French Take Ablain in Fierce Hand to Hand Fight
French troops captured Ablain St Nazaire after ten days of house to house fighting near Arras. Berlin reports claimed repulsed French attacks near Angres and Le Pretra woods. The battle centers on the Ablain wood and surrounding trenches with bayonet and grenades as German positions collapse under French assault. Operations also note Przemysl siege with Austro German forces attempting encirclement and Russian actions on the San.
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Berlin
Flanders
London
St Naizaire
Paris
Arras
Ablain
Neuville- St Vaast
Souchez
Neuville
le Pretra Woods
le Pretre
Arras-La Basseo
Ferlin
Przemysl
Petrograd
Sieniawa
Radymino
Baltic
Courland
Galicia
San
Bomb raids hit Venice and fires erupt in arsenal
Austrian aviators report causing extensive fires after a night air raid on Venice. Several bombs fell near an arsenal and at Fort Nicole. A later explosion is noted at another site. A Southern Railway special train departed Washington on May 31.
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Venice
Lear
Fort Nicole
Charlottesville
Return
Southern Railway
Washington
Balkan coup expected grave developments near
Vienna and Budapest report possible Balkan shifts as Roumania and Bulgaria may abandon neutrality. Tisza directs dual monarchy diplomacy, while Paris notes Bulgarian diplomatic service changes hint Bulgaria might join the Allies. Rizon is replaced in Rome. Paris embassy succession follows with no international significance claimed.
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Paris Matin
Karl H. von Wiegand
Vienna
Italy
Budapest
Berlin
Constantinople
Tisza
Roumania
Bucharest
Francis Joseph
Faustria
Hungary
Associated Prova
Paris
Matin
Bulgaria
I D Rizon
Rome
M Standoff
M Grecow
Ferdinand
Rizow
Pan American Conference Ends With Hopeful Trade Shift
The pan American financial conference wraps after six days of talks among U S and Latin American delegates. Secretary McAdoo signals possible congress proposals on transportation between North and South America while urging to avoid ship subsidies and government ownership. Permanent committees and closer trade relations are urged as outcomes, with plans to continue the work through a U S led structure.
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South America
Bryan
Wilson
Central
United States
Western Hemisphere
Congress
McAdoo
Committee On Transportation
William le Gendre
New York
David R Francia
Missouri
Frank Vanderlip
National City Bank of New York
Wilson to push Mexican peace plan as Huerta era ends
President Wilson plans to urge Mexico’s warring factions to settle the conflict within a short time and, if not, to pursue means to restore order. He will address military leaders in Mexico and the Mexican people and outline U.S. relief efforts through the Red Cross as conditions worsen under Huerta’s regime and the constitutionalists fail to restore stable government. Continued on fifth page.
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Huerta
Wilson
United States
Mexico
White House
American Red Cross
Madero
Suarez
SINK GERMAN SHIPS AND LUSITANIA NOTE TENSIONS RISE
Reports from Washington detail German replies on neutral rights as U S and Britain clash over submarine warfare. The Nebraskan torpedoing is investigated as a possible submarine attack while vessels in New York Harbor face possible sinking orders if war breaks out. The Wilson administration awaits the German text to respond.
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Wilson
White House
New York City
Berlin
Secret Service
Washington
Hare
Narrows
Investigeters
United States
Germany’s Note On Lusitania Sinking Sent To Ambassador
Germany replies to the American note on Lusitania and submarine warfare with negotiations to settle differences. It regrets unintentional attacks on American ships and offers compensation where fault is shown. It claims Lusitania as a British auxiliary and asks what steps the U S has urged Britain to resume German imports, offering to discuss a settlement.
Russian Spy Conspiracy Crushed by Summary Executions
London May 1 A dangerous conspiracy within the Russian army was crushed by swift executions of its leaders. A key figure, Co Mias soledoff, alleged to have German sympathies, allegedly received 6,000,000 rubles from Germany for espionage among aviators and artillery officers. The plot led to near annihilation of the Tenth army corps as a parcel with plans was dropped over German lines. High officials named in connection with the affair, including the late Count Witte’s circle, are whispered to have been involved. The North Carolina, an armored cruiser, was floated with no damage after grounding at Alexandria.
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New York
New York Herald
New York City
Washington
Germany
New York Harbor
Narrows
Hoboken
London
Kiev
Tenth Army Corps
Augustowo
Skvortsof
Holy Synod
Black Hundred
Count Witte
Germany Answers American Protest Over Lusitania Sinking
Berlin replies to the Wilson note signed by Foreign Minister von Jagow. It expresses regret for American injuries from submarine and air attacks and offers compensation if Germany is found at fault. The note questions whether Lusitania carried munitions and soldiers and defends timing and safety in other torpedoings, while deferring direct answers pending further talks. It pledges to refer doubtful cases to The Hague and to await American response on these factual assumptions.
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Herr von Jagow
Gerard
Germany
Wilson
Lusitania
Hague
Lualanta
Nota
Cruwer
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ras-La Bassee Sector
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Point Black
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Legion of Honor
Black Harbor
Ambassador Page
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Liverpool
Foreign Office
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Gested
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North Carolina
Alexandria
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Hero
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