Germans Fire On Paris as War Push Intensifies
German long range artillery pounded Paris and suburbs as the battle along the British front raged from Arras to Lafere. British troops retreated in good order to prepared positions, while Paris and surrounding areas faced air alarms and casualties amid the Western Front offensive.
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St. Quentin
Lafore
Supreme War Council
Arras
Lafere
Paris
Somme
Hindenburg
Fresh German Soldiers Are Brought Forward In Battle
Reports describe fresh German troops moved to the front with heavy fighting near Bruges and Tournai. British defense steadied west of St Quentin as night sorties and aeroplane activity drop hazardous devices. Paris reports Clemenceau satisfied with Allied intelligence.
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Bruges
Tournai
French and German forces clash along expanding front
Reports from London describe intensified fighting around Reisel and Trincourt as German advances press the British lines. The German onslaught reportedly includes heavy losses and a shift in control near the Crosat canal while British positions south of Camrai fall back in pursuit.
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London
Reisel
Trincourt
Omignon
Somme
Crosat Canal
Camrai
Demicourt
Flesquires
Ribecourt
Railroad labor troubles to be settled by committers
A plan proposes handling all disputes through a system of committees. The approach aims to streamline resolution of railroad labor issues by structured mediation and joint committee actions.
Washington Awaits Details On Break in British Front
American army officials await further details of a break in the British defensive system west of St Quentin. British reports will gauge strategic possibilities while observers note orderly British withdrawal and the potential for German limitations. British claims of 16000 British captured are considered plausible by U.S. observers.
April Term of U S Court Convenes in Monroe District
The April term of the United States Court in the Monroe division will open April 1 with Federal District Judge G W Jack presiding for the first time since his designation to the Western District of Louisiana. U S Commissioner W A OKelley said jurors will be drawn this week, and Mrs Sarah Story was committed to jail on espionage charge after defaulting on a $200 bond. Deputy Grimmett assisted, and an affidavit for Fred Pear, colored, alleges he is a slacker.
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Rufus E. Foster
New Orleans
W. A. O’kelley
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Sarah Story
O'Kelly
Monroe City
U.S
Grimmett
Shreveport
Kelly
Fred Pear
British Officers Pleased With First Stages Of Western Front Battle
Reports from the front say British forces are satisfied with early fighting on the Western front after the trench barrier was breached. Allied counterattacks may be needed to restore the line as British withdrawals occurred between the Scarpe and Oise rivers.
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Scarpe
Oise
British Fall Back Slowly Maintain Unbroken Line
Reuters reports German forces penetrated Mary on the Arras front, but a bold British counterattack expelled them. A large German party was surrounded and likely captured as more divisions converge on the frontline.
Paris Bombardment Surprise Reaches 62 Miles
Washington reports German guns bombarding Paris at about 62 miles, a range far beyond prior belief. Ordnance officers doubt such long range exists and suspect a new weapon or aerial torpedo. British forces fall back in good order as they withdraw to maintain an unbroken front.
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Paris
British Army Holds Solid Front Against German Attack
British forces in France report a gallant stand as they meet fierce German assaults. The line remains solid though Allied troops pulled back from several positions for strategic purposes.
Germans Launch Heavy Gas Attack Near Toul
The German army began a heavy mustard gas assault against American forces northwest of Toul last night. Fumes spread over the lines for hours while American artillery targeted the German batteries and caused a large enemy ammunition dump to explode.
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Americans
France
Toul
Joli
Germans Capture 25,000 Prisoners in Latest Offensive
Berlin reports that between Fontaine Les Croislles and Mouvres German forces penetrated into second British positions and took two villages. British counterattacks failed as total German prisoner captures reached 25,000 with 400 guns and 200 machine guns seized.
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Army
Fontaine Les Croislles
Mouvres
Germans Launch Major Fresh Offensive In Cambrai Sector
The British on a 50 mile front resisted a large German assault described as one of the war’s fiercest. Berlin reports 16 000 prisoners and 200 guns captured, compared with December 1917 losses of 6 000 men and 100 guns. The Germans aimed to drive wedges around the Cambrai salient and recapture the Hindenburg line. Contunues on page Thuse.
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Herlin Foreign Office
Cambrai Salient
Hindenburg
Byng
Admadoc Approves Plan For Railway Labor Boards
Washington March 23 railroads will settle disputes via adjustment committees for four leading brotherhoods shopmen and possibly clerks with final decisions. Directors McAdoo Carter and labor leaders devised a labor board system replacing the wage commission and spanning labor and management with eight members per board and appointees from both sides. Representatives named include John G Walker J W Higgins and Dr Charley Neill with likely engineer fireman and trainman nominees to follow.
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W. 8. Carter
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Mel Adoo
Brotherhoods of Engineers
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Brotherhoods’ Adjustment Board
John G. Walker
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J. W. Higgins
Chicago
Association of Western Railways
Charley P. Neill
Southeastern Railways
Brotherhoods
Geo. S. Lines
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