British Warship Rams and Sinks for Destroyer
Eyewitness reports tell of a fierce naval engagement off Dun Kirk in which British destroyers and French vessels chased German torpedo boats. The battle allegedly saw eighteen German craft engaged, with several destroyed, while no Allied ships were sunk and a British destroyer reached port.
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London
Driwers
Murmy Sles Oyer
Ir Brill
Mitte
Beadine Jairt
Torney
Botha Avi Boreis
Brittle Mobil
Mayort Houllier
Dumlark
Dunkirk
Hritish Admiralty
Gas shells rain on American line in France
In France on Monday March 25 American troops faced cat gas shells at six per minute while the army replied with heavy fire destroying German front lines and other positions along the sector.
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France
Wife says husband eloped with daughter in St Louis
Julia Smith reports her husband William Patrick Smith 24 eloped with her 18 year old daughter Elsie Spearman, leaving four children without food or money. She says they fled toward Little Rock Arkansas, possibly aided by Spearman's father James Spearman.
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ST Louis
Julia Smith
Sullivan Avenue
William Patrick Smith
Elsie Spearman
Smith
Little Rock
Ark
James Spearman
Chatanooga
St Lottia
Nashville
Sue
Gui
Explosions Hit New Jersey Docks Near Jersey City
BULLETINS NEW YORK March 26 explosions rocked the docks west of the Keele railroad ferry area around 2 00 PM. Smoke and flames rose from the Jersey City waterfront as ships loaded with ammunition were affected. Initial reports say freight cars and buildings were damaged or destroyed and casualties awaited confirmation. In another dispatch from Petrograd officials claim the Bolsheviki captured the city of Khervan.
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New York
New Jersey
Jersey City
Keele Railroad
Streey City
Fishowne
Baposhiite
Finn Revolters Routed in Decisive Finnish Fight
Stockholm reports that the front of the Finnish Red Guards has been broken and they retreat southward in panic. A flanking movement on the east caused the decisive stroke, with Scillun occupying strategic positions and large stores of guns, railway pieces, ammunition, and prisoners falling into White Guard hands. The Red Guards, aided by the Nosheviks, have been fighting an oil war with the White Guards, who are said to have German support recently sent in.
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Stockholm
Red Guards
Sciiulnation
Ieee
Only 37 Airplanes of 12,000 Due Are Ready for Duty
In Washington the senator from Ledianiay says only 37 planes of 12 000 promised for France by July 1 will be delivered, far short of the intended 12 000. He cites delays and production issues affecting the military air program.
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Washington
Fareh
New
Remblecan
Ledianiay
Senate
France
Reagan
Youthful Ace From French Service Arrives to Train U S Flyers
Lieut Constant Soulier, 2 irs old rookie turned veteran aviator, arrives by French liner at the Atlantic port to aid American pilots. He claims fifteen German planes downed, seven behind French lines, three in No Man's Land, and five behind the German lines. His best exploits include a battle with eight German planes, two shot down, then retreating to safety. He was wounded in the right leg while contesting a German plane but credited with driving the enemy down before retreat.
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Atlantic
Constant Soutler
Soulier
Generally Fair Weather Forecast
Local forecast notes fair conditions with little temperature change tonight and Wednesday. State forecast also shows modest temperature stability with no major shifts expected.
Boy by accident kills sister with rifle in Cumberland
A Wisconsin incident reports a boy resizing a rifle when it discharged, fatally striking his sister near Cumberland. The youths aged ten, from Mr and Mrs Peterson, reportedly were clearing a rifle when the tragedy occurred in a rural area ten miles out. Police and local authorities investigated the accidental shooting as a fatal domestic accident.
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Cumberland
Wis
Geprare
Abraham Peterson
Deaths Right Hand Men Led Germans To Slaughter
Staff officers including Luden dorff Hindenburg and the German crown prince commanded forces that failed to break Allied lines on the Picardy front, with over 300,000 German casualties cited in the battle.
