German Raider Grief and British Alcantra Sink Each Other
London reports both the German raider Grief and the British armed merchant cruiser Alcantra were sunk in a North Sea engagement on February 29. Five German officers and 115 German sailors were captured. British losses were 74 dead and 69 missing. The Alcantra, 570 feet long and built in 1913, served Royal Mail Steamship and carried 11 300 gross tonnage.
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Glasgow
City to Install Opera Chairs in School Auditorium
City Manager orders 598 five ply veneer opera chairs with hat racks for the school auditorium. The floor will be raised to incline the seating, costing at least 1000 dollars, with work starting immediately to be ready for May commencement exercises.
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Lyon
Munitions Shipment For Carranza Delayed By Inspection
Eliseo Arrendondo, Carranza's ambassador, protested to Secretary Lansing that ammunition from New York to Carranza was delayed by customs. Lansing said the delay came from a routine preliminary examination to ensure the weapons would not reach Carranza's enemies and allowed the shipment to proceed.
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Washington
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Custom House
Verdun In Flames Reported By German Army
Berlin dispatch says Verdun is in flames per an official German army statement issued today. The report comes as the German forces announce continued activity around Verdun.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Verdun
Villa Reported Escaping as Manhunt Intensifies Near Casas Grandes
El Paso dispatches say Francisco Villa is fleeing westward in the San Miguel country and has eluded American and Carranza forces. Thousands of U S soldiers search south of Casas Grandes. wire service from El Paso to Mexico interrupted amid suspected Villa raider activity. Dispatches also mention a possible skirmish near El Oso south of Namiquipa, with mixed confirmations from Mexico City.
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Senate Republicans Plan More Troops for Border
Washington on March 24 Republicans at a conference weighed a plan to request additional troops to protect the border. The gathering adjourned with steps to be decided on Monday.
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Sussex Explosion Triggers Missing and Injured
Report from the channel steamship Sussex after an afternoon explosion on the Folkestone to Dieppe route. Passengers say there may be substantial loss of life with one American missing and another seriously injured. Opinions differ on whether a mine or torpedo caused the blast.
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Undersea Question Again Unsettled After Englishman Sinking
Washington reports say the Dominion Line ship Englishman was torpedoed near the British Isles with 14 Americans missing and 250 survivors landed in France. The Sussex attack adds to tension as details of passenger losses and crew numbers emerge amid wartime communication limits.
Willard Moran Bout Promises Largest Ten Round Purse Yet
New York March 25 The heavyweight title holder Jess Willard meets Frank Moran in a ten round no decision bout at Madison Square Garden. The purse totals 71 250 with Willard receiving 47 500 Moran 23 759. Tickets sold out and receipts exceed 140 000 as fans flock to the garden for the era's biggest ten round clash. Moran bets a decisive victory on points or knockout while Willard's size reach and defense give him edge but Moran's aggression remains a threat.
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Guilford Baraca Philathea Meet Opens With Hudson
Five hundred Baracas and Philatheas of Guilford county attend the first Guilford Baraca Philathea union session at the school auditorium Sunday. Marshall Hudson of Syracuse will speak at 2 and 8 pm and again at 11 am, 3 pm, and 9 pm Sunday in High Point.
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Greensboro
Wilson Chief of Police Held for Killing Negro
J A Wiggs chief of police was ordered held for further investigation after the killing of Philip Wood a negro. The coroner s jury recommended Wiggs remain in office. Wiggs and a deputized citizen were taking Wood to jail when Wood allegedly struck and moved to draw a gun prompting Wiggs to shoot. Two pocketknives were found as Wood s only weapons.
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Dr Waite under close guard in prison ward
New York March 25 Still suffering from narcotics he began taking when his troubles overwhelmed him Dr Arthur William Waite spent a restless night under close guard at Bellevue hospital ward By Monday the district attorney expects a grand jury indictment charging the young dentist with murder in the first degree in administering arsenic that killed John E Peck Grand Rapids millionaire
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Associated Press
New York
Arthur William Waite
Bellevue Hospital
Grand Jury
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Weather outlook with mixed clouds and showers
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with likely showers. Warmer in the east, cooler in the west, moderate winds from the south.
Welch signs with Macon team in South Atlantic league
Ernie Welch, 19, leaves tonight for Macon Georgia to join the Macon team in the South Atlantic league as second baseman this season. His early pro career includes 1912 High Point Piedmont league play and stints with Greensboro Charlotte Columbia and the Greensboro North Carolina league before joining semi pro Lenoir club.
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Lenoir
Baraca Leader J M Stone to Speak at Friends Church
President J M Stone of Guilford County Baraca Philathea union will address the Baraca class at Friends church Sunday morning at 9 45 o clock. All class members and city young men are invited to hear him.
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J. M. Stone
Guilford County
Governor hunts missing James Glass tied to gypsies
Raleigh reports Governor Craig believes evidence points to James Glass, missing for a year from Greeley, Pennsylvania, being held by a group of gypsies near Cioldsboro, New York. He plans immediate verification amid reported sightings across the state.
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Bible and Flag Presented at Liberty School
D H Milton last night presented the Liberty school a Bible and flag in behalf of the Junior Order.
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