German U boats Sink Two Ships in British Waters
London reports Germany’s new submarine war opening at midnight with two merchantmen torpedoed. The Thornaby of 1782 tons suffered total crew loss. the Malvina of 1244 tons fate unclear. Thompson built 1880, Thornaby sailed from West Hartlepool. Malvina from Leith. Insurance and stock markets react. dozens of submarines are active near British shores. An Austrian submarine reportedly sank the Swedish ship Tolborg in the Mediterranean. crew saved by a Spanish vessel.
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Sweden
Totborg
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Zapataists Defeated Puebla Forces Cleared by Troops
Mexico City March 2 government headquarters announced signal successes in Puebla state where the entire region was cleared of Zapata forces after thirty six hours of severe fighting. government troops also reported advances in other sectors of the military line in Morelos. Juan Sanchez Azcona named envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Europe with jurisdiction over Britain Belgium France Switzerland Italy Spain and Portugal. Azcona formerly private secretary to the late President Madero and a long time Liberal leader and editor.
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Italy
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Portugal
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Madero
Death Toll in Provence Sinking May Reach 1600
Paris reports the death list from the Provence disaster could hit 1600. The former transatlantic liner carried 2206 passengers, with several hundred more unaccounted. Troops bound for Salonika were aboard. 870 have been landed at Malta and Milo. Submarine attack is now widely believed.
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Provence
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Salonika
French ministry of marine
Malta
Milo
Aegean sea
Peru is about broke as Peru minister quits
Washington March 2. Peru’s minister to the United States told President Wilson that his country cannot pay his salary due to the European war and would resign, signaling possible similar moves by other Latin American nations. Franz Vitter plans to sculpt a bust of Wilson for unveiling at the Democratic convention. A toy balloon caused a scare as it burst into flames over local facilities after being mistaken for an aircraft.
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Public Service Commission to Hear Fall Crew Tax Arguments
Harrisburg March 2 The public service commission announced it will hear argument on extended scale concerning points in the fall crew law complaints. The argument is set for March 28 and will cover tax issues raised in the case.
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Germans Plan A New Attack In French Front
Paris reports German preparations behind the lines west of Pont a Mousson and in the Moselle region as French guns pound second and third German positions. The front shows lull with activity limited to artillery. observers wonder if the pause leads to renewed drive toward Verdun while Douaumont fort remains encircled by French forces.
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Bodies Carried 100 Miles By Meuse Floods
From the Verdun battlefield in northern France scores of French and German bodies are swept into the North Sea by the swollen Meuse. Dinant in Belgium reports many corpses floating through the city toward the sea as crowds gather before German soldiers disperse them.
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Threat to Blow Up Dupont Powder Plant in March
Ashland Wisconsin workers report a warning that the Dupont Powder plant at Parksdale would be blown up in March. Letters urged employees to stay home and guards with searchlights were increased at the plant. In New York a steamship Napoli with guns aboard was cleared under a defense purpose order, similar to previous cases.
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Napoli
Washington
San Guglielmo
Fatal kite accident at Franklin terrace fall
Five year old Helen Riters of Franklin Pennsylvania was killed when a heavy object toppled from a bluff and she rolled down a steep terrace while attempting to crawl.
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