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Grim Reaper
Ludendorff
Hindenburg
Big Events Impending From British Line at Bapaume
British forces report heavy fighting along the front near Bapaume with German losses rising and air raids by British aviators tearing through the town. Reports indicate strong German efforts at Nesle Peronne and Peronne sectors, while air power claims significant German aircraft losses over the past five days. The piece notes intense ground battles and growing optimism for strategic gains in the war efforts.
Senate Discusses Draft Law to List Youths Just 21
WASHINGTON March 20 The senate debated a department bill amending the draft law to require registration of youths at age 21 by June 11, aligning with calls to extend military service. The discussion followed a period of apathy as lawmakers considered the impact on youth conscription.
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Senate
Washington
Way Department
New
London
Oklahoma Flour Ration Expected Soon Amid War Controls
Oklahoma prepares for a new flour ration likely to start Wednesday with six pounds per person per month suggested. County Food Administrator Ty Russell expects a national order governing allotments and purchaser records to be issued today. Citizens must provide name and family size to grocers, who will log details in administrator books. Police will receive findings on certain warders under investigation.
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Oklahoma
Ty Russell
Nors
Atvita Deen
Wwe
Toilay
Haig Prepares Major Push After Somme Slump
London dispatch reports British action slackening on the Bapaume sector while heavy fighting continues south of the Somme. French officials say enemy assaults persisted along the Noyon to Chavannes line with German reserves moving from the west front as Allied forces await a decisive moment to strike.
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Bapaume
Somme
Haig
Roye-Albert
Noyon
West Front
British gunners hold line and inflict heavy losses
British artillery and infantry push back German assault across a wide front near Ervilliers Bezi Bezi Lap revenue as weather stays dry aiding British fire. Reporters from Reuters say Germans retreat in places behind supply shortages while British lines remain unbroken and tenacious, with heavy casualties reported on both sides.
Explosive Gases Aid in Propelling Shells on Paris
Geneva reports Vienna dispatch says long range Austrian guns bombarding Paris use new shell type with explosive gases powering propulsion. Skoda factory built these guns. novelty lies in gas propelled projectiles. Only two wires of the guns are mentioned in the dispatch.
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Paris
Associated Press
Geneva
Paria
Vienna
Skoda
German Losses Reported in Somme Front Clash
British and French dispatches from March 26 indicate heavy German losses in the Somme battle. Estimates claim about 70 German divisions totaling around 840,000 men engaged, with reserves reduced from 52 to 40 divisions by the second day as Allied forces advance east of Roye and Albert. The war office notes German reinforcements have flowed from across the western front, while Noyon is evacuated and the Oise left bank remains held by the French.
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Associated Press
France
Tome
Brviders
Bapauume
Paris
Noyon and
Chautnes
Noyon
Emy
Oise
Jay
Ai Jons
Chaulnes
War Office
Henia
London
Roye and Albert
Somme
German Wedge Driven in Hardest Near Noyon
In Northern France the British and French hold a united front as German forces press a renewed assault near the Somme, Hemet Chaulnes, and the Navarin region. Allied leaders expect a decisive counter blow to thwart a war of domination, with fresh German forces supposedly driving gains on the front as the expected counterattack may occur in the hours ahead.
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Prose
France
Te ‘Somme
Hemet Chaulnes
Naver
French Army Confident as First German Rush Is Halted
French front reports a halted German push after an initial powerful assault. Allied reserves arrived to bolster the line as German forces retreated toward the Somme canal and canal area. Military observers say the first phase of the battle shows no clear outcome yet, with developments awaited.
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Somme
Bentish
Canal
Marne
Kaiser Uses Seized Tanks in Somme Drive
Berlin reports a semiofficial statement that German forces used seized British tanks alongside their own in attacks near St Quentin. The tanks reportedly participated with great mobility, helped break British resistance, and returned undamaged.
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Kaiser
Somme
Berlin
London
Innks
St. Quentin
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Betrees
Pompe Mericourt
Miraumont
Achiet-le-Grand
Sapignies
Ervillers
Nesle
Noyort
Peronne
Gomme
Roye
Haily
Alge
Reuter
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Ayl
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Waterlon
Laplyntes
Atsaek
Thiay
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