Austria Faces an Internal Revolt and War Strain
Reports from several centers warn Austria faces domestic turmoil that could cripple its military. Prague and Slav centers are under terror and press suppression, with jails full of suspects. Slavs, Istrians, and Dalmatians fear desertion as Romania and Bulgaria threaten to widen the conflict.
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Rome
Austria
Prague
Trentino
Istria
Dalmatia
Hungary
Count Apponyi
Franz Josef
Roumania
Bulgaria
Wilson to Germany Note Demands Adherence to International Law
President Wilson read the draft note to Cabinet on June 4 demanding clear adherence to humane principles in German maritime warfare toward neutrals. The note, to be cabled by June 7, emphasizes visiting rights, warning before torpedoing, and following centuries old rules, with severing relations possible on an unfavourable reply. It also reiterates the Lusitania issue and mentions prior incidents with Gulflight and Cushing, which remove need for further debate.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
United States
United
Gulflight
Cushing
Grecian King's Condition Critical After Operation
An official bulletin from Athens on June 6 reports King Constantine's temperature at 104.18 and pulse 140 with 30 respirations at 7 am. The king slept fitfully through the night and the high fever is linked to a reaction after the removal of part of the tenth rib.
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Athens
Constantine
Six Americans Dead in Tampico Area Violence
Captain Oscar Lane aboard the steamer Winifred reports knowledge of six American citizens killed near Tampico in the last days. He cites four slain in a rowboat and two at a pumping plant, and warns of a potential uprising driving Americans from the district. He notes one identified victim, John Smith, shot from a bush, with others killed at various points along the river.
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Oscar Lane
Winifred
Tampico
John Smith
East Coast Oil Company
Panuco
Capt. Lane
United States
Lane
Smith
R. E. Brooks
Young Again Heads Vets at Richmond Confederate reunion
Richmond hosts the United Confederate Veterans annual reunion with Gen. Bennett H. Young reelected commander in chief. Birmingham, Alabama, chosen as the 1916 reunion city. A unanimous resolution greets President Woodrow Wilson, praising neutral stance and honoring the flag and citizens. Veterans applauded as Congressman Heflin lauded Wilson as a son of the South and Confederate soldier’s heir.
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Bennett H. Young
Louisville
United Confederate Veterans
Birmingham
Ala
United States
Val
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Wilson
Heflin
Alabama
South
Southland
Americans in Danger on Mexican Coast near Guaymas
An alarming message from Admiral Howard to the navy department warns that about 75 American citizens on the western coast of Mexico near Guaymas face danger again. Yaqui attacks forced them to seek protection in a village, with the Raleigh sent to their aid. The Red Cross and government agencies plan relief for non combatants as Wilson warns factions in Mexico.
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Navy Department
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Benson
Lansing
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Raleigh
Wilson
American Red Cross
State
War Departments
Two Battles in Galicia and Tolmino Clash In Italy
London reports two battles ongoing in Galicia with Russian advances near the San and Austro German counter moves toward Leng river while Lemberg remains a Teutonic target. In the west Arras fights continue with claims of ground gained and repulsed German counterattacks. Tolmino Brace for Italian push as Adriatic cables suffer and Falcone targets hit. Romania faces a neutrality split as Bucharest hosts rallies. Greek king in ill health tempers policy shift.
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San
Leng
Lemberg
Arras
Tolmino
Adriatic
Monfalcone
Baltic
Gulf of Riga
Roumania
Italy
Bucharest
Greece
Five More Trawlers Sunk Off British Waters
Four more trawlers were sunk by German submarines off Peterhead and the Dogberry of Hull Persimmon of Gimby Gatehound and Curlew of Sunderland were victims. The Hull trawler Bardolph was also sunk by a submarine. All crews were saved.
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Peterhead
Dogberry
Hull
Persimmon
Gimby
Gatehound
Curlew
Sunderland
Bardolph
Przemysl Falls To Austro German Forces In Galicia
London reports that the Przemysl fortress surrendered on June 3 after a rapid Austro German assault. The capture follows a month long drive that drove Russian lines back to the San and threatened Lemberg, with 120000 Austrians and 600 guns taken or destroyed amid heavy material losses.
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London
Przemysl
Galicia
Przemys
Carpathian
Teutons
San
Berlin
Vienna
Lemberg
German Counterattacks Extend To West Front As Allies Hold
London reports indicate Przemysl fell but fighting continues in Galicia while Germans send reinforcements to Flanders and Artois. They retake trenches near Givenchy and storm Hooge chateau as British forces evacuate parts. Germans claim sugar refinery at Souchez. French pressure north of Arras grows, prompting German redeployment to halt Allied advances.
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Przemys
Galicia
Flanders
Artois
France
Givenchy
Hooge
Souchez
Arras
Ypres
Torpedo sinks British battleship Triumph in Eastern Med
A German submarine torpedoed and sank the British battleship Triumph off Gebba Tepe. The vessel, though not anchored, had nets for protection and went down bow first within 15 minutes. Three officers and 53 men perished. others escaped by swimming clear as the ship disappeared.
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Mediterranean
Heroé
Triumph
Daring Raid by Airmen Hits Crown Prince HQ
A French air flotilla of 29 aeroplanes dropped 178 bombs on the crown prince headquarters in dawn light on June 3. Flying from bases behind lines, they crossed the front between 4 and 6 o clock, amid shell and shrapnel, then departed unharmed. The Paris communique did not specify the location but hinted the crown prince’s army may be on the eastern western front. A hail of steel arrows accompanied the bombs, with some reaching their mark though damage estimates are unavailable.
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London
Paris
Hatti sburg Normal College opens with 311 new students
Hat tiesburg six weeks term begins May 31 with 311 new students added to 212 returning. Dormitories at capacity with 523 students.
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State Normal College At
Hattiesburg
Jacksons Travel Meet and Ratliffs Veterans Day Observed
Jackson traveling salesmen prepare for the Laurel convention to push Jack son’s plan at the 1916 Mississippi Travelers meeting. Ratliff’s Battery veterans gathered at the courthouse to mark Jefferson Davis birthday with a noon luncheon at Confederate Park. Other items note a Jackson canning plant hope, state troops transport plans to Biloxi, Frisco railroad fines, Jackson Country Club officers, and suffragists heading to Chicago.
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Henry Hitbun
Mississippi Travelers’ Association
T. G. McCallum
W. H. Bagwell
Jackson
John Armstrong
Hub Harris
J. B. Lusk
Felix Gunter
Young Men’s Business Club
Jackson Board of Trade
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Jefferson Davis
Court House
W. T. Ratliff
Raymond
Confederate Park
Daughters of the Confederacy
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