German Chancellor Hertling Breaks Off Wilson Peace Talk
In the Reichstag Hertling renounced further discussion of President Wilson's four peace principles. He argued the world must avoid misinterpreting Germany's stance and asserted resolve to defend the empire, while warning against peace terms seen as weakness. Debates echoed fear abroad of concessions and isolation tactics.
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Count von Hertling
Reichstag
Dsate
von Kuehlmann
League of Nations
Count von Hersling
Germany
Wilon
Wiln
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America
Finland
Black Sea
German Foreign Policy Speech Spurs Mixed Reactions Across Press
The Reuters summary notes Secretary von Kuehlmann’s address as outlining German aims while urging concessions to allow debtor states like Romania to pay. German papers praise steps toward conciliation yet warn that the speech signals no surrender of vital interests, drawing varied calls for recognition of Germany’s territory and the restoration of colonies. Local papers in Berlin and London debate implications for peace prospects and continued war.
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Germany
Freign
von Kuehlmann
Reichstag
Owlnische Volkszltung
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Great Britain
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Terday
Lokal-Anseiger
Kreuz Zeitung
Kuehlmann Speech Uneasy Kaiser Reflected in Paris Press
Paris newspapers reproach Dr. von Kuehlmann for repeating war origin lies and question the Kaiser’s praise of himself after foreseeing war. The Petit Journal notes his supposed imprudence while Echo de Paris links Allied economic pressure to Germany’s political anger, reflecting uneasy German leadership and a charged public mood.
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Germany
Reichstag in uproar after Germany cannot win by force
Paris dispatch reports Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann saying Germany cannot be certain to win the war by force of arms. The remark caused an indescribable sensation in the Reichstag with a stormy debate. Right members reacted with consternation as pan Germanist voices were interrupted by the Left. Geneva reports exchanges on Berlin and Vienna weakened the speech reception. The mark fell 2.60 and the crown 1.05 while Allied exchange remained firm.
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Ludendorff
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Reichstag
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Petit Journal
Geneva
Berlin
Vienna
Allied Exchange
Aims of Kuehlmann Seen in London as Sign of Weakness
London papers quote Dr. von Kuehlmann addressing the Reichstag and noting Germany cannot settle the war by military means. The Daily Telegraph highlights his brief remarks on military prospects and peace, calling it a confession of weakness.
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London
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Reichstag
von Kuehl- Teann
Daily Telegraph
Germany
Caproni Plans Cross Sea Flight Plane Offer
The Aerovino of America said Lieutenant Belloni of the Royal Italian Flying Corps told Alan Hawley Caproni could build or send a suitable aeroplane for a transatlantic test. The Aero Club asked Caproni to quote if he would supply or construct a plane for the trial in the United States. A London firm asked for cost estimates to ship saccharine to London by air to aid the Red Cross amid sugar shortages.
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Belloni
Royal Italian Flying Corps
Alan R. Hawley
Caproni
Gia
United States
Washington
Aero Club
Monsanti Chemical Works
London
Red Cross Fund
England
New U. S. Line Cuts Time to Chile 9 Days
The first American steamship assigned by the Shipping Board to the New York Valparaiso route has arrived in Chile, cutting passage from 27 to 18 days. Chilean Foreign Minister Daniel Feliu sent a cable of gratitude to Secretary McAdoo, praising the U S effort to sustain the direct line. The service is the first in a global plan to run weekly passenger voyages to cities across South America and beyond.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
New York
Valparaiso
McAdoo
Daniel Feliu
Republic
Chile
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Montevideo
Buenos Ayres
Curreas
South America
Culombia
Ecuador
Peru
Mexico
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Honduras
Costa Ries
England Tries To Discredit Irish Unity Plan
Dublin reports John Dillon told United Irish League a Catholic Church and Nationalist support would not come unless Irishmen govern their own country. He urged an all Ireland conference next autumn to seek national unity and warned the government uses Sinn Féin methods to discredit the Irish race.
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Nationalist Party
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United Irish League
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Sinn Féin
Big Gun Battle Rages in France in June Front Fires
Allied armies in France and Belgium conduct sharp local fighting and raids in Flanders and Picardy. French troops raid north of Grivesnes near Montdidier, taking prisoners and inflicting enemy losses. Twenty two German planes shot down and three balloons burned. Allied squadrons dropped over seventeen tons of explosives on cantonments and aviation grounds. British fliers active amid ongoing artillery bombardment along the Picardy front.
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Somme
Montdidier
Grivesnes
French War Office
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Grippe Epidemic Delays German Offensive Plans
Influenza spreads along the German front delaying operations. More soldiers are sent to hospital as cases rise, with special units and rear hospitals established to contain the disease. The Spanish type illness is blamed on returning soldiers and city conditions hinder treatment.
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London
Berlin
British Continue Raids On Lines Near the Somme
British raiders press along the lines between Flanders and the Somme as French and Belgian troops harass the enemy. In one raid twenty one prisoners plus ten machine guns were captured southwest of Arras and from the Scarpe river area six prisoners taken. Allied bombardments on British trenches occur at varying lengths, appearing as rehearsals. The German retaliation seems weak west of Bailleul after months of British gains.
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Bailleul
Costa Rica Provisional Presidency Earns Ex Presidents Support
The Provisional government announces a sixty day plan to elect a constitutional congress after San Jose meeting on March 18 1917. Ex presidents and local leaders back the move, pledging to uphold the people's will and a new constitution while Tinoco’s term faces scrutiny amid wartime tensions and German influence.
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San Jose
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Duran
Gonzalez
Tate
Hale
State Department
Belloc analyzes Austro Hungarian retreats at Piave
Hilaire Belloc reports from London on Austro Hungarian retreat after crossing the Piave noting small prisoner losses relative to wounded and high enemy casualties. He argues German pauses in France reflect reorganization delays and questions why Rheims attack failed, suggesting political motives behind planning.
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Piave
Mand
Asiago
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Rheims
Costa Rica Turmoil Over Tinoco War Policy Debates
The piece recounts turmoil around President Tinoco in Costa Rica during World War I, including arrests tied to German propaganda, testimony by German agent Juan Kumpel, and a State Department official present at hearings. It covers congressional divisions pro and anti Allies, anti Yankee rhetoric, and Tinoco's 1918 war declaration against Germany amid a pro-German revolt led by Valenciano, Volio, and Guardia before suppression.
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Juan Kumpel
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Wilson
State Department
Fitzpatrick
Stewart Johnson
Kumpel
Costa Rca
Vincente Castro
Germany
Congress
Solomon Valenciano
Jorge Volio
Mariano Guardia
Conzalez
Krupps
Pelix
Pesce
Republic
British Ship Losses In May Lowest Yet
In May British shipping losses totaled 224 000 tons, far below the 974 000 tons recorded in May last year. Naval writer Archibald S Hurd notes many submarines were destroyed and the foe paid a higher price per ton. Despite vigorous German sea defense, overall losses were diminished.
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London
Archibald S. Hurd
Daily Telegraph
British Airmen Bomb Towns East of Rhine
British aerial squadrons raided eastern Rhine towns on June 2 and 25. Targets included Saarbrucken Offenburg Karlsruhe and Saarbrucken engine sheds and factories. Losses: two bombers shot down, two forced to land. Allies report ten tons of bombs dropped, weather hindered artillery observation, ten enemy planes destroyed, four driven down, seven Allies missing.
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War Office
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