21 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
1
President Wilson orders seizure of over 400000 tons of Dutch shipping within U S waters and allies seize about 200000 tons in their ports. Navy to control vessels to fast track missions to France and aid food, with a combined 600000 tons affected.
President Wilson proclaims the United States will seize and utilize Dutch ships within U.S. waters to aid the war effort. He cites international law and a June 1917 act authorizing seizure and manning by the navy and U.S. Shipping Board, with compensation to owners. The note references German threats and Dutch reluctance, and says Holland will retain enough ships for domestic and colonial use.
London dispatch reports German forces opening a heavy bombardment from Vendeuil to the Scarpe, a fifty mile front, amid a telegram from the Kaiser claiming the war is at its decisive moment. The action signals possible preparation for a large westward offensive.
London reports that British and French destroyers have sunk four German war ships. The official communiqué confirms the loss in wartime action.
March 21 report states American troops breached German trenches east of Luneville amid close combat. The dispatch outlines plans to return ships to Holland, with compensation for Dutch owners, and vows to protect Holland and other nationals while asserting U.S. control over property within its territory. The note criticizes German expansion in the Baltic and the Aland occupation as a warning to Scandinavia.
Official dispatches from France report Germany landed troops and allegedly pressed Sweden to join the Brest-Litovsk settlement talks. The Washington dispatch notes Germany used a pretext of responding to a request from Finland to justify its action.
London reports that the heads of the German army invited a number of neutral newspaper correspondents to be present at the western front offensive. The correspondents will start for the front at once.
Alexander Kerensky, deposed Russian premier, is reported safe in Christiania. Major General Sakhoutoff is named vice minister of war under Kerensky in the latest government movements.
American troops in France report heavy uso f gas shells by German forces and intense artillery duels near Richecourt and La Hayville. U.S. gunners claim several German positions silenced and multiple patrols penetrating the front without sustaining losses.
Secretary Baker enters trenches in a defensive sector near American troops. He wears a gas mask, talks with soldiers, and witnesses shelling within fifty yards of his car. He later visits a listening post, a cemetery, and a hospital, noting acts of courage and the War Cross regulation issue.
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