Germans advance on Moscow three fronts amid Bolshevik shifts
Reports from Retrograd state German forces push toward Moscow from southwest west and northwest as Petrograd evacuations alter aims. Len in may take agricultural portfolio to shore up peasant support while a former Bolshevik official is arrested for trying to oppose the peace treaty.
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Moscow
Germany
Russia
Petrograd
Nikolai Lenin
Samar
Nijni- Novgorod
Italian Front Holds as Hindenburg Drive Shifts
Washington dispatch reports early shift of Hindenburg’s attack toward the Italian theater. Italian military attache says Italy cannot be surprised, morale strong, and reserves dispersed to blunt a stronger offensive. American officials see no breakthrough by Germans and note renewed fighting along the Piave as front activity increases.
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Washington
Hindenburg
Emilio Guglielmo
Italy
62 Americans Listed on Casualties
Washington dispatch reports 62 names on the American Expeditionary Forces casualty list with 2 killed in action 13 missing in action 15 dead of disease 1 killed by accident 1 died of wounds 9 severely wounded and 21 slightly wounded.
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Washington
Jay
Miss Wilson May Visit Cheyenne as Plans Evolve
Miss Margaret Wilson daughter of the president may visit Cheyenne Jolly if she accepts the tuition offered by a representative of the women's clubs. A Denver invitation arrived yesterday but no decision was made by late hour. Mike Wilson is in Denver at the invitation of municipal authorities for the dedication of the municipal organ and she may move to France soon after.
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Margaret Wilson
Cheyenne
Jolly Ifut
Miss Wilson
Denver
Mike Wilson
France
Bell urges patience after return from French front
General J Franklin Bell spoke in New York after returning from the French front. He said there is no reason for optimism to waver, stressing a serious undertaking and confidence in final success. He urged patience and perseverance as the required approach.
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New York
J. Franklin Bell
Firing Across Border Near Fabens Leaves Four Mexicans Dead
Mexican forces near Fabens exchange fire with U S troops at the border. Four Mexicans were believed killed in the morning clash. American soldiers suffer no casualties, but one horse is reported killed.
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Paso
Tex
Fabens
Sixteen Die After Warship Collision Reported by Navy
The navy department announced sixteen dead from the collision between the destroyer Manley and a Brithman of war on March 19. Ten more men were injured, not reported yesterday. The updated toll reflects ongoing confirmation of casualties.
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Washington
Manley
Navy Department
Three Held on Charge of Damaging U S Torpedoes
Philadelphia report says two enemy aliens and one naturalized American were arrested on conspiracy to defraud the government by supplying defective gauges for torpedoes used on American warships.
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U. S
Philadelphia
Major Steever Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
Major Steever, commander of the Dallas aviation field, Texas, has been selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel. He is one of the youngest in the service to attain this rank and organized the Steever training system at Cheyenne high school years ago.
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Edgar
Steever
Dallas, Tex
Steevver
Cheyenne High School
Yankee Gunfire Destroys German Front Lines in France
American artillery wrecked the first and second German lines east of Limevilla as a patrol found both lines wiped out with no casualties. Deserters near Toul surrendered after confirming heavy gas projectile use on Feb 27 and significant German losses the next day.
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France
Limevilla
No Man's Land
Toul
Denver Men Called in Packers' Inquiry
The federal trades commission heard testimony about alleged dissemination of information on re shipping livestock from Kansas City to other markets. The inquiry also touched the poultry and egg workers in the Midwest and the Kansas City Stockyards company. Francis J. Heney said four Denver witnesses were among those yet to testify. the hearing continues tomorrow.
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Kansas City
Federal Trades Commission
Middle West
Kansan City
Francis J. Heney
Special Council For the Commission
Denver
Cole
Aerial Attacks Reported Damage in Mannheim and Mevrignies
Basel reports say British air raid on Mannheim caused major fires near the railway station with a powder factory and gas plant exploding and residents fleeing. An Amsterdam dispatch notes 30 German soldiers killed, 100 wounded, and 500 munition wagons blown up at Mevrignies near Mons.
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Geneva
Basel
Mannheim
Germany
Switzerland
Berlin
London
Mevrignies
Mons
Belgium
Amsterdam
Dutch Protest Over Seizure of Dutch Ships
Dutch students gathered before the American minister’s house in The Hague while papers in Rotterdam report MPs may demand recall of the Dutch minister in Washington. Amid anger and bewilderment, Dutch press call the U.S. ship seizure a stain on U.S. history and vow to respond with dignity.
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the Hague
Handelsblad
Washington
Holland
John W. Garrett
Rotterdam
Wilson
Nieuwe Rotterdam Courant
United States
Snow Falls in Perico Texas After Twelve Hours
Snow has fallen for twelve hours at Perico in Dallam county Texas and is melting rapidly on contact. The report came in from Fort Worth on March twenty second.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
Perico
Dallam County
Rural letter carriers to get increased salaries
Washington March 22 Rural letter carriers receiving 1200 m year or less are granted a 20 percent raise by an amendment to the postal increase bill. Oral carriers with routes over twenty miles will receive 24 dollars a year for each mile beyond twenty traveled daily. The plan aims to boost compensation for longer routes.
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Washington
House
Havine
Will Neler
British Air Power Aids Infantry In Fierce French Front Battle
London dispatch reports British aircraft bombed positions behind the line and fought German airmen in the air. Low altitude strikes aided infantry on a fifty mile front near Cambrai, with heavy casualties on the German side and 16,000 prisoners captured per Berlin.
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Fy Associated Press
London
Tritivh
France
U S Urged to War Against Bulgaria
Washington reports indicate no immediate shift toward war with Bulgaria as U S officials assess potential Balkan involvement. Diplomatic chatter from foreign capitals suggests United States may face pressure to engage, while Bulgarian units reinforce the western front alongside German and Austrian forces.
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Washington
United States
Mulworia
Haig Front Clash Yields Heavy Losses and Prisoners
British and German forces mounted a fierce first day on the west front amid record artillery fire. German claims of 16 000 prisoners and 200 guns are treated as likely exaggeration. British withdrawals were orderly with heavy German casualties and repeated counterattacks at several sectors.
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London
Field Marshal Haig
Sevveral
Senator Jones Defends Price Fixing Saving U S From Chaos
In a Senate defense of food and fuel price controls, Senator Jones of New Mexico says price fixing saved the country from chaos. He rebutted critics led by Senator Lodge, arguing transportation and coal supply, not administration failings, explain shortages and high prices.
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U.S
Washington, Mar Ft
Senate
Jones
New Meslea
Ile
Lodke
Garfield
Woal
Guetheld
Minsiastpal
U S Cruiser Captures German Raider in the North Sea
Naval officers report the capture of the German raider Alexander Agaile by the U S cruiser. The vessel, previously a raider with a German crew, had been outfitted for use as a commerce raider. The capture occurred near Pilbed Stites during ongoing hostilities.
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Miprel
Germat Raider
Momdley
Naval Officers Howe
Alexander Agaile
Agowi
Aoverdig
Warabilp’s
Maon
Kibney No. 14 Well Produces At Wyre Field
Kibney No 14 well in section cane at Glanrock Wyre on Maren 22 is reported to produce an estimated Li0 barrels daily. The output appeared steady with hourly flow readings and reflects typical oil industry activity in the district.
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Glanrock
Wyre
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