Ghoul Squads Strip Dead of All Clothing
French bombing planes have dropped sixty five tons of explosives on the German lines since the offensive began. Flying squadrons engaged in every battle pouring machine gun fire into enemy convoys. Prisoners report ghoul squads stripping both Allied and German dead of clothing, shoes and equipment, as Germany faces scarcity. some prisoners express surprise at the few French dead and wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Woon
U. P
France
Germany
Fresh U S Troops Rushed to France on All Transport Ships
United Press reports March 20 that American forces are rapidly moving troops to France aboard every available transport ship. The effort aims to reinforce the Allied counter drive as Allied operations prepare for further offensives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USS
France
United Press
Hee
National Arme Neltons
Pershing
Capital Labor Pact Aims War Board Settlement of Disputes
Washington March 30 plans for a capital labor pact to settle disputes on a war basis were submitted to Secretary of Labor Wilson. The agreement calls for an eight hour day, union rights, and no discharge for union affiliation. If the national board fails, an umpire will decide. A wage award in the packing industry also sets shifts and pay rises effective May 6 1918 with partial back pay from Jan 24.
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
Creaton
P Metts Energy
Ube
Tabor
National Board
Safe King
Ie Alevier
Unclear fragment from midwar dispatch
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a sergeant major related to a former president and a war baker. The text references general headquarters activity, German forces, and night movement. Details are incomplete and names are partially garbled.
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Ierin
Presi‘hs
Baker
Rochen
Crawlell
Tim Hili
Russia edges toward allied policy says Moscow dispatch
United Press reports from Petrograd that Soviet policy shows scant change but leans toward alignment with Allied aims. War Minister Trotsky gains support as Soviets prepare constructive work while the American government signals willingness for business relations and loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joserph Shaplen
United Press
Petrograd
Russia
Trotsky
Tis Chang
Ec Ie
Moscow
United States
Germans Gain Entrance to Demuim as British Admit
March 30 report: German forces breach toward Demuim while clashes flare near Arras and along the Somme. Allies report heavy enemy assaults repelled with casualties and several prisoners taken. Descriptions mention bombardment east of Arras and grim battlefield conditions with widespread dead.
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Demuim
Boirey
Boyellen
Somme
Arras
Dem
Luce
France
Million Acres to Be Designated as Grazing Lands
A Wyoming act will designate about one million acres as grazing land in the interior department project. The lands were inspected recently and the work aims to complete designation by spring. The initiative follows a state inspection and aligns with stock raising policies.
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Wyoming
Teh Gaye
Twenty Tuscania dead identified by finger prints
The United Press reports that twenty unidentified Tuscania dead have been identified by fingerprint methods. The Washington department announced the identifications in a March 1936 release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Autoist Frozen to Death in Snow
An auto tourist Roeuilin of Auburn Washington was frozen to death in a state highway snowdrift between Raton New Mexico and Trinidad Colorado. His wife, snowblind and delirious, was rescued from a frozen creek bed after a day of exposure. A companion named McMullin was later found nearby by riders from Wooton.
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Associated Press
Trinidad
Colo
Raton N. M
Roeuilin
Auburn
Waah
McMullin
Colorado Line
Wooton
Foch Named Allied Generalissimo By Wilson
Washington reports that General Foch’s appointment as supreme commander of allied forces on the western front came at President Wilson’s urging conveyed by Secretary Baker. Officers expect Foch to direct open warfare against Germany and reinforce the allied line while U S ships and yards are urged to boost troop and supply flows. London confirms the appointment as commander of western front forces as German attacks grow in intensity.
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Washington
Foch
West Front
Wilson
Baker
London
Lloyd
Tmenty
Cheyenne State Leader to Switch to Afternoon Edition
The Cheyenne State Leader will begin an afternoon edition tomorrow replacing its morning issue on Sundays. The move aims to provide the latest World War news after western front events, aligning with reader demand for post‑dusk papers. Substantial reader support favors an afternoon format.
