All Italy Called On To Join Colors Mobilization Declared
Paris reports cut communications with Italy as mobilization begins in Rome. King Victor signs decrees and Italy declares a state of war in provinces along the Austrian frontier. Italy calls all reservists, with a manifesto urging national duty to win victory for the just cause. Military actions and diplomatic moves unfold across Europe as Italy powers toward hostilities with the triple alliance.
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Kitchener backs war cabinet after pressure from trio
London May 22 Lord Kitchener refuses to retire from the war secretaryship and vows to fight to a finish. He is said to have the backing of Prime Minister Asquith Foreign Secretary Grey and Chancellor Lloyd George, the cabinet triumvirate, who reportedly endorsed his bid to stay in office. The premier offered another post if he desired it, but would support him in the war portfolio. King Albert conferred upon Kitchener the Grand Cordon of Leopold in Belgium.
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Order of Leopold
Wedded but ten months divorce suit filed in Cincinnati
Attorney Edward M Ballard announced a suit for divorce by Grace Noble Anderson from millionaire Richard Clough Anderson. Married July 15 1914 in Brooklyn. Grounds neglect. The couple’s clashes arose in Florida last winter. Anderson stayed in New York with her mother. Anderson linked to Taft party Far East trip and Longworth Roosevalt marriage.
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Mra
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Washington
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Pope Stays in Rome as Envoys May Be Forced Out
The Pope will remain in the Vatican while Austrian Prussian and Bavarian diplomats accredited to the Holy See may have to withdraw though their exterritorial rights are assured by the 1871 law. Officials say Italy’s wartime stance means some envoys must leave Rome, while Vatican posts in Vienna and Munich stay.
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Germany
Vanderbilt Death Notice Believed Lost at Sea May 7 1915
New York May 22 All hope for Alfred G Vanderbilt survived Lusitania disaster is abandoned by his family. A death notice printed in this morning's papers states Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt son of Alice Gwynne and the late Cornelius Vanderbilt died at sea on Friday May 7 1915 in his thirty eighth year.
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New York
Alfred G Vanderbilt
Alfred
Editor of Pall Mall Gazette Threatens Cabinet Disclosure
A London dispatch reports editor J L Garvin warns that a cabinet crisis could force disclosure of sensitive information. He quietly urges prudence and courage, saying public duty may require revelations but hopes scandal is avoided. He cautions against illegitimate pressure undermining state service and ministerial duty.
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Pall Mall Gazette
London
J. L. Garvin
Rockefeller Denials in Colorado Coal Strike Hearings
John D Rockefeller Jr denied three charges against Colorado mine operators during two days of testimony before the industrial relations commission. He said violence began with the strikers after a marshal was killed, while noting operators were willing to meet with miners and that the civil justice system was not solely in operator hands. He also described withdrawing the company’s attorneys from prosecutions of strikers.
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Weinstock
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Civi
Law Offords
Gov Ammons
Bowers
Colorado Company
Welborn
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Starr J. Murphy
Hungary calls Landsturm for military examination
The official gazette publishes a decree calling up the landsturm from ages 18 to 50 for military examination. It will be decided later whether these classes are to be used for military service. The Flamingo to Florida and Cebu via Seaboard Air Line By. new steel train schedule to Savannah Jacksonville Tampa Key West Havana Los Angeles begins May 30.
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Los
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Gallipoli Battles Hit Turkish Forces and Ships
London and Petrograd reports reveal heavy fighting on Gallipoli with French British forces advancing on the southern peninsula and Turkish losses said to exceed 7,600, including 2,000 dead. Russian troops landed on the Asiatic Black Sea coast, destroying quays east of Eregli after breaking Turkish resistance. Two Anglo French ships were damaged at the Dardanelles as Turkish batteries claimed hits on them and on advancing positions near the narrows.
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Dardanelles
Turkish War Office
War Office
Narrows
Pope Regrets Italy’s Step Into War
Pope Benedict expresses deep regret over Italy’s decision to go to war and hopes it can be averted while the Holy See remains neutral. A papal document outlining this stance is expected soon, and a consistory to fill cardinal vacancies has been postponed indefinitely. The Osservatore Romano calls for national unity and a political truce as it hopes for peace. An educational tour to New York, Baltimore and Ohio is advertised May 28 to 31.
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Foss Seeks Republican Nomination on Prohibition Issue
Eugene N. Foss, three times elected governor, will seek the Republican gubernatorial nomination at the September primaries on a nationwide prohibition platform. He disclosed the plan in a letter to Charles Bird, the Progressive candidate for governor in 1912 and 1918, who declined Foss's invitation.
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Ernor
Boston
Eugene N. Foss
Charles Bird
Mr. Foss
London Tram Strike Sparks Army Age Uniform Policy
London county council moved to end the strike on the municipal tramways by ordering all workers of military age to surrender uniforms and badges immediately. Only those above military age may be employed for the remainder of the war, under drastic wartime measures.
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London County Council
Austria blames Italy for failing to conciliate ally
Vienna reports Baron Burian von Rajecz handed Italy a note of painful surprise over Rome declaring neutrality. Austria-Hungary protests that Italy abandoned the Triple Alliance, claims it offered concessions under Article 7 to preserve the alliance, and vows guarantees for future transfers despite a war.
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Austria
Stephen Burlan von Rajecz
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Baron Burian von Rajecz
Serbia
Russia
Berlin
Burian
Austria- Hungary
D Annunzio Joins Navy To Write Atlantic Conquest History
Rome May 2 Gabriele D Annunzio poet playwright and leader of the war party joined the Italian navy today not in combat He will accompany Duke of Abruzzi commander in chief to write an official history of the conquest of the Atlantic.
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Gabriele D’annunzio
War Party
Duke of
Typewriter Operated by Feet Aids Arm‑Losing War Victims
Berlin reports a new foot operated typewriter designed by a German inventor to assist those who have lost an arm or both arms in the war. The device enables writing without using hands, potentially aiding severely disabled veterans.
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Berlin
Trade Advisers Halt Talks Over British Order in Council Clash
U S foreign trade advisers suspend all informal talks with British embassy officials over American cotton payments and American owned goods in Germany contracted before the British order in council. Disputes center on shipment paths through neutral ports and interpretations of the embargo as it relates to U S recognition of Britain.
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Order In Council
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State Department
Carroom
Bryan
London
British Office
Sir Richard Crawford
Robert F. Rose
W EB Fleming
Department of State
Department
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