Austrians Advance Capture Thousand Italians On Front
Vienna says Austrians capture about 3000 Italians with 25 cannons and eight machine guns taken. They drive Italians from Borgola Pass, seize Cima dei Taghi and Cima di Mesole, and report 3 38 centimeter howitzers seized. Bombardments and further advances noted along the Italian front with 3600 Italians captured yesterday and 84 officers among prisoners. Air raids and heavy losses described, with Austrian wounded reaching Laibach.
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London
Charles Francis Joseph
Armenterra Ridge
Ima del Taghi
Cima di Mesale
Borgola Pass
Tyrol
Oon
Lavarona
Armenterra
Archduke Charles Francis Joseph
Cima Dei Taghi
Cima di Mesole
Florgola Pass
Pasublo
Anghebani
Noted French Auto Racer Killed in Duel in Air
Paris May 21 Georges Boillot automobile racer and aviator was killed in combat with five German aircraft. He shot down one German plane before a bullet pierced his heart. Boillot had earlier served as chauffeur to General Joffre and won the Automobile Club of France grand prize in 1912 and 1918.
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Georges Boillot
M. Boillot
Joffre
Automobile Club
France
Plan to Seize All Food By German Chancellor Bill
Berlin reports indicate the Bundesrath discusses an authorization bill granting the imperial chancellor power to seize and distribute all food stuffs, fodder, and raw materials and to set sale prices. The bill, to be adopted tomorrow, would empower the chancellor to appoint new officials answerable only to him, while Berlin plans to cut butter ration from 15 to 9 grams with ticket presentation.
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Amsterdam
Mey
London
Berliner Tageblatt
Berlin
Russians on Toho Mystery in Its Movements
Russian agents or forces are reported to be shrouded in mystery as movements around Toho raise questions about their objectives and timing. Officials provide limited commentary amid heightened security and speculation.
Verdun Front Battles and Russian Cavalry Joins Gorringes
Western front fighting rages over Dead Man Hill and Hill 304 as German offensives push south and east of the Meuse. A Russian cavalry detachment reportedly joins Gen Gorringe on the Tigris, raising questions on logistics and the Baghdad railway amid bold operations across Mesopotamia.
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International News Service
Mne
Verdun
Tigris
Kut-el- Amara
Percy Lake
Mesopotamia
Samayyat
Townshend
Gorringes
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Dead Man Hill
Hanes-Harcourt
Rasmussen Going After MacMillan
New York May 21 The American Museum of Natural History has contracted by cable with Eknud Rasmussen to bring out of Greenland the members of the Donald B MacMillan expedition and the E O Hovey relief party. The museum received a cable from Dr Hovey requesting a relief ship.
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American Museum of Natural History
Eknud Rasmussler
Greenland
Donald B. MacMillan
Crocker Land
E. O Hovey
MacMillen
Museum
Dr. Hovey
Eighty Salvation Army women become lifeguards
Eighty girls were commissioned as lifeguards to patrol bathing beaches at the Salvation Army training school graduation in New York. Col. William Peart said they were taught life saving, rescue, and preaching, selected for their fitness for the work, the corps the army’s first of its kind.
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Salvation Army
New York
Army
William Peart
Train Kills Four in Auto at Grade Crossing Near Newcomerstown
In Newcomerstown Ohio on May 21 a Pennsylvania passenger train struck an automobile driven by Frank Wilson two miles east of town killing four inside the car. The victims are Mia Wilson wife of the driver Pauline Wilson their daughter and Mrs. E E Purdy plus her daughter Lorraine Purdy. Wilson was thrown 40 feet and seriously injured while four others escaped with minor injuries.
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Frank Wilson
Mia Wilson
Pauline Wilson
E. E Purdy
Lorraine Purdy
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Berlin secrecy on Sussex punishment stirs confusion
Washington inquiry seeks details on the punishment for the U-18 commander Otto Steinbrink after the Sussex attack killed 50 aboard the French steamer. Officials question why Berlin withholds specifics despite claims of a severe penalty and indignation over deception.
