Russian Offensive Holds Galling Edge In Galicia
Austro German forces in Galicia retreat to defense as Russian staff reports counterattacks and slight gains on the lower San. In Constantinople Turkish reports claim Palenk I Deria gunboat sunk by submarine with two killed. A Bucharest dispatch notes the Panteleimon armored ship sunk in the Black Sea with 1,400 men.
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Bucharest
Black Sea
Petrograd
London
Galicia
Lower San
Constantinople
Wirless
Berlin
Palenk-I-Deria
Sayville
Today
Panteleimon
Teutonig ships prize of war and Adriatic attack details
London reports Germany declares war on Italy and recalls Ambassador von Buelow. Austrian German ships in Italian ports valued over 20 million dollars become prizes of war. Austrian navy attacks along the Adriatic are repelled by Italian forces with brief bombardment and aerial actions.
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Teutonig
Rome
Paris
Italy
Italian War Office
Havas
Adriatic
Venice
Aerop
Porto Cotwe
Ancona
Barletta
Gesi
Prince von Buelow
Berlin
Moses lauds "Our President" at Memorial Day service
A National Memorial Day ceremony at Government Street Christian church honored veterans. Rabbi A G Moses of Government Street Temple praised the president while stressing immigration limits debated in Roosevelt and Taft administrations and reaffirmed America's duty to defend foundational ideals of equality and rights.
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First Christian’ Church
Government Street Christian Church
Roosevelt
Taft
Moses
Dr. Moses
United States
Pan American Finance Conference Opens With Peace Message
President Wilson, at the Pan American financial conference, urged the Americas to show the world the path of peace through mutual use and "handsome rivalry" that avoids aggression. Delegates from eighteen nations heard his call for greater shipping, Pan American trade, and new routes, with government action if private capital lags.
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Washington
Wilson
Americas
Tokios Meet Attacks Cabinet Over China Talks
At meetings in Tokio and Kobe opposition speakers denounced the cabinet for failed negotiations with China and urged renewed efforts on issues such as Japanese advisers in affairs and control of railways. They argued a new treaty would foster friendship and peace between Japan and China.
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Tokio
Kobe
China
Japan
Loange Sea Party
Visitors of the Governor Advance Suggestions for Encouraging Immigration
Clement Acker of Baltimore, representing the Southern Settlement and Development Association, met Governor Henderson in Montgomery to discuss immigration push. He was joined by Terry T. Grier, Montgomery Chamber of Commerce president, secretary Bruce Kennedy, Mrs. Thomas M. Owen, and other chamber members.
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Montgomery
Ala
Clement 8. Acker
Baltimore
Southe Settlement and Development Association
Henderson
Acker
Terry T. Grier
Montgomery Chamber of Commerce
Bruce Kennedy
Thomas M. Owen
Chamber of Commerce
Highway Commission to Pass on Contracts at Meeting Thursday
Alabama highway commission members will hold a special session Thursday to approve contracts and handle routine business. Chairman R. E. Spragin called the meeting in Huntsville. The regular session next month will review the annual report by state highway engineer W. S. Keller. Members include Spragin, Craft, Smith, Atkins and Mitchard.
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Montgomery
Alf
State Highway Commission
R. E. Spragin
Huntsville
W. S. Keller
The
Highway Commission
John Craft
Mobile
Eugene
Norfolk ministers seek Navy action over Kronprinz Wilhelm beer sale
Baptist ministers of Norfolk and Portsmouth formed a committee to urge Secretary Daniels to stop Sunday beer sales on the interned German ship Kronprinz Wilhelm. The request highlights tensions over naval policy and wartime restrictions.
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Kronprinz Wilhelm
Norfolk
Baptist Ministers of
Norfolk and
Portsamouth
Daniels
German ships at Norfolk yard kept as neutral visitors
Washington May 24 The interned German ships at the Norfolk navy yard remain in the same status as visiting friendly warships. Naval officials say the jurisdiction over them is limited to preserving U S neutrality.
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Washington
Norfolk Navy Yard
United States
Former Wilmington Mayor John J. Fowler Dies by Own Action
John J. Fowler former Wilmington mayor and police chief died by drowning in a lake in a city park. A coroner's jury ruled death by own action amid indictment on gross immorality charges. He had been despondent for several days and was last seen about 7:6? last night. Fowler's wife resides in Sumter South Carolina.
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Wilmington
N.C
John J. Fowler
Fowler
Sumter
8. C
Dent Sold to Frisco in Coast League Transfer
Atlanta announces left handed pitcher Elliiott Dent has been sold outright to the San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast League. The transfer price remains undisclosed. Dent is a right handed pitcher.
