We are not prepared for war says commentator
The piece argues the United States is unprepared in land sea and air, citing army shortfalls of 227000 men, inadequate naval and aviation assets, and deficient defenses from Panama to Alaska. It criticizes Congress for slow military planning and notes shortages of planes pilots and training. It warns of potential attacks from East or West and urges rapid strengthening.
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Switzerland
Patton
Pao
West Palas
Anna- Polis
United States
Congress
Henry G. Lodge
Massachusetts
Cittox
Panama Canal
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Atan
Iaipiog
Setre
Ny Edissa
Japan
China
Dutch East Indies
Germany
Helisnd
Belgium
Russia
Pinland
Italy
Alpine Guard Reinforcements Amid Alpine Front Tension
Rome May 13. Italian sources report Mussolini ordered reinforcement of the Littorio line along the western Alpine frontier facing France with 1250 men. Anti Allied sentiment surfaced in student demonstrations where 509 policemen protected embassies, while Catholic sources noted closures of English and Scottish seminaries and the Belgian seminary. Reports on fresh reservists were unconfirmed, and authorities disputed foreign news sale prohibitions. Mussolini supervised Littoral One improvements and piloted a bombing mission, as fascist press avoided direct war talk over Mediterranean contraband.
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Rome
Mary
France
Mediterranean
Vatican Losservatore Roman
Germany
Britain
Mussolini
War Roundup as Allies Thwart German Advances in Belgium
Allied forces including Belgian, British and French troops battled German motorized units along the western front. German claims reported 18,000 Dutch troops captured and the only fort seized was Eben Emael. Churchill secured a wartime mandate in Commons. French tunnels and air raids disrupted traffic, with German and Allied losses mounting as the invasion intensified across the Low Countries and Norway.
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Zuider Zee
Belgium
Adolf Hitler
Shen Emael i
Britain
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
War Front Arrows Show Nazi Advances Across Europe
British and French reports detail heavy Luftwaffe activity with Nazi gains in Holland Belgium and the Netherlands. Allied losses are cited alongside captured territory new Cabinet ministers under Churchill and mass roundups of Germans and Austrians. the high command claims allied ships damaged while a 35 000 ton transport is destroyed.
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Amersfoort
Ehren
Holland
Amsterdam
Britain
Netherlands
Germany
Winston Churchill
Eabor
Werbert Morison
Scotland Yard
North Sea
Swiss Air Patrols Warily Patrol Frontier in Action
300000 Swiss forces ready for action as Swiss air force patrols the frontier and chases a foreign bomber which landed in its own country. German troop movements north of Switzerland prompt heightened state mobilization while plans for a major Army Day at the Texas State Fair feature Secretary of War Harry Woodring and army officials.
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Babel
Switzerland
Shert
Mars
Swix Soll
South
Texas
Harry Woodring
Weather summary with rainfall and city reports
A dense weather bulletin lists total 24 hour precipitation 0 inches since January and notes a monthly rainfall total of 7.52 inches. It includes moonrise and moonset times for Tuesday, tide times, wind direction changes around midday, and widespread Cloudy or Clear conditions across numerous cities from Charleston to Anchorage with various temperature and humidity readings. The report aggregates numerous city weather observations in a single, compact entry.
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Eele
Wenesday
Moon Phare
Avansax Pass
Ueht
Parachutists and reprisals shape Berlin war notes
Berlin reports warn that for every German parachute trooper killed ten captured French soldiers will be shot in reprisals under international law. Berlin accuses Reynaud of lies about uniforms and disguises as parachute troops, while Washington delivers a note to the four belligerent powers.
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Germany
United States
Sweden
Spain
Switzerland
Reynaud
Herr Reynaud
Washington
Ington
State Department
Holland Queen Flees to London
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands arrives in London with Princess Juliana and two young daughters Beatrix and Irene. The royal family is met by the Earl of Harewood. a communique confirms the arrivals and notes Beatrix and Irene accompany Juana. The infant Irene’s name chosen for peace amid the current European war.
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Wilhelmina of the
Netherlands
England
The
For
Gion
Juana
Beatrix
Irene
Furlong Invited to Indianapolis Memorial Dinner
W H Furlong of San Antonio was invited by Borg Warner Corporation of Chicago to attend the Inter American Highway Association annual dinner May 28 in Indianapolis prior to the 500 mile Memorial Day race.
Lusitania Sinking and Turkish Action Over War Years Ago
A 25 year old wartime note reports U S protests to Germany over the Lusitania sinking and notes a Turkish destroyer sinking the British battleship Goliath with the loss of the Goliath’s 1500 crew. Ives from Petrograd cites Rosstan Votory at Czarnowitz.
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U. S
Germany
Ives
Petrograd
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