Wilsons second note to Germany on Lusitania crisis
Washington reports President Wilson prepared a second note to Berlin on the Lusitania attack. It reiterates the need to warn unarmed ships and transfers crews to safety, seeks to avoid German loopholes, and aims for a firm American stance while awaiting Germanys reply within 10 to 14 days.
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Galicia
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Field Marshal Sir John French Defers Alert for Breakfast
Stockholm dispatch says Sir John French, British commander in France, refused a lieutenant’s request to wake him as German forces closed on Compiegne. The field marshal, resting at home and later in breakfast, finally moved to evacuate at nine oclock while German troops neared the town.
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Svenska Dangbladet
John French
France
Compiegne
Sir John French
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Germans Ready to Attack Russians in the Baltic Sea
Baltic front updates report German fleets steaming from Kiel into the Baltic to engage Russian forces near Libau while heavy firing echoes around Gothland. Russian ministry notes naval activity with several ships sunk and mine dangers reported.
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Russian War Office
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Petrograd
Ministry of Marine
Gulf of Riga
Yenisei
Villa Leaders Hint at Peace With Carranza Amid Mexican Turmoil
Unofficial reports from Washington indicate Villa and Zapata factions explored reconciliation with Carranza to end the conflict without U.S. intervention. Carranza officials see signs of weakening but maintain uncertainty while Red Cross plans to aid starving Mexicans proceed, with supplies by rail from Galveston to Vera Cruz.
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Villa
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Vera Cruz
Obregon
Leon
Red Cross
Galveston
Texas
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Funston
Villa's Army Fleeing North
Report from EL PASO states Francisco Villa's forces, defeated by Obregon near Leon, are moving north toward Jalisco through Pedrito. Villa leads the retreat as his main army engages near Leon amid overland fire. Advertisement lines interrupt with notices from Canton Motor Car Co and Walter H. Double.
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Turks Claim Allies Have Been Repulsed at Gallipoli
Istanbul dispatch reports a Gallipoli hit by the war office saying Anglo French land forces were driven back near Sedd el Bahr. The right wing counter attacks forced the enemy to retreat to their old positions with heavy losses and disorder.
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People Starving In Constantinople
The American Board of Foreign Missions received a Morgenthau dispatch via the state department saying all stations are begging relief funds and starvation threatens. The board runs seventeen stations in Asiatic Turkey with 154 missionaries aiding Turks Armenians Greeks and others.
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Yankee beauty shares wealth to stay with husband at firing line
Mrs James Hope Nelson once Isabel Valle the famed American beauty leaves Filham House near a Devonshire bridge to live in a cottage near a military camp so as not to be separated from her husband the heir to Sir William Hope Nelson. Her sister-in-law Miss Gladys Hope Nelson drives a Red Cross ambulance to France.
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Devonshire
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France
Death struggle begins on plains in Galicia front
Russian forces brace to stop Austro German push along Dneister and Stryj fronts. German heavy artillery massing east of Stryj targets Russian crossings as Przemysl retreating columns fall back toward Medyka while Russian centers plan to strike the flank against Von Mackensen.
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War bulletins from Athens and beyond June seven
Collects dispatches reporting Roumanian mobilization signals and possible entry into the war German denial over Libau status Allied air raid damages Valenciennes Servian move toward Scutari and supplies from the Adriatic German artisans arrive in Constantinople to refurbish cartridges Hindenburg downplays Italian involvement altering the course of the conflict with cautious optimism
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Drina
Scutari
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Boy Appeals To U S Treasury To Aid Mother
A New Jersey boy appeals to Secretary McAdoo for redemption of eight dollars burned by his widowed mother who kept the money in the oven for safety. The ashes were sent to the Treasury redemption bureau to determine if replacement currency can be issued.
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Secretary of the Treasury
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Secretary of Treasury
Redemption Bureau of the Treasury
Italian Forces Near Trent in Alpine Advance
Italian troops push toward Trent through the Adige valley but delays from storms floods and poor roads hinder heavy artillery moves in the Garda region. In the Isonzo valley fighting between Caporetto and Tolmein shows no clear conclusion as Italian and Austrian forces reinforce opposite sides. Further south Italian resistance stiff between Gorizia and Monfalcone. Berlin and Vienna reportedly shaken by invasion progress. Emperor William may visit front and urge Austrian staff. Austrians conserve ammunition in the southwest while strengthening Trent Trieste Tolmein defenses. Vatican symbols rise in Rome amid patriot demonstrations. ATHENSGerman denounces indemnity for Hellespont torpedoed ship.
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