Russians Claim Offensive On San Front As Germans Lose Ground
London May 31 Russians say they have assumed the offensive on the San and in Galicia after heavy fighting. Official Austrian and German statements report mixed actions with heavy losses on both sides and no decisive breakthrough near Przemysl. Russians claim advances along the Pilica upper Vistula and Dniester fronts with substantial prisoner captures and artillery.
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the San
Galicia
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Warsaw
Calais
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Ilica
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Radyimno
Zaderewacz
Relechow
Jaworow
San
Przemysl
Akwe
German War Office
Przemyśl Line Holds Fast as German Attacks Falter
Special cable reports German efforts to break Russian lines around Przemyśl and Lemberg failed after days of heavy attacks. Russians countered along the Svitza and Lawitsa rivers, preserving the railway approach to Przemyśl and stalling the southeast flank push.
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New York Times
Petrozairad
London Morning Post
Écouml
Vreemyast
Dniester Mersihes
Przymysl
Lemberg
Nauewion
Lussahow
Galicia
Dolina
Rreut Simester
Beon
GierMans
Svitza
Ilawit
Retreating Germans halt as Russians close in
In retreat, German forces pull back under pressure from advancing Russians. After days of attacks, disorganized withdrawal from adjacent sectors ends the offensive activity.
Reports Suppressed on Queen Elizabeth Sinkings Claim
Brooklyn broker Peter Milley asserts reports of the Queen Elizabeth sinking reached London on May 10 and were circulated in West End hotels. He cites a hospital cable and hotel ticker claims, while naval sources say the ship was en route for gun relining after battles at the Dardanelles.
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London
West End
Peter Duncan Milley
Ninth Street
Brooklyn
New York
England
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McQuade
Cecil
Eliabeth
Sheerness
Warspite
Devonport
Claret
Ships Blow Up by Wireless Claim in Irene Disaster
London May 31 The Evening Standard argues naval author Fred T Jane that the Princess Irene’s loss in Sheerness harbor resulted from a German wireless device. He notes the nearby Bulwark explosion and warns that wireless detonation could ignite magazines in another ship nearby.
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London
Evening Standard
Fred T. Jane
Sheerness
Medway
Mr. Jane
Admires German System
An independent American observer describes Germany’s mobilization and wartime economy. He notes card-indexing of all men, swift reassignment of workers, continuous factory operation, no unemployment, and strong funds though a coming pinch is feared. He believes the nation will endure until next crops.
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NEW York Times
London
the Times
Germany
Berlin
British War Casualties Report High Losses Across Forces
The Daily Telegraph details World War I casualty lists from May 1 to 24 for British expeditionary forces and allied contingents. Totals include 3,600 officers and 26,346 men. 704 officers and 3,006 men killed. 2,279 officers and 10,6448 men wounded. 3,131 taken prisoner. 202 officers and 546 men missing. Naval losses add 234 officers and 3,260 men with 67 officers and 900 men killed or died of wounds. 100 officers and 1,706 men wounded. Total British Army casualties for the fortnight end May 17: 1,627 with heavy regimental losses. Since war begin, 2,669 officers killed, 5,244 wounded, 800 missing. overall casualty figure cited as 31,512.
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Majestic
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Lancashire Fusiliers
London
Associated Press
Thia
Italians Occupy Ampezzo Valley
A brief wartime dispatch notes Italian forces occupying the Ampezzo Valley and reporting cordial exchanges between Italian and Russian leaders. The Emperor expresses pleasure at alliance and mutual wishes for victory amid the marching allied armies.
Two Kings Send Wartime Greetings Amid Montenegro Italy Allies
Telegrams from Rome report King Victor Emmanuel and King Nicholas of Montenegro exchanging messages as Italy prepares to fight Austria. Each expresses joy and pride in their nations uniting against a common foe and the shared ideal of liberty.
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Italy
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Paris
Austria
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Emmanuel
Rey
Delays Challenge Germany on War With Italy
In Berne on May 1, Germany presses Austria Hungary to avoid a separate peace and to seize control of Austro-Hungarian forces. Rome reports Italy awaits a German declaration of war while a diplomat says Germany gains nothing by attacking Italy unless forces clash with France.
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Berne
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Germany
Italy
Austria- Hungary
Rome
Nazionale
No Housing For Aliens In London Report
London report notes slow progress in interning enemy nationals due to lack of suitable housing and tents. Authorities contend existing accommodations are needed for recruits and other military uses, with canvas encampments deemed unfeasible as tents are in short supply.
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Germany and Austro Turkish tensions threaten Italy
The report notes Germany may avoid war while backing allies, Italy fears German actions. It mentions Germany wearing Italian uniforms as an underhand move, complicating direct retaliation and influencing Austria and Turkey in the Dar Danelles context.
600000 Troops Mobilized Against Italy Report
Swiss and Geneva dispatches describe Austro German forces massing near Italy with 600000 troops and seventy batteries. Tyrolean youths are being mobilized as standschiesser while older men go to front. Hungary’s war loan falters as stock prices rise and officials push subscriptions to June 7. A Reichsrath deputy and a Czech deputy are arrested. More German troops from Russia are expected to arrive.
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NEW York Times
Rernh
Switzerland
Italy
Tyrol
Austria
Standschiesser
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Reichsrath
Cramarz
Young Czech Party
Landtag
Scheiner
Laibach Mission Aims to Halt Italian Trieste Advance
Report notes a mission from Vienna to Laibach with the aim of stopping the Italian push toward Trieste. The confidential effort underscores strategic maneuvers in the regional conflict.
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Laibach
Vienna
Trieste
Rumanians Eager for War After Italy Enters
In Bucharest a May 30 demonstration of 20 000 greeted Italy’s entry into World War I on the Entente side. Leaders Take Ionesco and Filipesco led the march to the Italian Legation. ex-Minister Istrati spoke, urging victory and recognition of Romania’s territorial claims alongside Italy’s.
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Bucharest
London Morning Post
Italy
Romania
M. Take Ionesco
M. Filipesco
Legation
M. Istrati
Rumania
German Socialists Bitter Manifesto Circulates in Germany
The Morning Post reports a long manifesto of the German Socialist Party circulating among German workers. It accuses Austria of causing the war, condemns the war party, imperialism, and secret diplomacy, and claims peace was possible in March but blocked by imperialist greed.
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Morning Post
Berne
Austria
Forty Passengers Die as Steamer Pore Burns in Helsingfors
The Morning Post reports a Helsinki fire aboard the steamer Pore during a Zeppelin raid on the Finnish capital. Forty passengers were killed in the blaze. Also noted is Archibald Binford Gwathmey Jr returning from the war zone aboard the Espagne, after serving with the American Ambulance Corps at Neuilly since March.
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Archibald Binford Gwathmey, Jr
Exchange Place
Neuilly
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