Halt in Verdun Attack as Warfront Shifts Across Europe
London reports the German crown prince’s army pausing at Verdun to regroup while heavy shelling erupts along the front from Belgium to the Vosges. French troops retake key positions near Bethincourt Cumieres and Dead Man’s Hill as battles continue around Vaux Damlo upe Fort Vaux. Russian advances toward Mesopotamia threaten the Bagdad railway, with British forces at Kut el Amara and Sollum seized in Egypt.
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London
Verdun
Belgium
Vosges Mountains
Sbethincourt
Cumieres
French War Office
Bethincourt
Dead Man‘s Hill
Cumieres Wood
Vaux and
Damloupe
Fort Vaux
St. Souplet
Champagne
Kitchener Urges Married Men to Enlist in War Drive
In the House of Lords Secretary Kitchener appeals to married men to join the army amid shortages. Earl of Derby notes progress and possible revision of munition worker lists while stressing the need to protect munition output.
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London
House of Lords
Kitchener
Earl of Derby
Earl Kitchener
Plant Juice touted as cure for stomach liver kidney ills in Somerville ad
An advertisement from Somerville promotes Plant Juice a herbal remedy for stomach liver and kidney troubles claim it cures indigestion dyspepsia and rheumatic symptoms. The testimonial from Edward D Nute a Boston & Maine Railway engineer cites improved digestion sleep and energy after four bottles and notes the remedy is sold at Houghton & Dutton Co. Drug Department.
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Edward D. Nute
Boston Street
Somerville
Boston & Maine R. A
Houghton & Dutton Co
German War Office Report From Western Front and Beyond
Berlin March 15 war office statement reports on Neuve Chapelle and Lens actions. Meuse battles near Corbeaux wood and Le Mort Homme with 25 officers and over 1600 men captured. French counter attacks fail. heavy artillery duels and aircraft losses noted on both banks of the Meuse and in the Vosges. Eastern fronts unchanged.
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Berlin
London
War Office
Neuve Chapelle
Lens
Ville Aux Bois
Champagne
Meuse
Verdun
Corbeaux Wood
le Mort Homme
Vosges
French Statement Reports Reduced Bombardment on Bethincourt Front
Paris March 13 war office bulletin notes diminished bombardment on the Bethincourt Cumieres sector with no infantry actions reported. French forces claim to have reoccupied parts of trenches near Hill 265 and Bethincourt while continuing heavy artillery activity along the Meuse front.
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Paris
War Office
Belgium
Het Sas
Langemarck
Aisne
Ville du Bois
Champagne
St. Souplet
Meuse
Bethincourt-Cumieres
Vaux and
Damloup
Ort Vaux
Woevre
Bois de Wavrille
Moulin and
Hannoncelles
Fresnes-en-Woevre
Bethincourt
Ymieres
Mort Homme
Cumieres
British Raiders and Artillery Activity Reported on Western Front
The official British statement notes a small raid south of Verlorenhoek with satisfying results. It also reports artillery exchanges near Hulluch Ploegstert and Ypres and significant aerial combat including a hostile reconnaissance balloon forced to descend after bombing.
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London
France
Belgium
Verlorenhoek
Hulluch
Ploegstert
Ypres
Russian Air War Report From Petrograd March 15 1915
A German plane over Freiderstadt was shot at and disappeared after our guns opened fire. Intense gunfire near Jacobstadt. Our artillery dispersed a strong enemy convoy near the Ilukst and Poniewiesch railroad. Shelling of marching enemy columns between Lakes Medmuss and Demmen. Encounters with enemy patrols south of the Pripet River and in Galicia along the Stripa River.
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Petrograd
London
Freiderstadt
Jacobstadt
Ilukst
Poniewiesch
Dvyinsk
Medmuss
Demmen
Pripet River
Galicia
Stripa River
Petain Sees Verdun Defense Holding Strong
General Petain, in charge at Verdun, expresses confidence that the French hold will persist as the third battle phase opens along the Meuse. German infantry push along a four mile front from Bethincourt to Cumieres, with heavy fighting near Dead Man's Hill and on Corbeaux woods.
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Paris
Meuse
Verdun
Petain
Messrs
Lauraine and
Pate
Chamber of Deputies
Bethincourt
Cumieres
Alpine and Isonzo Front Updates Amid Heavy Actions
The official communique reports artillery activity from Tonale to Upper Fella with intensified infantry work. On the Isonzo front they fought lively artillery duels and attacks, advancing in the Rombon area and near Lucinico. Southeast of San Martino on the Carso the enemy attacked at dawn but was repulsed with losses after a heavy preparatory fire. a redoubt was evacuated to prevent further losses. Prisoners including three officers were captured along with rifles and munitions.
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Rome
London
Alpine
Tonale
Fella
Isonzo
Rombon
Lucinico
San Martino
Carso
British Rout Germans in East African Fight
London reports progress in the East Africa campaign as General Smuts’ forces seize Moshi on March 18 and push toward Arusha amid German retreat. British observers note the enemy’s demoralization and retreat aided by the Tanga railway, with reports of heavy losses and three machine guns abandoned.
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Sollum
Egypt
East Africa
Smuts
Tanga
Berlin
Havre
London
Kitovo
Arthur H. Steel-Maitland
Overseas Forces Club
Russians Can Now Aid British in Mesopotamia
Petrograd reports Russian troops in Persia pushing toward Mesopotamia and co operating with British forces at Kut el Amara. They have crossed key passes, threatening Turkish lines and the Bagdad front while aiming to sever the railway supplying the Turkish army.
