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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1915
Page
10
London’s The Globe notes Holland faces danger and responsibility as Belgium’s fate links to hers. With war’s early hours, the Netherlands protects its trade and wary of German risks, fearing annexation would compel drastic steps despite strong national resolve.
The alliance pushes wartime press controls as France and Germany plan manpower. Richard reports troops being trained abroad and cautions on public sentiment. An auto telegraph dispatch from Berlin says Germans age forty are being prepared, fueling fears of increased conscription and censorship. The publication of material deemed to interfere with war efforts is being strictly regulated.
Lord Crewe will temporarily assume the Foreign Secretary duties as Grey rests his eyes for a short period. The transfer of responsibilities comes amid a temporary withdrawal from routine duties as the government reorganizes the foreign affairs role for a brief spell.
Italian troops push from multiple directions into Trentino as Cortina and Ampeso Valley fall. Monfalcone shipyards damaged by destroyer flotilla, Pola air raid and night bombings reported. King Victor Emmanuel personally directed actions at Monte Baldo amid intense fighting near Rovereto and along the Adige front.
In Bucharest on May 31, about 20 000 Romanians demonstrated, led by M Fulie Jonereo and M Filipesco, greeting Italy’s entry into the war with loud cheers before the Italian Legation. An ex minister Affetraci spoke, urging Allied victory and recognizing Romanian and Italian stakes in possible joint campaigns.
Austrians show great strength with vigorous Thursday and Friday attacks along the front from Dolina to the Dniester marshes. Russians countered along the Semnyviten and Logien rivers, capturing prisoners as Austrians purportedly hold the left bank section. Germans attempt a final push in Galicia before redeploying troops to Italy.
Petrograd reports the San River battle turning in Russia’s favor with 19,000 prisoners taken between May 12 and 24. Austrian and German claims of progress are dismissed as “no serious engagement” elsewhere on the eastern front. July fronts around the Dniester and Lubaczowka see renewed fighting and Russian advances, with heavy losses for the enemy and captives exceeding seven thousand along multiple sectors.
In May 1919 report Russians maintain lines along the Dniester Marshes defending the main railway from Preemys Lemberg. German attacks after a week of fighting gain small trench sections but are driven back. several assaults reach Russian first lines and stall near wire entanglements as German forces attempt to link eastern advances with northwest flanking moves.
Brooklyn broker Peter Duncan Milloy cites reports that the battleship Queen Elizabeth was sunk in the Dardanelles three weeks earlier. He says a Canadian colonel friend confirmed the loss via a London cable, with hospital and hotel sightings reproduced in newspapers.
London May 31 heavy fighting on Gallipoli peninsula ends in rout of Turkish attackers. Turkish casualties said to exceed two thousand, British bases three hundred. Official statement describes May 28 actions at Dardanelles with counterattacks recapturing trenches, Turkish support lines surrendering, and French forces making gains on the left. Night of the 20th Turkish assaults fail to press gains. Further notes claim French position hits and reinforced trenches.
Cable report from London cites Guglielmo Marconi telling a Tribune correspondent that he will depart for Italy on Wednesday. He notes no definite plans beyond the travel, with remarks framed as a cautious statement about U S involvement in any immediate conflict.
Signor says he will be ranked upon arrival and will work to organize Italy’s wireless telegraphy. He praises the Italian field and naval systems as highly efficient and expects great results. He predicts Trellan army will surprise the world and that Italy’s entry will shorten the war, while doubting American entry despite Germany’s response to the Laytania note.
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