Mail Blockade Tightens as U S Remittances Seized
Censorship across England tightens control of news and letters bound for the United States. Berlin communications slowed as British censorship blocks mail and funds, with many Americans in England facing months of delayed or seized correspondence and remittances.
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England
Berlin
W. Ackerman
United Press
Germany
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Bertin
Pam
America
Cae Y Yong
Baron Uce
York
Lokal Amerger
New York
Cansor
Morgan Contract Inquiry in Senate War Material Deals
A May 29 semi official Senate report outlines a committee inquiry into war material contracts. The Army Contracts Committee, led by Senator Morgan, agrees to study the Morgan firm contract first amid concerns over possible abuses and unqualified procurement.
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Monroe Doctrine Praised at Arbitral Conference
Bolivian Minister to the United States Don Tenacio Calderon spoke at a conference praising the Monroe doctrine. He said it remains in force with support from American republics and justified U.S. stance to keep the Americas out of foreign conflicts. He cited peace preservation and avoidance of entangling alliances as key aims.
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Missouri
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Oden
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France tightens import ban list in Official Journal
France restricts imports under new policy prohibiting many items from the United States and other nations. The official journal details targetcategories including automobiles, cosmetics, fruits, perfumes, porcelain, jewelry, musical instruments, and crystal ware. Open question on scope and enforcement remains.
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United States
Moraht Denies Verdun Allied Victory Defenses Hold
Berlin May 20 English and French claims of Allied victory at Verdun are challenged by Maj Moraht Tageblatt critic who cites German successes. He argues French and British cannot mount a successful offense and notes Hill 304, extending German positions as key facts. He likens Allied aims to political campaigns and comments on strategic stalemate.
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Manchester Guardian
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Ypres
Gallipoli
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Germany
Quebec Recruits Low Amid Call for Conscription
Winnipeg dispatch notes only 5,937 recruits in the Quebec region with a male population of 1,101,247, reflecting wartime recruitment struggles. March showed the highest figures in a period, while April was the lowest, prompting the 203d battalion to mobilize women across New Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan to urge more men to enlist.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Red Cross Shipments and Neutrality Talks in Europe
Diplomatic discussions in Washington and London consider allowing limited American Red Cross aid to Germany via British control with certification from the Red Cross and German receivers, excluding rubber goods. State Department aims to wrap up the informal plan within two weeks while Poland relief shipments also advance. Japanese sources say Tokyo seeks to avoid worsening China’s crisis but will not remove revolutionaries from Japanese zones. Russian authorities similarly deny Chinese troops entry to railway zones in Manchuria.
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Revolting Prisoners Shot at Kapuskasing Camp
In Kapuskasing Ontario May 20 a mass breakout by about 800 Austrian POWs at Kapuskasing internment camp led to a riot. One prisoner killed nine seriously wounded several fatally and four slightly injured as military authorities quashed the unrest after hours of fighting with guards using rifles and bayonets. The prisoners had been moved from Penaram? where they refused work and attacked guards.
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Ontario
Kapuskasing
Penarium
Germany feeds Luxemburg amid food treaty talks
Berlin reports that Britain refuses food for Luxemburg, while Germany and Luxemburg announce a treaty on supplies. The German central purchasing committee will deliver 850 carloads of corn to Luxemburg under terms of the accord.
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Sayville
Great Britain
Luxemburg
Germany
Grand Duchy
Today
Tuxemburg
Allies Lose Two Ships In French Steamer Sinking Report
Lloyds announces the French steamer Mira of 3060 tons has been sunk. In England the fishing smack Research crew report shelling by a German submarine, one crewman killed and two wounded, the sub beginning shelling before they could reach their small boat.
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Lloydsa
Lowestof
England
Research
700 Acre Gun Factory Site Near Munich
Berlin reports Krupp bought a nearly 700 acre tract near Munich to be used for a cannon factory. Guns produced there will be supplied to Germanys allies. Meanwhile Czernowitz University in Bukowina reopens after a two year closure due to the Russian invasion. Lectures resume despite the fighting front nearby.
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Munich
Krupps
Germany
Sayville
Czernowitz
Bukowina
Desert Tribesmen Routed at Bayoud and Magetbra
London reports a British led operation in Egypt on May 16 by Australian and New Zealand mounted troops. The enemy offered no resistance and fled, pursued by the force. Thirty six captives and a Turkish ammunition stock were seized at Bayoud, and the enemy camp was destroyed despite heat and deep sand.
