World Happenings Of Current Week
Nebraskan legislature votes to ratify the prohibition amendment and sends it to the Senate. Naval experts propose a 105 mile heavy gun but question its military value. Gas-affected Americans reach Paris Red Cross hospital. most to recover. Morris & Co. New Orleans branch license revoked for excess profits on corn products. Greek poolroom owner Paalis arrested in Seattle for unpaid 1917 income tax of 17 dollars. Steamship Celtic torpedoed. rescue efforts underway. Express companies consider a new merged corporation to share profits. Bulgarian troops movement report disputed by American consul. Chicago to St Louis airplane route planned. Postmaster general CU. strike impacts Hampton Roads war work. IWW leaders plead not guilty in espionage trial. London curfew closes public amusements 10:30 pm to 1 am. food banned 9:30 pm to 5 am. Engineers suspend strike amid front’s critical situation. Indian peyote use bill stricken. Staten Island shipyard workers housing plan unveiled. London report notes heavy aerial operations over threatened points.
Shipbuilders blamed as March output trails schedule
Washington officials pressed shipyards over March tonnage shortfall with 197 075 ton estimate and only 166 700 tons delivered. Chairman Hurley and Emergency Fleet Corp manager Pies telegraphed yards urging tighter leadership and accountability and pledging to find where fault lies. They called for more focus by builders and workers to support frontline efforts.
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Washington, D. C
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Pies
Emergency Fleet Corporation
United States
Fleet Corporation
Poisoned sheep shock Chicago meat trade
An anonymous poison plot struck the Portland Feeder shipping line, killing about 150 sheep and leaving hundreds more sick as the Burley Idaho consignment arrived at Belvidere and Chicago. Veterinary teams and chemists race to identify toxins and an antidote while investigators pursue suspects.
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Chicago
Union
Portland Feeder Company
Burley
Idaho
Belvidere
Ill
Bomb Flyers Testing Out From San Antonio to Unannounced Destination
Brigadier General W. L. Kenley and Major C. K. Rinehart descended in a 200 horsepower bombing airplane from San Antonio Texas to spend the night in Kansas City area. They resumed flight Wednesday from Fort Sill Oklahoma after a fuel stop near Olathe Kansas and were about an hour behind schedule chasing a 100 mile per hour pace.
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Kansas City
W. L. Kenley
C. K. Rinehart
San Antonio
Tex
Fort Sill
Oklo
Olathe
Kan
Labor and Capital Reach Antistrike Plan
Washington officials prepare to reveal board based policy aimed at ending strikes and lockouts. Secretary of Labor Wilson expects acceptance by both sides and the board that drafted it to become the National Labor Board.
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Washington, D. C
Labor Planning Board
Wilson
National Labor Board
Bolo Pasha Appeal Denied by Court of Cassation
Paris court of cassation rejected the appeal of Bolo Pasha from his death sentence for treason and upheld the court martial verdict. The appeal of Darius Porchere, an accountant tried with Pasha, was rejected as well. Both cases were affirmed after March 12 by the court of revision.
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Paris
Court of Cassation
Bolo Pasha
Darius Porchere
Biolo Pasha
Porchere
Court of Revision
7000 Mile Trip in Vain Man Rejected for Athletic Heart
W Gordon Walker of the Hakal su plantation on Hawaii Island was 7000 miles from Honolulu to enlist in British Canadian forces but was rejected Wednesday due to an athletic heart condition. The report notes his long journey via Vancouver and San Francisco ending in failure.
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Chicago
Honolulu
Vancouver
San Francisco
W. Gordon Walker
Hakalsu
Island of
Hawaii
Freedom Calls We Must Support Liberty Bonds Now
Oregon urges enlistment of public support for Liberty Bonds with a call to defend freedom. The message stresses immediate action to fund the war effort and keep the nation safe from the menace of invasion. It urges readers to fulfill duty and honor the forefathers by purchasing bonds.
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Oregon
Washington Glad Troops To Join Allies In France Battle
American soldiers are assigned to French and British command as Pershing offers all troops and material for the emergency. Troops move in motor trucks through rain and mud, singing and aiding each other as they head toward the front in Northern France for joint action. Washington reacts with excitement at the prospect of U S soldiers fighting beside Allied forces.