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Cheyenne
Bettie Front
France
State Leader
Huns Enter Seven Villages In British Report
British statement says German forces captured Aubvillers Grievnes Mesniel St Georges Le Monciel and Ayencourt in the Montdidier region. The first phase of the offensive is over with a second phase expected after Hindenburg’s battered troops are relieved.
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Montdidier
Associated Press
London
Iermians
Aubvillers
Grievnes
Ee As Mesniel
St. Georges
le Monciel
Ayencourt
War Office
Mee Fe Oy
U. P
Bait
LX Raanen
Earen
Hindenburg
Cite-St. An
Lens
Primonere
British destroyer sinks after mine strike
London reports a British destroyer struck a mine on Wednesday and sank with one officer and forty men lost. Official announcement confirms the loss of life and location near the sea.
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London
Lont
Mystery Cannon Bombardment Fatal to Eight in Paris
Paris wire reports heavy German shelling this morning killed eight people including four women and wounded thirty seven. The bombardment also left seven other casualties and disrupted activity in the city.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany Withholds Safe Conduct for Grain to Switzerland
United Press report from Washington states Germany refuses safe conduct to grain ships bound for Switzerland. Resulting grain shipments to Switzerland will be held up, creating an international problem for Switzerland and the German regime.
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United Press
Washington
Germany
Switzerland
Winx Governent
Teutons
Holland Protests Seizure of Ships
Amsterdam reports Holland protests to President Wilson over a seizure of ships. The government says the action is not justified by international law and notes the vessels are unarmed and not to be used as ports for war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Amsterdam
Holland
Wilson
French Reserves Check Armies of Crown Prince
General von Huetier leads a heavy assault from Moreuil to beyond Lassigny as French reserves counter with vigor. Both sides deploy divisions in a prolonged front battle, with German heavy guns and trench fighting meeting French counterattacks aided by their artillery. The outcome remains unsettled as forces maneuver for decisive actions.
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Crown Prince
Isrdma
France
Moreuil
Lassigny
von Huetier
Riga
Woman Spy Leader Dies in Quarters on Mills Island
New York report states Madame Despinga Davidoviteh Sioreh a Turkish woman and alleged head of a German spy ring died suddenly in her Mills Island quarters. Officials cited possible premature death, with secrecy and vague transport details clouding the case as authorities handled the aftermath and France involvement remained uncertain.
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New York
Madame Despinga Davidoviteh Sioreh
Mills Island
Madame Sioreh
Mille
France
FIGHT RAGES ON 25 MILE FRONT NEAR MONTDIDIER
Allied French forces struggle against a German assault along a 25 mile front near Montdidier as the Germans press southward from the Avre to threaten Amiens. German attacks drive French back in spots while reserves bolster French lines in the salient.
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Montodidier
Associated Press
Areras
Somme
Amiens
Wentdidier
Moreuil
Montdidier
Lavaigny
Conan
Montedidier
Homenne
T 6
Oise
Noyon
Paria
Hoover Charged With Favoring Big Meat Plants
Edward Lasater, Texas rancher and former official, tells Senate agricultural committee that Food Administrator Hoover consistently favored large meat packing interests. He says confidence of producers to expect normal supplies under Hoover is failing.
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Hoover
Washington
Edward €. Lasater
Texas
Foul
Senate Agricultural
Pastor Quoted: German Aviators Drop Message Over Territory
A fragmentary report claims Rev J H Molmes of the United Church of the Messiah in New York said America had nothing to fear from Germany. The note was reportedly dropped by German aviators over the e de Vince region, with other details unclear.
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J. H Molmes
Uoltartap Church of the Messiah
New York
America
Germany
E de Vince
First Hour of Daylight Saved in City Today
The city moved clocks forward one hour at 2 o’clock, beginning daylight saving time. Citizens note the change and await autumn when clocks will revert. The event ushers in a period of lighter evenings and mixed public reaction.
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