General Semenoff Flees Toward Mongolia Amid Siberian Tensions
Reports from Harbin and Washington indicate General Semenoff leading anti-Bolshevist forces has left Transbaikal front amid dissensions. He reportedly plans to disband his army and flee into Mongolia, while Bolshevist advances threaten his communications and a possible Austro German intervention looms.
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Hia
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Soviet Peace Efforts Balked by Germany London Report
London dispatch reports Moscow struggling to conclude peace with Kiev and halt German and Ukrainian advances in Russia. It notes Berlin delaying any peace move until Ukrainian districts are secured and cites editorials in German and Baltic papers questioning Germany’s East policy and occupation plans.
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London
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Germans to Use Russian Warships in Mediterranean Plan
London June 7 The remaining Russian fleet at Odessa and Sebastopol will be manned by German crews and may be used against the Allies in the Mediterranean according to the Ukrainian newspaper Delo cited by The Daily News Stockholm correspondent. Commander Btchasnig of the Baltic Fleet has been imprisoned.
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Washington
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Sranebaikalia
Semenoff
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London
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Bedastopo
Mediterranean
Delo
Stockholm
Daily News
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Btchasnig
Impris
Incitement Charge Mentioned in Moscow Dispatch
A Reuters report from Moscow states a person is charged with inciting sailors against the authority of the Soviet government.
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Reuter
Moscow
Massacre Claims Rise as White Guards Mass Finland
A Bolshevik statement reports White Guards and Germans killed Russians in Viborg and across Finland during the late fast. The death toll includes 70,000 or more, with executions at sight and widespread terror driving Russians from Finnish towns and villas. Noted Russians such as painter Rye pin and writer Plekhanoff are named among the victims or displaced.
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L. N. Andrees
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G. U. Plekhanoff
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Tsarskoe Selo
Massacre Report Deepens Turko Caucasus Strife
Dispatch from Moscow says Turks killed over ten thousand Armenians in two weeks as the Caucasian Government mobilizes men aged 19 to 42 and forms detachments around Tiflis to face new Turkish aggression in the Caucasus and Black Sea region.
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London
Caucasus
Moscow
Tiflis
Crimea and Tauridia clash over Ukraine ties
The Kreuz Zeitung argues Crimea cannot unite with Turkey, claiming such an alliance harms Ukraine interests. It notes Tauridia's province, including Crimea, is aligned with Ukraine and geographically part of it, and Ukraine also claims Sevastopol.
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Turkey
Ukraine
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Sebastopol
Finns Lose Control as Germans Take Over Helsinki Military College
News from Stockholm and Copenhagen report German authorities plan to move the Finnish Military College at Helsingfors to Frederikshamn and place the Finnish Army under German officers. Finnish officers would be sent to Germany for training and the coast fleet reorganized by Berlin. German troops are ordered to prepare for a short march, likely toward the Petrograd or Petarenga, amid rumors of a Finnish monarchy with German oversight.
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Irish recruiting lags after French call and Home Rule rift
Dublin reports no rise in Irish enlistments despite Field Marshal French proclamation. A Mansion House meeting led by Lord Mayor and Nationalist leaders declared conscription ended, urging unity to guard against renewed compulsion. Executive results split Unionists over Home Rule, signaling further govt. reliance on Southern Unionist support may be weakened.
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Field Marshal French
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Lord French
Mansion House
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Joseph Devlin
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America
Irish Unionist Alliance
Will shift 500000 to Class 1 in draft
Washington report says Provost Marshal General Crowder urged governors to reinvestigate draft classifications to move more men into Class 1. He cites slacker marriages and ungrounded exemption claims and aims to reclassify married men and others, potentially adding over 500,000 to Class 1 while maintaining work or fight policy.
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Washington
General Crowder
40000 Barefoot in Budapest Reported by Vienna Zeit
London dispatch reports 40000 Budapest residents barefoot due to shoe scarcity, citing statistics from the Vienna Zeit. The note reflects wartime shortages affecting daily life in the Austrian capital.
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London
British Admiralty
Wireless Press
Vienna Zeit
Debates Over Rintelen Spy Case and German Demands
The note outlines German pressure over Captain Franz von Rintelen, its proposal to swap him for Siegfried Paul London, and U S refusal. It describes Rintelen’s espionage activities, his arrest in 1915, trials in the United States, and the wider context of internments and reprisals during World War I.
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Rintelen
Siegfried Paul London
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London
Franz Rintelen
Londor
Hintelen
Irerian
Rintel en a Man of Mystery
Captain Franz von Rintelen alias Hansen led German bomb plotters in the United States and was the focus of an exchange for an American prisoner of war. While a captive in England three years earlier he was said to be the Duke Adolph of Medikinburg Schwerin, a relative of...
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England
Germany
United States
War Department
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Atlanta
von Rinjal
Telon
Mexico
Frederick William, von Rintelen
Henry
Prussia
Deutsche Bank
Berlin
Kauffmann
Ed Cross
Deutsch Bank
New York
Naval General Staff
Fatherland
Franz von Rintelen
Hansen
Class 1 Week urged to review doubtful military classifications
Government appeal agents should ensure all doubtful deferments are reclassified. Local boards are urged to set a June Class 1 Week to examine cases and adjust classifications now to avoid deferred groups. High Class 1 percentages require inquiry, and boards should recheck Group B C and D cases with new physical standards.
New Rules for Harbors Tighten Vessel Licenses
Treasury Department to tighten harbor regulations as war looms. New orders will require licenses for tug and vessel movements and stricter rules on anchorage. Cameras will be barred near harbors except on ferry boats, as enforcement rests with customs authorities.
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Washington
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