War Department Review Reports German Pressure On Western Front
The War Department notes continued German moves along the western front with renewed momentum. American forces hold a sector northwest of Toul and several detachments operate in Champagne while French raids and small actions occur in Alsace and Lorraine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
War Department
Youl
Champagne
France
Teuton
Russia
Vitevsk
Caucasus
These Are The Men Of San Antonio City Officials
A historical remark condemns city leaders Sant C. Bell Ray Lambert Andres Coy George Lowthes Louis Heurmann for failing to redeem city pledges. War Department praise contrasts with bootlegging problems at camps. Sheriff Tobin aids efforts amid Houston and Fort Worth tensions.
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Sant C. Bell
Ray Lambert
Andres Coy
George Lowthes
Louis Heurmann
War Department
Tobin
Houston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
San Antonio Leaders Tied to Washington Clean-Up Debate
The text cites San Antonio officials and businessmen who visited Washington on military matters, defending their efforts to improve city conditions and support for San Antonio’s military establishments. It contrasts their work with Buckman’s accusation that they never intended to clean up, asserting their patriotism and cooperation with War Department goals.
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Washington
John WW. Buckman
San Antonio
J. H. Haile
Chamber of Commerce
Franz C. Groos
John B. Carrington
James R. Davis
Charles S. Fowler
Carlos Bee
John, Tobin
A. W. Seetighon
Frederick Combe
J. H. Kirkpatrick
War Department
Buckman
British advance near Hit as Turkish retreat northward
Reported moves describe British forces advancing up the Euphrates toward Hit in Mesopotamia while Turks retreat through the Jordan valley. The Turkish center is described as evacuating Hit, signaling strategic gains for the British in the theater.
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Jordan
Mesopotamia
Euphrates
Hit
Court Ignores Pro Test Made By Franklin
Judge Anderson warns grand jury to pursue evidence without bias and to seek indictments if warranted. He urges investigation into liquor law violations and disorderly houses, and calls for vigorous prosecution. DA McAskill notes past juries ignored routine matters while Franklin may advise on vice cases. Weather forecast: no change in Monday partly cloudy, storm developing over Rockies may bring changes to the Southwest.
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Baskin-McGreggor
Anderson
McAskill
Pranklin
Franklin
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain
Artillery Regiment to Range at Camp Bullis Target
The 344th field artillery regiment of the Ninetieth division will fire on the Camp Bullis target range as the first such unit. The regiment marched to the range Monday from Camp Travis at 7:30 a.m. Col. A. A. Faulkner commands the regiment with all HQ officers accompanying. The firing will cover prescribed field artillery service practice. Three killed in Colliston. Boone, Iowa, March 4. Three people died and thirty were injured when a Des Moines passenger train collided with a freight train near a county line today.
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344Th Field Artillery
Ninetieth
Camp Bullis
Camp Travis
A. A. Faulkner
Boone, Lowa
Des Moines
Fort Dodge-Des Moines & Southern
Clemenceau Praises American Bravery In Trench Review
Paris dispatch reports Premier Clemenceau visited American troops who repulsed a German attack. He reviewed the battalion, decorated officers and privates, and praised their morale and courage. Pershing accompanied the premier. The visit impressed French and American officers with discipline and cordial relations.
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Associated Press
Paris
Clemenceau
Pershing
Will Not Hold Seats for Cousin Kate at Gala Benefit
Advance reports show a capacity house for Cousin Kate. No reservations will be held at the box office after 6 PM Monday. The San Antonio Dramatic Club stages the show to raise funds for a city recreation canteen, with proceeds benefiting the fund. The Grand Opera House has been donated for the evening and other properties needed for the performance were donated.
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Kate
A. Sachs
San Antonio Dramatic Club
City Federation of Cluba
Grand Opera House
Germans Have Complete Plans Of Toul Sector
An account from the front recalls American artillery in the Toul sector where a captain was killed in action. A New Jersey artilleryman describes a brutal barrage, logs crashing, a torn gun shield and a shoulder wound. Survivors mourn the captain, vow revenge, and bury American and German dead nearby.
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Toul Sector
Fritz
Kansas
American Patrol Captured In French Front Action
American troops repel German assault on Chemin des Dames as 13 man patrol vanishes. reinforcements fail to reach trenches amid heavy fire. New England missing men feared dead, while others are celebrated for courage and readiness to return to front lines. Reports note minimal gas casualties and praise for the disciplined American units supporting French operations.
