Verdun Lines Stay Intact Amid Paris Report Of Balkan Front
Paris reports Verdun lines intact with only a French repulse on Pepper Hill. Artillery activity remains heavy near Malancourt as a likely Paris war conference gathers. Salonika forward troops occupy Macikovo Karadagh and Kozuna amid Greek Bulgarian frontier changes.
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London
Verdun
Paris
Pepper Hill
Malancourt
Macikovo
Karadagh
Kozuna
Reuter
Saloniki
French Repulse Attack Near Verdun in Heavy Losses
Berlin reports French troops attacked the village of Vaux northeast of Verdun but were repulsed with heavy losses. Russian forces continued hard fighting in the lake region on the northern eastern front, while air battles saw German pilots Down four enemy machines.
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Verdun
Berlin
Drischaty Lake
Lake Naroczy
Lake Napronzi
Vaux-Damloup
Metz
Chateau Salins
Dieuse
Haubsheim
Mulahusen
Saloniki
Adriatic
London
Vaux
War Office
Meuse
Woevre
Fort Douaumont
Baron von Althaus
Lihons
Boelke
Forest of Forges
German Attack Fails Near Malancourt and Poivre
Paris reports that German forces bombarded Malancourt and a assault on Cote de Poivre failed. There was intermittent bombardment near Vaux. The French war office noted continued enemy bombardment west of the Meuse with considerable violence south of Malancourt.
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Paris
Malancourt
Cote de Poivre
French War Office
Vaux
Meuse
Malan
Zeebrugge Bombarded by Sixty Five Allied Planes
London dispatch reports that sixty five Allied planes bombarded Zeebrugge and Houstade in a bold attack on a German submarine base. British French and Belgian aircraft, with fifteen fighters, claimed substantial damage. one Belgian officer wounded. all Allied machines returned safely.
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London
Zeebrugge
Houstade
Basel
Switzerland
Paris
Muelhausen
Upper Alsace
Army bill amendment defeated in House test vote
Washington March 7 The House rejected Representative Kahn’s proposal to raise the regular army to 220000, an 80000 increase over the administration bill, by 183 to 10 percent. A 250000 plan failed without a roll call. A record vote showed 32 for and 153 against the Kahn amendment with 15 Texans voting against it.
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Washington, D.C
Kahn
House
Representative Kahn
Senate
Slayden
Buchanan
Garner
Melamore
Callaway
Stephens
Burgess
Davies
Hardy
Black
Smith
Dies
Young
Rayburn
Sumner
Prince of Wales Arrives in Egypt for Mediterranean Command
London report states the Prince of Wales has arrived in Egypt on appointment as staff captain to the general officer commanding in the Mediterranean expeditionary force. The official statement confirms his role within the army command structure during the expedition.
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Prince of Wales
London
Egypt
Home Weather For Tourists Forecasts Oy The Light
St Louis shows 38 degrees with rain and 18 mph southeast wind. Chicago at 32 degrees is cloudy with a 14 mph southeast wind and rain. Milwaukee 28 degrees with snow and 16 mph southwest wind, rain or snow. St Paul 36 degrees cloudy 16 mph south with likely rain. Kansas City 46 degrees cloudy 14 mph south, Tuesday fair. New York 22 degrees clear 4 mph northwest with increasing clouds and warmer. Washington 24 degrees clear with northwest wind and milder, temperature rise expected.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
sJowe
Deportation Threat for Mexicans Attacking U S Authority
A U S official announces swift deportation to Mexico for Mexicans in Texas New Mexico and Arizona who attack the United States government or inflame others against Americans over the Mexican campaign. Immigration and investigation bureaus will lead action with hearings and appeals possible, aiming to curb suspected intrigues this week.
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San Antonio
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Mexico
United States
Immigration Department
Bureau of Investigation
Post Office Department
United States District Attorney's Office
Immigration Bureau
Cuba
el Paso
Columbus
N. M
R. L. Barnes
Immigration Board
Washington
Department
United States District Attorney
Three Ships Sunk Off London Sinking Claims Crew
The Norwegian steamer Langelie of 974 tons was sunk with its engineer killed. Sixteen survivors were rescued and a portion of the crew remains missing. The British steamer Port Dalhousie saw its mate pilot and five men landed before others were missing. The Danish steamer Skodsborg of 1697 tons was sunk with seventeen crew saved and three lost.
