World Happenings: Trials, Protests, and Shipyard Plans
A verdict in Atlanta sentences Mrs. Hirsch to a year at Milledgeville plus a $1000 fine for attempted blackmail of mayor Asa G. Candler Sr. The piece notes a 10,000-strong protest in Covington against perceived pro German propaganda, and discusses anti German sentiment, economic boycotts, and calls to rechristen German-named places. It also covers banking leader James Stillman’s death, German seamen in Atlanta, interstate rate hikes, potential U S shipyard expansions, and a U S boys working reserve enrollment drive.
Daylight Saving Bill Advances as House Approves
The daylight saving measure passed the house after Senate approval last June and goes back to the Senate due to added two months. Four American soldiers sentenced by court martial in France will not be shot as findings were ruled irregular. American troops raid and hold German trenches near Badonvilliers, linking with French positions. Details on second draft timing to be released after congressional action. A shell explosion aboard the USS Von Steuben killed three sailors. date undisclosed.
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Senate
House of Representatives
House
France
Pershing
Rioting and military action in Belfast and Europe report
Severe rioting in Belfast's nationalist quarter pits Sinn Feiners against police. four hours of clashes force military dispatch and many injuries. Across Europe strikes surge in Austria and Hungary as fighting intensifies along fronts from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier with heavy bombardments and ongoing patrols.
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Belfast
Ireland
Austria
Hungary
Holland
Violent Artillery Battles Rise Across Fronts
New York reports spring sees intensified fighting from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier. In Verdun a ten hour artillery prelude preceded a French assault that failed to break German lines while hand to hand combat raged. Berlin claims French troops captured 20 prisoners near Lens as shelling pounds the Scarpe valley and Bapaume road. British repelled a Lens attack and achieved success near Epehy and Gavrelle.
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Russia
North Sea
Swiss
Haig
Bapaume-Cambrai
Scarpe Valley
Lens
Rathmore
Kingstown
Ireland
Congress of Soviets
Moscow
M. Ryazonov
Bolsheviki Party
Germany
Robert Cecil
Roumania
Serbia
Switzerland
Verdun
von Wudendorff
Balfour
Constantinople
Erzerum
Armenia
Trezizond
Black Sea
Holland
Great Britain
United States
British Admiralty
New York
Berlin
Epehy
Gavrelle
Boycott Germany Movement Aims to Crush Trade
Washington reports a campaign to boycott German goods with pledges sworn by opponents worldwide. Initiated by William Atherton Du Puy, the plan mobilizes patriotic and women’s groups to collect signatures and report progress to apply commercial pressure and deny Germany trade for a generation.
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Washington
Germany
William Atherton du Puy
United States
du Puy
Strikes Sweep Austria and Hungary Amid Rail Disruptions
Strikes are spreading across Austria and Hungary with reports from German papers. A Vienna dispatch says a Budapest strike is growing, telegraphic links between Budapest and Vienna are cut, and railway shop workers have joined the walkout affecting Vienna and nearby industrial centers.
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Austria-Hungary
Amsterdam
Austria
Hungary
Vienna
Weser Zeitung
Bremen
Budapest
Lokal Anzieger
Berlin
Washington Doubts German Western Drive
War department officials doubt a large German offensive on the western front despite notices from Berlin. The cautious assessment questions German readiness and intent amid ongoing wartime uncertainty.
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Washington
War Department
Western Front
Germany
Mrs Hirsch Found Guilty of Blackmail Charged Trial
Mrs H H Hirsch found guilty of attempted blackmail of Asa G Candler Sr mayor of Atlanta after a 25 minute jury layoff. Fulton superior court Judge Benjamin H Hill sentenced her to twelve months at the Milledgeville state farm and a $1000 fine. Defense to seek new trial with motion set for March 20.
We Must Fight for Peace Says Lloyd George in London
Premier Lloyd George defended the league of nations concept while criticizing critics who equate talk with action. He attacked German diplomacy and warned that war requires real fighting, noting the German emperor’s rhetoric and the pope’s ill fated peace pronouncements.
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Lloyd-George
League of Nations
Germany
London
Lloyd - George
Belgium
American Troops Seize German Trenches Near Badonvillers
Paris reports American troops in the Luneville sector have occupied and consolidated German trenches northeast of Badonvillers. They forced the Germans to abandon the positions through raids and artillery. This small yet permanent advance allows higher ground operations with French forces.
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Paris
Luneville
Badonvillers
France
Aviators Killed And Four Injured In Texas Airfield Accidents
Three aviators died and four were injured in separate crashes at Ellington field and Kelly field. Lieuts Marma duke Karl of Lewisburg Pennsylvania Nile Gelwick of Findlay Ohio were killed at Ellington and civilian instructor Kaiser was seriously injured from tail spins. At Kelly field a flying cadet Howard Holladay of Denver Colorado was killed when his airplane fell four thousand feet and Corporal Cyril J Favreau of Indian Orchard Massachusetts was struck by a propeller during engine start.
