United States Pressures Mexico as Famine Fears Rise
President Carranza faces US demands to end Mexican chaos. A final warning is expected tomorrow, urging factions to form a stable government or face outside influence. Famine claims are limited to Mexico City, with Zapata forces blamed for food shortages there. The US contemplates arms embargoes to curb war matériel in Mexico.
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Weather and tide table for the District of Columbia area
Weather Bureau forecast for Washington and Maryland issued Sunday. Partly cloudy tonight, Monday fair and warmer with gentle to moderate winds. Showers likely in the east gulf and south Atlantic states Monday into Tuesday, with cooler conditions in the southwest and middle states. Local showers possible in lower Ohio valley and central Rocky Mountains, then generally fair by Tuesday.
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British and Italian Kings Exchange Pledges of War
London May 20 King Victor Emmanuel and King George exchanged telegrams over Italy joining the war. The Italian king spoke of blood bonds in a war against a common enemy and a hope for victory. King George expressed pleasure at the alliance and confidence in allied success.
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Grain and Provisions Mobilized as Constitutionalist Forces Advance
Grain and provisions are being gathered to supply cities as constitutionalist forces move in. Across the country conditions remain tense but famine is deemed unlikely. A Carranza telegram says no merchandise was taken from the international committee and Gutierrez has renounced his claim and disbanded forces.
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Carranza Seeks U S Recognition to Maintain Order
In New Orleans on a mission for Gen. Carranza, Herbert C. Barron outlined the constitutionalists’ grounds for early U S recognition once Carranza enters Mexico City. He urged policy shifts to support peace and curb war matériel and plots by Huerta and Diaz, predicting Mexico could regain tranquillity within two to three months.
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Red Cross Details Grim Mexican Famine Across Cities
A Red Cross statement outlines widespread starvation in Mexico with cities from Monterrey to Jalapa reporting scarce food and rising prices. Refined families seek aid, epidemics rise, and thousands are forced to fight for scarce corn as authorities struggle to relieve distress.
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Germans Fire Unprecedented Shellage in Gorlice Bombardment
Petrograd reports an official note detailing German artillery in the Gorlice Donajac fighting. It states 1,500 guns used, firing about 700,000 projectiles in a four hour period, with heavy medium caliber pieces and 42 centimeter howitzers dominating the bombardment. The note warns German factories will struggle to sustain such lavish ammunition expenditures and that infantry must adapt to different combat conditions.
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Galicia Battle in Doubt Forces Limited by Terrain
Petrograd minister of war Soukomlinoff reports German Austro-Hungarian troops limited by terrain in Galicia. He says initial German plan to push on Niemen and reach Warsaw via Courland was weakened by pressure on the Carpathians, forcing division of their offensive and costly frontal attacks with heavy losses.
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Germany Has Not Yet Declared War on Italy
Rome May 30 Special Cable Germany has not yet declared war on Italy though relations were broken on May 24 after Prince von Buelow’s recall. Germany aids Austrian troops on the western frontier but has not sent troops. The Turkish ambassador remains in Rome arranging Italian subjects’ exodus, with no withdrawal instructions. Rumors of a separate Turkish peace with the Allies could shorten the crisis.
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Cabinet Complete and New Parliamentary Secretaries Named
London May 30 The coalition cabinet is completed with undersecretaries of state named for Home Affairs William Brace Labour leader of South Wales Miners Federation is parliamentary undersecretary Home Affairs Lord Cecil appointed foreign affairs Arthur H D R Steel Maitland is colonial secretary Islington becomes India secretary Harold Tennant named for war finances include Henry William Forster and Thomas J MacNamara parliamentary secretaries to the treasury John Galland and Lord Edmund Ber nard Talbot appointments to the treasury include G H Roberts Bridgeman and Walter F Rea cabinet roles for James Hope Arthur C T Beck and Charles H Roberts at the households. The Daily Chronicle urges headquarters changes in France noting excess staff and civilian visitors contrasting with French commanders.
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Falaba Sinking Report Aligns With German Version
The May 36 report from London on the Falaba sinking by a German submarine, based on English inquiries, aligns partly with Germanys account. It notes signaling to stop, the ship speeding on, 18 minutes of pursuit, a torpedo warning, and abandonment of ship as crew and passengers fled. It confirms war materials aboard but offers no proof the Germans knew this.
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Law Bars Explosives from Ships but Allows Small Arm Cartridges
Special to The Washington Post reports that U S law prohibits explosives on ships leaving American ports with passengers. A 1911 Commerce Dept ruling allowed ships with passengers to carry small arms ammunition, such as cartridges, under limited definitions of explosives. Cunard Line representative Winter notes the Lusitania only carried cartridges. The act on steerage passengers makes it a crime for masters to carry explosives, and the steamship inspection act likewise forbids explosives on passenger vessels.
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Policeman Halts President in Baltimore Parade Detour
President Watson was stopped by Policeman Daugherty while his car attempted to pass a May day procession. He was visiting his sister-in-law Mrs. Joseph R Wilson, a hospital patient. The chauffeur sought the Washington road and was redirected until secret service emergency revealed the occupants.
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Austria Gendarmes Accused of Atrocities in Trentino
Cable reports from Rome dated May 20 describe Austrian gendarmes in the Trentino allegedly slicing the right hand of an eight year old girl and severing the fingers of a ten year old boy, with widowed mother and children evacuated to Udine. Similar cases are said to have occurred recently, though authorities are withholding details.
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Holland Nearer War Waits on Belgium Fate
London dispatch notes Holland may join Allies if Germany formally annexes Belgium. Dutch reluctance to enter war grows after Lusitania losses and German satisfaction to Belgian conquest. A formal German annexation could push the Netherlands to act against perceived threats on its borders and sovereignty.
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British blockade announced for Asia Minor coast
Reuters dispatch from Athens reports a British declaration that, starting at noon on June 2, a naval blockade will be established off the coast of Asia Minor between the Dardanelles and the Straits of Samos.
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ATR raid on Helsingfors reported by Stockholm patch
A Morning Post telegraph from Stockholm says a Zeppelin raider attacked Helsingfors. It dropped bombs, set fire to cotton sheds, and destroyed a passenger ship.
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No Time Now to Send U. S. Troops To Mexico
Washington dispatch says officers favor delaying an invasion of Mexico for now. They argue the standing army should serve as a nucleus for a larger force if Germany enters the war. Mobilizing the militia could better prepare the nation for possible conflict while regulars remain available for command duties.
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Gether
Clarence W. Seamans Dies at Country Estate
Clarence W. Seamans of New York, a prominent typewriter manufacturer, died at his country estate the Elms in Pigeon Cove Rockport Mass on May 30.
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Albanians Attack Serbs At Mahoum Frontier Posts
A Havas dispatch from Nish reports Albanian bands attacked Serbian blockhouses near Mahoum on May 26, repulsed by frontier posts. Several hundred Albanians reportedly coordinated the assault as tensions spill over in the region.
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