American Forces Asked to Enter Great Battle
Paris reports General Pershing asked French officials that American forces in France be engaged in the present battle. He stated Americans offer infantry artillery and aviation at disposal and that other forces will follow as needed in what is described as the greatest battle.
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Pershing i
France
War Office
Perishing
Toul
Laneville
Baden
Karlsruhe
Strassburg
Germany
Rhine
London Acros
English
Calais
Kimball
Neh
Cheyenne
Poilus Rest as Shells Burst Near Paris Front
Paris March 29 Premier Clemenceau declared the enemy will not conquer France while surrounded by deputies at Bourbon Place on his return from the front. He refused to pose as a prophet and warned they will not break through. Anecdotes praised morale of French troops as territorial reinforcements near the front were observed waiting for a counterattack.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Bourbon Place
Soldier answers during shelling as Cavemaine asks what they are doing
In the shelling zone a soldier replies to M Clemenceau with a quiet claim that they are at rest while shells break nearby, illustrating a tense wartime moment and the blunt exchange between the French premier and his troops.
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M. Clemenceau
Reat
Foch Named Supreme Commander of Allied Forces
Official dispatches report General Foch has been appointed supreme commander of all French British and American forces in the theater. A hero of the Marne battle he helped stem the German advance on Paris in the early stages of the war.
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Foch
Marne
Associated Press
Washington
The
Paris
British Officer to Tell of War in Cheyenne
Lieut Hector MacQuarries of the Royal Field Artillery, wounded and gassed in early WWI battles, will address Cheyenne residents on April 2. Arranged by James H Walton with the Washington Public Information Bureau, the talk will cover war experiences and front line actions, not solely Liberty Loan topics.
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Hector MacQuarries
British Royal Field Artillery
Cheyenne
MacQuarries
James H. Walton
Gheyenne
Bureau of Public Information
Washington
Mr. Walton
Senator Kendrick
North Dakota
Pacific
Byron W. Ship
Committee On Public Information
Foch Chosen to Lead Allied Front in France
The article notes France considers an 8 supreme commander role, citing General Foch as a decisive choice. American General Pershing reportedly offered aid to Foch, with officers praising the plan to use U S troops in a major Picardy battle and to emphasize American full commitment to the war.
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France
Pershing
Foch
Picardy
America
Huns Demand All Romania Oil Fields
The United States state department reports Germany has demanded control of Romania’s oil fields via a German supervised corporation. Terms are described as monstrous, stripping Romania of natural wealth while private individuals face spoliation and loss of sovereignty.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germany
Rumania
State Department
Romania
Draft Evader Engages Officers in Guan Fight
Victor T. Ward, a draft evader living in a Seminole Mountains cabin, allegedly opened fire on officers delivering a conscription notice. Ward, wounded in the chest and neck, lies near death in a state penitentiary hospital after the confrontation when deputies attempted to arrest him.
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Victor T. Ward
Seminole Mountaina
Ward
Penitentary
Mainlins
Grimes
Okla
Sam
Pickett
Clyde Bobb
Bebb
French Slow Gains In Somme Avre Front
Paris reports the French hold ground along the Avre and near Somme while Allied reserves stand ready. Berlin claims German successes as Pershing says American divisions will be used if needed. French reinforcements arrive and German offensive pressure remains high.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Beagan
Somme
Avre
Washington
Pershing
March
Explosion at Paris munitions depot injures many
March 29 Paris reports a large explosion at a munitions depot near Belleville twenty miles from Paris shattering windows across the city. An American A M A ambulance unit arrived first at the scene. An American aviator Beloa Colling from Detroit was killed while pursuing a German plane.
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United Press
Paris
Eee
Bt. Dewis
Vyankee
I'beloa Colling
Detroit
Mich
France
British Army Press Front in France Battles Heavy Lode
March 29 dispatch reports furious fighting before Prisoners confirming heavy German losses as artillery shells rain on the front. Allied troops press forward amid intense bombardment in France.
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Mhuns
United Press
France
Night prowler shoots porter in Hynd residence window
Frank Martin known as Dude, a porter, was shot through a curtained window at 1716 Milon street at 7 30 last night. Bam Bell, arrested on suspicion, denies involvement and says he does not know Martin. A revolver was found on Bell and witnesses placed him near the scene after the shooting.
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Frank Martin
Harry P. Hynds
Imilon Street
Bam Beil
Martin
Bell
Dillon Street
Troops Restore Order After Kansas City Strike Riots
National guard troops and police halted violent rioting in Kansas City as efforts to resume streetcar service began after a general strike paralyzed the city. Dozens were injured before authorities restored order and halted the unrest.
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Kansas City
National Guard
Actress buys husband a taxi to save fares in London
A popular English actress says she keeps the same taxicab driver every night because he is her husband. When they married he had no money and started him with a taxicab to earn a living. He does not charge her, so the savings on fares provide a decent return on her investment.
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London
Ace
Brallady Held For Assault On Watchman
Esterio Carbonallo a Filipino bellboy at the Plains hotel was arrested on the charge of attacking Frank Flaharty the night watchman. The dispute started when Flaharty ordered the truck removed from the entrance and Carbonallo says he needed it to stay for a few minutes before taking it to the railway platform. The altercation led to the alleged assault as described by Pynherty.
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Esterio Carbonallo
Plains Hotel
Frank Flaharty
Flaharty
Pynherty
Commerce commission approves new tariff classifications
Washington March 2 The interstate commerce commission tentatively approved new classification ratings affecting a major railroad division. The move is described as bringing gains and reductions and is expected to sanction the principal section involved.
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Commission
Washington
Battle Front Enlarges In German Drive Nine Days In
London dispatch reports the German offensive expanding to an almost doubled front nine days in. The straight advancing arc from Arras to La Fere spans about fifty miles, creating a triangular area of roughly fifty by fifty by thirty five miles. British gains include prisoners and machine guns near the Somme amid heavy fighting and local withdrawals as reserves arrive. Amsterdam notes the German high command plans a new massive thrust to breach the Allied line.
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Epl. Keen
United Press
London
Ee Lee
Ume
Arras
LaFere
Amsterdam
Bertin
Weather Change Halts No Battle Front in France
March 29 report from the British Army in France notes continued fighting despite a sudden gale and rain sweeping the battlefield. The conditions slow movement but do not end hostilities, with reports filed by correspondent William Philip Simms.
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United Press
France
Germans Claim Seventy Thousand Prisoners and Guns
Berlin reports seventy thousand prisoners and 1100 guns captured. Washington dispatch notes President Wilson congratulating General Foch on new authority in inter allied operations. Mooney clemency request from Wilson to Governor Stephens disclosed amid death sentence for 1916 San Francisco parade bombing.
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Sacramento
Cal
Wilson
William D. Stephens
California
Thomas J. Mooney
Mooney
San Francisco
Governor Declares April 6 as State Liberty Campaign Holiday
Governor Gunter proclaims April 6 as a full state holiday to mark the opening of the third Liberty Bond drive. He urges every resident to subscribe generously and to show patriotism in all towns and hamlets during the campaign.
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Denver
Gunter
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