Villa Moves To End Mexican War With Carranza Talk
General Francisco Villa plans to ask Venustiano Carranza to meet in neutral territory for a conference on Wilson’s note. Villa orders ministers from Chihuahua to Aguas Calientes to draft a note to Carranza and a reply to Wilson. The plan includes a truce to prevent further sacrifice and avoid intervention. Obregon pursued Villa, triggering a battle at Leon.
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EL Paso
Texas
Francisco Villa
Venustiano Carranza
Wilson
Enrique Perez Rul
Villa
Aguas Calientes
Chihuahua
Carranza
Rui
Obregon
Leon
Teutons Rapidly Press Russian Line Near Key Stronghold
German forces advancing swiftly after piercing through Stry move within about thirty miles of the strategic fortress. Troops push toward the coveted stronghold as pursuit continues.
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Stry
Baltic naval sounds amid German East Baltic recon report
Reports from Copenhagen say Baltic sounds indicated a German squadron recon in the East Baltic after the Amur mine layer was sunk. All German ships returned safely as Hebraic actions press toward Przemysl and Lemberg while fighting flares in the West and Baltic provinces intensify.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Baltic
Amur
Air Wasp Overwhelms Zeppelin Killing Crew
A collision with a massive airship ends in the death of its crew while a young Canadian survives a miraculous escape. Reports describe an impressive feat by the air wasp against the zeppelin.
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AIR Wasp
Zeppelin Destroyed by Aviator Warneford Over Ghent
Special cable from London reports Reginald A. J. Warneford a Royal Navy sublieutenant who just learned aviation felled a Zeppelin with incendiary bombs near Ghent Belgium. The craft reportedly attacked English coast hours earlier and crashed in flames after a pursuit that took place from 6 000 feet to the ground. The crew of twenty eight and several orphanage residents perished. Warneford winged away toward British lines after the destruction.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Reginald A. J. Warneford
Royal Navy
England
Belgium
Ghent
Brussels
Warneford
Admiralty
Warne
Mexican famine in Mexico City and executions in Brownsville
Streets of Mexico City are said to be filled with paupers dying from hunger in a letter from S Jamison Warman. In Brownsville three Mexican Generals and ten others tied to General Eulalio Gutierrez were executed by Indian troops within the Carranza army. Washington discusses Villa's possible peace tone in response to President Wilson's warning with ongoing reflections on the Aguas Calientes convention.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mexico City
S. Jamison Warman
Brownsville
Eulalio Guitierrez
Carranza
E. P. Nafarrate
Matamoros
Villa
Wilson
Mexi
Aguas Calientes
Dutch Statesman in Washington to Discuss Peace Plans
A prominent Dutch diplomat visits Washington to outline proposed strategies for peace. The discussions focus on diplomatic alignment, potential treaties, and regional stability amid ongoing conflicts.
Dutch Envoy Seeks Peace Views After Berlin Talks
Van Ghell Geldemeester son of Queen Wilhelmina's adviser visited Washington after Berlin talks with German officials and met Dr. Von Jagow. He hoped informal talks could shape official views on peace, but left without meeting top American officials and planned to brief German-American editors on improving relations.
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Ghell Geldemeester
Wilhelmina of Holland
Washington
Berlin
Europe
Geldemeester
Foreign Office
Last Word in Dreadnought Arizona Set for June Launch
The Arizona battleship, cost 14 million dollars, alongside sister Pennsylvania, will be launched June 19 at the New York Navy Yard. It will dwarf the Indiana with twelve 14 inch and twenty two 5 inch guns and 45 caliber main batteries, leading future naval power. Sponsored by Miss Esther Russ of Preston Arizona, chosen by Governor Hunt.
