Spies Delay U.S. Air Program Amid Senate Hearings
North Carolina Senator Overman accuses German spies of hampering aircraft production at Curtiss and other plants. He says braces were cut and repainted to stagger Bristol machine deliveries, prompting calls to commandeer plants and hire Americans. He plans to reveal a detective source to the military committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senate Military Committee
Squier
Deeds
Signal Corps
Howard Collin
Aircraft Board
Overman
North Carolina
Curtiss
Senator Overman
Bristol
Chamberlain
Military Committee
Senate clash over Lenroot wavering loyalty and La Follette expulsion
In Washington on March 30, Senator Williams of Mississippi renewed his attack on Wisconsin candidate Lenroot charging loyalty questions to the government in the war. He called for expulsion of Senator La Follette and internment of Socialist candidate Victor Berger, while Republican senators defended Lenroot.
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Washington
Senate
Williams
Mississippi
Lenroot
Wisconsin
la Follette
Victor Berger
U S Buys 12 Japanese Ships in Wartime Pact
Washington reports the War Trade Board announces a shipping arrangement with Japan. Japan will transfer twelve steamers of 100000 tons dead weight to the American fleet immediately in exchange for steel supplies. Negotiations continue for an additional 200000 tons of new construction on the same basis.
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Washington
War Trade Board
United States
Japan
British Take 3 000 Turks in Mesopotamia Capture
The British have captured or destroyed the entire Turkish force in the Hit area. Three thousand prisoners were taken. British forces have crossed the River Jordan in Palestine. President Wilson will accept an honorary LL D from Cambridge University.
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Mesopotamia
London
War Office
Jordan
Palestine
Wilson
Cambridge
Press Association
Cambridge University
War Update From Petrograd Recaps Kherson Recapture
Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports renewed fighting in Ukraine between Germans and bolsheviki. Bolsheviki are said to have recaptured Kherson city amid ongoing clashes and strategic shifts.
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London
Ukraine
Reuter
Petrograd
Kherson
Bethlehem Steel Announces 15 Percent Wage Increase
Bethlehem PA March 30 The Bethlehem Steel company said a general labor rate increase of about 15 percent will take effect at all plants on April 16.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel Company
Steel Mills Ordered to Build 50,000 Tons at Hog Island Yard
Philadelphia report states Francis T. Bowles of the Emergency Fleet Corporation instructed steel mills to create a 50,000 ton shortage of steel at the Hog Island shipyard in April.
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Philadelphia
Steel Mills
Francis T. Bowles
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Hog Island
Reasons for Secrecy Behind War Casualty Notices
Washington reports General March defended withholding full casualty lists to stop German raids and harassment of families. He cited enemy raids seeking soldier information and the need to deliver prompt addresses to relatives before press disclosure. Pershing’s cable echoed French protests against prior methods.
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Washington
War Department
France
Senate
March
Department
United States
Germany
Pershing
Wheat Seized by U S Food Administration
The food administration will seize wheat hoarded with unpatriotic intent. About 350000 pounds owned by the Kempenich brothers of New Mexico have been taken. State administrators are instructed to act promptly on hoarding discoveries and large holders will be allowed to sell before seizure. Personal requirements will be considered in allowances.
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Washington
Food Administration
Kempenich Brothers
New Mexico
U K Urgent Deficiency Bill Advances to President
The House adopted the conference report on the urgent deficiency bill carrying 1.15 billion dollars for selling enemy property in the United States and granting authority to purchase German owned docks at Hoboken New Jersey. The Senate consented and the bill proceeds to President Wilson.
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Washington
House
United States
Hoboken
N. J
Senate
Wilson
Two Flyers Die In Solo Flight Crash Near Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas on April 1 a Royal Flying Corps pilot J Dwyer born in Scotland and Canadian flyer J Scott Rowan of Montreal were killed instantly when their planes crashed during solo flights.
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Fort Worth
Tex
J. Dwyer
Royal Flying Corps
Scotland
J. Scott Rowan
Montreal
Canada
Russian Warship Admiral Makaroff Sunk by Mine
A Petrograd dispatch to Copenhagen reports the Russian cruiser Admiral Makaroff sunk by a mine in the harbor at Reval on the Gulf of Finland. The dispatch was forwarded from Petrograd.
