German Plot in U S Against Welland Canal Exposed
Federal authorities arrest Captain Hans Tauscher on charges of conspiring to attack the Welland Canal with dynamite. Alfred A. Fritzen named in the complaint. six alleged conspirators planned to destroy the canal. Von Der GoltzProvided key evidence after returning from Liverpool, linking arrests to a years long investigation.
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New York
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William M. Offey
Department of Justice
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Exara Falls
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Hridgman Taylor
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Finland
Scottand Yard
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Iton
Tancher
Gravesend Bay
von Per Goltz
German Spy in British Uniform Captured in London
A British officer recalls a German spy dressed as a colonel who moved through British lines in London asking for battalion locations and camp details. He was watched, captured, and exposed by a soldier, with one flaw being the disguise of Tommy’s uniform. The spy briefly removed his gas mask during a chemical attack alert, leading to a risky exposure.
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London
Tommy
Gobaltern
Ftamett
French Decrease in Acreage Prompts War Tillage Plan
French farmers reduced cultivation by about 3.39 million hectares amid mobilization. Jules Meline, minister of pure, told the chamber that deficit must be remedied by seed sowing and organizing run laborers for wartime tillage. Soldiers available to farmers rose from 15 000 in 1915 to 80 000 in 1916, yet military operations shifted wealth away from agriculture.
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Paris
France
Jules Meline
Chamber of Deputies
Weaith
Powder Factory Explosion Shakes Uniontown
An explosion ripped through a powder factory near Uniontown Pennsylvania. Four men were in the plant at the time two were injured and another worker was killed. Authorities reported the Oliphant factory of the De Pont Powder Company suffered the blast eight miles from Uniontown.
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Neocunte
Roosevelt urges dreadnought build up for bloodless U S victory
President Roosevelt tells the House Naval Committee that with enough dreadnoughts the United States could win a bloodless victory in a European war. He warns the U S is poorer in resources but stronger at sea if the foe controls the oceans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House Naval Committee
United States
Germany
Text Books For Western Schools Conference
Provincial education officials from Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia meet in Victoria to discuss school textbooks for the western provinces. Attendees include KR Pletcher D P McCall J T Ross and Dr Robertson as they confer at the education department offices.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
KR. Pletcher
Winnipeg
Sasaktchewan
D. P McCall
Regina
J. T. Ross
Edmonton
Dr. Robertson
Debate on Port Nelson and Hudson Bay route in upper house
Senators discussed papers on Port Nelson and the Hudson Bay route. Casgrain criticized the site as unsuitable for a harbor, urging a pause on work. Watson supported Hudson Straits navigation with four to six months of usable water aided by wireless. Davie favored developing the Hudson Bay railway and port, Edwards opposed both major schemes. The motion for papers carried.
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Casgrain
Port Nelson
Hudson Straits
Benator Watson
Hadson Straite
Davie
Weet
Hudson Bay
Halifax News Says Veer Battle Overhead Aboard Cusard
Passengers aboard the Cusard report a fierce air clash near Halifax as a flotilla of German raiders attacked with Hun fighter planes. A German plane circled directly above the ship but did not strike. The liner escaped as the battle roared in the clouds.
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Halifax
Andanta
Piece of Bronze From British Destroyer May Go to Washington
A fragment of bronze from a British destroyer could be sent to Washington after the Admiralty's report. The American embassy is awaiting the official record and the State Department may conduct its own examination if desired.
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Washington
Admiralty
Royal Commission Appointed To Investigate Kyte Charges
London reports a royal commission will probe Kyte charges. Lord Robert Cecil announced in the House of Commons that Britain will allow the American Belgians relief commission to charter German steamers in neutral ports under Dutch control to avoid aiding Germany.
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House of Commons
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Belgium
U.S. Pressure on Germany Seen as Key Issue in War Tactics
Washington moves to build a solid case of Germanys submarine warfare against U.S. merchant ships. The state department pursues an unimpeachable facts array and may present a unified demand to Germany. In Ottawa a royal commission is announced to investigate fuse contracts linked to Kyte allegations and possible improper connections.
