Few Potatoes Left in Paris Amid Shortage
Paris faces rising scarcities as old potatoes vanish from Le Bahle central market. New Algerian potatoes sell for 16 cents a pound while Senator Edouard Herriot, minister of national subsistence and labor, seeks quick fixes. A society women group led by the Duchesses reaches out to garden owners to replace flowers with vegetables.
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Paris
le Bhalle
Algeria
Edouard Herriot
Duchesses d’Uzes
de Noailles
de Luyne
Countess de Galard
Madame Waldeck-Rousseau
France
Orduna Reaches Liverpool Safely on Transatlantic Crossing
The Cunard liner Orduna arrived in Liverpool safely after departing New York on February 24. The ship carried 110 passengers, eight of whom were American, and the news comes via cable advices received by Cunard officials.
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Liverpool
New York
Cunard
Oscar Pflug Freed by French Officials
Paris March 6 The French government ordered the release of Oscar Pflug a former employee of the American embassy in Berlin. The action followed representations by the American ambassador and followed Pflug among several detained when Ambassador Gerard's party entered France.
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Paris
Oscar
Berlin
Pflug
Gerard
France
New York Cargoes Piled Up By German Blockade
Shipping authorities report 53 vessels from American and neutral registries were prevented from sailing from New York or detained at Halifax after the January 31 blockade decree. The ships would have carried about 296000 tons of cargo and 14 would have carried passengers and mail. Holland suffered most with 25 Dutch vessels tied up or detained. Ten neutral tramp ships are also awaiting orders. The American line misses eight passenger sailings, with most Europe traffic halted except Entente and Spanish services.
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New York
Kirkwall
Falmouth
Halifax
United States
Holland
Europe
Spain
British Make New Gains on Somme Ancre Fronts
Fighting continues on the Somme and Ancre fronts in France as British forces report additional gains north of Puisieux au Mont and northwest of Irles, with activity concentrated in the Ancre sector.
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Somme
Ancre
France
London War Office
Puisieux Au Mont
Irles
British raid near Bouchavesnes reports clash on front
British dispatch says raiders breached a German trench east of Bouchavesnes and scattered troops massing for a counterattack. Berlin cites repulsed British attack after heavy artillery, while Germans refer to a Monday engagement and British to early Tuesday raid.
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Bouchavesnes
Somme
Berlin
Verdun
Les Chambrettes
Bezonvaux
Courieres Wood
Paris
Vests at $1.65 ETSCO Glove Silk Vests Sale
Advertises ETSCO Glove Silk Vests with superior quality in regular or V neck styles. Offers pink or white colors with regular price $2.25 and sale price $1.65. Tailor band top option noted.
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ETSCO
Egular
Women’s Lisle Underwear And Union Suits Pricing
A retail listing describes women's knitted underwear and lisle thread garments. Swiss ribbed lisle vests and union suits are offered with low necks, sleeveless cuts, cuff knee lengths, reinforced seams, and regular selling prices ranging from 25c to 1.50 in a period-accurate catalog tone.
World War Fronts in Brief Racial Pact War News Summary
Russian success against Ottoman forces in Persia includes Hamadan seized. Russian airship bombs Baranovichi while a German plane near Volchek station catches fire and is destroyed. Russians repulse night assault south of Bgzezany. British attack on Somme front north of Peronne repulsed. Austrian regiments kill and capture near Ver terba, 47 prisoners and two machine guns. French and Italian actions gain ground near Verdun and in St Pellegrino valley. British air raids on Brebach blast furnaces. French actions north of Moulin sous Toutvent and Autreches, Meuse artillery duels. British progress northwest of Irles and Puisieux au Mont. raids east of Bouchavesnes.
