German Wedge Separates Dutch and Belgians on Front
German forces have split Dutch and Belgian lines on the western front, with France and Britain unable to aid the Dutch. Dutch troops fall back to a main waterline while Berlin claims Belgian positions near the Scheldt and Meuse are breached. The British acknowledge the German advance threatening southern Holland as anti Allied sentiment grows in Rome and other Italian cities.
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Europe
Sedan
France
North Sea
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Italy
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Dutch Queen Flees Abroad Heads to London Flight
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands arrived in London with Premier Derek Jan De Geer and cabinet members aboard a British warship. Eleven ministers and royal family members including Princess Juliana, Prince Bernhard, and daughters Beatrix and Irene followed, seeking safety from capture amid secrecy at St Pancras station.
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Wilhelmina
The
Netherlands
Derek Jan de Geer
Holland
Pieter S. Gerbrandy
England
Juliana
Prince Bernhard
Beatrix
Irene
John Monck
St. Pancras
Michiels van Verduinen
Air Mail Service Suspended On Pittsburgh Philadelphia Route
Richard C. du Pont, president of All American Aviation, announced the suspension of the Air Mail Pick-up route between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia serving 31 Pennsylvania towns and Wilmington Delaware. The Pittsburgh Huntington route covers 30 towns in PA WV OH and was terminated over the prior weekend. Contracts expire and the suspension follows.
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Wilmington
Del
Richard C. du Pont
All American Aviation, Inc
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Nine Nazi ships seized in Dutch East Indies
A British naval source reports 19 German merchant ships seized by Netherlands authorities in the Dutch East Indies and seven in the Dutch West Indies. Five other German ships were mined sunk or scuttled between May 6 and May 11, with tonnage lost totaling 171,049. One British ship of about 1,000 tons was sunk in the week ending May 5. No Allied or neutral losses occurred in that period.
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London
Netherlands
Dutch East Indies
Dutch West Indies
Japan protests Dutch actions over anti Japanese demonstrations
Tokyo reports the foreign office says Japan filed a protest with the governor of the Netherlands East Indies over alleged anti Japanese demonstrations in Batavia. Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita is expected to add official representations to Dutch authorities in Tokyo.
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Foreign Office
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Netherlands
East Indies
Hachiro Arita
Emma Goldman Dead at 70s Enduring Anarchist Leader
Toronto May 14 reports the death of Emma Goldman the famed anarchist who inspired radical politics in America. Ill since a February stroke she would have turned 71 on June 27 her passing stirs memories of her fiery leadership and influence on social movements.
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Toronto
Emma Goldman
America
Outlawed IRA Bombings Strain Dublin Amid Protests
Large police forces moved to quell unrest after multiple bomb explosions damaged four newspaper vendors. Police linked the blasts to the outlawed Irish Republican Army amid an IRA campaign targeting Prime Minister Eamon de Valera's Dublin newspaper The Irish Press.
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Dublin
Irish Republican Army
IR. A
Eamon de Valera
Irish Press
German gains admitted as war in Belgium deepens
London dispatch reports a military source saying Germany is smashing through southern Holland with strong attacks creating an extremely serious Allied situation in the Low Countries. British and Belgian forces are cooperating near Brussels as a major battle unfolds east of the city. observers see Sedan as part of the Belgian drive, not a Maginot line breakout, with no confirmed Maginot action yet.
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London
Holland
Belgium
Brussels
Germans Drop Soldiers In Brussels To Perish
Paris reports from Brussels that German paratroopers began landing in the Belgian capital this morning but were quickly confronted by residents. One parachutist near the Belga news office was lynched by the crowd. Blackout Brussels saw guerrilla fighting through the night.
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Brussels
Paris
Havas
Belge
West Virginia primaries sow quiet GOP race amid Dem feud
Voters in West Virginia cast ballots as Republicans quietly chose candidates in 2379 precincts while Democrats fight for control in the statehouse federal struggle. Slow tallies began as polls opened at 630 a.m. and a few hundred sought county nominations. delegates and other offices drew limited ballots.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Yates
Dewey
Senate
Fire kills mother and daughter in Baldwin township home
In Baldwin township near Pittsburgh a fire tore through the Banford residence early today, killing 25-year-old Mrs Elmer Banford who was pregnant and her four-year-old daughter Verna Mae. The husband escaped on a porch swing. Bert Dowing searched the blaze. Firemen later recovered the bodies and estimated damage at $1500, with lightning suspected.
