Turbulent War Fronts and Dardanelles Repairs Reported
wartime dispatch notes mixed Western front actions with limited attacks. heavy weather hampers naval operations at the Dardanelles while German rail moved howitzers under opposing artillery duels. Turkish forces near Sinai retreated after an eight mile clash with British mirrored by Younghusband led counteraction.
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Tig
Dardanelles
Alles
Suez Canal
Mondhy
Sinai
Bir EY Saha
Younghusband
Russians claim capture of 117,000 at Przemysl amid fall of fortress
British and Russian reports declare Przemysl lost to the Russians with 117,000 prisoners including generals and staff officers. The capture is hailed as a decisive setback to Austria and a milestone akin to Metz and Port Arthur in previous wars, signaling a crushed Hapsburg resistance and a strategic blow to Germany.
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Britih
Przemsyl
Petrograd
London
War Office
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Przemysl
Preemyst
Nosoe Vremya i
Metz
Port Arthur
Gelicia
Hapsburg
Germany
Novoe Vremya
Praenayss
Priysl
Schelyhinie
Gorth
Perekopague
Peremysl
Siege of Przemysl and Allied War Reports
A graphic early 20th century dispatch details Przemysl siege conditions with famine and mutiny fears as Russian forces press and Austrians surrender. Reports from Petrograd and Berlin praise defenders, while victors describe cargoes and troop movements across Europe and the Middle East.
Lenient treatment promised for American cargoes in German ports
Washington reports the British government promised lenient handling for American cargoes contracted before March 1 and now leaving or about to leave German ports bound for the United States. Details unclear. release expected where American ownership is clear if seized by British cruisers. President Wilson said U.S. reply to beligerent embargo proposals not ready and declined to preview it. No further talks planned with Germany or Britain on feedstuffs or submarine blockade.
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United States
State Department
Germany
Bnitigh
Wilson
Great Britain
France
White House
Callera
Paris
London
Hamburg-American Line
Brest
Finland
Naples
Ovstoms
Seizure of Dutch ships defended in Germany
Amsterdam reports the Frankfurter Zeitung notes Germany’s seizure of the Dutch steamers Batavier V and Zaanstroom in the North Sea and confiscation of their cargoes. The piece defends the act as a justified counter measure against Allied food imports to Britain, amid German efforts to cut food supplies to Britain.
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Finland
New York
Gibraltar
Naples
Germany
Amsterdam
Holland
London
Frankfurter Zeitung
Gatense
Seisure
Batevier V
North Sea
Britain
Short War Predicted by Sir John French
Sir John French predicts a short war amid reports from British headquarters in France and Belgium. He cites ammunition as the essential problem, noting German material shortages, factory delays, and morale fatigue. He believes spring holds promise for an allied decisive victory after months of hardship.
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John French
John Fuench
France
Belgium
Havas Ageu- 48
Join
Havas
German Empire
Wilson pardons white slave prisoner George Savage
President Wilson signed a pardon for George Savage a federal prisoner in Minnesota. Telegraph orders were sent to the warden to release Savage who was serving a five year term for violation of the white slave law begun in April 1934 as he lay dying.
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Washington
George Savage
Minnesota
Wilson
Savage
Seventeen Young Belgians Executed by Germans
A dispatch from Amsterdam reports seventeen Belgians, many young peasants, were shot at daybreak in Ghent barracks after being condemned by a German court martial for espionage in the interest of the Allies. The wording reflects wartime dispatch style and emphasizes the sentence carried out by German authorities.
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London
Ghent
Eyshange Telegraph Company
Axosterdam
War claims von Buelow family from Copenhagen to London
A chaotic report centers on the von Buelow family, noting deaths among its members amid unrest and a Berlin connection. It cites casualties including officers and Major General Carl von Tueow, while a medicinal tonic advertisement appears amid the tumult.
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Copenhagen
London
Berlin
Count von
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