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Houston
Texas
Marmaduke Karl
Lewisburg
Nile Gelwick
Findlay
Ohio
Ellington Field
Kaiser
San Antonio
Howard Holladay
Denver
Col
Kelly Field
Kelly Field No. 2
Cyril J. Favreau
Indian Orchard, Mass
James Stillman Dies in New York Bank Leader Passes Away
James Stillman chairman of the National City Bank and a renowned American financier died of heart disease at his New York home after months of ill health. Born in 1850 at Brownsville Texas, he grew up in Hartford and Ossining New York and began his career in 1871 with Smith Woodward Stillman in New York.
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James Stillman
New York
National City Bank
United States
Mr. Stillman
Brownsville
Texas
Hartford
Conn
Ossining
N. Y
Cotton Commission House of Smith, Woodward & Stillman
Three Seamen Die in Von Steuben Shell Explosion
The navy department announced that three men were killed by a shell fragment during target practice aboard the United States ship Von Steuben. The blast occurred while the shell was being fired. no date or further details were provided beyond the deaths and the setting of the incident.
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Washington
United States
von Steuben
Navy Department
Department
Widow of Garfield Dies in California
Mrs. Lucretia Rudolph Garfield widow of James A Garfield dies at her winter home in South Pasadena California She would have turned 86 on April 19 obituary notes her long life and connection to the nineteenth century presidency.
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Garfield
California
Los Angeles
Cal
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield
James A. Garfield
United States
South Pasadena
President Wilson Urges16-Year-Olds to Join Boys' Working Reserve
President Wilson calls all American boys sixteen and older not permanently employed to enroll in the United States boys' working reserve as part of the nation’s wartime effort.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Ships In Collision Missing Twenty-Six At Sea
Twenty six persons are missing after a collision between a naval vessel and the Rathmore a 1569 ton Dublin owned steamship. Rathmore bound Holyhead to Dublin was badly damaged and towed to Dublin survivors landed at Kingstown by destroyers in mid channel near St George's Channel.
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London
Rathmore
Kingstown
Ireland
Dublin
Holyhead
Wales
St. George’s Channel
Russia Accepts German Peace Brest-Litovsk Ratified
All-Russian Congress of Soviets in Moscow votes 453 to 30 to ratify the Brest-Litovsk treaty with the central powers. Bolshevik leaders report strong support, while M. Ryazonov resigns from the party after the vote. Reports from Moscow indicate ratification or imminent approval.
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Petrograd
Congress of Soviets
Moscow
M. Ryazonov
Bolshevik Party
Washington
Germany
Russia
Brest-Litovsk
Germany to Strike, Hindenburg Says in Berlin Interview
Field Marshal Von Hindenburg states the Entente is unresponsive to German peace aims and that a great offensive must go on with 300000 men ready. General Ludendorff adds Germany is stronger in men, material, air, and tanks and will fight if attacked.
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Amsterdam
von Hindenburg
Berlin
Verdun
Germany
von Ludendorff
Cologne
Volks Zeitung
Italy
Germany Denounces Dutch Shipping Threats in Allied Ports
Copenhagen telegraph dispatch reports German press outraged by Britain and United States pledge to seize Dutch ships in allied ports. Dutch shipping abuses and entente with the U S are cited as motives for drastic German countermeasures if Holland capitulates.
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Germany
London
Holland
Great Britain
United States
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Vienna
Entente
U. S
Holland's Shipping Seized by Allies for Dutch ships
The United States and Britain plan to take control of about a million tons of Dutch shipping held in ports due to Germany's threats. The move aims to use international law to place ships under allied protection, with compensation and guarantees for Holland's needs and trade restoration.
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Washington
Holland
Germany
United States
Netherlands
Great Britain
August Phillips
Wilson
Balfour Expresses Confidence in Japan’s Loyalty
In the house of commons Foreign Secretary Balfour declared absolute confidence in Japan’s loyalty in any decisions reached. He drew no distinction between Japan and other allies when considering the aim to secure freedom for small nations and prevent domination by a single power. He described optimism about Russia but doubt about its near future.
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London
House of Commons
Balfour
Japan
Russia
Erzerum Falls to Turkish Forces and Black Sea Domination
The Turkish war office reports Erzerum has been captured after Armenian resistance fell. Located about 100 miles southeast of Trebizond, Erzerum joins Trebizond and Odessa as Central Power gains on the Black Sea, enabling a drive into Trans-Caucasia and Persia.
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Constantinople
Erzerum
Turkish War Office
Armenia
Trebizond
Black Sea
Odessa
trans-Caucasia
Persia
Massive antiwar protest over horse poisoning in Covington
In Covington Kentucky a crowd near ten thousand gathered in a patriotic demonstration protesting pro German propaganda tied to the poisoning of 500 of 723 government artillery horses shipped from Camp Grant Island for an Atlantic seaport. Ten thousand others were barred from reaching the field outside the stockade.
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Covington
Camp Grant
Isls
Atlantic
Eighteen British Ships Attacked as Toll Rises at Sea
The admiralty reports 2046 arrivals and 2062 sailings at UK ports. Eighteen British merchantmen were destroyed by mine or submarine for the third straight week, with twelve vessels over 1600 tons last week.
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London
Admiralty
United Kingdom
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Wilmington
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Marmaduke Earl
Hague
United States Boys’ Working Reserve
Department of Labor
Macedonia
Teutons
Bershing
Berne
Romania
M. Gruitsch
Hindenburg
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