Attempt To Blow Up Canadian Armory And Factory
Windsor reports an early today dynamite attempt aimed at the Peabody Company factory in Walkerville and the local armory. About $10,000 in damage occurred, while the dynamite beneath the armory failed to detonate. Police seek two men described with a suitcase and fuse. Detroit German Americans dispute claims of German sympathy.
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Windsor
Ontario
Metrimmon
London
Peabody Company, Limited
Walkerville
Whiteh
Bulgaria Answers Allies War Aid Proposals With Questions
Bloated text reports Bulgaria replying to Entente offers by asking pointed questions about compensation, Macedonia, and the fate of Dobrudja. It notes Serbia and Greece potential roles, and mentions negotiations over Asia Minor and the Aegean region. The report cites Bucharest and London as sources and references a Tuesday communication.
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Berlin
London
Bulgaria
Turkey
Aegean
Tor Bono Midian
Bucharest
Dobrudja
Menia
Aria
Macedonia
Serbia
Rosnia
Herzego
Asia Minor
Germans active in Greece bold Lavishly Vencezelos
Special cable from New London reports German influence in Greek politics aimed at removing Venizelos from power. The piece notes Teutonic intrigue in Rome and alleges attempts to depict Venizelos as an enemy of the dynasty while Greek voters in recent elections are described as sound.
Balkan Deadlock Holds Through Balkan Capitals
Balkan deadlock persists as small kingdoms face pressure amid conflicting reports. Romania asserts influence while Serbia remains firm under Entente alignment. Greece and Bulgaria show restraint, and intervention remains improbable given divided interests.
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Rumania
Turkey
Balkan
Serbia
Kuamania
Greece
Turkish Sultan Illness Triggers Medical Mission to Berlin
German specialists summoned from Berlin to treat the Turkish ruler. Professor Tanies Ali and Professor Israel are named in dispatches. the Sultan may travel to Constantinople for care with details remaining undisclosed. London reports the illness remains unclear.
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Berlin
Tanies Ali
Sultan Meher Rope
Joneke
Israel
Tdiz Kos
London
Tunis
Argonne Offensive and Back-and-Forth Frontline Actions
Paris and Berlin bulletins detail a major Argonne assault with trench gains by German and French forces. Reports cite heavy fighting, repeated counterattacks, and shifting positions across the Meuse, Alsace, Lorraine, and the Argonne sector with multiple villages evacuated or captured and hundreds of casualties and prisoners reported.
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Lorraine
Gondrexon
Lave
Leintrey
Alsace
Metzeral
Meyerhof
Fecht
Reich Ackerkopf
Arras
Souchez
Comptere
Peronne
Meuse
Calonne
Reillon
Prize Court Grants Appeal To Neutrals In Zamora Case
Sir Samuel Evans granted the owners of copper aboard the Swedish steamer Zamora the right to appeal the prize court order requisitioning the cargo. He said British tribunals respect international law and that the appeal should be argued elsewhere. The Zamora sailed from New York March 2, was detained at Kirkwall April 10, and later moved to Barrow.
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London
Samuel Evans
War Department
Samuel
New York
Stockholm
Kirkwall
Barrow
Earl Granard Decorated Knight Commander of Royal Victorian Order
The King awarded Earl Granard Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. He commands the Fifth Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, a unit linked to his family history since 1635. The battalion was raised by the present Earl at Lord Kitchener’s request. Previously Earl Granard was Master of Horse. He married Miss Beatrice Mills of New York.
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New York
London
Earl Granard
Royal Irish Regiment
Granards
Lord Kitchener
Beatrice Mills
Ogden Mills
Italians Resume General Attack On Austrian Front
Italian forces renewed a strong assault on Austrian positions after weekend storms, facing fortified, rock-cut defenses and well concealed artillery as they press toward Isonzo front lines. Official bulletins report repulsed Italian attacks near Plava Ronchi and Monfalcone with Italian losses and prisoner captures. Reports also note a harsh warning issued to inhabitants by Italian officers.
