Churchill Shifted Kitchener Remains In Cabinet
A British cabinet reshuffle names Lord Lansdowne as a member without portfolio and places Arthur Balfour as head of the Admiralty. Winston Churchill becomes chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster while Kitchener stays as secretary of war. David Lloyd George becomes minister of munitions with Viscount Haldane retired. Sir Edward Grey remains foreign secretary and Asquith continues as prime minister. Redmond declined entry.
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John Redmond
Arthur J. Balfour
Admiralty
David Lloyd George
Lord Haldane
Lord Kitchener
London
May
Coalition
King George
Winston Spencer Churchill
Chauncellor
Duchy of Lancaster
Herbert H. Asquith
Edward Grey
David Llosd George
Exchequer
Aid
Redmond
Jutiuy Redmond
Ministry of Munitions
Supmt
Liayid George
Henderaeo
Viscount Haldane
Teherala
Laboute
Arthur Flenderson
Hirh
Lord Chancelor
Viscount Hallan
Germany
Thess
Prince Henry of
Balfour
Marquis of Lansdowne
Ister
Ireland
New British Cabinet Formed Under Asquith Leadership
London reports the constitution of the new British cabinet with Asquith as prime minister and first lord of the treasury. The list includes Lansdowne Lord Buckmaster Crewe Curzon McKenna Simon Grey Bonar Law Chamberlain Kitchener Lloyd George Balfour Runciman Long Churchill Birrell McKinnon Wood Selborne Harcourt Henderson and Carson among others.
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Ireland
Augustine Birrell
Scotland
Thomas McKinnon Wood
Board of Agriculture
Lord Selborne
Lewis Harcourt
Board of Education
Arthur Henderson
Sir Edward Carson
Von Buelow Kept in Rome as Blind Until Germans Withdrew Billions
A neutral country diplomat says Germany knew since May Italy would enter the war. Prince von Buelow’s Rome mission, costing over 1.5 million dollars, was a blind to withdraw capital from Italy before sequestration. Investments by the dual alliance reached about 1 billion, largely in industries, navigation, and railways, drawn from Italian banks in paper and exchanges for American stocks and securities. The Deutsches Bank of Berlin managed the funds.
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von Buelow
Rome
Geneva
Germany
Italy
Austria
Prince von Buelow
Deutsches Bank of Berlin
United States
Salvador
Argentina
South America
Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
250000 Knights Ready to Respond to Call in War Crisis
The Washington Post Philadelphia report says 250,000 Knights Templar of the United States stand ready to answer a presidential call if needed. Tee Smith of Pittsburgh, acting grand master, declared loyalty to the country and willingness to serve. Mayor Blankenburg praised the volunteers and presented a City key.
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Lee S. Smith
Order
Grand Commandery of
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Washington Post
Knights Templar
The
United States
Wilson
Tee 8. Smith
Pittsburgh
Knights Templar of the
Blankenburg
Masonic Temple
Smith
Broad Street
Christan
Tipperary
Akron
Ohio
Council of Butheran Brotherhoods
Chilean Ship Sinks After Hitting Reef
Fifty people died when the Chilean steamer Maximiano Erraguris struck a reef and sank off Santiago. Rescue crews searched for survivors as the vessel went down amid rough seas on May 25.
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Santiago
Chile
Maximiano Erraguris
Condemned Police Lieutenant Becker to Die in Six Weeks
Albany May 25 The New York Court of Appeals has upheld the second murder trial conviction of Charlen Hecker former New York police lieutenant in the Rosenthal murder case and ordered his execution within six weeks unless Gov Whitney or the U S Supreme Court intervenes. Becker’s Clemency seems remote as the governor declined to discuss the case and Manhattan officials hope to prevent further appeals.
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United States Supreme Court
Gov. Whitman
Becker
Albany
N. Y
Charlen Hecker
New York
Sing Sing Prison
Herman Rosenthal
Gov
Whitman
Court of Appeals of
New York Today
Supreme Court
Goff
New York County
Asek
Rosenthal
Aity
Schoeneck
California
Wiliam Bartlett
Hogan Atone
Seabury
Court of Appeals
Martin T. Manton
Court of Appeal
Becket Vom
Mr. Manton
Wil Tvaait
Gov Whitman orders Belmont Park racing gambling laws enforced
Reports that racing gambling at Belmont Park in Nassau County flourishes. Gov. Whitman telegraphed District Attorney Louis Smith and Sheriff Stephen Pettit to enforce the statutes prohibiting gambling in New York and to hold officials strictly accountable for failures to do so.
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Belmont Park
Albany
Nassau County
Whitman
State of
New York
Louis Smith
Stephen Pettit
Italy Moves Swiftly In Austria Front Caporetto Occupied
Italy reports rapid advances into Carniolo and Friuli. Caporetto and key river heights seized while Austrians retreat, bridges burned. Italian torpedo destroyers bombard Barletta area port, troops disembarked. One Italian dead, several wounded. Austrian warship spotted near Gargano driven off by torpedo boats.
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Carmigio
Friuli
Caporstto
Idria
Ilsonzo
Cormons
Cervignance
Terzo
Buso
Ministry of Marina
Bis
Barletta
Gargano
Fight Italian forts five killed on destroyer
Vienna reports Austrian destroyer Scharfschutze pressed into Porto Corsini canal near Italian trenches and faced sudden 12 centimeter gunfire. Novara and torpedo boat hit, one officer killed, several wounded. Italian losses said to be much heavier. Rimini and Senigallia bombardments followed, three steamers destroyed at Ancona. Modem Fort Alfredo Saoli air attack and bombs on military targets observed.
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Novara
Italy
Porto Corsini
Ancona
Vienna
Austria
Austrian War Department
Scharfschutze
Leutenant
Pola
Rimini
Venice
Sankt Georg
Senigallia
Anona
Zrinyl
Alfredo Saoli
Austria Wins at Sea Forces Surrender of Italian Destroyer
Vienna reports that Helgoland and three torpedo boats engaged two Italian torpedo boat destroyers off Barletta. One Italian vessel surrendered in a sinking condition after a shell strike. 35 crew members including the commander were rescued amid approaching battleships. Casper sustained slight damage as Helgoland and others withdrew.
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Vienna
Helgoland
Barletta
British casualties heavy in latest naval and army lists
London reports a heavy toll in the newly published casualty lists. The lists show 91 officers and nearly 2,000 enlisted men from both services, with many listed as wounded or missing. The reports reflect ongoing engagements and attrition during the current theater of operations.
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London
New British Cabinet Chosen and Global stirrings
A period of international tensions features a new British cabinet, a Pan-American Conference, Italy’s war aims and explanations, and Russia offering trade to the United States. Reports touch on neutrality decree by Wilson, military drills, and economic news amid evolving global affairs.
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Knights Templar
Becker
Britain
Austria
Central High
Russia
America
England
Wilson
Italy
i—Society
Bannot
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Haldane
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Reginald McKenna
John A. Simon
Sir Edward Grey
Andrew Bonar Law
India
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Board of Trade
Walter Runciman
Local Government Board
Walter Hume
Winston Spencer
U.S
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Templar
Sultan IS
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Gaba Tepe
Sedd-el-Bahr
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Kaiser
Colombia
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Harlem
Johnson
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Vanderlip
National City Bank
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Western Hemisphere
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Republic of Argentina
Frank A. Vanderlp
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Wear
Mackengsen
British War Office
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Berlin
Mackensen
War Office
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Frontise
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von Hindenburg
Carinie Alps
Triest
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Gulf of Triest
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Buid
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