Harding warns on inflation as cotton market pivots
In Birmingham on March 16 W P G Harding, former First National Bank president and Federal Reserve board member, urged diversified crops and cautioned against inflation. He analyzed 1916 planting decisions, shipping costs, and the upcoming crop’s influence on 1919 prices, stressing prudent, gradual marketing.
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Birmingham
Ala
Spetial
P. G Harding
Federal Reserve Board
First National Bank
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Harding
Great Britain
Germany
Aus
South
Tso
North Sea
American ‘Porta
Liverpool
Northwest
Bloody battle rages in Verdun district
Paris reports German infantry assaults west of the Meuse near Verdun with heavy losses on both sides. French defenses at Corbeaux wood, Douaumont, and Vaux held, while Germans retook part of Corbeaux wood and attacked Vaux again. British and Turkish forces referenced in ongoing fighting across multiple fronts.
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Corbeaux Wood
Paris
Meuse
Verdun
Douaumont
Vaux
Artois
Lille
Argonne Forest
Montisucon Wood
Bois Des Corbeaux
Meise
Halleville
Bremen
Belgium
Ablain Wood
Berlin
Londen
Ti Wes
Bethincoud
Plain
Woev
la Bassea
Western
Balkan
Robbers Murder Paymaster in Germania Fire Tower
Two assailants sprang from a hiding place in a Germania Worstedel fire tower and shot the paymaster to death while wounding his assistant. They fled with a satchel reportedly containing three thousand dollars. Police hunt the killers after the Atlanta matinee and night show.
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Philadelphia
Mareh
British Gains In East Africa Report Captures Taveta
London reports General Smuts forces occupied Taveta and Salaita after pushing from Chala. German defenders largely evacuated Taveta while some Germans surrendered. Simultaneous bombardment and capture of Salaita continued on the northern frontier between German and British colonies.
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Bosphorus
East Africa
London
Jan Christan Smuts
Tavets
Tighe
Salaka
British Turkish trench clash on Mesopotamia front report
The British advanced to within 200 yards of Turkish trenches and attacked from the Tigris banks on the morning of March. The action lasted until sunset with British advances briefly holding before Turkish counterattacks. Turkish losses were heavy with 2,000 dead reported in the Turkish trenches and large quantities of arms and ammunition left behind. General Lake notes General Aylmer retreated to the river due to water shortages after moving wounded. Austrian headquarters report Italian actions on the Jonze front and in the Krn and Tyrol fronts include intermittent shelling and use of gas bombs at Rombon.
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Tigas
London
War Office
Mesopotamia
Lake
Aylmer
Tier
Vienna
Berlin
Sayville
Jonze
Tolmein
Krn
Tyrol
Rombon
Minor successes for the Italians in Italy’s campaigns
Rome reports that Italian troops pressed a persistent offensive amid bad weather. Small infantry actions occurred near Castelo Dante in the Tagliati valley, Citerna in Terragnolo, Luserna on Vezzana, and Morter in Val Susana, while artillery destroyed enemy fortifications in upper Seisera and Fell.
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Rome
London
Eur
Castelo Dante
Tagatina
Citerna
Terragnolo
Luserna
Alta d'Astico
Vezzana
Val d'Assa
Morter
Val Susana
Heitera
Upper
Seisera
Valleys and Montenero clash on Isonzo fronts
British airships raid German rail head at Carbin. Thirty-one aircraft participated and all returned. A hostile plane and a British aircraft were shot down during the engagement near Fournal. Enemy artillery bombarded two craters near Hohengoliern redoubt but were repulsed.
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Coritenzo
Montenero
Middle
Isonzo
Mrali
Lower
Carso
London
Carbin
Aur
Fournal
Hohengoliern
Artillery Actions Around Loos and Hohenzollern Redoubt
Fragmentary report notes activity on both sides around Loos and the Hohenzollern redoubt. It mentions engagements between Quinzue Rue and Feoquissart and notes damaging a mine shaft north of Feoquissart by our artillery fire.
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Loos
Hohenzollern
Quinzue Rue
Feoquissart
La Follette Attacks Wilson Over Foreign Policy Power
Senator La Follette in a Senate speech defends congressional power to warn citizens from belligerent ships and challenges the president's right to curb congressional action in foreign relations. He supports keeping the United States out of the European war while criticizing secret diplomacy. Senator Colt, a Republican, opposes warning Americans off armed merchant ships.
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Washington
la Follette
Senate
Congress
Colt
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