Italians Advance Toward Trieste In Isonzo Fight
London May 27 Italians drove toward Trieste in a major Isonzo sector operation between Jamiano and the coast. They cut the Monfalcone line northeast of San Giovanin, seized high ground near Medenska, and advanced to the Palliora Valley head, advancing the line from Mount Guceo to Hill 36. More than 1,200 Austrians were captured and eleven field guns taken. The drive aimed to threaten Duino, with Italian gains shaping the southern Camp front and approaching the Austrian line on the Carso.
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London
Trieste
Jamiano
San Giovann
Medensza
Wights
Palliora
Isonzo
Mount Guceo
Cadorna
Crnce Ernetitadema
Duino
Carso
Mermaca
Gradisen
Malfalcone
Davno
Victor
Vienna
Cetagnaviers
Il Hur
Third
Poles Fail to Agree Dissolve Council in Poland
London dispatch reports the Polish Council of State failing to gain confidence and seeking support from Austrian governments for dissolution. The message hints at a unified motion and mentions possible honor to Arch bishop, with Berlin and Amsterdam sources cited.
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London
Viehange
Germans in U S Start Fight for Republic at Home
A New York movement by Socialist leaders forms the Friends of the German Republic to aid a German republican uprising. A provisional committee HQ at 140 East Nineteenth Street aims to spread revolutionary propaganda among Germans in the United States and in Germany. The appeal cites rumors of upheaval in Germany and echoes the Russian revolution to urge action for a democratic republic.
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America
Germany
New York
Socialist Party
United States
Friends of the German Republic
East Nineteenth Street
J. Koostigen
Russia
Ledebour
Scheidemann
Workers of
Petrograd Council of Workmen’s
Ing
Friends of the
German Republic
German Empire
Austrian Ruler to Wage War In Parliament on Autocracy
Copenhagen May 27 The Austrian parliament signals a shift from wartime dictatorship toward constitutional government. The young Emperor seeks rule with consent of the governed, aiming to reconcile nationalist factions for Reichsrat cooperation. Tisza and Burian's autocratic symbols face challenge as tensions rise overHungarian crisis and opposition figures.
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Copenhagen
Hungary
Tisea
Burian
Reichsrat
Reischrat
Klosatsch
Klonatch
Clam Martinic
Vienna
Hamburg
Lremdenblatt
Count Tisza
Baron von Hussarek
Baron Burian to Resign Seen by Budapest Paper
Continent dispatches report Austro Hungarian Finance Minister Baron Burian plans to resign. The piece ties his move to strains in Austria Germany relations and notes wider political shifts including Count Tisza's fall and Empress Zita’s peace efforts. It cites German officials traveling to Vienna and Czernin’s alleged mission to prevent further Austro German separation.
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Lendon
Nema
Baron Burian
Austria
Germany
Pester Hirli Peat
Count Tisza
Hungary
Charles
Zita
Heliferich
Fore
Count Czprnin
Count von Reventlow
Tageszeitung
Count Czernin
Broker Ends Life After Rejection at Plattsburg Camp
Walter M. Scheftel a former New York broker and Stock Exchange member came to Lake Placid after being declared unfit for officers training at Plattsburg. He shot himself early yesterday as attendants watched. He died almost instantly from two head wounds. The tragedy follows weeks of distress from his rejection and breakdown.
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Walter M. Scheftel
New York
The
Stock Exchange
Lake Placid
Plattsburg
Schettel
Champlain Valley Hospital
Platteburg
Broker
Lake Placid Club
Censor Rules Block Peace Talks and U Boat Acts
Censorship bars comments on Allied differences while debate over peace terms and U Boat actions is silenced. Officials insist secrecy shields plans, prompting concern over scope and transparency in wartime diplomacy.
