Evacuation of Petrograd Shrinks City to Empty Shell
A Petrograd cable report says mass evacuation shifts government staff to Moscow while ships crews divide gear and return home. Regiments liquidate cash and supplies as soldiers, sailors, and civilians flee, with passenger service halted and cattle cars carrying hundreds per car.
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Chiccago
Chicago Daily News
Petrograd
Moscow
Neva
Russia
Czar
Commissariat
Archibald Roosevelt Wounded Twice in France
Captain Archibald Roosevelt son of Theodore Roosevelt was wounded in France during action with Pershing forces. He suffered a leg shrapnel injury and a broken arm. Colonel Roosevelt commented that as long as Archie was not killed all would be well.
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Archibald Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
France
Archie
Roosevelt
Colonel
Dillon Elected to Nationalist Chairman Post
London on March 13 reports John Dillon elected to succeed the late John Redmond as chairman of the Nationalist party.
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London
John Dillon
John Redmond
Nationalist Party
Germans Nine Miles From Odessa
A Hamburg telegram reported by the Hamburg office says German troops are now within nine miles of Odessa, advancing from the south toward the city. The alert follows other dispatches about German forces nearing strategic positions near the Black Sea port.
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Odessa
Rotterdam
Hamburg
Archibald Roosevelt Wounded in WWI France
Archibald Roosevelt son of Theodore Roosevelt is wounded in action with American expeditionary forces in France. He is a captain and suffered shrapnel wounds to the leg and a broken shoulder, with no danger. A later note praised his gallantry in No Man's Land and hinted at a decorated cross.
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No Man’s Land
New York
Archibald Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
France
Young Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Archie
Ted
Tam
Roosevelt
Josephine Stryker
Oyster Bay
Eallantek
Threat to Seize Dutch Ships in Blockade Standoff
Washington reports a threat to seize all Dutch ships if Holland does not release shipping to the United States and Great Britain by Monday. Officials say the move would mean millions of tons of carriers being taken.
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Washington
Holland
United States
Great Britain
Rainbow Division Resists German Raid Reported by Pershing
General Pershing reports the Rainbow Division successfully resisted the German raid of March 5. Washington dispatch confirms the action and identifies the division as the resisting force in the clash.
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Rainbow Division
Pershing
Washington
Roosevelt family puzzled by unseen birth cablegram
Cablegrams announcing the birth of a son were sent to Captain Roosevelt weeks ago but no answer has been received and the family cannot confirm whether the message reached him.
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Roosevelt
Apportionment of Drafted Men by States Announced
Provost Marshal General Crowder ordered 95,000 drafted men to begin March 29 for five days from every state except Iowa and Minnesota. The plan calls for second draft registrants in small groups, with Illinois at 1,000 and Michigan at 5,558 among state totals listed.
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Washington
Crowder
Union
Iowa
Minnesota
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Tenois
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Notable State Tallies in 156 Entries
A skim of regional figures lists 156 entries across states including Virginia 2 178 Washington 638 West Virginia 1 514 Wisconsin 2 214 Wyoming 134 with no calls recorded for Iowa and Minnesota.
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Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Iowa
Minnesota
Six U.S. Soldiers Killed and Wounded in Action List
The War Department releases a casualty list naming six killed in action three dead of wounds seven dead of disease two wounded severely and eleven slightly wounded plus Captain Archibald Roosevelt wounded. The list names Sergeant Paul H. Ludwig Corporal William Gehring Private Harry L. Anderson and others with injuries and deaths from action wounds disease and trauma.
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Washington
War Department
Archibald Roosevelt
Paul H. Loudwig
William Gehring
Harry L. Anderson
Homer. Dawson
Homer W Klein
John Legall
Guiseppe Fanucchi
Rudolph O. Haff
Clyde B. Jones
Fern W. Bristol
John Bailey Gill
Loren H J. Mitchell
Jess Fk. Moody
George Washington Rutledge
Maurice L. Schwartz
Sergt
Virgil H. Brady
Jarrell FE. Jennings
Archibald B. Roosevelt
William Seibert
Charles R. Simmons
Nicholas Christow
Willie N. Cornelius
Edward B. Darland
Jacob Keller
Robert H. Manter
Hdward S. Parry
Howard L. Spidel
Joseph Tezesak
New U S Aviation School Authorized at Charleston
Washington reports March 14 that the War Department has authorized the establishment of an army aviation school at Charleston South Carolina. The move follows broader efforts to expand air training and bolster military readiness during the current period.
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Charleston
D. C
War Department
Washington
S. C
Charles Page Bryan Dies at 61 in Washington
Former ambassador to Japan and minister to several nations, Charles Page Bryan, died in Washington of heart failure at age sixty one.
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Charles Page Bryan
Washington
Japan
Zeppelins Raid England and Paris Death Toll Reported
London reports three Zeppelins attacked the northeast coast of England with Hull bombed and a civilian death from shock. Paris tallies 110 German aviator deaths and 4 wrecked machines with 15 captured or killed in Monday’s raid on the French capital.
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Yorkshire
Paris
London
England
Hull
War Office
German Army Takes Odessa in War Update
German troops entered Odessa amid reports of a nine mile advance from nearby fronts. The city, a major Black Sea grain port, is claimed to have fallen with Bolshevik defenses and Ukrainian forces involved in the broader Teutonic campaign across Russia. The move, tied to wider peace and food supply aims, shifts control of key grain routes and influences regional alliances.
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Odessa
Black Sea
Russia
Ukrainia
Teutonic League
Ukraine
Khankov
Wliev
Little Russia
Roumania
Moldavia
Bessarabin
Turkey
Germany
Persia
Afghanistan
India
America Stands By Russia Amid War Claims
Washington reports America maintains its alliance stance with Russia as allied nations face postwar treaties deemed forced under duress. The soviet assembly meets in Moscow to discuss Lenine peace terms as Wilson promises aid but notes the U S cannot yet offer direct assistance.
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Washington
America
Russia
Serbia
Roumania
Moscow
Lenine
Wilson
Congress of Soviets
United States
Congress
Pro Hut Chaplain Faces Court Martial Over German Utterances
Trial by court martial of Captain Franz Feinler chaplain U S Army began at Fort Shafter Honolulu on charges of pro German utterances. Feinler had been stationed there after returning from France at General Pershing's direction who hoped his German name would counter balance his influence among soldiers.
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Honolulu
Franz Feinler
U.S. A
Fort Hafter
Feinler
France
General Pershing
Ship Sunk Surivors Shelled By Submarine
London reports the Irish schooner Nancy Wignall was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine. Survivors were shelled while rescuing comrades from the water.
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London
Nancy Wignall
British Bombard Cambral in Berlin March 18
British long range guns bombarded Cambral reaching the army headquarters near Berlin. The assault targeted strategic positions and aimed to weaken German command and control. Casualty details and subsequent moves were not disclosed.
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Berlin
Bee Port
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Lockwood
Boston
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U. S
NEW U. S. Aviation School
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Shige Idzumi
Ministry of Finance
Kaiser
Great Grain Port
Premier
Reichsrath
Muscovy
Kiev
Kaiserite
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Mehmed V
Soviet Congress
Hawaii
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