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London
lLangelie
Port Dalhousie
Skodsborg
San Antonio Post Office Receipts Surpass 400000
The San Antonio post office crossed the $400,000 mark in annual receipts, triggering a salary increase for the postmaster and staffing expansion. Armistead already secured three new clerks and hopes to extend delivery services as business grows beyond the 400k threshold.
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San Antonio
Armistead
Counterfeit Plant Arrests Linked to Coast Ring
San Francisco authorities report four men arrested in San Francisco and Seattle in a counterfeiting operation tied to a Wegate plant that produced hundred counterfeit five dollar Federal Reserve notes. Officers seized complete equipment and 100 finished notes in rooms once occupied by Henry Davis and Charles Crooms.
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San Francisco
Cal
Seattle
Wegate Plant
Federal Reserve Bank
Secret Service
Pacific Coast
Henry Davis
Charles Crooms
Reserve Bank
Governor fields clemency pleas for Warren and Christy
Formal petitions seek commutation to life for Ida Ball Warren and Samuel Preston Christy, condemned for the 1914 murder of G. J. Warren in Winston-Salem. Warren would be the first woman electrocuted in the state, and nationwide groups push for mercy.
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Raleigh
N. C
Ida Ball Warren
Samuel
Preston Christy
Winston-Salem
G. J. Warren
Craig
Wilson Unopposed as Georgia Ends Presidential Primary
Atlanta March 20 The Georgia state Democratic executive committee set a qualification deadline for presidential aspirants and only President Wilson qualified. Since no other candidate qualified in three other states a presidential primary will not be held. The Democratic state convention to select delegates to the national convention in St. Louis will meet in Macon on May 3.
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Atlanta
Georgia State
Democratic Executive Committee
Wilson
St. Louis
Macon
Cole Younger gravely ill at summit home
Cole Younger, the former bandit, remains in critical condition at his Summit Missouri home. Doctors report he was never conscious on Sunday and are keeping him under narcotics to ease pain. Jesse James Jr. visited but Younger did not recognize him.
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Summit
Cole Younger
Jesse James Jr
Younger
Taggart Named Senator by Indiana Governor
Indianapolis Ind March 20 Thomas Taggart Democratic national committeeman was appointed United States senator by Governor Ralston to fill the vacancy from the death of Senator Benjamin F Shively. Taggart has led Indiana politics for forty five years and steered the Democratic party leadership in the state.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Taggart
United States
Ralston
Benjamin F. Shively
Indiana
Carranza holds request for U.S. rail use to move supplies
Washington dispatch reports General Carranza asking for full details on how the United States plans to use Mexican railroads for the punitive expedition. Officials hope to assure him the line will serve only supply transport, amid volatile Mexican sentiment. Carranza protests American troop pursuit of Villa near Casas Grandes, while Polk denies permission to seize railways.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
War Department
Wilson
United States
Mexco
Queretaro
Casas Grandes
Villa
Mexico
Polk
State Department
Eliseo Arredondo
Pope
Funston
Juarez
General Pershing
Columbus
el Paso
Pershing
Borer
Allies to Confer Paris War Conference Opens
Count Cadorna arrives in Paris to join the entente summit with Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia, Premier Pachitch, and Britain’s Asquith. Haig, Briand, de Broqueville, and other leaders attend as plans for joint policies in the next phase of the war are set to be decided.
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Paris
Count Cadorna
Alexander of
Serbia
Pachitch
Great Britain
Asquith
Douglas Haig
de Broqueville
Belgium
Gilinsky
Nicholas
France
A. P. Ilzwolsky
Russia
Briand
New US Mexico pact planned amid Villa pursuit
Washington March 20 Eliseo Arredondo, Carranza envoy and acting secretary Polk discussed terms of a proposed new agreement for joint pursuit of the Villa bandits by American and Mexican troops to replace the present accord under which General Carranza accepts the American punitive expedition.
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Eliseo Arredondo
Carranza
Polk
Villa Bandits
Ameri
Fre on prowlers near Pecos bridge
United States soldiers guarding the Pecos river high bridge on the Southern Pacific repelled an apparent attempt by several men, likely Mexican, to reach the bridge foundation. Eight shots were fired as the prowlers fled, with Lt. Col. A. L. Permetter reporting to Gen. Funston. The high canyon bridge, a major transport link, had been guarded for years and strengthened during the crisis.
