War on salmon seals and strange scientific notes
Colonial era notes report British Columbia authorities seeking to thwart seal predation at the Fraser mouth with explosives, while anecdotes cover American coinages, magnetic navigation theories, and a flood of inventions. The piece blends travel lore, industry updates, and cultural curiosities with scattered local tales from Hulett, Crook County.
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Therms
Columbia
Fraser River
Vancouver
Germans Admit World War Capabilities Dark Days Ahead
New York report describes February Berlin meeting of the Hund Der Landwierte, a Junker group of landholders, admitting a prolonged war and difficult food situation. Speakers attack democracy and von Bethmann-Hollweg, warn of postwar dangers, advocate monarchical rule, and urge Emperor to hold crown.
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New York
Germany
Berlin
Hund der Landwierte
Junker
von Bethmann-Hodner
von Hinden- Sure
von Ludendorff
Hiang
Dr Wildgrube
Clereichatug
Chancor von Rethmann- Hollweg
Pershing Pledges Aid as American Troops Enter Fray
Washington reports four American divisions totaling about 100000 men placed in allied reserves for the great drive. Pershing offers full American Army resources to General Foch for the battle now in progress as US troops, trained for open warfare, anticipate fighting alongside British and French forces in Picardy and western front operations.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington, D. C
France
Thememelver
Pershing
Paris
General Pershing
Foch
L'Information
Clemenceau
Petain
Louis Loucheur
Battle of the
Marne
The
Daily Chronicle
London
America
Peight
Baig
Urges Expulsion of Senator LaFollette in Senate Speech
Senate debate in Washington reports Senator Williams of Mississippi urging the expulsion of Senator LaFollette from the body in open session. He also says Victor Berger, socialist candidate in Wisconsin, ought to be interned, marking the first public push for LaFollette’s removal.
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Williams
Victor Berger
Washington
DD. C
Wisconsin
Senator Williams
Mississippi
LaFollette
103 Vessels Turned Out by U S Yards
Washington reports 103 ships completed and in service by U S yards since the program began. Of these 103, 12 were steel contract vessels and 11 were wooden launches, with sizes ranging from 3,600 to 11,700 tons.
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U. S. Yards
Washington, D. C
United States
Shipping Board
Senate
Los Angeles
Oakland
Seattle
San Francinco
Great Lakes Port
Historic leaders authorize foreign sorties under tense advisement
General Hindenburg and Chancellor Heriting approve limited foreign sorties after careful counsel. The March 8 decision mobilizes troops amid rising tensions, officials report.
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Aumeterdan
Detroit Airman Killed in French Front Fighting
Paris reports Phelps Collins of Detroit Michigan, a Lafayette Flying Corps member, was killed in action on the French front. Details are sparse as the war progresses.
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U. & Airman
Paris
Phelps Collins
Detroit
Mich
Lafayette
Weno
Crisis in Britain Unites Nation Against War Strife
London reports a week of extreme strain as Britain faces a vast crisis in which political factions dissolve. The public mood shifts toward national unity with soldiers in France central, pacifist voices aligning with war leadership and debate over peace fading.
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London
England
France
Labor delegation to England and France announced
A nine member American Federation of Labor mission, led by James Wilson, sails for Britain and France to explain U S labor aims in the war. The group will present that U S organized labor backs the war, refuses contact with enemy representatives, and will carry a message from Samuel Gompers as ALF president.
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New York
Muarveh
United States
Ameorican Federation of Labor
England
France
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
Samuel Gompers
Americas Favor
Alliance
American Federation of Labor Mission
James Wilson
Pottery Makers’ League of North America
John P. Frey
International Molders’ Union of North America
William Short
Washington State Federation of Labor
Melinda Scott
Straw Hat Trimmers and Operatives’ Union
Agnes Nestor
Glove Workers’ International Union
William H. Johnson
International Association of Machinists
George L. Berry
International Printing Pressmen's and Assistante’ Union
Chester M. Wright
International Typographical Union
Martin F. Ryan
The
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
Roads show deficit first month of year
Washington March 9 government operating data show January revenues of 60.37 million against expenses of 62.59 million, yielding a net operating deficit of 2.23 million. Last year January revenues reached 80.997 million, while December 1917 private operation posted 83.635 million. Accrued taxes reduce January net to a deficit of 2.23 million.
