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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1916
Page
1
Crowns Prince launches five drives, Gen. Nivelle directs. French hold hill positions near 304, repelling German assaults with long range fire. Bombardments rage along Arras front as both sides clash around Cumieres and Soest.
Berlin and other German cities move to feed the population through centralized municipal kitchens. Adolph von Watocki announced an appropriation bill to support cities in organizing kitchens. Schoeneberg plans to feed 29,000 people, and Berlin officials convened a conference with notable female attendees Hedwig Heyle and Fraulein Landsberg.
International News Service reports Austrians halted after heavy assaults along a narrow arc from Asiago to Arsiero. Italian forts guard rail routes south toward Vicenza, with losses estimated around 100,000 while Italy fortifies positions in the Lagarina valley.
In wartime figures presented in the house of commons home secretary Herbert L. Samuel reported 61 adults and 4 children killed in three sea attacks with 11 injured. Four air raids killed 292 men 114 women and 13 children with 1 005 injured. Soldiers and sailors deaths are a small fraction of the total.
Theodore Roosevelt stopped in Chicago for four hours en route from Oyster Bay to Kansas City where he will deliver a Memorial Day address. He met a cheering crowd at La Salle Station and conferred with Progressive party leaders on plans for a military training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Also present were Chief Justice Olson, Raymond Robins, and G K Davis. Roosevelt praised the times and dined with national committee officials. The notice ends with an advertisement for 191 Post Route Books for sale.
Riots erupt in Athens amid Bulgaria’s invasion of eastern Macedonia. Bulgarian troops with German artillery push toward the Demir Hissar line, penetrating Greek soil as Venizelos presses Greece to join the Entente. If Kavala seeks a naval base, allied ships threaten to shell the port.
Berlin reports an unsuccessful assassination attempt on the Austro-Hungarian Minister to Persia. Djemel Bey, once involved in Mahmoud Shefket Pasha’s 1913 killing, allegedly wore a Cossack uniform when the attack occurred. A Persian soldier’s arrest attempt on Turemet Bey was thwarted by a Russian officer. The Persian government probes the incident.
New York reporters say the steamship Kristianiafford, arriving at New York, reported British authorities at Kirkwall removed 794 sacks of mail bound for the United States. Captain Hijortdahl called the act robbery and said the Kristianiafford had sailed from Christiansand and Bergen with Scandinavian mail and possibly German postal matter.
Chicago May 29 Roosevelt headquarters opened in Chicago to coordinate delegate votes as Hitchcock pushes for Hughes on first ballot and Roots and Roosevelt factions prepare for a clash. Meyer expected to assume preconvention duties while Hughes denounces active campaigning.
New York May 29 A Chicago dispatch says a buildup of political bombs is set to explode as rival Republicans and Progressives argue over Justice Hughes Roosevelt and Root. The piece notes a potential third ticket and recalls the 1905 06 Insurance Investigation involving Hughes and Perkins. It cites a widening GOP divide and hints at a New York delegation meeting to count noses among Hughes Root and Roosevelt camps.
The House ways and means committee adopted as part of the general revenue bill the Rainey tariff commission measure with antidumping and unfair competition provisions. It aims to bar foreign importers from depressing prices and to boost American dyestuff production toward 65 percent of domestic use within five years. Congressman Kitchin says the plan is nonpartisan and could win Republican support. a report is expected soon.
The State Department reports the Austrian note on submarine warfare has reached Paris via Ambassador Penfield in Vienna and is being mailed. The note cites alleged Entente submarine attacks on Austrian merchant ships without warning. If no American aboard those ships is confirmed, the United States is unlikely to act.
Mexican and American officials wrestle with a halted note from Gen Carranza. Washington officials report mystification over a missing note and messenger claims, while Arredondo and Mendez deny knowledge of any new communication. Troop withdrawal and military moves loom as border tensions intensify.
Bandits sacked Sochiapa near Vera Cruz on May 14 during a town dance. They killed the small garrison, carried away daughters of prominent residents, and fled to the hills. A general railroad strike was declared May 18 with demands on the government.
New York May 29 with two dissenting voices the Actors Equity Association voted to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor at a meeting this afternoon Five hundred and eighteen people attended and two ballots were taken the first favoring affiliation and the second leaving details to the executive council The action follows over two years of effort by actors to combat unfair manager practices and secure an equitable contract
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