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Galicia
Carpathians
German War Office
Rumania
Petrograd
Kussenabad
Chariak
Bijar
Hamadan
Persia
Baranovichi
Volchek
Sarny-Kovel
Bgzezany
Berlin
Bouchavesnes
Peronne
Somme
Landwehr
Upper
Verterba
Vienna
Courieres Wood
Douaumont
Verdun
Paris
Brebach
Saarpruecken
Rhenish
Prussia
London
St. Pellegrino
Vertoiba
Rome
Oise
Moulinsous-Toutvent
Autreches
Meuse
Les Chambrettes-Bezonvaux
Irles
Puisieux Au Mont
France
Dorchester Man Found Guilty For Speeding Through Downtown
Edward Pfeffer of Beach Street Dorchester was found guilty in Municipal Court for driving 40 mph in downtown Dorchester. He was fined 25 dollars and appealed. Patrolman Grace said Pfeffer’s car reached 60 mph during the chase through Tremont and West streets toward Commonwealth and Massachusetts avenues where Pfeffer’s car was overtaken.
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Edward Pfeffer
Beach Street
Dorchester
Grace
Lagrange Street
Pfeffer
Tremont
West Streets
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Belgian resolve under German pressure praised in London
A prominent Belgian leader reports Belgians refuse to sign work for the enemy despite hunger cold and beatings. He notes growing food costs deportations and suffering yet the Belgian people remain patient and the repatriated return worn out and exhausted.
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London
Belgium
Associated Press
Spanish premier denies Gerard bearing note from King
Madrid March 6 Count de Romanones denied the report that James W. Gerard former American ambassador to Germany was bearer of a letter from King Alfonso to President Wilson The claim appeared in a Madrid Paris Herald despatch dated March 2 confirming Gerard carried such a communication
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Madrid
Paris
Malden Budget Calls for $999,950 This Year
The 1917 Malden budget submitted to the city council requests an appropriation of 999,950 dollars. The mayor states the tax rate will not exceed last year’s 21.40 dollars per thousand, signaling stable funding and controlled levy.
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Malden
Prison camps better Berlin March 6 report
Article quotes General von Stein, Prussian minister of war, in a Reichstag speech as relayed by Overseas News Agency. He addresses treatment of Germans in Russian detention camps and remarks on conditions and policy.
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Berlin
Sayville
von Stein
Reichstag
Gratitude for Red Cross aid amid Russia prisoner talks
The speaker notes obscurity on Russia prisoner conditions and Murman railroad issues but states improvements in many areas due to Swedish and Danish Red Cross efforts. Sweden leads on representing interests, Denmark follows, and Spain offers help. The speech cites East Prussia and Alsace Lorraine, Belgian workers sent to Germany, and the lack of justice for distressed East Prussian and Alsatian compatriots, with France blamed for excuses.
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Russia
Murman
Red Cross
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
East Prussia
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
France
Repatriation doubts over Russian refugees return
The report notes only a few have come back from Russia six children with one sister among the group. A second sister is awaited but uncertain. The Russian government accuses us of wanting them for national service and blocks releases. The speaker defends not relying on their cooperation.
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Russia
No Bulgarian Break Coming
Washington reports quote Bulgarian Minister Panaretoff denying any suggestion of a break in diplomatic relations with the United States. He dismisses the Balkan News Agency as Romanian hostile propaganda and says Bulgaria does not expect to sever ties despite American hostility toward Germany.
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Washington
Panaretoff
Bulgaria
Switzerland
United States
Germany
Balkan
Legation
Count Boni’s Son Wins War Praise In Paris Dispatch
Georges de Castellane, second son of Count Boni de Castellane and former Anna Gould, is cited in army orders for giving entire satisfaction as chief despatch bearer in a district under heavy bombardment. He showed courage and coolness and aided the wounded during the attack.
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Paris
Georges de Castellane
Count Boni de Castellane
Anna Gould
New York
Bernstorff to Stay On Liner Arriving Copenhagen
Count von Bernstorff and his party will not disembark at a Norwegian port. They will remain on board until the liner reaches Copenhagen and stay there a day or two before moving on to Berlin.
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Copenhagen
London
Count von Bernstorff
Frederik VIII
Berlin
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