MOB SLAYS HUN GEN VON ARNIM IN BOHEMIA RAID
Copenhagen reports claim General von Arnim, commander of the Fourth German Army Corps, was lynched by Bohemian mobs in western Bohemia as tensions with Czecho Slovaks rose. The incident follows a broader Spartan uprising in Berlin and swift government actions against rebels. Noske demands unconditional surrender. Berlin residents urged to denounce hiding rebels.
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Asch
Bohemia
Hindenburg
Ypres
Germany
Grunthon Arnim
America
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Bismarck
Lichtenberg
Stockholm
Berlin
Oberbaum Bridge
Neukelin
Charlottenburg
Noske
Herr Noske
Luttwitz
German Babies Die as Food Deal Aims to Speed U Boat Return
Paris reports that German liners will shortly ferry 35 000 doughboys per westward voyage, a consequence of the Trussels agreement allowing Allied sale of German food. The deal, described as businesslike and devoid of sentiment, follows remarks by Herbert Hoover who led the American delegation. He noted German officials mentioned intent to study mortality rises and milk supplies in early shipments.
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Trussels
Germany
Herbert €. Uoover
Bolshevik execution of Swedish Red Cross delegate
Stockholm dispatch reports Sven Hedstom, a Swedish Red Cross delegate, was executed by Bolsheviki at Kharkov. In U S Navy news, Vice Admiral A G Grant becomes commandant of the Washington navy yard, relieving Captain Arthur L Willard who will command the battleship New Mexico.
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Sven Hedstom
Kharkov
London
Red Cross
Stockholm
U. S. Navy Yard
Washington
A. G. Grant
Washington Navy Yard
Arthur L. Willard
New Mexico
Navy Department
Revolt Leader Jogisches Shot in Moabit Prison
Berlin report states Leo Jogisches editor of Red Flag and key communist leader was shot by a prison guard in Moabit after resistance during arrest at a street demonstration. The same source notes a similar killing in Moabit and mentions Radek, the Russian agitator, whose fate remains unresolved as authorities question his safety and trial date.
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Leo Jogisches
Red Flag
Moabit
Jogisches
Vossische Zeitung
Freiheit
Radek
Middle West Tax Returns Exceed Estimates
In Chicago and across the middle West early tax returns indicate income tax payments will exceed government estimates by about one third. Officials say Chicago district totals may reach 600 million dollars versus the 400 million dollar official estimate, with other districts showing similar excesses.
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Chicag
Collector of Internal Revenue
Middle West
Chicago
Berlin to New York in Twenty Hours Bid by New Plane
At Doberitz a Siemens Schuckert biplane is under trials with aims for a transatlantic record. The craft is designed to fly Berlin to New York in 20 hours, carrying about 750 gallons in tanks and potentially triple that fuel, powered by six engines totaling 1,800 horsepower driving four propellers.
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Doberivz
Siemens-Schuckert
Berlin
New York
Reds Call Off Meeting In Manayunk Hall
Philadelphia march 17 Reds attempting a bolshevik meeting in the Masonic hall Manayunk faced a crowd over a thousand. The demonstrators canceled the gathering after surveying the audience.
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Philadelphia
Masonic Hall
Manayunk
Koreans Rise in Korea Disorder Threaten Japan Rule
Shanghai dispatch reports March 4 clashes across Korea with heavy casualties as gendarmes and rioters clash in Sungshun Suheung and Yangdok. Students and clergy noted, arrests claimed, protests planned around former Emperor Yi Heui funeral. Korea seeks independence under Japanese rule via Wilson peace conference appeals.
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Sungshun
Korea
Seoul
Reuter’s Agency
Suheung
Pingyaung
Yangdok
Anju
Yi Heui
Assailant Fires on Lenine in Moscow Ambush
Copenhagen reports another attempt against Nikolai Lenine the Russian premier. Shots were fired at him near Moscow. he was unharmed, while his chauffeur was wounded.
