Austro Germans Mass 680000 On Italian Front
Austro Germans mass 680000 troops on the Austro Italian frontier as war opens. Italian air attacks strike Porto Corsini and Ancona areas while Austrian ships bombard Ancona and other towns. Italian destroyer wrecks a town at Porto Buso and sinks harbor craft. German forces move toward Verona with air support. Italy may target Trieste in naval action as war erupts.
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Barletta
Potenza
Picania
Tremil Islands
Ancons
Porto Buso
Adriatic
Rome
Ancona
Tyrol
Adige
Verona
Venice
Italy
Trieste
Austria
London
Paris
Petrograd
Germany
England
Roumania
Greece
Bulgaria
Allies' Ring of Steel Seen in World War I Fronts
Across the Balkan and eastern fronts the Allies clash with the Central Powers. Bulgaria protests Turkey seizure of Bulgarian railway cars while Russia mounts a counter assault along the San and Seiger fronts. British and French forces pressure German positions near Nieuwport La Bassee and Ypres. A Norwegian steamer Minerva sinks after a German sub attack. Turkish guns at Gallipoli report heavy losses to Allied forces.
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Turkey
Sofia
Roumania
Galicia
Russia
San
Jaroslaw
Przemysl
Courland
World Maintains Lead In Metropolitan Morning Circulation
The World continues its status as the leading Metropolitan Morning Newspaper based on April sworn statements to the Post Office Department. Average daily and Sunday circulation for the past six months shows World at 376,590 and rivals trailing with 333,345 for the New York Evening World and 298,248 for another daily.
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New York City
Post Office Department
United States
THE
WORLD
British report details gas attack near Ypres and Festubert
Field Marshal Sir John French reports that on May 16 and 17 near Festubert seven machine guns were captured. East of Ypres German batteries were silenced and an infantry assault backed by poisonous and asphyxiating gas shells forced British trenches to be evacuated and the line to be partially retaken.
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London
John French
Festubert
Ypres
Artillery Engagement North of La Bassee and Ypres Front
Official war office report details British gains north of La Bassee and German losses north of Neuville St Vaast. It notes heavy artillery actions between Nieuwport and Ypres, recurring attacks at Arras, gas attacks by the enemy, and continued checks on German efforts with prisoners taken and machine guns captured.
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War Office
Nieuwport
Ypres
Raverzyde
Ostend
la Bassee
Neuville
St. Vaast
Steenstraete
Arras
Neuville St. Vaast
War News in Brief From Fronts Across Europe
A digest of wartime updates reports mass German and Austrian forces on the Austro Italian frontier and various engagements. Highlights include Austrian air raids on Venice, fleet actions near Ancona and Barletta, and fighting along the Tyrol frontier. Insurgent and naval actions unfold around Ypres Neuve Chapelle Le Pretre Gallipoli and Paris with shifts in lines and casualties.
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Austria
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Rome
Paris
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Barletta
Tyrol
Strassoldo
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Kielce
Poland
Ypres
London
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Iris
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Givenchy
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Neuvelle
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Italy
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Panteleimon
Black Sea
Bucharest
Florence
Nieuport
Raverzyde
Ostend
la Bassee
Neuville St. Vaast
Italian Front News Bursts With Cavalry Near Polish Border
Reports state the northern front remains quiet while battles continue in middle Galicia. In Kielce, Russian Poland, 30 officers and 6300 soldiers were captured. In the southeast, small fights began in the Tyrol as Italy reported cavalry near Strassoldo on the frontier.
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Kielce
Russian Poland
Tyrol
Strassoldo
Western theatre clashes and French attacks repulsed
A war office statement reports British advances between Neuve Chapelle and Givenchy and French assaults on Lorette hills repulsed with heavy enemy losses. Artillery fights continue between the Meuse and the Moselle. French attacks in Le Pretre forest suffered losses. Eastern war fronts show no change.
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Givenchy
Lorette
Ablain
Neuville
Meuse
Moselle
le Pretre
Petrograd rejoices as Italy enters war on allied side
In Petrograd on May 24 crowds celebrated Italy's war declaration against Austria Hungary. Men and women marched with allied flags and sang national anthems. The procession visited ally embassies and ambassadors bowed from balconies as Sir George W. Buchanan waved a British flag to the crowd.
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Petrograd
London
Italy
Austria - Hungary
George W. Buchanan
Italy's Court to Quit Rome for Florence Move
Reports say the Italian court will relocate from Rome to the Pitti Palace in Florence. The King will visit the front, and the Queen will run the Red Cross operations. Florence villas will serve as hospitals. Art treasures from northern Italy are moved to Florence to safeguard them from potential Austrian bombardment.
