Austrians Seize Three More Peaks in Tyrol Offensive
Austro-Hungarian forces report 30 388 Italians captured in two weeks with 694 officers and 298 cannons. In Tyrol the drive pushed Italians from Gallio and Monte Baldo and Monte Fiora are now under Austrian control. Archduke Frederick vows continued attacks as Italian air raids strike Italian targets.
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Avingo
Arsiero
Vienna
Tyrol
Asingo
Gal- Vio
Monte Baldo
Monte Fiora
Assa
Punta Corbin
Posina
Monte Priafors
Bettile
Giorgio
Dinogara
Vagusa
al- Banja
Aviona
Archduke Fred
Itill
Austria-Hungary
Warrington Torpedo Boat Destroyer Damaged by Breakwater
The torpedo boat destroyer Warrington struck a submerged breakwater at Rockport during a speed trial. A hole opened in the port bow and the vessel was towed to Boston for drydock repairs. Pumps checked flooding, but propellers and main shaft components were damaged beyond repair. A board of inquiry was appointed by Captain W. R. Rush.
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Warrington
Boston
Rockport
Navy Yard
W. R. Rush
Ferency
Jenkins
British advance in German East Africa reaches Nikochani
General Smuts reports a British column moving along the Panagni River has reached the south end of the Egare Mountains and located German forces near Nikochani in a fortified position on a narrow neck between the mountains and the river.
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London
German East Africa
Smuts
Panagni
Egare
Nikochani
Germans Press Forward at Chattancourt in WWI Battle
German forces pushed toward Chattancourt and Cumieres during heavy fighting east of Dead Man Hill and near Neuve Chapelle. Allied troops resisted with counterattacks to reclaim ground as Germans reported capturing prisoners and matériel on the Meuse front.
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Dead Man Hill
Cumi@res
Caurettes Wood
Cumiéres
Chattancourt
Meuse
Neuve Chapelle
Cumieres
Courettes Wood
Britain poised to meet invasion as Churchill inquiry urged
London May 11 Parliament debated Earl Kitchener’s salary and Colonel Churchill's critique of war policy. Asquith warned invasion remains possible, vows checks on manpower and rifle shortages, praising Kitchener’s leadership while noting past criticisms. Churchill urged a small committee to examine unaccounted troops and language training for Asian and African forces.
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London
Earl Kitchener
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Axquith
Asquith
Churchill
Lord Kitchener
George
Ilbl
Hehame
Reichstag rejects Wilson mediation amid German peace debate
In Berlin May 31 Dr Stresemann and others argued President Wilson cannot mediate peace for Germany amid Allied pressures. Stresemann claimed a public majority would reject Wilson as mediator while parties clashed over peace terms and neutral guarantees. In London Prime Minister replied that no new terms from Germany offered safety for Entente aims.
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Berlin
Gustav Tional Liberal
Stresemann
Wilson
Germany
Switzerland
Ger
Herr von Graefe
United States
Karl Helfferich
Eduard Davis
Peple
Geremany
Herr Hirst
Arthur Markham
von Bethmann- Hollweg
Europe
Edward Grey
Arthur
Traiier
New super Zeppelin fires air torpedo in test flight
Paris reports describe a 750 foot long airship seen in trial flights in Romanshorn with 54 000 cubic metres capacity, seven motors, four armored gondolas, machine guns and bomb dropping gear. It weighs forty tons and can rise to 15000 feet with long range. A separate dispatch says a Zeppelin descending near Veles reportedly struck trees and was destroyed.
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Paris
Zurich
Romanshorn
Veles
Satonica
Rival Irish Leaders Shake Hands In Pact
Nationalists and Ulstermen reached a cordial agreement amid hopes for Irish negotiations. Home Secretary Herbert L. Samuel travels to Dublin to oversee rebuilding and compensation for revolt-damaged properties as Lloyd George hints at future House of Commons remarks.
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London
Herbert L. Samuel
Dublin
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Glasgow Herald
Manchester Guardian
Germans seize 195 neutral ships since 1914
London reports 195 neutral vessels from Scandinavian countries have been captured by Germany and taken into German ports since October 1914. Finance Secretary Thomas J. Macnamara told the House of Commons in a six day session about the losses and overall impact on Allied shipping.
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London
United Kingdom
Thomas J. Macnamara
The
Admiralty
House of Commons
Warship in Red Sea Bombards Sinai Corrupted OCR
An official Constantinople bulletin reports Red Sea naval actions near Sinai with torpedo boat and air attacks. Bombs dropped on Smyrna area wounded several, while El Arish and El Ar, areas faced bombing and gunfire. Turkish forces reported advances toward Geniert and Petrograd-mapped fronts amid broader regional fighting.
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Smyrna
Houven
Constantinople
Krish
Sinai Peninsula
Perna
Ishrkiah Beroplanen
el Arish
Oghnote
Margubazar
Dvnr-Bekr
Intest
Petrograd
Turi
Geniert
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American Relief Committee
James W. Gerard
American Auxiliary Committee
Charles S. Whitman
State of
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John Purroy Mitchel
New York City
John D. Crimmins
East 42d St
Henry R. Hoyt
BO McClellan
Morgan J. Obrien
Mrs. F. Ashton DE Peyster
Henry S. Pritchett
Carnegie Foundation
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William A. Taylor
Charlemagne Tower
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Chicago
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John S. Miller
James SH. Hammond
Pittsburgh
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Frank B. Willis
Ohio
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Cincinnati
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Baltimore
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North Dakota
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