German Raider Taken By U S
A U S cruiser with a captured German raider in tow is en route to a Pacific port. The vessel is identified as the Alexander Agassiz with an all German crew and was captured off Mazatlan. The navy notes the Agassiz had been outfitted as a raider and carried rifles and flags but no mounted guns.
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Alexander Agassiz
Pacific
United States
la Jolla
Cal
Mazatlan
Mex
San Diego
Agassiz
Pacific Trading Company
M. Lochren
William Taylor
H. Wheeler
San Francisco
University of California
Mexico
Weshington
Navy Department
Depth Charge on U S Vessel Kills Four Sailors
Washington reports that the destroyer Manley collided with a British warship on March 1. A depth charge exploded during the meeting, killing Lieutenant Commander Richard McCall Elliott Jr and three sailors Elliott, Hall, Cohen, and Magoni. Seven sailors injured. both ships damaged.
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Washington
Navy Department
Manley
Elliott
Richard McCall, Jr
New York
Hall
Cecil
Charleston
W. Va
Cohen
Lewis
Magoni, Charles
West Springfield
Mass
Prayers In House For Allies In Great War
The House opened with Chaplain Rev. Henry N. Couden praying for entente soldiers in a death struggle seen as the greatest battle of the ages. He asked divine aid for the fighters and for the enduring principles at stake against a foe threatening liberty and civilization.
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Washington
Henry N. Couden
Dutch minister in London forwards British shipping note
The Hague reports the Dutch minister in London sent the British note on shipping to the foreign office but has not yet received Washington's American note. Dutch press expresses puzzlement over a supposed ultimatum while markets show selling but no panic amid the diplomatic flare.
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London
Washington
Amsterdam
Hague
Handelsblad
Wilson
Holland
War Trade Board
The
Foreign Office
Greatest Battle of War Looms Over Cambrai Front
German communications report 16 000 prisoners and 200 guns captured as battles rage along a 50 mile Cambrai front. British line holds with heavy artillery duels and recon patrols penetrating enemy positions from Arras to La Fere and Ostend bombardment noted.
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Arras
la Fere
Verdun
Berlin
War Office
Belgium
French Flanders
Ostend
Germans Renew Major Offensive Along 50 Mile Front
British and American forces report renewed German pressure from Arras to La Fere with up to 600,000 troops and 1,000 guns in action. Doignies and St. Ledger see fierce fighting as British counterattacks reclaim ground, while observers note heavy casualties and German plans revealed by captured documents.
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London
Doignies
British Lines Penetrated as German Attack Advances
London reports a massive German assault near Cambria with 600,000 troops. British forces fell back in good order to prepared positions west of St. Quentin while heavy fighting continues on the northern front and around the renewed sector.
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France
Cambrai
Croisilles
Hargincourt
St. Ledger
Croiselles
Canal du Nord
London
Cambria
St. Quentin
Camouflage in Drive and German Offense Doubts
American observers question whether the German drive now unfolding signals a full offensive. They await clearer evidence from official dispatches before accepting the clash as the main attack, amid reports of the war machine widening its front from London.
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Washington
London
German Offensive Declared Assumed Yet Questioned by Observers
American observers doubt a full German breakthrough in France soon deeming it unlikely the West can sustain a desperate drive against a strong Allied line. Reports claim a possible peace offer while the attack around La Fere to the Scarpe staggers into attention. Despite this, Allied confidence remains high that Germany cannot topple the front even if a major assault is underway.
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Germany
France
Holland
England
la Fere
Italy Expects Drive as Front Reports Intensified Actions
Rome reports growing fighting along the entire front with increased artillery activity. Italians repel patrols and eject an Austrian detachment from a post in the Frenzela valley area while authorities note prisoner captures northeast of Monte Grappa and enemy aircraft shot down by French Italian and British forces beyond the Piave.
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Rome
War Office
Frenzela Valley
Piave
Italian War Office
Val di Concei
Braze
Val Fr
Motta di Livenza
Americans Take Second Line Positions East of Lunéville
American artillery destroyed enemy first and second line positions east of Lunéville. Patrols crossed No Man's Land, finding lines wiped out and gathering intelligence from deserters near Toul. Reports say 900 projectors were claimed, but American intel cites 75 used. battles continued with counterfire as Americans and French raiders advanced.
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France
Luneville
No Man's Land
Toul
Germany
Americas
Maura Instructed to Form Cabinet in Madrid
In Madrid on March 22 King Alfonso ordered Antonio Maura to form a new cabinet after the Marquis de Alhucemas presented his cabinet resignation on March 9. The Alhucemas cabinet agreed to stay on at the king's urging, but a Bilbao dispatch reported the cabinet again resigned Tuesday.
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Madrid
Antonio Maura
Alfonso
Marquis de Alhucemas
Bilbao
de Alhucemas
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