Eight Hundred Thousand to be Called in Second Draft War
Washington reports the second army draft will call 800000 men this year with 95000 mobilized in a five day period starting March 20. The plan adds 80000 first draft men and outlines how drafts will fill divisions, corps, and a quarter million replacements as Pershing seeks a five corps field army in France.
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Crowder
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National Guard
Regular Army
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France
Pershing
Teutonic Drive Still Impends On West Front
Washington reports no sign Germany has abandoned plans for a major western offensive. Allies maintain alert defense as American troops hold four trenches along a four and a half mile front in France. Germany’s push toward Brussia is viewed as a futile attempt to shift the war’s center.
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Washington
War Department
Germany
Brussia
American Front Holds Eight Miles of Trenches in France
Washington reports American troops hold a little over eight miles of trenches on the battle front in France, with an airline frontage of about four and a half miles. The line could extend to the standard army corps frontage at any time.
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Washington
France
U S Will Buy German Wharves Under War Aid Bill
Washington reports the senate passed the urgent deficiency appropriation bill carrying 1.8 billion dollars with riders authorizing sale of enemy property in the United States and government purchase of German owned wharves at Hoboken New Jersey. The measure, which has cleared the House, goes to conference. The appropriation includes large sums for war needs.
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Washington
United States
Hoboken
N. J
Senate
House
Raymond Named Traffic Director for New York Port
H H Raymond president of the Clyde and Mallory Steamship Lines is appointed to head the United States Shipping Board traffic entering and leaving New York. He has authority to pool vessels and coordinate facilities with allies where pooling is needed.
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Clyde and Mallory Steamship Lnes
United States
Shipping Board
Trafic
New York
America to ask no surety of Japanese troops withdrawal
A dispatch from Washington reports the United States plans no demand on Japan for a Siberian troop withdrawal after the crisis ends. Officials say such a demand would impugn Japan's good faith already recognized by the United States. If troops move to Siberia the withdrawal question would go before the peace conference.
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Osaka
Japan
Washington
United States
Biberia
Siberia
China to send two divisions to northern Manchuria
Pekin reports China will cooperate with Japan to protect allied interests in the far east. The war bureau is asked to arrange sending two divisions to northern Manchuria with Japan bearing the expense until an American loan to China is arranged.
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China
Tokio
Japan
Far East
Chinese War Bureau
Manchuria
Daily trench raids by Sammies continue on Western Front
London reports American troops holding a segment north of Toul raid German trenches daily. After a Monday bombardment they surprised lines near Richecourt and northeast of Xivray. Australians raided northeast of Messines taking prisoners, while French near Bouncel repelled a German foray with heavy losses. Air activity increases with five Italian planes down Monday.
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Toul
Richecourt
Xivray
Western Front
Messines
Lorraine
Bouncel
Rebels Sentenced by Army Court Martial at Camp Dodge
Eight St. Paul men all professed socialists were found guilty by a general court martial for refusing to obey orders. They received long sentences to Leavenworth, with A. S. Broms getting 20 years and the other seven 25 years each at hard labor.
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Iowa
National Army
St. Paul
Minn
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Best Officers to France
Seven general officers, five commanding National Guard and National Army divisions, have been found medically unfit for overseas duty by a board. Divisional commanders will be reassigned to other duties as the War Department enforces a policy to send only officers able to withstand the physical ordeal of battle in France.
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France
Washington
Army
National Guards
National Army
War Department
German Property to Go on Block in Postwar Sale
Washington reports Alien Property Custodian A Mitchell Palmer seeks to sell German owned assets in the United States to sever ties with German capital. The plan targets major properties tied to the German government and Junker interests, with minor individuals exempted. Proceeds would fund government bonds.
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United States
Kaiser
von Bethmann Holweg
Junkers
A. Mitchell Palmer
Kultur
America
Daily casualty lists discontinued by order
The public information committee will stop issuing daily casualty lists abroad as the War Department withholds names of next of kin and emergency addresses. Officials say the move aims to prevent information from reaching the enemy.
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Washington
Public Information Committee
War Department
Trotzky Resigns as Foreign Minister in Petrograd
In Petrograd on March 10 Leon Trotzky announced at a Maximalist party meeting that he has resigned from his post as foreign minister.
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Petrograd
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Maximalist
Tents Fired on Lifeboats
Liverpool March 11 The Evening Express reports the body of a junior officer from the hospital ship Glenart Castle torpedoed February 26 in the Bristol Channel was found near the spit with two gunshot wounds a life belt nearby. The find suggests attackers targeted lifeboats.
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