French Charge Russ Duplicity in Payments to Lenine
The Petit Parisien reports secret German documents alleging payments to Lenine and other Russian leaders by Berlin banks and the Rhine Westphalia mine owners syndicate. Letters from Deutsche Bank and agents in Stockholm and Copenhagen show large sums, including 171750 dollars to Lenine, with mentions of Trotzky and Gorky. Documents suggest German support for the 1917 Russian revolution, with schemes signed by Scheidemann and others.
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Paris
Petit Parisien
Bernard Taft
Russia
Deutsche Bank of
Berlin
Rhenish-Westphalia
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Lenine
Trotzky
Scheidemann
Maxim Gorky
German Imperial Bank
Switzerland
Lemine
Erich
Deutsche Bank
Furstenberg
Germany
Sweden
Geneva
M. Furstenberg
Katz
Frances
Decker
M. Oldberg
Nia Banken
Vorwaerts
M. Ruffer
Helsingfors
Diskonto Geselschaft
M. Lenine
Kronstadt
M. M. Hansen & Co
Nilandsweg
Russian and Japanese Casualties Reported in Peking Dispatches
State department dispatches from Peking report six Japanese killed and two wounded in Blagoveshchensk fighting. London dispatches put Bolshivik killings at 150. later Tientsin dispatches via London lowered the Japanese death toll to three.
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Washington
State Department
Peking
Blagovieshtchensk
London
Tientsin
Lenroot In Lead In Wisconsin Senate Primary Returns
Fragmentary returns from Wisconsin's senatorial primaries show Irvine L. Lenroot with a narrow lead over James Thompson and Davies leading McCarthy in the Democratic race. Early results from La Crosse, Jefferson, Juneau, and other counties hint at a high turnout with rural districts swinging to Davies and Lenroot in key areas.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Irvine L. Lenroot
James Thompson
la Follette
Lenroot
Thompson
Davies
McCarthy
Berger
Joseph E. D Davies
Federal Trade Commission
Charles McCarthy
la Crosse County
Berver
Necedah
Juneau County
Lemroot
Fort Atkinson
Jefferson County
Waterloo
Ashland
Baltimore Shipyard Strike Threatens Navy Hull Work Hours
Strikes by metal trades unions halt minesweepers under construction and other navy hull work in Baltimore. Workers demand 10.56 a day for chippers and caulkers and 24 a day for riveters with two men and a boy on allowance work. Officials see it as a wage demand bold enough to delay shipbuilding. government insists on drastic action to protect contracts.
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Navy
J. A. Franklin
Baltimore
Baltimore Company
Supreme Council
Wilson
Lloyd- George
Lord Curzon
Imperial General Staff
Douglas Hady
Allies May Pool Reserves for Major Western Offensive
Washington reports the Versailles war council may pool army reserves from all allied nations to mount coordinated attacks. Officers believe Germany plans a defensive campaign, with focus shifting to Italian front possibly becoming main theater while France and Flanders see first moves. The council’s authority remains undisclosed as leaders debate where to strike best.
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Washington
Supreme War Council
Versailles
Paris
Channel
War Council
Offcers
War Department
Supreme Council
Italy
France
Flanders
Supreme Wat Council
Partionernt
American Artillery Destroys German Battery at Richecourt
United States artillery destroyed a German battery in Richecourt cemetery and shelled the village of Lahayville where two munition stores exploded. Gas shells from the dumps fell within American lines.
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United States
Germany
Richecourt
Lahayville
Japan rushes troops to protect citizens in Siberia
Armed Japanese forces have been rushed into Amur province in Siberia to protect Japanese citizens and property from Bolsheviki rioters.
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Japan
Siberia
Tokio
Amur Province
Germans Drop Mustard Gas Balls on American Trenches
With American Army report from Mar 20, German airplanes dropped large 18 inch rubber balls filled with liquified mustard gas on American trenches. The effect was not serious, but the troops are infuriated.
Petrograd Expected to Surrender to Germany
London dispatches say Petrograd may fall within hours as German forces push toward the Russian capital. Reports place German troops about 150 miles south of Petrograd while the city shows no organized resistance.
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London
Petrograd
Wisconsin Soldiers Voting Law Passes in Special Session
Madison Wisconsin March 20 soldiers voting law passed by the special session just closed permits soldiers to vote in the election April 2 but not in the primary.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wilson Signs Daylight Saving Bill into Law
President Wilson signed the daylight saving bill after congressional passage. The act moves clocks forward one hour on the last five days of March, establishing the annual time shift.
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Wilson
Washington
Congress
Wheat movement remains one third normal in wheat flow
Washington reports show corn movement to primary markets rising while wheat transport stays about one third normal despite government efforts. State food administrators are told by the food administration to urge farmers to market all wheat they have before May 1 except what is needed for seeding.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
The
Food Administration
Mine Sweepers Held Up Over Wage Demands
Shipping Board officials in Washington report a serious delay in shipbuilding as 600 Baltimore Dry Docks workers including riveters chippers caulkers reamers and drillers walked off hulls 4 months after receiving pay advances to press for a day wage scale tied to special work.
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Shipping Board
Washington
Baltimore
Baltimore Dry Docks
Isaac Stephenson Buried in Marinette Funeral Attended by Governor
The burial of former U.S. senator Isaac Stephenson occurred in Marinette Wisconsin on March 19 with Governor Philipp and other state leaders in attendance. During the funeral services business in Marinette and Menominee was halted for five minutes.
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Marinette
Wis
Isaac Stephenson
United States
Philipp
Wisconsin
Twin Cities
Marinette and
Menominee
Posse Upholds Pursuit of Bank Robbers Near Miami Mo
A posse chases three men who failed to rob the Miami Bank in Missouri. The trio blew the vault door with an explosive but fled as authorities from Carrollton arrived, leaving the crime incomplete near Marshall.
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Marshall, Mo
Miami
Here
Carrollton
Tar and Feather Secretly Drove I W W Secretary From Yakima
H B Myers secretary of the Yakima local of the I W W was dragged out of the city at midnight and tarred and feathered then told to leave town. He feared execution and said Spokane and Seattle money supported Yakima I W W activities.
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Yakima
Wash
H. B
Spokane
Seattle
W. W
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Errich
Gorky
Herr Scheidemann
Reichstag
Svensson
Harry L. Rogers
Mexico
Europe
Edward A. Kreger
Council Wilson
Richecourt Cemetery
AMERI
Rail Administration
Yakima, Wash
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