Allied Fleet Advances Through Dardanelles Pressing Constantinople
British and French forces push through the Dardanelles with the Russian cruiser Askold joining the allied fleet. Bouvet and other ships bombard forts while minesweepers operate under fire. Reports say 19 guns destroyed at the straits and Turkish forces mass near Gallipoli as Russia reports success on several fronts.
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Admiralty
Askold
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Crimean
Bosphorus
Sea of
Marmara
Constantinople
Gulf of
Saros
Gallipoli
Bouvet
Kavak
Guepratte
Gulf of Saros
Bulair
Suffren
Sultan Fort
Gaulois
Fort Napoleon
Kavak River
Kilid Bahr
Chanak
Dardanus
Hamidieh
Tchemerlik
Bezikia
Cape Kephex
Gulair
Canopus
Swiftsure
Cornwallis
Fort No. 8
Fort No. 9
Greece
Banakali
Issad Pasha
Russian Statement Claims German, Austrian Push Repulsed
War office reports March 1 and 2 actions along the Niemen and Vistula fronts with German efforts repulsed and Russian gains in Grodno East Galicia and along the Amouleff river. Prisons, guns, and captures noted. fighting continues on several fronts with German setbacks and Russian advances.
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Niemen
Vistula
Poland
Ossowetz
Grodno
Kerjen
Amouleff
Carpathians
Ondava
San
Koziounka
Rojanka
Galicia
Lomnitza
United States press on neutrality actions and German reply
The article reviews neutrality penalties for ships aiding belligerents, contrasts House and Senate language, and notes Germany’s response promising limited submarine warfare. It discusses possible British reactions and ongoing diplomacy as officials await allied replies and potential mine and blockade restrictions.
Reply of England Awaited in Submarine War Talk
Washington reports the official text of Germanys reply to US proposals on ending submarine warfare against merchant ships and the shipment of foodstuffs to civilians in belligerent nations was received by the State Department today.
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Washington
Germany
United States
State Department
Times Editorial Regrets American Attitude Yet Supports Formal Blockade View
The Times argues in a Washington based dispatch that British reprisal policy would have been better received as a formal blockade using the continuous voyage doctrine to control trade to Germany via neutrals. It notes U S impartiality but says Americans know old principles must adapt to new conditions and warns that guaranteeing civilian food supplies to civilians is impossible under conscription. The piece recalls Civil War Lancashire blockade parallels and hopes America would support Britain in this deadly conflict.
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London
the Times
Washington
United States
Germany
Great Britain
America
The
Times
Daily News
Lancashire
England to Explain London Policy on German Commerce War
London dispatch says an order in council will spell out how the admiralty enforces restrictions on German commerce. Britain argues Germany seeks neutrals to shoulder wartime duties due to Britain’s naval strength and asks the United States for assurances Germany will not resume submarine activities after obtaining food under looser rules.
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London
Admiralty
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Harvard Beats Brown in Annual Swimming Meet
Harvard defeated Brown 39 to 14 in Providence in the annual swimming meet. Harvard won firsts in every event except the dive won by Hinckes of Brown.
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Providence
R. I
Harvard
Brown
Hinckes
German Statement Denies French Advances in Champagne
Berlin reports a denial of French successes in Champagne along with claims of a five mile advance northeast of Celles on the Alsatian frontier. The dispatch also notes all Russian attacks in northern Poland were foiled.
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Celles
French War Office Communique On Western Front March 4
Paris reports a French war office communique stating actions from the sea to the Aisne with bombardment on Rheims using incendiaries and French troops holding nearly four miles on German trenches in Champagne. Prussian Guards suffer severe losses in the fighting.
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Petrograd
Russia
Poland
Galicia
Carpathians
Bukowina
Marshal von Hindenberg
Lupkow
Przemysl
Austria
Ossowetz
Cologne
Warsaw
Berlin Tageblatt
Champagne
Rheims
Argonne Forest
Aisne
Souain
Ville Sur Tourbe
Mesnil
Freausejour
Perthes
Consenvoye
Verdun
le Pretre
Ponta-Mousson
Paris
London
War Office
Beausejour
Argonne
French War Office
Austrian Statement on Carpathian Engagements West of Uzsok
The war office reports in the Carpathians west of Uzsok Pass fighting has intensified over key heights and lines. Russian prisoners have been taken as clashes continue in this sector north of Cisra. March 3.
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Carpathians
Uzsok Pass
Vienna
London
War Office
British Allow German Goods Despite War Blockade
In Parliament Walter Runciman stated Britain will permit export of German goods it desires and can obtain, while maintaining blockade aims. Aniline dyes may be imported with government licenses for war office and industry use. The discussion touched on potentially limiting Germany’s exports to America, with no decisive statement.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
Asquith
House of Commons
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Lord Charles Beresford
England
Runciman
War Office
Admiralty
America
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Censenvoye
Ailly
Apremont
Badenvillers
Russian
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Bobr
Kolno
Cisra
Dunajec
Russian Poland
Henry Somerset
Emerson Hough
International Congress of Medicine
Dorse
Wen
Bauer Chemical CO
Irving Place
New York
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Condem
Bargo
Cham
Pagne
Sayville, N. Y
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Sian
Coast Guard
Boutone
Ratine
Taffeta
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