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Pittsburgh
Elmer Banford
Verna Mae
Baldwin Township
Heavy Voting Reported In West Virginia Primaries
Voters in West Virginia reported heavy turnout as a Democratic statehouse feud was tested by ballots while Republicans quietly chose candidates for the fall. Ideal weather prevailed statewide. In Ohio County voters claimed no ballots on the school bond issue, but Prosecutor C Lee Spillers said they could return to vote and obtain bond ballots.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Ohio County
C. Lee Spillers
German Army Advances Across Netherlands Front
Berlin reports German forces push along a 300 mile front from the North Sea to the Maas as two thirds of the Netherlands falls under control after four days of fighting. Authorized sources say motorized units and air support show rapid progress, boosting German claims over Allied forces and prompting derisive Allied statements about staff.
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Berlin
Netherlands
North Sea
Moselle
Thad
War Bulletin Reports Rotterdam Seaport in Flames
A wartime bulletin quotes a man saying the greater part of Rotterdam is in flames and the situation is grave as of this afternoon Paris dispatches May 14 report a French observer notes escalating fire and damage in the Dutch port city amid ongoing conflict.
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Rotterdam
Paris
Petroleum stores set afire as Dutch retreat near Amsterdam
Amsterdam authorities say large petroleum depots in the harbor area were burned as a defensive measure while Dutch troops pull back to a main water line. The mayor assures residents there is no need for panic. The Dutch high command reports repulsing a German thrust at the Zuider Zee dam.
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Holland
Battaische
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North Sea
Zuide Zeep
Ijsselmeer
United States to join protest against German invasions
Washington May 14 The United States expressed willingness to join with other American republics in a joint declaration of protest to Germany over the invasion of Holland Belgium and Luxembourg The move signals regional unity in condemnation of German aggression amid growing wartime tensions
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Germany
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Allies Repelled Near Gette River East of Louvain
German forces claim to have driven back British French and Belgian troops at the Gette river east of Louvain and to be pursuing them toward Louvain and Wavre as reported by the official German news agency DNB.
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Gette River
Louvain
Belgium
Wavre
Dnb
Conte di Savorda Sails to New York from Naples
The Conte di Savorda, Italy's second-largest merchant ship after the Rex, set sail today from Naples bound for New York, as reported from Italy on May 14.
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Italy
Conte di Sa_vorda
Rex
New York
Cabinet to Stay in Brussels Confirmed by Belgium
The Belgian cabinet announced in Brussels that it will remain based in Brussels. Prime ministers and ministers plan to continue government operations from the capital, signaling continuity amid regional tensions.
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Brussels
Belgians Retreat Under Night Onslaught Press Report
Belgian advance forces resisted energetically but were compelled to retire during the night as enemy forces attacked, the Belgian high command reported today.
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Brussels
Swiss protest basis over German bombing near Delemont
Switzerland ordered its Berlin envoy to protest to Germany over the bombing of a Swiss railroad near Delemont on May 10 and to demand damages. A government communique said examination of about 27 bomb fragments proved beyond doubt they were German.
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Switzerland
Berlin
Germany
Delemont
Dutch Retreat Amid German Push In Western Holland
The Dutch field army defending Western Holland has fallen back before the German attack to their main water defense line in Utrecht province, the high command announced today.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Utrecht
High Command
Belgrade probes Greek aid if Italian attack looms
Belgrade reported that Yugoslavia sounded Greece about possible assistance in the event of an Italian attack. The inquiry was said to be a reliable report received tonight.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Greece
Queen Wilhelmina to Speak in New York Broadcasts
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands will deliver two London addresses broadcast from New York by the Mutual network at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. EST. The announcements note the times in a May 14 AP report from New York.
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London
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Mutual Broadcasting System
Italy May Cancel World’s Fair Contract Over Developments
Italy inserted a clause allowing cancellation of its contract with the New York World's Fair in response to possible international developments. The move signals potential upheaval for the event and reflects heightened global tensions affecting participation.
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New York
Italy
Germans Take French Town in World War II Push
Paris reports German forces advanced past the Belgian border and entered a French town near the frontier. Military spokesmen say the long-anticipated battle of the war is underway as the high command notes crossings through southeastern Belgium and toward France’s border. Continued coverage promised.
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