Mistook Anchor for Submarine Off Honolulu Harbor
United Press reports the submarine F-4 was located outside Honolulu harbor with parts surfaced. All twenty one crew members are believed dead after a three day search. A diving bell and heavy anchor were involved in the ongoing salvage efforts.
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United Press
Memelah
Californe
W. C. Parks
Maselulu
United States
Dinars Agrazt
Evans
Oregon
Agraz
Bevans
Julius A. Furer
Boo
Belgian Aviators Shell German Positions Near Bruges
Paris dispatch cites a French war department report stating Belgian aviators bombarded the German aviation camp at Ghistel ies in West Flanders. It notes gains east of the Meuse near Marcherille, including 100 yards of trenches captured and two counterattacks repulsed, and ongoing progress at Les Eparges with 150 meters of trenches won.
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United Prem
Paris
French War Department
Ghistelies
Flanders
Bruges
Tha Meuse
Marcherille
Les Eparges
Prize Fighters Train Near Havana Ahead of April Title Fight
Havana March 28 Holiday Brewda watched Jack Johnson and Jess Willard spar in bars work for the heavyweight championship bout on April 3 at the stadium and Miramar. About 5,000 spectators attended the afternoon session, many of them women.
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Havana
Cubs
Brewda
Jack Johnson
Jesse Willard
Stadium
Miramar
Feast of Passover Observed by Hebrews in Pennsylvania
March 29 marks the start of Passover as Jews in Pennsylvania begin weeklong observances. Families hold services and abstain from leavened bread while ceremonies are conducted in synagogues. Rabbis call the festival the great independence day of the Jew in his national history.
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Hassirburg
Pennsylvania
Egypt
Clearfield High Defeats Brookville 36 to 31 In Senior Home Game
Clearfield High School defeated Brookville 36 to 31 in a Saturday night home game. Captain Lyon led the Red and Black as they built a 19 to 13 halftime lead. Brookville visitors previously beat DuBois on DuBois floor and may meet Clearfield again on a neutral court later this week.
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Clearfield High Aheol
Brookville High School
DuBoia High
Co. H. 5
Broskville
Brookville
St DuBeis
Clearfield
Lyon
Gaeas
Dec” Henderson
C. H
Ceers
G.hl 5
Farewell Reception To Rev. B. A. Salter
A farewell reception will honor Rev. Bert A. Salter and his family at West Side Methodist Episcopal church on Tuesday evening March 30 at 8 o clock. All church members and friends are invited as Salter ends his sixth year as pastor and departs Thursday for Patton, his new assignment.
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Bert A. Salter
West Side Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. Salter
Patton
Real Estate Transfers in Three Townships and Town
Millie Book and others transfer land in Sandy township to S. E. LaBorde for 175 dollars. George J. Weber and others executors transfer land in Troutville to Myrtle Klinefelter for 750 dollars. WF Wagner and others transfer land in Coalport to R. E. Giles for 1700 dollars. M. E. Shaffer and others transfer land to M. E. McCreight in DuBois for 39800 dollars. Dora May Benson transfers land in Greenwood township to Thomas R. Benson. John Sommerville transfers land in Burnside township to Crissie F. Somerville. Kittanning Coal Co transfers land in Woodward township to Henrietta Coal Co for 72.25 dollars.
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Millie Book
S. E. LaBorde
Sandy Township
George J. Weber
Myrtle Klinefelter
Troutville
WF. Wagner
R. E. Giles
Coalport
M. E. Shaffer
M. E McCreight
DuBois
Dora May Benson
Thomas R. Benson
Greenwood Township
John Sommerville
Crissie F. Somerville
Burnside Township
Kittanning Coal Co
Henrietta Coal Co
Woodward Township
Von Kluck Wounded by Shrapnel in Western Front
Berlin March 29 General von Kluck chief of the German army was wounded by shrapnel while inspecting positions of forces in the western division. Dispatches report his condition as satisfactory. He has been with the army since the French campaign began. Advertise in the Progress.
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Berlin
Vor Fluck
Yor Kluck
Russians Shell Part of Constantinople
Russian aviators shelled sections of Constantinople and damaged a residential area along the Bosphorus while Russian warships lingered off the strait. Guards and forts reportedly sustained damage but no ships were lost as enemy vessels withdrew after brief bombardment.
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Constantinople
Bosphorus
Drvgped
Bosibg
Petrograd
First Time Killing an Enemy Explored by U P Correspondent
United Press reporter Phil Rader recounts the conflicted emotions of a soldier after his first German kill. He describes triumph at first, followed by remorse and fear of judgment, then a later ruthless confidence behind a machine gun amid intense trench fighting.
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United Pres
Indorse Governor On Temperance
Citizens in Clearfield endorse Governor Martin Brumbaugh and his temperance pledge. The unsigned expression of sympathy urges local option support and will be available at the Y M C A from March 25 to April 1 for signatures.
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Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Thxis
Qlearfield
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Clearfield
Penn Grange Session Sparks Williems Bill Support
Penn Grange of Grampian held a Saturday session with a class and a notable action. A resolution asked Clearfield county members of the state assembly to vote for the Williams bill. The animal banquet drew 77 diners, with several visitors present. Also listed is a sale of full blooded Berkshire pigs by Kephart of Grampian.
