon captures on several fronts. Massive totals published for May including 164000 prisoners and hundreds of artillery pieces and machine guns.
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London
War Office
Ypres
Canal
Neuve
Chapelle
la Quinque Street
Arras
Fresnoy
Alilly
Shavli
Dubysa
Kodubh
Besiagola
Miloszajcie
Zemigola
Niemen
Kovno
Jaroslav
Mackensen
Russian Prisoner Toll Reaches 194000 in East Attacks
Austrian dispatch cites Teuton Allied forces repulsing strong Rus sian attacks east of Jaroslav. The report puts total Russian prisoners at 194000 as of May 21.
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Teuton
Jaroslav
French Statement on Lorette Slope Victory Near Arras
Official dispatches report French forces capturing the White Way fortifications on the Lorette hill north of Arras after a brilliant attack. They also claim 150 German prisoners, several mine throwers, and the ground littered with German dead. The report notes continued heavy German bombardment and no large Allied counterattack.
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Ypres
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Lorette
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Neuve Chapelle
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Galicia
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Petrograd
Yser Canal
Arras
Lorette Hill
Lessers Ridge
Switzerland
Germany
Berne
la Quingque Road
France
London
Salandra
Rome
Russian War Statement From Petrograd May 19 21
A May 19 Russian war report from Petrograd via London details major progress near Kourchany capturing hundreds of prisoners and machine guns, enemy withdrawals near Shavli, and gains along the Vistula and San fronts. A separate May 21 dispatch notes heavy Carpathian fighting with large enemy losses and prison captures, while artillery and shell shortages affected engagements.
Pope Benedict Sends Eight Thousand For War Sufferers
A letter from Cardinal Gasparri to Cardinal Annette published by Osservatore Romano encloses 40 000 francs as a gift from Pope Benedict to war sufferers. The donation aims to aid those harmed by ongoing conflict.
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Rome
Paris
Cardinal Gasparri
Annette
Benedict
The
Osservatore Romano
Fund for French Civil Relief Under Cardinal Annette Patronage
A plan to open a fund raised under Cardinal Annette's patronage for relief of civilians in French provinces occupied by Germany. The appeal targets aid for noncombatants affected by the occupation and seeks contributions from the public.
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Cardinal Annette
Germany
Warning of poisonous gas bombs in Zeppelin raids on London
Scotland Yard cautions Londoners that German Zeppelin raids may employ bombs charged with poisonous gases. The notice urges people taking shelter in houses to keep lower floor windows and doors closed to prevent gas entry, alongside the standard shell fragments refuge advice.
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London
Scotland Yard
British advances near Neuve Chapelle despite weather
Sir John French reports appreciable progress east and south of the La Quinque road near Neuve Chapelle. He notes many local fights for strong points behind the enemy line and infantry gallantry in capturing several positions. Minor artillery actions persist and a German aircraft was downed near Ypres.
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London
John French
la Quinque Road
Neuve Chapelle
Ypres
Despatch Reports Adriatic Navigation Services Suspended
A Bari to Lloyds despatch states that all navigation services in the Adriatic Sea have been suspended. The report cites widespread disruption affecting shipping and port operations along the Italian coast and across Adriatic routes.
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Adriatic Sea
London
Lloyds
Bari
Italy
Adriatic
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