Mediation Hope Dismissed as War with Germany Deepens
Washington reports a European neutral might offer mediation to avert open war with Germany, but officials see it as a Germany ploy to confuse the issue. No mediation unless Germany ends illegal assaults on American ships. President Wilson prepares for war measures as Congress returns. Secretary Baker to convene the National Defense Council to plan further mobilization and defense readiness. Samuel Gompers to expand labor and industry invites for the defense committee.
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United States
Germany
Congress
Wilson
War
Navy Departments
Canfess
Baker
Council of National Defense
Samuel Gompers
Council
Lloyd George Sees Russian Revolution as Allied Benefit
London March 23 Premier David Lloyd George telegraphed Russian premier praising the Russian revolution as the greatest service to the allied cause. He said it would overthrow the Prussian autocracy, the barrier to peace, and affirmed the war as a struggle for popular government and liberty. He thanked Russia for past aid and stressed the revolution foundations.
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London
David Lloyd George
Russia
Great Britain
Emperor awards Pour le Merite to Admiral Von Holteendorff
Berlin via London reports the Emperor has formally conferred the Order of Pour le Merite on Admiral von Holteendorff, praising his leadership. The announcement names the admiral and notes the honor is official.
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Berlin
London
Yetaff
von Holteendorff
Peary Advocates United Air Service For War Readiness
New York March 23 Rear Admiral Robert E Peary urged a strong national air service as vital to defense. He called for a cabinet level department of aeronautics an aviator class and a central aero manufacturing plant to rival Krupps and warned that air power could decide war. He urged a $50 million national air program and a robust coast defense system to protect Washington and coastal cities from air attack.
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Robert E. Peary
National Special Aid Society
Admiral Peary
National Aerial Coast Patrol Contt
Department of Aeronautics
Krupps
Germany
Tie
Peary
Europe
Washington
Nantucket
Paar
Kaiser Cousin Missing After Raid Over Front Lines
Berlin reports Prince Friederich Karl, a cousin of Emperor William, failed to return from a raid over the lines between Arras and Peronne. The 22 year old prince, famed as a top cavalier and Olympic participant, vanished with eight German princes previously reported dead in action.
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Arras-Peronne
Berlin
William
aArras
Peronne
Friedrich
Friederich Sigiemund
Friederich Leopold
Prussia
Friederich
Prince Karl
Stockholm
Dickson Busy on State War Plans
Springfield March 28 Adjutant General Dickson received orders from Major General Barry to forward immediately all information on mobilization facilities in Illinois. He supplies data on water, sewer, shelter, storehouses, rail and telegraph lines and notes he does not know where mobilization would occur if War Department calls. Clerks prepare supply requisitions to raise Illinois Guard to full war strength as officers and volunteers offer help, applying lessons from Mexican border mobilization to ready 9,000 plus state guards and transportation forms.
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Dickson
Barry
Central Department of
Chicago
Ilinois
Adjutant’s Ofice
War Department
Ilinois Guard
Illinois
Formal US recognition of new Russia government announced
Washington officiales at the state department confirm formal and full recognition of the new government in Russia. News of Ambassador Francis welcoming the regime was received in diplomatic dispatches, ending a period of silence at the department on Russian events.
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United States
Russia
State Department
Department
Francis
Hurrah for our new allies in War News note
Paris opinion notes the shift from neutrality to potential war as the United States faces German actions. La Liberte and Le Temps describe the evolution as thoughtful and sane, crediting American conscience and President Wilson with guiding the stance. The French press praise American prudence and resolve.
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L. Marcelin
la Liberte
United States
The
Temps
Wilson
Germany and China Relation Reports Unconfirmed
Berlin March 23 reports say Germany and the Chinese legation sought to confirm news that China ended relations with Germany. As of now only press dispatches arrive and official information is lacking despite repeated inquiries.
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Berlin
London
China
Germany
Berlin Prints Silent on President Wilsons Special Session
Berlin newspapers offered no comment on President Wilsons order for a special session of Congress as confusion swirled around US events.
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Berlin
London
Congress
Wilson
United States
Paris Premier Ribot On Peace And The League Of Nations
Ribot responded to questions on the ministerial declaration in the chamber, saying it is too early to define peace. He welcomed the U.S. appeal for a society of nations as a great idea with future potential, but noted that all nations joining must have liberal and democratic evolution.
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Paris
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Chamber of Deputies
United States
Hollweg Leaves Berlin for Conference with Wilhelm and von Hindenburg
London dispatch says German chancellor Dr Von Roethmann Hollweg left Berlin Wednesday from headquarters to confer with Emperor Wilhelm and Field Marshal Von Hindenburg about war strategy.
Famous Aviator Killed on Western Front
London dispatch reports Fritz Mannschott, one of Germanys top military aviators, killed in an air combat on the western front per Berlin dispatch via Exchange Telegraph from The Hague.
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Germany
Fritz Mannschott
Western Front
Berlin
Exchange
Hague
Mann Floor Leader Absent At Capitol On Vacation
Washington March 28 speculation swirls over Representative Mann Republican floor leader who left on vacation without address. Wilson moved up the extra session two weeks. Mann’s secretary has not heard from him. staff express confidence he will return to his post when Congress convenes.
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Capitol
Representative Mann
House
Wilson
Congress
Allied Resistance Tightens West Front Report
London reports heavy snow hampers Allied advance as German resistance grows from St. Quentin to Arras. Paris notes French efforts near St. Quentin canal east bank attacks repulsed and fights west of La Ferre. Russ front activity includes German advance near Lida with 225 Russians captured. Moewe returns from Atlantic cruise with 123,100 tons of shipping.