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Dent
Frisco
Atlanta
Elliiott Dent
San Francisco
Atlanta Southern Association
Emperor Francis Joseph Defends Alliance Portrait
Vienna publishes Francis Joseph manifesto accusing Italy of perfidy after breaking the alliance. He commends troops and commanders, recalls victories at Novara Mortara and Lissa, pledges defense of monarchy frontiers, and thanks his people for sacrifice. He appeals for divine blessing on their just cause.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Vienna Zeitung
Ava
Italy
Ces
Orér
Novara
Mortara
Lissa
Bardetzky
Prohdoke Albrecht
Tagetthoff
Vienna Aroused as Italy Declares War
May 24 Vienna erupts in patriotic demonstrations after Italy's declaration of war and Francis Joseph's manifesto urging devotion to the army navy and people. Crowds sing patriotic songs cheer the emperor and the monarchy while ministers and soldiers receive loud applause. The Trieste town council is dissolved by the emperor. The Narodni Politika predicts a victorious and glorious war for the monarchy with all the more certainty.
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Vienna
Amsterdam
Italy
Francis Joseph
Ttaly
Trieste
Gritz
Prague
Narodni Politaka
Germany
Gompers Quits Labor Association Over Merger Plan
Samuel Gompers resigns as president of the American Federation of Labor from the American Association for Scene with Legation. He denounces the group for backing a plan to merge the state workmen compensation commission with the state labor department, calling the merger a direct blow to organized labor and a violation of workers rights.
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New York
Samuel L. Gompers
American Federation of Labor
American Association For Scene With
Legation
Man Aly
Gompers
State Workmen's Compensation Commission
State Labor Department of En Saawans
Organized Labor
Orastos
Reuamen
Weather Summary for Mobile and Alabama Tuesday
Thundershowers expected this afternoon or tonight in Mobile with partial clearing later. Washington area forecast shows showers and cloudy conditions with shifting winds across Alabama and nearby regions.
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Mobile
Washington
Alabama
Tank Steamer Standard Towed Into Key West
The tank steamship Standard, with fire in her bunkers, was towed into Key West by the steamer Bradford after a flare back explosion off Yucatan. The engine room and officers quarters were badly damaged but fire was nearly under control. The Standard, formerly the Jupiter, was bound from Newport News to Mexican oil fields for its first cargo under American registry. both ships are owned by Standard Oil.
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Key West
Fla
Standard
Bradford
Yucatan
Jupiter
Newport News
Standard Oil Company
Baron Burian Resigns as Austrian Foreign Minister
Reports from Rome indicate Baron Burian has resigned as Austrian foreign minister amid deteriorating Austro Italian talks and Italy's declaration of war. The resignation is broadly accepted as factual, with Burian's fall tied to failed negotiations and war tensions.
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Baron Burian
Italy
Rome
Rumor on Barah Burian Resignation in Geneva Talk
A Geneva report claims Barah Burian resigned but Emperor Francis Joseph ordered him retained. No confirmation reached London by Friday.
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London
Barah Burian
Francis Joseph
Geneva
Baron Burian to resign as Austrian foreign minister
A Rome dispatch reported by Corriere Della Sera says Baron Burian resigns as Austrian foreign minister. It states he will be succeeded by Count Tisza, currently Hungarian prime minister.
Women's Metropolitan Golf Championship Opens at Sleepy Hollow
In Scarborough New York on May 24 the annual championship of the Women's Metropolitan Golf Association began at Sleepy Hollow Country Club with nearly eighty entrants competing in the opening rounds.
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Scarborough
N.Y
Sleepy Hollow
Mobile Franchises Status in Southern League to Be Decided
Mobile Baseball Association faces a deficit of 4000 and possible reorganization. President T K Jackson and Vice President J W Woolf seek cost relief for teams like Little Rock Chattanooga and Mobile. A special meeting in Birmingham will reveal whether the franchise continues, with stockholders urged to cover losses or risk dissolution.
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Mobile
Southern League
Birmingham
T. K. Jackson
R. H. Baugh
Jackson
Southern. Association
Association
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Woolf
Shoe Jackson
Southern Association
Charles Frohman Body Among Lusitania Dead Reaches New York
Nine of the Lusitania’s dead were landed in New York aboard the steamer New York. Among them was the body of Charles Frohman. Survivor Dr. Carl EF Foss of Harlem described vivid scenes of the disaster, including a lifeboat breaking away and a crewman torn apart as the sea ran red.