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Penn Grange
Grampian
Clearfield
State Assembly
Grange
Kephart
Sunday Busy Day for Evangelist Schultz
Evangelist Schultz held multiple services across the day at the Baptist church and WIWS, preaching on topics like Jeery the Savior and The Love of God. The meetings drew growing crowds as workers in local shops and factories were invited to attend each evening at 7:45 with song services.
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Evangelist Schultz
Baptist Church
Paradise
Savior
Gerliness
Eautch
Schultz
Eave
Christ
Mr. Schulte
God
State House considers large appropriation bills in Harrisburg
Harrisburg March 29 Appropriation bills calling for more than 108 900 000 are before the house appropriations committee with only about 60 060 000 in round numbers available to meet demands. Additional bills are expected as institutions on the state board of public charities list have not yet presented. The general appropriation bill seeking 45 000 000 is under review with reductions underway.
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Peoa
Harrisburg
House Appropriations Committee
State Board of Public Charities
Bitter Fight Over Movie Censorship in Harrisburg
Harrisburg March 29. Supported by the attorney general Louis J Breitinger chief state movie censor fights to keep the censorship law from repeal and seeks a raise from 1500 to 1509 dollars with salaries for his assistants increased. The battle has sparked bitter personal attacks and is expected to continue.
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Harrisbrog
Louis J. Breitinger
Dr. G B Mecrill Visited Philipsburg on Sands
Dr. G B Mecrill of Philipsburg was a city visitor on Sands, details indicate a personal or social call during a local visit with no further events recorded.
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G. B. Mecrill
Philipsburg
Sands
Fire damages basement of Commercial Hotel brief blaze
A small blaze broke out in the basement of the Commercial Hotel. Fire was caused by a faulty electrical line and was extinguished quickly with only minor damage reported. No injuries noted.
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Caurek
Eat Citi Weas
Submarine Attacks Off Irish Coast Sinkings Reported
March 77 reports a submarine off Cape Clear sinking the British steamer Falake and torpedoing the African liner Malaka with 140 passengers aboard. Dunedin and Aquila sent distress signals as they were pressed by the submarine, while others nearby also reported chase. Eight passengers and crew aboard Malaka were drowned, with survivors taken to Cardiff.
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Cape Clear
Cardiff
Coalport Officer Arrests Alleged Postoffice Robbers
Ceulort constable Spangier, while in Clearfield, arrested two men accused of breaking into and robbing the post office. The suspects, presumed trainmen, were held in the borough lockup and later taken to Irvona for a hearing. Roumania neutral stance noted in Berlin dispatches dated March 29.
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Spangier
Ceulort
Clearfield
Irvom
Trarins
Irvona
Roumania
Berlin
Hoz
George Adams Alone In Jewelry Robbery Case
George Adams confessed sole involvement in a jewelry robbery two weeks ago. He exonerated other boys suspected, who were discharged. police were misled by his letter to a friend in Clearfield. Adams, arrested in Akron Obie, was brought before Judge Bell for trial. Local families express relief at exonerations. Marriage licenses listed for Lawrence Taylor and Isabel Joyce, G Knarr and Mary Hang.
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George
Squire
Diamond
Adams
Clearfield
Akern
Obie
Judys Bell
Turk Ship Sunk in Bosphorus Near Baltic Sea
The four masted Turkish ship was sunk in the Bosphorus four miles from the Baltic coast. The crew perished. An Anglo French air raid at the Parcanelles continues the bombardment today. Earl Rothrock and his two children with Gilbert Lytle of Tyrone visited Mrs Retirock in Clearfield yesterday where she is recovering after surgery.
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Antwerp
Bosphorus
Baltic Sea
Srpadrop
Parcanelles
Earl Rothrock
Gilbert Lytle
Tyrone
Clearfield
Italian Alpine Troops Reform and Balkan Tensions
The article reports on Alpine troop mobilizations in Italy as of March 29, detailing first category mountain troops, artillery and engineer reserves, and planned April 16 activations. It also notes German initiative influencing Austro Italian talks, Austrian plans with Albanian volunteers, and a large turnout at the Panama-Pacific Exposition with 2,238,242 visitors over five weeks.
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Rome
Italy
Italian War Department
Staty
Austria-Hungary
Thaly
Germany
von Biekin
Princd Vom Buelow
Ada
Austein
Bang
Papely
Lamb
Scutari
Ailenaiay
Servia
America
Reetain
San Francisco
Germans Damage Six Of Own Torpedo Boats
German torpedo boats suffered damage in the Baltic last night, with reports noting significant destruction to several vessels. The naval dispatches from Petrograd dated March 29 describe the action and suggest ongoing hopes for a near end to hostilities.
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Beiged Prove
Petrograd
Baltic Sea
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Rev
B. A.salter
von Kluck
Prinz Eitel Friedrich TS
Hampton Roads
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
United States Neutrality Board
William P. Frye
Washington
Phil Rader
French Foreign Legion
The
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Lwndon
Europe
Leutenant
Seudier
Flying Corps
Xilting
Stiente
Jess
Indorse
Schultz the Evangelist
Cale
Irish
Thilyes
George Adams
Jewelry
Noarringe
Lawrence
Taylor
South Kersey
Idabel Joyce
Tyler
A. G Knarr
Trentville
Mary A. Hang
Brady Township
Austra Fr Fronters Tay
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