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House of Commons
William Meredith
Supreme Court of Ontario
Justice Dutt
Supreme Court of Canada
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Old Shell Committee
eTvational Fuse Company
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Alligog
Robert Borden
Sam Hughes
Charles Davidson
Wilfrid Walt
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Hazen
Germans Fight Rear-Guard Actions Near Avaccord Malancourt
German infantry attacks near Avaccord and Malancourt failed as Allied fire kept them from retaking positions. East of the Meuse heavy artillery plus repeated counterattacks were repelled. Allied air forces bombarded Metz and Pagny sur Moselle with shells and rail stations targeted at Maessierest.
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Avecourt
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Pagpy-Sur-Moeelie
Maessierest
Ose Moelz
Eight German Aeroplanes Are Brought Down
Reports from the war front detail Allied air combat with German planes. Five German aircraft were downed near Verdun, two in Champagne, and one west of Nouvion. French pilots returned safely despite being hit. Ground fighting continued with heavy bombardment near Fort Douaumont and along the Meuse. British and German lines remained active near St Eloi, with German bombers reaching a British mine crater. Boesingne saw a German attack repulsed. Austrians and Italians faced off further south. In London, the final class of unmarried men is called to enlist by April 7, prompting public discontent over conscription.
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Champagne
Nouvion
Bomme
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Meuse
Lavinia Westell Sunk After Mine Strike
The British steamer Lavinia Westell was sunk after striking a mine. Her crew were saved from the vessel.
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London
Lavinia Westell
Lavinia
Allies Forge Economic and Diplomatic Unity at Paris Conference
Representatives of the allied governments meeting in Paris March 27 28 1916 affirmed unity of action front and will to victory. They endorsed coordinated military economic and diplomatic efforts and agreed to establish a permanent Paris conference to coordinate policy and prevent enemy revictualling. They also ordered a central freight bureau and joint measures to regulate maritime charges and freight rates. Premier Briand praised delegates and urged further joint deliberations if new problems arise.
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Briand
British Mold Part of Western Front Amid Verdun Threat
London reports say British official communiqués reveal British armies have taken over a stretch of the front previously held by the French. The new dispositions release large French forces for use elsewhere and hold about a quarter of the western front from the Yser to the Somme. The hour of the British army may be at hand though there is no reason to think Germans will upset the anticipated great offensive at Verdun.
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Somme
Russian War Minister Resigns in Petrograd Dispatch
According to Reuters dispatch from Petrograd Gen Polivanof has resigned at his own request. Gen Chouyie is named to replace him and becomes director of the war ministry commission department.
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Polivanof
Reuter
Petro Erec
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Au Lim
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Hla Ot
Gen. Chour
Ministry of War
Bombing of Saloniki Sparks Greek Editorials on Neutrality
The Saloniki bombing provoked strong editorials against Greece's neutrality. Debate over martial law rose in the chamber of deputies while Premier Skouloudis urged silence on foreign relations. Some called the raid simple assassination and German rightfulness with plans for mass meetings forbidden by the government.
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Saloniki
Lias
Greece
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Skouloudie
United States Seeks Germany Explanation on Sussex Submarine Attack
Secretary of State Lansing, with President Wilson's approval, has asked Ambassador Gerard to question Germany about submarine torpedo attacks on the British steamer Sussex and the ship Englishman. Reports note Americans aboard and a warningless torpedo strike on the ship Sechester, with two crewmen missing.
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Gerard
Germany
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Consol
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Seschester
Quebec Prohibition Belief Spurs Prolonged Campaign
A distorted report notes C H Roberts of Montreal predicts Quebec may go dry if the public mood shifts. The piece cites accusations from readers at Bowman Catholic church and describes priests pursuing a long political campaign ahead of reaching prohibition support.
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