List 44 Army Dead in France
Washington reports 44 names on the latest war department casualty list. Included is Captain James E. Miller among killed in action or captured. Eight killed in action, six died of wounds, twelve from disease, one from accident, five severely wounded, eleven slightly wounded. Also noted are fatalities and injuries across ranks with several officers listed.
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Washington
War Department
James Ie. Miller
John G. Kelly
Edmund P. Glover
John B. Graham
George H. Pendleton
Paul IT. Long
Robert L. Clausen
William WW. Stammer
Morris B. Morrison
Ira J. Rogers
William T. Smith
Trimble C. Sparks
Ray C. Walden
Clausen
Morrison
Rogers
Smith
Walden
James E. Miller
May Move Arsenal From Rock Island to Genoa
The report indicates a possible relocation of an arsenal from Rock Island to Genoa. Officials did not confirm final plans, but local interests are watching developments closely as potential site changes emerge.
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Arsenal
Rock Island
Letter hints moving Rock Island arsenal work
A dispatch from the War Department to Governor Lowden discusses potentially transferring Rock Island arsenal operations to other locations in Illinois or elsewhere. The letter notes the Rock Island site is well located and houses about twelve hundred soldiers and a major munitions project, with actions under serious consideration to preserve efficiency and security.
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Orectory
Baker
Lowden
Illinois
Rock Island Arsenal
War Department
British planes down ten German fliers in Dunkirk period
British naval airplanes from Dunkirk destroyed five German machines between Thursday and Sunday, five more were brought down, two observers were killed, and all British planes returned safely, official announcement said.
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London
Dunkirk
Delaware ratifies federal prohibition amendment in Delaware
The Delaware senate on Monday voted 18 to 3 to ratify the federal prohibition constitutional amendment after the house approved it last week. Delaware becomes the ninth state to ratify the amendment.
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Delaware
Dover
Del
Delaware Senate
House
Allies condemn German peace as holy war of plunder
London March 19 The supreme war council of the allies condemns German political crimes against Russia and Romania and refuses to acknowledge Germanys peace treaty. They vow to continue fighting to end the policy of plunder and establish organized justice, noting Germany’s troop transfers and violations of promises.
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London
Supreme War Council of the Allies
Germany
Council
Foreign Office
Russia
Jerry
Air Preparations In American Army Praised by Baker
Secretary of War Baker praises American aviation efforts in France. He notes enthusiastic manufacturers, a new training camp on level fields with barracks and hangars, and the aim for air mastery alongside British and French forces. He commends the spirit and training of American aviators.
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Baker
France
America
Chain across Burlington track endangers Kansas City train
A Kansas City bound Burlington train halted at Aurora after an earthen embankment elevated rail chain was found stretched across the tracks. Officials suspect enemy plotters aiming to disrupt Camp Grant furlough specials. Special Agent Minard led a police search.
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Aurora
Til
Kansas City
Burlington
Camp Grant
Chicago
Minard
Pasadena Cadet Killed In San Diego Bay Crash
Ralph T. Simpson of Pasadena a cadet at North Island aviation school was killed when his aircraft plunged from about 500 feet into San Diego Bay on Monday.
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Pasadena
San Diego
Cal
Ralph T. Simpson
Calif
North Island Aviation School
San Diego Bay
Dutch to Parley to Gain Time in Shipping Stand-off
Washington reports preparations to seize over sixty eight Dutch merchant ships in American ports as London awaits the Dutch reply to the Anglo American shipping ultimatum. Officials say no new talks are favored. pending requisition will proceed if no reply arrives by today.
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Washington
London
Germany
United States
Holland
Navy Department
Berlin
Amsterdam
Handelblad
America
Trolland
Entente
German Seizure Threat Targets Major American Firms
March 19 dispatches report U S holdings in Germany by International Harvester, National Cash Register, and American Radiator. Palmer seeks authority to seize great German-linked interests in America, aiming to curb Kultur outposts. Singer Sewing Machine says German seizure could delay wartime claims. note two American plants in Germany and Harvester factory at Neuss.
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Wasitlington
Germany
International Harvester Corporation
National Cash Register Company
American
A. Mitchell Palmer
Congress
America
United States
Kaiser
Chicago
W. H. Ifill
Hill
Neuss
Densfseldorf
Schoenehbeck
Singer
New York
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Wittenberg
Prussia
Douglas Alexander
Singer Company
Alexander
Ambassadors Expected in Seoul Monday
The American ambassador to Russia David Francis and the Japanese minister Viscount Uchida, along with British and French diplomatic representatives, were expected to arrive in Seoul Monday on their way to Japan. They left Petrograd in February and safety of Francis reported February 28 in Vologda. Manila Sailors Strike Settled with Wage Increases March 19.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Russia
David R. Francis
Viscount Uchida
Great Britain
France
Seoul
Japan
Petrograd
Vologda
Francis
Washington
Manila
Opening chapters recount a WWI officer's enlistment and capture
The story follows Lieutenant O'Brien who leaves Canada in May 1917 with seventeen officers for England then France. He claims air combat victories, is shot down with a bullet tearing his lip and throat, becomes a German POW, and awakes in a brick hospital wing filled with wounded officers awaiting care amid the big spring push.
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O'Brien
Hoyallying Corps
Canada
England
France
Casualties Reported in Far East Conflicts
State department dispatches from Peking report six Japanese killed and two wounded at Blagoveshtchensk. London dispatches say Bolsheviks killed 150, with later Tien Tsin reports via London citing three killed.
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Washington
State Department
Peking
Blagovieshtchensk
London
Tien Tsin
Will Visit Italian Front by American Gen Scriven
Brig. Gen. George P. Scriven, an aide at the American embassy, sails to the Italian front as a guest of the Italian government. He will tour Albanian and Macedonian fronts on the trip scheduled for Thursday, March 14 in Rome.
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Rome
George P. Scriven
One Baron One Count Two Women New York
Four persons claiming French citizenship connected to German espionage were arrested in upscale New York hotel suites. They face deportation to France to placate French authorities. The group includes Madame Storch with aliases and Baron De Bevelle, and Madame Nix with Count De Clairmont. They had traveled via Cuba after a Washington junket, with coded cables found in a New York safe deposit box.
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New York
United States
Department of Justice
France
Charles F. Dewoody
Madame Despina Davidouvitch Storch
Baron Henri de Bevelle
Cuba
Washington
Madame Elizabeth Charlotte Nix
Count Robert de Clairmont
Count de Clairmont
Edmund Rousselot Castillo
Marquis de Castillo
J.P. Morgan & Co
Alfonso
Spain
Madame Storch
Baron da Revelle
Key West
Dewoody
Madame Nezie
Madame Hesketh
Baroness de Bevelle
Constantinople
Paul Jorch
London
Madrid
Lisbon
Waldorf and Wiltmore
New York City
Savoy Hotel
Servirce
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Dott A. Wirren
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