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France
General Pershing
Cannions
the Republic
Washington, D. C
Washington
Autoist Frozen in Snow on Colorado Frontier Route
Roe McMullin of Auburn Washington perished in a blizzard on a state highway between Raton New Mexico and Trinidad Colorado. His wife, snow blind and delirious, was rescued from a frozen creek near their blocked automobile. The travelers were bound for Aledo Illinois.
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Trinidad
Colo
Cought
Raton
N. M
Roe McMulllin
Auburn
Wash
Wootton
U S To Rush Troops After War Council Meeting
Washington reports say the German drive in France and the appointment of General Foch as allied commander have spurred plans to mobilize American troops. General Pershing offers to place U S forces with the allies as war councils push a feverish pace to send troops to France. Details remain limited, but senators see the effort as decisive.
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Washington, D. C
France
Foch
Pershing
War Council
Senate Military Committee
Siam to send 500 aviators to aid entente allies
Frank D. Arnold, former Siam chargé d affaires at Bangkok, arrived en route home and said Siam will contribute 500 aviators to the entente. He noted the Siamese army has developed spendid aviators under French and Italian instruction and was preparing to dispatch 500 men with a full quota of airplanes of foreign construction.
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Siam
San Francisco
Frank D. Arnold
Charpe
Bangkok
Washington
Arnold
Two U S Destroyers Sink German Submarines In War Patrols
Two U S destroyers report sinking German submarines during patrols. The first sighted a sub on the port bow and closed in as depth charges exploded. Oil surfaced after the wake disappeared from the starboard side. A second destroyer, on night convoy duty, chased a submarine a mile away by moonlight, dropping depth charges as oil appeared on the surface.
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London
Surace
Nation to rush National Army and National Guard to front
A newly made decision aims to answer Allied appeals for men by sending a large portion of the 900000 troops in training to the front. The plan prioritizes troop deployment over shipping for food and munitions, with French and English authorities approving the shift in strategy. Details on numbers or divisions were not disclosed.
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Anid
National Army
National Guard
Dia
Youth Embezzler Beck Arrested in San Francisco heist
San Francisco police arrested 19 year old Louis Beck on embezzlement charges for $86 000 theft from Adama Express in Pittsburg where he worked in a confidential capacity. Beck admitted his identity and confessed the theft after disappearing with the money last February. Police say he recovered most of the money except $300 after he was picked at a Chicago passenger station.
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San Francisco
Louis Beck
Adama Express Company
Pittsburg
Express Company
Beck
Chicago
Haig notes German assault checked as Allies brace for counter blow
Washington reports Major General acting chief of staff says no alarm despite German advance in Picardy. Field Marshal Haig says German Wehrmacht has been beaten on the British front with heavy losses. Officials expect substantial American forces to join French in a counter assault when signaled, but numbers of units remain unconfirmed.
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Washington, D. C
Marek
General Pershing
Pershing
Field M Haig
Wermacht
War Department
Orn March
Arras
Haig
Lalao
Westen
Rush
Now & Ing
St Dun
Propaganda Debated in War Information Effort
The article discusses claims that propaganda series about the war are circulating in Washington and regional Public Information offices. It notes rumors of harsh sentences for minor offenses and questions the reliability and purpose of the material, urging loyal citizens to treat such content with caution while permitting honest critique of war conduct.
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Washington
Citien
Board of Education Members Take United States Loyalty Oath
Portland board of education members including rectors and executive staff gathered in a special session Thursday to take the U S loyalty oath. Clerk Pike administered the oath, with Mr. Thomas set to oversee future administration to teachers.
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Portland
Board of Education
United States
Thomas
Frontline Dispatches From London Amid World War I
A London correspondent reports on German command structure in the east and mentions General von Kathen and General von Hutier in the Peronne sector as fresh movements unfold with German forces directing operations.
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London
von Kathen
Peronne
von Hutier Quentin
War Chaplain and Nuns Executed in Antwerp
Patch from France reports a German execution of a chaplain and nuns of St. Elizabeth at Antwerp. The terse note cites Allied wartime censorship and notes a grim act attributed to German forces.
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Suis
Washington, D. C
France
St. Elizabeth
Antwerp
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