Belgium army makes fresh progress on the front
World War I dispatches report Belgian forces advancing on the western front with gains near Nieuport and smaller local advances by Belgians. German and British actions continue along the Arras and Champagne fronts with bombardments and counterattacks.
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Belgium
Paris
London
French War Department
Yser
Nor
Arras
Notre Dame de Lerette
Soissons
Rheims
Champagne
le Mesni
Argoille
Rolane
Woevre
Colmar
Upper
Alsace
Nieuport
Petit Parisien
Dis
British Naval Bombardment Presses German Positions
In the Dover area ships and monitors of the British fleet bombarded Ostend and nearby shore positions while German shells failed to land. Torpedo boats protected bombardment and attacked a German submarine. An aeroplane directed fire on shore targets. Paris reports a British minesweeper was lost in the Dardanelles after striking a mine.
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Klooaterhoek
Stuvekenskerke
Pervyse
Schoorbakke
Ostend
Paris
Dardanelles
Italy and Austria Clash Over Territory in Central Europe
Paris reports strong Italian bid for Allies with mass demonstrations in Milan and Rome pressuring the government. Berlin and Vienna push for concessions, seeking to redraw the Adriatic frontier to include Pola, Trent, and Trieste while risking a wider European standoff.
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Italy
Austria
Rome
Europe
Prince von Buelow
Germany
Vienna
Albania
Mediterranean
Great Britain
France
Austra
Adriatic Sea
Fiume
Pola
Trent
Trieste
Two More British Vessels Lost In War Torpedoes
London reports British steamers Atlanta and Fingal torpedoed. Atlanta 519 tons owned by Hut chinson of Glasgow was hit near Inis tork Island off Galway March 14 and landed at the harbor. Fingal 1568 gross tons owned by London Edinburgh Shipping Co. sank off Northumberland March 16 with 21 crew landed and six presumed lost. Fingal built 1894. Fingal engaged in coasting trade.
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London
Atlanta
Fingal
J. and
P. Hutchinson
Glasgow
Iniapturk
County Galway
Ireland
Ishturk
Wagal
London, Edinburgh Shipping Co
Leith
Scotland
Northumberland
North Shields
British set back at Dardanelles in mine clearance
British forces report a reverse in the Dardanelles operation on Friday. Three mine clearing ships and one sailing vessel were lost, with considerable damage to a British cruiser whose identity remains unconfirmed. The London dispatch notes the engagement occurred during efforts to clear mines under the cruiser’s protection.
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Dardanelles
London
Fire Wide Critique of Local Officials At Elm Street Meeting
The Russian-Lettish gathering at Elm Street School featured harsh attacks on the Borden government led by chairman Chris Rennis. He criticized mass official appointments and spending, noting 10 000 fired and 21 000 appointed, plus idle local workers and seed relief handling, with a continuation hinted on page 4.
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Elm Street
Borden
Chris Rennis
Alberta Legislature Sifts Seed Grain Bill In Quick Session
Edmonton session closes in about thirty five minutes as Seed Grain Hill amendments pass committee of the whole. Estimates presented in bulk. 1915 figures voted last October and 1916 plans set. Total requests include 1 808 045 dollars plus ~200 thousand in supplementary estimates. Details given on Land Titles offices staff and revenues in Calgary and Edmonton. bonded indebtedness listed. Ponoka asylum population data noted. Elevator Act authority discussed. Elbow River suburban railway bill introduced. Attendance at St Patrick’s concert mentioned.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ottawa
House
Calgary
Michener
Ponoka
Mclean
Weidenhammer
Hillock
Tweedie
Elbow
River
St Patrick's Day Parade Draws 15000 Here In New York
More than 15,000 men planned to march in the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York. Cadets from Montreal and an Irish regiment from the west, plus girls in white with green sashes, and various organizations, were slated to participate.
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New York
Guy
Montreal
Grand Prix Race Opens In Venice Calif With Twenty One Cars
Twenty one cars are scheduled to start in the 300 mile Grand Prix at Venice California today. The track is a loop of over three miles with three angles. Several noted drivers are entered for the race. Meanwhile a St Patrick's concert features Irish airs and songs.
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Venice
Calif
Canadian Guns Do Fine Work On British Front
London reports a Canadian artillery unit praised for steady, effective action near the front. The dispatch says guns have been busy for two weeks with continuous day and night firing. Crew discipline and horse handling are noted as calm and well organized amid action.
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Saliebury Plaina
Canadians' Heroic Action at Neuve Chapelle Noted in War Reports
London dispatch reports Canadian troops near Neuve Chapelle in fierce hand to hand fighting. The offensive saw multiple battalions seize trenches by bayonet, with heavy enemy bombardment and strong artillery support. Wounded arrive in England as officers commend the bravery and resolve of Canadian soldiers.
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London
Neuve Chappelle
England
Battle of
Salisbury Plain
Flanders
Ohe
Arthur Herbert
Georgetown
British Amethyst Tenes Dardanelles Fort Narrows Action
The British cruiser Amethyst pushed into the Dardanelles toward Fort Naware under heavy Turkish fire and was struck by 22 shells. Twenty eight crew killed and many wounded as a large fleet of ships and support vessels loomed at the strait. Villages around Venlechic and Kam Kale fort remained in ruins after bombardment.
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Isle of Tenedes
London
Straita Yeaterday
Fort Naware
Dardanelles
Venlechic Pa
Kam Kale
Yin
Bet
Nagare
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Stron
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Argonne
Vanquois
Lepretre Forest
Ponstamousson
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Koveno
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Orcyz
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Canadian Associated Press
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TE Grady
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