France Honors Six Americans For Bravery In North Toul Fight
Six Americans received honors from Premier Clemenceau for bravery during the Friday morning engagement with German raiders north of Toul. The recipients include William Coleman, Buddy Pittman, Joseph Canby, David Smiley, William Norton, and Patrick Walsh, with two lieutenants, two sergeants, and two privates among them.
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France
Clemenceau
Toul
William Coleman
Charleston
Buddy Pittman
Brooklyn
Joseph C. Canby
Chicago
David Alvan Smiley
St. Louis
William E. Norton
Jonesville
Patrick Walsh
Detroit
Woman Oversees 1500 Navy Pay Officers in Service
Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan calls Sue Dorsey the most valuable woman in government service. She is the navy pay master general’s assistant who tracks 1500 pay officers and assigns them to ships, judging each officer’s performance.
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Samuel McGowan
Navy
Sue Dorsey
Naval Tug Mariner Lost in Gale
The U S Naval Tug Mariner was sunk in a heavy gale February 26. All officers and crew were rescued and taken to port arriving Friday.
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U. S
Washington
Mariner
Navy Department
United States withholds assent to Japanese Vladivostok plan
Washington reports the U S has not approved Japan’s offer to occupy Vladivostok. England and France endorsed the move, but U S notes Japan must judge the Siberian venture herself. Cabinet comments were not released and Tokyo is poised to proceed with its Siberian program amid global tensions.
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Washington
United States
Vladivostok
England
France
Japan
Russia
Far East
Asia
German Sub Sinks British Liner Calgarian Off Irish Coast
News flash from Belfast reports the German submarine torpedoed the British liner Calgarian off the Irish coast. Forty eight killed and five hundred survivors were landed.
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Belfast
Mar
Irish
John Redmond Irish Leader Dies in London
John Redmond the foremost Irish leader in the home rule agitation died this morning in London at an early hour. His death ends a long career as a dominant political figure and ally of Irish self government.
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London
John Redmond
Democrats Win Seats as New York Women Vote
New York voters in four Greater New York districts pushed Democrats to victory in special elections to replace resigning party members. Women cast 81 858 of 78 192 total votes, about 50 percent, and backed the administration. Delaney won in Brooklyn Seventh District. McCleary led in Eighth District with 12 588 votes to Morehouse 7 794 and Laidlaw 1 897.
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New York
House of Representatives
Democrats
Brooklyn
John J. Delaney
John S. Gaynor
Denie
Alex. Fraser
Americans' Fire Turns Back German Airmen
With American Army on March 6 U S anti aircraft and machine guns repelled a daylight Luftwaffe attack. Artillery fire remained heavy against U S troops as the engagement continued.
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U. S
Cossacks Fall Back in Siberian Clash
Shanghai dispatch reports sharp fighting at Diourai on the Trans-Siberian route between Semenoff Cossacks and Bolsheviks. Cossacks retreat to Sharasuh and fortify. Tokyo notes Cabinet meetings on the Russian crisis and the Entente's emergency actions.
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Siberia
United States
Shanghai
Diourai
Trans-Siberian Railway
Semenoff
Harbin
North China Daily News
Sharasuh
Optimism Decried as Bolsheviks Tremble in Petrograd
Stockholm reports the Bolshevik regime in Petrograd shaken by a peace treaty with the central powers. Lenine and Trotzky may resign, while reports say some units refuse to recognize the treaty, signaling potential unrest and a looming crisis for the Soviet leadership.
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Christiania
Stockholm
Petrograd
Lenine
Trotzky
Copenhagen
Russia
Planning to Save Potatoes in Midwest Farmers
Chicago on March 6 reports food administrators from Michigan Wisconsin Indiana and Minnesota met with Harry A Wheeler Illinois administrator. They discussed plans to save millions of bushels of potatoes now in farmers hands and to stimulate the movement of potatoes as large summer supplies and cheap prices are expected due to transportation bottlenecks.
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Chicago
Middle West
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Minnesota
Harry A. Wheeler
Illinois
Murder charge against 14 year old Gertrude Ulrich
Fort Worth reports murder charges were filed against Gertrude Ulrich a fourteen year old after officers said she gave poison to her father and supplied a statement claiming the act.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Gertrude Ulrich
Silk Company Falls in Federal Bankruptcy Filing
Silk company Na tional Artificial Silkk filed for voluntary bankruptcy in federal court. Listed liabilities at 493 220 and assets at 1 289 283. Court records indicate a significant excess of assets over liabilities. The filing underscores ongoing industry pressures and creditor concerns in Jeveland.
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Silk Company
Jeveland, C
National Artificial Silkk Company
Federal Oil Director Named for Pacific Coast
D. M. Folsom of San Francisco was appointed federal oil director for the Pacific coast. He will serve under Mark L. Requa, chief of the oil division of the fuel administration.
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Washington
D. M. Folsom
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Mark L. Requa
Oil
The
Fuel Administration
Lieutenant U S Grant IV Weds in Spartanburg
Lieutenant U S Grant IV, grandson of Union General Ulysses S Grant, announced on March 4 in Spartanburg that he married Miss Matilda Bartikofsaky of New York City before leaving for Washington to report to the chief of ordnance. The license was issued by Probate Judge J J Burnett. Relatives in New York await details on the bride.
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New York
Mareh
Trent
S Grant IV
Spartanburg
D. C
Washington
Matilda Bartikofsaky
New York City
J. J. Burnett
Grant
U-Boat Losses Fall While Ship Production Rises
London reports Sir Eric Geddes says February shipping losses were little more than half February last year as submarines are destroyed faster. Allied output rises with 58,000 tons built in January despite bad weather and holidays. American and Brazilian help eyed as ships increase.
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London
Sir Eric Geddes
The
Admiralty
Eric
England
British Isles
Sir Eric
Mediterranean
House of Commons
Navy
Belgians Repulse Germans Near Bois de Trapeze
Belgian forces repelled a German attack on the Bois de Trapeze during the night of March 1. Artillery and machine gun fire held the line as Germans bombarded Belgian positions at long range.
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Germark
France
Toul
No Man’s Land
Paris
Bois de Trapeze
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