German Raider Taken By U S Ship Toward Port
A U S cruiser is towing a captured German raider believed to be the Alexander Agassiz to a Pacific port. The ship, with an all German crew, was seized after being fitted as a raider off Mazatlan. Officials say it held rifles, flags, and no ship papers, and may be examined to determine its origin and intent.
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Alexander Agassiz
Pacific
United States
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Fal
Mazatlan
Mex
San Diego
Agassiz
Pacific Trading Company
Navy Department
Saveral
Four U S Sailors Die in Depth Charge Explosion
The U S destroyer Manley collided with a British warship on March 1. A depth charge on the Manley exploded, killing Lieutenant Commander Richard McCall Elliott Jr. and three sailors while seven others were injured. The dead include Cecil Hall of Charleston West Virginia Lewis Cohen of New York and Charles Magent of West Springfield Massachusetts.
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Washington
Navy Department
Manley
Elliott
Richard McCall, Jr
New York
Hall
Cecil
Charleston
W. Va
Cohen
Lewis
Magent, Charles
West Springfield
Mass
Prayers in House for Allies in Great War Battle
Opening the day in the house the chaplain Rev Henry N Couden prayed for entente soldiers in a death struggle described as the greatest battle of the ages He asked divine favor for those engaged and for the liberty loving nations facing the foe who would subjugate civilization to might
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Washington
Henry N. Couden
Berty
Dutch minister in London forwards British note on shipping
In The Hague officials disclose the Dutch minister in London sent the British shipping note to the foreign office, while the American note from Washington has not yet been received. The dispatch notes Dutch calls to recall the minister and grant passports to the American envoy at The League.
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Washington
Amsterdam
Hague
Handelsblad
League
Wilson
Holland
War Trade Board
Volland
The
Foreign Office
600000 Troops In Battle Across Western Front
German official communication reports sixteen thousand prisoners and 200 guns captured as the war rages from Arras to La Fere. British lines hold with heavy artillery fighting in Belgium and French Flanders. Berlin cites 16 000 prisoners and 200 guns as Haig’s forces inflict heavy casualties west of Cambrai.
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Berlin
Arras
la Fere
Verdun
Reuter
Western Front
War Office
Cambrai
Field Marshal Haig
Cambrai Wallent
Germans Pummel Allied Lines In Fierce March Offensive
Britain reports a major German assault along a 50 mile front near Toul Gauche wood and Lagnicourt with 600,000 men and 1,000 guns, backed by Austrian and Bulgarian troops. Doignies and St Ledger echo heavy fighting as British counterattacks recapture ground and the first stage concludes.
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London
Hindenburg
Byng
Gauche Wood
Lagnicourt
Salient
Doignies
British Lines Penetrated by German Offensive
London reports a massive German assault west of Cambria with 600000 troops. British machine gun fire inflicted heavy losses and the defenders fell back in good order to prepared positions west of St Quentin. Heavy fighting continues on the northern sector as fresh troops engage.
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London
Cambria
St. Quentin
Camouflage in Drive on West Front Stirring Doubts
American observers question if the German move begun yesterday signals a full offensive. They await clearer demonstrations of a major thrust before accepting the dispersal of the threat as the long awaited German campaign.
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Washington
London
German Offense Considered Unlikely In West
American observers doubt a real German offensive in France soon fearing a mere show of force to deter neutrals. Reports claim Germany may offer peace to the Entente while attacks run from La Fere to the Scarpe, but Allies are believed capable of stopping any push.
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Germany
France
Holland
England
la Fere
Scarpe
Italy Expects Drive as Latins Push Austrians From Posts
Italian war office says fighting grows on the front. Italians drive back patrols at several points and eject an Austrian detachment from an advanced post in the Frenzela valley sector. Piave artillery intensifies. Italian and British aircraft down enemy planes. a captive balloon on Motta di Livenza is set afire.
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War Office
Frenzela
Piave
Italian War Office
Val di Concel
Braze
Val Frenzela
Monte Grappa
Cavallo Della Piave
Asiago
Motta di Livenza
Americans Take Desperate Night Raid East of Luneville
American artillery destroyed enemy first and second lines east of Luneville after a night raid. Patrols crossed No Man’s Land, found the trenches wiped out, and returned with prisoners and info. Germans deserted near Toul, many captured and questioned.
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France
Luneville
No Man's Land
Toul
Americas
Maura Asked to Form Cabinet in Madrid
In Madrid on March 2 Antonio Maura, former prime minister and conservative leader, was instructed by King Alfonso to form a new cabinet. The Marquis de Alhucemas cabinet presented resignation and agreed to remain in office, while a dispatch from Bilbao reported the cabinet again resigning on Tuesday.
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Madrid
Antonio Maura
Alfonsoe
Marquis de Alhucemas
Bibao
de Albucemas
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