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Charles Frohman
Lusitania
New York
American Line
Carl EF. Foss
Harlem
Mont
Teutonic Ambassadors Leaving Rome Tonight
A Reuters dispatch from Madrid reports German and Austrian representatives at the Italian court and the Vatican will depart Rome tonight, entrusting their interests to the Spanish ambassador in Rome.
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London
Reuter
Madrid
Vatican
Rome
Italy enters war with Austria Hungary after new declaration
The article reports Italy declaring hostilities on Austria Hungary effective today, with Germany reportedly planning war against Italy. Italy mobilizes nationwide, while Austria increases military service age and tightens control of Italian subjects. Demonstrations support Italy. Vienna backs Austrian operations.
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Italy
Irondon
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Saacicten
Ita Ae
Austria
Trentino
Vienna
Teutons
Petrograd
Flanders
Bruges
Armenians Sheltered as Russians Occupy Van
Russian detachment occupies Van in Asiatic Turkey on May 24, relieving besieged Armenians. Turkish forces retreat toward Bitlis as the region endures months of Armenian persecution and growing seriousness of the crisis.
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Van
Tiflis
Trans-Caucasia
Petrograd
Asiatic
Turkey
Bitlis
Allied Dardanelles Landing Strength Rises to Ninety Thousand
Reports say British and French troops landed at the Dardanelles now total about 90,000 after recent debarkations. The force previously estimated at 66,000 includes around four thousand deemed unfit for duty.
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Constantinople
Berlin
London
Dardanelles
Thofe
Allied fleet continues operations in Dardanelles straits report
Athens dispatch via Havas Agency reports Mytilini advices say allied fleet operates in the straits interior. Turkish batteries fire disrupts movement while several batteries are destroyed. British submarine reportedly entered Marmora and sank three Turkish ships with 4,000 Turkish soldiers drowned.
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Paris
Athens
Havas
Mytileni
Dardanelles
Sea of Marmora
French victory completes Lorette battle in massif de Lorette
Paris reports the capture by French groups of the German works at Blanche Vale on May 21, marking the end of the offensive on the massif de Lorette. The German High Command valued the heights and ordered a stubborn defense. The battle, ongoing since last October, left thousands dead as French forces faced stout German trenches, barbed wire, and artillery.
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Paris
Blanche Vale
White Way
Massif de Lorette
Lorette
Ariéus Pointe
Italian Ambassador Declares War to Austro Hungarians
Vienna dispatch reports the Italian ambassador in Vienna delivered a formal declaration of war to Baron Burian von Rajecz the Austro Hungarian foreign minister on a Sunday afternoon.
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London
Vienna
Burian von Rajecz
Reuter
Amsterdam
Sonnino Announces Italy Enters War Against Austria
Rome reports Foreign Minister Sonnino briefed a three hour cabinet session on Italy's declaration of war against Austria and on diplomatic ties with the belligerents. He expects Germany to declare war once official word arrives while military matters are left to the general staff coordinating with allied commanders.
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Rome
Paris
Italy
Austria
Sonnino
Baron Sonnino
Germany
Italian Envoy and Staff Leave Constanople
An Athens dispatch to the Telegraph says Marquis Di Garroni the Italian ambassador to Turkey and his staff are leaving Constanople last night according to the report.
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London
Marquis di Garroni
Turkey
Constantople
Athens
Italians Eager For War Frontiers Volunteers Surge
Italians on the frontier eagerly answer the long expected declaration of war. Thousands volunteer to serve, showing widespread national enthusiasm as the nation moves toward conflict. Continued on Page Two.
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Paris
Italy
Villa Defeated With Loss of Two Thousand Men
General Obregon reports Villa attacked with two thousand troops near Leon. Obregon says Villa was driven back and 2000 men were killed or wounded, while Obregon's own losses were about 200. Obregon forces pursue Villa northward from Leon toward Vera Cruz.
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Villa
Obregon
Vera Cruz
Mex
Eral Obregon
Jones
Menies
Leoning
Ethan Ho
Leon
Cers
Lost Jewelry and Ring Rewards Across City Streets
Lost items include a cameo named La Vaillere circled with pearls, a gold ring with a pearl, and a diamond ring. Contact Mrs. Howard Long at Lafayette 4 Basil Street or Postoffice Box 923 for rewards. A rattan dog with a long chain is also missing. return to 66 Government Street for a reward.
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Lexington Avenue
Lafayette Street
Finderi
Howard Long
Lafayette
Basil Street
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