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Italy
Paris
Rome
Pitti
Italian Red Cross Society
San Salvi
Venice
Udine
Treviso
Florentine
Allies repulsed at Seddul-Bahr Gallipoli attack May 24
Official dispatch reports French and British forces attacked near Seddul-Bahr on Gallipoli peninsula but were repelled. Allies left about 2000 dead. Turkish forces claim successful defense with limited casualties. A Venage class warship was damaged and a Turkish gunboat Pelenk-i-Deria sunk by a submarine.
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Seddul-Bahr
Gallipoli
Amsterdam
London
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Torpedo Boat Flotilla
Russian statement from Petrograd on Eastern Front advances
The communique reports wide front gains near Shavli and along the Vishala Venta Dubysa and Siup rivers. It notes success on the Dniester left bank and capture of villages Burtchuze Schenikhoff Holobove Ostruve plus 2200 prisoners and war materiel. A lull is noted in Trans-Dniester with weak enemy attacks near Achet civa Lomnitza.
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London
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Courland
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Venta
Dubysa
Siup
Galicia
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Burtchuze
Schenikhoff
Germany declares war on Italy in World War II context
Paris dispatch via the Wolff Agency reports Germany has declared war on Italy and recalled its ambassador to Rome. The Basel telegram confirms the move as of May 24.
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Paris
Exchange Telegraph Company
Basel
Wolff Agency
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Italy
Prince von Buelow
Rome
Italian War Delays Answer to U S Note
Berlin reports Germany will take several days to respond to the American note. Foreign office officials are occupied with the Italian developments and have not time to draft the reply.
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U. S
Berlin
London
Germany
Foreign Office
Berlin Calm as War Declares Italy
Via London May 24 Berlin is calm and confident of victory as no arrangements have been made for the Italian ambassador to depart. Whitsuntide holidays halted newspaper publication and press comment on Italy's declaration of war. The public, enjoying sunny weather, shows little concern at Austria Hungary's war entry.
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Berlin
London
Germany
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Italy Declares War as Crowds Rally for Austria Hungary
Late last night demonstrations erupted after Italy's declaration of war on the dual monarchy. Patrons sang patriotic songs and cheered for Austria Hungary while police guarded the Italian embassy after Thursday's hat- tipping incident. Germans largely support Austria Hungary and view Italy's move as political brigandage. The Italian envoy was shown German military plans, underscoring expected German aid.
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Italy
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Italy Binds to Allied Peace Pact Not to Seek Separate Peace
London May 24 Italy has given adhesion to the agreement already signed by the allied powers not to conclude a separate peace. The signature of a formal document to this effect is imminent.
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London
Italy
Austrians Bombard Adriatic Coast In Italy
An official Italian war office communique relayed by Havas reports Austrian warships bombarded the eastern Italian coast along the Adriatic but withdrew after a brief cannonade. The attack was announced from Paris on May 24.
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Paris
Italy
Adriatic
Italian War Office
Havas
Italian Adriatic Coast Foiled Enemy Attacks In Night Action
Italian forces report repelling small enemy naval units and air raids along the Adriatic coast on May 4 to 6. Destroyers and torpedo boats fired on ports including Venice and Ancona. Porto Corsini and Barletta were targeted but countered. A dirigible aided air defense while some damage at Barletta and Ancona was repairable. All other reports deemed unfounded.
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Venice
Porto Corsini
Ancona
Barletta
Gesi
Wireless Now Fails Germany Wireless Link May 24
Wireless communication between the United States and Germany is severely hindered by north Atlantic static and auroral activity. Sayville New York and Tuckerton New Jersey stations report frequent isolation from their counterparts in Germany, limiting uncensored messages for several weeks.
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United States
Germany
North Atlantic
Sayville
L. I
Atlantic Communication Company
Nauen
Tuckerton
N. J
Teuton Ministers to Vatican Leave Rome
The German and Austro Hungarian representatives at the Italian court and the Vatican are leaving Rome tonight. They entrust their countries' interests to the Spanish ambassadors in Rome.
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Rome
London
Reuter Telegram Company
Madrid
Romie
Lyons Patrick J dies in Dorchester at 56
In Dorchester on May 24 Patrick J Lyons beloved husband of Bridget Lyons nee Lal. Funeral at his late residence 2381 Odman Street on Thursday May 27 with time to be announced.
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Dorchester
Patrick J
Bridget Lyons
Lal
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