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London
Reval
Gulf of Finland
Makaroff
Petrograd
Copenhagen
Seizure of 7000 Bushels Wheat in Austin
Reno March 30 seven thousand bushels of wheat were seized at Austin by the state food administrator when Patrick Walch the owner refused to sell to the government for two dollars seventy five cents per hundredweight.
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Reno
Nev
Austin
Patrick Walch
Gotham Spy Refuge Closed
The German club in New York has been permanently closed by its directors. Members included Hugo Schmidt Adolph Pavenstadt and other Germans tied to the Bolo Pasha investigation.
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Gotham Spy Refuge
New York
Hugo Schmidt
Adolph Pavenstadt
Bolo Pasha
Foch Named Chief of Armies As Pershing Signals Unity
Washington reports General Pershing informed the War Department that American divisions and resources are available for a major Allied counterattack. General Foch now commands Allied forces with Wilson greeting his new authority, highlighting unity of command as key to victory for Paris and the war effort.
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Washington
War Department
General Pershing
Pershing
France
Foch
Marne
Paris
Joffre
Wilson
White House
America
Woodrow Wilson
New Draft Bill Passes Senate Expands Registration Reach
A Senate adopted resolution amending the selective draft act to require registration of youths turning twenty one since June 5, 1917, estimated to add 700000 eligibles. it moves to the house. Senator New’s universal training plan failed 36 to 26. The measure requires male citizens resident in the US reaching majority since June 5 to register on a president proclaimed day and be liable for service.
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Washington
Senate
House
New
United States
Parisians Die In Easter Shelling Near Church
Seventy five people were killed and ninety wounded when a German long range shell struck a Paris church during Good Friday services. Among the dead was H. Stroehlin, counselor of the Swiss legation. The church had been struck again last Sunday during high mass. The bombardment began shortly after three o'clock yesterday afternoon.
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Paris
H. Stroehlin
Legation
Ambassadors and Officers Visit Italian Front Headquarters
Ambassador Page arrives from Rome and joins General Swift and other American mission members to meet General Diaz at Italian Army Headquarters on April 1.
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Ambassador Page
Rome
General Swift
General Diaz
Embargoes Ordered Overdue Freight By Railway Admin
Washington April 1 the railway administration ordered embargoes against consignees who fail to unload freight promptly. The measure leads to the creation of two new committees to oversee enforcement.
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Washington
Railway Administration
Cadet from Cannserga Killed in Airplane Crash near Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas March 30 cadet Robert Mare Garwood of Cannserga New York a member of the Royal Flying Corps at Menton an English aviation camp near here was killed when his aircraft fell during a tail spin.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Robert Mare Garwood
Cannserga
N. Y
Royal Flying Corps
Menton
Here
Rail Revenue Jump After Government Operation Begins
Railroads report January operating revenues of 270.23 million dollars under government operation, a gain of about 50 million from the final month of private operation. The figure reflects the start of government control and sets a new revenue benchmark.
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Washington
Community Dwellings Rise For Shipyard Workers
A wartime plan to spend 50 million dollars on worker housing for a 40,000 man shipbuilding force. Standardized 125-person clubs with outside rooms, communal dining, baths, and heating aim for rapid, low cost construction. Married staff will receive separate family cottages, with 50 designs covered.
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James H. Collins
Washington
Uncle Sam
New Shipbuilding Army
Sttle
Shipping Board
Standardized family cottages for wartime shipyards
The program details housing for workers with separate living units under standardized interior fittings while exterior designs remain adaptable. Plans emphasize permanent, shipyard sites, with married workers prioritized for stable yards and possible home purchases on rent-like installments. Estimated cost under $8,000 per family home, excluding land, with major completion by July and vast scale to rival large prewar buildings.
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Woolworth
Olives
Enrefl
Camouflage Was Puzzle 10 HMS Origins of French Army Camoufleurs
In Toul during August 1914 a painter named de Scevola helped create a camouflage corps that grew to over 2,000 artists, painters, and engineers. Their decoys and a hollow armor-plated tree concealed batteries and misled German observers, boosting survivability and guiding French artillery.
