Monster Cannon Shells Paris From Forest of St Gobain
Berlin reports the German long range monster cannon located in the Forest of St Gobain west of Laon, firing 10 inch shells at Paris for most of Sunday, with shells arriving every 12 to 20 minutes until the bombardment ended about 1 PM. The city largely remained calm as residents resumed Sunday routines.
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Battle Won by Grace of God Kaiser Reports to Empress
AMSTERDAM March 24 The Berlin Tageblatt reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg told Emperor William the initial offensive success was satisfactory The press notes the operation began as planned The Kaiser telegram to the Empress Dry: victory at Monchy Cambrai St Quentin and La Fere was achieved by the grace of God and the Lord’s aid
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Two U Boats Sunk By U S Vessels In Atlantic Action
News from an Atlantic port reports two German U boats sunk by American ships in the past fortnight. Nine prisoners from the Floridian submarine were brought to a French port. the U boat commander reportedly killed himself as the vessel went down. A second submarine was destroyed by an American destroyer after a periscope was sighted near a convoy liner carrying 700 wounded Canadians.
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British May Repeat Marne Victory Says British May Repeat Marne Victory
A staff correspondent cites a war expert with experience across French British Italian and German forces warning readers not to overvalue a British retreat or misjudge the German advance. He notes French leadership once sought to draw Germans from trenches and says the Marne tactic could be repeated if mobile forces engage under favorable terms. He praises British defense, notes French reserves ready for offensive action, and contends America must bear its own future burden.
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Explosion wrecks part of Newark chemical plant
A March 24 blast at the Butterworth Judson Chemical Company plant on Avenue T in Newark damaged a washing building used to remove impurities from picric acid. The fire spread to six nearby frame buildings before controlled. two workers, William Butterwell and Patrick Wignn, were slightly hurt. Police suspect incendiary origin after an electric wire was found. The plant, near federal shipyards, saved from total loss by rapid fire response.
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It Is Going Well Says Red Cross Man at Front
Paris March 24 A message from Edward Eyre Munt directing Red Cross civil affairs reports from battle line area that it is going well. He notes the Smith College unit the Quakers and other Red Cross groups should move further from the firing line. All those engaged in this work are safe.
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German Admiral and Troops Lost With Ship
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Stockholm reports a German transport crowded with soldiers, cannons, and munitions struck and sank near Noorland. It says Admiral von Meyrer and the entire crew perished. A Stockholm dispatch later claimed another German transport was blown by a mine near the Aland Islands and the Frankland was severely damaged.
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British Down Nine Fliers on Italy Line
British air craft on Saturday destroyed eight enemy airplanes in the Italian theatre of war. A ninth machine was driven down out of control with no loss to British forces. An Italian statement cited a French patrol taken prisoner at Monte Tomba and noted slight artillery and reconnoitring activity along the front.
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Foe Claims U.S. Troops Aiding Allies in Chauny Counterattack
Berlin announced that American regiments allied with French and British forces in a counterattack before Chauny were driven back. A later German statement claimed Chauny had fallen, though US participation could not be confirmed by other sources.
Unconfirmed U.S. Troop Involvement Rumor Weighed
Washington officials sought confirmation on German reports that American troops joined the fighting on the British front. Major General March noted no advices had been received. Engineers training with British forces had aided a earlier counterattack, but no other units were confirmed in action. Public interest and cautious official replies reflected the uncertain news from Berlin and Paris as German and British reports varied.
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British Flyers Sink 54 Enemy Aircraft in Aerial War
London reports fifty four enemy airplanes were brought down in aerial operations. Our forces destroyed nine enemy balloons and bombed Mannheim with over one and a half tons of bombs. Our crews faced heavy anti air fire but all machines returned.
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British and German Forces Clash Across Somme Front
Fresh hostilities raged along the front with German crossings of the Somme near Peronne and heavy assaults near Tortille. British and French lines held, while numerous divisions distinguished themselves in sustained fighting from Paronne to Monchy as German forces pressed toward Bapaume and Chauny.
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Peronne Ham and Chauny Fall Amid Massive Advance
Berlin claimed major gains as German forces pressed along a fifty mile front. Peronne Ham and Chauny reportedly fallen with 30,000 prisoners and 600 guns captured. The Somme crossed at many points as Haig reported heavy losses on both sides and renewed fighting near Bapaume and Hill 70. Canadian troops conducted a large gas bombardment between Lens and Hill 70.
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British Hold Foe as German Offensive Stalls in France
British and French forces face a German assault in France while shock troops defend stoutly at the front. The main body falls back deliberately to prepared positions as fighting remains intense and casualties mount on both sides under high command scrutiny.
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