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Washington, D. C
aUran Ae Scompaces Et Sdhz
Holland Refusal of Grain Offer Questioned
Amsterdam reporters note rumors that Holland refused American grain in exchange for Dutch ships. The Hague and Dutch foreign office deny any action supporting such a claim. A March dispatch claimed a formal rejection might be sent to the Allies.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Rews
Hague
America
London
Germany to Operate Rumanian Oil Fields
Washington March 29 German demands after Romania’s defeat include turning over most natural wealth to a German controlled corporation. The terms quote describe the conditions as monstrous depriving Romania of wealth for the benefit of private individuals and foreign societies.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Rumania
State Department
Romania
American forces take four Boche prisoners northwest of Toul
Reports from the Ling front indicate that four German prisoners were captured by American troops on the night of March 29 near Toul, northwest front. It is unclear if the prisoners were taken in a clash during a patrol or an organized operation.
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Lord Derby
W. J) Howells
von Pepys
M. A. Thaugles
Hewlon
Bombay
Io Snes
Pour Armonare
Toul
Ling
Amsterdam
Zeitung
Berlin
Kaisers Armies Halted Near Amiens After Fresh Assaults
British and French forces repelled renewed German pressure as the Kaisers armies faced stubborn resistance. Allied counterattacks kept the advance in check though heavy fighting continued. Amiens remained twelve miles distant as the major operation persisted with双方 forces sustaining significant losses.
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Amiens
Allied counter offensive gains amid German push in France
U S reports say General Foch now in supreme command as allied forces launch a major counter offensive. German efforts southwest of Montdidier are checked with French and British lines holding firm near Arras and the Somme. Paris lists French gains south of Noyon and near Montdidier threatening the enemy wedge.
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Montdidier
Paris
Petain
Somme
Amiens
Poin
Cerman
Arras
Vimy Ridge
Wailly Ridge
Germans Forcing Furious Battles at Three Points
German offensives expand across a 70 mile front from Arras to Montdidier and Noyon as British and French forces clash in three main sectors. Severe shelling and rain hinder fighting while counterattacks along the Somme and around Albert rally Allied units. The crown prince’s forces press in the Arras region, with heavy casualties reported as trenches hold and advances stall.
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William Phillip Simms
Arras
Noyon
Somme
Montdidier
All Tree
Avion
Lens
Arleun
Scarpe
Ancre
Osnage Hill
Teer
Ukewilse
Tcrosn
Orange Hill
Neuville-Vitasse
Hile von Below
von Horahe
Peicy
Almort
Hamel Sur Bommr Abancourt
Marcelcave
Hamel Sur Somme
Albert
Homme
Abancourt
French Confidence Grows As Battle Line Lengthens
Reports say Allied confidence rises as a 70 mile front widens. German reserves are stretched with no decisive progress, while French and British lines hold firm. The allied aim remains to blunt the German push toward Amiens and the sea despite difficult weather and worsening fog.
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Mountain Globe Pei
Yeoman
Hulett
Crook County
Wyo, A
Hongkong
Eleanor Franklin Kean
Saturday Evening Post
Popular Science Monthly
Frank L. Thompson
Japan
Maine
Cappers
Tolstoy
United States of Nations
Palestine
Mannford
Okla
Ite Midat
Cerro del Mercado
Durango
Mexico
Junkers
Tie
Canalize
von Hindenburg
R'Arin
Picardy
Maasuchiwtta Carpenter
Great Britain
Board of Nine
U. S
United Press
Associated Press
Avre
Tee Lif
Cambrai
Putin
Tay
Gerhia
Marcel Sombat
L'Heure
Sapeovins
Mentdle
Amens
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