Ships Sunk by Submarine Attack Off Scilly Islands
American merchant ships City of Memphis Vigilancia and Illinois were torpedoed with no warning. Fourteen Vigilancia crewmen and several City of Memphis sailors are missing, while Illinois crew were landed after sinking en route from London to Port Arthur. Washington weighs war steps as U S ships arm and Congress eyed for authority to act against submarines.
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London
Memphis
Ilinois
Vigilancia
Illinois
Cardiff
New York
I Ilinois
Port Arthur
Texas
Scilly Islands
Thompson
City of
Central News
Washington
United States
Germany
Congress
Panama Canal Patrol Assures Security in War Crisis
Army officers in Washington declare the Panama Canal safe amid reports of raids. The War Department says the canal is the most secure outlying possession with locks and plants constantly guarded. Bombs from planes could do little damage to its concrete and steel structures.
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Washington
Panama Canal
War Department
Intermountain Railroads and Mines Guarded for German Spies
Railroads, metal mines, smelters and coal mines across the intermountain region, with federal cooperation, have tightened safeguards on lines and facilities to deter any espionage activities by Germany.
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Salt Lake City
Intermountain Country
Thousand Killed by Aircraft Raids on Bucharest
London reports say over 1 000 persons died in Bucharest as German air attacks preceded Romanian evacuation. The Jassy based account passed to Reuters details the raids and the city’s abandonment.
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London
Bucharest
Jassy
Bulgars Bomb Monastir City Killing Civilians in Bombardment
Bulgarian forces fired asphyxiating gas bombs into Monastir on March 17 causing heavy civilian casualties. More than sixty people were killed, including twenty five women and thirty one children, as Corfu reports on the action.
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Corfu
Monastir
English Towns Bombarded by London-Torpedo Boats
British officials stated that torpedo boats shelled towns along the Kentish coast early Sunday morning but caused little damage, and the threat to English towns appeared limited.
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London
Kentish
London Air Raid By Zeppelins Reported
The war office announced that London was attacked by Zeppelins for one and a half hours. Bombs were dropped successfully and the airships withdrew in safety.
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London
Berlin
War Office
Socialist party calls emergency national convention
Chicago report states the national executive committee issued a call for an emergency national convention to decide the party’s stance on the looming war.
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Chicago
The
Socialist Party
Plan for Mediation Declared Still Linked to Submarine War
Washington officials say mediation proposals from a European neutral would not be considered unless Germany halts submarine attacks. The administration views such offers as German schemes to confuse the issue, while continuing to protect American lives and ships. No discussion will occur while German aggression persists.
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Washington
United States
Germany
State Department
Raider Moewe Reaches Home After Record Cruise
German auxiliary cruiser Moewe returns to home port from second Atlantic voyage. It reportedly captured ninety two steamships and five sailing ships totaling 123100 tons gross.
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Berlin
Moewe
Atlantic Ocean
Healdton torpedoed. many aboard feared dead
A Rotterdam dispatch to the Daily Telegraph reports that thirty four American seamen aboard the steamer Healdton were killed or drowned after a torpedo struck the ship in the engine room. Thirteen deaths are attributed to the initial explosion.
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London
Rotterdam
Daily Telegraph
Empress Zauditu Becomes Abyssinian Ruler
A notice reports Empress Zauditu accession to the Abyssinian throne succeeding Menelik II. The article hints at the ceremonial change and notes the new reign as observed in the region and referenced ports.
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Abyssinia
Washington
Zauditu
Menelik
Seemann
Ated Addie
Addie Abeba
Ee Ee
Air command deemed vital by Rear Admiral Peary
Rear Admiral Robert B. Peary stressed air superiority as essential alongside sea and land command in an address hosted by the National Special Aid Society. He argued control of the air underpins overall wartime power.
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Air Vital
New York
Robert B. Peary
Natonal Special Aid Society
Supreme Court Upholds Eight Hour Law for Rail Workers
The Supreme Court upholds Congress power to legislate for public emergencies and the Adamson eight hour law for railway employees but rules public service workers may not strike in concert. The decision affirms an eight hour day with time and one eighth overtime, costing railroads about 50 million annually, with back pay totaling around 12 to 13 million.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
White
New York
Pitney
Day
Vandevanter
Justice McKenna
Justice Pitney
Justice Vandevanter
Justice Day
Admit Sending Spies to England
New York managers Albert O. Sander and Charles N. Wannenberg of the Central Powers War Film Exchange pleaded guilty on Wednesday to engaging in a military enterprise and sending spies to England to obtain information for the German forces.
