Haig assured of American support in allied drive
Washington reports President Wilson sent a cable of admiration to Field Marshal Haig praising British steadfastness as the German onslaught rages. Officials estimate German losses run high while Allies prepare for a possible counteroffensive. US troops not yet in action, but optimism grows that the turning point nears and Americans may soon join the effort.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Marshal Haig
France
Woodrow Wilson
Haig
War Department
United States
Army of Maneuver
Supreme War
West Front
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Kaiser
White House
German West Front
No Cause to Worry Battle Popular German Attack Fails
Marel reports from Washington on March 25 that morale remains resilient in the west front. He notes Verdun and Ypres offensives produced large prisoner counts but Allied gains outweighed losses. He argues French genius and open fighting favor survival and suggests German gains may be a maneuver to draw German forces out.
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Ypres
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Marne
Belgium
Paris
Thhem
Hoover frames wartime food drive as path to victory
Food Administrator Hoover declares Americans will sacrifice to support allied armies as conservation drives accelerate. Officials push to harvest every bushel, with strong southern output to feed camps and possibly export surplus. Caution urged for other crops while wheat acreage expands and sugar shortages threaten shipping and imports.
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America
Hoover
West
Minot News Office Painted Yellow After Headlines Clash
In Minot North Dakota, early today a large crowd painted The News office yellow and scrawled Kaiser and Stacker on doors after The Independent's extra claimed Germans held by the FF. The News denied the report, sparking further street excitement and parades through the morning.
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Zeppelins in Egypt Prompt Lighting Warnings
Cairo inhabitants warned to observe lighting regulations after reports of hostile airships in the area. A Reuters adaptation said Zeppelins were seen off Crete on Thursday en route. Athena issued an official note the same day.
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Athena
Crete
Inarth
Baker Calls On King At Buckingham Palace
Secretary Baker meets King George at Buckingham Palace and discusses America’s European efforts during a one hour audience with Ambassador Page present in London on March 25.
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London
Baker
King George
Huckingham Palace
Ambassador Page
America
Europe
British Clocks Advance in Daylight Saving Plan
United Press reports London's Greenwich Lime advanced one hour at 2 a m Sunday marking the start of daylight saving. Britain thus precedes the United States by a week as clocks move forward.
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London
Greenwich
United States
Ita
Bombardment resumes as Paris endures long range shells
Parisians wake to fresh long range bombardment with shells striking a suburb church and Palm Sunday services disrupted. Alarm sounds, drums rally residents, police introduce a new alert system, and transportation continues as Paris endures renewed shelling amid war rhetoric and confusion.
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Paria
Matin
Somma
Germans Advance on Death and Retreat on British Front
German forces press toward the British line as von Hindenburg seeks gaps to break through. Berlin claims 25,000 British prisoners in two days, with 5,000 more later, while German attacks appear scattered and opportunistic near Arras and along the southern British front.
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United Press
New York
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France
Hindenburg
Germany
Berlin
Dierman
Holland Rejects Allied Grain Offer for Dutch Ships
The Dutch cabinet refuses the Allied grain proposal in exchange for Dutch ships. The decision, reported from The Hague, is not expected to alter plans of the American or British governments. Grain will be sent to the Netherlands if ships are provided, with discussions including a memorandum from the Dutch government.
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Daily Mail
Washington, D. C
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From Scarpe to One Thunders the Battle
The dispatch describes intensified fighting from Scarpe to the Oise as British and Allied troops withdraw in orderly fashion. German attacks along the Somme crossing and roads north of Rapeaume are repelled, with airmen breaking records and British guns blazing as Germans scale reserves. Prisoners, casualties, and a tense front stretch across the Somme amid dark moonlit combat and counterattacks.
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Senate gives president powers over enemy property rights
The Senate adopted the conference report on the urgent deficiency bill by an 80 to 1 vote, authorizing the president to seize German steamship piers in Hoboken and appoint an alien enemy custodian to manage U.S. property. Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey was the sole negative, urging referral of related amendments to foreign relations. The move could impose heavy financial burdens on Hoboken by depriving it of tax revenue.
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United Pre
Washington
Hoboken
United States
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Japan Not Unprepared Warned Over Siberian Situation
London dispatch reports Tokyo maintains the Siberian situation is grave enough to require continued preparations. Allies and Japan plan further deliberations to secure absolute prior consent before any new steps.
