World War Fronts Roar With Gains and Setbacks
A flurry of WWI dispatches reports Russian attempts to push toward Kovel halted by German defense. British forces take Contalmaison and Trones Wood as Haig claims seven thousand five hundred prisoners. Italian fronts see advances on the upper Astico and Aguella pass. The German Deutschland submarine arrives in Chesapeake Bay with a dyestuffs cargo. Washington notes political shifts as Wilson urges fair dealing in Mexico. Infantile paralysis cases rise sharply in New York city and state.
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Stokhod
Kovel
War Office
Berlin
Picardy
Sir Douglas Haig
Contalmaison
Trones Wood
London
Damloup
Fumin Wood
Rome
Astico
Aguella Pass
Carranza Forces Drill South of Nogales and Mexican Turmoil
Reports from Hermosillo and El Paso describe German style drilling of Carranza troops at Magdalena and other points south of Nogales. A Turmoil within Carranza ranks follows Gen Jacinto Trevino's alleged deposition by Minister Obregon with Gen Ignacio Enriquez named as replacement.
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Magdalena
Nogales
Ariz
Hermosillos
el Paso
Tex
Jacinto B. Trevino
Mexico
Alvaro Obregon
Ignacio Enriquez
Deutschland Crosses Atlantic in First Submarine Voyage
Captain Paul Koenig recounts the Deutschland’s 3,800 mile Atlantic crossing. The U-boat traveled submerged most of the way, endured hours under water, and relied on 180 tons of fuel oil with a crew of 25 to reach Bremen. The interview details crew life, submerging experiences, and Koenig’s defiant stance toward enemy ships.
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Jules Verne
Deutschland
Atlantic Ocean
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Koenig
Hils
Virginia Capes
Bremen
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English Channel
Krapuhl
Gyring
Kleis
Detalla
Scotland
Bremerhaven
Helgoland
Krupp Germania Works
John C. Travers
U. S
Army grows its own potatoes amid wartime shortages
War office directs commands to grow potatoes locally as imports dwindle. Markets report reduced potato supplies and officials aim to meet military and civilian needs with home production and rationing.
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Sarmy
War Office
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