Denman Backs Goethals Speech Fight And Cargo Plan
Washington May 27 A long list of wartime news rules issued by the Bureau of Information aims to bar certain stories. George Creel pushed voluntary adoption but the President urged a censorship law, delaying formal approval as Congress weighs the issue. The press notes past suppressions deemed potentially useful to the enemy.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
New “Bureau of Information
Bureau of Censorship
George Creel
Webb
House Judiciary Committee
Resd
Dangerous Matter and Government Censorship Rules
The article cites objections to State Department explanations on censorship during wartime, detailing rules to avoid news that could aid the enemy. It lists prohibited naval, military, and diplomatic items, and notes the Shipping Board's push to build ships amid German submarine threats. Denman defends unity and rejects claims of discord between General Goethals and the board.
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State Department
Germany
Department of State
United States
England
Washington
General Goethals
Shipping Board
Denman
Goethals
New York
Committees
Congress
Steel Trust
Mr. Denman
German Empire
Berlin
Treasury
Panama
Panama Canal
Berlin Plans Deportations Continue From Belgium
Havre May 27 A Belgian deportation program persists as a census is begun for women and girls along with men The Germans insist deportations paused but Mons city orders 600 young men to German barracks by noon next day with clothing shoes and provisions The city faces a 200 mark penalty for each shortfall
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Havre
Belgium
Gemans
Mons
Germans Kill Two Women as Spies for Carrying Letters
Geneva reports detail the execution of two women named Mme Pfeister and her daughter at Mulhouse after they admitted smuggling letters from Alsatian families to Swiss relatives. The act was framed by the publisher La Suisse as a simple, nonpolitical act.
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Geneva
Mulheusen
Red Or
Newepaper Adda
British Support American Plan to Bottle Up U-Boats
Reports from London on the sinking of the Spanish steamer C de Elzaguirre with 48 passengers and 85 crew missing. Survivors endured hours at sea after the vessel broke in two, while the Spanish consul at Colombo is among the missing. A later official note confirms some survivors but leaves origin and full crew status unclear.
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London
C. de Elzaguirre
Reuter
di Patch
Colombo
Ceylon
C. de Eizaguirre
C. de Essaguirre
Madrid cheers Entente as U S entry into war looms
In Madrid on May 27 a large pro Allies rally gathered at Plaza de Toros with about 100 supporters. Flags and banners commemorated torpedoed Spanish vessels as Miguel Unamuno lauded Allied aims and a call was made for Spain to declare sympathy for the Allies. Some disorder and a gunfire incident occurred near Alejandro Lerroux. police detained several demonstrators.
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Madrid
Plaza de Turcs
Progressive
Spain
Miguel Unamuno
Salamanca University
Alejandro Lerroux
Begona Sunk, Spanish Premier Announces Loss
Spanish Premier May Marquis Prieto announced today that the steamship Begona has been sunk. The report frames the loss as a maritime disaster amid ongoing tensions and asserts the vessel's demise occurred at sea.
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Madrid
Marquis Prieto
Begona
Allied Air Squadron Raids Enemy Posts on Belgian Coast
Allied air units of British French and Belgian crews bombed German defences at Heyat Blanckenberghe and Zeebrugge on the Belgian coast. Explosions were observed as raids followed Dover Folkestone casualties and French air force sorties bombed Laon Colmar and Lissonne. Berlin reports Allied losses and British claims of downed machines.
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Belgian
London
Dover
Folkestone
Heyat
Blanckenberghe
Zeebrugge
Amsterdam
Bruges
Berlin
Voas Wins
Arran
Trapping Submarines In North Sea Urged As Allied Task
The article urges nations to shut the submarine in the North Sea or bar the Straits of Otranto. It calls for energy and initiative, using trial resources and powers not already tied to other war efforts. It notes obstacles and lack of a single responsible actor, stressing the United States as a creditor nation ready to undertake a major allied task.
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United States
America
North Sea
Straits of Otranto
Zaghlel Channel
Denmark
Norway
North
Hmit
England
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Bureau of Information
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