Australia expands wartime labor draft and army cohesion
Thousands of Australians face extended labor service paid at army rates as the Commonwealth tightens wartime controls. Five major holidays are scrapped and the army is unified with militia and garrison forces to boost production and coordination against invasion threats. Only Good Friday and Easter holidays remain until July.
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Australia
Commonwealth
Gordon Bennett
Singepare
Commonwealth Council
Malaya
Clork
War 25 Years Ago Today Compiled
Historical snapshot notes events from March 5 1917 including Russians recapturing Fiamaden in Western Persia British forces advancing northwest of Bapaume France and a delayed ship bill in the Senate, Rome declaring Germany’s ultimatum to Athens, Japan and Germany building new warships and Britain severing diplomatic ties with Bulgaria.
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Persia
Bapaume
France
Ared
Senate
Rome
Germany
Athens
Japan
Britain
Bulgaria
Australia Towns Raid Amid Pacific Air Offensive
Australia faces raids on Wyndham and Broome as war tensions rise. Japanese aircraft pressed attacks on coastal towns, focusing on airfields and grounded planes, with RAAF reporting damage but no casualties. Port Moresby also targeted by aerial assault per Al India radio reports.
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Melbourne
Australia
Wyndham
Broome
Darwin
Permnt
Thaorrorne
Royal Australian Air
Wyndom
Al-India Radio
Fehters
Port Moresby
Papaa
New Guinea
Lie Rae Dio
MP's Hold Two in Alleged Auto Theft Case
Two men in custody of military police after an alleged attempt to steal a mute, 1922 North Gevers Street in Terrell Hills, halted by Chief J. A. Emory who drove by and pursued them. An air rifle incident injured a 10 year old, Ortega, at 1728 Cannon Street, treated at B. Green Hospital.
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Port Ko Houston
Leon
Tabor
North Gevers Street
Terrell Hills
J. A. Emory
Ter Yen Hills
Emory
Ortega
Cannon Street
Rourr B. Green Hospital
Fnesday
Two Inquests Held On Sudden Deaths
An inquest was conducted Tuesday into the death of Albert Jonson of 1380 Taft Boulevard who died suddenly at his home. Another inquest covered the death of Louis Wilson, 62, of Philadelphia, in a hotel room at the Universal Hotel on North Flores Street.
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O. L. Wiley
Albert Jonson
Taft Boulevard
Hustler
W. Saye
Louis Wilson
Philadelphia
Tiversal
North Flores Street
US Brazil Sign Pacts To Boost War Production
Washington reports three urgent accord pacts between the United States and Brazil to raise Brazilian war material output and strengthen the South American republic. The deals include forming an Amazon Rapid Development Company to back rubber product growth and provide extra lend-lease aid to Brazil to reinforce its navy and army, worth about 44 million dollars.
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Washington
Mare
Brazil
South American
Greater Delegae
Navy
Army
Victoria Mings
British Forces Enclose Jap Units in Burma and Hold Line
British motorized patrols trap and annihilate small Jap units near the Sittang River gate, halting their offensive along the river for eight days. Japs lose 100 planes as Allied strikes pressure targets from Rangoon to Mandalay. British and Indian defenders, under Wavell, brace for a full-scale assault while evacuees return to Rangoon and shops reopen amid war news.
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Burma
Rangoon
Mardalay
Tayor
Pulamana
Pyinmana
Shan States
Burnin
Irrawaddy Delta
Mandalay
London
Arehtsaid Wavell
Sitteng
all-India Radio
Indiana
Gtttang
Imperial
Jay
Taunt Nitter for Missing Party at Nazi Anniversary
Moscow radio reports Hitler failed to attend the Nazi party anniversary in Munich. An announcer says Hitler lacks nerve and did not admit encirclement of the 18th German army at Staraya Russa.
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Moscow
Hitler
Munich
Staraya Russa
Japs Claim 23 Allied Warships Sunk Off Java
Tokyo reports Imperial HQ claims 23 United Nations ships sunk off Java between Feb 27 and Mar 1, including the 9050 ton US cruiser Houston and the cruiser Augusta. Dutch losses include two cruisers and two destroyers. Other sunk ships listed include Exeter, Perth, Hobart, De Ruyter, and Java.
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Tokyo
Jap Brosticasts
Imperial Headquarters
Houston
Java
Suk
Augusta
United Nations
Exeter
Hailish
Perth
Hobart
de Ruyter
Tromp
Britain Cuts Drill Order of Rookies
London March 3. Britain lowers emphasis on formal drill manuals for new soldiers under War Secretary Sir James Grigg. Recruits will focus on essentials and sling rifle handling to gain basic discipline in five weeks, then proceed to specialized training. The shift aims to enforce quicker responsiveness and individual initiative aligned with combat needs.
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London
British Army
Janes Grigg
Britain
Rome Admits RAF Success In Italian Broadcasts
Rome reports from Italian broadcasts that British bombers struck merchant ships near Palermo and Sicily in two raids last night, sinking one vessel. The high command says two people were killed and 10 civilians injured, with one British plane shot down by anti aircraft fire and crashing in flames.
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Stverrl
Herbor
Palerno
Sicily
Nigh Command
Perdona
High ‘Command Communiqque
Nazis to Shoot Twenty Hostages in Paris S
German authorities in Paris say twenty hostages will be executed in reprisal for a Sunday attack that killed a German sentry and wounded another. Four youths attacked a Paris garrison post. one soldier was killed and a bomb nearly exploded. Additional hostages may be shot if attackers remain uncaptured by March 15. forty already detained. Communists and Jews linked to the circles are named as authors. Mourning day declared in Paris with theaters and amusements closed.
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Vichy
Faris
Special Flower Exhibit Slated at Witte Memorial Museum
A special exhibit of flowers will be featured at the Witte Memorial Museum garden center on Wednesday morning. Mrs. A Robertson, Mrs. Charles Haladay and Mrs. D Roy Parker will lead a discussion on arranging flowers. Plants for distribution will include jasper, verbena, carnation, pansy, chrysanthemum, dragonhead, tiger’s crown, bird of paradise, butterfly bushes and crepe myrtle.
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Witte Memorial Mseum Garden Center
A. ©. Robertson
Charles Haladay
Bs. D. Roy Parker
Moros Take Death Vow Against Japs
Moros in Mindanao pledge to fight Japanese invaders with no mercy. General MacArthur cites 20,006 Moros enlisted as helomen of the U S Army pledging to obey military command and defend the Philippines, preparing weapons to wage a war for good government.
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Marci
Philippines
MacArthur
Hango
Mindanao
Jara
Dante Gunthay Piatig
Cotabato
Lanao
Helomen
Unites State
Ayimy
Garissinn
United States
Army surgeons reveal wartime wound treatments and low death rate
In New York on March 4 Dr. John J. Moorhead, WWI colonel, described advances in surgery for war wounds. He cited a 38 percent fatality rate, then detailed shock treatment, wound cleansing, sulfonamides, plasma and blood transfusions, and new devices that saved several patients, noting climate and attack timing as factors.
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Blak
New York
Tickfillenie
Drei Pir
SU Taki Betas
Leaorten i
Jari
Aanerleany Medical Association
John J. Moorhead
City
Army
Navy
Moorhead
Tver
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