Western Front
French Army Mutinies: Mutiny in French 77th Infantry Division (until June 6): 150 men of 157th Light Infantry Brigade and 97th Infantry Regiment detained and disarmed. In almost unique incident light infantry of 60th Brigade refuse to move into line to support Moroccan Division, disciplinary measures taken. Ashworth wrote that the mutinies were "widespread and persistent" and involved more than half the divisions in the French army.
Artillery action in Ypres and Wytschaete salients.
Violent German attacks on Moronvilliers massif fail.
Allies make the utterly fantastical claim of 442 German to 271 Allied aeroplanes brought down in May. Especially in light of the accounting from another source, which says: Royal Flying Corps casualties since April 27 are 361.
British 8-inch howitzer in action at Wagonlieu: © IWM (Q 2297):
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Men of the Canadian Forestry Corps loading timber at Conches-en-Ouche: © IWM (Q 2343):
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Official British casualties for May lists 114,118 men killed, wounded, and missing.
Britain: CIGS chairs home air defence conference, 24 trained anti-aircraft observers to be transferred from France to serve in lightships, but Field Marshal French writes to War Office that too few aircraft available.
Southern Front
Tenth Battle of the Isonzo: Austro-Hungarian counter-attack in Vodice sector repulsed.
Venizelist forces in Macedonia now amount to nearly 2,000 officers and 60,000 men.
Albanian troops under Italian command recapture 4 villages in southern Albania from Austria-Hungary.
Political, etc
Austria-Hungary: Emperor Charles promises a more liberal Constitution after the war. He also states peace with Russia is also possible.
Germany: 118,000 (79,000 women, youths or old men) civilians now in military agencies but still 260,000 troops at home or in occupied territories.
United Kingdom: Meat Sale Order in Great Britain published.
May bread consumption reported 10% below February.
Canada: Antidraft riots in Quebec continues, with most activity centered on Montreal.
United States: U.S. Department of Justice begins arresting pacifists and anti-draft activists, including university students.
Wilson subscribes $10,000 to Liberty Loan.
Appeal for US war loans:
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