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Petrograd
Persia
Bagdad
Najlong
Black Sea
Vyebia
Mesopotamia
London
Mesopotamian
Kut-el-Amara
Townshend
Khermanshah
Russia
Turkey
Mosul
Suleimanieh
Sehna
Kermanshah
Bitlis
Luristan
Dijala
Hanikin
Van
Turko-Tigris Stand Ended as Forces Push Forward
A dawn-7th offensive reports an advance against Turkish positions on the Tigris. Infantry bayonetted many Turks and captured two officers and 15 men before the column withdrew. No further developments reported.
Soukhomlinoff Charged Over Russian Ammunition Shortage
Emperor Nicholas approved bringing evidence against former War Minister General Soukhomlinoff to the imperial council for arraignment on charges of responsibility for the munitions shortage that hindered Russian army operations since 1915. General Polivanoff succeeded him in 1915.
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London
Nicholas
Commission of Inquiry
Soukhomlinoff
Judicial Department
The
Imperial Council
Reuter
Petrograd
Polivanoff
Hokoku Maru Overdue With Wheat Cargo Valued At About 385000
The Japanese steamer Hokoku Maru, carrying 4100 tons of wheat and insured for about 385000, has been posted overdue. It left Portland Oregon on November 8 for United Kingdom ports and was last reported near Singapore on December 20. Fear and mystery surround its possible fate amid submarine activity.
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London
Lloyds
Portland
Oregon
United Kingdom
Singapore
Tokio
Kobe
Cape of Good Hope
Durban
Mediterranean
Lane
England
Rumored resignation of Admiral Von Tirpitz
New York report says Admiral von Tirpitz the German minister of marine has resigned or is about to resign. Berlin has not announced it officially but a trusted Berlin-based source cites first hand despatches. Earlier Berlin dispatches suggested illness forced him to give up ministry work.
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New York
Berlin
Admiral von Tirpitz
Evening Post
Informatior
von Tirpitz
Verdun Safe Says Gen De La Croix
Paris reports General De La Croix declares Verdun remains safe for Allied forces in the ongoing Verdun battle. He notes initial retreat losses at Douaumont, describes two prior Meuse side attacks as costly and inconclusive, and foresees further stern actions with Allied capability to counter.
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Verdun
Gen. de la Croix
Paris
Meuse
British Attack Turkish Position on the Tigris
A British official communication from London reports Mesopotamia operations. General Lake states that on March 1 information was received by the Ti-
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The
Tigris
London
Mesopotamia
Turkish War Minister Appointment Rumor
London dispatch reports Ismail Hakki, head of the commercial administration, named Turkish minister of war. Rumors also circulate that Enver Pasha, the war minister and key decision figure for Turkey joining the Central Powers, has been assassinated.
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London
Athens
Xchange
Ompany
Ismail Hakki
Commercial Administration
Enver Pasha
Turkey
Canadian Troops Reach England On Troop Ships
Official announcement confirms that the troop ships Missionable and Scandinavian sailed from Canada on March 1 and have reached England.
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England
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Mail Orders Filled Unless Otherwise Indicated
Postal service note states that mail orders are fulfilled in standard fashion unless a specific instruction or exception is noted by the sender.
Arrival of Ships in England From War Zone
The Missan able landed in England with 12 officers and 1652 men aboard. The Scandinavian carried 47 nurses and 1239 men among its passengers.
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England
Canada Plans New War Credit for Munitions
Ottawa announces a new war credit of $75,000,000 to be drawn for munitions made in Canada for the British government. The credit mirrors the $50,000,000 facility arranged last December and will be spent via the Imperial Munitions Board chaired by J. W. Wiavelle. Finance Minister White says Britain has asked Canada’s board to place $20,000,000 of new orders, with more to follow.
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Commons
Asquith
Arthur Basil Markham
Nottinghamshire
Walter Hume Long
Long
Great Britain
Ile
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Imperial Munitions Board
J. W. Wiavelle
White
Canadian Munitions Board
Austria Declares War on Portugal Reported from Rome
A Rome telegram reports Austria has declared war on Portugal. A Geneva dispatch notes Austria recalled its Lisbon envoy and handed passports to the Portuguese minister in Vienna.
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Austria
Portugal
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Rome
Reuter
Geneva
Lisbon
Vienna
Admiral Lecase Takes War Ministry Post in Gallieni Crisis
Paris March 15 Rear Admiral Marie Jean Lucien Lecase new minister of war will take charge during General Gallieni illness. Gallieni had been unable to receive Parliament on his regular day last Friday and no illness details were released.
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Paris
Marie Jean Lucien Lecase
Ministry of War
Gallieni
Gallient
Austria's Note Says U S Need Not Reply
The Austro Hungarian government directs attention to attacks on two Hungarian ships by a submarine believed British in the Mediterranean. The State Department says no action is required as no ships were sunk and no Americans were aboard. Also mentions Luigi Cornaro lived to 102 after doctors predicted death.
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Washington
United States
Mediterranean
State Department
Luigi Cornaro
Bruce Barton
Sunday Post
Beauty Doctor Reveals Hair Darkening Home Mix
Detroit beauty expert Miss Alice Whitney shares a low cost home formula to darken gray hair, smooth and grow hair, and relieve itching. Mix half pint water with 1 oz bay rum, a small box Barbo Compound, and 34 oz glycerine. apply twice weekly until shade reaches the desired result.
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Alice Whitney
Detroit
Mich
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