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Washington Post
New York
Washington
Berlin
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Otto Steinbrink
U-18
Aera Nienic
Yaqui Threats Near Langhorne Front Raise Border War Tension
Marathon Texas May 21 Army units moved to reinforce Maj Langhorne as Yaqui Indians reportedly threatened the rear of his column near Boquillas. Col Sibley led two cavalry troops toward Langhorne, with 300 troops and motor support prepared to counter any attack on the Chihuila plains. Officials played down immediate danger while noting reports of raids and ongoing border mobilization.
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Col Sibley
Mexico
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H B. L. Evans
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Pershing
Coast Artillery
War Department
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Brownsville
Gan
Funston
J. J. Pershing
Sierra Blanca
Marfa
Alpine
Brownaville
Americans in Mexico Near Temosachic Under Fire
Field dispatch from Mexico May 20 reports thirteen cavalry troopers of the Seventieth fired on near Temosachic. One wounded as troops pushed north. Mexicans described as hiding under a bridge, then fleeing. Locals claim bands of Carranzistas or bandits follow American columns, warning natives they chase the gringos from Mexican soil.
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Columbia
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Seventhy
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Madera
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THINK VON JAGOW WILL QUIT TRAVELERS REPORT RUMOR
French dispatches from Geneva note Berlin travelers believe Clemens Delbrueck may resign as chancellor and interior minister, with Gottlieb von Jagow likely to retire. Reports say Prince von Buelow could become foreign minister, signaling a potential cabinet shift.
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Berlin
Clemens Delbruecka
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Yonudagow
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Aancellor
ATR RAID ON SUEZ CANAL REPORTS PORT SAID BOMBINGS
Turkish aviators bombarded Port Said on the Suez Canal, an official British Egyptian command statement says. Two enemy planes dropped bombs. two civilians were killed and thirteen civilians and five soldiers wounded.
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Washington Post
London
Guex Canal
Egypt
German Ships Sunk Carrying Coal in Baltic Sea
Stockholm reports that the German steamers Hebe and Pera carrying coal were sunk Saturday night by a submarine off the southern coast of Caps Oland in the Baltic. Shipping records do not list the vessels Hebe and Fare.
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London
Hebe
Pera
Caps Oland
Austrians Take 3 000 Prisoners in Day of Actions
A compact index notes multiple wartime items including Austrians taking about 3000 prisoners and Russians reaching the Tigris. Other entries mention German advances, political notes, and local incidents such as a lace robbery and a tornado with fatalities.
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Tigris
News of
Alexandria
Holland’s
Greece on brink of bankruptcy warns expremier Venizelos
Former Greek premier Venizelos says Greece is near bankruptcy and denounces Skouloudis blustering methods. He notes worn uniforms and scarce equipment, cites army mobilization delays, and urges closer ties with the allies before it is too late.
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Washington Post
Athens
London
Venizelos
Athens Herald
Skouloudis
Entente Powera
Greece
Roosevelt Move Opens New York Headquarters for Old-Line GOP
George von Meyer leads a Republican committee to recruit for Theodore Roosevelt's possible bid. The group opened at the Biltmore Hotel in New York, inviting Republicans to join. A delegation will meet Roosevelt at Oyster Bay to outline campaign plans.
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Oyster Bay
Washington Post
Taft
George von LI Meyer
Biltmore Hotel
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Meyer
Boston
Rebels as live corpses escape Dublin uprisings
London reports Sinn Fein members used coffins to fake death and slip from custody during the Dublin roundup. The ruse relied on lax burial procedures and a prearranged exit after a grave service, with grave diggers and bystanders aiding the escape before guards returned.
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Associated Press
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Sinn Feinerg
Haa
Sinn Fein
Taj
Suri
Justice Hughes Says Colonel Will Be Nominated Allegedly
Associate Justice Charles H. Hughes, on the Republican presidential nomination, told a party supporter he believes Roosevelt will be nominated and that he has no interest in seeking the post. Friends say he would refuse a nomination after a bitter fight and stay on the Supreme Court. Frank Hitchcock failed to secure consent to use Hughes name. he heads Hughes headquarters in Chicago after meeting Senator Borah.
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