Urge Teutons to Flee Italy Amid Tense War Talks
London dispatch reports Austria and Germany warned to evacuate Italy as consuls urge German and Austrian subjects to leave at once. Italy presses for Trent and other territories, while Greece eyes a more active stance and Italian coal imports are boosted. General Pistoia advocates swift frontier mobilization amid war preparations and meningitis cases arise in mobilized camps.
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Vienna
Bomb attack injures air crew under hazy sky
A bomber raid is described with attackers hindered by a hazy sky and casualties reported. One raider is said to have been hit.
Trumpets Signal Night Battle Exit From City Roofs
Citizens atop balconies and roofs used trumpets to signal the end of the battle as the conflict subsided. Residents watched from vantage points across streets while authorities secured the area.
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Passy
Bryan secrecy policy on Japan risks cabinet split
Washington March 21 secret diplomacy with Japan over China draws dissent among Wilson aides. Some advisers urge openness fearing a repeat of Europe’s wars, while Bryan backs full secrecy prompting indignant exchanges with the President. Senators in town say the policy could haunt the administration.
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Four Vessels Lost in Fury Storm Off Algeciras
Four sailing ships with Spanish dock laborers aboard perished in a fierce storm near Algeciras. An estimated 800 people were drowned. About 100 vessels of various nations sought refuge in the Bay of Algeciras.
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Prince Ernest d'Arenberg Killed Fighting for France
Paris reports Lieutenant Prince Ernest d'Arenberg of the Thirty second Regiment died on the battlefield. Born in Paris in 1836 he was son of Prince August and the tenth aristocrat to fall for France in recent times.
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Civil clash looming near Tampico and Monterey
Washington dispatch says Carranza and Villa forces near Tampico and Monterey may clash soon in a pivotal Mexican civil conflict. Obregon’s 22,000 men move north while Villa fields 20,000 at Monterey and Carranza's Tampico commander expects a defense posture. Eliseo Arredondo returns from Vera Cruz with updates.
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Mexico Chaos Delays Japanese Minister's Return to Japan
YOKOHAMA March 21 The Foreign Office says Mineichiro Adachi Japanese minister to Mexico will return soon but due to chaotic conditions and lack of a responsible Mexican government the trip is postponed. The secretary of the legation will remain in Mexico.
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Heroine Saves Nearby Residents From Infernal Machine
Mrs Pauline Segal of 1623 South Franklin street spotted two suspicious men near 1621 South Franklin street. One man left a burning infernal device on a doorstep, she moved it into the street and water doused flames before a powerful blast. Police found six sticks of dynamite, which failed to explode.
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Aged Baroness Seeks Swiss Help for Hostage Husband
In Geneva on March 21, the Paris Baroness De Magnanville appeals to Swiss authorities for aid to free her 80 year old husband held by Germans near Noyon. She offered a ransom of 20900 dollars after Berlin negotiations failed and Reichsbank refused the funds. The baroness is described as heartbroken and turning to mediation.
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Turks Claim Bombs Sink Battle Ships in Dardanelles
A Constantinople dispatch reports Turkish forces struck the French battleship Bouvet with two bombs while five grenades hit the Queen Elizabeth and four the Inflexible. One Turkish long range gun damaged and about twenty soldiers killed. Allies plan renewed attack as Gaulois sits damaged near Mavrais Island and Kum Kaleh forts fire on ships.
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Arrest of Negro Gives Clew to Ax Murders
The arrest of Loving Mitchell in St Louis sheds light on a string of ax murders across five states since 1911. The Monmouth Illinois killings of William E Dawson his wife and daughter are attributed to him, with the discovery of a flashlight bearing Colorado Springs and Lovey appearing as the only solid clue.
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Women rush to fill jobs as men go to war in Britain
More than 7,000 women respond to government appeal to take jobs in business and industry to free recruits for Lord Kitchener's army. Applications flood the Central Labour Exchange with demand for clerical, secretarial, dairying and taxi work, while some offer nursing and delivery duties.
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Kitchener Warns Dockers at Liverpool Over Time Clock
Lord Kitchener met James Sexton in Liverpool and warned dockers who refuse to work overtime that decisive steps may follow to ensure essential wartime output. He urged every British man to aid in the war effort and help comrades in France.
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Liebknecht Staunchly Opposes Budget in Reichstag Vote
Berlin March 21. Only Herr Liebknecht the Socialist Deputy voted against adopting the budget after a stormy Reichstag debate yesterday.
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Bombardment and air raids front pages of WWI London Paris reports
Dispatches from London and Berlin recount heavy WWI bombardments. German troops near Aix-la-Chapelle after Neuve Chapelle. Zeppelin raids on Paris with bombs injuring several. Anti-aircraft defenses and searchlights illuminated the city as warnings and evacuations unfolded.
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Zeppelins raid hits Paris nursery cradle survives
A fragment from a Zeppelin raid on Paris and surroundings today crashed through a Lagarenne residence roof into a child's cradle in the nursery. Nearly every piece of furniture in the room was shattered by the blast, but the baby slept uninjured.
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