Italians Capture Monfalcone and Battle on Isonzo
Italians seize Monfalcone a vital rail hub near Trieste and press along the Isonzo front. French gains claimed. Berlin disputes some reports as Muscovites reinforce against Gen Linsin near the Dniester. Russians resist near Lemberg with Galicia sees south and southeast advances while Danube and Pruth fronts shift amid broader war news.
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Berlin declares right to sink contraband shipping under wartime rules
Germany maintains it may stop and even sink contraband ships like the William P. Frye under Prussian American treaties. Prize courts would determine compensation, with Americans urged to file claims in German prize proceedings records.
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Bryan Split Seen As Democratic Rift After Cabinet Resignation
Washington special envoy John Haye Hammond in Detroit predicts Bryan’s exit widens rift with President Wilson and could split the Democratic Party. He argues Wilson’s note to Germany was a blunder and Bryan’s pacifist stance contrasts with Wilson, possibly boosting Bryan’s Mexican Juarez style appeal. Home folk in Lincoln still loyal to Bryan but doubt his timing.
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Airship Citta di Ferrara Set Afire Over Fiume Raid
Venice reports the Italian airship Citta di Ferrara was set ablaze by its crew to avoid capture by Austrian planes and torpedo boats. The raid over Fiume succeeded with bombs dropped on torpedo works and naval yards where Austrian ships and German submarines were involved. air tanks were empty when the fire was started.
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German note on Frye sinking prompts treaty clash
Germany argues the 1828 Prussian American treaty permits destruction of contraband ships and payment for damages, while denying a prize court is needed. The United States rejects the interpretation and says a prize court is unnecessary, insisting compensation follows treaty violations. Authorities foresee a standoff over international law and cargo certainty.
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Germanys troops plentiful in Baltic and eastern fronts
London reports a dispatch from Petrograd noting German forces are large and active in the Baltic provinces and toward Lemberg and the Dniester River. It estimates about 1,000,000 men operating toward Lemberg and 300,000 against the Dniester, with ample ammunition and four and a half army corps in the Shavli district as Russians advance.
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Britain seeks extra vote of credit in House of Commons
Premier Asquith announced in the house that a further vote of credit will be discussed on Tuesday for next week. It is understood the new vote will be for about £250 million to £300 million, roughly $1.5 billion.
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Weather and tide table for region shows varied conditions
June 10 forecast from Weather Bureau Washington indicates partly cloudy to warm in Columbia Maryland and Virginia with unsettled conditions Friday and Saturday. Showers and thunderstorms expected in eastern areas, temperatures below normal in the northeast and above average in the south and southwest. Rain likely in lake region and Ohio valley Friday, with some spread into New England by Saturday.
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Pope Seen Likely Nobel Peace Prize Award
A Rome cable to the Daily Mail reports that the Pope is considered likely to receive this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to promote peace and aid war prisoners.
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Bryan Congratulated for Action by Neutrality League
Special to The Washington Post St Louis June 10 A note congratulating former Secretary Bryan on resigning from President Wilson's cabinet was adopted at a meeting of the American Neutrality League and sent to Mr Bryan today It reads We congratulate you upon the stand you have taken and for your splendid adherence to the principles of arbitration The stand you have taken shows that you are consistant both in your acts and your principles The note was signed by Han Wulff Secretary
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Walsh and Meyer Praise Note on German Aims
Gov Walsh says the Presidents note will win public approval and avoid war. Former Secretary George von L Meyer calls it well phrased but wants careful study. John D Long says the note to Germany reflects a sound course and likens Lusitania sinking to the Wyoming tragedy.
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Two British Torpedoboats Sunk By Submarine
London June 14 Two British torpedo boats were torpedoed this morning off the east coast by a German submarine. The boats No 10 and No 12 sank with all hands not confirmed. 41 survivors have been brought ashore. The admiralty released the details noting each vessel carried 35 men and their specs.
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Burton and Bryan loom in national party speculation
Rumors of a new national party led by William Jennings Bryan surface after a rift with President Wilson. Bryan may push prohibition and woman suffrage via a constitutional amendment while maintaining distance from Wilson, and Ohio’s Theodore Burton is viewed as a strong Republican contender with campaign plans kept in cautious background.
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Fears for Great Churches Denounce Berlin Claim
Rome notes deny a Berlin newspaper report that wireless plants were built and antiaircraft guns mounted on Milan Cathedral and St Mark's in Venice. The statement warns such attacks would be unjustifiable and contrary to the laws of war and basic civilization.
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Would Arm Dogs for War in Freak Proposals
Paris June 10 Patriotic Frenchmen submit war invention ideas to the committee of scientists examining military tech A proposal by Prof Appel suggests tying revolvers to dogs so barking triggers gunfire Another idea proposes training falcons to carry devices to receive missiles dropped from Zeppelins for aerial delivery.
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Berlin Papers Blitz Bryan Resignation Sparks Wide Reactions
Vorwaerts and Tagessauune in Berlin react to William J Bryan stepping down as Secretary of State. They label his exit an event of great importance and question Wilson notes while defending German hard line on submarine warfare and the cargo of munitions aboard passenger ships.
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