Brusiloff Replaces Alexieff as Army Chief in Russia
General Michael Brusiloff is named to succeed Alexieff as commander in chief of the Russian armies. Gurko moves from the western front to the southwestern front to fill Brusiloff’s vacancy. Alciet? appointed to command in chief on April 15 after retirement of Grand Duke Mikhail. Brusiloff had recently offered his resignation, then withdrew it after a Petrograd conference. He earned fame in Volhynia and Galicia for breaking Austro German lines and capturing vast spoils.
Fire and Threat of Attack Scare Petrograd
Intense excitement in Petrograd as Kronstadt sailors who recently declared independence allegedly funded an attack on a Gutuyet Island part of the city. Rumors of ships heading to land to stage demonstrations followed by street meetings criticizing War Minister Kerensky. Authorities asserted the explosion and sulfur fire caused the scare and a visiting ice-breaker untied the red flag while some Kronstadt sailors claimed warships were en route.
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London
Kronstadt
Gutuyet
Kerensky
Anatolie Lafianoff
Oranienbaum
Kronstadt Warshops
Holoheviks
Ween
Sailors Fire at Gutuyet as Ice Breaker Arrives
Connell and Workmen's and Soldiers Delegates denounce officials as bourgeois. Sailors demand handing over former Emperor Nicholas. At Gutuyet a major fire, from exploding phosphorus and burning sulphur, damages nearby buildings but wounds are avoided. The Oranienbaum, flying red, docked briefly with Petrograd workers aboard.
Kerensky backs Baltic to Black Sea federation plan
Stockholm dispatch reports M. Kerensky favors a Baltic to Black Sea federation uniting Finland Estonia Livonia Courland Lithuania Poland and Ukraine to prevent Russia breaking into twenty petty republics. Proposes a center party within a seven to nine state federation with a president and cabinet. Lithuania leads support with land reform plans including confiscation of church and crown lands.
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Chicago
Stockholm
M. Kerensky
Real Teadher
Russia
Black Sea Federation
Finland
Esthenia
Livonia
Courland
Lithuania
Poland
Ukraine
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Black Sea
Baron Rosen Peace Parley Shake Up U S Plan
Baron Rosen, former Russian ambassador, asserts talks with Entente on a peace conference with Central Powers. The U S note to Russia, likely authored by President Wilson, was delivered after delay and may never be made public. State Department noncommittal on note's objective. Russia to be consulted before any publication.
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Washington
Baron Rosen
United States
Russia
Wilson
Petrograd
Rosen
Council of Workmen’s Aid
State Department
Lansing
Russia Holds U S Reply Until Allies Answer
Petrograd reports the U S rejoinder to Russia's note on the aim of the United States in the war is delayed awaiting similar replies from Great Britain France and Italy. The May 4 dispatch said the Provisional Government told Entente reps that free Russia seeks no domination nor forceful seizure of foreign lands but to establish a durable peace based on nations determining their own destinies.
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Petrograd
United States
Russia
Great Britain
France
Italy
Dumont’s Plane to Fight U Boats Reported
The pioneering aviation figure from Brazil unveiled a powerful seaplane designed to combat submarines, according to Turins Uieputch cited by Petit Journal.
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Dumont
Tare
Puntos Arement
Turins Uieputch
Petit Journal
U S Plans to Call Warships from Orient
Washington June 4 negotiations for withdrawal of American naval vessels from the Orient and transfer of policing duties in Far Eastern waters to Japan are under consideration. Informal inquiries show both governments have reached an understanding and talks will begin immediately.
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Washington
Orient
Japan
Far Eastern
Romanian Legation in U S To Be Sent to Washington
Romania plans a legation in Washington to show its stake in the European turmoil. The move follows Romania asking the United States to welcome a legation and the U S reply that it would be glad to receive. Previously only one minister represented Romania, Bulgaria, and Serbia from Bucharest.
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U.S
Washington
Vunea
Rumania
United States
Balkan
Bulgaria
Serbia
Bucharest
Romania
German Press Is Suspicious of Stockholm Plan
The Hague report notes German newspapers doubt the Stockholm Socialist conference will yield peace. Rheinische Westfalische Zeitung says Austrian Socialists serve Entente interests, while Deutsche Tageszeitung questions democratic pretenses masking national aims. Kreuzzeitung doubts progress toward peace. Koelnische Zeitung warns of traps in the conference program on Alsace Lorraine and Poland.