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Associated Press
London
Telegraph Company
Tokyo
Siberian
Japan
British Stop the Germans in Major Offensive Action
British forces halted the German drive in a large offensive near the Somme and Oise sectors. Heavy counterattacks north of Bapaume failed to hold, while Germans crossed the Somme near Licourt before being driven back. French troops joined in to slow the wedge aimed at Lafore as Paris reports limited artillery and raids elsewhere.
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Haig
Bapaume
Peronne
Somme
Licourt
Lafore
Paris Communique
Oise
MacArthur Wounded and Casualty Roll Released
The latest casualty list from General Perahing names Gil Douglas MacArthur severely wounded and other personnel including Private Jobo Kirby and Privates Fletcher Jehens Jonesmoniad and Joseph Erickson as reported by Associated Press Washington. The document lists multiple deaths from disease and wounds, with several officers decorated for bravery and others listed as missing or severely wounded.
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Perahing
Washington
Marcel
Canundey
Ong
Val Pourlas MacArthur
Stadt
Ralohow
MacArthur
Priority War Building Limits Tightly Enforced
wartime policy restricts construction of nonessential plants and public buildings to slow new industry and transport projects. priority for materials will be denied to nonwar enterprises and projects not proving essential to the war effort to conserve transportation and production capacity.
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Wilson Granted Powers to Requisition Timber for War Effort
The War Department seeks authority for the president to requisition timber and lumber to support logging for clearing, navy needs, and emergency use. The bill aims to permit removal from forests and to authorize government control over timber from forest properties.
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Food regulation costs rise as ministry tally climbs
Lord Whondda told the House of Lords that year end ministry of food expenses reached about £354,400, with December costs around £42,000 and rising. The report notes ongoing increases in expenditure for food regulation.
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House of Lords
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Lenroot Lenroot Lenroot and Davies run in Wisconsin senate bid
James Thompson, former La Follette opponent, backs Irvine Lenroot as Wisconsin faces a Republican senate contest. Party committees weigh withdrawals of Joseph Davies or Livine Lenroot while fundraising and campaign moves shift statewide as Lenroot and Davies vie for voter support ahead of April 2 elections.
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la Crosse
Wis
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la Follette
Irvine L. Lenroot
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World War Latest Bulletins From Allied Fronts
A chaotic AP dispatch reports Allied and Axis movements with claims of German occupation plans for Petrograd and anticipated French gains at Peronne. Berlin celebrates Peronne capture. Kaiser honors officers as widespread artillery and aerial activity continues across Italy and Northern Europe.
American steamer sunk by submarine in Atlantic clash
A U S navy statement reported the American steamer Chattahoochee torpedoed by a German submarine. Twenty eight crew members were saved. The vessel, formerly the Sachsen, had been captured from Germany and used as a belligerent asset. The ship, a stern wheel steamship of AST tons, was built in 1811.
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United States
Oshkosh Man Included in Bar Exam Pass List
Lathrop W Hull among those who passed the Wisconsin state bar examination. The list includes candidates from Milwaukee Madison Superior Columbus Marshfield and other cities. Names such as Lenore Happauort Mesirer Gente Strand Columbus Charles M Pors and Albert Tuemann appear among the successful test takers.
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Wis
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Mary State
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Waukes
Pated Tertoe
Nk N. Barre
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Sehkeal
Genieely
Boy Scout Heads Accused in Twenty Misconduct Counts
Washington report states twenty counts of misconduct lodged against Colin A. Livingstone and James T. Wet, leaders of the Hoc Seoul of America. Attorney General Gregory received the charges via Ue Gluck of New York. Investigation hinges on federal jurisdiction before a US attorney in New York is notified.
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Washington, D.C
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Ate Tormmey
Gregory Today
Doin Ue Gluck
New York
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James T. Wet
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America
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Allied forces hold Somme line as German attacks fail
In a Paris report, French and British forces resist a major German push along the Somme and north of Bapaume. German troops briefly reached British trenches near one point but were driven back with heavy losses. The fiercest danger centers further south where fighting extends toward Noyon and the Oise region as Berlin claims large captures near Bapaume and Combles.
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France
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Noyon
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