War News Briefs From The Week
Sixteen people including women were executed by Germans in East Flanders Belgium on espionage suspicions. The Santa Anna sunk after a May 11 torpedo strike with 2 150 aboard, 1 512 saved. Czecho Slovak forces seized Samuranosto Nicolaevsk in Siberia and formed a provisional government. Austrian battleships Wien and Braherzog Ferdinand reportedly sunk. British raid at Zeebrugge trapped many German ships. Sacking of hospitals and consulates in Tabriz reported as act of war. Kiev revolt expands toward Poltava and Chernihiv with 40 000 peasants armed. General Crowder orders 8 976 draftees to training. IRS clarifies ICC rate authority remains. Income tax receipts near 1 100 000 000. 1 225 000 000 to be collected. War state resolution against Bulgaria and Turkey offered in House. Senate Army bill allows Slavic volunteer legion abroad. Wilson proclaims stock yards under license from June 2. Senate passes huge pension bill. Wilson signs order to empower emergency fleet corporation to take over shipping, to be dissolved after war.
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Tabriz
Persia
Turkey
United States
Bulgaria
Russia
Railway Authority Announces Express Merger Under State Control
The railway administration issued a formal announcement that the express merger is under government control. Affected companies include Wells Fargo Adams American and Southern.
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Railway Administration
Wells Fargo, Adams, American and Southern
Wreck at Ivanhoe Kills Many as Circus Tragedy Strikes
A Michigan Central train crashed into the Hagenbeck Wallace circus special at Ivanhoe Indiana, killing eighty five and injuring many. Fire followed the wreck and burns caused most deaths.
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Michigan Central
Ivanhoe
Ind
Rioting in Vienna and stalled prisoner exchange talks
The State Department reported no progress in prisoner exchange talks with Germany due to communication failures. In Vienna, mobs attacked bakeries and the premier’s residence amid bread ration protests. Over 100,000 workers at Volcan arsenal and Warschalowski airplane works walked out. Bishop John N. McCormick was gassed with American troops in France. Private messages hint peace demonstrations in Berlin Hamburg and Cologne with worker deaths and arrests.
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Vienna
London
Amsterdam
Hofburg
Imperial Palace
Volcan
Warschalowski
Zurich
John N. McCormick
Western Michigan Episcopal Diocese
France
Grand Rapids
Mich
Stockholm
Berlin
Hamburg
Cologne
London Morning Post
Austro German Offensive in Italy Stalled Despite Massive Assault
The Italian defense under King Victor Emmanuel halted the Austro-Hungarian push from Asiago to the Brenta and Venice. Despite crossings at the Piave, the Austrians failed to break through, with heavy losses and shattered bridges. American aviators aided, while unrest grows in the empire and a new draft age extension looms as Crowder and Baker push for broader mobilization.
Piave River Front Battles Raze Austrian Forces
Reports from Washington and Rome describe a major Allied push along the Piave with 45 000 Austrian prisoners taken and large stores captured. Italian and American units press the line from Montello to San Dona di Piave as Austrians retreat, leaving behind cannons and suffering heavy losses.
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Montelio
Nouth
Plave
Raffaele Gariiel
Milan Secolo
Montello
Une
Candela
San Dona di Pave
Dosses
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Tehernigov
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Wilson
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Congress
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Food Administration Grain Corporation
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Pensacola, Fla
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W. A. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Curtiss Airplane and Motor Corporation
Andrew T. McNamara
International Machinists’ Union
Adolphus Busch III
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August A. Busch
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
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Minn
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British Air Ministry
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Harbin
Semenoff
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