Third Effort to Take Verdun Under Way
Paris reports renewed fighting west of the Meuse marking the start of Verdun’s third phase. German infantry attacked along the front from Bethincourt to Cumieres, with heavy fighting near Dead Man Hill and French counter moves restoring some trenches. Mort Homme still held by French as artillery duels continue.
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Verdun
Paris
Meuse
Petain
Bethincourt
Cumieres
Dead Man Hill
Corbeaux
French Regain Ground West of Meuse in Renewed Drive
Paris reports the French retook ground won by the Germans west of the Meuse. Crown Prince troops pushed into French lines between Bethincourt and Dead Man's Hill, suffering heavy losses while attempting to seize the height. Germans claim gains west of Le Mort Homme with four French counterattacks. 1025 prisoners taken. Austria declares war on Portugal per Rome dispatch.
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Dead Man Hill
Crown Prince
Bethincourt
Chattancourt
Regenville
Cumieres
Gallieni
Meuse
French
War Office
Dumieres
Mort Homme
Rethincourt
London
Paris
Dead Man's Hill
Dead Man’s Hill
French War Office
Cumieres Wood
Berlin
Verdun
Corbeaux Wood
Rome
Exchange Telegraph Company
Austria
Portugal
Germans Capture 1000 Prisoners in Verdun Fighting
Berlin reports important gains by German forces in the Verdun area west of the Meuse. The war office says German troops advanced west of Corbeaux wood and the Le Mort Homme heights, capturing more than 1000 prisoners.
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Berlin
London
Verdun
Meuse
War Office
Corbeaux Wood
le Mort Homme
Indictment of Osborne for Perjury Dismissed by Judge Tomkins
White Plains N Y March 15 Supreme Court Justice Tomkins dismissed the indictment charging perjury against Thomas Mott Osborne former warden of Sing Sing prison He ordered the jury to acquit and discharged the jurors The action followed a motion that a state prison commission inquiry lacked proper authorization and therefore could not investigate Osborne’s knowledge of immorality cases at Sing Sing.
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White Plains
N. Y
Supreme Court
Tomkins
Thomas Mott Osborne
Sing Sing Prison
Tompkins
George Gordon Battle
Osborne
Rudolph Diedling
State Prison Commission
Sing Sing
Harvard
Auburn
Dodge
Yale
Ossining
Charles S. Whitman
Westchester County Grand
Mutual Welfare League
State Commission On Prison Reform
Tom Brown
George W. Kirchwey
Columbia University
Whitman
John B. Riley
Riley
Weather forecast for San Antonio area
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair conditions tonight with colder temperatures and frost. Thursday should be fair with continued dry conditions and light winds.
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San Antonio
Weather for Tourists Across Major Cities
Forecasts for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington call for cold and clear or unsettled conditions. St Louis shows 26 F with NW wind. Chicago 22 F with snow. Milwaukee 8 F with partly cloudy. Kansas City 26 F with cloudy. New York 30 F with rain or snow. Washington 36 F with rain or snow.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Fair
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Carranza Sees U S Ties Secure During Texas Trip
T A Coleman reports General Venustiano Carranza backs friendly U S relations and cross border pursuit rights if Mexican troops join in. Coleman, with Texas capitalists, found no unrest on visits to Queretaro Tampico Monterrey Saltillo and Laredo aside from a border crossing incident. The party included Sam J. Jordan E A Hutchins and Tom Co. from Corpus Christi.
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Venustiano Carranza
Constitutionalist Party
Queretaro
Wilson
United States
Mexico
T. A. Coleman
Texas
Carranza
Villa
Columbus
N. M
Ferguson
Tampico
Monterey
Saltillo
Laredo
Osuna
Trevino
Miguel Perez
Nafaratte
Matamoros
Mr. Coleman
Sam J. Jordan
Encinal
E. A. Hutchins
San Antonio
Tom Co
Corpus Christi
Unity Plea in La Prensa Urges Undivided Front
An editorial in La Prensa San Antonio calls for unity among Mexicans to present a united stance to the United States. It defends expatriates amid Villa’s Columbus attack and urges calm, dignity, and adherence to duties. La Raza praises reciprocity with the United States and notes Wilson's punitive expedition.
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United States
la Prensa
San Antonio
The
Cientificos
Huertistas
Union
Villa
Columbus
Francisco Villa
Queretaro
la Raza
Venustiano Carranza
Wilson
Mexico
Japanese steamer Hokoku Maru listed as overdue
The Hokoku Maru, a Japanese steamer, is listed as overdue by Lloyds. It departed Portland Oregon on November 8 bound for United Kingdom ports and was last reported leaving Singapore on December 20.
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London
Lloyds
Portland
Oregon
United Kingdom
Singapore
Three Leaders Meet on the Border in Mexican War Context
The article notes a border conference between General Pershing, General Obregon, and Villa era figures. It discusses how, before Villa’s killings of Americans and the Constitutionalist triumphs, capturing Villa would have been easy. The photo comes from Samuel Belden's collection.
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Pershing
Obregon
Villa
Carranza Consul Demands Cartridges From U S Troops
Ives G Lefevier the Carranza consul in Douglas Arizona demanded three hundred thousand cartridges held by American military authorities intended for General P Elias Calles. The request was refused and Lefevier asked Eliseo Arredondo in Washington to seek Wilsons permission for delivery.
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Alvaro Obregon
Carranza
Villa
Carranza's Act Receives Army Support in Mexico
A telegram from Mexico City to Consul Beltran reports that all Constitutionalist generals under General Obregon approve Carranza's stance on a reciprocal agreement with the United States. The war department states no rift exists between Obregon and Carranza and military commanders endorse entering with President Wilson against bandit raiders.