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Pennsylvania
United States Navy
New York Navy Yard
John E. Bailey
Indiana
Newport News
Oregon
Santiago
Esther Russ
Preston, Ariz
Hunt
William O'Reilly Held as Witness in Wire Tap Case
New York June 7 William O'Reilly a Toronto builder and complainant against Fred Gondorf and James Fitzgerald two alleged wireless tappers who swindled him out of 17000 was jailed in default of 20000 bail for changing his mind about testifying The grand jury had returned true bills against the two men Judge Mulqueen ordered O'Reilly held to ensure his appearance The reason for his reversal was not disclosed.
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New York
William O'Reilly
Toronto
Fred Gondorf
James Fitzgerald
O'Reilly
Gondorf
Fitzgerald
Mulqueen
O’reilly
German Steamer Harmann Von Wissman Destroyed
London report says the German armed steamer Harmann Von Wissman was destroyed near Sphinx haven according to a British Official Press Bureau statement issued this evening.
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London
Harmann von Wissman
Sphinxhaven
Riots in Ceylon Visibly Target Moslems on Buddha Birthday
An official dispatch from London reports Buddhist mobs looted Moslem shops in Kandy on May 28 the Buddha birthday. The unrest spread to Colombo and the central province prompting martial law across multiple provinces. The Governor traveled to Colombo guiding measures to restore order.
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the Commercial Tribune
London
Ceylon
Kandy
Central
Colombo
Sabara Gamuwa
Ohio Woman Peace Maker In Big Meet
At the National American Woman Suffrage Association mid year conference in Chicago Dr. Anna Howard Shaw faces Mrs. Thomas W. Youmans and Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton over the Congressional Union. Youmans pushes for an Arbitration Committee to represent the Union. a motion to table passes 49 to 25 amid protest from Youmans and calls for clear separation of issues.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Anna Howard Shaw
Thomas W. Youmans
Wisconsin State Organization
Harriet Taylor Upton
State Organization
Ohio
Youmans
Shaw
Upton
Parole Mixup Highlights Supreme Court Judge Jones
In Columbus on June 7 Judge Thomas A Jones of the Supreme Court was mistakenly sent parole papers for a Franklin County burglar serving term. He returned them and informed the Parole Board that he was the Supreme Court judge, not the parolee, prompting amusement as papers were reissued to the correct Jones.
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Thomas A. Jones
Supreme Court
Thomas Jones
Franklin Coun
Judge Jones
Jones
Munitions Bill Faces Labor Opposition in Commons
In London on June 7 the House of Commons approved a second reading of the Ministry of Munitions bill despite Labor and Liberal critic Sir Henry Dalziel opposing it as a de facto conscription of British labor. The committee set a maximum ministerial salary of 5000 pounds for the Munitions Minister, to be David Lloyd George. Further discussion is planned with Premier Asquith poised to outline the government’s stance on recruiting and wartime munitions policies. J H Thomas warned that any union rule relaxations should only last for the war, urging clear government assurances to labor.
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London
Henry Dalziel
House of Commons
Ministry of Munitions
David Lloyd George
Asquith
J. H. Thomas
Labor
Mr. Thomas
Italian Battle Push Across Isonzo River to Sea
Italian forces press along the Isonzo from Caporetto toward the sea with heavy combat at Gradisca. Troops concentrate on roads from Cormons Palmanova and Cervignano as Austrian resistance stiffens. Tolmino is a key objective as Italian actions extend into Albania with gains near Scutari Starova and Galobardo.
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Isonzo River
Caporetto
Cormons
Palmanova
Cervignano
Tolmino
Isonzo
Albania Invasion by Serbian Forces Reported
Rome dispatch reports Serbian forces invading Albania with initial clashes near the border as Allied observers monitor developments and expect further action in the southeastern theater.
Four Die in Submarine Attacks Off North Sea
The Arctic was sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine. Five crew were rescued, four died from shell fire. A German sub also sank the British steamer Star of the West near Aberdeen, with a trawler bringing the crew ashore. The Sunlight of Liverpool was reported sunk in the same dispatch.
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Arctic
North Sea
Aberdeen
Star of the West
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