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Arras
Hes
Soissons
Moulinsous-Toutvent
Argonne
Wurttemburg
Meuse
Les Eparges
Lunéville
Gondrenton
Gondrexon
Vosges
Fecht
Metzeral
Rome
Vienna
London
War Office
Plava
Ronchi
Monfalcone
Isonzo
Lere
Carinthian
Fassa
Preva
Kerm
Karfreit
Dobreczin Honved
Ploeken
Berlin
Lugano
Switzerland
Morgen Post
Frugones
Fear investment of Pola prompts Austrian troop redeployment
The Austrians fear Italian sea and land advances on Pola through cut rail links linking Istria to the mainland. Troops move north from Pola to slow the Italian push, noncombatants evacuate to Fiume, and underground storage of gunpowder and ammunition is expanded. Officials brace for possible siege aided by Anglo French naval power.
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NEW York Times
Rome
London Daily News
Pola
Istrian
Fiume
Austrian Air and Sea Raid Hits Monopol and Bari
Austrian war activity reported by the War Office says on June 19 a torpedo boat bombarded a tank and harbor buildings at Monopol. Bari and Brindisi suffered air bombing impacts as warships shelled targets along the coast.
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Monopol
Bari
Brindisi
Vienna
London
War Office
Railway Stations at Bari and Brindisi Damaged in Bombardment
Railway stations at Bari and Brindisi damaged by bombardment from our naval planes. Some facilities affected and transit disrupted as operations resume.
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Bari
Brindisi
American Consul Protects Trieste Inhabitants
Special cable from Rome reports conditions in Trieste worsening with Italian shops looted and residents abducted or killed. The American Consul intervened to prevent a massacre, telegraphed Vienna's ambassador, and convened neutral consuls who threatened mass withdrawal if the government fails to ensure safety.
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New York Times
Rome
Express
Trieste
Vienna
French Postal Service Reopens Alsace Town Mail Routes
Announcement from Paris states the French Postal Service now handles mail in ninety towns and villages in Alsace restoring the names they bore forty five years ago.
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Paris
Alsace
Uel
Gas warfare horror from Ypres colonists letter
Major General Edward Stuart-Wortley, a former intimate of the Kaiser, details the German use of chlorine gas at Ypres. He describes gas asphyxiation, drifting across trenches, causing intense pain, eye and lung injuries, and prolonged death while doctors struggle to aid victims. He condemns German methods as barbaric and inhumane.
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Edward Stuart-Wortley
France
Stuart-Wortley
William
England
Jtampshire
Ypres
Fires of war speech denounces Germany at recruiting meeting
Rudyard Kipling warns at Southport gathering that Germany seeks world domination and will impose terror if victorious. He accuses Berlin of premeditated crimes against civilians and calls for unwavering allied resolve and continued sacrifice to defeat the war machine.
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Hic
Germany
Belgium
United States of America
Cameronia Tries to Ram a Submarine
An eyewitness aboard the Union Castle liner Llandovery Castle reports a German submarine sighting off Cape Finisterre near the Spanish coast. The periscope was seen from stern to port before the sub dived and was unable to close the chase as the ship accelerated away.
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Kinnaird
Mersey
Ireland
Mr. Gerlach
Yonker
Sweet, Orr & Co
New York
Union Castle
Llandovery Castle
Liverpool
South Africa
Cape Finisterre
Maral
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York
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Fecal
Kingdoma
Tion
Fis
Erlin
French War Office
Chazelles
Ento
Emy
Gonne
Vienne Je
Binarville
Alsace and Lorraine
Chagelles
Mt Bonhommmne
Uassault
Honhomme
Metgeral
Order-in- Council
King George
Musicales
Aeolian Hall
Gladys Lester
Langdon Matthews
Club
Wingt
A. F. Lachmund
Aeolian Vocalion
THE
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West 42Nd Street
Gen
the Kaiser
Kipling
Ing
Southport
Rudyard Kipsins
Atlantic
See Ner
Andrew Usher & CO
Edinburgh
Cameronia
Keuffel & Esser Co
Hoboken
Meyster
Som
Turner
Turner Construction Co
Phoenix
David Ste Brocr
Ae. - Casis
Kolynos
Kolynos Company
New Haven
Conn
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Chambers Street
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