Americans Hunt Spy Within Lines Near Toul
American intelligence officers report possible spy activity northwest of Toul as sentries sight a signal light and telephones are cut. Raids into German trenches yield valuable intelligence while grenades silence a machine gun. Artillery bombs enemy billets and gas projectors as air missions clash with German craft.
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France
Toul
Luhayville
St. Boussant
Montsec
Riche Court
Quart de Reserve
Pannes Monsard Road
Buxieres
Luneville
Meecklenburg
Chemin Des Dames
New England
Massachusetts
Biddle to Command American Troops in Britain
Maj. Gen. John Biddle will lead American forces in Britain succeeding Major General Bartlett. Biddle was acting chief of staff after Bliss left for Versailles and was later replaced by Maj. Gen. Peyton C. March.
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John Biddle
Great Britain
Bartlett
British Isles
General Biddle
General Bliss
Bliss
Europe
Supreme War Council
Versailles
Peyton C. March
Bakers Warned to Use 20 Percent Substitutes
Washington reports bakers must replace 20 percent of wheat flour with substitutes in bread and rolls by March 20. Licenses may be revoked if they fail to conform, and operations cannot resume until compliant as part of the victory bread or close campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pittsburg Man Admits Murder of a Cousin
Edward McIntire pleaded guilty in the district court to the murder of his fourteen year old cousin Frances Smith and was sentenced to life in the state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Edward McIntire
Cour
Frances Smith
Prisoners Tied to German Espionage In New York
Four suspects claiming French citizenship, but linked to German espionage in the United States, were arrested in luxury New York hotel suites. They face deportation to France as authorities pursue French jurisdiction and potential prosecutions.
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New York
United States
Department of Justice
France
Charles F. DeWoody
American Airmen Bomb German Trench Zone Reach Second Line
American airmen crossed the German trench zone in France and dropped bombs near Etz. Explosions were seen as the Germans abandoned part of the first line to bolster defenses. American forces reportedly pierced the German second line.
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France
Etz
Sinn Fein Rally in Belfast Ends in Clash With Police
In Belfast on March 19 a Sinn Fein outdoor meeting in a nationalist area sparked rioting as police and a mob clashed with hurley sticks stones and some revolver fire. The crowd of about 2500 dispersed after the military arrived and authorities moved the meeting to a nearby lot. Prof Edward de Valera attended with a bodyguard amid the turmoil.
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Belfast
St Mary's Hall
U.S. Ship Sinks Diver After Battle With German Sub
The American tank steamship Paunishore of Vacuum Oil company fought a German submarine in the Bristol Channel on February 24. After an hour long duel the U-boat was sunk by shrapnel hits from the tanker crew. one crewman was wounded and two shells struck the Paunishore, which sailed about 4,000 tons gross and escaped damage.
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Atlantic
Paunishore
Vacuum Oil Company
Bristol Channel
U S Says German Spring Offensive Not Imminent
Washington reports U S military review finds Germany unlikely to launch a major spring offensive on the western front unless forced by strategic needs. The piece notes fresh German divisions, dense lines, and American units across five fronts, with inactivity prevailing and potential Austro German concentrations in Italy.
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Washington
Germany
Western
War Department
Atlantic
Veronor
Brescia
Eight Killed in Action and Explosions Near Notre Dame
Washington reports forty four casualty names including Capt. James E. Miller as KIA or Prisoner. Other officers and men listed died of wounds disease accident and those wounded. Paris reports two explosions at La Courneuve killing sixteen or thirty with American Red Cross and ambulances aiding victims near Notre Dame. Shelterless after the blast and a large number injured. Great Lakes draft sends sailors east for sea duty.
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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
U. S. S. Hull
Navy Department
Serget
Paul H. Long
Robert N. Clausen
William H. Hammet
Morris B. Morrison
Ira J. Rogers
William
Charles Adams
Ook
Lloyd T. Freeman
Elek 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 B. McCabe
Howard A. Lerch
Dott A. Warren
Anthony Dicello
Graham R. Negus
Donald B. Sweetston
Harry O. Jolly
John H. McGlown
George Herrancourt
Paul E. Weichel
Paris
la Courneuve
Dubail
Lurelier
Cathedral
Notre Dame
St. Denis
Red Cross
Army
Neuilly
Tuo
American Red Cross
Seine
Great Lakes
Trains Kill Six in Autos Across Three States
In Indiana a family of four from Anderson perished when their car collided with a Big Four passenger train near Pendleton. In New Jersey two died and three were injured when a stalled auto was hit by a southbound Alton Limited in Auburn. In Florida a Boston student observer Francis Elliott Langdon died after a seaplane crash into Biscayne Bay.
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Anderson
Ind
Ralph F. Gray
Myrtle
Mary
Ralph J
Pendleton
Gray
Springfield
Auburn
Tfl
Alton Limited
Peter Mechelick
Decatur
Charlotte Decatuire
Miami
Fla
Francis Elliott Langdon
Boston
Naval Aeronautic Station
City Hospital
Biscayne Bay
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New
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Mme
Despine Davidovitch Storch
Baron Henri de Beyille
Cuba
Elizabeth Charlotte Nix
Count Robert de Clairmont
Count de Clairmont
Mme. Storch
Baron de Seville
Key West
American State Department
Alice Longworth
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Metz
Sinn Feiners
U.S
West Front Drive
Notre
Dame Cathedral
Ralph Gray
Anderson, Ind
Ill
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