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St. Quentin
Arras
France
Paris
War Office
St. Quentin Canal
la Ferre
Germany
Berlin
U. S
Emperor William
Wai
Hindenburg
Vilna
Lida
Petrograd
Galicia
Brody
Moewe
Atlantic
Plan New Moves For Home Rule Debate in Commons
In the Commons a resolution by Sir James Dalziel urging an immediate push to settle the Irish question was debated. Andrew Bonar Law announced the government would try to settle it, Dalziel's motion was defeated, and nationalists stayed away. Only Lord Hugh Cecil doubted wartime timing. Dalziel urged appointing a settlement commission while warning against prolonging the life of the present parliament. Also noted: the steamship Coronda sank off St Johns Nfld after a German sub attack. 21 survivors aboard another ship.
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Maged
House of Commons
James Henry Dalziel
Andrew Bonar Law
Exchequer
Dalziel
Hugh Cecil
James
Ireland
Seed corn for sale by owner in quick sale ad
Seed corn wanted for sale quick profits. Farmers see daily Wits in their bones. Simple for select buyers. For sale ad to move surplus quickly. Used want ads to reach thousands of farmers. Immediate buyer sought.
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Crowd Urges Instant Action in War Crisis at Madison Square Garden
A March 23 New York gathering led by 40 patriotic groups and college clubs pledges support for President Wilson and immediate entry into WWI against Germany. Speakers include Elihu Root, Dr. John Grier Hibben, Charles S. Fairchild, and Mayor Mitchel. Theodore Roosevelt sends a letter urging instant and effective action. Resolutions call Congress to declare war, sever diplomatic ties, arm vessels, and mobilize national defenses.
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Ollie James
Kentucky
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Abraham Lincoln
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Lee
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France
Britannia
America
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Ote Aiptra
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Ane
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Astra
Rey
Aig
Nuevica
Food shortage sparks rationing plan in England
London awaits drastic action from food controller Lord Devonport as authorities consider compulsory rationing amid tightening controls. Unofficial reports say restaurants will face two meatless and two potatoless days weekly and uncooked meat limits of five ounces per person. Police may search homes for sugar hoarding beyond a weekly allowance, with severe penalties.
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London
Lord Devonport
Detective traps parties in plot on high seas
New York March 23 An alleged admission that money for establishing a bomb factory in Hoboken New Jersey was furnished directly from officials of the German embassy at Washington was read as six men went on trial charged with creating a reign of terror at sea by destroying vessels from American ports. Defendants include Capt Charles Von Kleist chemist and six others aboard the steamship Friedrich Der Grosse. Police had trapped the plot after 1915 bomb explosions that wrecked ships and cargoes worth over 4 000 000, a claim reinforced by detective Henry Barth who posed as a German spy representative.
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George Praedel
Wilhelm Parades
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von Kleist
Wolf von Tgel
von Tgel
Germany
DutcH Steamship Sunk by Gunfire Reported
Fragmentary dispatches indicate a Dutch steamship was sunk by gunfire near Rotterdam after a period of tension. Consul Kroh reports from Washington that the incident is under study by the state and commerce departments.
German Embassy Home Via U S Result Of Passage Plan
A fragmentary report describes German diplomatic and consular officials arranging safe passage across the continent via the United States. The State Department reportedly endorses a route to Pekin that would place German troops and civilians on neutral ground, easing friction after China severed relations with Berlin. The plan involves American facilitation, with Allied observers and British troops staying distant as the German legation shifts location to reduce irritation in the capital.
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State Department
United State
Diers
Peking
Legation
Ivan
Pennsylvania chief seeks higher railroad rates
The Pennsylvania railroad official told a commission that rising costs force higher freight charges to maintain safe and efficient rail service. He urged relieve and mediation to prevent service disruption.
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Rea
Oy Railroad
Thuy
Shaw
Wisconsin Senate Pledges Support in Session
Wisconsin Senate meets in Madison on March 23 for executive session with unanimous approval of a resolution pledging government protection for citizens. The measure condemns alleged misdeeds and asserts commitment to public welfare despite unclear details and spelling errors in the source.
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Wil Pie
Wisesree
Healdton Sunk by Submarine with 19 Missing Crew
London reports the American steamer Healdton torpedoed off Terschelling with 19 crew drowned or missing. Cargo valued at $106,586 sailed from Philadelphia January 26 for Rotterdam. Thirteen Americans listed among crew. sailors brought to Terschelling. officials confirm sinking without warning in the safe zone.
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Central News
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Hague
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Cheater
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Christopher
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Pinketon
Wmaiden
Holland
Ymmuiden
Java
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Healdron
Bergen
Wastiington
Mahui
State Department
Standard Oil
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China to Honor John Hay With Monument in Peking Park
Washington reports China plans a monument to John Hay former U S secretary of state noting a bill in parliament nearly certain to pass for the memorial to the founder of the open door policy. Aims to place the statue in central park of Peking with European powers watching.
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Peking
Washington
China
John Hay
Drarge Wellington Koo
Central Park
For Sale A Hudson Six or a Stu Debaker Four
For sale a Hudson Six or a Studebaker Four in A-1 shape. Priced at fifty cents on the dollar. Buy it. Call at the St Tarageshotel, ask for Mr Case. Apply 96.
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