Bagdad Falls As British Drive Capturing Teuton Capital
General Maude reports British forces occupy Bagdad after a night river crossing and surprise attack driving Turkish defenders from the city. The fall ends German hopes of Near Eastern domination and signals a boost to British prestige amid a wider war in Mesopotamia.
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Bagdad
Kut-el- Amata
Mees
Berlin-Bagdad
Far East
Kut-ol-Amay
Dardanelles
Persia
Kirtoanshah
Tigris
Bardad
Bexdad
History of the Mesopotamian Campaign and Bagdad Overview
A brief account outlines the Mesopotamian Campaign focusing on strategic operations and movements around Bagdad. It highlights troop actions, key locations, and the broader implications for the theater, noting military objectives, supply lines, and territorial changes observed during the campaign.
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Bagdad
Germans Expelled By Pacifists As Peace Drive Backfires
The Carnegie Hall event shifted from a pro peace gathering into a no German demonstration. The episode unsettled supporters of peace propaganda who fear hidden German influence in the public mood. Officials and Mayor Mitchell react to the embarrassment as the peace movement contemplates a broader strategy.
War Sunday Spreads Patriotism Across New York Churches
A wave of patriotic fervor sweeps New York churches as the Federation of Churches pledges full support to Wilson and universal service. Sermons praise war with Germany, honor Roosevelt, and urge national unity while leaders plan readiness for possible emergencies with top officials and financiers present.
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Federation
Wilson
Doren
New York
Men of Peace
Theodore Roosevelt
Newell Dwight Hillis
Germany
New York Federation of Churches
Cole
Peace groups debate German influence in pacifist movement
Leaders of the American Peace Society and Emergency Peace Federation defend independence as German propagandists are accused of backing peace efforts. They acknowledge German use of the issue to stave off war but deny any formal backing or control by Germans. They insist their organizations promote pacifism without foreign influence and expect distrust to fade.
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Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn Heights
Wilson
Hillis
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Leighton Parks
St. Bartholomew's Church
Forty-fourth Street
Madison Avenue
Senate
Great Britain
Christ
Winslow Adama
Er Yachite
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
West Seventywaixth Street
Dr. Eaton
America
Herbert Shipman
Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest
Pitch Avenue
Forty-ffth Street
Germany
Shipman
Holcomb
Mitchel
Clon
George W. Kirehnes
American Peace Society
Gefiune
Peata
Honey Villard
le Villard
Aithro-Geeman
Inside Page Details on German Plot and Navy Yard
A Philadelphia page reveals a German plot aimed at League Island Navy Yard and reports troops quelling food riots in Petrograd. British forces seize lines on the Western Front as tramway services suspend. a tornado devastates Indiana towns with many fatalities.
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League Island Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Petrograd
Iiles
Bapaume
Labor Unions Meet to Decide War Aid Policy
Representatives of major American unions meet in Washington to determine how workers can best support national preparedness. The AFL affiliations and four railway brotherhoods attend. leaders favor voluntary service and oppose compulsory conscription for wartime munition plants and shipyards.
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Treishington
United States
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Zeld
Gerard Arrives in Havana Aims to Meet Wilson
James W. Gerard and his party reached Havana after a 4500 mile voyage from Corunna Spain. He telegraphed President Wilson seeking a conference and urged a strong U S policy against Germany including possible actions in Mexico and a passive war without troops.
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Gerard
Havana
Wilson
James W. Gerard
Havvana
Corunna
Spain
Washington
New York
Mr. Gararays Preverea Vo
Germany
United States
Berlin
America
Mexico
Colonel House
Gerard Party Welcomed By Officials at Havana
March 11 aboard the Infante Isabel, officials and diplomats welcomed Judge Gerard in Havana. The party included William and Mrs Gerard, William H Gale Consul General at Munich, Henry von Strave, Ford Jennings, and many embassy attachés and Americans, with physicians assisting camp inspections aboard.
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Gerard
Havana
William
Cuba
Guiliermo Patterson
State Department
Edmund Wittenmyer
Infante Snabel
Rales
Berlin
Walter R. Gherardi
George Rives
Hermann Oedriche
Lithgow Osborne
Grafton W. Minot
Person
Linen C. Furbush
B. ©. Luginbuhl
Harmes
A. H. Roler
Jin
E. K. Eliott
Herter
J. V. Toney
Carl Ackerman
Famly
W. C. Dreher
0. K
O. R. Seite
France
Spain
C. C. Marah
Tokio
Lawrence Curtis
Paria
W. van Rensselaer
Rome
Vecchiott
Barcelon Co
Granty
American Armed Ship Policy May Revive Privateering
Washington reports that the United States may revive privateering if war comes, with privateers using letters of marque to hunt German submarines in infested waters. Navy officials note arming merchant ships might deter submarines, while prize money could attract eager volunteers. The 1918 stance against letters of marque echoes here with fears of piracy and risk to captains if captured.
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Terhune Bureau
Washington
Germany
Congress de Germany
Congress
United States
Paris
Haw
Ware
Pruava
Fryenit
Wrrm
Engand
U Honte
Secretary of the Navy
United Stay
Germans Admit Arming U. S. Ships Adds Troubles
Amsterdam reports a German newspaper copy acknowledges arming American merchantmen will complicate Germany's position. It doubts the US can supply crews and guns easily and says German marines face no increased danger. The paper asserts victory over England requires facing age m. War declaration will be met with resolve.
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Amsterdam
Knel Nixehe Volka Zeitung
Germany
Americ
England
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Benk
Myten
Erwia
Teistian
ACI
Big Business
Guard City
Kaiser
Carnegie Hall
Europe
National Guard
Methodiat Episcopal
The
Reformed
Evangelical Association
Society of Friends
German Evangelical Synod
Lutheran Danish Ohio
General Apnod i
Reformed Episcopal and
Unk Int
Army and Navy
New Jersey
Connecticut
Metropolitan Club
Pierpont Morgan
Henry P. Davison
Leonard Wood
Army
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Navy
National
William E. Chenney
Edge
Wood
New York City
Whitman
Albany
Cornelius Blinn
Hilss
Woods
Root
W. Murray Crane
George Coxe
Daniel Pomeroy
William S. Cheney
J. P. Morgan
TH. P. Davison
Robert Bacon
William B.thompson
Federal Reserve Board
Mr. Blinn
Indiana
U. S
Carl
Anaiely
yetaKe
Infante
Isabel
Bord
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