Conflicting Views on Fate of Turkey in War
Four English army officers from Montana Minnesota Wyoming and California report recalls from cable orders. They say England believes the Allies may force the Dardanelles and use Russian supplies, ending costly U.S. purchases as Russia ships surplus via the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Montana
Minnesota
Wyoming
California
England
Dardanelles
United States
Thomas Ralston Webb
Royal Artillery
Edward Force Stridmore
Royal Lancers
Herbert Claxton
Second Northamptonshire Infantry
Ernest Howe St. Leonards
Subsistence Department
Captain Webb
Great Britain
France
Black Sea
Russia
Mediterranean
High Moslem Official Says Sultan's Army Ready
Constantinople dispatch quotes Halil Bey, President of the Chamber of Deputies, claiming Ottoman troops exhausted the Russian army in the Caucasus and crossed the Suez Canal to liberate Egypt. He says the British will be driven from Basra and dismisses Dardanelles bombardment as ineffective.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Amsterdam
Constantinople
Halil Bey
Chamber of Deputies
Caucasus
West
Suez Canal
Halil
Egypt
Basra
Turkey
Dardanelles
Plot to bomb St Patrick's Cathedral shocks New York
Police disclose an anarchist plot to kill Andrew Carnegie Cornelius Vanderbilt John D Rockefeller and others and to unleash a reign of terror in New York City. A bomb carrier lit his fuse before being restrained by undercover detectives as a second device was halted. Frank Abarno and Charles Carbone named as participants were held without bail after admitting roles.
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Feller
Frank Abarno
Charles Carbone
Abarno
Carbone
Brésci
Graetano Pbresci
Humbert
Italy
Battles Grow in Area as Russians Push in Poland
Russian armies clash along the eastern front from the Carpathians to Galicia. In South Poland re-enforcements enable a renewed push against German forces toward the East Prussian frontier while Austrians press in the Carpathians. Heavy fighting continues near Ossowetz.
Inmate Petition Seeks Liquor-Trade Restriction
Hundreds of Philadelphia State Penitentiary inmates signed a petition read in the Senate asking the General Assembly to pass laws restricting liquor traffic. The unusual document, some inmates signing with prison numbers rather than names, was referred to the Law and Order Committee.
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Commercial Tribune
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
General Assembly
Senate
Law and Order Committee
Sim
Ten Miners Rescued From West Virginia Mine Blast
Rescue workers freed ten of 182 miners trapped by a blast at the Layland mines of Consolidated Coal near Quinmont West Virginia. One body, George Bonerk, was found at Mine No 3 entrance. A grocer, A B Cooper, was killed near the entrance when hurled against a telegraph pole.
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George Bonerk
Germany to wage civilized warfare in new naval reply
The German government in its March 2 reply to the American note on the naval war zone accepts most proposals while opposing the ban on anchored mines for offensive use. It favors commissions to import and distribute civilian supplies, and warns against neutral-flag merchantmen and arming hostile ships. England’s blockade plan prompts U S protests and echoes Napoleonic continental system fears.
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Washington
England
United States
Wilson
London
Britain
Germany
Napoleon
Europe
Berlin
British
France
Russia
Agai
Misled by Briton American Vessels Lost at Sea
The German Embassy statement says the American ships Evelyn and Carib were lost in the North Sea after steering along the East Frisian Islands against notice. It notes British naval advice influenced Evelyn’s captain and urges ships from the Dutch coast to Helgoland to follow German piloting from Terschelling Light Boat to 55th degree then Listertief.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Evelyn
Carib
North Sea
East Frisian Islands
Bay of
Helgoland
Terschelling
Listertief
Bernhardt Stricken by Longstanding Indisposition
Paris March 2 physicians report Mme Bernhardt suffers an indisposition not linked to her leg amputation. The bulletin notes she has long been subject to this condition and remains under care.
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Paris
Buletin
Mme. Bernhardt
Prize Beauty of Ohio Testifies In Detroit Police Court
Irene Palmer Ohio’s leading beauty testified in Detroit Police Court that artist Allyn Sherrick measured her nude body for nude pictures. She described being disrobed and examined while his wife assisted. The case was continued for one week as Sherrick denied the claims.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Detroit
Mich
Irene Palmer
Ohio
Allyn Sherrick
John A Street
Sherrick
Miss Palmer
North Carolina Senate Passes Antijug Bill for April Referendum
The North Carolina Senate approved the Grier antijug bill, after House passage, with an amendment calling for a special election on April 1 to seek voter approval. The act prohibits delivery of any alcoholic liquor or ingredient used in its manufacture within the state.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Senate
House
Secretaries Commend Scientist Work in Gasoline and Explosives
Secretary Lane told President Wilson of Dr. W. F. Rittman of the Bureau of Mines and his valuable discoveries in gasoline production, dyestuffs, and high explosives. Lane said other scientists in the department have made breakthroughs that could bring wealth outside government service and he seeks a method to reward their loyalty.
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Wilson
W. F. Ritt
Bureau of Mines
Secetary Lane
Russian airmen aid retreating regiments in East Prussia
Dispatch from Warsaw reports two Russian aeroplanes saved two regiments of the Twenty ninth Division during the recent Russian retreat. The pilots hovered above the marching troops guiding them past enemy lines and ferried ammunition from the base to keep the column supplied.
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London
Warsaw
Poland
East Prussia
Mint Director Appointment Shifts as Wilson Names Robert W. Te
President Wilson designated Robert W. Te of Fairfax Virginia as Director of the Mint replacing George W. Roberts who resigned. Te currently serves as Auditor in the Interior Department and assumes his new post immediately.
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Washington
Robert W. Te
Fairfax
Interior Department
Wilson
Mint
George W. Roberts
Evelyn Crew Safe After Mine Sinking Loss Fears
American Consul reports all Evelyn crew members accounted for in Bremen except one fireman after the steamer Evelyn was sunk by a mine in the North Sea. Earlier fears centered on Captain Smith and a boatload missing.
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Washington
Fee
Bremen
Evelyn
North Sea
Smith
Rising Among Mohammedan Chinese Suppressed by Britain
London reports indicate a nascent insurrection by Mohammedan Chinese in Singapore, with censorship hiding details. British forces prepare reinforcements as administrators say the event is of no importance, while evacuation and martial readiness remains in effect.
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Britain
The
Commercial Tribune
London
Singapore
Tokyo
Manila
Grey to Press Japan China Demands in Commons
In London the Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey refused to disclose details of Japan's demands on China but said some reports were exaggerated. He noted that claims foreigners other than Japanese must be excluded from rail and mine concessions were incorrect and that questions continued in the House of Commons.
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London
House of Commons
Edward Grey
Robert L. Outhwaite
Japan
China
Edward
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Felix Schwormstaedt
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Olled Unique Petition
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Hugh R. McMillen
George S. Rice
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Law
ASTIR
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Beauty of
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