Austrians Open Large Offensive on Italian Front
Reports from Switzerland and Italy say Austria has launched a general offensive along the Alpine frontier and the Isonzo, with heavy artillery and regiments arriving. Rome notes the front from Tyrol to Trieste aflame as Austrians press to push Italians back, though gains remain small and Italian forces rush to border defenses. General Cardona reports the situation under control and Austrian gains negligible.
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Paris
Switzerland
Italy
Isonzo
Goritz
Rome
Tyrol
Gulf of Trieste
Trians
Cardona
War Ministry
British Monitor M 30 Destroyed by Admiralty
London May 19 official admiralty statement reports the destruction of the British monitor M 30. No details were provided.
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Admiralty
P. A
London
Nugget Offers Telegraph News Delivery to Alaska Readers
The Nugget invites subscribers to sign up for home delivery and receive more telegraph news than any other Alaska paper. Send your name now to start service.
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Alaska
German Food Shortage Nearing Famine Proportions
A. P. A. Service reports Berlin denial gives way to evidence of severe German food shortages and looming famine. Food is scarce in cities, soldiers on the Alsace frontier report meatless weeks, bread rations are minimal, and desperate efforts rise to meet crisis as poorer classes suffer. In Basel five uniformed soldiers desert to escape conditions, firing upon near frontier attempts, then seeking Swiss asylum.
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Geneva
Berlin
Germany
A. P. A Service
Basel
Alsace
Wood to Campaign at Two Conventions for Presidency
General Leonard Wood will attend both the Republican and Progressive national conventions as a candidate for the presidential nomination. The announcement was issued today in Chicago.
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Chicago
Leonard Wood
Former Washington Commissioner Declared Insane
Seattle May 19 Wm T Forrest former state land commissioner was today adjudged insane and ordered committed to an asylum.
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A. PL
Seattle
Wm. T. Forrest
Asquith Joins Irish Privy Council
Premier Asquith was sworn in as a member of the Irish Privy Council at Dublin. The move aims to help him deal more effectively with current disturbances in Ireland.
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Asquith
Privy Council
BP. A. Service
London
Quith
Dublin
French destroy Zeppelin during scouting mission
Paris reports the destruction of a German Zeppelin on the western front. The airship without lights was hit by French shells while over Allied lines, caught fire, descended behind German lines, and a large explosion followed, with belief that the airship was totally destroyed.
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A. P. A. Service
Paris
Bryan Announces He Will Not Attend Democratic Convention
LINCOLN May 19 William Jennings Bryan declares he will not attend the Democratic convention as an alternate. Also from Seattle two notable obituaries: G Wilson longtime resident dies after illness and John Kelleher prominent attorney dies of acute appendicitis.
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Bryan
P. A
Lincoln
William Jennings Bryan
Seattle
G. Wilson
A. P. A. Service
John Kelleher
Berlin Moves to Form Special Food Distribution Commissions
Berlin reports the food shortage is severe in large cities due to unscrupulous dealers and high prices. Authorities plan a special distribution commission in each town to regulate supplies and relieve suffering among lower classes, with tighter control in larger cities.
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A. P. A Service
Berlin
Germany
Turko Armenian Front Collapses as Russians Advance
London dispatches report the Russian conquest of Armenia nearing completion with Turkish resistance failing. Metikhan Bashani and western Erzurum are captured as Turkish forces retreat toward Erzigan and Diarbekir amid disorder and weakening corps.
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A. BP. A. Service
London
Armenia
Petrograd
Me~ Tikhan
Bashani
Ezerum
Erzigan
Diarberker
Tiuris
Italy rocked by violent earthquakes along upper Adriatic
A series of unusually strong earthquakes devastated property across central Italy from Rimina to Ces te jen a with no fatalities reported yet. Buildings were cracked and some rendered uninhabitable while the Venetian provinces reported relief from shocks and a Florence observatory director warned of possible repetition.
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A. P. A. Service
Rome
Italy
Adriatic
Cepter
Rimina
Ces
Jena
Florence Observatory
Kaiser Aims to Enforce Laws in United States
Berlin acts through Ambassador Bernstorff ordering all German consuls in the United States to admonish German citizens to observe American law and avoid acts against the nation’s peace. The move, announced to Secretary Lansing, seeks to end espionage plots and destruction of munitions plants and foreign cargoes.
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A. P. A. Service
Washington
Bernstorff
United States
Berlin
Lansing
State Department
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