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T. R. Beltran
Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Carranza
United States
Department
Flames Devastate Hobart Business District
Fire in Hobart Oklahoma destroyed two blocks on Fourth street in the heart of the business district. Origin undetermined though thought to have started in a meat market or near the post office. Loss estimated at 160000 with about one third covered by insurance. flames quelled around 5 AM after starting at 2:20 AM.
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Hobart
Okla
Fourth Street
Fire Destroys Two Hotels in Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau Missouri fire raged destroying two hotels and several buildings. No one was seriously injured.
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Cape Girardeau, Mo
Cold Wave Forecast Dives South With Storm Warnings
The weather bureau predicted cold weather for the south tonight with frosts to Central Florida if skies clear. A midwest storm reaches Southern Virginia and North Carolina with increasing intensity and a cold high area to the north. Storm warnings posted along the Atlantic coast from Jacksonville to Eastport.
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Washington, D. C
South
North Carolina
Florida
Weather Bureau
Middle West
Virginia
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Fla
Eastport
Rojas killed by his own men confirmed in Marfa report
The March 15 Marfa dispatch confirms Colonel Rojas, Carranza commander at Ojinaga, was killed by mutinous troops while attempting to quell an uprising. The troops, drinking and threatening to invade the United States, fired on him from the crowd.
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Marfa
Tex
Rojas
Carranza
Ojinaga
United States
Congress votes to raise mobile army to full strength
Washington D C March 15 The Senate unanimously approved a House approved joint resolution to recruit the mobile army to full strength adding about 20000 men The vote on the resolution was unanimous on roll call with 69 senators present The action follows House approval with only one dissenting vote and comes amid border tensions The resolution now goes to the president for approval Speaker Hay said the move was necessary to defend the country and McCumber called it a declaration of national unity
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Gallinger
Hay
Military Committee
War Department
McCumber
North Dakota
Congress
Postponement Rumors Denied on Submarine Campaign
Berlin official statement refutes rumors of cancelling or delaying the intensified submarine campaign against armed merchantmen. The press release says the campaign is in full swing and ongoing.
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London
Berlin
Troopers Lead Public Sendoff From Fort Sam Houston
A patriotic crowd cheered the Third Cavalry third squadron as it began an overland march from Fort Sam Houston to Fort Ringgold in the Rio Grande valley. Major Francis H. Beach commands the unit relieving the second squadron while the first returns to Fort Sam Houston.
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Third Cavalry
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Ringgold
Rio Grande Valley
San Antonio
Villa
Avenue D
Alamo Plaza
Francis H. Beach
Brownsville
Frost Forecast Skims San Antonio With Cold Snap
San Antonio expects frost Wednesday nights as a norther from the northwest drives temperatures down from 54 to around 46 degrees. Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau predicts another 8 to 10 degree drop, bringing readings near or below the frost line. The rare cold front spans the nation from Prince Albert to Michigan, with lingering freeze warnings into the Panhandle.
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San Antonio
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
United States
Prince Albert
Michigan
Texas Panhandle
Reichstag to debate government revenue bills
March 14 Berlin reports that when the Reichstag reconvenes the main business will be discussion of revenue bills. It is understood the government will receive most of the new taxes sought and may gain more as the Reichstag faction considers heavier wartime profit taxes than those proposed by the government.
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Berlin
London
Reichstag
Reichssag
Roumanian Queen Marie Ill in Bucharest Dispatch
German press from Bucharest via Aurich reports Queen Marie of Roumania seriously ill and worsening as of March 15 in London. The note cites health concerns affecting the Roumanian monarchy.
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London
Bucharest
Aurich
Marie of
American Consul Leaves Torreon in Mexican War Tension
American consul A L Williams turns over Torreon office to the British vice consul as over forty Americans await a train held up by a Monterey road wreck. Carranza officials promise safe passage across the border with escort if needed. refugees include J F Albright Dr Boren and others. Torreon remains quiet despite fears of deteriorating U S relations.
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Torreon
Mexico
A. L. Williams
Monterey
Carranza
Francisco Gonzales
United States
Wilson
J. F. Albright
Dr. Boren
Berlinger
Carr
Armanu Harms
B. Love
E. Meuseback
Sarrall Minet
J. A. Roquet
John Richards
Consul Williams Leaves Torreon Amid Unclear Reasons
State Department officials are puzzled by Consul Williams’s departure from Torreon. They have no instructions to leave, no reports of disorders, and doubt the consulate is in danger, yet acknowledge the consul may have a good reason for departing.
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State Department
Washington, D. C
Williams
Torreon
Married men resent calls to join the army
In London March 15 the government faces widespread discontent as unexpectedly early conscription calls for married men prompt calls for policy change. A statement likely in the House of Lords today.
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London
House of Lords
Possible U S troops in Mexico under Funston
General Funston said it is possible Colonel Dodd has crossed into Mexico with the Seventh and Tenth Cavalry under his command. He noted communication with Pershing and Funston is broken and no details on forces or lines are available, while a persistent rumor claims the Seventh Cavalry is engaged in Mexico.
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Funston
Dodd
United States
Mexico
George A. Dodd
Columbus
N. M
Douglas, Ariz
Pershing
General Funston
Colonel Dodd
Seventh Cavalry
Tenth Cavalry
Censorship Cloaks Army in Pursuit of Villa
Washington March 15 United States military forces gathering for the Mexico expedition are masked by strict censorship along the border and within the War Department Officials say no word confirms troops moving into Mexico Secretary Baker declines to comment on Carranza delays or joint actions The note accepting Carranza’s proposal for a cross border hunt against Villa drew favorable responses from Queretaro and its foreign secretary Acuna
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
Way Department
United States
Baker
General Punston
Funston
Carranza
Villa
Queretaro
Que
Peternally Nee
Washington Gove
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