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New York
Albert O. Sander
Charles N. Wannenberg
Central Powers War Film Exchange
England
Convicts to Get Military Training at Oregon Penitentiary
Warden Charles A. Murphy announces that Oregon State Penitentiary inmates will begin military training within months. The program will mainly involve marching and discipline to improve conduct and work habits.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon State Penientiary
Charles A. Murphy
Safety Council Pledges Support Across Nation
Directors of the National Safety Council representing 2,800 firms pledge support to the present administration and promote safety initiatives across the country. The organization emphasizes collective action by businesses to advance workplace and public safety standards.
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Safety Council
New York
National Safety Council
Mersetinnel Ooleie
Germans Till Yielding Ground In France and Balkans
British and French forces report gains in France with fourteen villages entered from Arras toward Ham and nearing St Quentin. French cavalry reach near St Quetin and regain ground between the Somme and Aisne. German retreat aims to blunt Entente spring offensive while skirmishes rise in Russia and the Balkans, with Teutonic positions, machine guns, and prisoners noted.
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London
France
Arras
Ham
Camzy
Entree-en-Chauseee
Nuria
Velu
St. Leger
Entreeen- Chaussee
St. Quentin
St. Quetin
Somme
Aisne
Paris
Berlin
Russia
Macedonia
Monastir
French War Office
Asia Minor
Persia
Mesopotamia
Negro National Congress pledges 66000 members for war support
In a telegram to President Wilson, J Gilan Harris president of the Negro National Educational Congress pledged the group holdings of about 66 000 members to aid in case of war.
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Kansas City
Wilson
J. Gilan Harris
Negro National Educational Congress
Wilson calls extrA session for possible state of war
President Wilson summons Congress to an extraordinary session on April 2 to formalize a state of war with Germany. Officials expect a large defense appropriation and authority to use U S armed forces, with full war scope depending on German actions.
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Congress
Washington
Wilson
Germany
United States
McKinley
Acta
War sentiment rally at Madison Square Garden backs US entry
A crowd of over forty patriotic and civic groups and college clubs filled Madison Square Garden on Thursday night to pledge support for President Wilson and urge immediate entry into the European war against Germany. Speakers included Elihu Root, Dr. John Grier Hibben, Charles S. Fairchild, and Mayor Mitchel with U S Senator Ollie James and Joseph H. Choate among others.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Wilson
United States
Germany
Elihu Root
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Charles 8. Fairchild
the Treasury
Cleveland
Mitchel
Ollie James
Kentucky
Joseph H. Choate
United States Recognizes New Russian Government
The United States becomes the first nation to formally recognize Russia's new government. Ambassador Francis met Foreign Minister Milakoff Thursday morning and returned that afternoon with staff to the Marinsky palace to present congratulations on behalf of Washington.
Evacuation Moves in Western Front War Plan
Berlin reports a German evacuation of Bapaume Royo Noyon and Peronne as part of a broader strategic operation aimed at revolutionizing warfare on the western front and delivering a decisive early blow in World War I.
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Berlin
Bapaume
Royo
Noyon
Peronne
Attack on Maine Portes Expected Near Rockland
A Wednesday statement warned that German submarines are near Maine shores and that an attack on Maine ports is not unlikely, noting Rockland as a reference point.
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Maine
Rockland
Arrest Warrant Issued for Nicholas II and Empress
The provisional government orders the arrest of Nicholas Romanoff and Alexandra Feodorovna former Russian emperor and empress. They are to be closely guarded.
The Blind Man Healed by Jesus at Siloam
The lesson outlines Jesus healing a man born blind and the ensuing controversy. It emphasizes faith testing with the command to wash, the man’s evolving recognition of Jesus as prophet and then the Son of God, and the call for students to act boldly in confessing Christ.
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Jesus
John
Tabernacles
Israel
Christ
Themus
Jeane
God
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le Czar
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