Censors Tighten Grip on Greek Press Under Skouloudis
At Athens the Greek censorship system shows multiple overlapping authorities, with Premier Skouloudis, Minister Rhallys, and others approving or blocking messages. Royal dispatches face palace review by Count Mercati, yet many cables are altered or killed. A Berlin correspondent skirted controls by mailing quotes, prompting royal secrecy.
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Venizelos
Skouloudis
D Attaires
Montenegro
Rhallys
Demetrios Gounaris
Constantine I
Couunt Mercati
Greece
Count Mercati
Constantine
Associated Press
Ter
Berlinger Tageblatt
Berlin
Wiley
Gounaris
Legation
Politeness and Common Sense on a Crowded Tram
A well dressed damsel occupies a seat offered by an old man who jokes about politeness and common sense. He claims to be more polite than others yet admits he lacks practical sense after returning to the seat and noting the ongoing crowd.
Setting Himself Right
Parsons Wan Sun readers learn William Hassinger denies arrest for big poker gambling, calling it a penny ante game and claiming he has not paid the $25 fine yet and will pay in installments or face jail. He asserts he was born in 1862 and labels others as liars.
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Parsons
Wan
Sun
Twoettors
Anone
William Hassinger
Italians hold line as Bulgars fight Austrians on Isonzo
On the Isonzo front Italian troops have captured Bulgarian prisoners signaling Bulgaria’s alliance with Austria. Austrian heavy guns outnumber Italian siege pieces, yet Italian defenses remain well organized and have checked the Austrian advance along the Isonzo line.
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Rome
Paris
Isonzo
Bulgaria
United States Supervision Sought for Panama Elections
Pablo Arosemena former president of Panama asked Counselor Polk at the state department for American soldiers to supervise the Panama elections next July. Polk gave no indication of U S policy.
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Washington
United States
Panama
Polk
State Department
Pablo Arosemena
Little Republic
Revolutionists predict Canton as capital of new republic
May 24 Canton revolutionists form a plan to establish Canton as the provisional republic capital and seek foreign recognition. A meeting of army navy police and civic groups adopted seven resolutions aiming to unite Kwantung provinces and control armed action while awaiting leaders Tseng Chenhsuan Lu Yung-ting and Liang Chiao.
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Canton
China
Lung
Kwantung
Yuan Shi-kai
Yunnan
Kweichow
Ikwangtung
Kunangsi
Tsen Chenhsuam
Lu Yung-ting
Liang Chichao
French Aeroplane Beating World Speed Records
Paris reports a new French aeroplane faster than any previous craft. Louis Bleriot’s SPAD, derived from Societe pour V Aviation et Derives, can exceed 125 mph, with Fokker around 100 mph. Bleriot cautions overconfidence, praising Morane-Caulhier and noting German Mercedes engines lag behind French power.
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War Office
Louis Bleriot
Suresnes
Paris
Fokker
M. Bleriot
Societe Pour V Aviation Et
Girl Bravely Faces Arm Amputation After Truck Accident
Anna Siegel six year old was run over by a large automobile truck near 88 First Avenue. The arm was crushed and later amputated at Bellevue hospital after a brave statement that it would be all right. The truck driver was not detained.
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Anna Siegel
First Avenue
Armies Too Evenly Matched for Sudden Ending of War
A wartime dispatch notes the Allies and Central Powers are too evenly matched for a quick war end. It highlights Churchill and Asquith debating a 600 million pound vote of credit and the broader strategic balance shaping the conflict. Notable details include London reports on credit totals and Churchill’s critique of expecting rapid allied victory.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Winston Spencer Churchhill
The
Admiralty
Churchill
Mr. Churchill
German women urge curb on foreign fashion in wartime dress
Cologne reports the Woman's alliance and 35 associations petition the governor of the fortress to ban high heels, short skirts, and foreign style clothing smuggled from enemies. They call such attire unpatriotic and insulting to Germans suffering during wartime.
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Cologne
Woman's Alliance of
Germany
Foley Kidney Pills Advertised by Mann Drug Co
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Mann Drug Co. Adv
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