Senator-elect Hale Returns From Europe With War Hopes
Senator-elect Frederick Hale of Maine arrives in New York aboard the Finland after a 21 day trip to London and Paris. He met Lloyd George and Briand, studied Western Front warfare, and described Allied morale and readiness. He also recalls a near shelling in Ypres and notes strong Allied desire for US entry into the war.
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Portland
Finland
London
France
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Lord Northcliffe
Lord Bryce
Balfour
Chamberlain
Briand
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Ypres
Fost
United States Revenue Cutter
Quarantine
Liverpool
Germany
Frank H. Simonds
The
New York Tribune
Mr. Hale
Finlane
German forces attack positions along Jacobeni road and Val Putna
German troops pressed the Jacobeni Kimpe lung high road axis and seized heights two miles southwest of Val Putna. Russian counterattacks recovered the rail line area but high ground on both sides remained in German hands. In the Carpathians German forces captured Russian hill positions with 12 officers and over 1300 men, plus 11 machine guns and nine mine throwers. Italians attacked Paralovo hills east of Paralovo but failed after heavy losses. British naval aircraft bombed the Brebach iron works near Saarbruecken, engaging in air combat and destroying one enemy plane.
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Anglo-French War Heads in Conference
Paris February 27 11 30 p m A high level Anglo French conference convened at Calais bringing together French Premier Briand War Minister Lyautey and General Nivelle with British Premier Lloyd George Imperial Chief Robertson Haig and Field Marshal Haig discussions focused on wartime coordination and strategy.
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Calais
Briand
France
Lyautey
Robert G. Nivelle
Lloyd George
Great Britain
William Robertson
Douglas Haig
Lyman Law Not Sunk by Austrian U Boat
Washington February 28 official word confirms that the American sailing schooner Lyman M. Law was not sunk by an Austro Hungarian submarine.
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Lyman Law
Washington
Lyman M. Law
Germans Offer to Replace Dutch Ships in War Trade
The German government offered to replace seven Dutch merchantmen torpedoed off the English coast with German freighters until the war ends, on condition that the Netherlands buy them afterward.
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London
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Holland
British Opposes Public Release of Ship Manifests
The British government protests the publication in American papers of manifests for British steamships sailing from American ports. It fears the disclosures provide Germans with valuable information.
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British drive on Tigris front advances near Kut el Amara
British forces push forward on the Tigris front with official word that on Monday Turks were engaged on the left bank of the river, over 30 miles west and northwest of Kut el Amara.
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Tigris
Kutel-Amara
British advance in Mesopotamia captures enemy arms and ships
A late Monday report from the Mesopotamian front says British forces pressed the retreating enemy along the left bank of the Tigris about 30 miles WNW of Kut el Amara. The enemy abandoned arms and stores, four 5.9 inch howitzers fell into the river, the Firefly gunboat was recaptured, and Turkish ship taken. By Sunday 360 prisoners were taken, with 11 officers and 150 men reported so far.
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Kut-el-Amara
Cteiphon
Accidental Overt Act Warning Tied to Armship Policy
Amsterdam reporting on President Wilson seeking power to arm American ships notes the overt act has not yet occurred. The Cologne Volks Zeitung warns that arming merchantmen will provoke submarine clashes and a possible state of war unless ships avoid the danger zone.
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Volks Zeitung
Pa Van Loon Leads Burglar Hunt in Community Affair
Pa Van Loon is highlighted as a leading figure in a local burglar hunt. The item accompanies a page of light entertainment in the forthcoming Sunday Post.
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British Forces Advance Across Ancre River Front
British forces push north of the Ancre River capturing Gommecourt Puisieux Mont and trench networks nearby. South of the river troops who held Ligny advance east to seize Thilloy and a trench at Sailly Saillisel near Bapaume.
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Bapaume
Sailly-Saillisel
British and German front actions across multiple theaters
British and German forces fought across France and Belgium with raids near Clery Arras and Lens and a repulsed German attack northeast of Armentieres. In Romania the Teutons captured hill positions near Jacobeni Kimpelung and took 1500 prisoners. The Tigris area sees British pursuit of Bagdad as Turks retreat from Kut el Amara. No submarine losses reported in the past 24 hours.
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Lens
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Rumania
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Petrograd
Tigris
Bagdad
Kut-el- Amara
George
Kut
Germany
London
Canada preparing men for spring offensive drive
CANADA GETTING MEN READY FOR THE DRIVE on ST JOHN NB Feb 28 Canada is mobilizing for the western front offensive this spring Thousands of troops have arrived in New Brunswick to finish training before sailing from Halifax for England Military authorities in the province have arranged quarters in Sackville Chatham Campbellton Newcastle and other towns to house units such as these troops
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England
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France
Germany
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Halifax
N. S
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Campbellton
Newcastle
Alma Gluck Songwords and Music Featured in Sunday Post
Alma Gluck’s favored songwords and music receive serialization in the upcoming Sunday Post. The feature promises a valued addition for music lovers and collectors alike.
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