Submarine Sightings and U S Port Blockade Fears Rise
Reports of submarines near Sapelo Island Brunswick and Block Island described as credible by a navy insider. Citizens discuss arming cannons near St Simons Island and netting the channel while observers anticipate a possible U S entry into war with Germany.
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Brunswick
Atlantic
United States
American
War Department
Bar
St. Simons Island
Civilian Camps Under Plattsburg Plan Set Nationwide
Washington announces twenty six military training camps based on the Plattsburg Plan will be established at central U S locations. Eastern camp at Plattsburg New York from June 1 to October 14 central camp at Fort Riley Kansas August 11 to October 14 Fort Snelling Minnesota July 7 to September 9 Fort Sheridan Michigan June 2 to October 14 Austin Texas May 4 to June 5 Dallas Texas June 13 to July 15 Houston Texas September 8 to October 7.
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United States
War Department
Eastern Department
Plattsburg
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Central Department
Ft. Riley
Kan
Oberg
Fort Snelling
Minn
Fort Sheridan
Austin
Texas
Dallas
Houston
Germans Blame Czar for War in Reichstag Speech
Berlin reports Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg told the Reichstag that Germany would not bear the blame if a war erupts with the United States. He blamed the czar for the European war and said Russia could have avoided decline by following Emperor William's reform advice.
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Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
United States
Germany
Russia
William
War Stance by Saulsbury Calls for Treaty Breaks
Senator Willard Saulsbury, president pro tem of the Senate and government spokesman, declares war with Germany inevitable. He urges abrogation of all treaties with Germany and says government credit should be extended to the Allies.
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Washington
Willard Saulsbury
Senate
Germany
Alnwick Castle torpedoed with dozens dead near Atlantic
London reports the British steamer Alnwick Castle was torpedoed in the Atlantic about 300 miles off shore after rescuing crew from a previous torpedoed ship. One lifeboat reached Spain with 29 passengers, eight corpses, and three boats totaling 79 survivors.
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London
Atlantic Ocean
Spain
Brand Whitlock Not Detained by German Quarantine
Washington reports that American minister Brand Whitlock and diplomatic staff will not be detained in Germany under quarantine the state department says after assurances through the Spanish government.
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Washington
Brand Whitlock
Germany
State Department
Americans in Germany Ordered Home by April 2
London dispatch says American citizens in Germany have been warned to depart by April 2. Spanish diplomatic sources are cited as the origin of the information and some reports claim Germany will require all Americans to return home.
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London
Germany
The
Star
Weather Brief For Brunswick Vicinity
The forecast calls for fair skies today in Brunswick and surrounding areas with gentle to moderate northeast winds.
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Brunswick
Red Cross Talk Highlights Women Facing Wartime Role
Brunswick chapter hears Miss Jane Van de Vrede describe Red Cross limits and duties in war and crisis. She emphasizes voluntary service, behind the front work, and the need for organized preparation more than direct battlefield action.
Red Cross meeting enlists 40 new members in Brunswick
The Red Cross enrolled 40 new members as Miss Van de Vrede spoke in Brunswick about preparedness and the council for national defense. She outlined Red Cross roles in nursing aid dietetics and sanitary training, noting gaps in wartime nursing prep and the need for a local Sanitary Training Detachment with ambulance subscrip tions.
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Red Cross
Brunswick
Talk by Miss Van de Vrede on Red Cross duty in war times
Miss Jane Van de Vrede of Savannah spoke at First Baptist Church on Red Cross work and national preparedness. She urged active citizen involvement, noting Red Cross aid outpaces government in wartime and praising volunteers from Boy Scouts to a city choir while recalling Clara Barton and the Geneva treaty.
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American Red Cross Society
First Baptist Church
Jane van de Vrede
Red Cross
American Red Cross
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Gilbert
Miss van de Vrede
The
Army
Navy
Army Ambulance Corps
Savannah
Red Cross Organization
United States
America
Clara Barton
Federal Court Exonerates News Service Efforts
Federal judge Hand refused to enjoin the International News Service from obtaining news from any source. The court ordered the cessation of practices INSI repudiated in the hearing for the temporary injunction.
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New York
Associated Press
International News Service
Hand
Efficient German Sailors Impress Atlanta Guards
In Atlanta on March 20 internees aboard the Wirronpring Wilhelm perform daily chores inside a barbed wire enclosure at Fort McPherson. Captain Johann Thierfelder orders washing, scrubbing, airing, and daily physical drills, requests lager, and warns he has made no pledges to safe treatment despite Col. Noyes pledges.
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Atlanta
Bert McPherson
Johann Thierfelder
Wirronpring Wilhelm
Noyes
Regiment of
Regulars
Fort McPherson
Thierfelder
State Gets Big Inheritance Tax Revenue Boost
Georgia faces a large inheritance tax of 102000 on the late James M. Smith estate, nearly matching state tax receipts from 20 million dollars worth of farm lands taxed at five mills. The session also considers a will allocating 80090 to cover Confederate pension fund deficits and session expenses totaling about 20000. In Hillsboro Texas a fire destroyed 3000 bales of cotton valued at 200000 and the local cotton press.
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Atlanta
Georgia
James M. Smith
Confederate Pension Fund
Hillsboro
Texas
Food Riots Reported in Northern and Central Italy
Wireless messages say serious food riots erupt in Northern and Central Italy. Martial law is declared in some areas. London reports martial law declared across Spain.
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Berlin
Italy
Japanese Warship Sunk by German Raider
A Tokyo dispatch reports a Japanese warship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean by a German raider. The vessel name is not learned in the message received in Vancouver today.
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Vancouver
B. C
Pacific Ocean
Tokio
Heightag speech by chancellor weakens peage stance
Washington notes the German chancellor’s Reichstag remarks as Germany vows to continue submarine warfare. The administration treats the speech as Germany’s last word before Congress defines U.S. position. No change in policy announced. peace talks appear ended.
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Washington
Germany
Wilson
United States
Chancelor von Lethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
Campilea
White House
Lansing
Congress
Standstill in West as German retreat stalls in March
Reports indicate no large-scale operations in the west over the past 24 hours. German forces entrench while French and Pictish attacks press positions, signaling a paused but volatile frontline.
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London
U.N. C. Appoints New Inter-Department Committee
Washington March 29. The council of national defense named an inter-departmental committee with representatives from each executive department to perfect preparedness plans and eliminate red tape. Mobile March 29. A letter from New Orleans says four Germans were arrested for allegedly emptying poison into city reservoirs. Guards patrol the water supply day and night to prevent riots and bloodshed.
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Council of National Defense
Mobile
New Orleans
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