Greek censorship in Greece grows ever stricter
Greek censorship under Skouloudis tightens control of cablegrams as ministers Rhallys and Gounaris demand refusals or edits. King Constantine I avoids direct quotes after a Berlin correspondent mailed an interview via legation pouch, prompting royal restriction on press access.
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Venizelos
Skouloudis
Montenegro
Rhallys
Demetrios Gounaris
Constantine I
Count Mercati
Greece
Constantine
Associated Press
Ter
Berlinger Tageblatt
Berlin
Wiley
Minsters
Gounaris
Legation
Polite Damsel and Clever Fare on a Tram Car
A well dressed young woman boards a crowded tram. An older man offers her his seat claiming more politeness. He then sits again after asking her to move for his tobacco pouch and reflects that he has more politeness than common sense.
Setting Himself Right
William Hassinger declares in a Parsons statement that authorities misreported his arrest for gambling. He says the incident involved a penny-ante game, not a big poker game, and that he has not paid the 25 dollar fine but will continue payments biweekly or face jail.
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Parsons
Anone
William Hassinger
Italians Repel Austrian Isonzo Assault Amid Bulgarian Link
Reports from Rome via Paris state Italian forces along the Isonzo have captured Bulgarian prisoners. Bulgaria is said to have joined the Austrian offensive, though Austrian heavy guns outnumber Italian batteries yet Italian defenses hold.
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Rome
Paris
Isonzo
Bulgaria
Panama Election Supervisory Request Raised in Washington
Pablo Arosemena, former Panamanian president, asked Counselor Polk of the U S State Department for U S supervision of July presidential elections in Panama with American soldiers at the polls. No policy indication was given by Mr Polk.
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Washington
United States
Panama
Polk
State Department
Pablo Arosemena
Little Republic
Revolutionists see Canton as potential capital of new republic
May 24 Canton revolutionaries favor Canton as the provisional republic capital and seek foreign recognition. They reject compromise with General Lung and outline resolutions on independence, disarmament limits, and loyalist conduct, while awaiting leaders Tsien Chenhsuam Lu Yung-ting and Liang Chichao.
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Canton
South China
Lung
Kwantung
Yuan Shi-kai
Yunnan
Kweichow
Kwangtung
Kunanmesi
Tsen Chenhsuam
Lu Yung-ting
Liang Chichao
France unveils new aeroplane claimed faster than Fokker
Paris reports that France has produced an aeroplane beating world speed records. Louis Bleriot shows a small, swift spad biplane capable of over 125 mph. He praises French engines and asserts Germany cannot regain air mastery.
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France
War Office
Louis Bleriot
Suresnes
Paris
Fokker
M. Bleriot
Societe Pour V Aviation Et
Morane- Caulhier
Mercedes
Germany
Girl Brave Despite Arm Loss In City Truck Crash
Anna Siegel six years old was struck by a large automobile truck at 88 First Avenue. The wheels crushed an arm and, after an ambulance to Bellevue Hospital, surgeons removed the limb. The driver was not detained.
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Anna Siegel
First Avenue
Amd
Bellevue Hospital
Anna
Armies Too Evenly Matched For Sudden End Of War
The article notes that Allied and Central Powers are evenly matched, delaying a quick victory. It cites Churchill arguing against sudden decisive change, stating allies hold numerical and strategic advantages but face coordinated enemy action and initiative limits.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Winston Spencer Churchill
the Admiralty
Churchill
Mr. Churchill
German Women Demand Simpler Dress Now
Cologne May 24. The Woman's alliance of Cologne and 35 associations petition the fortress governor to ban high heels, short flowing skirts, and foreign fashion smuggled from wartime enemies as unpatriotic and disrespectful amid national hardship. The group cites public pleas failing to curb what they call frivolous dress.
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Cologne
Woman's Alliance of
Germany
Keeping Up The Mark Kidney Health Ad
An advertisement urges readers to try Foley Kidney Pills for symptoms like dullness backache rheumatism and stiff joints. It promotes the pills as prompt and efficient aid to health with a local Mana Drug Co. outlet.
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Mana Drug Co. Adv
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