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Nikolai Lenine
Copenhagen
Moscow
Kenim
Result of Allied Air Raids on German Territory
Berlin reports official figures showing Allied aerial raids through November 6, 1918 killed 729 people and injured 1,754 across German territory.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Erzberger Threatens Rejection of Peace Talks
In Berlin Mathies Erzberger head of the German Armistice commission warned that the German National Assembly will refuse any peace treaty with conditions beyond Woodrow Wilsons fourteen points. The statement came as the Allies approach negotiations.
Americans repulse Bolsheviks at Archangel
Archangel Russia March 17 Americans and Allied forces repulsed two determined Bolshevik attacks aimed at cutting Allied Duma and Vaga column communications. The enemy suffered heavy losses, 57 bodies recovered, while Allied casualties were one wounded. A concealed American machine gun position mowed down the advancing Bolsheviki column.
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Archangel
Russia
Government employment offices to be replaced
Washington March 15 steps were taken to provide a substitute for government free employment agencies while a veto halted funding. Director General Densmore urged business labor and public welfare groups to assume agency work as 80 percent of offices face curtailment and 700 offices may be abandoned March 22 unless taken over by the appealed organizations.
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Congress
Densmore
United States Employment Service
Two States Pass Land Bills In Final Sessions
Olympia Washington adjourned after appropriating about 36 million dollars for land reclamation permanent road work relief of veterans workmen's compensation safety enforcement recognizing labor unions and raising automobile license taxes. In Phoenix Arizona the final session repassed a two year 3 million highway bill and 190 thousand dollars for surveying irrigation and reclamation projects.
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Wash
Washington
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Wilson Wins Point in League Nation Debate
President Wilson presses to insert the league of nations in the preliminary peace treaty. British officials reportedly favor including it in the final pact rather than the preliminary document. They seek a speedy peace accord to end armistice conditions and would add any league items later to the final treaty.
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Aris
Wilson
League of Nations
League
Almerican
U-Boat Escapes Then Sunk By Destroyer
Paris reports a German submarine U-48 attempting to flee from Ferrol Spain was intercepted by a torpedo boat destroyer Antalo and sunk outside the Ferrol Roads. The crew were saved. The date cited is March 17 with dispatches from Madrid.
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Perrol
Spain
Madrid
Ferre
Antalo
Genaan
Pervel
Westphalia Industry Sparks British Expansion Talk
Dispatch from the Mall correspondent reports that the Westphalian industrial region, a major coal and iron center in Europe, may require a broader British bridgehead east of the Rhine. The proposed crescent-shaped advance centers near Cologne, spanning about 18 miles, and does not yet reach the Rhine province boundary.
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the Mall
Westphalia
Europe
Rhine
Storms Roar Across Midwest Wrecks Rail Lines
Violent winds thunder hail and floods sweep Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas. Tornadoes kill two in Porter Oklahoma and injure about thirty while a missing baby raises fears. Topeka floods force rescues, Minnesota City dam fears rise, and Wisconsin rail lines suffer washouts and delays as crews battle widespread damage.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Iwo
Porter
Okla
Topeka
Minnesota City
Minn
Beaver
Oklahoma City
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SS Muiles
Atchison
al Eldorado
Kan
McPherson
Salina
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Omaha Road
Merriton
Black River
Black River Falls
Kill
EL ‘Hidgo
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Terie
Josses
Mau Claire
Mint
Chicago
Paul
Wester Wise
Fire Destroys Business District in Petitcodiac
Fire swept Petitcodiac New Brunswick destroying the entire business section including the Bank of Nova Scotia and the post office. Strong winds fanned flames sending the fire toward the residential district as fire departments from nearby towns assisted and the railway station and freight sheds burned. Petitcodiac lies about 60 miles north of St John and is a lumber and cheese producer.
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N. B
Figg
Bank of Nova Scotia
St. John
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