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Paris
Toul
France
Guldand de Seevola
Lorraine Earty
Witn
Eimmerfleuprs
Nes
Wife Objects To Uniform In Divorce Suit
San Francisco naval wireless operator Alvin Quasdorf seeks a divorce claiming his wife refused all contact while he wears the Navy uniform. He alleges service rules bar him from appearing in civilian attire and cites wartime duties after he offered his services at the outbreak of war.
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San Francisco
United States Navy
Alvin Quasdorf
Qualdorf
Portable field bridge by University of Oregon engineer
Eugene Oregon reports inventor J H McAlister a professor of engineering at the University of Oregon has developed a light portable bridge designed for military field campaigns. The device aims to ease rapid crossings in combat or relocation scenarios.
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Eugene
Ore
J. H. McAlister
University of
Stray Dogs Under Ban Campaign in Clearfield County
T DuRals leads a Pay-A campaign to rid Clearfield county of stray dogs. Fines of 25 dollars plus costs are imposed on those who allow their dogs to run at large.
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Clearfield County
Bridge praised by Col Leader for infantry mobility
Col John Leader retired English Army officer in charge of university military training extols the bridge as ideal for infantry advancing quickly over land with streams. He has written to Secretary of War Baker urging adoption for U S forces.
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Gon
John Leader
Leader
Baker
Uncle Sam
Tokio Exchange Moves to One-Share Trading Unit
The Tokio stock exchange announces a shift to trading in one share units to spur market speculation. This change aims to lower barriers for investors and increase market activity. The new unit structure affects all listed securities and may influence liquidity and pricing dynamics.
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Tokio, Japan
Odessa recaptured by Soviet and Ukrainian forces
Soviet and Ukrainian troops recaptured Odessa after a bloody battle in which naval forces participated. Reports from Moscow cite the siege as the decisive action, while other fronts note Bolshevik advances in southern Ukraine and tightening peasant control measures across provinces.
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Pakov
London
Odessa
Moscow
Semmt Offietal
Prince Fleury
Prussia
Reval
Wsthonia
Hsthouians
Chevistt Ig
Biultle
Major General Wood Passes Fitness Test for Retirement
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood has passed his physical examination for retirement and will be restored to command his division at Camp Funston Kansas. This ends rumors that the administration planned to shelve Gen. Wool and confirms the stringent testing for officers slated for service in France.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Camp Funston
Kan
France
Shelva Genertl
Submarine and Mine Toll Sinks 28 British Ships
London reports a harsh weekly toll as submarines and mines sink 28 British merchantmen, 16 of them over 1,600 tons and 12 under that tonnage, plus one fishing vessel lost in the last week.
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London
Admiralty
Liverpool vessels sink three German submarines
Three Liverpool ships have reportedly sunk three German submarines in the Atlantic. Details of the engagements are now allowed for publication.
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Tiverpool
Liverpool
Atlantic
Detroit Flyer Killed in French Air Battle
Paris April 1 Phelps Collins of Detroit a Lafayette Flying Corps member was killed on the French front during patrol duty after being attacked by German aircraft.
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Detroit
Paris
Phelps Collins
Lafayette Flying Corps
Collins
Lithuanian Ducal Crown Offered by Duke William of Urach
Amsterdam reports the Frankfurter Zeitung stated on Thursday that the ducal crown of Lithuania has been offered to Duke William of Urach and is likely to be accepted. The notice highlights the potential royal alliance and the political implications for Lithuania.
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Amsterdam
Lithuania
William of Urach
Frankfurter Zeitung
U S Steel Announces 15 Percent Wage Increase
New York March 29 United States Steel corporation announces a fifteen percent wage increase for all mill and factory employees. The new scale will take effect on April 15.
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U. S. Steel
New York
United States Steel Corporation
King George Thanks Air Service For Striking Achievements
King George telegraphed to General Haig thanking General Salmond and the air service. He expresses gratification for their splendid achievements in the air.
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King George
London
Marshal Haig
General Salmond
Air Service
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U. K
Selective Army Service Act
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No Man’s Land
Chance
Naval
Mark Hyman
Mark Slymian
Todd
Log Island
Black Sea
Perchorskaya
Holshovik Supreme War Counelh
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Ulkolayev
Zminnnka
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