Americans Repel German Raid In Snowbound Front Fight
Washington reports intense hand to hand clashes north of Toul as American troops repelled a German assault in a snow filled trench battle. A West Point captain among the dead, ten Germans captured, and many American casualties marked the engagement.
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Berlin
Chavignon
Aisne Front
Chemin Des Dames
Pargny-Filsin
France
Horth
Toul
West Point
Salient
No Man's Land
No Man’s Land
Archbishop to Visit U S for Strengthened Ties
The Right Honorable Cosmo Gordon Land archbishop of York and primate of England travels officially from the House of Lords to the United States at the invitation of the Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops. After a stay in New York he will visit major cities including Washington as part of a tradition of strong ties between nations. Meanwhile Count Minotto, an alleged enemy alien, remains detained and later bailed as department of justice takes up the case based on evidence linking him to German and French officials and to Count Luxburg and Saillaux.
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Cosmo Gordon Land
York
England
Great Britain
United States
House of Lords
House of Bishops
Episcopal Church of the
New York
Trinity
St. John the Divine
Washington
Minotte
Louis Swift
Millonaire
Department of Labor
Department of Justice
Minotto
Brazil
Argentina
Count Luxburg
Spurlos Versenkt
Caillaux
France
Gregory
Naval Intelligence Service
Deutsche Bank
Berlin
London
Saillaux
Luxburg
Count von Bernstorff
Fortified Kiev Falls to German Forces
Berlin reports the fortress of Kiev on the Dneiper river has been captured by German troops. The bulletin also notes legal debate over Minotto's status and possible internment as an alien enemy, with decisions pending by the attorney general on deportation and jurisdiction.
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Berlin
Kiev
Dneiper
Post
Minotto
Mr. Post
Germany
Liberty Loan Opens April 6 as McAdoo Announces Terms
Secretary McAdoo sets April 6 as the opening date for the third Liberty loan campaign. He says the amount and terms depend on future legislation, and urges a nationwide drive with patriotic demonstrations to support America’s war effort. The campaign is expected to last three to four weeks.
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Washington, Muarch 2
McAdoo
Congress
America
France
Atlantic
Belgian Socialists Condemned by German Court Martial
Antwerp court martial sentences Belgian socialist Senators Colleaux and Legras to death for espionage. Telegrams reveal Dutch socialist leader Troelstra appeals to German leaders to stop the executions. Belgian foreign minister Broqueville reiterates Belgium’s peace conditions and refusal to discuss peace outside guaranteed independence.
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Amsterdam
Antwerp
Colleaux
Legras
Het Volk
Pieter Troelstra
Philipp Scheidemann
Havre
Buaron de Broqueville
Associated Press
Count von Hertling
Holy See
Belgium
Russians Withdraw From Petrograd Amid Disorder
Russian council of people's commissaires orders return to Petrograd while civilians flee. U S Consul Roger C Tredwell leaves Petrograd. Norwegian consul takes over the consulate. British and French embassies depart. a food appeal urges provinces to ship supplies to Petrograd and Moscow. Kaiser convenes crown council. Austro Hungarian troops move into Little Russia to aid against Bolsheviks as German forces push toward Kiev and Mosyr.
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London
Russian Council of People's Commissaires
Petrograd
Theoty
U. S
Stockholm
Roger C. Tredwell
State Department
Rench
Moscow
Three Negroes Lynched Near Delhi Louisiana
Reports say three black men Jim Lewis Jim Jones and Will Powell were killed by a white mob in Richland Parish near Delhi. Two were hanged and one shot as he tried to escape after a white farmer and a black man were killed in the escalating disturbance.
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Rayville
Jim Lewis
Jim Jones
Will Powell
Delhi
Richland Parish
Omaha Court-Martial Ends
Court-martial trials of Capt. Henry L. Casey and Second Lieut. O C Alexander at Fort Omaha finished and findings sent to Washington. They were charged with accepting gratuities while buying horses and mules for the government. The finding awaits Washington approval.
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H. L. Casey
Washington
Omaha, Neb
Henry L. Casey
Quartermaster’s Reserve Corps
O. C. Alexander
Quartermaster’s Department
Fort, Omaha
Army
Four American Soldiers Sentenced to be Shot
Washington on March 1 reports four American expeditionary soldiers have been sentenced to die by firing squad for dozing while on front line duty. Court-martial findings and sentence were approved by General Pershing and will be reviewed by President Wilson before execution.
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Washington
Expeditionary Forces
Pershing
Wilson
Housing Board to Use Vacant Homes Near Shipyards
The Shipping Board said it will commandeer vacant houses and hotels in cities near shipyards before starting construction of housing for shipyard workers. All empty houses available will be taken to house workers.
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Washington
the Shipping Board
Mexicans Fire Into El Paso Bridge Clash
Mexicans fired across the Rio Grande at the international bridge during rush hour. U S patrols deploy along the river bank under adobe shacks and prepare to return fire.
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el Paso
Tex
Rio Grande River
International Bridge
United States Order Patrol
Mooney Must Hang Despite Clemency Appeal
San Francisco declares Thomas J. Mooney must hang after the state supreme court denied a new trial. Executive clemency offered by Governor Stephens remains Mooney’s only potential reprieve. A presidential mediation commission earlier urged a new trial but no clemency was disclosed.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
State Supreme Court
Mooney
Stephens
Wilson
Labor
Supreme Court
Embargo Placed on Western Corn Markets for Three Weeks
Food Administrator Wheeler received a telegram from Herbert Hoover in Washington ordering a three week embargo on all corn in Western markets including Chicago St Louis Kansas City Omaha Minneapolis Duluth and Milwaukee. The message asks 600000 to 750000 bushels daily be shipped from these cities to Eastern ports for the Allies.
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Chicago
Wheeler
Tieibert CC. Hoover
Washington
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Minneapolis
Duluth
Milwaukee
U S Soldiers Wound Mexicans in Rio Grande Clash
In El Paso Texas on March 1 a Mexican federal sergeant and a private soldier were wounded after Mexican forces fired on a U S cavalry patrol east of Ysleta. The eight U S cavalrymen returned fire in the cross border exchange.
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U. S
el Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
Ysleta
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