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Pecos River
Southern Pacific
A. L. Permetter
Nineteenth Infantry
del Rio
Funston
League formed to watch Congressmen in Texas
The American Citizens' Protective League for Texas, organized in San Antonio, aims to monitor Texas congressmen deemed not fully supportive of Wilson or swayed by European war opinions. With 90 members, secrecy surrounds membership. Ben H. Hammond is its secretary. The group, nonpolitical and nonreligious, plans to record all statements it views as unpatriotic and may rename to America First League. A national expansion is anticipated as it tracks U S relations with Mexico.
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American Citizens’ Protective League For
Texas
Wilson
San Antonio
Ben H. Hammond
America- First League
United States
Mexico
League
Supreme Court Advances Texas & Pacific Receiver Appeal
The Supreme Court moved the Bankers' Trust Company appeal from the Federal District Court in Northern Texas to an April 3 hearing. Louisiana railroad commissioners joined the trust in seeking an early ruling on placing the Texas Pacific Railway Company in receivership.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Bankers’ Trust Company
Federal District Court
Texas
Texas & Pacific Railway Company
Railroad Commission of Louisiana
Trust Company
Hundred Men Enlist in Chicago Amid War Recruitment
March 20 report from Chicago notes Sunday did not disrupt enlistment as over 100 men volunteered for the army. Those accepted were sent to Jefferson Barracks in Missouri for training and service.
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Chicago
Army
Jefferson Barracks
Missouri
Unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Bulgarian official
In a Rome dispatch dated March 20 London reports an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Bulgarian Premier Radoslavoff. The incident highlights political tension in Bulgaria and draws international attention to Sofia's government and security measures.
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London
Radoslavoff
Bulgaria
Rome
Drought May Be Broken This Week Says Weather Official
Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau cautions the coming fair weather should not be read as a definite forecast for rain. He notes local indications suggest a break in the drought, while western areas remain unsettled with light showers and cloudy conditions after a string of storms. No heavy rains reported yet, but prospects are more favorable than thirty days ago.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Texas cattle raisers to discuss packing house methods
May attack packers as the annual Texas Cattle Raisers Association convention opens in Houston. President J. D. Jackson of Alpine says agitation will focus on marketing cattle and lack of competition among packers. Leading industry reps such as A. B. Swift Edward Morris Nelson Morris and Edward Cudahy have booked hotel reservations locally.
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Houston
Tex
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
J. D. Jackson
Alpine
A. B. Swift
Edward and Nelson Morris
Edward Cudahy
Thieves Steal Gold From Ten Dallas Dental Offices
In Dallas thieves who target dental gold plundered ten offices across four buildings, taking about 300 dollars worth of gold used in fillings. Dentists reported the robberies to police today.
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Dallas
Tex
Battleship Kentucky redirected to Galveston
Sailing orders for the Kentucky were changed from Vera Cruz to Galveston. Secretary Daniels said there was no need for the ship at Vera Cruz and reports from the Gulf Coast of Mexico were optimistic.
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Washington, D. C
Kentucky
New Orleans
Vera Cruz
Galveston
Daniels
Gulf Coast
Immediate peace in sight prompts ship charter cancelation
A London cablegram to a Galveston firm states immediate peace is in sight and cancels plans to charter large tonnage, citing Europe’s peace prospects as the reason. In Texarkana a mass meeting and citizen committee will target bootleggers, with blind tiger prosecutions for liquor outlets selling to "friends."
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Galveston
Tex
London
Galveston House
Europe
Texarkana
Pershing Keeps West Column Moving Toward Casas Grandes
General Pershing reports the west column, including the Seventh and Tenth Cavalry, operating south and southeast of Casas Grandes as it advances toward Chihuahua towns. The force, aided by new aeroplanes and Mormon aid, eyes rail access from Juarez and may shift base to Casas Grandes. Carranza allies show cautious cooperation while Villa losses mount.
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General Pershing
Casas Grandes
Francisco Villa
General Funston
Villa
Chihuahua
Fort Sam Houston
Pershing
Columbus
Funston
Carranza
Washington
Mexico
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