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the Hague
Stockholm
Rheinische Westfalische Zeitung
Deutsche Tageszeitung
Land
Kreuzzeitung
Koelnische Eitung
German Socialists Arrive in Stockholm for Peace Conference
The majority Socialists delegation led by Philip Scheidemann arrives in Stockholm seeking peace. Ebert Molkenbuhr cautions that progress may be limited but hopes the world’s peace movement endures. He notes Belgium issue may be settled at the general peace conference and questions Dutch, Dutch, and Scandinavian positions.
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Stockholm
Philip Scheidemann
Herr Molkenbuhr
Associated Press
Ebert Molkenbuhr
Belgium
Herr Molkenbhuler
British Seamen Refuse to Sail Pacifist-Loaded Vessels
London June 4 The National Seamen's and Firemen's Union votes to bar members from manning any ships carrying Pacifists to Stockholm or Petrograd. They promise to demand restitution to Allied merchant seamen for German submarine damage. Tom Mann and Councillor Wright tasked to travel to Stockholm and Petrograd representing the union. International labor figures to be met en route.
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London
National Seamen's and Firemen’s Union
Stockholm
Petrograd
Toxs
Tom Mann
Workers' Union
Wright
Newfrn
Biockholm
Seamen's and Fin'y Union
Beamer’ Ndeving
British Restrict Missions to Colonies and India
Britain imposes travel limits on missions, prohibiting visits to colonies or dependencies without special authorization. Applications must be filed with the British Embassy and await approval before entry to India or other regions.
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Washington, Sand
Dependencies
India
Austria Demands Italian Territory and Indemnity
Vienna presses for Italian land and compensation as a condition for peace talks. Czernin outlines a plan for a Russian peace without annexations, aiming to settle postwar borders and rival claims through diplomacy rather than force.
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Austria
Czernin
Public Opinion in Austria-Hungary and Spy Plot Unfolds
An Austro-Hungarian Foreign Office dispatch summarizes Czernin’s peace stance and asks for Albania autonomy, a Balkan customs union, and Italian protections as part of territorial aims. Separate reports detail a wireless mail plot involving German agents in New York, with arrests of Perissi, Bonaparte, Melchor, and others. bail set and hearings scheduled.
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Austrian Telegraphic Correspondence Bureau
Moskchy
Count Czernin
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Serbia
Montenegro
Loveden
Albania
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Correspondence Bureau
Austro-Hungarian Foreign Omce
Trentino
Vienna
Avatria-Hungary
Danube
Germans Seek Use Of U S Money As Trouble Fund
The Federal Reserve Board warned member banks at the State Department’s request that German interests in Latin America seek to obtain American funds to foment trouble. Banks should scrutinize transfers to neutral European countries and Mexican or Latin American accounts for suspicious activity, reporting any concerns to the Fed. Trust companies and allied firms are urged to cooperate in preventing covert financing for enemies.
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Washington
State Department
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve System
Latin America
Atlantic
Mexico
United States
Ne Well Ay Express
Death Faces Men Held If Evidence Shows They Told Berlin
Four men arrested in New York face possible military trial under Article 8A of the Articles of War. The case rests on whether authorities can prove they informed Berlin about a flotilla. The Department of Justice or the War Department oversee the origins of the prosecution and jurisdiction.
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Flotilla
Washington
New York
Department of Justice
United States
Meneral
Ormy & Military Commission
War Department
Germany
Elkus Praises Turks For Their Courtesy
Renue, Switzerland June 4 Abram J Elkus former American Ambassador to Turkey said Turkish critics treated him courteously during the latter part of his stay. They made his journey comfortable providing drawing room and sleeping cars for himself and party to the Swiss frontier. A Turkish officer accompanied the ambassador to the frontier as only about forty or fifty remain in Constantinople Elkus
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Switzerland
Abram J. Elknes
Turkey
United States
Associated Pyees
Constantinopl Elkus
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