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Egypt
Bayoud
Magetbra
Shielded gun shields aid German front lines
Shields and protective devices are described for German machine gun detachments near Riga and Dvinsk. The steel shields on wheeled bases are 20 yards long and collapse telescope style to fit varied ground. Only artillery fire can disable them. A helmet with forward eye slits is being tested to deflect bullets.
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Washington
Civilian deaths in Belgium and France rise in German-held zones
From Bertin via Sayville dated May 20 the Allied artillery and air forces are blamed for 1,313 civilian deaths since September 1916 in areas under German control in France and Belgium. April figures show 8 men 10 women and 9 children killed with 23 men 28 women and 3 children wounded.
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Sayville
Alties
France
Belgium
Ships Sunk Unwarned Amid World War I Toll
London reports 37 unarmed British merchantmen and 22 neutral vessels torpedoed without warning from May 7 1915 to May 7 1916. Thomas J MacNamara notes the figures may be known to the American government. Portland Oregon counts 13 vessels destroyed in the war zone by mines or submarines since the conflict began, with grain losses about 1,000,000 bushels valued at roughly 1,550,000 dollars.
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Thomas J. MacNamara
Admiralty
House of Commons
Portland
Oreg
Germany moves toward peace demand as war drains morale
Berlin reports indicate Germany prepares for growing peace demands amid mounting casualties and food shortages. Centered on food dictator von Waldow and interior minister Karl Helfferich, the regime tightens control while the Kaiser surrounds himself with hardline leaders ready to respond to socialist pressure.
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Vossischs Zeitung
Queen Helena Narrowly Escapes Austrian Air Raid
Rome reports Queen Helena and Princesses Jolanda and Mifolde escaped an Austrian air attack while traveling by train from near the front toward Venice. Bombs struck near the line, telegraph wires were cut, and the raiders pursued the train until Italian anti aircraft searchlights spotted them and the aircraft withdrew before Padua. The royal party later appeared cheerful at Padua, greeting crowds.
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British jail American missionary sentenced in Liverpool
Max Wood Moor head, an American independent missionary, arrived May 18 for a Bible conference and was sentenced to three weeks in jail and recommended for deportation for failing to notify authorities of an address change.
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Max Wood Moorhead
Asquith Seeks Irish Settlement Amid Home Rule Talks
London reports Premier Asquith, after inquiries in Dublin, sees a chance for an Irish settlement and notes nationalist majority support while Ulster remains a tougher hurdle. Baron Wimborne to bring Ulster into negotiations. resignation affects no immediate London return as talks outline a new home rule scheme for all Ireland.
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Daily Mails
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Asquith
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Germans Hit 26 Allied Planes In April On Western Front
Official statements report 26 Allied aircraft shot down by German fliers in April on the Western front, with 22 German planes lost and 10 enemy aircraft downed by anti aircraft fire. The figures clash with French war office counts of 81 enemy planes downed and six French planes lost within German lines.
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Sayville
Western Front
War Office
Paris
France intensifies anti liquor drive in Paris and Rouen
Paris and Rouen hosted major antiliquor meetings last Sunday led by Professor Paul Painteve minister of public instruction. Speakers urged parliament to push measures to curb liquor traffic including banning appetizers made with alcohol and stopping private distillers from selling their output.
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Sorbonne
Rouen
Paul Painteve
Public Instruction
Americans aboard Eretria sink after presumed mine
American consul in La Rochelle reports three U S citizens were aboard the Canadian steamer Eretria sunk Friday likely by a mine. A London dispatch says Lloyds reports torpedoing. Both say the crew is uninjured.
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France
State Department
Eretria
Skinner
London
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Danish King Under Knife Cleared After Operation
King Christian X of Denmark underwent an operation for intestinal trouble. Royal physicians report his condition is satisfactory and stable after the procedure performed in Copenhagen on May 20.
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Copenhagen
Christian X
Denmark
Franco British Italian dye company formed in Rome talks
Paris May 20 It is stated that a result of M Clementels Rome visit is to form a Franco British Italian company for extensive manufacture of aniline dyes The dispatch to the Journal De Bata from Turin reports the agreement reached during the minister of commerce’s visit
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