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Associated Press
Pranche
Chemin Des Dames
Agerman
No Man’s Land
Leutenant
New England
America
Americans Occupy Quarries Once Held by Germans in France
Sunday, March 3 report from Chemin des Dames describes American troops living in front trenches and underground quarries, some 72 feet underground, named sites like Pantheon. Troops, dugouts, air pumps, and acetylene lamps sustain life while combations include a German sign welcoming Yankees that was shot through.
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Mmurigan
Arnt
France
Chemin -des-Dames
Boston
Cook Shack
America
Hint
Five Americans Killed in March Front Fight North of Toul
Five Americans were killed including Second Lieutenant Harold Kadia of Tilton New Hampshire while two dozen others were wounded in action north of Toul on March 1 as German forces claimed success along the French front. Killed were Anthony Amode t Baltimore Maryland Ed gar Parsons Obils North Carolina Harry J Henry Logansport Indiana Mathew Brew Fayette North Carolina. Severely wounded were Elliott Fortner Herrin Illinois Isaac Howard Lyarts Kentucky Royd Ness Duvnth Minnesota Reuben J. Winkle Highwood Montana Glen H. Wo k Ober t Nebraska. Slightly wounded were John Little Abbott Arkansas John Macrae Jr Chicago Arthur Nelson Cambridge Illinois Edward J Turner Lake Milan Iowa. Also reported killed in action were Joseph P. Chaisson Derby Maine Eph Boggs Red Jacket West Virginia Hugh Weather man Beaman Iowa Cook Thomas Hardesty El Paso Texas. German report claims success near Leicheprey penetrating 600 meters and taking 12 prisoners with two machine guns.
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Washington, D. C
Harold ¥. Kadia
Tilton
N. H
Toul
War Department
Anthony Amodet
Baltimore
Edgar Parsons
Obils
N. C
Harry J, Henry
Logansport
Ind
Mathew Brew
Fayette
Elliott Fortner
Herrin
Isaac Howard
Lyarts
Royd
Ness
Duvnth
Minn
Reuben J. Winkle
Highwood Mont
Glen H. Wo K
Obert
Neb
John Little
Abbott, Ark
John Macreae Jr
Chicago
Arthur
Nelson
Cambridge
Edward J. Turner
Lake Mille
Iowa
Shagt
Joseph
P. Chaisson
Derby
Eph Boggs
Red Jacket
W. Va
Hugh Weatherman
Beaman
Cook Thomas
Hardesty
el Paso
Tex
Texas Prohibition Drive Wins House Passage in Austin
The Texas House passed Governor Hobby's ten mile dry zone around army camps with an emergency clause effective April 1. The measure, set to go to the Senate, faces amendments and a national prohibition ratification in the Senate. Debate included opposition from brewers and discussions on extending the zone and restricting liquor permits to incorporated cities. The Senate later ratified the national amendment and considered roadhouse restrictions amid ongoing calendar clearing.
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Austin
Tex
Hobby
Senate
Beaumont
Orange
Otto’ Wahrmund
San-Antonio
House
Wilson
Yone Brown
Atlee
Nordhaus
Walker
Wahrmund
Denton
Greenwood
Holland
Johnson
Blanco
Lange
Fairchilds
Harris County
Harris
Houston County
Banking Committee
Page
McNealus
Strickland
Hudspeth
McCollum
Caldwell
Buchanan
Bell County
Batley
Boe
Clark
Faust
Hall
Johnston
Texas
Suiter
Sutter
Lean
Senate Committee On Criminal Jurisprudence
Bee
Bexar County
Sutter Road
Audi & Law
Bolshevik Forces Oppose Intervention Reported
Bulletin notes Bolshevik forces oppose intervention as all Russian Congress of workers peasants and Cossack deputies plans to convene in Moscow on March 12. German general staff statement says military operations in Russia halted yesterday.
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Thursda
Moscow
Rrussia
Salls
Staf
Russian Leaders Meet and Siberia Chaos Erupts
The article reports on Russian leaders meeting amid Bolshevik activity in the East, with discussion of coordinating allied effort in Manchuria and Siberia. It notes the Isheviki influence east of Baikal, Semenov forming an opposition in Manchuria, and speculation on Japan and China intervention. Vienna dispatch adds Austro-Hungarian advances in Podolia with 770 Russian guns captured.
