Americans Raid German Trench and Silence Gunners
American patrols penetrated German trenches northwest of Toul and silenced a machine gun after raids that gathered valuable information. Reports note telegraph wires cut, bombardment of enemy billets and troops, and air activity as New England troops hold Meeussen trench along the Chemin des Dames.
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France
Toul
Lahayville
St. Baussant
Montsee
Riche Court
Quart de Reserve
Pannes Monsard Road
Buxieres
Luneville
Meecklenburg
Chemin Des Dames
New England
Massachusetts
To Command American Troops in Britain
Maj. Gen. John Biddle, who relinquished his post as assistant chief of staff, will command American troops in Britain. He succeeds Major General Bartlett, the current commander of U S forces in the British Isles. General Riddle, once acting chief of staff, is replaced by Maj. Gen. Peyton C. March.
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John Biddle
Great Britain
Bartlett
British Isles
General Riddle
General Bliss
Bliss
Europe
Supreme War Council
Versailles
Peyton C. March
Bakers Ordered to Halt Wheat Substitutes by March 20
Washington reports bakers not using 20 percent wheat flour substitutes must cease baking bread and rolls by March 20. Licenses may be revoked if they resume without conforming to regulations, as the food administrators’ committee pushes victory bread or close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward McIntire Pleads Guilty in Frances Smith Murder
Edward McIntire pleaded guilty in the district court to the murder of his fourteen year old cousin Frances Smith near Pittsburg and was sentenced to life in the state penitentiary.
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Pittsburg
Edward McIntire
Cour
Frances Smith
Aerial Offensive by American Airmen in France
American airmen crossed into the German trench zone in France on March 19 and dropped bombs near Etz. Numerous explosions were observed as German troops abandoned a portion of the first line to bolster defenses. American forces reportedly pierced the German second line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Etz
Four Alleged Spies Arrested in New York Hotels
Four suspects claiming French citizenship and linked to German espionage were arrested in upscale New York hotel suites. The group, two men and two women, faces deportation to France and potential prosecution by French authorities. Authorities seized coded cables and papers, with one member linked to a dramatic loan negotiation for King Alfonso of Spain.
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New York
United States
Department of Justice
France
Charles F. DeWoody
Mme, Despiny Davidovitch Storch
Baron Henri de Beville
Cuba
Washington
Mme
Elizabeth Charlotte Nix
Count Robert de Clairmont
Count de Clairmont
Elm
Mme. Storch
Baron de Seville
Key West
American State Department
Eight U S Soldiers Die In Action And Prisoner Captures Reported
War department casualty list includes Capt James E Miller killed or prisoner and Lieut John G Kelly reported dead from accident. Others killed wounded or ill from disease or accident. Paris explosion at La Courneuve kills 16 to 30 workers. American Red Cross aids survivors. Great Lakes draft sends sailors to eastern port for transfer to ships.
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Washington
War Department
James E. Miller
John G. Kelly
Edmund P. Glover
John B. Graham
George H. Pendleton
Oscar Rudbeck
Park Avenue
New York
Hull
Navy Department
Paul H. Long
Robert L. Cliusen
William H. Hammer
Morris B. Morrison
Ira J. Rogers
William T. Smith
Trimble C
Sparks
Ray C
Walden
Clausen
Morrison
Rogers
Smith
Richard H. Ellis
Charles Adams
Oak Lloyd T. Freeman
Hick J. Berg
Grant H. Cutler
Anton Hillman
Elmer Jackson
Daniel F. Kelly
George Schwabauer
John Sisson Slater
Robert Wells Williams
Jonnie Wright
Oliver N. Ginther
William M. Maxwell
Scott W. Harding
John E. McCabe
Howard A. Lerch
Dott A. Warren
Anthony Dicello
Graham R. Negus
Donald B. Sweetston
Harry O. Jolly
John HH. McGilown
George Herrancourt
Raul BE. Weichel
Paris
la Courneuve
Dubail
Lurelier
Cathedral
Notre Dame
St. Denis
Red Cross
Army
Neuilly
Tao Yards
American Red Cross
Seine
Great Lakes
Sinn Feiners Fight Police in Belfast Riots
In Belfast a clash between Sinn Feiners and police erupted in the nationalist quarter from midnight to 4 a.m. hurley sticks and stones were used, with some revolver shots heard. Military aid restored order after police and crowd fights near St Marys hall where Edward de Valera spoke before police moved to disperse a 2,500-strong crowd.
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Belfast
Linn Fenners
St Mary's Hall
Edward de Valera
East Clare
de Valera
U S Ship Sinks Diver in Bristol Channel Battle
The Panishoro of Vacuum Oil fought a German submarine off Bristol Channel on February 24. After an hour of shelling, the U-boat disappeared below the sea following a hit from the tanker’s gun crew. One crew member was wounded. the tanker, about 4000 tons gross, suffered no major damage.
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Bristol Channel
Atlantic
Panishoro
Vacuum Oil Company
Veusel
Germans not ready for spring offensive, U S says
The War Department review states Germany will only press a west front offensive if forced by overall strategic needs. It notes fresh divisions but argues the concentration is defensive, while American troops fight on five fronts near the Swiss border and in trench actions.
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Washington
Germany
War Department
Atlantic
Veronor
Trescia
France
Trains Kill Six In Auto Crash Near Pendleton
Six members of the Anderson family were killed when their car was struck by a Big Four passenger train near Pendleton while on a pleasure drive. Ralph F. Gray thirty nine his wife Myrtle thirty seven daughter Mary fifteen and son Ralph J nine all of Anderson perished instantly.
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Anderson
Ind
Ralph F. Gray
Myrtle
Mary
Ralph J
Pendleton
Gray
Springfield
Auburn
Alton
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Britain
Alice Longworth
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Metz
U.S
U. S
Notre Dame Cathedral
Sinn Feiners
West Front Drive
Ralph Gray
Ill
Flyer
Miami
Mla
Francis Elliott Langdon
Boston
Naval Aeronautic Station
City Hospital
Biscayne Bay
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