British Stand Firm as German Attacks Fail Near Somme
London reports Haig says British forces held and repulsed repeated German assaults east and west of the Somme. British counterattacks reclaimed ground at Morlancourt and Chipilly while maintaining a strong line from Bray to Roye with reinforcements for French troops west of Roye.
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London
Bothorth
Somme
Varius Points
Haig
Proyart
Ancre
Morlancourt
Chipilly
War Office
Bucquoy
Albert
Bray
Roye
Conductor Karl Muck Held as Enemy Alien in Boston
Dr Karl Muck conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra was taken into custody in Boston as an enemy alien. He had refused to perform The Star Spangled Banner at concerts and was a German national decorated by the Kaiser.
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Karl Muck
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston
German and Allied forces clash on Somme fronts and Paris
The Berlin statement reports British and French retreats and German advances around Albert and the Somme, with Albert fell and Roye, Noyon, and Chaulnes scenes of fighting. Allied leaders warn of future mastery while Germans reinforce amid a tense front from Verdun to Lorraine.
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Flanders
Verdun
Lorraine
Baron von Riehthofen
Somme Fighting Marks New Day as British and French Hold Lines
London reports fierce action along both Somme banks with German bombardment east of Arras. British counterattacks claimed prisoners and machine guns while France holds the German advance between Noyon and Nestle. Dispatches note American officers wounded, arriving at base hospital, and praise American troops in battle.
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London
Mar
Somme
Ing
Arras
Noyon
Nestle
Intense German Bombardment Presages Channel Port Drive
British Army Headquarters France March 28 reports an intense German bombardment along the front from Acheville to the Souchez river. Infantry action is expected as the drive toward channel ports proceeds. Severe fighting marked the Somme area and Albert, with the Allies on the extreme right holding firm while the German line stretches on the southern front inviting flanking British moves.
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France
Acheville
Souchez
Channel
Somme
Albert
Odessa Recaptured by Soviet and Ukrainian Forces
Odessa has been retaken after a bloody battle in which naval forces participated, per a Moscow dispatch. Prince Henry of Prussia and his son arrived at Reval, greeted by Germans while Esthonians rejected the welcome. Germans seize bread in the Pskov district amid peasant resistance. Trotzky heads a new Bolshevik war council as volunteers are organized. Bolshevik troops claim wins in southern Ukraine, capturing Nikolayev, Kherson, and Zmananka, with Kherson and Nikolayev recaptured per Petrograd reports.
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London
Odessa
Moscow
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Reval
Esthenia
Baltic
Pskov
Dvinsk
Percherskaya
Trotzky
War Council
Leon Trotzky
Ukraine
Nikolayev
Kherson
Zmananka
Petrograd
Bolsheviks
French Forces Fall Back to Heights West of Montdidier
Paris reports German assault along the line west from Noyon to Lassigny and on the Oise left bank faltered. Hand to hand fighting with extreme ferocity forced the French to relinquish Montdidier and pull back to the elevations west of the town.
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Montdidier
Paris
Noyon
Lassigny
Oise
Allies Evacuate Montdidier As German Push Continues
Allied forces retreat eight miles to prepared heights after close combat near Montdidier. Germans reach their westernmost position since 1914, though the front elsewhere withstands furious German assaults while Paris remains distant.
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London
Montdidier
Paris
Wheat Seizure Ordered Over Hoarding By Food Administration
Washington March 28 Wheat hoarded with unpatriotic intent will be seized by the food administration. Already 350000 pounds belonging to Kempenich brothers farmers of German extraction in New Mexico have been taken and orders have gone out to state administrators to act promptly when hoarding is discovered. Large holders will be given opportunity to sell before seizure and allowance will be made for personal requirements.
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Washington
Food Administration
Kempenich Brothers
New Mexico
Haig Replies to Wilson Cable Gr baring Valor in Battle
Field Marshal Haig's message of appreciation to President Wilson was received at the White House. He thanks the President for kind words about the steadfastness and valor of soldiers in the great battle. He says all believe in the justice of the cause and will fight on until mankind's freedom is secure.
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Washington
Marshal Haig
President Wilson
White House
Two Flyers Die in Texas Aviation Accidents
In Fort Worth Everman field a Royal Flying Corps cadet H Hooten from Montreal died when his aircraft crashed. Nearby at Callfield American camp another cadet G O Franks of Clyde Ohio perished as his solo airplane plunged nose first and burned.
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G. O. Franks
Ohio
Royal Flying Corps
Fort Worth
Tex
H. Hooten
Montreal
Canada
Everman Field
Wichita Falls
Clyde, O
Callfield
Soldier slain by bandits in Santo Domingo
Washington reports William R. Knox an American sergeant temporarily serving as captain in the National Guard of Santo Domingo, was shot and killed March 24 by bandits, the Navy Department said.
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W. R. Knox
Santo Domingo
Washington
William R. Knox
National Guard of
Navy Department
Russians and Germans clash as Bolsheviks recapture Kherson
Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports resumed fighting in Ukraine between Germans and Bolsheviks with the Bolsheviks said to have recaptured the city of Kherson.
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London
Ukraine
Reuter
Petrograd
Kherson
Washington Officials See Teuton Offensive Falter in France
Washington officials report unclear American troop numbers and casualties in the British front fighting while optimistic notes from allies cheer Clemenceau and a suspected German weakening. Russian Odessa recapture news sparks cautious hope at the State Department.
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Washington
France
Russia
Odessa
State Department
Attack Lenroot in Senate Sparks War Prep Debate
Washington on March 28 saw renewed Senate criticism of wartime preparations. Senator Williams Mississippi accused Republicans of political maneuvering for Lemoot Wisconsin candidate, claiming he was lukewarm to America’s war effort while Senator Smoot of Utah and others countered vigorously.
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Senate
Willams
Mississippi
Lemoot
Wiekconsin
America
Smoot
Utah
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Likal Anzeiger
Lausanne
Henry Franklin-Boutlion
Foreign Office Committee
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Leon Abrams
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