Americans Aid British Army in Big Battle
London reports Germans captured Roye with heavy fighting ongoing along a front from Nesle to Roye. British French and American troops defend, with fresh German assaults north near Suzanne, while Paris receives wounded and evacuation of Noyon continues. Berlin tallies 963 guns and multiple towns taken as 93 enemy aircraft downed.
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Roye
Noyon
France
Nesle
Hattencourt
Suzanne
Bray-sur-Somme
Paris
St. Quentin
The
Oise
Noyvon
War Office
Chaulnes
Versailles Palace
Berlin
Biaches
Barleaux
Etalon
Bussy
Bihucourt
Biefvillers
Grevillers
Irles
Miraumont
Ancre
Albert
Cambrai
St. Apex
von Hindenburg
Oise River
Germans on United States Front Face American Troops in France
General Von Gallwitz now commands Teutons opposing American forces near the Rove region on the southern salient. British and French troops fight shoulder to shoulder with the Americans as German reserves struggle to steady a brutal onslaught. Observers say German losses may reach 10 to 20 percent. the British report reserves reduced from 52 to 40 divisions over two days, with a major blow at Ervillers repelled by British artillery.
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von Gallwitz
Serbia
Teuton
France
Berlin
Rove
Washington
Ervillers
Terrific Detonations Shake Manhattan Windows
Fire following unexplained explosions destroyed the Jarvis Warehouse building near the Erie terminal in Jersey City and damaged repair shops. No deaths reported. Damage estimated near 1.5 million dollars. Authorities launched a federal state city investigation as New Yorkers faced alarm over possible threats.
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New York
Jarvis Warehouse Company, Inc
Erie
Jersey City
Manhattan
No New Gains in Big Hun Drive
What the Marne and Verdun combined were to the French is now the reference point in a terse wartime update. The report notes limited progress and stresses strategic stalemate along the front with no decisive breakthrough reported by midweek.
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Marne
Verdun
Handles Enemy Alien Cases of New York Port
Reports describe a British defense during a colossus drive with fresh troops. Despite repeated assaults, determined command and counterattacks have forced the German advance back from positions near Ballaume.
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New York Port
Spread Fake War News Stir Civilian Panic In France
German agents spread alarm among civil populations near the front in northern France. British troops shown to fight with resolve as enemy losses mount. France mobilizes recruitment, miners assist, and measures to call up reserves accelerate. Berlin celebrates western front gains with bells and prayers.
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London
France
Reuter
Marne
Daily Mail
Berlin
Copenhagen
German Command Shifts Heaviest Assault Region South of Somme
German forces launched new heavy assaults in the region south of the Somme. Most fighting repulsed the attacks while one breach was checked by counterattack. The British line is holding firm as counter efforts meet overwhelming numbers.
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Somme
London
Mar
Germans Fail to Break West Front After Fierce Onslaughts
Paris report says despite terrific assaults along the line last night the German advance was held in check across the western front with no gains despite heavy fighting.
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Western Front
Paris
Mar
Soviet Ukrainian forces recapture Oddessa in bloody battle
London reports Soviet and Ukranian troops retook Oddessa after a fierce fight that also involved naval support. The blast damaged a New Jersey Erie ferryhouse and caused fires at several nearby structures, while many workers escaped as explosions ripped through a warehouse storing various dry goods.
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London
Oddessa
Naval
Erie Ferryhouse
West Street
New York
Hoboken Ferry
Lackawanna
Jersey City
Jarvis
ALL DIE ON FOE'S SHIP Frankland Sinks at Voorland
Dinlanders report from Stockholm via Exchange Telegraph that the German transport Frankland struck a mine and sank at Voorland. The vessel carried soldiers cannons and munitions and all aboard including Admiral van Meyrer perished. A prior Stockholm dispatch notes another mine incident near the Aland islands and damage to Frankland while rescuing.
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London
Dinlanders
Stockholm
Svenskund
Frankland
Voorland
van Meyrer
Aland Islanes
War Department shifts to casualty notices to curb agents
Washington reports Major General March explains the old system of publishing casualty lists allowed enemy access and spawned claim agents harassing kin. The new policy gives nearest relatives prompt, private information, before press release, to deny German interception and reduce profiteering by notoriety seekers.
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Washington
War Department
France
Senate
March
Saul
Department
Marth
Marek
Fany
United States
Germany
Vof
Red Cross
Pershing
Four Shot In Mexican Raid Near Van Horn
Glenn Nevill, eighteen, was shot seven times in a raid on the Nevill South ranch 48 miles south of Van Horn Texas. Two Mexican men and one Mexican woman were killed. Reports to district military headquarters say United States soldiers are fighting the raiders.
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Murfax
Tex
Glenn Nevill
Nevill South Ranch
van Horn
United States
Italians Resume War Operations on Front
Italians resume war operations on the Italian front as activity increases in March 27 reports. They coordinate with allied defenses in France to bolster resistance and sustain frontline pressure amid ongoing hostilities.
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Tome
France
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