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Manchuria
Siberia
Baikal
Semenov
trans-Baikal
Japan
China
Russia
Germany
Far East
Siberian
Vladivostok
Vienna
Lonjon
Podolia
Austrian War Office
Oil experts take charge of lubricant and oil refining at Kelly Field
Civilian oil experts Ralph A. Clinger and Douglas A. Keys arrived at Kelly Field to supervise lubrication of all machinery and engines and to oversee refining of oils used. They report to Major J. W. Heard and will be stationed at Kelly No. 2. Four Red Cross nurses are ordered to report to the infirmary at Kelly No. 2, the first such nurses assigned to Kelly Field.
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Ralph A. Clinger
Douglas A. Keys
Aeronautical Motor Engineers
Kelly Field
War Department
J. W. Heard
Kelly No. 2
Red Cross
Medical Department
German Western Front Activity Rises in March Reports
British Army headquarters in France reports increased German infantry activity along the western front, with heavy artillery gunning and gas shells. German prisoners say leaves for officers and men are canceled, raids occur, and a large organizational balloon program aims to spread fear among Allied lines. In the last two nights the enemy mounted at least ten raids, including a major assault against Portuguese forces. French checks raids along Chemin des Dames and Mallhcourt Wood, according to the war office.
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Associated Presse
France
Weatth
Germain
Paius
Chemin Des Dames
Mallhcourt Wood
Wor
British troops push twelve mile front in Palestine advance
British forces north of Jerusalem have advanced along a twelve mile front with a maximum depth of 3000 yards, straddling and west of the Jerusalem Nebulus Road, according to the war office. The report emphasizes a significant territorial gain behind the front line in Palestine.
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Palestine
London
Jerusalem
Jerusalem- Nebulus Road
War ‘Office
Food administration flying squadron to visit San Antonio
A six member party led by Everett Colby arrives in San Antonio Monday morning March 18 to travel through thirty nine counties in a week. Colby will address clubs schools and public meetings twice daily on food conservation. His observations from service with the French Food Commission will feature in his talks.
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The
Food Administration
San Antonio
Everett Colby
French Food Commission
Colby
Mexican Sniper Killed On Route Near El Paso
Mexican federal soldier in uniform was killed opposite Rocky Ford five miles east of El Paso when Mexican troops fired across the river at an automobile carrying American soldiers. A second Mexican soldier was killed later after he aimed his rifle to fire again.
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EL Paso
Tex
Rocky Ford
Here
Checks mailed for dependents of service members
The first February payments for pay, allotments, and government allowances to dependents of soldiers and sailors were sent to mail centers. War Risk Insurance announced that distribution should be completed in about two more weeks, with remittances being prepared and distributed.
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Washington, D. C
War Risk Insurance
Machine Gun Family Ends In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on March 4 I S Browning, part owner of the Browning gun patent, announced the machine gun famine is over. He projected 187000 guns in soldiers' hands by summer and said six factories will begin operations in a few months, producing thousands daily.
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Los Angels
Cal
I. S. Browning
Pope Receives Finnish Delegation in Rome
In Rome on March 2 Pope Benedict XVI received a Finnish delegation in the throne room. They presented Finland’s constitution declaration and the pope thanked them, expressing joy at Finlanders’ satisfaction over gaining independence.
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Rome
Pope Benedict
Finland
Republic of
Baker Burned to Death in Dallas Bakery Fire
Ed Huggins a 45 year old baker died after a blaze gutted the Else Bakery in Dallas early today. Firefighters found him unconscious on the floor and he died within minutes. A vacuum cleaning process with special apparatus to remove soot and dirt from boiler tubes is noted in the report.
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Dallas
Tex
Ed Huggins
Else
Rheumatism Cure Promises Permanent Relief From Blood Remedy
An advertisement extols a blood remedy for rheumatism arguing external treatments give only temporary relief. It claims 3.8 cleanses the blood to reach the disease’s source, offers free medical advice, and promises a free booklet from a laboratory.
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Hias
Wate Medical Wiepadtaienl Tv
Gwitt Laberstery
Alan
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357Th Infantry
Benn W. Wiseman
Aldal C. Pruestadt
Robert S. Marx
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368Th Infantry
Daniel H. Kiber
Charles Hauser
FF. G. Betta
A. C. Howe
J. P. Payne
Charles P. Harned
Charles M. James
Casper R. Quinn
Leroy W. Claus
New Jersey
Chemin Des Dames Battle
Honora
UAVE
Amsterdam
Leicheprey
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Chicago Board of Trade
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Denver Union Ware Company
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